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Nova Southeastern University NSUWorks The urC rent NSU Digital Collections 2-14-2017 The urC rent Volume 27 : Issue 20 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 20" (2017). The Current. 542. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/nsudigital_newspaper/542 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 • February 14, 2017 | Vol. 27, Issue 20 | nsucurrent.nova.edu Lessons in listening Football players walk Hall Desserts to die for Free speech and double of Fame standards P. 5 P. 6 P. 9 P. 10 Faculty ask for stronger immigration By: Grace Ducanis ban statement @GraceDucanis In a letter delivered to President Hanbury’s because the judiciary has temporarily restrained passports, and we don’t block anybody’s access,” Nelson Bass, a professor in the department office on Feb. 3, around 50 faculty members the executive from making the decision.” he said. “I’m not going to start re-emphasizing of history and political science who signed the asked that the president release a stronger Gary Gershman, professor in the department something that we’re already doing.” letter, said that some students he’s talked to have statement on the immigration executive order of history and political science, wrote the initial Hanbury said that he thinks students are felt isolated and scared. than the one issued on Jan. 30. draft of the letter and signed the final draft. He aware that the university has these policies. “I thought it would be a good thing if we made The faculty, in their letter, encouraged explained that he felt Hanbury’s statement was “I think all students know that we haven’t a more forceful statement about our responsibility Hanbury to emphasize in a new statement that too ambiguous and that the statement did not stopped any student,” he said. “I don’t think it to keeping our students safe, protecting them and NSU will not share sensitive information about soothe the fears of students and faculty. would be appropriate for me, while this is still letting them know that we care about them,” he students – including immigration status, that “We as the faculty…felt that the statement in flux as it is, to do anything other than what said. campus police will not partner with outside law from the statement wasn’t strong enough, that it I’ve said.” Bass said that because the NSU campus is enforcement unless mandated by law and that wasn’t reassuring enough to faculty or especially Hanbury said that he intends to keep so diverse, the effects of the executive order were NSU will support all of its students regardless of students,” he explained. “Many students students and faculty informed as the situation probably felt more strongly at NSU than at other their immigration status, among other requests. expressed that concern to many of us. We also changes and that he doesn’t know how he can do schools. The letter concludes with the statement, felt that it was important that the president take a more than what he’s doing currently. “The most important thing for faculty in “We hope you realize that to do less is to stronger stand in light of what other universities Yara Khalifa, junior biology major, said signing [the letter] was showing our students that compromise and sacrifice our moral leadership were doing.” that she had read statements on the immigration the faculty care,” Bass said. “I think that was why and leave our students, our faculty, our staff, and According to Gershman, the letter was executive order from other schools and that she there were so many faculty who were eager to our community without an anchor.” patterned after statements on the immigration thought NSU’s statement wasn’t strong enough. sign, because they felt like it was important that Hanbury has not yet responded to the letter, ban from other universities like Harvard and the “There should have been more done and their students realize that no matter what happens although he has read it and said that he plans to University of Michigan. more administrative involvement,” she said. “I outside the university, that the faculty…will do respond. “I think, as a university, we talk the talk haven’t heard anything since [the statement]. everything they can to protect them.” Regarding the letter’s request, Hanbury about diversity, but we often don’t walk the Other schools have followed up with their Gershman said that moral leadership is said that because of the quickly-changing nature walk, and this is an opportunity to walk the students repeatedly and had many events, and I difficult, and that to lead you sometimes have to of the legal battle surrounding the order, it’s walk,” Gershman said. “This is an opportunity feel like NSU is very slow to respond to these take a real stand. difficult for him to clarify anything other than to stand up and say, ‘We are going to defend things.” “We all felt that we and the students needed what he has already said. these concepts and defend these ideals, and to Khalifa, who also read the faculty letter, better reassurance that the university is going to “Until there’s clarification one way or do anything else is un-American.’” said she agreed with the faculty who signed it protect people,” he said. another, it’s difficult for me to take any kind of Hanbury said that the faculty who signed that the university should have taken a clear a stand as president of a university,” he said. the letter feel like he needs to re-emphasize stand against the executive order. “As president of the university, I have to uphold principles that the university already follows. “[NSU’s statement] doesn’t really mention the law and the constitution of the state and the “We don’t go around and inquire about the problem that we’re dealing with, which is an See FACULTY on 3 nation. But there is no law right now on this, students… We don’t go around asking for executive order that is very unfair,” she said. SGA Muslim prayer room legislation hits By: Rachael Hirstein administrative complications @RachaelHirstein On Oct. 26, the Undergraduate Student sent him the new legislation with the addendum, frankly I am amazed that I got on the president’s just doing an inventory [of] where there might Government Association (SGA) sent Brad and I also put a deadline of Jan. 20 so he could calendar as quickly as I did.” be space.” Williams, Dean of the College of Undergraduate get back to me.” Williams said that he is in full support of Williams also spoke with the graduate Studies and Vice President of Student Affairs, Khalifa heard no word from Williams the prayer room and he realizes the immense SGA, Pan, about whether there should be more their finalized legislation for a Muslim prayer before she emailed him again in early February desire for it to happen on campus; however, he than one prayer room on campus. room. While the room has not been created yet, for an update. She then received a response said that the placement of it has proven difficult. “The Pan SGA brought up whether one the process is still in-progress. saying Student Affairs is working hard to find “To me, there’s clearly a need and I don’t space on campus is enough,” he said. “If, for Yara Khalifa, junior biology major and a room, and she emailed them asking for a think the president is looking at this as though example, Muslim students need to pray five SGA commuter senator, received word from timeline. Williams said he did not have one. there isn’t a need,” he explained. “I think times a day and you are an HPD student and the Williams, who serves as a liaison between SGA Williams explained that he sent the revised it’s something that has been very articulately prayer room was located somewhere around the and the administration, on Dec. 1 that he would legislation, which he received on Jan. 13, to the expressed by [SGA]; it’s just a matter of finding University Center, I don’t know how you could look at NSU’s building inventory to find an appropriate administration office, and on Jan. dedicated space.” get there and get back five times a day.” available room. On Jan. 1, Khalifa emailed him 31, he met with President Hanbury to discuss Williams said that alternative options Khalifa scheduled a meeting Monday asking for an update, to which he said he was the search for space. regarding space for a room have been suggested with Williams, the SGA advisor and other SGA going to meet with the executive board. “He’s really the one who would determine to him, but there were complications with those executive board members to discuss exactly Khalifa explained that after some time space on campus and he has commissioned there suggestions. what is needed for this prayer room to be created. Williams got back to her. to be a study to attempt to find space,” Williams “I’ve had a lot students say to take a “I just want a plan,” she explained. “If I can “Two weeks after [Jan.

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