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Nova Southeastern University NSUWorks The urC rent NSU Digital Collections 11-14-2017 The urC rent Volume 28: Issue 13 Nova Southeastern University Follow this and additional works at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/nsudigital_newspaper NSUWorks Citation Nova Southeastern University, "The urC rent Volume 28: Issue 13" (2017). The Current. 631. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/nsudigital_newspaper/631 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 • November 14, 2017 | Vol. 28, Issue 13 | nsucurrent.nova.edu Features Arts & Entertainment Sports Opinions Time can be on your side if you use Check out Jaxson’s, a Smelling salts are as bad Should we be worrying about AI P. 4 these tips P. 7 SOFLO classic P. 8 as steroids P. 10 technology developments? SGA changes budget guidelines to fund By: Jenna Kopec Co-Editor-in-Chief student organizations RSO will be eligible to request will be based represent the RSO, for the first time. RSOs can for recruitment purposes [that same semester],” Beginning in the winter 2018 semester, on their Fin Points. This grants organizations request inventory once per academic year for said Lopez. “If the RSO gets chartered at the end Undergraduate Student Government (USGA) more freedom in creating their events. Lopez up to $200. However, once the RSO receives of the semester we’ll give them the funding for will be operating under new budget guidelines said it’s important to note that just because an an item they won’t be able to request that item the following.” to fund registered student organizations (RSO). organization is eligible for a request doesn’t again for three years. For example, if an RSO Alex Lopez, president of USGA and mean they will receive it and the events must gets a tablecloth through the funding, USGA Giveaways senior marketing management major, and still impact NSU in some way. will not fund another tablecloth for another three RSOs will be able to request between Nikhil Nagabandi, IOC legislative senator and years. $50 and $100 for one-time giveaways at sophomore chemistry and math double major, Basic Funding Sharkapalooza. The amount will be based on explained why these changes were made and Any RSO in good standing with the Fin Points Fin Points. Blue and Silver Fins will be eligible what exactly they are. university and meeting USGA requirements Fin Points will now only apply per semester to receive $50 and Gold Fins will be eligible Lopez said a big reason for the change was will automatically get $300 transferred into the instead of yearly. Fin Points are allocations that for $100. These items will also have to have to make sure that SGA evolves with the needs of account without having to come and propose are awarded to RSOs if they create events that USGA’s logo on it alongside your organization. the university. a bill to USGA as long as they meet USGA “promote student organization growth, creating “We realize that the university is changing,” requirements for funding. If an organization will name recognition on campus and giving back to What’s staying the same: said Lopez. “We don’t want to be stuck in a require more funding, they will have to present a the community.” When RSOs gather Fin Points To be eligible for basic funding, student position where the university is here and student complete budget request to SGA. they develop a status, either Blue, Silver or organizations will still have to meet the same government is five steps behind.” Gold, that impacts the amount of funding they basic requirements. First they have to be a Lopez and Nagabandi said that USGA’s T-Shirt funding can receive and other privileges they may have. registered organization in good standing with the goal was to make it easier for organizations to USGA made an adjustment to the T-Shirt More about Fin Points can be found at nova.edu/ Office of Campus Life and Student Engagement. get funding and to give them more control over funding by making the funds based on the campuslife/organizations/finpoints.html. Second they have to have completed at least 30 how they use their funds. members of the student organization rather than service hours per semester. So, if an organization “We’ve seen some amazing events with a lump sum. If an RSO receives funding for Get off the ground fund gets 30 hours in fall of 2017, they will meet this the assistance of funding from SGA,” said T-shirts, they will receive $5 per person for up to This new funding is only offered to new requirement for funding for winter of 2018. Nagabandi. “So, by making the whole process 60 people for those shirts. RSOs during their first semester to help them Service hours do not roll over each semester. easier I think clubs can more easily obtain expand, once the members meet the requirements Finally, in order to be eligible for certain funding funding for SGA [to create more events].” Inventory for the first time to become the RSO. opportunities, organizations will still need to He also said that these budget guidelines USGA is now offering funding for “If you start within the first four weeks of a have Fin Points. The Fin Point rating and the will help USGA focus on other issues that are inventory, such as flags or table cloths to semester you’re automatically going to get $100 correlated eligibility is recapped below: important to the student body. “By changing these guidelines,” said Lopez, “it’ll also give SGA more time to focus Fin Point Standings and Eligibility for Funding on issues on the campus whether it’s something social or institutional based. SGA can now focus on other things because organizations will be Blue Fin (30-59 points) Silver Fin (60-119) Gold Fin (120+) able to get [funding] more simply than in the past.” RSO is eligible for basic funding RSO is eligible for basic funding RSO is eligible for basic funding ($300) ($300) ($300) What’s changing: RSO is able to request up to $700 in RSO is able to request up to $700 in RSO can request up to $3,200 in ad- Waiving of categories addition to basic funding addition to basic funding dition to basic funding Where previous funding was categorized into “Lump Sum,” “Traditional” or “High RSO is able to request conference RSO is able to request conference Events,” funding will now be granted as “one and T-shirt funding and T-shirt funding chunk,” according to Lopez. The amount the Multicultural Affairs Committee to host By: Jeweliana Register Multicultural Fair Arts & Entertainment Editor With International Education week at NSU promote programs that prepare Americans for as well. “The goal is definitely community comes many events for students to participate a global environment and attract future leaders “The Multicultural Fair is an opportunity building and letting people know about groups, in and attend in order to learn more about the from abroad to study, learn and exchange for community members, NSU students, faculty organizations and resources not only here at world around us. In collaboration with the experiences,” Katie Goodroad, graduate assistant and staff, to come and get to know other diverse [NSU], but also in the larger community for Office of International Affairs, the Multicultural for the Office of International Affairs, explained. cultures,” Jonathon May, director of Student a diverse population and experiences,” May Affairs Committee (MAC) is hosting the fifth “Here at NSU, International Education Week is Affairs and Multicultural Affairs Committee explained. “What’s great is that anybody from annual Multicultural Fair on Nov. 15 from 11:30 a week of campus-wide events and programs chair, said. “It’s fun because it’s one of the any culture can get the opportunity to engage a.m. – 1 p.m. in the HPD Clocktower Courtyard highlighting NSU’s international initiatives.” largest multiethnic potlucks that you’d ever be with another culture, religion, people… It’s outside of the Terry Building. The event features The potluck-style event gives attendees able to experience.” really cool. For instance, you may be a student a potluck-style taste test of foods from all the opportunity to sample dishes from different In addition to the NSU community, May from Connecticut and not even know that we different cultures surrounding the event’s theme cultures all in one place. Students, faculty and explained that the Davie community is invited have this amazing Jamaican restaurant that’s “We are all the same on the inside.” staff of the NSU community are invited to to partake in the event as well. May said that right down the street.” “International Education Week is a joint bring a potluck dish from their culture to share over 40 outside vendors will be in attendance For more information about getting initiative between the U.S Department of with others for the event. 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