NSU tennis player takes the crown

In January, Kamryn Blackwood walked into her first official beauty pageant as a relatively unknown newcomer to the pageant community and walked out with the title of Miss New Mexico 2014. For some women, competing in beauty pageants begins in childhood, but for Blackwood, the dream to become Miss New Mexico started about a year […]

Faculty Spotlight: Robin Jacobs

From a young age, reading inspired Robin Jacobs to live a life dedicated to helping people. “As a kid, people would play outside and I would be arguing with my mother that I wanted to go to the library. I spent a lot of time reading and knew I really wanted to help people in […]

Diary of… a future dog foster parent

Nicole Cocuy is a sophomore communication studies major and The Current’s Opinions Editor. Outside of school, she spends most of her time training her 5-month-old yorkie Picasso. With her story, she hopes that people understand the importance of adopting dogs, rather than buying them. She also hopes to inspire others to rescue pets. My first […]

The library, then and now

Thanks to technology, research is now just a mouse click away. With smartphones, tablets, and accessible Internet connections, the staff of the Alvin Sherman Library has found new systems and applications that keep the library relevant in this technological age, while still staying reliable for educational purposes. Nora Quinlan, director of reference, said that when […]

Career Corner: Personalizing your resume

Personalizing your resume to a specific job or industry is essential as you try to showcase your fit to an employer. Many people struggle with this because they’re entirely focused on the nature of their work, as opposed to the associated skills. For example, a student who has worked primarily in customer service and is […]

The beginnings of NSU

  This is the first part of a semester-long series exploring NSU’s history. Check The Current’s features section on the third Tuesday of each month to learn about the university’s development, as gleaned from our writers’ interviews with notable alumni and former staff who experienced our changing campus at different points in its 50-year history. […]

Diary of… a traveling law student

Ron Iacone is a third- year law student. Outside of school, he loves doing anything outdoors, including fishing, hiking and traveling. He hopes his story demonstrates the power of studying abroad. On my way to the study abroad office of my alma mater, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, I had one recurring question […]

Faculty Spotlight: Timothy Dixon

Timothy Dixon, associate professor and coordinator of history and politics at Farquhar College Arts and Sciences, never imagined pursuing a law career until his senior year of college. Dixon attended the University of the Pacific in Stockton, Calif. on a debate scholarship. While he was in college, Dixon participated in competitive public speaking and debate, […]

Sweat the sweets

Suffering from a holiday hangover? At the time, that extra serving of mashed potatoes and slice of homemade pecan pie sounded delicious but, like holiday presents, dietary indulgences come at a cost. Between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve, the pounds start to add up. The damage is even worse when the holiday hearty eating patterns […]

SAP 101: Academic requirements you need to know

You’ve been through the applications and the FAFSA and you’ve read the letters telling you your student loans have been approved. You may know the importance of getting good grades to keep these loans, but you may not know that federal regulations also determine how your school measures your progress. These rules are known as […]