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What to know about Rodney Atkins

What to know about Rodney Atkins

Nick Blank | Aug 27, 2016

If you’ve listened to country music in the last ten years you’ve probably heard of Rodney Atkins. If not, Spinnaker has you covered before Osprey Productions’ Welcome to the Nest Festival. Atkins...

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 Photo by Courtney Stringfellow.

Local Eatery of the Week: Monroe’s Smokehouse

Courtney Stringfellow | Aug 22, 2016

A metal map of the states, a used washboard and other scraps of country pride hang loosely along wood paneled walls. Families gather over glossy wooden picnic tables. Monroe’s Smokehouse on Beach Boulevard...

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Graphic by Ben Cross

How to handle move-in like an Olympian

Courtney Stringfellow | Aug 16, 2016

You registered for classes and ordered your books on Amazon. Now you just have to buy a Twin XL sheet set, figure out move-in day logistics and avoid getting a parking ticket without having a break...

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Student musician Samuel Herb to open for Rodney Atkins on campus

Cassidy Alexander | Aug 16, 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfs8AP66ALY Samuel Herb is an aspiring country music writer, with an affinity for bow ties, who also happens to be a senior studying journalism. His budding country music...

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Local Eatery of the Week: Ibex Ethiopian Kitchen

Local Eatery of the Week: Ibex Ethiopian Kitchen

Courtney Stringfellow | Aug 15, 2016

The scent of cooked spices floats through the flooded parking lot outside of Ibex Ethiopian Kitchen on Baymeadows Road. Hay colored woven baskets sit below a grass covered table on a short stage ready...

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Outtakes can be a great option when you don't ave time for the cafe. Photo by Ben Cross

Where to eat on campus

Tiffany Salameh | Aug 15, 2016

Meal plans can get tedious but there’s more to them than just the Osprey Cafe. If you use your dining dollars conservatively, you can buy fancy meals for yourself all semester long. The key is balance. Here...

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Going to the gym is a big part of being an Osprey. Photo by Jenn Mello

UNF Gym Life: What you should know

Tiffany Salameh | Aug 12, 2016

Correction: A print version of this story stated that students get a free pass into the gym using their N# once a month. The story has since been updated to reflect that students get a free pass into...

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 Graphic by Ben Cross,

The Weekend Ahead: August 11-14

Courtney Stringfellow | Aug 10, 2016

  Jacksonville’s various businesses are luring locals to their stores for one of the last stress-free weekends of summer. Whether you’re a food lover, vinyl junkie or shopaholic, you’ll likely...

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Local Eatery of the Week: The Blue Orchid Thai Restaurant

Local Eatery of the Week: The Blue Orchid Thai Restaurant

Courtney Stringfellow | Aug 8, 2016

Intricate artwork, colorful photographs and welcoming service reflective of the culture bring the spirit of Thailand to Atlantic Boulevard. The recently opened Blue Orchid Thai Restaurant brought me...

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Old-fashioned networking still reigns supreme

Old-fashioned networking still reigns supreme

Tiffany Butler | Aug 4, 2016

When I was sixteen, I started applying to jobs for the first time. I would fill out the applications in the store or restaurant and my mom would make me introduce myself to the manager. She would remind...

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When you’re forced to park in Lot 18, slip a jacket over your steering wheel. When you need to leave campus, you can drive away promptly scar-free. Photo Courtesy of Courtney Stringfellow

Seven hot weather hacks to make your life easier

Courtney Stringfellow | Aug 3, 2016

The summer may be ending, but every Floridian knows that doesn’t mean we’re anywhere close to cooler weather. Learn these cheap alternatives to expensive hacks to make the transition to the fall semester...

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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child picks up where the Deathly Hallows left off. Photo by Cassidy Alexander

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: ‘A story I will gladly reread’

Brittany Moore | Aug 3, 2016

Spinnaker previously published a negative review about Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. The following review offers a different perspective of the book. For nine years I have been waiting alongside...

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