Manga Cartoon Whitewashes Haitian-Japanese Athlete Controversy arose online after a Japanese company depicted Naomi Osaka, a Haitian-Japanese tennis player as a blonde-haired, white-skinned woman in a Manga Cartoon. The company, who sponsors Osaka, apologized for “white-washing” after the drawing was posted on Twitter. This isn’t the first time an inaccurate cartoon of Osaka has been […]
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News Briefs, Jan. 29, 2019
Peer Leader Application Extended NSU students have the opportunity to serve as mentors for the incoming class of 2023 for fall 2019 UNIV classes. Students will have the opportunity to learn leadership skills, communication and problem solving, classroom management, facilitation, leading groups, conflict resolution and more, all while becoming role models for the next class […]
Out of the Shark Zone, Jan. 29, 2019
NFL looks into AFC title game laser report During the AFC title game on Jan. 20, a Kansas City television reporter noticed that a laser was flashed at Patriots quarterback, Tom Brady. There was a green dot flickering around the quarterback’s shoulder and face and it looked like whoever was doing it was trying to […]
Staff Picks: What’s one personal quality you’ve taken the time to improve, and how are you doing so?
Madelyn Rinka, co-editor-in-chief, said: “In 2019, I want to take more time to listen to myself. I have a tendency to put too much on my plate and get overwhelmed, because I’m so passionate about so many things. However, that also means that I get burned out pretty easily. I want to focus on staying […]
Off Shore Calendar, Jan. 29, 2019
South Florida Fair Jan. 8 – Feb. 3 | All day @South Florida Fairgrounds | West Palm Beach Florida Grand Opera: The Marriage of Figaro Jan. 26 – Feb. 3 | 7/8 p.m. @Ziff Opera House at the Adrienne Arsht Center | Miami Nashville Predators VS. Florida Panthers Feb. 1 | 7 p.m. […]
Shark Speak: What do you think about the new Gillette ad?
I think it was really nice from Gillette to do the ad because it fights toxic masculinity and the whole image that men have to be tough and strong. That’s not true we see a lot of guys with depression and treating women badly because of the whole image of being superior; that’s just bull […]
On Deck, Jan. 29, 2019
Women’s Tennis @V.S. ASA College (Miami) Jan. 29丨2 p.m. NSU Tennis Complex @Flagler Feb. 3丨10 a.m. St. Augustine, FL Women’s Basketball @Barry Jan. 30丨5:30 p.m. Miami Shores, FL @Florida Southern Feb. 2丨5:30 p.m. Lakeland, FL Men’s Basketball @No. 22 Florida Southern Feb. 2 丨7:30 p.m. Lakeland, FL Softball DII Gulf […]
International Tidings, Jan. 22, 2019
Indian woman the first to climb sacred mountain On Jan. 15, Dhanya Sanal became the first woman to summit the 6,128 foot Agasthyakoodam peak, according to CNN. The sacred mountain was a part of a local custom that previously prohibited females to scale it by the Forestry Department. The local peoples, Kani, opposed women climbers […]
News Briefs, Jan. 22, 2019
STUEYs Call for Talent NSU’s 21st Annual Student Life Achievement Awards, known as the STUEYs, are looking for students to perform at this year’s show. Students with talent in spoken art, dance, music and novelty are invited to apply for auditions. Interested students should email Special Events and Projects at specialprojects@nova.edu. The deadline for applications […]
News Anchor, Jan. 22, 2019
Cyntoia Brown has been granted clemency Cyntoia Brown, now 30, has been granted clemency according to the Tennessee governor’s office, reported by CNN. Brown had served the first 15 years of her life sentence for killing the man who bought her for sex. Brown’s story caught public attention after celebrities like Kim Kardashian West and […]