On Sept. 8, a timely warning regarding a sexual assault reported on NSU’s main campus was sent via email to the NSU community. However, one student population in particular, student employees, did not all receive this email, which included details about the incident, suspect descriptions, resources and general crime prevention information. In a poll […]
Author: Christina Mclaughlin
A look at 9/11’s impact on survivors and volunteers
On the anniversary of 9/11, it’s important to look at how these events have affected those who survived or volunteered in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks that impacted the World Trade Center in New York City, The Pentagon in Washington, D.C. and the crash site near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. On September 11, 2001, a […]
VRC hosts fall speaker series as student resource
Starting Sept. 10, the NSU Veteran Resource Center, VRC, will host a Zoom speaker series throughout the semester to help guide military-affiliated and veteran students with the transition to civilian society as well as teach all NSU students about how the VRC can support the NSU community. According to statistics compiled by the VRC, […]
Let’s respect each other’s time on Zoom
Since I’ve returned to campus for classes, I have noticed colossal flaws that come with a hybrid learning environment as it is currently offered at NSU, and for once, my gripe is not with the school, but actually with my fellow NSU Sharks. So, relax, President Hanbury. It’s time for the students to be put […]
Finding Fitness: Take your fitness in strides
Okay, I know what you’re thinking. Walking? How is that a fitness activity? Well, I don’t mean the kind of leisurely walk you take to the fridge to get yourself a snack or the walk across campus after you realize your class started five minutes ago. Here, I’m talking more specifically about long walks that […]
The false-positive ideology of playing amongst COVID-19
2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic will most likely go down in history for the revolutionary wake it left on the medical field, the economy and the entire globe. As we are still in the throes of those landmark decisions, it seems like nothing has been rocked more in the “will they or won’t they” than […]
NSU looks to the future of healthcare with new informatics program
NSU’s New Program Review Committee approved the Bachelor of Science in Health Informatics program, an undergraduate program commencing in Fall 2021 that is an interdisciplinary collaboration between the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine (KPCOM) and the NSU College of Computing and Engineering (CCE). According to Stephen Bronsburg, associate professor of biomedical […]
Fall picks worth streaming
For the antihero action fan… The Boys, Season 2 (Sept. 4) Amazon Prime The dark-humored, tongue-firmly-placed-in-cheek series adaptation of the Dynamic comic is amped for another season of gory violence, twisted superheroes and “the boys” [and girls] trying to stop Vought Enterprises and their nefarious ways. For the psychological or classic horror fan… Ratched, […]
Physical Plant stocks up on PPE on campus
On Thursday, Aug. 20 and Friday, Aug. 21, NSU received an additional 1,000 gallons of hand sanitizer to refill the 10,000 bottles the university is providing. NSU also received 24,192 canisters of sanitizing wipes to be distributed to the 760 classrooms on campus. “Each classroom on campus will receive a canister of sanitizing wipes […]
For my sanity, lower your expectations
I don’t know about you, but between moving into my apartment and adjusting to the BlendFlex model, I feel like I’m running on the fumes of my anxiety and it is only the second week of the semester. If it wasn’t clear enough, that is not a good sign, people. Coming into this semester, my […]