Puerto Rico mandates COVID-19 vaccinations for public school students The governor of Puerto Rico announced that the country will require students age 12 and older to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The U.S. territory is battling a surge of COVID-19 cases and has made various efforts in attempt to contain the virus. According to NBC […]
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Where is Kappa Sigma? Fraternity and administration silent.
Students have been questioning where Nova Southeastern University’s Omicron-Eta chapter of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity has gone. Both the fraternity and NSU administration remain silent on their absence from campus. The chapter, which has been a prominent Greek Life organization on campus since 2005, has vanished from all Greek Life events this semester. The Kappa […]
NSU works with Postal Service to get at-home tests for students
Concerns have been raised over individuals living in multi-resident housing, such as apartments or dormitories, having issues with ordering these tests. Claims have been made regarding individuals unable to order as the U.S. Postal Service system is not recognizing unit numbers as different residences. As a result of this, multi-resident housing is limited to four […]
News briefs – January recapped
Civil rights exhibit comes to the Alvin Sherman Library The Museum of Florida History announced that an exhibit focused on the civil rights movement in Florida has arrived at the Alvin Sherman Library and will be running from Feb. 1 to March 12. The exhibit, titled “Civil Rights in the Sunshine State,” was made to […]
International tidings – January recapped
North Korean missile launched In early January, North Korea had a successful test of a hypersonic missile. South Korea and Japan reported that they had detected the missile as it flew into eastern sea areas and suspected in was from North Korea. According to ABC News, “The Korean Central News Agency said Tuesday’s launch involved […]
Petition to delay the start of in-person classes prior to start of semester
A petition to delay in-person classes rapidly spread to Nova Southeastern University students prior to the start of the fall semester, following the Dec. 30 statement made by President George Hanbury about the Omicron variant. The statement read, “NSU will resume all classes in their regularly scheduled format in January (including in-person, hybrid, and […]
Good news – January recapped
New record for youngest woman to fly around the world Cara Rutherford, 19, became the youngest woman and first ever Belgian to fly solo around the world as well as the first person in the world to do it in an ultralight aircraft in a span of 155 days. Rutherford faced harsh weather and life-threatening […]
News briefs – 1/19
NSU introduces R.A.D program The Student Care Team at Nova Southeastern University held informational sessions over Zoom on how to get involved with their new Rape Aggression Defense Systems (R.A.D.) classes that will begin this semester. The program aims to train students in self-defense mechanisms so that if they were ever to be found in […]
News anchor – 1/19
Supernova discovered 130 days before its end For the first time astronomers have detected a red supergiant star before it turns into an explosive super nova. Typically, supernova’s are only detected following their explosion. However, scientists were able to find this one about 130 days before its end. Astrophysicist Wynn Jacobson-Galán stated, “Although the star […]
International tidings – 1/19
Protestors attempt to invade parliament in Bulgaria Anti-vaccine and anti-mask groups protested last Wednesday at the parliament building in Sofia, Bulgaria. According to The Associated Press, “Protesters opposing COVID-19 restrictions in Bulgaria clashed Wednesday with police as they tried to storm the Parliament in the capital of Sofia. A heavy police presence prevented protesters from […]