Author: Madelyn Rinka
Do this, not that — planning for your next road trip
The last Tuesday in January marks National Plan For A Vacation Day, and while taking a cross-country trip just for fun might not be an option during a pandemic, there’s nothing wrong with planning a road trip now and implementing it later. Whether you’re an experienced traveler or you’ve never taken a trip beyond the […]
COVID-19 Update: News for 2021
Between the Zoom calls, classroom capacities, limited gathering sizes and masks covering the faces of every Shark, it’s hard to miss the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on NSU. As of Jan. 18, there were two active cases of COVID-19 among undergraduate residential students and five cases for undergraduate, off-campus students. Four undergraduate students […]
International Tidings – January 26 , 2021
Russia suppresses protests of Navalny’s incarceration Protests have been planned all over Russia in response to opposition leader and anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny’s incarceration. Navalny was arrested last Sunday upon returning to Russia from Germany after recovering from poisoning that he claims was perpetrated by the Kremlin. Russian universities and colleges are urging students not […]
After a year: COVID-19 in the U.S.
A lot can change in a year. While COVID-19 was spreading in Wuhan, China in late 2019, the first diagnosis of the virus in the U.S. was reported in Washington on Jan. 20, 2020, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Since then, “COVID-19” has repeatedly been featured in the headlines of […]
Letter from the editors – January 5th, 2020
Hey Sharks, Welcome to 2021. We made it. We got through the record-breaking and momentous year that was 2020 — and, to put it frankly, living through unprecedented times is hard. There’s plenty to stress about during a pandemic, a presidential election, a record-breaking hurricane season, social and political movements and so much more. […]
COVID-19: What to know for the new semester
Between the Zoom calls, classroom capacities, limited gathering sizes and masks covering the faces of every Shark, it’s hard to miss the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on NSU. After having considerable success in preventing the spread of COVID-19 at NSU last semester, there are still guidelines in place to help keep Sharks healthy […]
Letter from the EIC’s – November 17, 2020
Can you believe that it’s the end of the semester already? This semester has been different, to say the least — whether it was taking classes online for the first time, adjusting to new rules and regulations or any of the other factors that come with navigating college life… during a pandemic. Despite these challenges, […]
COVID-19 update: Looking back at this semester and ahead to the future
Between the new BlendFlex model, classroom capacities, limited gathering sizes and masks covering the faces of every Shark, it’s hard to miss the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on NSU. As of Nov. 16, there were no active cases of COVID-19 among residential students, although two cases resolved over the weekend on Friday, Nov. […]
Joe Biden projected to be the 46th President of the United States
Just before noon eastern time on Nov. 7, several news outlets called the 2020 presidential race in favor of democratic party candidate, Joseph R. Biden Jr., claiming victory over incumbent President and republican party candidate Donald J. Trump. As of Nov. 8, The New York Times reported Biden and Trump having 279 and 214 […]