Alec Wilde, senior biology major “I don’t really care; don’t really have an opinion on it.” Jacob Grey, sophomore marine biology major “I don’t agree with a lot of the stuff that he’s doing, especially with the banning of a lot of Muslim nations. Also, a lot of his policies involving environmental change, like banning […]
Category: Opinions
The truth about stereotypes surrounding Greek life
Written by Gabrielle Thompson I am sure you’ve heard the phrase “don’t judge a book by its cover” countless times in your life. Well, in Greek life it’s more like “don’t judge a person by their letters.” Speaking from firsthand experience, Greeks are tired of the negative stereotypes that are always getting thrown at us. […]
With laundry, timing is key
Written by Rachael Hirstein It’s that time again: laundry day. Students are in and out of the laundry room at all hours of the day loading washers and dryers, but they forget to do one little thing: time their laundry. With classes, organizations and work, it can be hard to find time to do laundry […]
Depression and dorm life don’t mix
Written by Adit Selvaraj Living in the dorms can be very stressful for students with depression, and I must say I feel for those depressed students who are forced to live there out of necessity. Formerly an on-campus student, I reneged on that lifestyle and moved back home after a detrimental experience. Since my home […]
NSU needs to balance its biology focus
Written by Monqiue Cole One of the things that stood out when I applied to NSU was the emphasis put on research. It wasn’t until I was a student on campus that I truly started to discover what else the university had to offer. NSU focuses too heavily on its biology and research departments. Instead, […]
Seriously Kidding: Students petition against UC temperature
On Jan. 29 students hand-delivered a petition to President Hanbury requesting that the temperature of the Don Taft University Center be lowered. “It’s the warmest building on campus,” said Lauren Sampson, sophomore biology major. “It’s like walking through the Sahara Desert.” As the UC is a hub for student activity, an average temperature has often […]
Education: Survival of the Fittest
Written by Micaela Carou-Baldner American education has been an important topic of debate for the past few decades. However, lately it has been a candent subject in several media outlets and schools due to the increasing number of internationals who choose American colleges to pursue higher education. Critics of our current education system, such as […]
Many professors get an F on timely grading
Too many NSU professors are lax with returning grades. In some classes, it has taken up to a month to receive a grade on an assignment. In other classes, professors don’t return grades at all until students get that end-of-semester email that their course grade has been posted. While there are many professors that do […]
The free market isn’t free
Politicians often praise how great capitalism is and how it has made America great. This is true, but only to a certain extent. Yes, capitalism helped the U.S. become an economic powerhouse, but we are no longer a capitalist country. To clarify, by capitalist country, I mean a country in which a free market reigns, […]
Seriously Kidding: An open letter to BuzzFeed
To the almighty powerhouse that has become everyone’s favorite Snapchat story, ripe with twerking chicken nuggets and 21 pictures guaranteed to make us laugh, thank you. Thank you for redefining what it means to be a news outlet. Long gone are the days where journalism meant equal representation, inverted pyramids and a separation of fact […]