When I was in seventh grade, I watched my kneecap dislocate for the first time. The raging pain of my kneecap thrusting itself out of my body was so extreme, the only thing I could do was shut down and pass out. That same year, I got my first knee surgery. Not long after, both […]
Month: March 2018
H. Wayne Huizenga dies at 80 in his Fort Lauderdale home
H. Wayne Huizenga, a successful businessman, founding owner of the Florida Marlins and Florida Panthers and the former owner of the Miami Dolphins, died on Thursday, March 22, at the age of 80. His wife, Marti, died in Jan. 2017. Huizenga had four children: Wayne, Jr., Ray, Scott and Pam, as well as eight grandchildren. Bob […]
Water your thoughts: Wake me up inside
NSU students are opinionated about all kinds of things, from universal social issues to NSU-specific concerns. Sometimes, however, we Sharks just need to rant about the smaller things in life to let off some steam. In this column, The Current asks: water your thoughts? When I was in high school, I had to be up […]
On the Bench: EMU, there were other options
On March 20, representatives of the Eastern Michigan University (EMU) announced that the Ypsilanti school would be cutting four of its sports programs — wrestling, softball, women’s tennis and men’s swimming — leaving 82 Eastern athletes and eight coaches in the cold. According to The Detroit News, the decision is expected to save the institution […]
NSU students will give you their opinions … and for free
On the evening of March 19, NSU undergraduate students received an email from Brad Williams, vice president of student affairs and dean of the College of Undergraduate students, asking them to participate in a survey which would provide NSU information on their desired changes to Shark Dining and Housing. According to Williams, NSU “retained the […]
Seriously Kidding: Student writes book about how reading is stupid
Senior communication major Issa Dumwon published her first and only book last week titled “All the Reasons Why Reading is Stupid.” She said she hopes that the book will help shed light on how often people waste their time reading, thinking they enjoy it or are getting some type of benefit from it. “It’s just […]
Nominations for Leadership Awards close, event to be held April 12
Nominations for NSU’s annual Leadership Awards closed on March 23 and nominees can expect their invitations to the April 12 award ceremony to arrive soon. The Leadership Awards is an invite-only collaboration between Student Leadership and Civic Engagement and Campus Life and Student Engagement designed to recognize the work of students across campus, whether that […]
Places to Gill Out: The Grind Coffee Project
NSU is a unique and lively campus, but that doesn’t mean that Sharks can’t band together and take an afternoon to explore the South Florida area — even if that just means finding a quaint place to study. Recently renovated and conveniently located in downtown Fort Lauderdale, The Grind Coffee Project is not only a […]
Let Selena Gomez tell her own story, if and when she’s ready
In 2017, Selena Gomez had kidney transplant surgery after undergoing chemotherapy for her autoimmune disease, Lupus. Lupus can have a wide variety of physical impacts on the body including weight gain or loss, a “butterfly” rash on the face, swelling of facial features due to steroid treatments, hair loss, acne and can even require those […]
Influential women in film
In the film industry, the divide between genders in terms of representation behind the scenes is substantial. In top grossing films since 2009, only 21 percent of producers have been female, only 13 percent of writers have been female and only 4 percent of directors have been female, according to The Washington Post. However, there are […]