Russia invades Ukraine On Feb. 24, Russia officially invaded Ukraine in an effort to take over the country. More than a million Ukrainian citizens have fled the country in the weeks following the invasion, but Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has remained in the country and taken up arms against Russian troops. The United Nations committee […]
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Good news 3/16
New York City man rescued not once, but twice during hiking excursion in Arizona A 28-year-old man from Brooklyn urged other hikers to beware of Arizona’s winter weather if they plan on hiking the state’s mountain range over the next week. According to The Associated Press, the man had to be rescued twice over two […]
Shark Preview weekends return in person
Shark Preview weekends have returned to in-person events following spring break. The first in-person Shark Preview weekend since March 2020 was held the week beginning on Mar. 10, from Thursday to Sunday. In the last academic year, Shark Preview was held entirely online. This semester, the first seven Shark Preview weekends were held virtually, but […]
Inciting incident causes student concerns over safety on campus
NSU students have expressed both their support for the victim of a sexual assault that took place on campus and concerns for their own safety. A timely alert was sent out on Feb. 8 to NSU students and staff reporting that the incident had occurred “during the early morning hours, Monday, February 7, 2022.” Little information […]
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Iceland to ban whaling by 2024 Iceland will soon join the rest of the global community in the banning of whaling by 2024 once current quotas expire, due to a steady decrease in demand and increase in controversy. On Feb. 4 the Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture, Svandís Svavarsdóttir, made a statement in the Morgunblaðið […]
News briefs – 2/23
NSU speech-language pathology professors publish book Multiple NSU professors from the Department of Speech-Language Pathology published a book called “A Caregiver’s Guide to Communication Problems from Brain Injury or Disease” on Feb. 22. An associate professor in the speech-language pathology program at NSU, Barbara O’Connor Wells co-authored and co-edited the book along with a professor […]
News anchor – 2/23
January 6 rioter arrested by the FBI Jan. 6 rioter, Mathew Jason Beddingfield, was arrested by the FBI after rioting at the Capitol while on bail for attempted first-degree murder. NBC News wrote, “When he stormed the Capitol, Beddingfield was on bail on a first-degree attempted murder charge in connection with the December 2019 shooting […]
International tidings – 2/23
State of emergency declared for Ottawa trucker protest The mayor of Ottawa declared a state of emergency after a convoy of truckers shut down the city center on Feb. 6. The convoy, called the “Freedom Convoy” by protesters, is in response to a COVID-19 vaccination requirement for truckers in Canada, according to NBC News. The […]
Henderson Student Counseling partners with TAO Connect
NSU and Henderson Student Counseling have partnered with TAO Connect, an online hub for supplemental therapeutic resources. According to Suzelle Guinart, director of Henderson Student Counseling Services at NSU, TAO Connect “is a digital platform that is used to provide psychoeducation and hands-on coping tools, as well as self-guided help, in addition to the treatment […]
NSU dives into Black History Month
February is notable for being Black History Month, where celebrations take place to recognize black excellence around the world. Nova Southeastern University held an array of events and celebrations in honor of Black History Month. Jessica Goldson–behavioral neuroscience major, Black Student Union Vice President and senior at NSU–discussed some of the events that the […]