At NSU, most students are enthusiastic about their area of study in their respective majors. Minors, however, are an option that some students haven’t explored. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, minors are “of or relating to an academic subject requiring fewer courses than a major,” but it can be argued that minors are more than […]
Author: Christina Mclaughlin
Get spooky without spooking the neighborhood
It’s the first day of October, and you know what that means. Time to bust out the Halloween classics and get in the spooky mood. For me, I love everything about Halloween: from the costumes to the fun decorations and the culture of it all. I always get spooky for the whole month to get […]
NSU’S MD and DO student chapters to host AMWA Conference
On Saturday, Oct. 5, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Health Professions Division, NSU’s Dr. Kiran C. Patel Colleges of Osteopathic and Allopathic Medicine chapters of the American Medical Women’s Association are hosting the Region Four’s AMWA conference. At this conference, attendees have the opportunity to participate in two breakout lecture periods […]
To stream or not to stream
Sourced: John-Mark Smith Today, canceling your cable services and switching exclusively to streaming services isn’t unheard of. But, with the direction that streaming services are headed, some claim that it seems there will be no way to avoid the big bill at the end of the month. However, I think streaming services are the best […]
HCA hospital hits a construction milestone
PRINTED WITH PERMISSION FROM C. MCLAUGHLIN A look into the progress of the main entrance of the hospital, on the west side of the building. Since the property was purchased by the Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) in 2016, NSU and HCA have been collaborating on constructing a new hospital. This semester, HCA has been […]
Don’t be afraid to speak your mind
I catch people doing it all the time: you ask them a question when you want an honest opinion and you see them hesitate to tell you the truth. In some conversations, it’s best to “sugar-coat” your opinion to avoid hurting someone’s feelings, but sometimes I just want honesty, brutal, unedited honesty. When I see […]
NSU to host events for National Voter Registration Day
On Sept. 24 and Sept. 27, NSU student-organizations will host voter registration opportunities in honor of National Voter Registration Day. NSU’s Green Sharks Student Sustainability Club will host the Broward Supervisor of Elections for a voter registration event next Tuesday 11:30 to 1:30 p.m. in the UC Spine. There will be electronic and paper voter […]
You can try but you really can’t censor media
We see it all the time, a “click here to view content” pop-up, or a “you must be 18 years or older to view this content” message. They are all over our social media platforms. Youtube, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are just a few of the platforms with these particular capabilities and it’s a good […]
On The Bench: Lloyd could be the first and she won’t be the last
During a recent joint preseason practice with the Philadelphia Eagles and Baltimore Ravens during preseason, Carli Lloyd, a soccer player on the U.S. women’s soccer team and Sky Blue FC, found herself on the field and successfully kicked a 55-yard field goal. While this field goal was really just for fun and games, it was […]
Athlete of the Week: Ally Ford
Ally Ford is a graduate student pursuing her masters degree in counseling with a concentration in substance abuse and a redshirt junior on NSU’s women’s volleyball team. Ford is a transfer student from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and is from Leesburg, Virginia. What got you into playing volleyball? “I started volleyball in sixth […]