News Briefs, Sept. 25, 2018

NSU celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month This year, Hispanic Heritage Month takes place from Sept. 15 – Oct.. 15. NSU plans on celebrating by having Hispanic dining options every Friday at Shark Dining during this month. The Fischler College of Education will host a Hispanic Movie Day and Cultural Sharing on Sept. 25 in the Cotilla […]

News Briefs, Sept. 11, 2018

NSU Shark Shuttle schedule available through NextBus With the addition of several new shuttle routes, the NSU Shark Shuttles schedule and current locations are now available online and through the iShark app through NextBus. The two new shuttle lines are the UC Shark Express and the Campus Express. The UC Shark Express stops at Rolling […]

News Briefs, Oct. 17, 2017

NSU and Patel Family Foundation send relief efforts to Puerto Rico Following the devastation in Puerto Rico caused by Hurricane Maria, the NSU community and the Patel Family Foundation partnered to deliver more than 2,500 pounds of supplies to the island nation. With the loan of the Patels’ plane, goods such as batteries, water, flashlights […]

Hispanic Heritage Month: Transforming obsolete objects into art

A collection of crushed plastic bottles lay in a pile. Each discarded SEI-brand container resembles a 19th century soldier’s canteen. Back then, each canteen held water — a refreshing and prized commodity for any soldier engrossed in grueling combat. At first glance today, each bottle is merely a piece of empty, mangled plastic. In the eyes of Juana Valdes, however, each bottle is an essential component of a work of art.