Whether contributing to a toy drive or donating to the Salvation Army, the holiday season is characterized as the season of giving back. This time is conveniently concurrent with winter break, a couple weeks free from tests, papers and projects. So, it may be the ideal opportunity to become involved in volunteer projects. Lauren Soares, […]

As the air begins to drop below the frigid Florida temperature of 70 degrees and classes come to a close, The Current is warming up in anticipation of another eventful year. Though this is the last issue of the semester, out staff and contributors are already busy planning for 2014. As always, we’ll be dedicated […]

Accelerated admissions for master’s applicants NSU’s Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences will host an Accelerated Admissions Day on Dec. 4 from noon to 7 p.m. Participants will be able to apply for the winter term at no fee, receive an instant admission decision and meet with an academic adviser to register for courses. […]

The Office of Student Media’s First Annual Handfuls of Hope Toy Drive on Dec. 18 in the Carl DeSantis Building from 5 to 9 p.m. will help underprivileged families in Broward County by allowing parents to choose free toys for their children. Barbara Archat, first-year graduate student studying forensic psychology and station manager of SUTV, […]

The College of Pharmacy’s Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity, Inc. and the Office of Student Activities are planning their upcoming Dance Marathon, a fundraiser benefitting Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital. To promote the marathon, Kappa Psi and undergraduate students performed two flash mobs, one during the Cupcake Wars event on Nov. 20 in the Don Taft University […]

NSU’s Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences (GSCIS) will host a technology conference, its second annual ITPalooza, also known as South Florida’s Holiday Tech Party, on Dec. 12 in the Carl DeSantis Building. ITPalooza will feature more than 1,500 local information technology professionals from more than 50 user groups — which are groups of […]

NSU is celebrating its third annual International Education Week from Nov. 18 to Nov. 22 with various events and presentations, hosted by the Office of International Students and Scholars in collaboration with students, staff and faculty, to highlight the university’s commitment to community and diversity. International Education Week was started in 2000 by the U.S. […]

The Commuter Student Organization (CSO) will host a fundraising Thanksgiving meal sampler for students on Nov. 26 from noon to 1 p.m. in the Don Taft University Center Pit. Although attendees are not required to donate, CSO highly encourages a donation of at least $5. The money raised will benefit CSO’s intiatives and its Legacy […]

Controversial scientific researcher Craig Venter visited NSU on Nov. 13 to talk to students, faculty, staff and members of the community about “Life at the Speed of Light” as part of the Farquhar College of Arts and Science’s Distinguished Speakers series. Venter is best known for his groundbreaking accomplishment of sequencing the complete human genome […]

The Office of Residential Life and Housing will host free Thanksgivings meals in Commons Residence Hall room 123 and the second floor lounge of Rolling Hills Graduate Apartments Building A, from 1 to 3 p.m on Thanksgiving Day. Though the event is geared toward residential students who won’t be home for Thanksgiving, commuter students are […]