January 29 First players elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame (1936) The first Hall of Fame class for baseball was composed of center-fielder for the Detroit Tigers, Ty Cobb; pitcher for the Washington Senators (now the Minnesota Twins), Walter Johnson; pitcher for the New York Giants (now the San Francisco Giants), Christy Mathewson; right-fielder […]
Author: Alexandra Herlihy
Community Fest 2019
NSU’s annual Community Fest is returning on Saturday, Feb. 9 from noon to four. This event will be taking place around Gold Circle Lake and will feature booths from numerous clubs and organizations on campus. This year’s Community Fest will feature slides, petting zoos, music, food and snacks, sports games, obstacle courses, bounce houses, face […]
Dying Careers
With developing technology, a lot of professional careers are becoming obsolete. Many careers that were popular a decade ago just aren’t needed now in the same capacity they once were. Telephone Switchboard Operator A telephone switchboard operator’s responsibility is to answer and direct phone calls, a.k.a the person who answered when dialing 411. According to […]
The nonexistent “Border Wall” funds
President Trump’s first major promise in his campaign was that he was going to build a wall along the Mexican border of the United States. It would be 1,954 miles long and, according to his original campaign promise, up to 30 feet high. The entire physical cost of the wall will be around $5.7 billion. […]
The pulse on donating blood
The big red bus that sits in the traffic circle outside of the Desantis building seems to be always there. When students are trying to get to class or coming from class, there are people asking for donations. Not a lot of students are seen going in for many reasons. Some have Trypanophobia, or the […]
Whales are friends, not food.
According to the Washington Post, on December 26, Japan announced that they will withdraw from the International Whaling Commission (IWC) as of June 2019 and will resume commercial whaling in July. During this announcement, Japan stated that they will hunt in their own territorial waters. This spells disaster for the slow recovering whale population. Japan […]
Easy Dorm Workouts
Whether you’re trying to keep that New Year’s resolution or you’re just trying to stay in shape in the offseason, finding time to go to the gym is hard. It’s even harder when you don’t know what workouts to do or how to do them. Many people would just quit on their resolution, but you […]
Say hello to Julie
This past week, students who logged into Sharklink noticed a new program had been implemented. It’s an A.I. chatbot named Julie, and her job is to help NSU students navigate Sharklink and quickly find answers to their questions. According to the info page about Julie on Sharklink, “A chatbot is a computer program that enables […]
Title IX Peer Education Program
Applications for the new Title IX Peer Educator Program, to be student leaders and educate their peers about sexual misconduct and prevention, are open until Wednesday Nov. 21. This program is being spearheaded by Laura Bennett, NSU’s Title IX coordinator, and Desmond Daniels, NSU’s Title IX investigator and deputy coordinator. The program is a way […]
Significance of Florida’s state symbols
Have you ever wondered why Florida’s state symbols are what they are? Many people assume that these symbols are just random, but most of the time, each symbol has a certain significance to the history or culture of that state. Florida has a lot of state symbols, including the flag and the seal, and […]