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Mass Shootings: Are we ready?

Will Weber | Jun 22, 2016

It was about an hour past lunchtime June 1, when phones across the country began buzzing with breaking-news notifications. Another school shooting occurred, this time at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

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Student Wellness Complex ranks seventh in Florida buildings

Alex Wilson | Sep 18, 2015

Student Wellness Complex ranks seventh at the American Institute of Architects Florida Convention. This is the second time the UNF building has been recognized by the AIA in the past 2 years.

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Concert Review: Dirty Projectors and POP ETC August 6 at The Beacham

Mason McGough | Aug 9, 2012

Mason McGough, Osprey Radio music director, shares his thoughts on POP ETC and Dirty Projectors' August 6 show at Orlando's The Beacham venue. Read on for the full review and video of Dirty Projectors' live performance of "Offspring are Blank."

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Seven refreshing theme park rides

Spinnaker | Jul 25, 2011

Waiting in hot lines and sweating isn’t enjoyable, but check out seven thrilling alternatives that are worth chilling in the queues.

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Wizarding World wows with Butterbeer, actually in-the-book feel

Spinnaker | Jul 22, 2010

My 18-year-old sister Laura has read all the Harry Potter books more times than she can remember, owns all the movies and probably knows how to properly perform more spells than Ron Weasley. So when...

Brush up on your script, Duval, Cursive brings a new slant on post-hardcore

Spinnaker | Mar 9, 2010

Omaha indie songsters Cursive will take some respite from the cold and the cornfields of the Midwest at Jacksonville Beach’s Freebird Live March 20. Expect to hear a mix of the raucous, angular melodies...

Blue Men awe Orlando audiences with music, art

Spinnaker | Mar 3, 2010

The Blue Man Group performs at Universal Studios in Orlando, and a staffer reviewed the fun event. Student discounted tickets offered.

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Staff Blog: Possible NFL Expansion Cities

Spinnaker | Apr 19, 2009

The Spinnaker compiled a list of cities that could possibly house an NFL expansion team and some ideas for the new teams' mascots.

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Rome is burning

Spinnaker | Sep 18, 2008

Wall Street’s investment bank giants are failing due to poor business practices; they became over-leveraged with Mortgage-Backed Securities and under-capitalized due to capricious lending practices. The Republicans’ blame the Wall Street criminals, Democrats blame the free-market and deregulation while the Federal Reserve is screaming that these banks are too large to fail. This is the current state of America’s largest financial institutions.

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