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Local Eatery of the Week: Biggie’s Pizza

Courtney Stringfellow | Jul 12, 2016
Pizzas with names like “The Bianca,” “Benny Blanco” and “Mary Jane Pesto” sit beside each other like old schoolmates on the bleachers at Biggie’s Pizza on Third Street.
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 Photo by Brittany Moore

Time Lord Fest comes to campus

Courtney Stringfellow | Jul 11, 2016
The President, Cassandra, Silence and various other characters from the Doctor Who Universe gathered at the Herbert University Center on Saturday, July 9 for Jacksonville’s first Time Lord Fest.
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Matt Begiun, who has brought Ozzie Osprey to life for ten years, is retiring.
Photo courtesy Facebook.

UNF looking for a new Ozzie

Will Weber | Jul 11, 2016

For the past decade, Matt Biegun has stood courtside for nearly every home basketball game, met nearly every student and swooped like its going out of style. But you wouldn’t recognize him. He is Ozzie,...

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Freshmen Sydney, Rachael, Bailey, and Morgan enjoying the Clubhouse pool.  Photo by Lilli Weinstein

Photo Gallery: Popcorn, candy and sun at Clubhouse Carnival

Tiffany Salameh | Jul 8, 2016
Photos of students enjoying the Clubhouse Carnival today on campus.
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The finished product.  Photo by Courtney Stringfellow

Students learn the process of pickling without creating a health hazard

Courtney Stringfellow | Jul 8, 2016
Ospreys and their families filled the Brooks College of Health Food Lab Wednesday night to make their own pickling creations.
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 Graphic by Ben Cross

Upcoming albums to keep on your radar this month

Danae Leake | Jul 7, 2016
Usually, music doesn’t pick and choose its season, but there’s something about new tunes in the summertime that keeps the season fresh. Maybe we need to consume refreshing tracks to cool down the hot, sizzlin’, bacon cracklin’ heat.
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 Graphic by Ben Cross,

The Weekend Ahead: July 7-11

Courtney Stringfellow | Jul 7, 2016
Fourth of July Celebrations are over which leaves plenty of room for Ospreys to turn their attention to a big convention coming to campus.
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Student volunteers are the main force behind up keeping the garden. Photo by Michael Herrera

Don’t let a small budget get you in a pickle: join Ogier Gardens for a Pickling Frenzy

Courtney Stringfellow | Jul 6, 2016
Those colorful glass jars of pickled peppers, green olives and other vegetables in your grandmother’s house aren’t just for decoration. Even though they look like a science experiment (because they are), you can pickle your way to saving vegetables, and therefore money, that would otherwise end up in the trash.
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Local Eatery of the Week: Colonel Mustard’s Phat Burgers

Courtney Stringfellow | Jul 5, 2016
The door slams, the expected rush of cool air never comes, and the staff is working hard to take orders and get entrees out. The burger joint’s yellow walls are a combination of beige slatwall, pictures and business cards; a television sits on a shelf to the left, classroom style; and the air conditioning is turned down.
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 Photo by Mark Judson.

Where to celebrate the Fourth of July in Jacksonville

Courtney Stringfellow | Jul 3, 2016

Bottle rockets and sparklers are a great way to celebrate the Fourth of July for Ospreys who want to limit the party to a patio. Try celebrating Independence Day with your community this summer. There’s...

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Five bugs to watch out for this summer

Five bugs to watch out for this summer

Courtney Stringfellow | Jul 2, 2016
Jacksonville’s historic Riverside neighborhood has been dealing with mass quantities of formosan termites since the city discovered them eating up the Women’s Club of Jacksonville late May.
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Fourth on First: Independence Day tips for Jax Beach

Fourth on First: Independence Day tips for Jax Beach

Mark Judson | Jul 1, 2016

A Jacksonville bucket list of where to go on the Fourth of July isn’t complete without a trip to the beach. There’s something about mixing bikes, beaches, fireworks and friends that seems perfectly...

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