On March 14, the Office of Career Development in partnership with the Office of Student Life and Civic Engagement (SLCE) will host the second annual Recruit a Shark Day from 3:30 – 6 p.m in the Rick Case Arena. This event is focused on providing a way for students to make connections with employers for […]
Author: Christina Mclaughlin
On the Bench: The Madness of March Madness
This year, March Madness kicks off on March 17. That means for three weeks, division I college basketball players from the best teams in the NCAA will compete for the title of National Champions. There are many debates about college basketball and its athletes in the media. Mainly if they are taken advantage of or […]
NSU researchers decode Great White Shark Genome
A team of researchers from NSU’s Save Our Seas Foundation Shark Research Center (SOSSRC) and Guy Harvey Research Institute (GHRI), Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine and Monterey Bay Aquarium, decoded the complete genome of the great white shark and compared it to the genome of other model organisms. “The idea was to look for […]
On the bench: Caster Semenya: It’s a tough decision but someone’s gotta do it
There have been a lot of controversies involving the Olympics in recent years, but South African mid-distance runner Caster Semenya, is one complicated issue that is only worsening. Semenya won Olympic Gold in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, but athletes and the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) believe that Semenya might be at an […]
I’m either late for a meal or late for class
Chartwells worked hard over the summer to provide NSU students with an improved dining service to go along with their meal plans. As much as I appreciate the varied options and the new dining set up and all the work that went into it, I rarely have the time to enjoy it or actually enjoy […]
New Tampa Bay Regional Campus facilities set to open Fall 2019
Earlier this month, President Hanbury sent a memorandum informing the NSU community of the progress that Moss Construction & Associates have made on the new facilities of NSU’s Tampa Bay Regional Campus. With the $150 million dollar real-estate investment granted by the Patel Family Foundation last year, this new 27 acre campus and 325,000 sq. […]
Gill Out: The Magic Cow
NSU is a unique and lively campus, but that doesn’t mean that Sharks can’t band together and take an afternoon to explore the South Florida area — even if that just means finding a quaint place to study. After a long stressful day or when I have an intense craving for a sweet treat, my […]
NSU researchers investigate potential “Gulf War Illness”
In September 2018, the United States Department of Defense awarded an $8.5 million grant to an NSU research team led by primary investigator, Nancy Klimas, to establish a National Clinical Trials and Interventions Consortium. This particular grant facilitates the continued research of potential Gulf War Illness or GWI through the Gulf War Illness Clinical Trials […]
Athlete of the Week: Dwayne Gibson
Dwayne Gibson is a senior biology major with minors in spanish and exercise science. Originally from Indiana, Gibson came to NSU as a freshman and has played for the Sharks ever since. Last season, Gibson started in 25 of the Sharks 27 games and was once named the SSC Defensive Player of the Week. In […]
On the Bench: The NFL needs to send a clear message to the media
On Super Bowl LIII’s Opening Night on Monday, Rob Gronkowski, tight-end of the New England Patriots, was up to his usual antics, dancing and joking around with reporters. But one of his responses during this press conference stirred quite a bit of controversy. When reporters asked Gronkowski what the chances are of him retiring from […]