On April 1 at approximately 1:45 p.m., a natural gas line broke near the Shark Athletics Building, resulting in evacuations until the area was declared safe at approximately 2:10 p.m. The gas line was accidently hit by an independent contractor who was digging underground with a backhoe as part of the Noel P. Brown Sports […]
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News Briefs for April 7, 2015
From the Big Apple to the Black Box Theatre with Broadway Bash NSU’s Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences’ Division of Performing and Visual Arts will host Broadway Bash, a mix of musical performances, on April 10 from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the Black Box Theatre at the Don Taft University Center. Broadway Bash […]
Test your strength against brain cancer
NSU’s Kappa Sigma fraternity will host its first annual Strongman competition to raise awareness and funds for the Florida Brain Tumor Association on April 14 from 4 to 8 p.m. in the Alvin Sherman Library Quad. The weightlifting competition is open to the general public. Competition events will include a farmer’s walk, dead lift, bench […]
Professor seeks to start equestrian club
An NSU professor is hoping to start an equestrian student organization. Maryann Tobin program professor of reading education at the Abraham S. Fischler School of Education will host two informational meetings for students interested in joining the club on April 15 at noon and April 16 at 4:30 p.m. in the Carl DeSantis Building, Room […]
Get hyped for Relay for Life
In preparation for NSU’s annual Relay for Life, NSU’s Relay for Life committee will host Paint the Campus Purple Week from March 30 to April 3 to spread cancer awareness. Reya Hossain, junior psychology major, came up with the idea for Relay Week to get more people interested in attending Relay for Life and to […]
Florida Anti-Transgender Bathroom Bill moves a step closer to passing
A proposed bill in Florida would make it illegal for a person to enter a public facility designated as single-sex if the person was not born a biological member of that sex. The measure would apply to bathrooms, dressing rooms, fitting rooms, locker rooms, showers or wherever there is a “reasonable expectation of privacy.” If […]
Jail and Bail
Cozy Corners will host its first annual fundraising event Jail and Bail on April 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Don Taft University Center spine. Cozy Corners Fundraising Chair Alissa Svedberg, sophomore marine biology major, said the money raised will assist Cozy Corners in redecorating the bedroom of a child who has suffered […]
News Anchor for April 1, 2015
Nile dispute comes to an end Leaders from Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan signed a deal on March 23 in Khartoum, Sudan that ended a long dispute over sharing the Nile River and construction of Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam. Saudi Arabia shifts military Saudi Arabia is moving heavy military equipment, including artillery, to areas near its […]
FINS UP: Fin Fest is here
The Office of Student Events and Activities’ Students Events and Activities Board (SEA Board) will host its third annual Fin Fest, a week of activities from April 6 to 11 for students to prepare for finals and wrap up the academic year. SEA Board Vice President of Traditions Sasha Pimentel, senior communication studies major, said […]
News Briefs for April 1, 2015
Hospital and emergency room update Brandon Hensler, interim executive director of University Relations, said the Westside Regional Medical Center Emergency Room at NSU is scheduled to open in May. There is no set date for the hospital opening. An administrative hearing on the matter will be held around June. Safety memorandum issued President George Hanbury […]