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By Joslyn Simmons

UNF teams up with JaxPAL to create OspreyPAL

Joslyn Simmons and Pierce Turner Jun 1, 2017

https://youtu.be/opbbfn9Wq6I Video by Joslyn Simmons Have you ever wanted to see a robot up close? Or make a mouthguard from a 3-D printer? UNF has all of that and more for students interested in...

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'Braille Initiative' aims to put signs on UNF buildings

‘Braille Initiative’ aims to put signs on UNF buildings

Marielisa Martinez May 26, 2017

Visually impaired students have to guess which building they are in due to the lack of exterior braille signs on campus. Kimberly McKarin, a junior majoring in political science, memorizes her way...

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Campus recreation director says farewell after 35 years

Campus recreation director says farewell after 35 years

Hannah Lee May 24, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpgTWC5DdQI Becky Purser, the first and only director of recreation that UNF has known, retired last Friday at a farewell party in the Wellness Center. Purser worked...

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UNF student designs Murray Hill mural

UNF student designs Murray Hill mural

Alexandra Torres-Perez May 19, 2017

A Murray Hill J&W Discount store soon to open on Post Street isn’t going to be your usual colorless building with a big, bright sign. On the side of the building, there will be a mural of jellyfishes...

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Meet the UNF Presidential Search Committee

Meet the UNF Presidential Search Committee

Pierce Turner May 8, 2017

Clarification: the article has been changed to clarify the positions of  three members of the committee. The Spinnaker highly values accuracy and regrets the errors.   The UNF Presidential Search...

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Friends and faculty bid farewell to Jake Moore

Hannah Lee May 4, 2017

https://youtu.be/G5ECoFiSHOM Friends, students, and faculty said goodbye to Jake Moore, the program coordinator of the UNF LGBT Resource Center. Moore first became involved in the LGBT Resource Center...

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Booker and her family. Photo courtesy Tricia Booker

Communication professor finds solace in new book: “The Place of Peace and Crickets”

Ronnesha Rodgers Mar 20, 2017

From the streets of New Orleans to the sunsets in Florida, author and UNF communication professor Tricia Booker has grown stronger and stronger every day. After trying to conceive a child numerous times,...

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UNF’s Hidden Treasure: Rickey Calloway

UNF’s Hidden Treasure: Rickey Calloway

Wesley Leblanc Mar 16, 2017

https://youtu.be/gXIt-7Hfclk If you’ve been to UNF, you’ve likely seen Rickey Calloway. Sometimes he’s pressure washing the sidewalks, sometimes he’s installing sprinklers, but no matter what...

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Photos by Lili Weinstein

LGBT Resource Center holds Queer Prom

Kevin Wilson Mar 10, 2017

The LGBT Resource Center held a Queer Prom on Thursday, March 9 as part of their Alternative Sex Week. The event was designed for LGBTQ students who either did not get a chance to attend their own high...

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Photos: Homecoming 2017

Photos: Homecoming 2017

Tiffany Salameh Feb 13, 2017

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Catholic Ospreys march for life in D.C.

Catholic Ospreys march for life in D.C.

Tiffany Salameh Feb 13, 2017

UNF students Mikaela Benedict, Elizabeth Bendis, Michael Augustine, Joshua Nagales traveled to D.C. by bus with the Diocese of St. Augustine to participate in the March for Life Jan. 27. Benedict,...

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Photo by Lili Weinstein

Creativity and community combine in Lend-A-Wing Can Castle Competition

Tierney Harvey Feb 10, 2017

Students showed school spirit and supported the UNF community at the Homecoming Lend-A-Wing Can Castle Competition on Thursday. Clubs gathered to build elaborate displays out of cans and other goods...

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