There are a lot of things that get on my nerves, but the top spot has got to be hypocrisy. Consistency in leadership is something that is very important to me. I hate to see leadership talk about how important COVID-19 is, and then do things that don’t align with their statement. I don’t have a problem with us having events on campus, but if you’re going […]
Parents of students at Nova Southeastern University have been voicing their concerns about the COVID-19 policies in place, with numerous direct messages have been sent to parent coordinator and associate director of undergraduate admissions, Brooke Stevens over social media and email. The concerns picked up when the Fall 2021 semester began and NSU prepared for in-person classes. Stevens has heard many diverse viewpoints from parents. “Sometimes I’ll have parents reaching out, hoping that their kid will go back to a normal school […]
Between the Zoom calls, classroom capacities, limited gathering sizes and masks covering the faces of every Shark, it’s hard to miss the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on NSU. In 2020, NSU implemented the Return of the Sharks COVID-19 guidelines to help students stay safe while still being active members of the campus […]
Between the Zoom calls, classroom capacities, limited gathering sizes and masks covering the faces of every Shark, it’s hard to miss the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on NSU. As of April 12, for the week prior, there were seven cases of COVID-19 reported for undergraduate students, one for graduate students, three for the […]
As a freshman, this is my first year in college, and obviously, my first-year experience is much different than first-year experiences in the past. Because of COVID-19, I lost half of my senior year in high school, which was frustrating as my most of peers and I missed out on prom, graduation, pep rallies, spirit […]
On March 24, from 6-7 p.m., the Multicultural Affairs Committee (MAC) within the Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences will host an interdisciplinary panel focused on COVID-19 and the Asian-American experience that includes undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and staff members. This event, co-sponsored by the Coalition of Occupational Therapy Advocates for […]
Between the Zoom calls, classroom capacities, limited gathering sizes and masks covering the faces of every Shark, it’s hard to miss the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on NSU. As of March 21, NSU had 18 active cases of COVID-19 among undergraduate students on campus and an additional 10 cases off campus, bringing the […]
Question: Do you feel the NSU student body is doing its part to slow the spread of COVID-19? 45% said Yes. 55% said No. “I’m getting ads for parties and party busses from my classmates each week, and they gave me slack at the beginning of the fall semester for warning them about […]
Officials have repeatedly dropped the ball when it comes to COVID-19 response efforts, and unfortunately, it seems that the vaccine rollout is no exception. Since the beginning of the vaccine rollout, the only citizens eligible to be vaccinated are seniors, healthcare professionals and those deemed extremely vulnerable to COVID-19. It makes perfect sense to […]
Ryan Rivera, a freshman public health major at NSU, was diagnosed with COVID-19 at the end of January. In a Q&A with The Current, Rivera shared his story and advice regarding his experience. How did you get diagnosed with COVID-19? “A couple of my friends had been out together, and pretty much the next […]