HalloQueen drag show During the fall 2021 semester, Nova Southeastern University had a HalloQueen Drag Show that took place in the Miniachi Theater on campus. The show consisted of several different drag queens doing lip sync performances while interacting with members of the audience. Following the many performances was a question and answer session for […]
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News anchor – 2021 recapped
Jan. 6 insurrection At the start of 2021 on Jan 6., former president Trump supporters from all around the country traveled and broke into the United States Capital building in Washington, DC over the results of the 2021 presidential election. Many stole items from the capital, with some even threatening the lives of lawmakers including […]
New semester, new classes
Starting in the Winter 2022 semester, Nova Southeastern University will be offering a course called Critical Theories and Gender, which is available to all undergraduate students. The course will take place Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 11 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. Dr.Aileen Farrar, associate professor of literature in the department of humanities and politics, will be teaching the class. The class used to be run every even winter semester, however, because of difficulties with enrollment it has been […]
The unknown dangers of prop weapons
Recently, on the set of the film “Rust,” actor Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza. The incident was reported to have been an accident. However, there have been questions around how a prop gun was able to take someone’s life. According to BBC News, “Blanks are used in the film industry to imitate live ammunition. The reason they are so convincing is that blanks are essentially modified real […]
News anchor – 11/16
NBC News anchor Brian Williams says his goodbyes after 28 years Former NBC Nightly News Anchor Brian Williams is leaving NBC at the end of the year. Williams has worked with NBC for 28 years and his long journey is coming to an end. MSNBC President Rashida Jones stated to the press that this decision was made so that he could “spend […]
International tidings – 11/2
Looted West African artifacts have now been returned Several artifacts that had been looted from West Africa have now been returned. A Cambridge College and Scottish University returned two sculptures to Nigeria. This occurred after years of battling European nations. These articles, along with thousands of others, were stolen in 1897 when Britian attacked the Kingdom of Benin which is now located in modern day Nigeria, according to NBC News. Amatey Doku, a […]
News briefs – 10/26
NSU announces homecoming week lineup Nova Southeastern University announced the Homecoming Week line up for 2021. Friday Nov. 12 will be the Homecoming Bash Dance…Yacht Edition from 9 p.m. to midnight in Hollywood, Florida. The following Saturday is the women’s homecoming volleyball game where they will play against Tampa at 1 p.m. at the Rick Case Arena in the Don Taft University Center. Also on Saturday, will be the men’s basketball game against F.L. National at 4 p.m. The basketball game will host the crowning of homecoming royalty. On Sunday Nov. 14 NSU […]
News anchor – 10/26
SkyWest airlines cancels 700 flights because of computer issues According to NBS News, Air carrier SkyWest had to cancel 700 flights because of an internal computer issue that caused their operations to fail for about five hours. SkyWest works for large commercial airlines such as American Airlines, United Airlines, Alaska Airlines and Delta Airlines. SkyWest had to make major […]
New coach, new Sharkettes
The new Sharkettes coach, Shanygne Bitna, has relaunched Nova Southeastern’s Sharkettes as a full performance dance team. Bitna earned both her undergraduate and master’s degree at NSU. She started dancing when she was in middle school where she learned classical Indian dance and soon after did all-star cheer and hip-hop. Once she came to NSU, she learned the groundwork of different dance genres and technique, and was a member of the Sharkettes for four years prior to becoming […]
International tidings – 10/19
North Korean site claims Netflix series “squid games” is an accurate depiction of South Korean society A North Korean propaganda website released an article claiming that the Netflix series “Squid Games” is a representation of South Koreas corrupt society. Squid Games is a series that represents a dystopian society and has won the title of “Netflix most watched series”. According to NBC […]