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Nova Southeastern University NSUWorks The urC rent NSU Digital Collections 9-10-2019 The urC rent Volume 30 : Issue 3 Nova Southeastern University Follow this and additional works at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/nsudigital_newspaper NSUWorks Citation Nova Southeastern University, "The urC rent Volume 30 : Issue 3" (2019). The Current. 696. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/nsudigital_newspaper/696 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the NSU Digital Collections at NSUWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Current by an authorized administrator of NSUWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The Student-Run Newspaper of Nova Southeastern University September 10, 2019 | Vol. 30, Issue 3 | nsucurrent.nova.edu On 9/11, NSU will have a Day of Remembrance, hosted by NSU Veterans in the Flight Deck Backyard Features Arts & Entertainment Sports Opinions Fort Lauderdale’s newest The 2000’s are making a Get to know Ally Ford Ballet is more than just art P. 5 juice bar P. 7 comeback P. 8 P. 10 “Things are underwater” — NSU students’ efforts to help the Bahamas By: Madelyn Rinka Co-Editor-in-Chief “Being an international student, NSU literally is my home, like my home away from home. You guys are my family, so seeing these people caring as much as my family really would have makes me so happy,” -Aaliyah Rigby, a junior political science major and an international student from Grand Bahama While Florida mostly avoided the of the grocery stores at home are underwater. dangerous effects of Hurricane Dorian, the There’s a lot of things that just can’t be used.” storm battered the Bahamas throughout Labor Rigby also mentioned that some Day weekend. The slow-moving 185 mph Bahamians are in need of medical attention, category five hurricane created storm surges as many people on Grand Bahama require across the Grand Bahama and Abaco Islands dialysis. With kidney centers and hospitals on Sept. 1-2; causing flooding, mass power functioning at a lower than normal capacity, outages and more life-threatening damages. people have been flown to other countries by “The Abaco Islands are in ruins. Everyone the U.S. Coast Guard to get treatment. PRINTED WITH PERMISSION FROM T. TURNQUEST was supposed to evacuate, and things are Despite NSU’s Fort Lauderdale campus underwater,” explained Tamula Turnquest, being safe from the storm, Sharks are still supplies in efforts to help those affected by the have family, friends, everything. Imagine a junior biology major, vice president of the doing their part to help those in need of aid. storm. While Rigby is from Grand Bahama, she losing your childhood home and the place that Black-American Forum and secretary of CSA. The Caribbean Student Association (CSA) is is making sure donations also get distributed to you call home. It’s completely underwater, “In Grand Bahama, the airport in Freeport… hosting a Hurricane Relief for the Bahamas Abaco as well. everything’s washed out, nothing is there there was a lot of destruction. People lost drive in partnership with the Black-American “Being an international student, NSU anymore. Be there for them. At the end of the their homes, they don’t have the means that Forum. Students are encouraged to donate literally is my home, like my home away from day, you have somewhere to call home and they they need, hospitals are trying to get people to bottled water, non-perishable foods, first home. You guys are my family, so seeing these really don’t now,” said Brown. donate blood and get supplies for anyone that aid kits, medications, flashlights and other people caring as much as my family really Synergy Shipping will be taking the needs assistance on the island.” emergency supplies at the collection bin by the would have makes me so happy,” said Rigby. supplies collected at NSU from CSA to the “We are used to storms, this is no surprise Campus Life Office in the University Center. Dominique Brown, a junior behavioral Bahamas, while Rigby will be using Fowlco to us. However, the impact was really great. “Dorian didn’t hit us, we bought a bunch neuroscience major and president of the Black- to distribute to the Grand Bahama and Abaco Hurricane Dorian decided to just park over my of [supplies] and a lot of people were like, ‘well American Forum, also encouraged students to Islands. The drive began Sept. 4, and will last beautiful island...” said Aaliyah Rigby, a junior I bought all this food, what am I going to do reach out to their friends who may have been indefinitely. More information about supplies political science major and an international with it?’ — Give back,” said Turnquest. affected by the storm. needed for the drive can be found on CSA’s student from Grand Bahama. “They’re in need Rigby is planning on purchasing cases of “Not only [participate in the drive and Instagram, @nsucsa. of water, toiletries and groceries. Actually, most water, baby supplies, food and other needed collections], be there for them— period. They if you would like to contribute to visit contact Bahamas Relief www.givecampus.com/schools/ @nsucsa NovaSoutheasternUniversity/the-nsu-cares-fund 2 News SeptemberFebruary 10, 2019 17, 2015 | nsucurrent.nova.edu | nsucurrent.nova.edu 3301 College Avenue Student Affairs Building, Room 310 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314-7796 nsucurrent.nova.edu NEWSROOM BUSINESS & ADVERTISING Phone: 954-262-8455 Phone: 954-262-8461 Fax: 954-262-8456 Fax: 954-262-8456 [email protected] [email protected] Madelyn Rinka Co-Editor-in-Chief [email protected] Christina McLaughlin Co-Editor-in-Chief [email protected] Flor Ana Mireles Copy Editor [email protected] Open News Editor [email protected] Emma Heineman Features Editor [email protected] Open Sports Editor [email protected] global news, courtesy of Kelsey Bruce Arts & Entertainment Editor thecurrenta&[email protected] Alexander Martinie Opinions Editor [email protected] the current Open Multimedia Manager [email protected] Kathleen Crapson Chief of Visual Design [email protected] Boris Johnson’s brother resigns from Rooster’s right to crow affirmed Open Visual Design Assistant [email protected] parliament A retired French couple lost their noise Mario Lorrimer Business Manager [email protected] In the midst of a no-deal Brexit approaching complaint case against France’s most famous Open Distribution Manager [email protected] in October, Jo Johnson, a conservative lawmaker rooster, Maurice, after they sued him and his Farhan Shaban IT and Website Manager [email protected] and younger brother of the current prime minister owner, Corinne Fesseau, for the disturbance Boris Johnson, announced his resignation via Maurices’ crowing had caused on their holiday. Open Writer [email protected] Twitter. This is not the first time Johnson has Thousands of people across France sided with Open Writer [email protected] resigned. Last year, he quit in protest to Theresa Maurice, claiming he is a symbol of rural values Open Writer [email protected] May’s Brexit plan, although he kept his seat in that many fear are under scrutiny. The small Open Writer [email protected] parliament. This time, he announced that it is coastal city of Rochefort ruled that the rooster time that someone else fill his role as a member was “just being himself.” According to the NY Open Writer [email protected] of parliament and minister. Johnson cited his Times, the judge found that Maurice has a right Open Writer [email protected] struggle between family loyalty and the national to crow in his rural habitat and the annoyance Open Writer [email protected] interest as a reason for his exit. caused by his crowing did not satisfy the law which allows courts to intervene if a nuisance is Claire Lutkewitte Faculty Adviser [email protected] Northern white rhinos see chance to excessive or permanent. Michelle Manley Adviser [email protected] escape extinction Scientists in Italy fertilized northern white Hong Kong points finger at US for The Current serves Nova Southeastern University from its location in Room rhino eggs taken from the last two remaining protests 310 of the Student Affairs Building. The Current is NSU’s established vehicle female northern white rhinos with sperm from Many government officials claim that the for student reporting, opinion and the arts. All community members are invited then-living males. The procedure represents a United States has played an integral role in the to contribute. last chance for the species to escape extinction. orchestration of recent protests in Hong Kong. According to AP News, who was granted According to the NY Times, the claims reflect Editorials, commentaries and advertisements in this publication reflect the opinions of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the exclusive access to the procedure, as many as a deepening conviction that supports democratic views of the University or its officials, The Current staff or other seven viable embryos could be created. Because rights in Hong Kong as part of a broader effort advertisers. 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