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The Student-Run Newspaper of Nova Southeastern University • October 21, 2014 | Volume 25, Issue 9 | nsucurrent.nova.edu What’s Meet our head Finger- Women and the Happening in softball licking-good Republican Party Hong Kong? coach barbecue Page 7 Page 10 Page 11 Page 14 NSU STANDS AGAINST ANONYMOUS HARASSMENT PRESIDENT HANBURY By: Keren Moros “A lot of the comments In response to the rise of that are on the app right now are harassment and treats on the social harassment,” Camp said. “We had TO HOST ANNUAL media app Yik Yak, NSU is taking reports of students saying that they action to prevent keep students safe were being threatened.” by informing that NSU is against To counteract this problem, threatening others on Yik Yak. Assistant Dean of Student Services TOWN HALL MEETING Yik Yak is a location-based and Director of Residential Life app that gives users anonymous and Housing Aarika Camp said updates from others near them Vice President of Student Affairs and allows them to post their Brad Williams is writing a letter own. However, the app has caused that will be emailed to students problems at colleges across the saying that administrators and country. Students at University of students alike are against using Southern Mississippi and Towson Yik Yak for harassment or threats. University were arrested after He is also asking for NSU’s posting threats to the schools on student government associations the app. to support the letter. NSU students have been The NSU Student Handbook harassed anonymously on Yik Yak defines harassment as “any as well. SEE YIK YAK 2 NSU TO HOST MULTIMEDIA CONFERENCE TAKEN BY S. JEAN President George Hanbury will hold a Town Hall Meeting to talk to students one-on-one about NSU. By: Keren Moros school or a vice president, that Microsoft to offer students free President George Hanbury students get their answers right then and discounted products. will hold a Town Hall Meeting and there, or they get to be heard Free pizza will be available at on Oct. 27 at noon in the Don right then,” Packer-Muti said. the event and students will be able Taft University Center Arena Packer-Muti said students to interact with the meeting and Club Room to address students’ should come prepared with ideas, ask questions using the hashtag concerns and questions. discussions or comments. #NSUTownHall. Barbara Packer-Muti, “I think that they are going There will also be a Town Hall executive director of the Offi ce to be very pleased to find our meeting for the Health Professions of Institutional and Community president to be very approachable Division students in January 2015 COURTESY OF STUDENT MEDIA Students learning from multimedia professionals at last year’s NSU Multimedia Conference. Engagement, said Hanbury loves and open to suggestions and as well as meetings for employees to talk to and hear from students so comments,” Packer-Muti said. and each of the regional campuses. By: Keren Moros critically about media issues. he will stay and answer questions “They should come to hear what For the first time, Hanbury will The Farquhar College of Arts Conference sessions will be or respond to comments for as long he has to say so that he can hear host a town hall meeting with the and Sciences and the Offi ce of hosted by media professionals as there are students in the room. what they all have to say.” University School. Student Media will host the NSU from WSVN-TV, NBC 6, Redline “I think it’s really important Issues that have come up in Read The Current’s Nov. 4 issue Multimedia Conference on Nov. 1 Media Group, NSU, Ocean Drive that students take advantage of past Town Hall Meetings include for a recap of the Town Hall Meeting. from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the second Magazine, Sun-Sentinel, Sun Coast letting him know what they think in Wi-Fi connectivity, which the For more information about fl oor of the Carl DeSantis Building. Press, CNN, iHeart Radio, Mega 94.9 order to improve NSU,” she said. university enhanced. As a result the Town Hall meetings call the The conference is open to high FM, 99 Jamz, the Miami Marlins and NSU vice presidents and of past Town Hall Meetings, Office of Special Events and school, community college and more. Session topics will include deans will attend the event and buildings such as the Parker Projects at 954-262-7494. To NSU students. Associate Professor fashion blogging, improving on- answer students’ questions as well. Building have been renovated submit questions, view the dates Megan Fitzgerald, who is The air performance, social media and “Rather than waiting and and all of NSU’s employees have for future Town Hall Meetings, Current’s faculty adviser, said the professional sports, how to fi nd a job getting information back later on, been trained in crisis response. and read questions and answers goal is to enhance students’ skills and or internship, media ethics. there’s enough people in the room, NSU has given faculty training in from past meetings, visit nova. knowledge and engage them to think SEE MEDIA CONFERENCE 2 whether it’s the dean of a specifi c Blackboard and has worked with edu/townhall. 2 News October 14, 2014 | nsucurrent.nova.edu MEDIA CONFERENCE from 1 are interested in this fi eld to narrow Kasbar and Tiffany Simmons, YIK YAK from 1 harassment as well. This is why This is the third time Farquhar down what they want to do, to have junior marketing major, both conduct (words or acts), whether it was important to get student and Student Media host this a focus, to be able to network and encouraged students to attend. intentional or unintentional or a government involved and they are conference. Director of Student get some contacts so they can get “With any major, it’s good product of the disregard for the being asked to endorse the letter. Media Michelle Manley, The internships, graduate and get a job,” to diversify yourself and learn safety, rights, or welfare of others, “They represent the Current’s adviser, said last year’s Manley said. about media and the impact it has,” which causes physical, verbal, or mouthpiece of the students,” the conference had about 27 Junior communication studies Simmons, who was a volunteer at last emotional harm or conduct, which Camp said. “[Their support] is sessions compared to this year’s major Daren Hendricks enjoyed year’s conference, said. “Every day intimidates, degrades, demeans, saying students aren’t going to more than 40. The last session will meeting WSVN reporter Kevin we’re using some type of media and threatens, hazes or otherwise tolerate this behavior either, and include a diverse panel of media Ozebek at last year’s conference and everyone is affected by it, so learning interferes with another person’s it’s important for other students to professionals including former Los learning what goes on in a newsroom. about the inner and outer working of rights to comfort and right to be know that students are not going Angles Dodgers player Tommy He said he encourages other students media and how to use it and why to free of a hostile environment.” to tolerate threatening someone on Hutton, Emmy Award-winning to meet multimedia professionals. use it is really important.” This includes disturbing their campus.” journalist Brandon Launerts and “[The conference] helped me a Manley said that attending someone else’s comfort on campus Undergraduate Student WSVN reporter Vanessa Medina. lot because I want to go into sports multimedia conferences makes or creating a hostile or intimidating Government Association President The panelists will briefl y share broadcasting, so it gave me a good students more marketable in environment with words or actions Kelly Scott, senior athletic training their experiences and then answer idea who to contact and whose their fi eld as companies look for that threaten the health or safety of major, said undergraduate SGA students’ questions. attention to grab, and how to really multitalented people. someone in the NSU community. has supported the letter. “We tried to really widen the go through the process of becoming “The more you learn, the more Camp said the main concern is Scott said it’s important to let types of media professionals we a broadcaster,” Hendricks said. marketable you are,” Manley said. that students feel safe. Whenever a people know that harassment and invited and the types of topics they Christopher Kasbar, sophomore “The goal is getting a job.” student reports a threat, the Office stalking are not OK and hopes all would talk about,” Manley said. communication studies major, Registration begins at 8 a.m. of Public Safety and the Davie NSU’s SGAs support the letter. Manley said she hopes said last year’s conference was a and sessions begin at 9 a.m. A Police Department are contacted. “We want to try to stop the conference will enhance fun experience and is planning to continental breakfast and lunch will If the threat was anonymous and any harassment from happening what students who work in the attend this year.