Last week, an assistant professor at Duke University sent an email to international students explaining that they should be encouraged to speak English “100% of the time” in open spaces around campus, instead of their native language. According to the Washington Post, the professor has since stepped down as the head of the Master of […]
Author: Christina Mclaughlin
Local artist exhibition inspired by NSU’s MEEC
From Jan. 23 through March 17, local artist Maria Isabel Lazo’s latest gallery exhibit, “Captain is Hollywood”, inspired by the MEEC’s resident green sea turtle, will be featured at ArtsPark at Young Circle Gallery in Hollywood. The Marine Environmental Education Center at Carpenter House was fostered by a partnership between Broward County Parks and Recreation […]
The rundown on the government shutdown
On Friday, President Trump agreed to reopen the federal government for three weeks while negotiations proceed over how to secure the nation’s southwestern border. According to the New York Times, Trump signed to restore normal operations at a series of federal agencies until Feb. 15 and began paying the 800,000 federal workers who were forced […]
Billy McFarland: this generation’s “Madoff”
Recently, Netflix and Hulu debuted two independent documentaries chronicling the events that led up to and the aftermath of Fyre Festival. The “would-be” event of the festival season attempted to top the likes of Coachella and other celebrity-exclusive events. In 2017, Fyre Festival, a three-day festival which claimed to be an intimate party with the […]
“You”: a comprehensive review
Over winter break, Netflix released an original series “You,” based on the 2014 novel by Caroline Kepnes of the same name. The show follows bookstore manager Joe Goldberg, played by Penn Badgley from “Gossip Girl,” who instantly falls for an aspiring poet as soon as she walks into his store. The infatuation starts off innocent […]
On the Bench: Sport is losing touch with escapism
I grew up watching football and, as fans of any sport know, it gets competitive and sometimes lines are crossed. Whether that means cursing at your television when your team loses or having rivalries amongst friends who are supporters of different teams— that was always the point of sport. According to Oxford Dictionaries, the definition […]
Rubber Jellyfish: NSU presents first screening of Rubber Jellyfish
On Jan. 17 at 7:30 pm, NSU’s Oceanographic Campus will host the first screening of the feature-length documentary Rubber Jellyfish in the United States. The film follows director and mom-to-be Carly Wilson on a personal journey as she meets other notable people involved in the fight to ban balloons and expose the marine danger behind […]
A note about the current government shutdown
As the longest stretch of a government shutdown in United States history, we need to thoroughly examine the reason behind the shutdown: border security and a backwards contingency plan. Now I’m not arguing that border security isn’t a problem. It is for any country. But that doesn’t mean that the only way to fix it […]
On the Bench: Endzone celebrations
It is week 11 of football season and as playoffs are on the horizon, every touchdown is significant. As it is a pivotal part of the game to get touchdowns, it’s understandable for the players to be excited but it isn’t okay when they take it too far. Endzone celebrations are a choreographed or “in […]
This Week in Sport’s History, Jan. 8, 2019
From the original Ancient Grecian olympics to last year’s Super Bowl, sports have been around for millenia. Today’s public, however, often doesn’t know the history of some of the nation’s favorite sports. Here you can find some relevant, monumental and inspiring games that have changed the future of sports forever. Jan. 8, 1993 Michael Jordan […]