Whether you are a biology major, an art major or any major in between, textbooks are an inevitable — and often expensive — burden on college students. When professors decide not to reference the book you were required to purchase, it can leave you thinking. “Why did I even buy or rent this book?” Buying […]
Author: Emma Heineman
At least I know that I don’t know…
Studies show that women significantly lag behind men when it comes to knowledge about cars and how to fix them. This leads many female drivers to feel intimidated and unsure of who to trust with for services. As a young female driver, I have found myself in this predicament more than I’d like to admit. […]
How to make, and keep, New Year’s resolutions
As 2019 comes to a close, the opportunity to ring in the New Year with a fresh perspective and open mind is right around the corner. There are so many different ways to make, and keep resolutions, but here are a few tips to make sure the goals you make on New Year’s aren’t just […]
Impeachment: what is it and why are we still talking about it?
Unless you’ve somehow managed to avoid switching on the television, checking social media or conversing with anyone with a basic understanding of the American political system for the past year, then you are most likely aware, at least to some degree, about the impeachment inquiry President Trump is facing. But whether you have followed the […]
Hyper Partisanship in the age of negative campaigning
At the beginning of the month, CNN announced its decision not to run an ad sponsored by the Trump campaign. The ad in question targets Joe Biden’s conduct with Ukraine as Vice President of the United States and attacks the reputations of various CNN personalities calling them “lap dogs.” The 30-second ad has been posted […]
The role model we need, the recognition she deserves
In the world of sports, Usain Bolt’s name is synonymous with the astonishing speed capabilities of the human body. Widely considered the greatest sprinter of all time, the Jamaican sprinter holds eight Olympic gold medals and is the only sprinter to win the Olympic 100 meter and 200 meter titles at three consecutive Olympics. To […]
NSU to hold mock interview night
The Office of Career Development, the H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship, the HR Advisory Board, and the NSU SHRM chapter will be hosting a mock interview night on Nov. 13 from 5 to 8:30 p.m. in the Carl DeSantis Atrium. It is open to all NSU students who want to practice their […]
Appreciate culture, don’t appropriate it
With Halloween and Thanksgiving right around the corner, the controversy surrounding the appropriation of Native American culture again comes to the forefront of discussions and debates. From college and professional team mascots, culturally insensitive Halloween costumes with Native American symbols and caricatures plastered on advertisements for food brands and more, various groups have drawn different […]
The Amazon is burning, did you forget?
The news of the Amazon fires spread across social media like… well… wildfire. People posted pictures of the devastating flames with comments condemning the governments that have allowed the forests to burn, angry at the media silence surrounding the event and fired up about stopping the fires and preventing new ones. However, while the fires […]
Opportunities to serve with SLCE
Sourced: Samer Daboul Sharks and Service NSU’s Office of Student Leadership and Civic Engagement’s (SLCE) Sharks and Service (SAS) trips for winter will take place in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Houston, Texas, on Dec. 7-14 and Dec. 8-14, respectively. Both trips will focus on relief from damages left by Hurricanes Katrina and Harvey. “It’s going […]