With Amendment Two on Florida’s ballot this election regarding legalizing medical marijuana, the question remains: Why not just legalize it in the United States completely? According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, 11,533 people were incarcerated in 2012 for marijuana possession and marijuana trafficking. More so, according to the Bureau of Prisons, the average cost […]
Category: Opinions
Art can’t be free
Art has become muddled when it comes to finances. Yes, art is important and should be widely available, but it simply cannot be free. People often justify illegally downloading music by saying it won’t hurt the already-wealthy artist. This mindset is not only wrong, but harmful. In the case of the music industry, most of […]
Art is about creation
If artists want to sell a product they produced or charge for their performances, they have every right to do so. It is their product after all. However, sales and profit are not the primary purpose of art. Art at its core is about creation. If you need a payment to create, then maybe you’re […]
No-Shoes November
A homegrown NSU tradition has spread across the country and is now making national headlines. #noshoesnovember is sweeping the nation. At NSU, bare feet are a regular sight. Legend has it that it began with Smitty Lorsen, a biology major who graduated in 1999. Lorsen was always forced to wear shoes as a child and […]
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch: It’s time to start caring
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, between 4.8 and 12.7 million tons of trash are dumped into the world’s oceans each year. Currents then push the trash together in concentrated areas known as trash dumps. The trash in these dumps is mostly plastic and is incredibly dangerous to marine life. Not […]
Seriously Kidding: Christmas Preparation should start Nov. 1st
Pack away your Halloween decorations and break out the Christmas lights and music because the most wonderful time of the year is upon us. Thanksgiving may be next month, but let’s be honest. Christmas celebrations are all anyone thinks about during November. The radio always has a head start on the holidays. They play all […]
Shark Speak: Community is one of NSU’s core values. As a Shark, how do you contribute to the community?
Sabrina Montiel, freshman biology major “Currently, I am a part of MedLife. We do different activities. I feel like if you contribute to different communities, it helps as one big thing.” Anthony Laboriel, sophomore computer engineering and science major “A couple of weeks ago, I helped feed the homeless in South Florida with my fraternity. […]
Shark Speak: How do you feel about parking on campus?
Vanessa Jones, sophomore comparative law major and residential student “I think that there needs to be more parking availability, especially around the residence halls if there’s going to be a surplus of undergraduates coming in.” Mark Ibrahim, graduate law student and commuter student “I guess it depends. If you come to school early in the […]
Harambe shouldn’t be a meme
It amazes me that society can remember a name, but so quickly forget why that name matters. In May, when social media broke out in outraged discussions about the death of a gorilla in a Cincinnati zoo after a child fell in his enclosure, I was excited for discussion about whether humans are too quick […]
Seriously Kidding: Why Halloween should be a federal holiday
It’s that time of year again: cotton spider webs, pumpkins and gourds, cheap decorations and enough candy to make you gain a few pounds are all back. That’s right, it’s almost Halloween. But honestly, this holiday is so much more than soliciting candy from your neighbors. It’s a deep-rooted, all-American tradition. Halloween is in our […]