Stats Name: Jasmine Lykins Major: History Minor: Legal Studies Year: Transfer, junior Career Plans: Who knows? Possibly Journalism.Possibly Law. Possibly Anything. I’m one of those students who decides on a different career every two months. I am your new Sports Editor. I am may not be an over-zealous sports buff who can quote the stats […]
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On the Scene: What has been your experience with Blackboard? Is it effective or not?
Last semester, NSU transitioned from the WebCT system used to administer online classes to a new system, Blackboard. Since the change, students expressed concerns about the operation of the new system at the Chancellor’s Town Hall Meeting last semester. What has been your experience with Blackboard? Is it effective or not? “A lot of my classes […]
On the Bench: No need to hide your NSU pride
Imagine 4,000 passionate fans screaming their lungs out, cheering on the NSU men’s basketball team. Are you having difficulty picturing this scene? Well, that’s no surprise considering the highest attendance for a home basketball game this year was 708. Oh, and that was our homecoming game. So, I ask the NSU community: Where is the […]
On the Scene: Do you think this is a form of segregation and why?
Students at McCaskey East High School in Lancaster, Pa. are part of a project, which separates students for six minutes each day, by race, gender and language. School officials initiated the pilot program to support school research that reported that black students who are grouped by gender with a strong role model, have higher self-esteem and perform better academically. Critics oppose the plan, calling it segregation. Do you think this is a form of segregation and why?
On the Bench: Are you ready for some football?
There’s no better time to be a football fan in the U.S. It has been another great season full of joys and disappointments, heroes and losers and the mouth of Rex Ryan. Finally, only two teams remain. This Sunday, at 6:30 p.m., the Green Bay Packers will battle the Pittsburgh Steelers for the coveted Lombardi […]
On the Scene: Who is your hero and why?
Anyone can be a hero. A hero can be a parent, teacher, athlete or movie star. It just has to be someone we admire and inspires us to be the best we can be. Who is your hero and why?
Four reasons why I don’t watch the Pro Bowl
The National Football League will hold its annual fan-voted, All Star game on Jan. 30 in Honolulu, Hawaii. I won’t be watching it and I won’t be the only one. Here are four reasons why.
On the Scene: What do you think would make more people attend NSU athletic events?
During Homecoming 2010, the Division of Student Affairs awarded a scholarship for free books to a undergraduate student as a means of attracting a large number of students to the Homecoming basketball game. What do you think would make more people attend NSU athletic events?
On the Bench: Rex Ryan needs some quiet time
Trash talking is evident in every sport. However, players and coaches in the National Football League seem to do it more frequently and less intelligently.
On the Scene: What do you think can be learned from the tragedy in Arizona last week?
On Jan. 8, 22-year-old Jared Loughner opened fire in a rally held at a supermarket in Tucson, Ariz. He killed six people, including a federal judge and a 9-year-old girl. Among the 12 injured was U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who remains in critical condition. Giffords was the intended target. What do you think can be learned from the tragedy in Arizona last week?