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 […]
Year: 2018
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 […]
Tutoring and Testing: The keys to successful group study sessions
A lot of times, when we are trying to figure out how best to study, the idea of creating study groups gets thrown around. But, let’s be real, study groups are typically made up of one person who takes the lead and delegates tasks, one person who probably shows up in the last 10 minutes […]
Sport Shorts, Mar. 27, 2018
Softball On March 21, the softball team split a doubleheader with host Flagler College Saints on its final non-conference action of the 2018 season. In the first match, the Sharks won with a score of 3-2. However, they lost with a 3-16 score on their second match of the day. Sophomore Sydney Lageyre helped the […]
Understanding the meaning of Easter as explained by Catholic L.I.F.E.
This year Easter Sunday will fall on April 1, but Catholic L.I.F.E. president Claudia Stevens hopes that students won’t be fooled into thinking that the day is simply meant for scavenger hunts and egg decorating. Instead, she hopes that students will remember that for Christians, Easter Sunday marks the day when Jesus rose from the […]
Club Spotlight: Hillel of Broward County and Palm Beach
Keeping in theme with the international organization’s mission to provide a community for Jewish students, NSU’s chapter of Hillel of Broward and Palm Beach had been named Registered Student Organization (RSO) of the Month for February. “Hillel definitely made my experience at NSU far greater than I expected. It’s provided me with multiple leadership opportunities […]
‘Discography Too’ by Rook1e
Portland based trip-hop producer Rook1e is relatively new to the scene. As most new instrumental hip-hop producers are when they first start out, Rook1e is in the stage of producing beat tapes with short and sweet cuts that mainly serve as a preview for production styles and background music. Producing since 2016, he already has […]
Relay for Life event to bring awareness about cancer to NSU
NSU, in association with the American Cancer Society, will host Relay for Life on April 13-14 from 5 p.m. – 5 a.m. in the NSU Alvin Sherman Library Quad. The purpose of the event is to give people in communities across the globe a chance to celebrate the lives of those who have battled cancer, […]