The Current | Vol. 31 Issue 28

March 30, 2021 | nsucurrent.nova.edu 3 Investigation on campus doctor ends after Michigan State University refuses documents Last Friday, the investigation of Michigan State University’s campus sports doctor, Larry Nassar, ended after the university refused to waive attorney-client privilege to provide thousands of documents related to the scandal, according to Michigan’s attorney general. Nassar, a former USA gymnastic national team doctor, is currently serving a decade-long sentence in prison for sexual assault and child pornography crimes. In 2019, the federal government ordered the university to make major changes and pay a $4.5 million fine after determining that the university failed to adequately respond to complaints about Nassar. According to CNN, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said “the University’s refusal to voluntarily provide [the documents] closes the last door available to finish our investigation. We’re incredibly disappointed that our work will end this way, especially for the Survivors.” Beloved author Beverly Cleary dies at 104 Publisher HarperCollins announced that Beverly Cleary, an accomplished children’s author, died last Thursday at the age of 104. Cleary died at her home in Carmel Valley, CA where she has lived for over half a century. No cause of death was given. Cleary is known for her books “Beezus and Ramona” and “Henry Huggins,” among many others. U.S. appellate court sides with photographer over Warhol copyright dispute Last Friday, the U.S. appeals court sided with photographer Lynn Goldsmith in a copyright dispute with the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts (Warhol Foundation) over a series of marketed Warhol works based on Goldsmith’s pictures of Prince. The Court of Appeals ruled that the artwork created by Warhol before his death was not transformative and could not overcome copyright obligations to Goldsmith. The case was returned to a lower court for further proceedings. This is the end of a four-year fight initiated by a lawsuit from the Warhol Foundation. The foundation attempted to use Goldsmith’s work without asking permission nor compensation. Rare coin sold for record of $8.4M at Vegas auction The only known 1822 half eagle $5 coin in private hands sold at an auction in Las Vegas for $8.4 million on Thursday. The coin was confirmed by the curator of the Edward C. Rochette Money Museum in Colorado that it is one of three of its kind in existence. The coin’s auction price was the highest for a U.S gold coin struck by the U.S. Mint. The most expensive U.S coin ever sold was at $10 million and is a 1794 U.S. “Flowing Hair” silver dollar said to be among the first- One of the largest shipping vessels continues to block the Suez Canal On March 23, The Ever Given, one of the largest container ships in the world, became wedged across the Suez Canal in Egypt while en route to the Netherlands, believed to be caused by a dust storm. The Suez Canal, which connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean in a 120-mile stretch, now faces a 150+ ship traffic jam with at least eight boats carrying live animals as well as others shipping crude oil, cement and other consumer goods which may cause major delays. According to The Washington Post, experts believe that it might take days or weeks for the eight tug boats to free the 1,312-foot vessel that weighs over 220,000 tons, matching the maximum length permitted in the canal. North Korea launched two ballistic missiles into the ocean On March 25, South Korean officials announced that two short-range missiles were fired from the South Hamgyong province into North Korea’s eastern shore. These two ground missiles flew roughly 280 miles and were believed to be ballistic missiles, according to CNN. These missiles mark a secondary weapons test since January. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga denounced this launch as a threat to the security of Japan and against the United Nations resolutions. Britain honors legacy of Alan Turing with 50 pound bank note On Thursday, the Bank of England announced that Alan Turing, the mathematician who cracked German codes during World War II, will be honored on the 50-pound banknote. This is part of England’s efforts to, College of Psychology hosts free webinars On Friday, April 2 and Friday, April 23, experts fromNSU’s College of Psychology will hold live online discussions on various mental health issues, focusing on the impact of COVID-19. The webinars will cover topics including careers in psychology and counseling as well research on self-care. Anyone interested in the event can register online at https:// nova.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ beC9Na6mSFm1wsTtDZQEgA. The event is free and open to the public. NSU Multicultural Affairs Committee to host diversity roundtable discussion On April 5, from 12:10-12:55 p.m., the NSU Multicultural Affairs Committee will host a roundtable discussion on diversity. The committee has defined the Diversity Roundtable Discussions (DRD) as “an open roundtable interprofessional discussion to listen while withholding judgment, reassess one’s own perspective and interact in a variety of cultural contexts often requiring humility.” For more information, visit https:// healthsciences.nova.edu/studentaffairs/ multicultural-affairs-committee.html or contact Elizabeth Swann at swann@ ever minted in the U.S.. California woman sentenced for school bomb threats. Last Friday, a Califonia woman, Sonia Tabizada, was sentenced to one and a half years in federal prison over threats to bomb a Roman Catholic preparatory school for planning to publish same-sex wedding announcements. Tabizada pleaded guilty to obstruction of religious belief while a second felony charge of transmitting bomb threats in interstate commerce was dropped. The school, one of the oldest Catholic schools for girls in the country, announced it would begin publishing same- sex announcements in its alumni magazine, to which Tabizada left a voice message threatening to burn and bomb the facility. nova.edu with any questions. Department of humanities and politics hosts Au Café The department of humanities and politics within the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences and the Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center (HCAS) will host the second Au Café conversation hour onApril 5, from noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom. The event will provide the opportunity for French language students of all levels to practice and improve their French skills and connect with other French speakers. Registration for the event is required and can be found by scanning the QR code on the flyer posted around campus. For more information, students are encouraged to contact Yvette Fuentes at yf60@ nova.edu. Milk+ T hosts boba tea workshop On April 10, Milk+ T will host a boba tea workshop for NSU students where they can create their own boba tea from a selection of tea flavors including assam black tea, jasmine green tea and Thai tea. The event will be hosted via Zoom, and students can RSVP by emailing specialprojects@ nova.edu. Students will be expected to bring their favorite type of milk, but all other supplies will be provided. NSU to host Block Painting Festival On April 3, from 12 - 4:30 p.m., NSU will host a block painting festival. The event will take place on the Alvin Sherman Library Quad and will have free food, giveaways, music and a block painting competition. Blocks for the event will be reserved for undergraduate students organizations through Sharkhub. All students are welcome to attend. News News Anchor News Briefs International Tidings posthumously, right wrongs that were inflicted on Turing during his life, which involved persecution for his sexuality and chemical castration among other transgressions. According to The New York Times, Turing is credited with providing the blueprint to modern computer science and understanding of artificial intelligence as well as historians who claim that his machines that decoded German ciphers shortened the war. China boycotts western clothing brands for not using Xinjiang cotton H&M, Nike, New Balance and other brands are being boycotted in China over western clothing brands’ decision to distance themselves from cotton sourced from the Xinjiang region. As of last week, Chinese authorities and major Chinese retailers online and on the mainland (over 500 locations) closed their doors and removed items from these brands from Chinese markets. According to NPR, the retailers made these decisions due to supposed forced labor violations and alleged human rights abuses with Xinjiang authorities detaining Muslim ethnic minorities such as the Uyghurs and giving them state- assigned jobs that work with cotton production. African Elephants classified as endangered by the IUCN According to the Associated Press, last week, African forest elephants and the African savanna elephant were labeled endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Populations of African forest elephants have dropped 86% over the past 30 years and savanna elephant populations have dropped over 60% over the past 50 years. Currently, Africa is home to 415,000 elephants, with the largest remaining populations found in Gabon and the Republic of Congo. In Gabon, elephant poaching is common, where 80-90% of poached elephant’s ivory is illegally traded and used to fund organized crime and potential terrorism in the area. in the area.