Diary of “the red shirt guy”

Ian Bates is a 21-year-old junior English major. His goal is to become a fiction writer. His hobbies include reading, writing short stories and playing World of WarCraft.​   Starting in 2005 and continuing for every year after, except for 2006 and 2012, Blizzard Entertainment has held a convention called BlizzCon in Anaheim, California. I […]

Finding the perfect study spot

Do you ever feel like Goldilocks looking for the right study spot? The library is too quiet. Your roommate is too talkative. The Don Taft University Center is too loud. You’re in search of the study spot that will be just right. Here are some off-campus study spots that will be perfect for studying for […]

Hearing the cry for help

In the aftermath of Robin Williams’ death, people are becoming more aware of suicide and how to help others who are contemplating taking their own lives. Douglas Flemons, co-director of NSU’s Office of Suicide and Violence Prevention, said people take their own lives at least twice as often as people are killed by others. Suicide […]

Faculty Spotlight: David Kilroy

Though David Kilroy, associate professor in the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, is originally from Ireland, his interest in teaching developed from his fascination with the United States. Kilroy studied Irish and European history as an undergraduate history and politics double major at the University College Dublin, where he received his bachelor’s and master’s […]