NSU’s Office of Student Leadership and Civic Engagement (SLCE) will host Make a Difference Day on Oct. 27. According to their flyer, they will be removing trash in the water and on the beach. Opportunities are available for scuba diving, snorkeling, and beach clean up. The event will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 […]
Author: Alexander Martinie
Nova High School student stabs fellow classmate
On Friday, Oct 5, Davie Fire Rescue and Police responded to a report of a student being stabbed during a fight at Nova High School. According to sources at WSVN Channel 7 News, two students were fighting, then one grabbed a pair of scissors and proceeded to stab the other in the leg. The student […]
Visions of the Holocaust
The Alvin Sherman Library also houses NSU’s Holocaust Reflection and Resource Center, which was donated to the university by Craig and Barbara Weiner in 2016. Barbara and Craig are the co-founders of the Holocaust Learning and Education Fund, Inc., a nonprofit organization that encourages “the expansion of Holocaust education in the United States”. According to […]
I don’t have a title planned, I barely knew what to write about
Since I learned how to write, trying to figure out what to write about has been the bane of my existence. So, I asked myself, what can be done to avoid the dread of having writer’s block? Well, the schools of thought on this subject tend to differ. Some researchers believe that scheduling daily writing, […]
Upcoming Events through Career Development
The Scripps Research Institute Visit and Tour Oct. 24 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. Students are offered the chance to take a tour of the Scripps Research Institute and learn about undergraduate research opportunities and postdoctoral programs. To participate, students must submit an essay on how the visit would “assist in reaching their career goals […]
Influenza Kills
The Influenza virus claimed the largest death toll in the past four decades This past winter, over 80,000 Americans died as a result of influenza, a viral infection that affects the respiratory system and is commonly referred to as the “flu.” About 172 of those who died were young children and teenagers, according to the […]
Freedom of the Press is still a thing… At least I think.
Since before the 2016 presidential election, issues involving fake news and journalism have been floating around the political stratosphere, mainly being proposed by one side of the aisle. President Trump has repeatedly, and fondly, referred to journalists and the media as the “enemy of the American people.” He also has referred to major media outlets, […]
21 Annual “STUEY’s” Award nominations are open
Nominations for the Student Life Achievement Awards — the STUEYs— the annual event recognizing academic excellence, integrity, innovation, scholarship, research diversity and community will be accepted until Jan. 11. “The STUEYs is our version of the Oscar’s that we hold here on campus, and it is our way to recognize the students, and staff members […]
The Trick to the Treat of an Internship or Research Experience
The Office of Career Development and the Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography will host their seventh annual Trick to the Treat of an Internship or Research Experience on Oct. 31 in the Adolfo and Marisela Cotilla Gallery in the Alvin Sherman Library, for students interested in research, medical or other science related internships. […]
Treat the Person, Treat the Stigma: Suicide and Mental Health Awareness at NSU
Sunday, Oct. 7 starts Mental Illness Awareness Week. Roughly one in five people in the United States are affected by mental illness, because of this, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is promoting this year’s Mental Illness Awareness Week with the theme of “CureStigma.” Stigmatization of mental illness furthers shaming, fear and avoidance of […]