Nova Southeastern University NSUWorks The Current NSU Digital Collections 2-5-2007 The Current Volume 17 : Issue 18 Nova Southeastern University Follow this and additional works at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/nsudigital_newspaper NSUWorks Citation Nova Southeastern University, "The Current Volume 17 : Issue 18" (2007). The Current. 242. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/nsudigital_newspaper/242 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]. February 5, 2007 HTTP://WWW.NSUCURRENT.COM Volume 17, Issue 18 Comedian Track Team Featured Sections Jen Kober Compete in Homecoming or “rocks” the First Game of Reunion? Current Aff airs ...................... 3 Sports ...................................... 7 Flight Deck the Season See Editor’s Note, page 13 Variety ................................... 11 See page 3 See page 10 Opinion ................................. 13 Life 101 Returns with The Rock By Greg Kyriakakis NSU News Editor After a semester’s absence of Life 101, the interview series returns with what is expected to be one of its most popular guests– pro-wrestler turned actor Dwayne “Th e Rock” Johnson. “He was on the top ten most wanted list from students,” said Katie Blanco, Director of Student Engagement, of why Johnson was chosen. Th e program, scheduled for Monday, Feb. 19, follows in the tradition of guests such as former attorney-general Janet Reno, actor James Earl Jones, and musician Max Weinberg. While Life 101 typically has at least one guest each fall and winter semester, the fi rst half of the school year was conspicuously empty. “We tried really hard to get speakers last semester,” contended Blanco, but Can you smell what NSU is cooking? scheduling put the series on hold. Bringing in such a high-profi le guest should Steve Carrell, Johnson should have plenty to help rekindle attention to the long-running series. impart. “I think he stands for a lot. He has taken “We hope [Th e Rock] will maintain interest in Photo by MIKE PALOZZOLA/The Current Life 101 and we hope that a lot of people come his career from wrestler to movie star,” said out to hear what he has to say,” said Blanco. Blanco, who expects that Johnson will have Rain or Shine, the Annual Tricycle and Having played as a defensive lineman for much to tell the NSU community, with “Anything That Float” Races took off during the University of Miami, wrestled professionally Please See ROCK Homecoming Week. for the WWE, and acted in a number of fi lms, Page 6 including the as-of-yet unreleased Get Smart with Winners and more on pages 4 and 5. New Wing to Expand NSU Engineering PILS Auction By Kristine Belizaire Raises Money for Distribution Manager Information Sciences, as well as the facilities to grow as other majors Farquar College, among others,” said on campus,” said sophomore Hank A $1.78 million donation by Th e Elaine Blattner, Director of Library Seeney, a Computer Information Student Fellowship Emil Buehler Perpetual Trust to NSU Development. Systems and Business Administration By Tanya Parnes will be used to establish the Emil Buehler According to Angie Su, Professor double-major. Staff Writer Research Center for Engineering, of Mathematics Education at the Th e new center is expected to Science, and Mathematics at the Alvin Fischler School, the center will be become an asset to NSU’s Graduate Th e Public Interest Law Society held its 14th Sherman Library on the university’s completed in three phases. Phase one School of Computer and Information Annual Charity Auction in the Law School atrium main campus. will have a broad community impact Sciences and will be used to fi nd new on Jan. 26 during Homecoming weekend. Th e Th e center will provide researchers by promoting science, aviation, and ways of using computers in space- PILS, a student run organization established at and engineers a place to work on space- math and by improving teachers’ based surroundings. Th e equipment NSU in 1994, raised an estimated $9,000 to aid based projects, while also advancing content knowledge and teaching in the lab will also be associated with students interested in working in the public sector. teacher education and retention in skills. the Florida LambdaRail, a group “A lot of donations came directly from the areas such as aerospace, mathematics, Phase two is designed to prepare of higher education institutions faculty,” said Sharon Booth, Esq., Director of engineering and science. Researchers and support K-12 teachers, leaders, that helped to develop a state-wide Public Interest Programs and Disability Services, will also have an opportunity to test and and administrators. research and education system. who has worked on this event for the past six years. fl y sounding rockets and low-gravity Th e third phase will focus on the Th e Fischler School will also aid “Th ere are also a few professors that donate sports aircraft. development of a bachelor’s program in the development of new courses memorabilia every year.” “Th e interdisciplinary center will in engineering technology and a degree providing teachers with authentic Students asked their peers, faculty, and have activities and projects that will program in aeronautical, electronic, members of the local community to donate items be coordinated with programs in the and computer engineering. Please See ENGINEER Fischler Graduate School of Education, “It’s about time that this Page 2 Please See PILS the Graduate School of Computer & unknown major is given proper Page 2 2 The Current February 5, 2007 PILS continued from page 1 Th e selected students must complete Current Aff airs 200 hours of service in their public for auction. Th ose in attendance could interest organization and submit a short Week in Preview... bid on items such as gift certifi cates to essay about their experiences over the local restaurants, dinner with faculty summer. Monday: members, and an assigned parking spot “Th e event was a huge success,” said Study Travel in Alaska Information Meeting: Come and learn about NSU’s latest in the faculty lot. Silver. “Th e energy in the atrium during class in the Study Abroad Program - BIOL 4900 “Special Topics in Biodiversity “It’s all run by the students; going the whole evening was great.” He was of Alaskan Ecosystems.” 12:00—1:00 p.m. in room 244 of the Parker Building. out and the eff orts to get the items is pleased with the turnout and hopes that For more information, contact Paul Arena, at (954) 262-8335 or arenap@nova. done by the students,” said Scott Silver, the event will continue to grow and that edu. a third year law student and President of there will be an even larger turnout in the the Public Interest Law Society. future. “Th e only thing we can hope for Workshop with Tony Th ompson of the Metropolitan Diversity Th eater Company: “I think this is one of the only in a given year is more items that students Tony Th ompson, the artistic director of the Metropolitan Diversity Th eatre events here at the law school where 100 and faculty are interested in,” he said. Company will lead a workshop discussing the creative steps behind his latest percent of the proceeds go back to the “We could have done more and every play “Just Us: From Bean Pickers to Presidents” appropriate for a wide range of students,” said Booth. Th e money that year and we will do more and more.” majors, including Th eatre, M.A. in Writing, English, and History students. It will is raised goes into the Rebecca Knox Rachel Klastorin, a third year law be held at 6 p.m. in the Mailman Auditorium. Refreshments will be served. For Public Interest Law Summer Fellowship student and Co-President of the Public more information, contact Andrea Shaw at (954) 262-8208. to help students interested in working in Interest Law Society, has worked on the probono work over the summer. event for the past three years and is happy Lecture on “Benjamin Franklin and the Culture of the American Revolution”: Our Any law student who is going to with its progress. “It’s always a great event own Frank Casale, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Farquhar College of Arts be working in the public interest sector and it encourages law students to give and Sciences’ Division of Humanities, will discuss “Benjamin Franklin and the over the summer can apply for this back to the community,” said Klastorin. Culture of the American Revolution” from 7:00-8:00 p.m. in the Southwest scholarship. “We try to accommodate as “I’d like to see it continue to grow and Regional Public Library. For more information contact the Southwest Regional many students as possible,” said Silver. to raise more and more money towards Public Library at (954) 538-9956, ext. 258. “Our objective is to try to get as many the fellowship program,” she said. “It’s people out there to be able to give back a large event, and a lot of work but it’s Wednesday: to the community.” absolutely worth it.” Kente Cloth Exhibit & Presentation: As part of Black History Month, NSU is hosting Th e organization has chosen an Th e event involved both a live a Kente Cloth Exhibit and Presentation by Dr. Cyril Blavo in Health Professions average of twenty fi ve students each and silent auction. Th e Florida Youth Division, Hull Auditorium. History, traditions and culture surrounding Kente year for this fellowship, depending on Orchestra played throughout the event will be explored during the event.