September 15 Pim Mulier starts the Haarlem Football Club In 1879, Pim Mulier founded the Haarlem Football Club, a Dutch soccer club that ran from 1879-2010, reaching five Cup finals and winning twice in 1902 and 1912. Muller was only 14 years old when he founded the club. September 16 Washington Redskins play first […]
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News Anchor (Sept. 8-14)
200 people trapped in wildfire Last Saturday, 200 people were rescued after being trapped by a wildfire in a reservoir at the Sierra National Forest in California, according to The New York Times. The fire started on Friday and consumed more than 45,000 acres of forest. Of the 200 people rescued, 20 were injured and […]
News Briefs (Sept. 8-14)
9/11: a day of remembrance On Friday, Sept. 11 at noon in the Alvin Sherman Library Quad, the Veterans Resource Center, and the Office of Student Leadership and Civic Engagement (SLCE) will host a 9/11 day of remembrance. All students are encouraged to attend for a minute by minute walkthrough of the events of Sept. […]
International Tidings (Sept. 8-14)
Hurricane Nana hits Central America Hurricane Nana struck Belize and moved into Guatemala with winds reaching a maximum of 75 miles per hour late last week. The storm, which was considered to “barely” be a hurricane, was downgraded to a tropical depression and dissipated by the time it neared the Guatemalan-Mexican border, according to the […]
This week in sports history (Sept. 8th – 14th)
September 8 Youngest champion of the U.S. Open Women’s Tennis 16-year-old Tracy Austin became the youngest U.S. champion of the U.S. Open Women’s Tennis on Sept. 8, 1979. Beating her opponent, Christine Evert, a tennis legend, with scores of 6-4 and 6-3, Austin won the women’s singles title. She then won the women’s singles title […]
Sports History (September 1-8)
September 1 First all-black lineup In 1971, the Pittsburgh Pirates fielded an “all-black” lineup consisting of African-American and Latino players — a first in Major League Baseball. Presumed to be the most diverse of all teams in the MLB, the team was made up of 13 players of Latin or African-American descent. Most notably, the […]
News Anchor – September 1, 2020
Laura strikes Louisiana as a powerful hurricane Hurricane Laura made landfall in Louisiana last Thursday as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 150 mph. According to The New York Times, the storm left at least 880,00 residents without power and tens of thousands without potable water as the storm moved northwards throughout the day. […]
News Briefs – September 1, 2020
Online suit up shop for students On Sept. 8, JC Penney will be partnering with NSU for the first online suit up shop. Online discount codes will be offered before the day of the event to be claimed the day of the event for deals and discounts on professional attire. The event is a way […]
International Tidings – September 1, 2020
Japan’s Prime Minister resigns Last Friday, Aug. 28, the Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, announced that he would be resigning from his position, according to The New York Times. Abe explained the reason behind his resignation is due to personal health issues. Abe, 65, is facing a relapse of ulcerative colitis, a bowel disease, […]
Offshore (September 1-8)
Fair Eats Drive-Thru at South Florida Fairgrounds September 5th-7th | 11:00a.m.- 8:00 p.m. Bayfront Park Free Virtual Yoga Class September 1, 3, & 8th | 5:00 p.m. Live @ Frost Science Speaker Series September 2nd | 2:00 p.m. Blamie’s Quarantine Bingo Thursday September 3rd | 8:00 p.m. Veza Sur Virtual Happy […]