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NSU opened the Center of Excellence for Coral Reef Ecosystems Research in Hollywood, Fla., the nation’s largest coral reef research center, on Sept. 27. President George L Hanbury II and the new center’s dean, Richard Dodge, kicked off the grand opening with a ceremony that included key speakers, former U.S. Vice President Al Gore; Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz; U.S. Dept. of Commerce’s Patrick Gallagher, Ph.D.; and the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration’s Paul Sandifer, Ph.D. After winning a nationwide competition, NSU earned the highest grant of $15 million from the U.S. Department of Commerce, made possible by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. In addition to this amount, the

By: Debbie Mejia

The 2012 undergraduate con-vocation ceremony took place on Sept. 4, in the Arena at the Don Taft University Center, with 550 students, staff, faculty, and administrators in at-tendance, including President George L. Hanbury II. Convocationofficiallymarksthebeginning of a new academic year, af-ter orientation. Each year, the Farqu-har College of Arts and Sciences de-signs programs and activities around a theme. This year’s theme, “Life and Death,” inspired many of the col-lege’s guest speakers, lectures, course offerings, and student activities. In his opening remarks, Don Rosenblum, dean of the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, said that convocation is a relationship be-tween students and faculty, an oppor-tunityforstudentstopauseandreflecton their goals and where they want to be after graduation.

Convocation ushers in new academic year

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NBC 6 On Sept. 12 NBC 6 came to NSU where275studentsfilledtheDonTaftUniversity Center with shark pride. As a part of college week, which highlights colleges around South Florida, NBC co-anchor of the news at 5, Adam Kuperstein and sports anchor Joe Rose reported on some of NSU’s achievements. The segment aired live during the Wednesday 5 p.m. broadcast. Rose interviewed Olympic swimmer, Esau Simpson, about his time in London for the broadcast. Simpson expressed happiness in taking part in the summer Olympic Games. Simpson said he and the rest of the NSU swim team were excited and looking forward to the start of their season. President George L. Hanbury II

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NSU sets national record building an 86,000 square-foot coral reef facility.COURTESY OF NOVA.EDU

Joe Rose interviewing Esau Simpson, sophmore biology major, about his Olympic experience

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Keynote speaker, Jamaica Kincaid, addresses NSU students about this year’s theme “Life and Death”.BY E. BRAEGGER

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largest grant NSU has ever earned, the school raised $35 million to build the center solely dedicated to coral reef ecosystems research and conservation — Florida is home to 84% of the nation’s reefs. Prior to the grand opening ceremony, students, scientists, and President Hanbury scuba dived, and with the help of oceanographic doctoral candidate Elizabeth Larson, explored the coral reef nursery. Abby Renegar, Doctoral candidate from the oceanographic center, said the facility’s enhanced lab space and coral nursery will better students’ research experiences. Mahmood Shivji, Ph.D., who

teaches conservation biology and conducts research with graduate students at the Guy Harvey Institute, said, that they conduct research on marine species and issues like oil spills, but the facility is primarily focused on coral reef ecosystem research. The center’s main goals are to assess the health of coral reefs; treat the damaged habitats; examine climate change and its effects; cultivate nurseries; map the nature of international reefs; study water flow and coral growth in order toefficiently reconstruct the habitats;study the biology of reefs; look closely into the negative effects

Hanbury said, “It is an opportu-nity to reinforce why students come to college: to expand their minds, to en-courage a passionate curiosity to learn, and get perspectives and viewpoints on education, knowledge, life experiences as the student grows and matures.” The keynote speaker was re-nowned author Jamaica Kincaid, whose book “Annie John” was select-

ed for the 2012 First-Year Reading program. The reading program en-courages new undergraduate students to read a selected book related to the academic theme, and then invites them to meet the author at a dinner reception after convocation. Rosenblum said that about 120 students participated in the program this year. He said that the combina-

of external natural and unnatural stressors; and achieve a greater understanding of how reefs respond to threats. Among the ceremony’s 475 invitees were several commissioners, Hollywood’s Mayor Peter Bober, state Senator Elena Kagan, Guy Harvey, and H. Wayne Huizenga. After the ceremony, the 86,000 sq. foot, $50 million facility’s opening was celebrated with an ocean-themed reception and personal tours. Jacqueline Travisano, NSU’s Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, said, “Thisfacility gives NSU students across the country a unique nationally

recognized facility to study their interest with professors and firstclass research.” The center will also house laboratories, feature research collaboration, training, fieldworkstaging, a marine science library, and an 85-seat auditorium. Rep. Wasserman-Shultz, former Vice President Al Gore, Patrick Gallagher, Ph.D., and Paul Sandifer, Ph.D. congratulated NSU for contributing to the economy and environment with the research and conservatory efforts the center will continue to perform. Former Vice President Gore said, “I congratulate NSU and all its

tion of convocation and the First-Year Reading program gives the university an opportunity to wel-come new students, to set a standard in a non-competitive, non-threaten-ing and non-grading environment, and to read a book with a college level understanding. After a reception, during which Kincaid signed copies of her book,

sheattendedadinnerwherefirst-yearstudents asked her questions. Claire Lutkewitte, assistant pro-fessor in Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, said that students who par-ticipate in the reading program appre-ciated the experience because it gave them an opportunity to interact with a renowned author. “It also gives students an op-

also spoke to Kuperstein about the undergraduate and graduate programs that NSU offers and all the shark pride represented by the students who, he said, makes NSU truly stand out.

Rose said that he sees athletics and sports programs around South Florida heading in the right direction. “Many schools in Florida have become top recruiting schools and

because of its weather and location many good athletes come and add on to the college teams,” he said. Sara Gawish, senior marketing and management major and president

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New Aviation Program at NSU Takes Flight

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To help satisfy the increase in demand for qualified pilots by theFederal Aviation Administration, NSU began offering a Bachelor of Science Degree in human services administration with concentration in human factors, which focuses on the psychological behaviors of pilots, in fall 2012. This program brings together NSU and American Flyers Inc., the oldest flight training school inthe United States, to work towards meetingthegrowingneedofqualifiedpilots within the aviation industry. This program will allow aspiring pilots to be trained, not just in the technical procedures of aviation, but also in the human factors that are associated with it. This program contains two concentrations, which are: basics in aviation and professional development in aviation. Classes are available online, and are provided with live flighttraining offered through American Flyers. Ian Dasho, admissions liaison for American Flyers, said, the collaboration seemed like perfect timing. He also said that it is imperative that prospective pilots get a clear understanding of the human factors that come with the skill of aviation he said that, The Federal Aviation Administration wanted to place an emphasis on communication breakdown between pilots. This knowledge he said, “This will make for a safe transition of roles and safe operation of the aircraft.”

During the program, American Flyers will provide simulator and actual flight training, allowingstudents to earn their private pilot’s license and instrument rating. An advancedflight trainingandaviationcareer curriculum are also offered. With this, students can earn their commercial, multi-engine and flightinstructorcertificates. There were eight students enrolled in the program for the fall semester. There is however an additional cost to the tuition for students who are looking to get the private pilot’s license. This is, however, an additional cost, that will have to be discussed with a financialaidadvisor,which includesall amenities, certificates, andtrainings at the airport. At the end of

the program, which lasts about eight months, students will be issued a private pilot’s license. Kim Durham, Ph.D., the executive dean in charge of putting this program together said, this program is focused on the students, and with the education in human services it will allow students to make good judgment. She also said, “It brings confidence that you have masteredeverything to be able tofly a plane,and once you have done everything you can, and are in the right frame of mind to do it, that is what makes it fun.” For anyone interested in learning more about the Aviation program, visit: www.nova.edu/humanservices/administration/aviation/.

portunity to celebrate the beginning of the year and also meet and interact with other students.” Lutkewitte said. Leanne Boucher, assistant pro-fessor in the Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences, was selected to speak at convocation. She is the recip-ient of the 2012 Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Full-Time Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award.

leadership and research.” Representative Wasserman-Schultz said, “[This] is possible when we all work together… This is an investment on critical research.” Paul Sandifer, Ph.D, National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration’s senior advisor, said, “It is spectacular. What we leave behind will shape the world for our grandchildren.” NSU President George Hanburysaidinafinaladdressattheceremony, “We need to have leaders based upon knowledge. Invest in a cause greater than yourself.”

offinaticsanorganizationdedicatedto supporting all NSU sports, was amongst those who participated in the event. She said, “It was nice to see so

many students come together and represent our school. Shark pride all the way.”

Students from RadioX, SUTV and The Current taking the flight simulator for a test flight.BY A. HESSE

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Fun at the fair

On Sept. 19, the Office ofUndergraduate Student Success held its third annual “Student Success Fair”, an event to familiarize undergraduate students with campus resources. More than 350 students participated in the fair, which was held in the Carl DeSantis Building’s Atrium. Tables were set up with activitiesfromtheofficesofAcademicServices, Career Development, and more than a dozen others.

The Atrium was filled withgames, candy, small prizes, and NSU dining hall food vouchers that students earned after visiting at least eight tables. Sheila Fabius, student success coachat theOfficeofUndergraduateStudent Success and the event’s chair, said, “Our goal was to provide undergraduate students with the opportunity to interact with and receive valuable information about various student services that can help them succeed and earn their NSU degree.”

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Students at the second annual Undergraduate Student Success Fair, which was held in the Atrium of the Carl DeSantis Building. COURTESY OF D. MEJIA

Fabius hopes students who participated in the fair left with a greater knowledge of the various academic support services and resources available to them on campus. As a working student who juggles her time, Yeramar Triplett, freshman business administration major, said, “The most helpful tables to me were counseling, advising and academic services.” Farhan Khan, freshman biology major, said that he found financialaid’s table particularly helpful,

because it taught him about different scholarship opportunities. Mike Hoang, junior biology major,said,“It’sveryefficientforfirstyear students because [they learned] aboutalloftheoffices[that]cameoutto show what services are at NSU.” Omar Viqar, freshman biology major said that the tables on academic services and student success were the most helpful for him. “Academic Services gave tips on testing and how to set up appointments,” he said.

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“Life 101 … Personally Speaking” presents Sonya Richards RossAs part of the “Life 101 … Personally Speaking” series, Olympic gold medalist Sonya Richards Ross, who won two gold medals at the 2012 Lon-don Olympic Games, shared her experiences with NSU students, faculty, and community mem-bers on Oct. 23 at the Rose and Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center. Prior to the event, the NSU Office of Special Eventsand Projects held a VIP recep-tionwhereNSUtrackandfieldathletes were able to speak and take pictures with Ross. In 2004, as a sophomore in col-lege, Ross earned a spot in the U.S. Olympic team. In the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Ross won the bronze medal. In the 2012 London Olympics, Ross won two gold medals, one in the individual 400-meter race and one as a member of the 4x400-meter relay team. Looking into the near future, Ross hopes to compete in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event concluded with an auto-graph session in the lobby out-side the auditorium.

NSU Holds Senatorial DebateDemocratic incumbent Sena-tor Bill Nelson and Republican candidate Representative Con-nie Mack faced off in Florida’s senatorial debate on Oct. 17 in the Rose and Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center and was moderated by news anchor Mi-chael Williams. NSU students and faculty, NSU’s Board of Trustees, high school students, politicians and their fami-lies, other Floridian university professors, and media outlets throughout the state attend-ed. Three panelists asked the candidates questions: Lissette Campos, ABC News’s director of community affairs; Toluse Olorunnipa, political reporter for the Miami Herald; and An-thony Man, political writer for the Sun-Sentinel. The debate brought up economic and do-mestic policy, national security, Medicare, and foreign and in-ternational policy.

Free Dental Service for School ChildrenNSU received a $75,000 grant to provide free dental services to 400 North Miami Beach el-ementary school children. The grant was received from the Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Inc. to provide dental services to uninsured students from local elementary schools. The servic-es will include comprehensive oral examinations, cleanings, fluoride application, sealants,and oral hygiene instructions. The services will begin this fall.

Florida Supreme Court Justice Barbara J. Pariente was a guest speaker at the NSU Shepard Broad Law Center on Nov. 1, where she addressed an audience of around 200 students and community members. Her visit was coordinated by the NSU chapter of the Young Lawyers Division of the Florida Bar, and was proposed by the chapter’s secretary, Danielle Kaye, second year law student. This event was created in order to educate not only law students, but the entire NSU community, on the issue of merit retention — a process for keeping state justices on the bench. “A lot of students are not familiar with this electoral process for a fair and impartial judiciary, so we had Justice Pariente come to speak with students on this process — how it’s a part of our constitution and how it’s a real issue that perhaps needs to be changed in the future,” Kaye said. Florencia Schwartz, junior legal studies major, said, “I didn’t know about the subject, so I found this to be a very informative event. Everyone should have this opportunity to learn about the subject.” Justice Pariente has worked in the legal and judicial field for over38 years, and currently stands as the longest-serving justice on the Supreme Court of Florida. She was the second female justice appointed to the Florida Supreme Court. She has been honored with numerous awards, including being inducted into the Florida Women’s Hall of Fame by Governor Charlie Crist in 2008. She is also a breast cancer survivor. After their six-year term, each state Supreme Court justice is placed on the ballot for U.S. citizens to vote on whether or not he or she should be retained in office. If the

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Florida Supreme Court Justice Pariente addresses NSU

majority votes “no”, then that state justice’s seat becomes available and the governor ultimately decides who willfillthatseat. Kaye said, “Students need to know that they can make an impact on whether Justice Pariente continues her role because her job is in the hands of our society.” NSU law professor Michael Dale introduced Pariente and described merit retention as “a crucial issue for law students, and frankly for the population at large.” Pariente said, “the merit selection part is the key to merit retention.” As Pariente explained, merit selection aims to provide a check on the governor’s power. The process sets up independent judicial nominating commissions, appointed

mainly by the governor, but also from the Florida Bar. Those nine-member commissions review applications, which seek to find out everythingpossible about prospective judges and justices. According to Pariente, the most qualified candidates are thejudges that have the “demeanor to be respectful to all parts that come before that judge or justice.” “Judges that are intellectually honest and hard-working, having integrity beyond reproach — that is what is part of the merit selection process,” Pariente said. After the applicants are screened, three to six names are presented to the governor. The governor then selects the justice or appellate whom he finds most

qualified, depending on his or herown standards. “That is a legitimate selection process, the merit selection process,” Pariente added. The merit selection process contrasts the early 1970s method of Supreme Court and appeals court judge and justice selection. At that time, elected judges and justices ran as partisan positions, such as Republican or Democrat. Pariente further emphasized the importance of a non-partisan judicial system, saying, “One of the questions we never ask is, ‘what is your party affiliation?’Thatisirrelevantandhasbeen primarily irrelevant for the last 36 years.”

Florida Supreme Court Justice Barbara J. Pariente addresses NSU law students. COURTESY OF C. LIPNANN

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lollipop; he uses it daily. “I found that Fresh-Tip is a great alternative to my usual end-of-meal peppermints that are packed with sugar,” he said. For more information on Fresh-Tips, log on to freshtips.com or facebook.com/freshbreathfreshners.

New Pre-Health Council gives back

The Pre-Health Council held a community-effort food drive Oct. 22 to Nov. 2, and donated all collected goods to the Pantry of Broward, a charity organization that aims to meet senior citizens’ needs. The council asked NSU students and the general community to donate non-perishable food and canned goods. Donations were placed in desig-nated boxes in the Don Taft Univer-sity Center, Horovitz Administration Building, Carl DeSantis Building, Rosenthal Student Center, and Mail-man-Hollywood Building. The Pre-Health Council was

created this summer after the Pre-Medical Society, Pre-Student Os-teopathic Medical Association, Pre-Dental Society, Pre-Physicians Assistants, Pre-Optometry, Multi-cultural Association for Pre-Health Students, and Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) came together to encompass all pre-health organizations. Each organization had its own drop box and competed against each other to see who could collect the most goods. Everything was then do-nated to the Pantry of Broward. President of Health Occupa-tions Students of America at NSU, Chanice Allen, sophomore biology major and music minor, said, “We

believe that by working together, we can make a difference. We hope to promote unity and the will to give back on campus.” The council is run based on ac-tive communication between each organization’s executive members. Joshua Loomis, assistant pro-fessor in the Division of Math, Sci-ence, and Technology and HOSA’ faculty advisor, said, “It provides a great opportunity for the clubs to mobilize their members while also encouraging collaboration.” The Pantry of Broward provides a 55-pound food box to seniors in need. Each box is stocked with milk, cereal, canned foods, pasta, bread,

and more. According to the Pantry of Broward, non-perishable and canned goods are needed the most, such as tuna, cereal and Hamburger Helper. The organization also provides public servicestotheelderly,includingfinan-cial planning and health care advice. HOSA Vice President Anagha Sadasivan, biology major, said, “We are hoping to raise at least one can per NSU student.” During the council’s first year,Allen said that they want to leave a legacy on campus, especially with “Sponsor a Can,” so that future Pre-Health students can take the idea and expand on it. Event Coordinator for HOSA,

Melissa Fils, junior biology major, said that this effort was crucial in not only serving the community, but also in giving NSU the opportunity to engage in a rewarding activity. Fils said, “Giving back to the community will provide closure within each individual that donates a can, and helps prevent one less hun-gry person.” Sadasivan said, “Please sponsor a can and help feed the less fortunate.” For more information on the Pantry of Broward Inc. and a full list of accepted donations, visit www.thepantryofbroward.org.

By: Debbie Mejia

The stock room at the pantry of Broward, filled with donations of non-perishable and canned foods.COURTESY OF WWW.BROWARDNETONLINE.COM

NSU dental students patents toothbrush and breath freshener duoBy: Victoria Rajkumar

Deborah Luis, fourth-year dental student, recently created and patented Fresh-Tips, a one-time use, travel toothbrush and breath freshener. After patenting Fresh-Tips, Luis entered it into “Get on the Shelf” — an online competition run by Walmart. The contest invites busi-nesses and individuals to submit their products, for a chance to have them sold on walmart.com or in Walmart stores. Winners were decided by pub-lic votes. Although she did not win the contest, she was able to connect with the corporation, which is considering selling her products in its stores. Luis said she came up with the idea for Fresh-Tips three years ago. “One Sunday afternoon, my hus-band and I saw a ball with all kinds of rubber extensions and we thought, ‘wouldn’t that be good to clean your teeth?’ The idea progressed andevolved from there,” said Luis. Fresh-Tips is unique, because it has soft rubber bristles that clean your teeth, gums and tongue, and containsflavoredmintthatsimultane-ously freshen your breath. Fresh-Tips also contains xylitol, a sugar alcohol sweetenerproventofightplaqueand

fightcavities. Dr. Dan Gilbert, general dentist in New Mexico, said that Fresh-Tips is effective and he recommends the product to his patients. Luis said that although the de-velopment of Fresh-Tips was chal-lenging, she had the assistance of both dental professionals and business

management professionals in navigat-ing the process. “We sought a lot of help and expertise in the fields of engineer-ing, patent attorneys, confections, manufacturing and marketing. I have learned a ton in process,” she said. Luis chose to create this product because oral hygiene is something that

she is passionate about, and she wants to make her mark on the industry. Luis said that when she and her team polled random people to test their product, she “got such enormous positive feedback that it was evident we were doing something right.” David Nguyen, third-year dental student said the product tastes like a

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An NSU student patented Fresh-Tips™, a one-time use, on-the-go toothbrush and breath freshener.

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DeSantis presents “Life after Sundown”

The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship’s Distinguished Lecture Series wel-comed businessman Carl DeSantis on Sept. 25. A sign reading, “Welcome Home, Carl!” was hung outside the business school’s building, named after DeSantis. After almost 100 people con-firmedtheywouldattend,theeventhad to be relocated to the Alfred and Rose Miniaci Performing Arts Center to accommodate the large audience. DeSantis, former chair-man of the Board of Rexall Sun-down, Inc., delivered his lecture, “Life After Sundown.” In his lecture, DeSantis talked abouthisfirstbreakthroughand thesuccesses that followed. DeSantis created Sundown, a suntan lotion. The product sold well on beaches, and DeSantis recognized the rising interest in nutrition and health prod-ucts. After Sundown’s success, De-

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Santis started Rexall Sundown, Inc., which was the leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of vita-mins, nutritional supplements and other consumer health products. President George Hanbury sat

down with DeSantis for a question and answer session after the lecture. DeSantis offered advice to college students entering the workforce. He said that there is a budding genius in everyone and when companies hire

employees, they look to discover a person’s real promise. He also said that opportunities are not just lying around — you will have to knock on a few doors. Originally from Boston, De-Santis grew up modestly, selling newspapers to help his family. At just 19 years old, he became one of Walgreens’ youngest top-store man-agers. He created Rexall Sundown, Inc. a few years later. “You can do anything if you really want to do it, and I certainly wanted to do it,” DeSantis said. He then discussed his founda-tion, the Angus Gillis Foundation. It was named after his grandfather, a lifetime mentor for DeSantis. The foundation made houses and donat-ed computers to an African commu-nity. The organization also bought sewing machines and employed more than 700 employees to make dolls in Africa. With such charitable efforts, DeSantis said, “It’s best to always help somebody along the way.”

Christine Martinez, executive assistant to Assistant Dean of Ex-ternal Affairs Joe Pineda, said, “He took risks, never settled, found in-spiration anywhere and took it all to another level.” A businessman, researcher, writer, and philanthropist, DeSan-tis continues to donate millions to schools all around Fla. and the U.S. Frank Voehl, director of the of-fice of process improvement, said,“Carl DeSantis’ advice to college students who wish to succeed is to view their college career with the same focus and intensity that they would give to a chess game: you need to have the attitude of a ‘bud-ding genius’, an attitude consisting of culture, dignity, and respect.” At the end of his lecture, De-Santis said, “Time is the most pre-ciousandfleetinggift.Useitwisely.Never give up.” As the audience exited the theater, they were given compli-mentary copies of DeSantis’ book, “Vitamin Enriched”.

Awarded journalist, Iranian tortured prison survivor, speaks at NSU

By: Debbie Mejia

Award-winning journalist and filmmaker Maziar Bahari sharedhis experiences with more than 250 NSU students, faculty, family, and community members at the Rose and Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Cen-ter on Oct. 18 as a part of the Distin-guished Speaker Series. In 2009, Bahari — a Canadian-Iranian award-winning journalist, documentary filmmaker and News-week correspondent — was arrested and tortured in Iran’s Evin prison for 118 days, accused of being a spy. Marlissa Santos, director of the Division of Humanities at the Far-quhar College of Arts and Sciences said, “In relation to our theme ‘Life and Death’, Mr. Bahari’s experiences underscore the tremendous risk and power of journalism. He shows how news media can affect personal life and conveys the message of tragedy and hope.” Prior to the main event, 12 se-lected students from NSU’s Honor Program and First Year Reading Pro-gram had a question and answer ses-sion with Bahari. During his main speech, Bahari told stories from his days as a univer-sity student, his years as a journalist andhiscareerasafilmmaker,alongwith sharing his experiences in soli-tary confinement and torture in anIranian prison. As a Newsweek correspon-dent reporting on the 2009 Iranian Presidential Elections and outbreak of protests, Bahari was arrested on accusation of being a spy for Iran’s

Mossad, Britain’s MI6 Intelligence, and the United States CIA. After the arrest, his story was internationally reported and a website, freemazi-arbahari.org, was created to raise awareness. Miranda Secumes, freshman communication studies major, said, “He made me more determined to learn about other countries and reit-erated the importance of journalism. His story reminded me of journalist Laura Ling and her story of capture in North Korea’s prison camp.” Bahari said, “I was always care-ful and censored my writing, but I betrayed myself when I ended up in prison.Itwasadifficultbalancingact,being Iranian and writing about the truth. I had to protect my integrity.” Bahari was sentenced to 13-and-half years in prison and 74 lashes on six charges. The charges consisted of fiveyears forunlawfulassemblyandconspiracy against state security; four years for collecting and keeping clas-sifieddocuments;twoyearsforinsult-ing Supreme Ayatollah Ali Khamenei; one year for propaganda against the system; one year and 74 lashes for dis-rupting public order; and six months for insulting the president. He was also forced to give a televised false confession. He later sued that television network, and they were shut down last year. After 118 days of imprison-ment, when international awareness pressured Iran and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressed interest in Bahari’s case, he was re-leased on $300 thousand bail. Bahari said that the Iranian gov-

ernmenthas intensifiedanduntil thisday, they remain in the world’s top three countries to imprison journalists. Since Bahari’s release, he has been the only highly profiled, re-leased prisoner to have his story reported on a Newsweek, CNN and CBS’s “60 Minutes”, among other media outlets. He says that he feels a burden on his shoulder to be the voice of imprisoned journalists in Iran and around the world. While working in Iran, Bahari used to screen his documentaries to Iranian university students. Bahari said, “The students are so much different from the gov-ernment. All they want is a stable, peaceful, and secure future and do not want any revolutions. But at the same time, they cannot afford to risk their lives to speak out.” Stephen Andon, assistant pro-fessor in the Division of Humani-ties, said, “It is important to consider what unites us, rather than what sep-arates us. Young people, much like NSU students, are dealing with the ramifications of a global recessionand an uncertainty that awaits the rest of their lives.” Bahari said that about 65 per-cent of students are women and this scares the regime, which is why they have tried to cut students’ resources, such as Google and YouTube. He said that Iranians need knowledge of the world; through the younger citi-zens, he envisions a brighter future. “As American university stu-dents, you should be thankful to have the rights to vote and speak freely.

You are privileged to live in a demo-cratic society,” said Bahari. In college, Bahari majored in communications studies. He said that all communication students must be open to new realities, be multi-skilled and be versatile, because in this digital age, everyone is a source of information. Andon said, “Mr. Bahari’s ex-periences brought together a number of different avenues for consider-ation — mixing law, journalism and communication studies. As a mem-ber of the news media and a film-maker, his work reveals the impor-tant job that media has as ‘the Fourth Estate’ to bring a critical perspective and make the public aware of what is happening throughout our world. [It] highlights injustice in the world.” Bahari closed the program with these words: “Never be satis-fiedorcertainwithwhatyouknow.Uncertainty is a virtue.”

Andon said, “I hope that Mr. Bahari’s speech will remind us of the challenges that young people face in Iran but also grants us hope that this demographic will soon see a free and democratic Iran.” Don Rosenblum, dean of The Farquhar College of Arts and Scienc-es said, “The College hosts the Dis-tinguished Speakers program to bring thoughtful and important voices and issuestocampus.Mr.Baharireflectedon his extraordinary experience as a journalist and his insights on the sig-nificanceandimportanceofeventsintheMiddleEast. Studentsmayfindthese stories of his experience to be inspiring and motivating.” After the Distinguished Speaker Event, Bahari held a book signing for his memoir, “Then They Came for Me: A Family’s Story of Love, Captivity, and Survival,” a New York Times bestseller.

Bahari elaborates Iranian captivity.BY D. MEJIA

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President Hanbury and Carl DeSantis during the Q&A segment of the distinguished lecture series.

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Dr. Lopez dives for sponge samples off the coast of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Marine biologist hopes to solve sponge mystery

From Palm Beach down to the Florida Keys by the Sombrero Reef, red barrel sponges are decomposing at unheard of rates, according to ma-rine biologists. The culprit is an uncommon disease, and scientists are busy try-ingtofigureoutjusthowwidespreadthe outbreak is. Jose Lopez, associate professor of biology at the NSU Oceanograph-icCenter,firstobservedspongesde-teriorating off the coast of Broward. OthersconfirmedthatthespongesinSouth Florida were dying. “We noticed the widespread outbreak in the area in early April,” said Lopez. “As far as we can tell, this is the largest event we’ve seen so far, at least in Florida.” Scientists have dubbed the disease “Sponge Orange Band”, because it appears as a bright or-ange band that progresses through the sponge and leads to the massive destruction of the “pinacoderm”, the outer most layer of cells. Lopez hasn’t yet been able to confirm theactual pathogen responsible. “So far, the outbreak is happen-ing regionally. We have not heard of any outbreak in other parts of the world as of yet,” Lopez said. He said that, in the past, out-breaks have occured in waters off

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the coast of Australia and Africa, but never off of Florida’s coast. In May, the Marine Microbi-ology and Genetics Laboratory in the Center of Excellence for Coral Reef Ecosystems Sciences of NSU was able to collect multiple sam-ples of both diseased and healthy sponges for in-depth genetic and microscopic analyses. Although the sponge is a primitive animal, Lopez said that it is highly beneficial for scientists to study. According to Lopez, “The use of high level machinery is expensive to use and without funding, whether public or private, the Xestospongia muta samples we have collected will remain frozen, archived and unana-lyzed” he said. Lopez has being proactive in findingfundingforhisresearch.Hestarted a web page on the social net-work site Kickstarter.com. Though he was not able to reach his funding goal, he remains optimistic. “I will continue my research. It is important to continue to study exactly what is happening to our en-vironment,” Lopez said. For more information about “Sponge Orange Band”, visit nova.edu/ocean/index.html COURTESY OF DR. JOSE LOPEZ

NSU celebrates diversity through International Education Week

NSU celebrated International Education Week from Nov. 12 to Nov. 16, with a full week of activi-ties that focused on the international community at NSU. International Education Week is a joint initiative by the U.S. De-partment of State and the U.S. De-partment of Education. It is meant to promote programs that prepare Americans for a global environ-ment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn, and exchange experiences in the U.S. This is the second year that NSU celebrated International Educa-tion Week. For the entire week, dif-ferent activities highlighted NSU’s mission and its core values of diver-sity, community, and academic ex-cellence. NSU has an international popu-lation of 1,231 students, from 116 countries. At the “NSU Global Vil-lage”, that was held in the Don Taft University Center on Nov. 12, 50 of those countries were represented — as students hosted booths, told sto-ries, and shared food and music from their countries. Annie Nguyen, freshman biol-ogy major, said that she thinks it’s amazing that NSU supports oppor-tunities for different people, and she is looking forward to attending the

By: Mnena Iyorpuu Global Village event in order to see and learn about other cultures that are different from American culture. Alejandra Parra, NSU’s associ-ate director of international affairs, said that International Education Week is organized to raise awareness of the global community at NSU and to help students become global citizens. Parra said, “It is our hope that the whole university community comes to the event. People should expect a lively week of entertainment and edu-

cation. They will learn about different countries, and what it is to be a global citizen, and how they belong to an or-ganization that encourages diversity.” Roghan Wagimin, sophomore biology major, said that as an in-ternational student, she appreciates NSU’sdiversityandfindsitdiversityreally interesting, because she gets to learn about other cultures. Parra said there will be a series of webinars organized by the Abra-ham S. Fischler School of Education

throughout the week, which will all highlight international education. There will also be Optional Practical Training (OPT) and H1B visa work-shops for international students, as well as workshops on opportunities for domestic students to study abroad. Marcela Beyoda, junior market-ing major said she has Columbian roots and she loves the diversity that NSU represents. Beyoda said that everyone deserves an equal opportu-nity to achieve their dreams, and so

having workshops on OPT and H1B visa is a great way to offer interna-tional students the opportunities they need for success. She would like to study aboard, and is looking forward to attending the workshops that will discuss opportunities for that. For more information on the International Education Week, visit www.nova.edu/internationalstudents.

Students and staff celebrating at last year’s international education week.COURTESY OF OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS

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Diary of... an artist My name is Albina and I’m a Florida resident. I emigrated from my native country of Russia in 2001 and have since been privileged to live in several states, as well as travel throughout the U.S. and abroad. While living in Richmond, Va., I exhibited work at several Richmond galleries, including three openings during the First Friday’s Art Walk. Being a foreign-born citizen yields the benefits of multiculturalperspectives and influences. Suchexperiences inspire and compel me

By: Albina Suto express myself through various artistic forms — primarily painting. The majority of my work consists offigurativeand illustrativepopartstyle paintings with expressive use of color and bold lifework. Through my artistic journey I have also developed a passion for photography and digital art. To im-prove my skills as an artist, I became a student at NSU, majoring in graph-ic design. During my first semester atschool, I was invited to show two of my paintings at the Annual Juried

Student Exhibition. I was awarded an honorable mention. I’m also a graphic designer stu-dentemployeewiththeOfficeofStu-dent Media and Information .My job gives me the opportunity to design lo-gos,flyersandbrochuresfordifferentevents and organizations. I like being challenged in new and exciting ways; NSU constantly challenges me as an artist and a person. As I start a new semester of classes and continue to expand as an artist, I am happy that NSU is where the next exciting chapter of my life

Hit the books while traveling the worldBy: Saily Regueiro

Imagine studying in South America for a semester, or exploring all the beautiful sights of Europe after class. NSU allows students to indulge in global learning through its Travel Study Program. Students interested in participating in the Travel Study Program can choose from a variety of programs, located all over the world. Destinations include Alaska, Eastern Europe, Greece, Ecuador, Ireland, and the Galapagos Islands. Don Rosenblum, dean of the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences said, “The Travel Study Program is something that every student should look into if they are interested in traveling. It is a great way to experience a new place and culture and there are many resources on campus available for anyone looking to study abroad.” Knowledge of a foreign language is not a requirement to participate, as many programs are available in English-speaking countries, such as Great Britain or

Australia. Additionally, many of the travel study programs in non-English speaking countries offer courses taught in English. One of the great benefits ofstudying abroad is that it can help students learn about other countries. Learning about a country’s traditions, favorite foods and culture, while traveling around a foreign country, is

something every student should take advantage of. Ionna Hernandez, junior communication studies and

international relations major, took advantage of the travel study program by participating in A Semester At Sea. She was able to travel around the world and study, while living on a ship. “I went to a lot of different places, like some parts of Asia and South America, and I got taught by some of the best professors in the world,” she said.

Travel study not only allows for personal growth, but also professional growth. Employers often look for students with fresh

ideas who challenge themselves. The experiences and knowledge that studying abroad offers a student can often help him or her better illustrate their strengths and work ethic than a resume can. However, before you start your travel study adventure, there are a few things you should know. It’s best to apply early. The

application process requires lot of paperwork, including transcripts and letters of recommendation. Other requirements depend on the host

country’s entrance regulations. The only requirement to travel outside of the U.S. for every abroad program is a valid U.S. passport. Cost, of course, is always a big factor to keep in mind. Most travel study programs have a tuition fee and institutional fees, though the exact varies per program. Students also need to think about travel, food, and living expenses. The good news is that students may qualify for many different funding and scholarship opportunities. Travel study does not necessarily mean traveling internationally. Stacy Gaspard, junior communications studies major, studied and lived in New York City for a summer. She said, “It was something new for me, something that I am really happy I did. I learned a lot about living on my own and it really allowed me to grow as a person.” For more information on the Travel Study Program, contact Joel Nemes, director of student development and retention, at 954-262-8093 or jnemes@nova.edu.

COURTESY OF DR. JOSE LOPEZWith study abroad, incredible sights like the Luvre, become part of the classroom.

Diary of... a film extra By: Kelsey Cortez

It’s 5 a.m. and I’m wondering how I ended up in a parking lot on Hollywood Beach, wearing neon, high-waisted shorts, lost in a herd of confused individuals dressed in ‘80s garb. I’d have to say it started with myloveoffilm. I’m a senior communications studies major, but my passion has always been film production. Oneday, I hope to direct my own movies, and maybe even perform in them. Whenafriendtoldmethat thefilm“Rock of Ages” was looking for extras, Ifigured itwouldbeagreatopportunity to network and get some real-world production experience. I showed up to the open casting call, headshot in hand, not knowing what to expect. This was my firsttime auditioning for anything other than a high school play. Name: Kelsey Cortez, Age: 19, Height: 5’4 5’6 (I soon found out all actors lie about their height). After handing in my information, I assumed that the chances of getting a callback were one in a million. To my surprise, I received a call the following week, asking if I would

like to participate as an extra in the production’s first day of filming.Ofcourse I said yes, eager to mingle with actors and film professionals,possibly get a glimpse at the film’sstar, Tom Cruise, all while getting paid. It seemed like a dream come true. All I had to do was call a hotline number 24 hours before the day of the shoottofindoutthedetails. Location: Hollywood beach. Attire: ‘80s beach wear. Call Time 5a.m.?! Suddenly, my big break seemed

like a huge mistake. Like a mad woman, I rushed to Forever 21, buying anything that could pass as ‘80s beach wear; the hotline said we should come with not just one, butthreeoutfits.Afterblowing$120on everything neon, I woke up at an ungodly hour the next morning to cake on makeup and tease my hair. I arrived at the Hollywood Beach parking lot exhausted, but awestruck. Vans, buses and tents crowded the space, while important-looking people rushed in and out of

trailers. “Tom Cruise? No. Tom?!No,” I kept internally conversing with myself. I made my way to the check-in tent, along with a group of hired extras. I was surprised at how easy it wastoidentifythe“firsttimers”likeme. The “newbies” were young teens, dressed in their best idea of ‘80s wear, wide-eyed and confused. “Men in one line, girls in another!” I heard one of the extras behind me, obviously not a newcomer, say, “And the cattle call begins!” And soon I understood what he meant. We were separated by gender, asked to change our clothes (turns out, neon was not allowed), striped of our self-applied makeup and remade, by professionals, into ‘80s-looking birds of paradise. We were then sent to a waiting area where we were fed a light breakfast. After an hour or so, production assistants poured into our waiting room and led us to the set, only to break us into more manageable groups of ten and position us along the beach. “You, here.” “You, wait there.” For hours, we were placed and replaced, until finally,it was show time. The actors —

the professional ones, that is — arrived on set. I could tell they were important people, because a person holding an umbrella followed them wherever they went. Us extras, on the other hand, also received some star treatment : we were offered a sunscreen “spritz” every now and then to prevent cancerous growths due to waiting in the sun for hours. While the cameras were rolling, it was my specific task toact like I was enjoying a game of beach volleyball, while a scene was being filmed inside a beachfrontrestaurant. Filming took no more than 15 minutes, and then we were shepherded to our next shooting location while the stars went back to their trailers. This processes repeated itself from 7 a.m. to 7:30 pm. It wasn’t long before I realized that being an extra was very similar to being an animal in a cattle call. Nonetheless, I made friends, was able to network with other aspiring actors, and had a memorable experience. Given the chance, I woulddefinitelydoitagain,butthistime I’ll pack my own sunscreen and leave the neon shorts at home. Kelsey getting some experience behind and in front of the camera.

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S H A R K I N F E S T E D WA T E R S NSU celebrated Homecoming Week from Nov. 4 to Nov. 10, with events designed for students to show off their shark pride, celebrate the school year and be a part of one of the most memorable college experiences. This year’s homecoming was coordinated by a student-run committee. An improved venue for the Homecoming Bash and new activities at the tailgate were just some of what students had to look forward to. “This year, the tailgate led right up to the homecoming game, so it was more like a real tailgate,” explained Brittany Schemtob, senior psychology major and campus entertainment director for the undergraduate student government association. “Everything was different this year,” she added. “This Homecoming was the best one that NSU has ever had,” she said.

By: Francesca Armagno

Members of student organizations had the opportunity to work together and leave their mark on the school at the annual block painting party. Student organizations spent the day painting murals on the sidewalks between the Alvin Sherman Library and Don Taft University Center, that represented their student organizations.

Students were encouraged to wear navy and grey, bring their school spirit, and come out to support the women’s volleyball team. Our Sharks played against Barry University, one of our biggest conference rivals, in the University Center Arena. The first 100 people who attended the gamegot to attend “Stuff-a-Shark”, where they created their own shark-stuffed animal.

Student organizations competed against each other in the annual raft race that’s far from ordinary. Students worked as teams to build their own rafts, out of any material that will float, and race them around GoldCircle Lake, hopefully without sinking. The winning team received a cash prize for their organization. Gold Circle Lake is located between the Alvin Sherman Library and the Horvitz Administration Building. For more information on the event, including registration, please contact the Office ofStudent Activities at 954-262-7288.

The gentlemen of NSU strutted their stuff at this all-male beauty pageant where the men dressed as women and competed for the crown. For more information, contact theOfficeofStudentactivitiesat954-262-7288.

SEA Thursday, an event where student organizations table in the University Center to build student involvment on campus, had an extra special dash of shark pride. Students came out to meet the 2012 Homecoming King and Queen candidates, reveled in school spirit, and got ready for the Homecoming Bash later that night.

The big party, organized by the Undergraduate Student Government Association, was held at Passion Night Club at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. Shark Formal attire was required, and students had to present two forms of identification upon entry, including theirNSU Sharkcard.

There was plenty of food and festivities at the annual tailgate, held near the Shark Fountain outside of the Don Taft University Center. This year the tailgate occured right before the homecoming basketball game. Students gathered to meet with NSU athletes, play games, get their homecoming shirts, and show off their shark pride before they cheered on the NSU women’s basketball team.

Students came out again to support the lady Sharks at the homecoming basketball game. The NSU women’s basketball team played against Palm Beach Atlantic University. At half time, NSU announced its 2012 Homecoming King and Queen.

The Special Olympics of Broward County held its seventh annual 5K race at NSU, with all proceeds benefiting Special Olympicsathletes. The race was followed by a carnival, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., with food, games and entertainment. For additional information, visit www.sallarulosraceforchampions.org or call Jodi Jabs at 954-262-8459.

To cap off homecoming week, NSU hosted a comedy show with stand-up comedian and actor Nick Swardson in the Arena at the Don Taft University Center. Among all his writing, acting and producing credits, Swardson is perhaps best known for playing Terry Bernardino in “Reno 911!” and appearing inmanyfilmswithAdamSandler.He also created and starred in his own show “Nick Swardson’s Pretend Time”, which aired on Comedy Central in 2010 and 2011. The comedy show was a hilarious evening and a fantastic end to homecoming. For more information, please contact theStudentAffairs’sOfficeofSpecialEventsandProjects at 954-262-7283.

Block Painting Party

Women’s volleyball game

“Anything That Floats” raft races

Flight Deck Follies

SEA Thursday: “Shark Infested Waters”

Homecoming bash

Homecoming tailgate

Homecoming basketball game

Sallarulo’s Race for Champions 5K

“Laugh Your Fins Off” comedy show

Students participating in various homecoming events, inluding the Block painting party and the “Anything that floats” raft race, over the past years.

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The Nature Club celebrates their victory in the Anything that Floats Raft Race”.COURTESY OF S. ALDRIDGE

Jonathan Martinez and Sara Gawish pose for a picture shortly after being crowned Homecoming King and Queen 2012.

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Patrick May , the winner of “Flight Deck Follies” 2012.COURTESY OF J. CIRINO

President Hanbury and The Sharkettes posed for a quick picture at the Homecoming tailgate.COURTESY O F A.JENSEN

Students at the Homecoming Bash, held at the Passion night club.

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Members of the Opulent Image Modeling troupe re-paint their block at the Block Painting Party.

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Students creating their own stuffed-shark animal at the “Stuff-A-Shark” event.COURTESY OF THE CURRENT

Razor poses with a competitor from the Sallarulo’s Race for Champions.COURTESY OF THE CURRENT

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NSU’s student clubs and

organizations

Student government associations

Academic and educational

Academic and educational student clubs and organizations provide students with the opportunity to expand on what they learn in the classroom in a more personal setting with other students within their major. These groups also allow students to work with instructors on research projects, attend conferences and professional development seminars, and to develop their own scholarly works on topics of interest.

Arts and media

Arts and media student clubs and organizations provide students the opportunity to explore creatively. Creative development is important, because it provides students with an opportunity to develop their leadership skills in an unconventional way.

Community Service

Joining a community service student club or organization is an excellent way to give back to the community. These clubs and organizations instill in students a sense of compassion and an unwavering commitment to charity and philanthropy.

Honor societies

Honor societies are, perhaps, among the most respected student clubs and organizations on any campus, because students have to achieve academic success as a basis for admission. For students who have earned Dean’s List distinction for several semesters, the opportunity to be a part of an Honor Society comes with the benefit of scholarships for professional and/or graduate school.

Multicultural student organizations

Political and social action

Pre-professional

Recreation and social activities

Social Greek Organizations

Special interest

Students interested in connecting with others who share their culture or who wish to simply learn about different cultures may enjoy multicultural student organizations. In addition to forming bonds with students university-wide, multicultural student organizations allow members to showcase the diversity of cultures that exist within the university community.

Students who have a keen interest in politics, especially those who plan to make politics their career, might find it rewarding to becomea member of a political or social action organization. In addition to educating the NSU community about the political issues of the day, students also have access to internships at the municipal, county, state and national level with governments and non-governmental organizations.

Pre-professional organizations provide students with the opportunity to not only prepare for a career, but to network with other students interested in the same field. Pre-professional organizations often emphasize programs that help increase academic performance and prepare students for graduate or professional school entrance examinations. They also allow students to meet with individuals who are already working in the field.

For students looking for an experience that emphasizes the exploration of special interests, recreational and social activities organizations may be the perfect fit. These organizations typically provide opportunities for physical activity, which is great for students looking to supplement their workouts or to become more physically active. Students might also be surprised to find that some recreational organizations provide mental exercise, focusing on hand-eye coordination and reaction times.

For students looking to practice their faith, NSU has more than five religious student organizations. Through membership in these organizations, students discuss the importance of faith in their lives. This category is also inclusive of individuals who don’t believe in God, religion, or both.

Special interest student organizations are those that have a vested interest in the advancement of a particular group or class of individuals in society. These organizations provide individuals with the opportunity to be in the company of like-minded individuals, by facilitating programs and events that educate the community on the plight of the respective group or class of individuals.

Among the oldest and most well-known types of student organizations are social Greek organizations — also known as sororities and fraternities. There are four governing social

Greek councils at NSU: the Inter Fraternity Council, of which all historic fraternities are members; the Panhellenic Council, of which all historic women’s fraternities and sororities are members; the Multicultural Greek Council, of which all multi-ethnic fraternities and sororities are members; and the National Panhellenic Council, which consists of nine historically black fraternities and sororities. Membership in social Greek organizations provide not only lifelong brotherhood or sisterhood through ritual, but an opportunity to work collaboratively as a group to effect change in society.

Religious/ Non-religious

Involvement is an important aspect of a student’s life at NSU. Your college experience should be more than just attending classes and studying. Below are a list of the types of students clubs and organizations NSU offers.

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There are more than 20 student government associations at NSU — 14 of which are located on the main campus. These associations are comprised of students who help implement changes that students want and organize student events. SGA officials also represent their students on PanSGA, the central student government on which the president and vice president of each SGA sit as voting members.

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The NSU internship and job fair was held Sept. 25, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Don Taft University Cen-ter, with representatives from over 40 companies. Most of the participants were from Fortune 500 companies, and each company recruited for intern-ship and full-time positions. The event was open to all NSU students and alumni. Diane Klein, assistant director of internships, said that NSU orga-nizes two job fairs every year — one in the fall and one in the winter. The event is held early in the semester, because that is when most companies do their fall recruitment. “They will also be recruit-ing for summer internships,” Klein said. “So it is very important that students who are seeking summer 2013 internships attend.” Students were expected to dress professionally and bring their re-sumes to the fair. They also needed their NSU SharkCards or their N-numbers to be registered at the event. Before the event, Klein said that students who don’t have resumes and need help creating one should go to the office of career development tomeet with a career adviser. The ca-reer development office is locatedon the 4th floor ofAlvin ShermanLibrary, Room 4036. Frank White, senior business administration major, said that he was really excited about the fair and the number of companies that would be attending. White said that from the list of companies and organizations attend-ing, he is interested in working with Can’t Stomach Cancer: The Founda-tion of Debbie’s Dream, an organiza-tion that aims to eradicate cancer. “I am also interested in Enter-prise Inc. and TD Bank as well, be-cause they are solid companies that

have corporate history,” he said. Nursing student Luisa Garcia was really grateful that NSU orga-nized an internship and job fair. “Somebody might be thinking of switching careers, and having so many different companies at the fair will open people’s minds and give them opportunities to meet other employees and employers,” Garcia said. Klein said that internships are very important. “A degree, today, without expe-rience is like getting on a bus without $1.25 to pay the fee. You need to have some experience on your resume so employers look at you. It really gives you a leg up,” she said.

She added that recent research by the National Association of Col-leges and Employers (NACE) found that 32 percent of college graduates from 2012 had jobs lined up after graduation, and that this same 32 percent had internship and work ex-perience on their resume. “The internship area is grow-ing. Since the economy isn’t doing that great, it’s been affecting full-time employment, but not affecting

internship opportunities as much. So students are still able to get op-portunities, get good experience, and either get hired by the company they’re doing the internship with or use that as an opportunity to get into other organizations,” Klein said. International students were es-pecially encouraged to attend the fair. Klein said that NSU worked hard this year to bring employers who offer op-portunities to international students. “Internships will really provide international students with great work experience, and it will give them a leg up to hopefully stay in this country andfindsponsorship,”Kleinsaid. Many of the employers hired interns and trainees in Optional

Practical Training, which gives inter-national students the opportunity to work for a year without needing to acquire a work H-1B visa. Klein said that the job fair was not only for seniors or graduate stu-dents. She said that students, espe-cially freshmen and sophomores, should not be intimidated when they hear about a career fair or job fair. “Even students who may not be looking for an internship or a full-

time position this year are still en-couraged to attend, to get a feeling of what employers are looking for, in order to make themselves more mar-ketable for the future,” Klein said. Another career resource for students, which is ongoing, is CA-REERShark. Sponsoredby theOfficeofCa-reer Development, CAREERShark was launched in the fall of 2008, and allows employers looking to hire NSU students to post jobs or intern-ships. It also helps students stay up-to-datewiththeOfficeofCareerDe-velopment’s events. Melissa Forges, career adviser, likens CAREERShark to other job-search websites. She said students

cancreateaprofileforemployerstoreview,findoutwhatisgoingoninthe Office of Career Development,look for job and internship postings, andfindinformationonemployers. She said, “It’s an excellent job and internship database. There are somany things at students’ finger-tips to use.” If students wish to look for an employer or a job posting, they can click on the “employers” or “jobs”

tab. Forges said the employers tab is a great way to research employers. Under the jobs tab, students and alumni can see all the jobs and in-ternships that employers have posted to NSU. They can do a keyword search or a general search to look for positions. The search engine will findallpositionsavailableforaspe-cificrequest. CAREERShark is different from other search engines insomuch that it is exclusive to the NSU community. Students, alumni and staff are the only users permitted in CAREERShark. Megan Morini, career adviser, said CAREERShark has a diverse as-sortment of opportunities for students. “A lot of students think it’s only for business students, but the reality is there are multiple jobs on there, hundreds of jobs and hundreds of different companies that want to hire our students,” she said. Students can also keep in touch with theOffice of CareerDevelop-ment under the “events” and “cal-endar” tabs. Students can find outabout workshops, information ses-sions, and mock interviews. They can then RSVP to whichever event they would like to attend. Carleen Pallante, assistant di-rector of campus relations, said CA-REERShark is also a helpful tool for students who may not be looking for a job or internship right now. “It helps them see what posi-tions are available and gives them an idea of possibilities in the future,” she said. “It also helps them keep on top of professional development through our workshops and different events. Students may not be ready to jump into a job or internship, but they can become aware of what’s out there to help prepare themselves.” Students can start research-ingtheirfuturecareer,findjobsandlearn about career events by signing onto CAREERShark at www.nova.edu/careershark.

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Diary of... an enthusiastic student

As a student on NSU’s campus, it is hard to say that there are not opportunities to get involved, and from day one, I knew that I was going to do just that. The summer before my freshman year, I visited the campus to audition for the Division of Performing and Visual Arts department as an incoming musical theatre major. This was a new major for the school at that time, and of course, as someone who had just graduated high school, I was beyond nervous to step foot on campus. Once I had finally auditionedand been welcomed into the program, the next step was freshman orientation. I felt extremely nervous. Every action that I took was perfectly calculated to show that I was an eager and determined student, who wanted to make the most out of my career at NSU. When the day finally came,in true Davie fashion, it rained harder than I had ever seen. My hair quickly became a mess, and

By: Sasha Pimentel

myverycuteoutfitbecamecoldanduncomfortable. It seemed like I was in for a rude awakening before the orientation had even started. However, once it got going, my superstitions disappeared. That day, I sat through a number of presentations about academics, the college transition and financial aid.But not for a moment did I doubt the fact that orientation is exactly what I wanted to do. On my way home from the orientation, I could not stop talking to my mom about the experience and how much fun I had. I wanted to find out immediately how tobecome a part of the team, and I did! Within a few weeks, I had all of the information I needed, and I started the application process. After every step, I remember cringing at the small mistakes I had made, or things that may have come out wrong. But as it turns out, I fared pretty well; I made the team. Now, as a sophomore, I cannot help but look at all of the amazing opportunities that

Ihavebeengivensincemyfirstkeymoments on campus. It has now been a little over a year since I became an NSU Shark, and I can say that I am a proud member of the President’s 64, the president of the Commuter Student Organization, a new orientation team leader, and a member of the NSU Vocal Ensemble. To my surprise, all of these wonderful honors came together when I was asked to sing the National Anthem at the opening of the new Oceanographic Center. Never in my lifetime did I think that I would receive such an honor, and as if that weren’t enough, I was asked to do the same for the recent senate debate hosted by the university. Of course, I cannot say that these privileges have just been handed to me, but I can say that the work has paid off immensely for both my performing arts career and my academic and social involvement on campus. I could not imagine having it any other way. Sasha Pimentel, right, gets into the Shark spirit as an orientation leader. COURTESY OF S, PIMENTEL

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My name is Luis Felipe Perez and I was born in Bogota, Colombia. If I had to describe myself in one word, it would be “lucky”. I was lucky enough to have cou-rageous parents who wished to give their children a better future. I was lucky to have attended a high school which fostered my academic, artistic and performance skills. I was lucky enough to have parents who chose to overcome all struggles, disregard everyone’s nays and become dentists in America. I was lucky enough to have been given the opportunity to attend Nova Southeastern Univer-sity, and I am lucky enough to be fulfillingmydreamsofbecomingadentist of my own at NSU. I have been studying biology and I was encouraged to pursue mi-nors in chemistry and business to round out my education. There was actually a point in my NSU career when I second-guessed my plans to become a dentist. I even con-templated dropping out of college all-together and spent many nights questioning myself, wondering what it was that I wanted to do with my life.Ifinallyfiguredoutthatitdoesinclude schooling and dentistry. Achieving this was largely due to Brad Williams’ invaluable men-torship. I first met.Williams, vicepresident of Student Affairs, when I was invited to be a part of the Razor 3000 course in the fall semester of my sophomore year. This course is a leadership-based course, which Wil-

liams teaches. We met once a week to do academic and fun activities that expanded our knowledge and prac-tice of leading. As to the question of “why den-tistry?”,myinterestintheprofessionreally began with my curiosity with life. I have been fascinated with life and the beauty, awe and mystery of it. I have come close to death a cou-ple of times. It has been during those moments in my life when I have felt an incredible sense that there is

something more than just a job, fam-ily or hobbies to life; that there is a profound beauty unacknowledged by most people. Perhaps this is the same reason why people choose to become poets over bankers. Maybe it is also the reason why pieces of art, including drawings, paintings and music, stir something within us that

last throughout time. Dentistry is the medium through which I believe I can leave my mark in the world, thus finding my per-sonal self-realization. I watched my parents practice dentistry since I was a child. I was incredibly fascinated with the way my father ran the dental clinic and as I grew older, my am-bition became clearer and more de-fined. My involvement in the Pre-Dental Society at NSU has given me

the incredible opportunity to inter-act with students who have similar aspirations. I have met some of the best people on the executive board. These students are not only my peers, but they are some of the most special people I have ever met. Through the Pre-Dental Society, I have also been able to partake in many community

outreach events, such as A Day for Children — an NSU-hosted event that provides free health services to community children. Give Kids a Smile is another big community out-reach event in which the College of Dental Medicine provides free den-tal health services to the children of Broward at no cost. These experi-ences, over the past three years, have given me an opportunity to give back to the community, learn some in-valuable services and help shape the

name of NSU. The faculty at NSU are some of the coolest adults I have met in my life. These incredible people have given me countless opportunities and amazing advice. I have been lucky to be men-tored by Mark Jaffe, associate profes-sor. He has given me such wonderful

opportunities throughout my career at NSU. I was able to do an independent study with him where I learned the way insurance coding works for doc-tors and how the new system called ICDM-10 is going to affect health-care. I was also able to do an intern-ship through him at Memorial Hos-pital Pembroke where I learned what emergency room doctors have to deal with on a daily basis and what it’s like to work in a hospital setting. I was also able to work closely with other students under the leadership of Jaffe as Undergraduate Community Out-reach Coordinators. We were able to coordinate various volunteer events, including the Day for Children event for the fall semester. I also owe much to assistant professor Maria Ballester, who has worked with me and helped me do a research project of my own inter-est. The research I am working on involves the cultivation of dental bacteria and then testing the effects of Perilla seed extract, a Japanese herb, on the microbial activity of the dental caries. Ballester was a great mentor to me during that time and a great person to talk to about any-thing. That’s the great thing about NSU. The faculty are more than just teachers in the students’ lives; they mentor and build valuable relation-ships that will last a lifetime. I wish I could have included ev-eryone that has helped me out through my career at NSU. I feel truly lucky to have them all in my life.

Diary of...a future dentistBy: Luis Felipe Perez

Future dentist Luis Perez with his family.

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Greek, Greek, hooray! A three-day journey to find fu-ture “sisters”, the ladies of Sigma Delta Tau, Phi Sigma Sigma, and Delta Phi Epsilon put lots of planning, energy and enthusiasm into making recruitment weekend a success. The sororities invited inter-ested female students to meet the members of each group, through a process that is also commonly known as “rush”. Working long days, current members planned events according to their sorority’s mission,valuesandofficialcolors.

Junior Alexandra Pagan, com-munications studies major and presi-dent of Phi Sigma Sigma, said, “Our mission is not only to welcome new members to our sisterhood, but to have successful recruitment where every potential member can find ahome away from home in Greek life on campus.” NSU’s Panhellenic Council contributes to the development and implementation of recruitment week activities. Senior Nichole Evans, pan-hellenic vice president and member of Delta Phi Epsilon, said that, prior to her freshman year, she had no inten-

tion of becoming involved in Greek life. But after attending recruitment weekend, she knew it was for her. She understands how nervous many potential new members may be, and offered some advice to them. Freshman Linzy Eversen said, “It isdefinitelynerve-wrecking,butexciting at the same time, trying to get new people to like you and make a strong connection.” According to several members, many students “rush” solely because their friends do. But, active mem-bers say that Greek life is all about making a personal connection. So,

By: Debbie Mejia

New members getting to know their new “sisters”.PHOTO BY D. MEJIA

freshman Amanda Grassechi, a new member, said, “Follow your heart, not your friends.” Senior Tiffany Harrison, presi-dentofDeltaPhiEpsilon,firstjoinedher sorority at the University of Cen-tral Florida. She said that, when she transferred to NSU, she immediately connected with its DPhiE members. Harrison said, “I love recruit-ment. Our goal is to recruit women better than ourselves in order to leave a better legacy. This has been such a fun weekend, being able to meet up and become powerful lead-ers. The process takes long hours and

hard work, but it is worth it.” Sept. 9 was “Bid Day”, in which active sisters formally invite new members to join their organiza-tion. According to various members, it was a day full of fun, laughter, tears and heart-felt hugs. Senior Melissa Rosen, pan-hellenic president and a member of Sigma Delta Tau since 2009, offered advice to the newest sorority members. “Girls, just enjoy your new membership period and time as an active member because time flies,”she said.

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Basketball

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With 17 different sports teams on campus, keeping track of when they each play can be a bit confusing. Here’s a little cheat sheet to help.

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Sandra Changkija, NSU Golf (2007-2011) Changkija earned a spot in the LPGA on Dec. 4, 2011 and as of April 2012, has made $35,826.00 in winnings. During her time at NSU, she played a key role in winning three consecutive national championships and was named Division II Player of the Year four times.

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Michael Fiers, NSU Baseball (2009) Fiers made his Major League debut on Sept. 14, 2011 for the Milwaukee Brewers. He’s pitched a total of two scoreless innings in the majors and became a starting pitcher in the 2012 season. Fiers had 125 hits and 135 strike outs as a starter.

Aly Hassan, NSU Soccer (2007-2010) After playing for clubs in Hungary, Romania, and Colombia, Hassan signedwith theFortLauderdaleStrikers inMarch2012. Inoneofhisfirsthome matches, Hassan scored a hat-trick, giving the Strikers to a 3-2 victory against the Puerto Rico Islanders. Less than a month later, Hassan recorded his second hat-trick of the season, scoring three times against Fresno Fuego. As a shark, Hassan scored 36 goals.

Alexis Hernandez, NSU Soccer (2006-2010) This summer, Hernandez began playing for the South Florida Strikers, which a part of the Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL). As a shark, Hernandez scored 28 goals and earned SSC First-Team honors twice.

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J.D. Martinez, NSU Baseball (2007-2009) On July 30, 2011, in his very first big league at-bat,Martinezstroked a pinch hit RBI double. So far in his career with the Houston Astros, Martinez has batted in 90 runs, has hit 17 home runs, and has an on-base percentage of .313

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Over the years, NSU has had a wide range of talented athletes, several of whom have even turned professional. Here is a list of Sharks who have recently taken their sporting careers to the next level and are succeeding nationwide:

By: Kevin Preciado

Attendance at NSU basketball games has increased, and it’s not just because of the players — it’s the halftime show. Members of the Sharkettes, an NSU dance team, are shimmying their way into fans’ hearts and help-ing to increase Shark pride. Jennifer Goetzl, sophomore psychology major and captain of the Sharkettes, started the organization in Fall 2011 from an inactive dance team. They revamped the constitu-tion and started from scratch.

By: Alyssa Sterkel “I originally started the team because I worked at the Office ofStudent Activities’ front desk, and there were a lot of people who came in, and there was no dance team availabletothem.Iwantedtofillthatgap,” she said. Goetzl used to perform with a dance company, and taught dance foryears,butstoppedwhenshefirstcame to NSU. “It is really sad for people who have danced their entire life. All of us have a passion for dance. Even if it’s not your major, it’s something

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The Sharkettes dance team jazzes the crowd up

The Sharkettes dance team during a routine at the 2011 Homecoming Tailgate. The team also performs at NSU basketball halftime shows.

you want to keep up with. I feel like The Sharkettes does that for you. It’s an extracurricular, but it’s also a seri-ous team,” she said. Though members of the Shar-kettes are fairly young, they have already been successful. Goetzl said she has seen an increase in the num-ber of people attending games. “I’m really excited that we’re making an impact and that people are finallygettingexcitedaboutbasket-ball and our sports teams,” she said. Amanda Smith, freshman bi-ology major, said the team’s focus

is not only on dancing, but also on spreading Shark pride. “Some of the other dance groups are designed for dance ma-jors and to only learn new dance styles. We dance and have fun to help spread school spirit,” Smith said. The Sharkettes perform at most basketball games during the halftime show. Rachel Salveson, freshman chemistry major and co-captain, said they always have a lot of fun and receive a great reaction from the crowd.

“It’s exciting to know that peo-ple are coming out to see us, and it makes me want us to look ten times better,” said Salveson. Anyone interested in joining The Sharkettes can check out their jazz and hip-hop routines at the bas-ketball games. Interested students can contact The Sharkettes through OrgSync, the student activities web-site. OrgSync will also show the days and times they perform. Visit nova-southeastern.orgsync.com.

Alexis Hernandez (to the left) being tackled by an opponent.

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Fromflagfootballtodominos,NSUhasa variety of intramural sports. With compe-titions running throughout the entire school year, intramural sports provide an athletic outlet for students, faculty and staff seeking to break a sweat, or simply wanting some fun. Tiffany Kelly, freshman sport and recre-ationmanagementmajor, said, “I definitelyplan on getting a team together and playing volleyball. I can already tell intramurals here at Nova are competitive and exciting, so I can’t wait to start.” Assistant Director of intramural sports and special events Michael Prociuk said that intramural sports provide students relief from stress, and give them a chance to play in a safe and competitive environment. Inhisfiveyearsworking for the intra-muralsprogram,Prociuksaidthatflagfoot-ball, basketball, and soccer tend to be the most popular. “Usually, we get about 40 to 45 teams forflagfootballandbasketball,andthenusu-ally 35 to 40 for soccer,” said Prociuk. Meloney Fosburgh, graduate assistant for intramural sports, said that they’re a great

way to become part of the NSU community. “[Intramural sports teach you] life skills, how to work as a team, and communication. For those people who might not want to join clubs or organizations, it’s a good way to be involved and have school spirit,” she said. NSU alum Nicolas Dolan enjoyed his time playing intramural basketball in 2008 and 2009. “Intramural sports is one of the best ways to meet new people with similar inter-ests, and it’s a fun and engaging way to break from studying,” said Dolan. Students who are more interested in watching the games than playing can be-come intramural sports officials. Studentsinterested inofficiatingmustfilloutanap-plicationintheOfficeofCampusRecreationandattendasportsofficialsclinic. Ryan Jerothe, sophomore business ad-ministration major and an intramural offi-cial, said, “Anyone who loves sports should come out and be a ref. It’s a lot of fun and the people you will work with are great. We are like a big family.” Team sports cost $50 to register. For more information, visitwww.rec.nova.edu/intramurals/index.html

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New York native Lauren Bou-dreau is no stranger to the water. The NSU senior biology major has been rowing ever since her neigh-bor told her and her sister to try the sport when she was in seventh grade. At first, the 5’7” Boudreauwas a coxswain, the one who co-ordinates the rowers, on her teams, since she was smaller than the av-erage rower. After two years, Bou-dreau said that she “started grow-ing” and was able to move from the coxswain position to being an actual rower. Boudreau attended Shenen-dehowa High School in Clifton Park, NY where she competed on the rowing team. Her high school accomplishments included winning the Youth 4 race at the Head of the Charles Regatta in 2008 and win-ning both States and the Northeast Regional regatta in the Senior Quad in 2009. She also placed third at the U.S. Rowing Nationals in 2009. Her success did not end in high school. At NSU, Boudreau’s junior year alone was very suc-cessful, helping the Sharks to win 6 races, such as the Varsity eight at the FIRA Fall Classic and the Varsity eight at the Sunshine State Conference (SSC) Championships. Boudreau’s success helped her to be named to the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association First Team All-America and to the All-SSC Rowing Team. She was also named a Scholar Athlete of 2012. Last season, she helped the wom-en’srowingteamcapturetheirfifthSSC Championship. Even though Boudreau has had a great amount of success in her rowing career, she wants to fo-

Featured Athlete: Lauren BoudreauBy: Christopher Hoffman

cus on her schooling as well. She hopes that the Dual Admission pro-gram is going to help her with her career goal of becoming a doctor. I sat down with Boudreau and asked her some questions:

What is your best memory in your rowing career? I have two favorite rowing ex-periences. One of them was being able to row with my sister, because that was such a unique experience for us to work together towards a common goal. I also had the ex-

perience of rowing in a national championship.

What is your biggest accomplish-ment in your rowing career? My biggest accomplishment was going to the national champi-onship in Sacramento, Calif. and in Mercer Lake, NJ.

Why did you choose NSU over any other school? I chose NSU, because it gave me the opportunity to follow both of my dreams: to be a doctor and to

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be a collegiate rower.

What will you miss the most when you leave NSU? I think that I will miss the ca-maraderie of the team, because I can really develop unique relation-ships with my teammates.

Who is your favorite athlete? I don’t have a favorite per-son, because I think that there are a lot of good athletes and there is not one person that I consider a role model per se. It’s more of the

whole athlete idea that I look to become, the people that train hard and treat their bodies well.

If you could have one superpow-er, what would it be? The power to duplicate my-self. It would really help to get things done.

Alexandria Palm hopes to make this season her best yet. The NSU women’s cross country and track athlete is a hard worker and a fast runner. Palm is a native of Winnebago, Illinois. She is a 3rd year nursing student and captain of the women’s cross country team. No stranger to cross country, Palm has been an active runner since she was in secondary school. She ran cross country and track at Winneba-go High School, where she posted her best times of 18:18 and 2:19 minutes for the 5K and 800M run. She helped lead her high school team to four consecutive State Championships and was given All-State honors all four years. Palm also ran track for the Rockford Wildcats club team and lead them to a 21st place finish atNationals.

InherfirstseasonatNSU,Palmrewrote the record books, posting the school’s best times in the 5K and 6K meetsenroutetotheteam’sbestfin-ish in the South Region. Allfiveofher5Kracesrankinthe top-20 all time at NSU entering the 2011 season, with the best com-ing at the Walt Disney World Classic with a time of 18:27 minutes. Moreover, Palm is the only run-nerinNSUhistorytofinisha6Kinless than 22:50 minutes, recording a time of 22:39 minutes at the NCAA South Regional Championship and setting the school record of 22:03 minutes at the Sunshine State Con-ference Championship. During her sophomore year, Palm continued to excel, finishingninth out of 269 runners at the Walt DisneyWorldClassic,withafinish-ing time of 18:56 minutes in the 5K. Shefinished28thoutof208runnersat the Mountain Dew Invitational with a time 18:56.23 minutes in the

5k and sixth out of 53 runners at the Sunshine-State-Conference (SSC) Championships with a time of 23:03 minutes in the 6k. This season, Palm hopes to be-come even more successful and lead herteamtoafirstplacefinishintheSSC Championships. I sat down and talked to Alexandria:

What do you enjoy about running? I enjoy the challenges. It’s not an easy sport. It teaches you a little bit about your strengths and how tough you are. It is also different than other sports in that your environment changes when you run.

How did you get into cross coun-try? Myfifthgradeteacherwasalsomy school cross country coach. He talked me into trying out and I have ran ever since.

Featured Athlete: Alexandria Palm

By: Kevin Preciado

Alexandria competing in a cross-country run.

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What type of music pumps you up before you run? Idefinitelylikemusicthatisup-beat and motivating and makes you ready to go. What school gives you the most competition in cross country? Our number one rival is the University of Tampa. The wom-en’s team always gives us a run for our money.

What keeps you running? What do you think about when you are running? What keeps me going is my goal. You think about conference, regionals and nationals and getting there.

What makes you a better runner than others? I would say my work ethic that motivates me the most and succeed-ing in what I am doing.

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Darren Rubenchik, junior busi-ness administration major, hopes to make this season his best yet. The NSU Swimming and Diving team member is a quick start and a fast swimmer. Rubenchik, an international student from Ontario, Canada loves being in the water. Since he was a little boy, his passion has been swimming — a sport he learned from his father Ivan Rubenchik, a former South African national champion swimmer. Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, Rubenchik family immigrat-

ed to Canada when he was a child. He grew up in a suburb outside To-ronto called Richmond Hill. There, he practiced competitive swimming and grew up to be a leading colle-giate swimmer. Before coming to NSU, Ru-benchik swam for his high school Westmount Collegiate Institute and for the Richmond Hill Aquatic Club, under Coach Konstantin Danailov — a former coach of the Canadian Olympic team. Rubenchik won nine gold medals in 2007 at the Macca-biah Games in California. In 2005, Rubenchik was on the national re-cord breaking team for the 4x100m

medley relay at the Canadian Swim-ming Nationals. As a freshman at NSU, Ruben-chik took the top-spot with a time of 1:42.79 in the 200-yard medley. In the100-yardbutterflyheplacedsec-ond. He provisionally qualified forthe NCAA in the 200-yard backstroke during the SSC Championship, with a time of 1:54.24. Racing in the 400-yard freestyle relay, Rubenchik and histeamfinishedninthwithatimeof3:12.25 at the Sunshine State Confer-ence Championship. In his sophomore year, Ruben-chik achieved a personal best time in the 100-yard and 200-yard but-

Featured Athlete: Darren RubenchikBy: Andre Jensen terfly, posting times of 52.60 and

1:54.20, and in the 100 and 200 backstroke, posting times of 52:75 and 1:54.24. I sat down with Rubenchik and asked him a few questions:

Do you enjoy swimming?It’s a love-hate relationship; it has its ups and downs. But more ups than downs. I’ve been doing it for so long, so you got to love it.

How long have you been swim-ming?I started competitive swimming when I was about 5 years old. But I have been in the pool ever since I can remember. My dad was a na-tional champion in South Africa, so he kind of threw me in with him, and I have been doing it ever since.

What do you like about swim-ming? I love racing, winning, the team-work and the tough practices when you do a good job. There is no better feeling than that.

What is the difference between swimming in Florida and swim-ming back home in Toronto?There are so many differences: the support the school gives you, the great facilities, the outdoors … the competition is a lot better, funding, it’s much more informative, and there is a greater sense of swimming as a whole.

What’s your best or favorite stroke?My best and favorite I have to say is thebutterflyforeitherthe100race

or the 200 race, and also some back-stroke.ButIlovebutter-fly.

What is it like when you win a race?No better feeling than winning. I have to say that picking up individ-ual wins is a good feeling, but if you win a relay, especially when you’re competing at conferences or nation-als, that is one of the biggest things that you can do to help the team.

What’s your favorite part about being on a swim team?I’d say it’s the camaraderie between the guys, the overall team where ev-erybody pushes everyone to do bet-ter. We’re striving for one goal, and we think about it every day, and we are looking forward to achieving it.

What is the best meet you ever made?I would have to say that qualifying for nationals back home in Canada was tough, but I also competed internationally in the Maccabiah Games and that was one of the best meets that I think I ever swam.

What do you do to pump yourself before a race?Pretty typical: listing to music to get into the zone and also having the guys around. We have a loud and proud team and we do our cheers before our race and there is a great sense of support between the guys.

Has it all been worth it?Definitely. A lot of pain, a lot ofstruggles — but in the end, there’s nothing better.

Swimmer Darren Rubenchik strives for exellence.COURTESY OF NSU ATHLETICS

Golfer Ian Facey on the far left with his Shark teammates.

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Featured Athlete: Ian Facey Not everyone can say that they’ve won the Guy Harvey Invi-tational Golf Tournament. But, Ian Facey can. On Oct. 9, Facey, business finance major, won his first-everindividual collegiate title, helping NSUwinfirstplace.Asophomoreon the defending national cham-pion team, Facey shot three con-secutiveroundsunder-partofinishat nine-under for the tournament. Inthefieldof74golfers,histhree-round score of 207 was the best by three strokes. Last fall, Facey tied for ninth at the NSU Shark Invitational, a tournament that the Sharks placed second in as a team. He also fin-ished 60th and 32nd at the Otter Invitational and the Marjorie Whit-ney Tournament respectively, help-ingtheteamtoplacefirstoverall. In spring 2012, he helped his team receive the GCAA All-Ac-ademic Team recognition award. Facey also placed 58th at the UNO Mardi Gras Invitational and tied for 65th place at the Bobcat Inter-collegiate Tournament . He learned to play golf at the age of five, by watching his fa-ther play on the putting green in their backyard. As a senior in high school, he was a First Team All-American and First Team All-Dade County member. Even though Facey was born and raised in South Florida, he is proud of his Jamaican background.

By: Andre Jensen He said that Jamaica holds a spe-cial place in his heart, and it is where he spends most of his sum-mer vacationing. I sat down and talked to Ian.

How did you get into golf? My dad is a big golf guy, so when I was little I would watch him practice his swing in the backyard.

When did you realize you wanted to play golf in college? When I was in high school, I was also on our school’s golf team and got scouted by several colleges in the area .

What’s your favorite course to play one? The Cinnamon Hill Golf Course at Rose Hall in Jamaica. It’s right on the ocean and it’s always so beautiful when I play.

What is your favorite gold club? The putter. I play better when I use it.

Have you ever made a hole-in-one? I almost have. The golf ball went in and then came back out.

What are your hopes for this sea-son? I really think we can win a championship again. We mostly have the same team as last year, so I think it’s possible.

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Barry produced the most exciting games. Five of their last six games were decided by two points or less, and Huntington has hit two game-winning shots in those matchups. He said that rivalries give the team a sense of unity before and during the games. “There’s a real feeling of family, where you’re more than willing to put everything on the line for your teammates, and that’s something I am definitely going tomiss,”said Huntington. DePalo said he doesn’t treat a rivalry match any differently from other games. However, he said that when the players know that they’re up against a major rival, they’re usually more excited and motivated. DePalo said there is an extra satisfac-tion in defeating a rival, and rivalry games do carry greater significance than othermatchups. “There’s a lot more at stake,” said De-Palo. “I mean your reputation in the area, your name. You never want to lose a game that could impact, in our case, in the case of college athletics, your recruiting. You lose to a rival, it could affect you for a year, two years, three years.”

By: Kevin Preciado

Yankees and Red Sox. Real Madrid and Barcelona. Lakers and Celtics. Those are just a few of the greatest rivalries the world has come to know and love. When it comes to NSU Athletics, who wouldbeconsideredourtoprival?Well,theanswer is contingent on the sport, and it can change from one year to the next. A survey was conducted with 16 of the 17 head coaches at NSU. They were asked which teams were their biggest rival this past season. Barry University came away with the most votes, while Florida Southern and the rest of the Sunshine State Conference tied for second. What constitutes a rivalry? GiuseppeDePalo, head coach for men’s soccer, be-lieved both teams needed to have a certain level of success for it to be a true rivalry. “Iwould define it as a gamewith his-torical significance. Teams [that] have a lotof tradition with each other, and are often in proximity of one another,” said DePalo. Former NSU basketball player Rob-ert Huntington said his team’s rivalry with

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tle Christmas”, “Winter Song”, “O Come All Ye Faithful”, and “I’ll Be Home For Christmas.” One of the last pieces per-formed, “Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind” — from the Shakespeare play “As You Like It” — added a theatri-cal twist to the concert, as the choir performed a melody that sounded

like a winter storm on the horizon. In addition, the men of the Bossa Nova Chorale sang “Silent Night” without instrumentals and the women sang “Christmas Song” without accompaniment. The entire Bossa Nova Chorale ended the con-cert on a spicy note with “A la Nanita Nana” and “Riu riu chiu”, accompa-

nied by conga drums and sung com-pletely in Spanish. Throughout the entire evening, I could tell that many dedicated hours of practice must have gone into each performance. The concert was a wonderful addition to my holi-day season.

It was my absolute pleasure to attend NSU’s sixth annual “Peace: A Holiday Concert”, Nov. 30, put on by The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Division of Performing and Visual Arts. The concert began with a piece from the Bossa Nova Chorale, the premier vocal ensemble of the Divi-sion of Performing and Visual Arts. The piece, entitled: “Requiem Ae-ternam” was announced by Chorale director Jennifer Donelson D.M.A., as something that the choir had worked on all semester. Their efforts absolutely seemed to pay off, as the students seamlessly performed se-ries after series of operatic pitches. I was especially impressed that the entire piece — which was origi-nally written for members of the Roman Catholic Church to sing as a blessing for the dead — was sung in its original Latin language. I thor-oughly enjoyed its scriptures, as the singers’ voices made everything feel so delightfully peaceful. The next part of the concert was performed by the musical in-strumental ensemble, made up of talented vocalists and musicians playing a variety of instruments, including conga drums, saxophone, acoustic guitar, drums, clarinet, pi-ano, and keyboard. The first song“Cry Me a River”, sung by vocalist Gretchen Serroa, had jazzy under-tones accompanied by heavy drums beats. Its piano and saxophone solos made me forgot for a moment that I was at NSU; it felt like part of a real jazz club in Louisiana. Another song “Price Tag”,

By: Tina Sears

NSU gets into the holiday spirit with its ‘Peace Concert’

performed by Jessica Daez, was a fun, light rock number, featuring a surprise hip hop solo. Emiliana Arteche perfectly performed the old-ies piece “I’ll have a Blue Christ-mas”, complete with melancholy tones and entertaining mannerisms. Other holiday hits at the concert in-cluded “Have Yourself a Merry Lit-

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Take 11 talented NSU students, put them in the beloved “Peanuts” musical, “You’re a Good Man, Char-lie Brown”, and you get a delightfully funny theater performance. You have to feel sorry for poor Charlie Brown. Even in his own mu-sical, he gets upstaged by others. It’s the lovable dog Snoopy who steals Charlie’s spotlight in this opening series of NSU performances. Played by Catalina Venegas, the sassy pet captures the audience with outstanding comic timing and wit. It’s seems almost fitting thatCharlie Brown, played by NSU junior Michael Friedman, is over-shadowed in the musical. Charlie, while pleasant, is a pretty gloomy guy. Just as in the comic strips, the depressed anti-hero is duped, ig-nored, or blatantly teased by the other children around him. The mis-chief gives “Charlie Brown”, usu-ally a light show, its most serious moments, bringing sympathy and

You’re a good musical, Charlie Brown

By: Andre Jensen pity to the sulking Charlie. Friedman plays Charlie as an affable schmuck, though his singing occasionally veers off pitch. The performance is set as a col-lection of musical numbers featuring familiar “Peanuts” characters. Jamie Kautzmann, as Sally, is a joy to listen to and watch. She brings new life to Charlie Brown’s annoying little sis-ter with a mischievous approach. Lucy Van Pelt is played by Emiliana Arteche, who brings out every characteristic of the comic strip’s aggressive, bullying villain. Arteche is every bit as obnoxious as the often-crabby Lucy. Her romantic obsession with Schroeder, played by Eric Potter, plays out to the amuse-ment of the audience in their unin-tended duet “Schroeder.” Potter’s portrayal of the mu-sically inclined and no-nonsense Schroeder brings balance to the co-medic performance of the other main characters. The musical gives every char-

acter a chance at center stage. Linus Van Pelt, played by Wallace Jean, en-joys a laughable dance routine with his beloved blanket in the song “My Blanket and Me”, which Jean sings perfectly. Jean does a hilarious job offering Charlie Brown some not-so-insightful, nor helpful, advice, while dealing with the moods of his big sis-ter Lucy. The supporting cast is also a piv-otal part of the play’s narrative. Sasha Pimental plays Lucy’s best friend, Vio-let; Marianne Martinez plays Snoopy’s foil, Peppermint Patty; and Mariah Busk plays Sally’s friend, Marci. Toby Barton and Ricky Rafuls also star as the loveable bird Woodstock and dirty Pig Pen, respectively. Directed and produced by NSU’s Coordinator of Performing Arts, Bill J. Adams, “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” is a wonder-ful family production and the perfect opening show for NSU Theatre.

“You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown” was the opening performance of the semester.COURTESY OF HOBOKEN BOARD OF EDUCATION

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