Nova Southeastern University NSUWorks The urC rent NSU Digital Collections 1-14-2014 The urC rent Volume 24: Issue 15 Nova Southeastern University Follow this and additional works at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/nsudigital_newspaper The Student-Run Newspaper of Nova Southeastern University January 14, 2014 | Volume 24, Issue 15 | nsucurrent.nova.edu CHATTING WITH AN "IDOL": SAP (SATISFACTORY INTERVIEW WITH LEE DEWYZE BASKETBALL TIPS OFF WITH ACADEMIC PROGRESS) AND TAILGATE DOUBLEHEADER Page 10 WHAT IT MEANS TO YOU Page 10 Page 12Page 4 Page 7 NSU celebrates its 50th anniversary By: Kevin Lichty university will host a weeklong The university is celebration, in the order in which commemorating its golden that unit was founded. anniversary with a year-long Established in 1964, the celebration that aims to honor the Office of Financial Operations past, celebrate the present and was the first division of the look to the future. university, which held their week Anniversary logos have been of celebration from Jan. 6 through placed around campus, books have 10. As part of the celebration, been written about NSU’s history, Financial Operations held a raffle interviews of prominent fi gures in on Jan. 3 on the East Campus, NSU history have been conducted inviting students, faculty and staff and special events throughout the year to learn more about the office and will be held to honor this milestone. win various prizes. Here is what to expect from The Oceanographic Center, NSU as we celebrate throughout which was founded in 1965 and the year. originally located on a 40-foot From the university houseboat anchored on the South For each of the next 32 weeks New River waterfront in Fort during the winter and fall 2014 COURTESY OF NSU ARCHIVES SEE ANNIVERSARY 2 semesters, each division of the Abe Fischler, NSU’s second president from 1970 to 1992, meets with the fi rst faculty circa 1970 in the Rosenthal Student Center. Honoring Civil Rights the NSU way By: Li Cohen The opening party will start In commemoration of the 50th at 5 p.m. on Jan. 18 with speeches anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of by Hanbury and Farris, along with 1964, President George Hanbury will talks by photographer Bob Adelman speak alongside Isaac Newton Farris and former Atlanta mayor Shirley Jr., Martin Luther King Jr.’s nephew, Franklin. AutoNation Chairman at the opening for the Museum of and CEO Mike Jackson and Bonnie Art Ft. Lauderdale’s exhibit “The Clearwater, the museum’s chief Movement: Bob Adelman and Civil curator and director, will also speak. Rights Era Photography.” Following the presentation of the Between 1963 and 1968, guest speakers, lights refreshments Adelman was a photographer for will be served. An exhibition the Congress of Racial Equality, the opening reception will start at 6 Student Non-Violent Coordinating p.m. during which attendees can Committee and other civil rights preview the exhibit and speak with organizations. Through his work, the featured guests. he established close ties with Martin Gary Gershman, history Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, John professor in the Farquhar College Lewis and James Baldwin. of Arts and Sciences’ Division of He has photographed cover Humanities, said that the Civil Rights stories for many national and Act was a tremendously impactful international magazines, including effort in moving America toward an Esquire, Time, The New York equal society and he hopes to take Times and Paris Match. His his students to the exhibit in the photographs have been exhibited at upcoming months. He said students COURTESY OF B. ADELMAN Bob Adelman, who will speak and be honored at the Museum of Art Ft. Lauderdale, took this photograph, “Martin Luther the Smithsonian and the American should go to the exhibit because King Jr. and Coretta Scott King Outside Montgomery on the Fourth Day of the March, Alabama Route 80” in 1965. Federation of Arts. SEE CIVIL RIGHTS 3 2 News January 14, 2014 | nsucurrent.nova.edu ANNIVERSARY from 1 “It gives each unit a chance the creation of NSU, and “A Tribute to showcase what they have done, to the Past A Prelude to the Future,” Lauderdale, began its week of how they’ve improved and what which is a visual history book. celebration Jan 13. their plans are for the future,” Many divisions are still in Melissa Dore, director Matias said. the planning stages for their week of academic support and The next Coffee and of celebration. The Current will administration at the Conversation will be held on keep readers updated on the events Oceanographic Center, said Jan. 16 and will be hosted by the as we learn about them. in addition to a Coffee and Oceanographic Center. From Student Media Conversation to be held on Jan. The weeks of celebration In honor of the anniversary, 16, the center will have a display will run throughout the winter The Current will look back at in the Alvin Sherman Library semester and after a summer hiatus school history by speaking with from Jan. 11-17 featuring pictures, beginning June 23, will continue past presidents, faculty and alumni student photography, books and from Sept. 8 through Dec. 5. who experienced NSU and Davie’s other publications from their last The university will host the rapid growth. The first article of a 50 years, as well as a continuously Team 2020 Celebration to recognize six-part series focusing on each running DVD showcasing the NSU employees for their years of decade of NSU’s history will be campus and marine photos. service on Jan. 23 in the Don Taft published next week. It will focus In late February, the Flight University Center Arena. Oatmeal on how NSU was conceived, the Deck is scheduled to reopen with will be served in honor of the Oatmeal people who helped it through a grand celebration to be held Club, the name Nova University’s its rocky first years, and the during the week of March 10. The founders gave themselves during community which surrounded the grand re-opening will have a 50th their weekly breakfast meetings at university in the ‘60s. anniversary theme, with special Cope’s restaurant in downtown Ft. In addition to the article prices, vintage music and a raffle. Lauderdale, where they discussed series, The Current is working The event will be hosted by the expanding education opportunities in with SUTV, NSU’s student-run Division of Student Affairs during South Florida over bowls of oatmeal. TV station, to produce a six- its week of celebration. CommunityFest, an annual part documentary series that will Each division is also required event that connects NSU students, be released throughout the year to hold a Coffee and Conversation on employees and their families, will on The Current’s website and the Thursday of their week on the fourth be held on Feb. 8. While it will not on SUTV’s YouTube page. The fl oor of the Alvin Sherman Library, have a specific 50th anniversary series will feature interviews outside of the archives. theme, organizers encourage with past presidents, faculty, staff Alejandrina Matias, student booths to develop their and alumni to help showcase the administrative coordinator in own ways to honor the milestone. personalities and people who the Offi ce of Institutional and Anniversary themed helped NSU grow and become Community Engagement, said merchandise is on sale at the what it is today. the purpose of the Coffee and bookstore, along with two books on The Current will also have Conversations is for students and the history of the school, “The Making features, news, photographs and community members to meet the of Nova Southeastern University” by video highlighting other anniversary faces of the people behind the scenes historian Julian M. Pleasants, which events throughout the year. of the university. offers a the behind-the-scenes look at Hillel celebrates new semester and there will be a raffl e for a fl at-screen students,” Goldberg said. 3301 College Avenue By: Li Cohen TV, a candy bar where people can make Wogalter said she is looking Student Affairs Building, Room 105 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33314-7796 Hillel of Broward and Palm their own candy bags, and a surprise forward to reuniting with friends from Beach, part of the world’s largest celebrity guest coming from Israel. the other local colleges she met on nsucurrent.nova.edu Jewish student organization, will host Vice President of Hillel at NSU the Hillel service trip to New Orleans its fi rst Blue and White Party to kick Meredith Wogalter, freshman biology over winter break and that she hopes NEWSROOM BUSINESS & ADVERTISING off the spring 2014 semester on Jan. 16 major, said, “It’s going to be the best the surprise celebrity will be someone Phone: (954) 262-8455 Phone: (954) 262-8461 from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Grand Palm kickoff event. Hillel is going strong.” she’s familiar with. Fax: (954) 262-8456 Fax: (954) 262-8456 [email protected] [email protected] Room of Florida Atlantic University’s Directors of the event are Hillel is planning many events Boca Raton campus. expecting between 100 and 200 people for the upcoming semester, including Jodi Tandet Editor-in-Chief [email protected] The kickoff event is open to all to attend based on the amount of Shabbat dinners and Lunch and Keren Moros Copy Editor [email protected] students from NSU, Florida Atlantic accepted Facebook invitations. Learns, in which students have lunch Li Cohen News Editor [email protected] University, Lynn University, Broward Executive Director of Hillel and discuss a topic that affects modern Saily Regueiro Features Editor [email protected] College and Palm Beach State College of Broward and Palm Beach Raina Jews, especially young adults.