Decorating a graduation cap is a great way to show off your individuality as well as make your graduation day even more special. Graduation is a super exciting time for all students, whether you’re in high school, undergraduate or graduate school and during this time, you can decorate your cap to show off who you […]
Author: Jamila Hughes
On the bench: Women have a place in coaching sports
Alyssa Nakken has made history this month as the first woman to coach on-field in a major league baseball regular season game. According to ABC News, “Nakken is an assistant coach who works heavily with baserunning and outfield defense. She watches games from an indoor batting cage near the steps to the dugout — and […]
Plugging in at the UC: An inconvenient task
The University Center is a great place to study, and one of my favorites. It has food and cute lounge chairs, as well as desks and seats to get focused and do your work. However, I seem to keep running into the same problem whenever I work there. It will be right when I am […]
Lights, camera, action: NSU students compete in annual film festival
Nova Southeastern University students competed in the 15th annual Undergraduate Student Symposium Film Festival where they showcased their talent on Wednesday, April 6, and Thursday, April 7. The festival was open for all students to compete, and no experience was required. This year there were four films featured in the competition. Marlisa Santos, professor of […]
Post self-selection there is a push for more housing on campus amongst students
For the first time in the past three years sophomores were granted priority in the self-selection housing process, leaving seniors to select last. In addition to this change in selection order, the selection options for each class also changed from how they were in previous years. One of the most notable changes is that […]
Russian athletes and their removal from sports
In light of the recent events between Ukraine and Russia, the sports industry and competition world has been affected, with several governing bodies around the world making the decision to bar Russia from international competitions and sports. FIFA made their support of Ukraine clear in a statement made, “Football is fully united here and in […]
Families of Sandy Hook victims reach $72 million settlement
Nine families who were victims of the Sandy Hook shooting in 2012 have reached a $73 million settlement on Feb. 22 against Remington Arms, the company who was the maker of the gun that was used to kill 20 elementary students and six educators. “The civil court case in Connecticut focused on how the firearm […]
Shark spotlight “Success for Miles”: Lia Smerina
Lia Smerina is a sophomore public health major in the Dual DO program. She is also in the Razors Edge Leadership program as well as the Honors College. Smerina is a track and cross-country runner on Nova Southeastern University’s competitive team and has been running since she was in the sixth grade. “In sixth grade, […]
NSU dives into Black History Month
February is notable for being Black History Month, where celebrations take place to recognize black excellence around the world. Nova Southeastern University held an array of events and celebrations in honor of Black History Month. Jessica Goldson–behavioral neuroscience major, Black Student Union Vice President and senior at NSU–discussed some of the events that the […]
The poison in capitalizing on Black History Month
Companies always seem to come out from hibernation in the month of February and show their “support” for black history month. However, their support doesn’t necessarily include things that actually help the black community like donations to support black causes or equality movements. Companies like Target, Abercrombie, and Hollister profit off these memorial moments by […]