In March 2019, an interesting Forbes article told the amazing story of Joe Hassett, a former point guard and NBA champion with the 1979 Seattle Supersonics, a team that featured stars such as Paul Silas and Dennis Johnson. Hassett retired in 1983; his only NBA ring corresponds to the only title won by the Supersonics,…
Hialeah, FL. (Mar. 4, 2018) – Florida National University Men’s Baseball team played a 4 games series vs. Stratford University at home this weekend. The Conquistadors swept Stratford University making their record 6-9. How it happened: Game 1 Florida National University 14 Stratford University 5 Top of the 1st, Austin Elled walked; Jordan…
In 2019, a couple of issues related to the nursing profession in Florida made for interesting news headlines. The first one was reported by a Lakeland ABC affiliate, and it dealt with the ongoing suspension of state healthcare licenses over school loan defaults; quite a few of the professionals affected by this measure, which is…
Since 2013, the number of international students coming to the United States (US) seeking a quality education has grown according to the Migration Policy Institute. It’s reported that approximately 4.1 million international students are enrolled in US colleges. It further reports that many international students are drawn to the US’ higher education system because of…
The United States (US) is a vast country, and every state is uniquely different in terms of its history, culture, climate, and economy. International students who select South Florida as the location to attend college usually do it for a couple of reasons: the university and the location. Depending on where you’re from, location might…
Some of us may have been trained since pre-school that “You are what you eat.” For most, it’s just a phrase—something memorized so early on in life, that we really didn’t give it much thought to what it actually meant—very much like a nursery rhyme or some catchy commercial tune that’s subconsciously embedded in our…
For current FNU student Rosa Alina Chirino, the decision to migrate to this country was charged by aspirations of creating a greater future, regardless of the inevitable adversity. Rosa Alina came from Cuba in February of 2016 with limited resources but an abundance of hope. After seeing an ad for FNU on TV, she called…
Learning another language often means more than just taking classes, although it helps a lot. Taking classes may be considered the basics to get you started learning the fundamentals. One shouldn’t expect to become fluent in English just from taking a few classes, it takes applying what you’ve learned. Just like your own native tongue,…
