Author Archives: Dargan Thompson
Author's Bio
Dargan is currently the Spinnaker's Features Editor and a senior studying journalism here at UNF. She likes to write about travel, music and cultural events and believes everyone is interesting if you ask the right questions. You can find her on Twitter @darganthompson
Email: dthompson@unfspinnaker.com Posts: 49
Crowdfunding event seeks to light a spark in Jacksonville
In the last few years, crowdfunding websites such as Kickstarter, Indiegogo, and Rockethub have helped tens of thousands of entrepreneurs fund their dreams by gathering donations from the general public. But what if instead of just seeing those projects online, funders got to actually meet creators and talk to them about their projects? That is [...]
Mock Rape Trial seeks to educate on difficult issues
Laughter is not something you generally expect to hear in a courtroom, even a fake courtroom, especially when the issue at hand is as serious as sexual assault. But there was plenty of good-natured laughter onstage and in the audience during the Mock Rape Trial Wednesday night. Much of the laughter came from the small [...]
That’s the Ticket!
Ozzie’s Spring Ticket Music Festival is bringing eight artists to campus for a day long event in the UNF Arena.
Dishcrawl comes to Jacksonville
It’s like a pub crawl, but with food. At least that’s how Dishcrawl describes itself. Attendees visit four restaurants in the same area of town in the span of about two hours and have a sampling of food at each place. Dishcrawl started in San Jose and has since spread across the U.S. and into [...]
New Sculpture adds color to Lot 18
If you park in Lot 18, you can’t miss the new addition to campus. “I think of it like a big exclamation point,” said Dr. Debra Murphy, chair of the Department of Art and Design. The towering red sculpture in the roundabout between Lot 18 and the baseball fields was donated by UNF alumnus Dr. [...]
Q&A with ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ winner Chad Michaels
Standing over six feet tall in heels, outfitted with makeup, a wig and sequined black bodysuit, Chad Michaels makes quite an impression. Unlike other drag queens, Michaels left her female stage name behind several years ago. And despite the get up, Michaels doesn’t put on airs for our interview. She speaks confidently in a naturally [...]
Q&A with artist Michael Aurbach
It’s impossible to overlook Michael Aurbach’s work. Stepping inside the UNF Gallery, viewers are met with two huge metal sculptures. On the piece closer to the door, black urinals contrast with the shiny metal. On the other, handcuffs hang from numbered red cushioned thrones. Lining the walls are pictures of many of Aurbach’s other works, [...]
Performer Jasmine Guy speaks at annual MLK Scholarship Luncheon
UNF’s Intercultural Center for Peace held its annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Luncheon Feb. 26 in the University Center with performer Jasmine Guy as the keynote speaker. Images of King were projected on a screen overhead as the luncheon started with opening comments from Student Body President Carlo Fassi and a song sung by [...]
Smartphone Dating: Is the key to your love life literally in the palm of your hand?
Editor’s note: updated at 5:00 p.m. 2/14/13 with comments from Aleksandra Milicevic While couples celebrate Valentine’s Day, singles looking for a casual date may be surprised to find that their smartphone can make a good wingman. Dating has made the jump from the Internet to the smartphone, with hundreds of apps offering help with hook-ups, [...]
Jasmine Guy Q&A
You may know Jasmine Guy as Whitley Gilbert from the ‘80s sitcom A Different World, or as Sheila Bennet from The Vampire Diaries, or as Roxy Harvey from Dead Like Me. Guy certainly has a long list of accomplishments. She made her TV debut in 1982 as a dancer in Fame, and premiered on the [...]
