Get involved with NSU CommunityFest
NSU CommunityFest’s planning committee will host an inform-ational meeting in the Carl DeSantis Building, Room 3032 at 12 p.m. on Nov. 12. The eighth annual CommunityFest will take place on Feb. 12. CommunityFest is a carnival-like event at Gold Circle Lake that brings the NSU community together. RSVP to the informational meeting by e-mailing communityfest@nova.edu or calling (954) 262-7482.
Bowl with the SHSS SGA
The Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences’ Student Government Association will host a fundraiser on Nov. 14 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Sparez Bowling on University Drive. The cost is $10 and includes food, drinks and shoe and lane rental. Funds raised will go to Lambda Theta Alpha Sorority, Inc.’s “Out of the Darkness” suicide prevention walk.
Hershey’s takes you to the game
Hershey’s chocolate is hosting a sweepstakes that will award a randomly-chosen winner a trip for four to any NCAA game. Five hundred students will win a $50 gift certificate to the NCAA store. To enter, log on to www.hersheys.com/bowl or text HRSHY to 44144. Students can enter the contest more than once.
Meet singles with new app
SinglesAroundMe is an iPhone application that uses a Global Positioning System to let users see who around them is single. Users with the application can see who is single within a chosen radius of their location or at a specific place worldwide. Users can also view the person’s profile and send him or her a message.
LimeWire shuts down
Two weeks ago, a U.S. district judge ordered LimeWire, a file-sharing software, to shut down. The company was sued for copyright infringement, unfair competition and induced copyright infringement. LimeWire stopped all operations after 10 years of business.
Ex-deputy mayor turns himself in
Tamarac’s ex-deputy mayor, Marc Sultanof, turned himself in last week for charges of unlawful compensation, bribery, three counts of official misconduct and one of conspiracy to commit unlawful compensation or bribery. Sultanof was released after paying a $11,000 bail.
4-year-old can be sued for woman’s death
In late October, a Manhattan judge ruled that a 4-year-old girl can be sued in the death of an 87-year old woman. The 4-year-old was racing her 5-year-old friend on their bicycles two months ago when they hit the woman. The 87-year-old woman died three months later of unrelated causes. The judge’s ruling does not mean the children are responsible for the woman’s death, but that they can be sued for it.
