The nation’s second-largest drugstore chain, CVS, decided to remove tobacco products from its shelves to help customers’ health. CVS is the first chain of national pharmacies to take this step. Along with improving their store, they decided to change their name to CVS Health. “Our name has changed, but our purpose remains the same: helping […]
Category: Orientation Issue
On the Run Tour
Despite being under public scrutiny for the infamous fight between Jay Z and his sister-in-law Solange Knowles, the power couple Beyoncé and Jay Z are making an avid attempt to put the negative rumors behind them and focus on their “On the Run” summer tour. After giving birth to their daughter Blue Ivy in 2012, […]
Confidence in “Evita”
“Evita,” a show about the real life Argentinian first Lady Evita Person, is now playing until June 1 at the Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami. For more information go to www.arshtcenter.org. Stay tuned for a review of the play. Caroline Bowman, a sister feminist, plays Eva Peron in “Evita” and wooed me with her passion for acting and her negative reaction toward all online criticism. It’s nice […]
They were so blue
I sat down with two very talented musicians from the Blue Man group band. Anthony Riscica is a percussionist with an affinity for jazz music. A product of a drumming family, he decided at 16 that his passion was to pound on the skins. Jesse Nolan, the music director of the Blue Man band, seemed […]
Let the speaking commence
One of the highlights of graduating is hearing words of wisdom from someone accomplished and knowledgably. On May 10, graduates receiving bachelor degrees will hear from pilot Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger, who is best known for guiding emergency water landing of U.S. Airways Flight 1549 on Jan. 15, 2009. The rescue became known as the […]
Daniel Kifle’s conference success
Daniel Kifle, the Aquatics Coordinator in the department of Campus Recreation, had the opportunity to give a presentation at the annual National Intramural Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) Conference held in Nashville, Tennessee. The conference had 3,000 attendees from different Colleges and Universities across the nation. Daniel and colleague from Virginia Tech presented on the professional […]
A true monster of a university
NSU offers a wide variety of undergraduate majors, including musical theater, history, software engineering and criminal justice. But one subject that it does not have even a single course in is scaring. No, in order to study with the world’s foremost experts in the prestigious academic field of scaring, you’d have to transfer to Monsters University — the fictional institution of Disney-Pixar’s latest film.
NSU student competes for dream wedding
Gina Marchando, doctoral candidate in the family therapy program, and her fiancé James Varner have been together for 15 years. Varner proposed to Marchando in September at a restaurant in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. They are one of the 11 finalists chosen from 1,450 couples for the Win a Key West Dream Wedding sweepstakes sponsored by […]