NSU’s SAGE club, the Society for Anime, Games, and Entertainment, offered its members an opportunity to go to the MegaCon (a convention catering to the comic book, sci-fi, anime, gaming, and fantasy community). Tyler Conti shares his experience.
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Diary of… a musician and radio host
Daniel E. Urdaneta is a communication studies major. His hobbies include swimming, racquetball, going to the beach and playing with his dog. Daniel’s favorite quote is “Always follow your heart and intuition, somehow they already know what you want to become,” by Steve Jobs.
Diary of…a student who traveled the world
Ionna Hernandez is double majoring in communication studies and international relations. She is originally from Panama, but was raised in South Florida. She speaks both Spanish and English fluently, can speak French conversationally and is currently learning Arabic. Her favorite quote is “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely in these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one’s lifetime,” written by Mark Twain in “Innocents Abroad.”
Diary of…a student who helped children living with HIV in Peru
Belina Collias is a second-year student in the Osteopathic Medicine program (OMS-II). She is originally from Burlington, Vt., a former Peace Corps Volunteer in Lesotho, Africa and founder of the non-profit organization The MOSA Project. She is currently president of NSU-COM’s International Medical Outreach Club. Her interests include international travel and volunteerism, social justice, human rights activism and public health.
Diary of… a student on the Paleo diet
Ana Castilla is a senior biology major who is a certified sports nutritionist through the International Society of Sport Nutrition. She gives Paleo nutrition lectures at different Crossfit affiliates such as 911 Crossfit and City Crossfit and is a Bootcamp and Zumba fitness instructor at 911 Crossfit. She enjoys being a coach and working face to face with people. Her favorite quote is, “Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution” by Dobzhansky.
Diary of… a secret Gleek
I can’t tell you how many friends I’ve lost since it began. How many times I’ve caught myself humming ‘Don’t Stop Believing’ before transitioning into ‘Push It’ (push it real good). How FOX has become the “danger zone” on the guide. How my family can’t even bear to look at me on Tuesdays.
Diary of… a student living in chronic pain
Renee Glick is a third-year doctoral student at the Center for Psychological Studies. She enjoys reading, spending time with friends and learning about nature and animals. Her interests include pain advocacy, research, health psychology and suicide prevention. Her favorite quote is “I think therefore I am,” by Rene Descartes, and her philosophy on life stems from a quote by the Dalai Lama: “Happiness is not something readymade — it comes from our own actions.”
Diary of… a break dancer
“If you’re going to break dance, you’re going to need to learn the basics. It’s going to be time consuming and hard since you have to develop your body, but I guarantee you, with time and patience, you’ll be able to do it.”
Diary of… NSU’s Last Shark Standing winner
This was by far the greatest college experience I could ever have had. I am so thankful for all my friends that supported me and cheered me on, especially Alina. I would also like to say thank you to everyone who voted for me. It means a lot to me and I thank all of you.
Diary of… a belly dancer
I believe clothing tells the story of a person and belly dancing has so many gorgeous outfits that it’s incredible. The colors and the costume design say who you are at that moment.