Recently, seals and sea otters in the Pacific ocean close to Alaska were found to be infected with phocine distemper virus, which has —up until recently— only affected harbor and grey seals off the coast of northern Europe. Now, these animals do not interact and are on the complete opposite side of the globe, yet […]
Author: Alexander Martinie
The college mental health crisis: I am but a stressy spaghetti
It is getting to be that time in the semester where all of us are stressed. Finals are approaching, due dates are nearing and the ever-looming grades are upon us. This is a time of immense stress for students and something needs to be done about it. In the past, I have written about […]
College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences hosts Student Conference
The College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences and the Center for the Humanities are looking for students to submit papers and panel proposals for the upcoming Crossroads Humanities Student Conference being held on March 28, 2020. Students will have the opportunity to share their work with their peers and the faculty. According to Dr. […]
The incorrect statistics of holiday suicides
Since 2009, articles online have been talking about how during the holiday season, there is a major increase in the rate of suicides. But this is, in fact, completely wrong. If anything, the holiday season is the time of the year where suicide rates are at their lowest. According to Elizabeth Hilsman, the post-doctoral […]
Veterans Access Clinic to open in January
Nova Southeastern University’s Veterans Resources Center is working with the Health Professions Division to create a Veterans Access Clinic. The Veterans Access Clinic will work to provide veterans and their immediate families access to interdisciplinary health practices. According to Matthew Chenworth, the director of Veteran Affairs at NSU, “As soon as they really knew […]
Just fix something
This is just my second year going to school here at good old Nova Southeastern University, but I could go on and on about all the things that the university could and should definitely fix. Most of the time NSU does not fix the things that students need, but instead gives them completely unnecessary things […]
Fall in love with Floridian fall
Oh, the glorious season of fall. What a wonderful time to enjoy the turning of the leaves and the cool welcoming weather… Who am I kidding? This is South Florida. We have three seasons — summer, hurricane season and snowbird season. Still, that doesn’t mean that we cannot celebrate fall here. If you are looking […]
Irish Film Festival
The College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences and the Alvin Sherman Library is partnering with the Irish Film Institute and the South Florida Irish Studies Consortium to host the 12th annual Irish Film Festival. All the films being shown are independent films made by rising Irish filmmakers, including Nick Kelly and Maurice Sweeney. The […]
NSU’s Guy Harvey Research Institute tracks whale shark migration pathways
Researchers at the Guy Harvey Research Institute, a collaborative program between Dr. Guy Harvey and NSU’s Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography, are tracking the migration of whale sharks off the coast of Mexico. According to Dr. Mahmood Shivji, a professor in the Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography and director […]
T&T Gyros
Have you ever had food so good that you think to yourself, “Wow, that hits the spot?” Well, that’s how I feel every time I get food from Tzatziki and Tahini Gyros. This amazing, fast-casual Mediterranean restaurant in Davie has great food and great deals. All of the food is Halal and they have a […]