Sophia Spudson, junior sports management major, had what some might call a unique Spring Break experience. Rather than hitting the beach and getting irresponsibly intoxicated in real time with many of her peers, Spudson had a virtual reality check. She spent her week of fun in the sun indoors pretending she was in Puerto Rico, […]
Category: Satire
Seriously Kidding: Are you watching without me?
By Gabrielle Thompson Most people can agree that Netflix was a great invention — but with all great inventions there is a downfall. Sometimes a show just sticks out to you and really blows your mind, so you absolutely need to share it with your friend. You start watching the show together, and it becomes […]
Seriously Kidding: Landscaping is the newest major at NSU
By Brittany Eyres Due to increasing demand from students, NSU now offers courses in landscaping. Branch Stones, sophomore, was part of the push to add landscaping as a major. A year ago, she decided to ask her academic advisor what she could do to be a part of all the landscaping around campus. “I really […]
Seriously kidding: Birth rate to drop because of Beyoncé’s twins
Social scientists and population experts have predicted a massive decline in the U.S. birth rate because of the Carter twins, who have yet to be born. On Feb. 1, singing sensation Beyoncé announced on Instagram that she and husband Jay-Z will have two siblings to share five-year-old Blue Ivy’s inheritance. While new life is always […]
Satire: President Hanbury leaves NSU to follow music dream
By: Ben Underhill President George Hanbury announced recently that he will not be returning as NSU’s president starting with the summer 2017 semester. The announcement came as a shock as no other administrator besides Vice President Jacqueline Travisano had been informed. “This decision has been thought out for quite a while now,” Hanbury stated in […]
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 […]
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 […]
Seriously Kidding: Biden and Obama to go to Vegas after the Inauguration
President Obama has officially served his two terms of presidency. The man in the White House is on his way out Jan. 20, handing over the reins to president-elect Donald Trump. But what will he do then, when he’s no longer responsible for a country and the 319 million people in it? “I’m going to […]
Seriously Kidding: Blackboard wins award for innovative technology
Nova Southeastern University, revered for its leadership in innovative technology, has just received another award for their use of the online classroom software Blackboard. “Ironclad Irony” is the title of the National University Technology Network’s (NUTN) newest award category, in which an institution is recognized for their use of some of the most basic technologies. […]
Survey shows milkshake machine best food on campus
NSU students voted the milkshake machine, F’real the best place to eat on campus, according to a survey taken at the beginning of November. The machine was installed at the beginning of the fall semester and has seen steadily increasing revenue from students once they realized the machine isn’t Chartwells-run. The election of F’real put […]