Jordan Tully is a first-year graduate student on the women’s basketball team. She is from Canada and has been playing basketball since elementary school. She is attending NSU to get a masters in conflict analysis and resolution. How and why did you get into basketball? “Since I was younger, I was a super active kid, […]
Author: Kelsey Bruce
Huddle up for healthy relationships
As February draws to an end, it’s important to carry over the knowledge Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month has highlighted. That is, college-age students are at risk for experiencing abuse from intimate partners, and even more students may find themselves in generally unhealthy relationships. According to loveisrespect, a national advocacy organization striving to educate young […]
Where to hang your hammock
With midterms coming up soon, stress levels are high around campus. It’s important to walk away from your work sometimes and let yourself relax. Hammocking is a great way to literally lose sight of everything on the horizon. Plus, you can always bring a friend or significant other to spend time alongside you. If you […]
What you should know about blackface
While the general American public might steer away from the more uncomfortable parts of history, it’s impossible not to acknowledge that history is happening all around us. Particularly, in terms of race, pressing issues include police brutality, progressively growing white nationalism, and growing social movements such as Black Lives Matter. In terms of racism, reinforcement […]
Ted Talks to get you through the semester
It’s around that time. The semester feels like it’s caving in on you and you’re starting to lose sight of the academic goals you set at January’s start. That’s okay, it happens to all of us. What matters is that you climb your way out of the pitfalls you’ve come upon and sustain belief in […]
Soundbite: “Better Oblivion Community Center” by Better Oblivion Community Center
A few of the universe’s loose threads came together when Phoebe Bridgers and Conor Oberst met by chance. In 2016 they played the same show, LA music event Swampy Soiree at the Bootleg Theatre, and recognized the power in each other voices. On Jan. 24, the two surprised-dropped “Better Oblivion Community Center,” the debut album […]
Beats for your Valentine
“Lyrics are my love language” — for couples “Fallin’ 4 U” by Ricky Eat Acid “Dreams Tonite” by Alvvays “Chateau” by Angus and Julia Stone “Marceline” by Willow Smith “Emmylou” by Vance Joy “Rising, Rising – Bassnectar Remix” by Crywolf, Bassnectar “The Thoughts That Give Me The Creeps” by Hellogoodbye “Party Police” by Alvvays “Shut […]
Explore the African diaspora at the NSU Art Museum
The NSU Art Museum will celebrate Black History Month on Feb. 7 with free admission from 4 – 8 p.m. and drop-in art workshops based on art of the African Diaspora in its “Remember to React” exhibit. The free admission is a monthly occurrence under the art museum’s Starry Night program, which works to open […]
What you should know about personality disorders
Everyone has their own quirky traits, unhealthy coping mechanisms and meddlesome thought processes. However, some people’s regular behavior varies greatly from social norms, and, at that point, their personality may cause them difficulty when establishing and maintaining healthy relationships or even jobs. This is further supported by NSU postdoctoral resident Morgan Levy, Ph.D., who said, […]
Water your thoughts: you don’t have all the time in the world
NSU students are opinionated about all kinds of things, from universal social issues to NSU-specific concerns. Sometimes, however, we Sharks just need to rant about the smaller things in life to let off some steam. In this column, The Current asks: water your thoughts? Billy Joel and I have a bone to pick: in his […]