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Looking for something to do? Keep an eye out for the next Art Walk

Darvin Nelson, Reporter Sep 10, 2019

On the first Wednesday of each month, Jacksonville city hosts a creative and artistic event downtown on Laura Street called the Art Walk. Starting at the Hemming Plaza and ending at The Landing, or what’s...

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The mural walkway. Photo by Courtney Green.

Club’n at the Nest

Courtney Green, News Editor Aug 20, 2019

So you’re new to UNF or  you’ve stumbled around campus blindly for three semesters and just realized there’s stuff going on around you. Maybe you’re still stuck in the glory days of high school...

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A white duck that looks like Howard the Duck.

A duckumentary: the legend of Howard the Duck

Courtney Green, News Editor Aug 19, 2019

Not all osprey-lings turn out to be full-fledged ospreys when they grow up. Face it-- sometimes, one out of every thousand is going to be a duck, but that doesn’t mean it’s any less of an osprey at...

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Freebies On Campus

Freebies On Campus

Breanna Cataldo, Features Editor Aug 19, 2019

College students love anything that's free, trust me, I know. Here's a list that was compiled to help you find the free goodies you're looking for here on campus:   Women's Center- Aunt Flo...

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Distress and anxiety associated with media and mass shootings

Distress and anxiety associated with media and mass shootings

Breanna Cataldo, Features Editor Aug 16, 2019

There's no debate as to whether victims of mass shootings suffer with post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and other issues; but can viewers of the media coverage on them suffer too? When you turn...

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yummy, delicious tacos

First annual Jax Taco Fest comes to Hemming Park

Erik Feliciano Aug 14, 2019

Get ready for an exciting day filled with a variety of delicious food, drinks, live entertainment, and activities as this weekend marks the start of the start of the first annual Jax Taco Fest 2019. The...

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From fledgling to flight, Ospreys get their wings in Week of Welcome

From fledgling to flight, Ospreys get their wings in Week of Welcome

Courtney Green, Breanna Cataldo, News Editor, Features Editor Aug 13, 2019

Get ready for Osprey Life and Production’s Week of Welcome. Students old and new are encouraged to come out and meet their fellow Ospreys, as well as have a good time at the many free events WOW boasts. Here...

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The Atlantic Ocean

Are shark attacks on the rise?

Kaitlyn Bowers, Video Director Aug 8, 2019

The word ‘relaxing’ may be the first thing you think of when talking about the beach, but with all the recent shark attacks on Florida’s east coast, is the word ‘dangerous’ becoming more accurate?  In...

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Florida looks into saying goodbye to plastic straws

Florida looks into saying goodbye to plastic straws

Erik Feliciano Aug 8, 2019

The movement away from plastic straws has been a hot topic recently. As first reported by News4Jax on Friday, Aug. 2, Senator Kevin Rader, a Delray Beach Democrat, filed a measure that would prohibit...

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A closer look into Agent Orange: the war tactic that causes cancer

A closer look into Agent Orange: the war tactic that causes cancer

Breanna Cataldo, Features Editor Aug 8, 2019

Agent Orange is a herbicide that was used during the Vietnam War to clear out vegetation, as stated in the article announcing the Agent Orange Town Hall event. Unfortunately, this herbicide had health...

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Photo by Zach Evans

How Jacksonville is changing the stigma around marijuana

Erik Feliciano Aug 2, 2019

In recent years, the use of marijuana has slowly become a more accepted practice. States such as Colorado, California and Washington have even gone to the lengths of legalizing it outright for recreational...

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An older sculpture in the Sculpture Park.

UNF sculpture students auction off artwork for first time in history

Kaitlyn Bowers, Video Director Jul 30, 2019

Sculpture students at UNF have the honor of making history by being the first students at the school to have their artwork auctioned online for anyone to purchase.  This auction will take place on...

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