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Nova Southeastern University NSUWorks The urC rent NSU Digital Collections 3-28-2017 The urC rent Volume 27 : Issue 25 Nova Southeastern University Follow this and additional works at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/nsudigital_newspaper NSUWorks Citation Nova Southeastern University, "The urC rent Volume 27 : Issue 25" (2017). The Current. 537. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/nsudigital_newspaper/537 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 • March 28, 2017 | Vol. 27, Issue 25 | nsucurrent.nova.edu Sleep secrets Revel in the rivalry Making the most of music The price isn’t right festivals P. 5 P. 7 P. 9 P. 10 Put your fins up for Fin Fest By: Jacqueline Lytle From April 2-8, NSU’s Student Events and Bae, “Let Her Go” by Passenger and “Can’t April 2 Activities (SEA) Board, FitWell, Campus Life Let Go” by Adele. She said that she loved Fin Fest Pool Party | 12-4 p.m. @ RecWell Leisure Pool and Student Engagement, Commuter Student performing and encourages others to participate. Organization and Alpha Kappa Psi will host Fin “It’s a fun way to see other people with April 3 Fest – a weeklong celebration of Shark pride. talents… It’s a good way to network and connect Hello Summer | 12-1 p.m. @ Don Taft University Center Spine Daesha Roberts, senior business with other Sharks,” Yaa Nti said. Open Mics and Open Minds | 7:30 p.m. @ NSU Flight Deck Pub administration major and traditions chair of SEA According to Roberts, the show’s first place Board, said the week will be filled with different winner will be awarded $500, second place will April 4 events, free food and fun. Fin Fest events will receive $300 and third place will receive $200. Take Back the Night: Speak Up, Speak Out and March | 7 p.m. include a pool party, an open-mic night, a sexual And while her favorite Fin Fest event is @ NSU Flight Deck Backyard and domestic violence march, a talent show and NSU’s Got Talent, Roberts said she is looking a foam party. forward to the foam party that will take place on April 5 Roberts said the talent show, NSU’s Got April 6 by the Commons Residence Hall. Lucky Bamboo | 12 p.m. @ Don Taft University Center Pit Talent, is “a nice opportunity to allow students There is no cost for any of the events NSU’s Got Talent | 8 p.m. @ Shark Fountain to showcase the things that they do outside of except for the Key West trip, which was $50 but class.” has already sold out. April 6 Roberts said she thinks it’s important to Roberts said she encourages anyone SEA Thursday | 12-1 p.m. @ Don Taft University Center Spine allow students to express themselves through affiliated with NSU to attend Fin Fest. Fin Fest Foam Party | 8 p.m. @ Commons Pagoda events like this, since NSU is an academically- “It’s just nice to get out and meet new driven university. people. I know it’s the end of the semester, but April 7 Shakeeva Yaa Nti, senior legal studies you never know who you could meet at one of Car Show Fundraiser | 5 p.m. @ Shark Fountain major and Riff Tides a capella group member, the events or what you might learn or find out,” participated in NSU’s Got Talent last year with said Roberts. April 8 fellow Riff Tides member Widelyne Dorsainval, For more information regarding Fin Fest, Key West Day Trip | Tickets must be purchased in advance Calendar of Events performing a mashup of “Let It Go” by James contact Daesha Roberts at [email protected]. Shark Basketball makes a splash with new hire By: Trent Strafaci NSU Athletic Director Michael Mominey “You can look at the banners and see all the introduced former West Liberty Men’s great success this school has had,” he said. “I Basketball Coach Jim Crutchfield as new head want to change the culture as far is winning goes men’s basketball coach for NSU on March for the basketball program.” 23. NSU staff, coaches, and students had Although Crutchfield said that leaving the opportunity to meet Crutchfield and ask West Liberty was one of the hardest things to do, questions at a press conference in the Rick Case he also said he couldn’t pass up the opportunity Arena. for a challenge. Jim Crutchfield, according to the NSU “Following former coach Gary Truel is athletics website, has the highest career winning an honor,” Crutchfield said. “He built a great percentage in college basketball history among program here, and was a good coach and really all NCAA coaches that spent at least 10 seasons good guy. I look forward to building towards the at one school. At West Liberty he had a 359-61 future.” record, which resulted in a winning percentage Crutchfield says he plans on running an of 855 percent. This puts him in a class of offense that presses on defense. coaches like John Wooden of UCLA and Mike “You can win basketball games a number Krzyzewski of Duke. Crutchfield was also of different ways but you need to try harder than named coach of the year two times and made anyone else,” he explained. “We need to play a it to seven straight Sweet Sixteens from 2010- non-division schedule against only Division II 2016. PRINTED WITH PERMISSION FROM D. PUCILLO teams to be ready for our conference schedule. Athletic Director Mike Mominey said, New basketball coach Jim Crutchfield answers questions at a press conference on March 23. The SSC is a really good league. I am not “If I had a headline for the story it would going to promise how many wins or how many be: ‘The wizard of West Virginia is going who keeps things simple, has great integrity, Crutchfield said he is looking forward to championships we [will] have but be we will be to meet South Florida.’” displays great focus and has undying passion for the opportunity to work at a great university with ready to battle.” Monimey said that Crutchfield is a coach basketball. a great reputation. 2 News FebruaryMarch 28, 17, 2017 2015 | |nsucurrent.nova.edu nsucurrent.nova.edu NEWS ANCHOR NEWS BRIEFS Stay up to date with world events. Cozy Corners’ “Jail N’ Bail” fundraiser 3301 College Avenue On March 30 in the Don Taft University Student Affairs Building, Room 310 Terrorist attack in London Center Spine from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Cozy Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314-7796 On March 22, Khalid Masood killed four Corners is hosting a Jail N’ Bail’ fundraiser nsucurrent.nova.edu pedestrians and injured about 50 others as he where students will volunteer as prisoners and drove into a crowd in London. According to The pretend to be in jail and people outside of the NEWSROOM BUSINESS & ADVERTISING Telegraph, Masood also stabbed an unarmed jail can donate to bail them out or keep them Phone: 954-262-8455 Phone: 954-262-8461 police officer while trying to get into the British locked up. All the proceeds will go towards Fax: 954-262-8456 Fax: 954-262-8456 parliament. Police officers shot and killed the room renovations. [email protected] [email protected] attacker. Nature Club is hosting a movie night Grace Ducanis Co Editor-in-Chief [email protected] Germany OKs bill to erase postwar convictions On April 10 from 6-8 p.m. in the Carl Jacqueline Lytle Co Editor-in-Chief [email protected] of gay men Desantis building room 1047, the Nature Nicole Chavannes Copy Editor [email protected] According to NBC News, the German cabinet Club will show the film “Happy Feet” for the approved a bill that annuls the convictions of student population. There will be refreshments Melissa Boneta News Editor [email protected] thousands of gay men under a law criminalizing at the event. Jenna Kopec Features Editor [email protected] homosexuality, which was enforced heavily Open Sports Editor [email protected] during World War II. This decision also allows Relay for Life Jeweliana Register Arts & Entertainment Editor thecurrenta&[email protected] compensation for those still alive who were Relay for Life, an overnight community convicted under the law. event where teams participate to raise funds Open Opinions Editor [email protected] for cancer services and research, will take Danielle Pucillo Multimedia Manager [email protected] 19-year-old American-Israeli Jewish man place on April 14 from 4 p.m. to 4 a.m. on Carli Lutz Chief of Visual Design [email protected] arrested as prime suspect in bomb threats the Alvin Sherman library quad. There will Open Visual Design Assistant [email protected] against Jewish centers be several tables set up from the different As of late there have been a string of threats participants with food and/or activities. Open Business Manager [email protected] against Jewish centers in the U.S. Earlier this Different teams will also play various games Dom Oleson Distribution Manager [email protected] month, 100 Jewish leaders asked President Donald throughout the night. Trent Strafaci Sports Intern [email protected] Trump to use swift actions against whoever is Brianna Walker News Intern [email protected] behind the bomb threats targeting Jewish centers. Distinguished lecturer series continues Emilio Lorenzo Writer [email protected] After a trans-Atlantic investigation by the FBI and The H.