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The Student-Run Newspaper of Nova Southeastern University • February 28, 2017 | Vol. 27, Issue 22 | nsucurrent.nova.edu Cutting Cleveland Indians are stronger Healthy snack The homework ban caffeine than ever suggestions needs work P. 4 P. 7 P. 9 P. 10 By: Grace Ducanis NSU swim teams win SSC championship @GraceDucanis Both NSU’s men’s and women’s swim Wahlstrom said she thought going into teams took home the conference titles at the the meet that both the men’s and women’s 2017 Sunshine State Conference (SSC) Men’s teams would win. and Women’s Swim Championships, which “We all came in with a very good attitude, took place Feb. 16-19 in Orlando, Florida. and we were all very excited because we knew According to NSU’s athletics website, that both women and men had a good chance to this victory makes NSU the only school in the win this year,” she said. “We all knew that we SSC to have won the men’s and the women’s could swim really fast.” conference titles twice, once in 2017 and once in Franco Lupoli, junior biology major and 2012. Swimmers Courtney DeVeny and Franco winner of the 2017 SSC Male Swimmer of the Lupoli were also named SSC Female and Male Meet award, competed with NSU at the SSC Swimmer of the Meet, respectively. Both NSU championships for the first time this year. He said teams have now won three conference titles that the most challenging thing about the meet was each. the fact that team members were swimming three Courtney DeVeny, junior business major or four individual races, in addition to relays. and winner of the 2017 SSC Female Swimmer Lupoli said the moment that stood out to him of the Meet award, competed in the 200-meter most from the competition was when the team individual medley, 400-meter individual medley, won. 200-meter butterfly and 200-meter backstroke. “We all jumped together to celebrate…both She placed first in all four events. DeVeny said men and women,” he said. “That was the most that the women’s team thought they had a really PRINTED WITH PERMISSION FROM D. HENDRICKS exciting part of the whole meet, obviously.” good chance of winning going into the meet. NSU’s men’s and women’s swim teams after winning the SSC championship. DeVeny said that she attributes part of the “Anything can happen, so you have to be team’s success to the new coaching staff. prepared for anything,” she said. “But, just from to do, and people were able to step it up and Emma Wahlstrom, swimmer and senior “I think that really helped us a lot,” she said. what the results showed, we were ready and surprise.” business administration major, broke a “It was much more of a positive atmosphere this prepared.” At the SSC championships, NSU’s longstanding SSC record in the 100-meter year, and I think that the team came together better Marco Adalbe, swimmer and senior women’s team competed against teams from backstroke. as a whole than what it has in the past. So I think biology major, said that the men’s team did Tampa, Florida Southern, Saint Leo, Lynn, “I didn’t know I [broke the record] until that made a difference.” better than he expected. Florida Tech and Rollins. The men’s team my coach told me after,” she said. “It felt really “I was impressed by everyone’s results,” competed against teams from Tampa, Florida good, and that’s not my main event either, so it See SWIM TEAM on 3 he said. “I did better than I thought I was going Southern, Saint Leo, Florida Tech and Rollins. felt really good.” By: Grace Ducanis UNIV1000 to change in fall semester @GraceDucanis Fall may be the season of decay, but this On Feb. 8, the Undergraduate Student visited different parts of campus, according to by visiting different resources on campus and fall may bring new life to UNIV1000. Government Association (SGA) passed a Harrington. writing about them, like she did in her UNIV Several changes will be made to resolution to “continue to work with all freshman To improve the course, Harrington class. UNIV1000, an introductory university class all students and staff to get UNIV1000 prepared for suggested reducing the class from 16 weeks to Boucher said, “Since this was the first time freshman are required to take, before the course next school year.” eight weeks and reducing the number of credits this class was taught, there’s probably more stuff is offered again in the fall. Freshman Council member and freshman from three to one or two. that needs to be adjusted than usual, but there’s According to Leanne Boucher, associate theatre and legal studies major Jarod Harrington, “There’s only so much you can learn about really nothing new about this process. It’s a new professor of psychology and coordinator of the who headed up the SGA legislation, said that the how to be a freshman,” he said. “A lot of us class – we’re changing stuff, we’re keeping stuff faculty team that plans the UNIV class, these legislation was designed to ask for support from feel like 16 weeks is just unnecessary, and all that worked and we’re getting rid of stuff that changes will include aligning coursework across SGA to help faculty make the UNIV class better. the information you need…you can get the full didn’t.” classes and introducing an overarching theme “There was such negative feedback from experience in eight weeks.” According to Boucher, students won’t of identity and specific themes that relate to students and even some faculty who didn’t like Nicole Proto, freshman nursing major realize how much this course has helped them the professional strengths of the instructors, the class,” he said. and freshman senator for SGA, said that many until later on during their time at NSU. like wellness, neuroscience, music and marine Harrington said that he personally liked students spoke to her about their frustrations “A lot of students go through their high science. his UNIV class, but found that a lot of other with the inconsistencies in the different classes. school careers with one mindset and they come “I heard a lot of the negative constructive students didn’t. After speaking to students “A lot of people didn’t look forward to it. to college and it’s really difficult…socially, criticism that was leveled and leveled fairly at taking the class, he said he discovered that all They hated waking up and going to that class. academically, emotionally,” she said. “So one of the course, and that’s why we’re changing it,” of the courses were completely different classes. They didn’t connect with their teacher,” she the purposes of this course…is to help students Boucher said. “There was a lot of diversity In one class, students were required to keep a explained. transition.” across sections, and diversity not in a good Tumblr blog, in another students were writing Proto said that she recommends keeping way…so we’re looking to rectify that.” essays every day, and in other classes students the class at 16 weeks and having students learn 2 News FebruaryFebruary 28, 17, 2017 2015 | |nsucurrent.nova.edu nsucurrent.nova.edu NEWS ANCHOR Stay up to date with international events. 3301 College Avenue 81 arrested in overnight Chicago raid CDC finds fatal drug overdoses doubled Student Affairs Building, Room 310 On Feb. 23 and 24 the Chicago Police Department According to ABC News, the CDC found that Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314-7796 made 81 arrests for gun- and drug-related incidences, fatal drug overdoses have doubled since 1999. 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