Imagine settling into your Commons suite after a long day. You’re probably starving, but you’re not worried because you have all the ingredients to make your favorite home cooked meal. There’s only one problem: you don’t have a kitchen. With only a microwave and mini-fridge in your dorm, you can’t boil those potatoes before you […]
Category: Opinions
Group projects must stop
Assigning group projects is popular among professors and it is driving me nuts. The dreadful words “group project” are completely cringe-worthy. They are the bane of education and they must be stopped. Working with people is beneficial for a future in any workforce, but working with people who don’t care about your grade is infuriating. […]
Fifteen minutes between classes isn’t enough
When I was a freshman, I struggled to figure out my class schedule. Because I am an international student, I didn’t get the chance to have a face-to-face appointment with my academic advisor, so we went over my classes on the phone. When she mentioned that I had 15 minutes to get from one class […]
Hurricane Matthew isn’t a joke
Hurricane Matthew didn’t really hit South Florida. At almost the last second, it swerved slightly east, resulting in conditions not even reminiscent of a tropical storm for NSU and Broward County. And, despite the fact that almost 1,000 people died as a result of this storm, I’ve heard an overwhelming number of people complaining in […]
Shark Speak: How do you feel NSU handled Hurricane Matthew?
Brittany Sheflin, sophomore marine biology major “I think they handled it really well. I’m a commuter student so, obviously I wasn’t here when we were hit but, they sent a lot alerts and a lot of emails. They were very on top of everything when it came to class cancellations or preparations. I know […]
Seriously Kidding: Students terrorized by giant spider infestation
Not only is NSU renowned for the high quality of education it provides for its students, NSU is also known for its beautiful campuses. But there is something much more sinister lurking in NSU’s immaculate flower beds and perfectly manicured lawns: banana spiders. Brazilian wandering spiders, more commonly known as banana spiders in South Florida, […]
Surprise, college students discuss mature topics
Don’t teach students what to think, teach them how to think. This is the Socratic Method or open forum, which is at the root of education. Trigger warnings, which are alerts that professors are expected to issue if something in a course might cause a strong emotional response, are becoming commonplace in U.S. colleges and […]
Trigger warnings are just warnings
According to the Atlantic, the dean of students at the University of Chicago sent a notice to incoming freshman warning them that trigger warnings were not supported by the university. “We do not condone the creation of intellectual ‘safe spaces’ where individuals can retreat from ideas and perspectives at odds with their own,” the letter […]
Stop slashing art budgets
It’s no secret that when the time comes for schools to reign in their budgets, arts and education departments are usually the first to take the hit. Coming from a small town in Texas, I have seen firsthand how the arts are affected. As a member of the marching band, every week I got to […]
UNIV 1000 wastes our time and tuition
Whether you’re commuting or living on campus, we all get that deer-in-the-headlights feeling as we walk into our first class as freshmen. We’ve experienced the constant worry of missing class and the awkward butchering of our names when professors call attendance. Been there, done that. So this year, to help freshmen make the transition, […]