Larry Nassar’s victims recount sexual assault in court hearing On Jan. 16, Larry Nassar sat in court as his ex-patients addressed him and recounted incidents where the former Olympic sports doctor had sexually abused them. According to CNN, Nassar, who has already been sentenced to 60 years in prison for child pornography charges, may be […]
Year: 2018
Sports Shorts, Jan. 23, 2018
Men’s basketball The team won their match against Palm Beach Atlantic on Jan. 17. Freshman Nick Stampley helped propel the team toward victory in the first half with a two-handed slam, while freshman Eddie Puisis stretched the Sharks’ advantage with a baseline drive in the second half. Three guards, freshman Malik Hardy and juniors Dwayne […]
What if we believed women the first time?
What if we believe women the first time? Ever since Eve allegedly handed over the forbidden fruit to Adam, disbelieving women seems to have become a universal policy. Denial is at the root of today’s society, with many people thinking that men have a more believable innate nature. Although one of the basic goals of […]
SATURATION III by BROCKHAMPTON
Self-proclaimed 15 member “boy band,” BROCKHAMPTON, has exploded in exposure and popularity over the course of just one year. The project is headed up by alternative hip-hop personality Kevin Abstract and features a wide berth of young emerging talent, both in terms of lyrical prowess and gripping production. Despite releasing their debut mixtape “All-American Scum” […]
The significance of Braille Literacy Month
January is the month we celebrate Braille Literacy Month in honor of Louis Braille, the creator of the braille code. According to pathtoliteracy.com, Braille was born on Jan. 4, 1809 and created the braille code almost 200 years ago. The braille code, a system based in raised dots which the reader runs their fingers over, […]
Seriously Kidding: Andy the shark is breaking more records
Andy, a tiger shark tagged by NSU researchers in Bermuda, is gaining a new kind of following. Since 2014, scientists at the Guy Harvey Research Institute have been tracking Andy’s path — making him the longest tracked tiger shark on record. With all these travels under his belt, it only makes sense that he’d want […]
Shark Speak, If you were to create a club, what would it be and why?
Brittany Luong, freshman biology major “I would probably create a [chapter] of the National Beta Club, which is like a community service and leadership type of organization. I was in it in high school and I think they have one for alumni.” Sulaiman Paika, freshman biology major “Me and my friend were […]
President Hanbury discusses hurricane relief, student concerns at town hall
President Hanbury hosted a student town hall on Jan. 19 in the Steele Auditorium in the Health Professions Division. Students and faculty gathered to listen to the latest accomplishments at NSU. Students were also able to ask Hanbury questions. Questions addressed study space in HPD, student parking, housing issues and HPD AV carts. When a […]
Athlete of the week: Cameron Churchill
Named to the SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll in his freshman year, Jacksonville-born Cameron Churchill is a senior criminal justice major and athlete on the men’s baseball team. When did you realize baseball was a passion of yours? “I think I started playing when I was 11 or 12 only because all my friends were playing […]
I don’t watch the Grammys, here’s why
This year it is the 60th Annual Grammy Awards and we all know what that means. Good music of the year won’t get recognized, all genres won’t be represented and we will yet again question the motives of the Recording Academy and their nomination and selection process. It’s not only the public opinion of the […]