Fourth Annual Pre-Health Day to take place on April 14 The Office of Career Development and the Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography will be hosting the Fourth Annual Pre-Health Day on April 14. Professionals in healthcare will be present. Interviews for the professional school will be on a first-come, first-served basis. The event […]
Year: 2018
News Anchor, Mar. 27, 2018
Maryland high school shooter dies, armed resource officer intervenes A student of Great Mills High School in southern Maryland opened fire on March 20. The shooting began shortly after classes began, according to USA Today. The school’s student resource officer was alerted of the event and fired at the 17-year-old gunman. St. Mary’s County Sheriff, […]
‘A Wrinkle in Time’ might not be worth yours
I’m sure you have seen the numerous ads for the movie, “A Wrinkle in Time.” As a Disney lover, I was extremely excited to see the movie, especially since it includes Oprah Winfrey (Mrs. Which), Reese Witherspoon (Mrs. Whatsit) and Chris Pine (Dr. Murry). Unfortunately, the movie did not meet my expectations, which is unusual […]
Military relationships: Are they worth it?
A lot of people have preconceived notions about what a military relationship is like. These usually come from what is portrayed in movies or the typical tearjerker YouTube videos showing military personnel coming home from deployment and surprising their significant others. Military homecomings are beautiful to watch, but as you’ve probably noticed, there are less […]
Athlete of the week: Malik Hardy
Named First Team All-Broward County by the Miami Herald, Malik Hardy is a freshman marine biology major and plays on the men’s basketball team. How did you get into basketball? “I got into basketball because my dad and my older brother played so they introduced me to the game around fourth grade.” When did you […]
USGA hosts ‘Student Appreciation Day’
On March 20, the Undergraduate Student Government Association (USGA) hosted a “Sharks Bite Back Student Appreciation Day” event to provide free food to any student with a Sharkcard on campus from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. The event, which The Current wrote about here, was put on to show Shark Dining services what types of food students wished […]
Seriously Kidding: Young man angry, claims he was falsely accused of being mad
In response to what he says was an inflammatory comment made by the university administration, Andy Gree, sophomore biology major, posted a 15-minute Facebook video explaining “his side of the story.” For 12 minutes, Gree addressed the inflammatory comment which was “I know you are upset, sir.” Gree said he wasn’t upset and the attribution […]
Water Your Thoughts: ‘Automatic’ doors should open automatically
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? In general, I ask for very little. I don’t complain often […]
NSU to break ground on $80 million residence hall; parking garage to follow
According to Daniel Alfonso, vice president of facilities management, on April 6, NSU will break ground on a new undergraduate residential building estimated to cost $80 million. The housing unit will be located near the Leo Goodwin residence hall, in the place of the practice soccer field. Aarika Camp, associate dean of student services and […]
Staying productive for the second half of the semester
We’re not sure if March Madness is entirely to blame for low levels of productivity this month, or whether March is simply the month where a new year begins taking a toll on individuals, but according to sources like Aftermarq, US News and Marketplace.org, March is statistically the worst month for productivity. With the second […]