ICE reverses decision for international students A little over a week ago, the Trump administration dropped its plan to require international college students to leave the U.S. unless enrolled in at least one face-to-face class for the fall term. Given this order was challenged by a large number of higher-education institutions, on Tuesday, the Department […]
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Sharks are friends, not our enemies
In 2005, NSU’s mascot, previously a knight, was changed to a shark. More specifically, a mako shark, and thus, was the birth of Razor. Seen dancing around campus, riding his scooter and motivating the crowds at games, athletic events and student activities, Razor is proof to show that we, as Sharks, should not find sharks […]
Water Your Thoughts: If schools reopen, we will see a whole new way of learning
Following the COVID-19 outbreak in March, a majority of schools in the U.S. cancelled in-person classes and switched to different online platforms for the remainder of the academic year. However, now that all 50 states have begun reopening, there has been an ongoing debate regarding whether it will be safe for schools to resume in-person […]
Combat boredom with these fun activities
It’s summertime, and while we may not be able to indulge in our usual summer activities, we can still find many ways to combat that summertime sadness and boredom. July is National Anti-Boredom Month because, according to the National Day Calendar, “After July 4th, there’s not much going on and it’s the hotter part of […]
Current Events: July 14,2020
NSU researcher part of a team addressing potential risks of deep-sea mining On Thursday, the NSU Newsroom revealed that Tracey Sutton, Ph.D., a research scientist and professor at NSU’s Halmos College of Arts and Sciences, was recently a part of the research team that conducted a new study on deep-sea mining. Led by the University […]
Mental Health Matters: Feeling down? Start your day with ice cream
Ice cream is a delicacy that not only cools you down in the South Florida heat, but also is a sweet treat that can make any occasion better. In recent years, different studies in countries like Japan, India and the U.S. have discovered that eating ice cream for breakfast is beneficial not only for your […]
A historical look at chocolate
Today, chocolate is a symbol of love and commitment — we even recognize July 7 as World Chocolate Day. Whenever we hear the word ‘chocolate,’ we think of its outstanding taste, a cute gift, chocolate cake or that ‘I just realized I don’t have chocolate in the house, let me go buy some’ feel. The […]
Video Games of 2020
This year has brought a lot of uncertainty and stress, but one thing you can be certain of is that the video game releases of 2020 have been insane. This summer alone many great titles have dropped including Animal Crossing: New Horizons, DOOM Eternal, Half Life: Alyx, Last of Us 2 and so many more. […]
Mental Health Matters: Being mindful takes you a long way
The art of being mindful has been receiving the recognition it deserves in the last few years. According to Mindful, a nonprofit organization, mindfulness is defined as “the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on around us.” […]
Current events: July 7th 2020
Kanye West to run for president On Independence Day this Saturday, rapper Kanye West announced in a tweet that he would be running for the 2020 presidency. “We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future. I am running for president of the United States! #2020VISION […]