Do you often spend time in your car when you’re not driving? Or do you enjoy accelerating your car very quickly or driving at fast speeds? Believe it or not, these habits increase your gas consumption and your impact on the environment. Idling in your car gives you zero miles per gallon, and you could […]
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Success Coaches’ Playbook: Managing time for midterms
By Sheila Fabius Sheila Fabius is the director of the Office of Undergraduate Student Success. Still struggling to manage course work, study time, employment, friends and family? If you find managing your time is a challenge, try some of these quick tips to get your schedule on the right track. Print syllabi. Manage your semester […]
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 […]
Career Corner: I am a freshman. Why do I need Career Development?
Being a freshman in college can be overwhelming as you have a number of people providing you information from every which way and you are still trying to just transition from high school to a higher education setting. As a freshman, you probably asked yourself, why do I need career development? Career development can offer […]
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 […]
Diary of … a mentally ill, yet mentally strong student
Maria Almillategui is a senior communication studies major and international student from Panama. She is also a member of the Society of Anime, Games and Entertainment and NISA, an international student organization. Her hobbies including reading, dancing, and advocating for stopping animal cruelty. She would like to work for nonprofit organizations or embassies. With her […]
Sustainability Tip of the Week: Where’s the grocery list?
Are you the type of person who runs to Publix or Walmart just to buy one thing? If so, you might want to spare yourself and the environment that extra gas usage. Turning on your car and driving all the way to a store to pick up one thing uses gas you can save by […]
Success Coaches’ Playbook: 10 tips to help you survive midterms
Gabby Grant is an assistant director in the Office of Undergraduate Student Success Midterms are right around the corner. Here are 10 tips to help you prepare. Make a Schedule. Look up times and dates of your upcoming midterms, write them down in your planner and set reminders in your smartphone. Use “backwards planning.” Backwards […]