With New Year’s Day behind us, the time for creating meaningful habits from resolutions is now. According to a recent study by Inc.com, over 65 percent of Americans commit to exercising more as their resolution, making it the second most popular resolution behind eating healthier. If getting into exercise is a habit you want to […]
Author: Emma Heineman
Americans who paved the way
Discrimination against marginalized people in the United States has been an unwelcome truth since explorers first set foot in the new world. In a world that constantly tries to bring them down, women, African Americans and a plethora of other groups have continued to fight for an equal place in society by pushing past the […]
Face Off Are New Year’s Resolutions worth it?
Yes- Emma Heineman Although studies show that only 10 percent of Americans succeed with their New Year’s Resolutions, it isn’t the outcome of these goals that matter. The decision to make a resolution in the first place demonstrates the desire of an individual to make a change: the first step in a long process of initiating […]
Esports: a new culture of athleticism
Finally, the years of sitting in your basement or living room, spending hundreds and even thousands of hours honing your video game skills might just pay off as online streaming capabilities give rise to a quickly growing category of sports industry- esports. Esports is a form of competition usually based on multiplayer video games such […]
Outdoor activities to try
Whether you are an outdoor enthusiast or someone who likes to observe the splendors of nature from a distance, Florida offers an outdoor activity for everyone. While beach days certainly deserve consideration, here are some other outdoor activities to fill your weekend plans. Snorkeling This one goes without saying. Florida is home to the Florida […]
Athlete of the Week: David Dennis
David Dennis is a junior sports management major from Columbus, Ohio. Last year, he played and started all 32 games and averaged a team-high 32.5 minutes per game. How and why did you get into basketball? I started when I was about two or three years old. My dad and my family is all a […]
School violence: a changing culture
Schools across the United States are facing a surge in the number of school shootings within the last few decades— leaving parents, students and communities to ponder the influx in these tragic events. People widely disagree on the formal definition of a school shooting, and many people argue that the media falsely classifies incidents occurring […]
The Moore Center for Marine Conservation to hold Cruising for Conservation Conference
The Cruising for Conservation Conference at Sea is being hosted for the third consecutive year from Jan. 6 through Jan. 13, 2019 by the The Moore Center for Marine Conservation. The conference is open to both students at the undergraduate and graduate levels as well as the general public. Moriah Moore, the vice president of […]
On the Bench: Too Much Green for Just a Game
The chance of becoming a professional athlete is well under two percent, but the chances of striking it rich once drafted in the pro leagues is off the charts. Those who play pro sports, on average, make more than five times the highest paying occupation in the United States on average. Median salaries of pro […]
Club Spotlight: OC SGA
The Oceanographic Center Student Government Association (OCSGA) is a chapter of the PANSGA at NSU. With five graduate students making up the OCSGA executive board, the group of graduate students at the Oceanographic Campus strives to provide academic and social opportunities to students. “We work with the students to plan social events, and then also […]