Recipe for the popular Hispanic dish – Ropa Vieja
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Controversies surrounding World of Warcraft’s newest expansion: Mists of Pandaria
In the wake of Activision-Blizzard’s momentous announcement in late 2011 that the next expansion to their record-breaking online roleplaying game “World of Warcraft” was to feature oriental-styled pandas and martial arts; the gaming community and fanbase has been swept up in a controversy of epic proportions.
Diary of… a student who attended a medical convention
Saamia Shaikh is a senior biology major. She is originally from Pakistan, but grew up in Orlando. She is the president of the Pre-Medical Society, as well as the co-president of the Pakistani Student Association. She is also a member of President’s 64 and on the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences’s Academic Integrity Committee. When Saamia is not studying, she is reading, doing research, volunteering in her community and spending time with friends and family.
Diary of… a human trafficking victim
Katariina Rosenblatt is a graduate student in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences. As a human trafficking victim herself, shehopes to host an NSU symposium about human trafficking in the fall and has a web site, www.thereishopeforme.org, to help victims.
Diary of… a student who attended MegaCon
NSU’s SAGE club, the Society for Anime, Games, and Entertainment, offered its members an opportunity to go to the MegaCon (a convention catering to the comic book, sci-fi, anime, gaming, and fantasy community). Tyler Conti shares his experience.
Watch out for a second winter when “Game of Thrones” returns in April
“Game of Thrones” has the perfect blend of deception, action, romance, comedy, and fantasy. If you’re a fan of historical fiction and awesome British actors, then this show is right up your alley. There are characters we have come to love and characters we despise. Season two is certainly shaping up to be an epic one. All I can say is sit back on your throne and enjoy the show.
Diary of… a musician and radio host
Daniel E. Urdaneta is a communication studies major. His hobbies include swimming, racquetball, going to the beach and playing with his dog. Daniel’s favorite quote is “Always follow your heart and intuition, somehow they already know what you want to become,” by Steve Jobs.
Diary of…a student who traveled the world
Ionna Hernandez is double majoring in communication studies and international relations. She is originally from Panama, but was raised in South Florida. She speaks both Spanish and English fluently, can speak French conversationally and is currently learning Arabic. Her favorite quote is “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely in these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one’s lifetime,” written by Mark Twain in “Innocents Abroad.”
Interested in running for office in Student Government?
The Office of Student Activities recently released the 2012 NSU student government associations elections candidacy packet, a 12-page application that undergraduate students must submit in order to get on the ballot in time for undergraduate SGA elections, which begin April 9. Below are 12 things you need to know that will make submitting your packet easy and seamless.
Diary of…a student who helped children living with HIV in Peru
Belina Collias is a second-year student in the Osteopathic Medicine program (OMS-II). She is originally from Burlington, Vt., a former Peace Corps Volunteer in Lesotho, Africa and founder of the non-profit organization The MOSA Project. She is currently president of NSU-COM’s International Medical Outreach Club. Her interests include international travel and volunteerism, social justice, human rights activism and public health.