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UNF Digs: Andrew A. Robinson – A Heavyweight for Student Life and Education at UNF

Danae Leake • Jul 8, 2016
Tucked away at the Eastside of campus, the Andrew Robinson Theater is showing its age, especially compared to the sleekly designed Fine Arts Center adjacent to the building. The theater is often the center of student life, hosting festivals, ceremonies, and lectures. But who is the man named emblazoned on the side of this familiar theater?
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The KIBO machine. Photo by Tiffany Butler

Florida Institute of Education uses robots to teach preschoolers

Tiffany Butler • Jul 6, 2016
The Florida Institute of Education (FIE) at the University of North Florida is using robotics to teach preschoolers problem solving skills. The curriculum hopes to jumpstart kids’ understanding of more technical aspects of education.
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Please Be Kind and Watch the Signs this Fourth of July

Danae Leake • Jul 3, 2016
The holiday is a time to acknowledge our country’s independence with thunderous celebration, but PTSD victims could have a tough time with these booming displays.
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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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Emily Rokosch, LGBT education coordinator, chats with students Marcus Google and Dean Bonilla at the office on campus. Photo from UNF Spinnaker Print Archives

UNF Digs: UNF LGBT Resource Center Turns 10

Danae Leake • Jun 24, 2016
You might’ve noticed more rainbow banners floating around while making Google searches this month, and there’s a reason for that: June is LGBT Pride Month.
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Major changes coming to Town Center area

Tiffany Butler • Jun 22, 2016
There are six big developments coming to the Town Center area in the coming months. This expansion has already begun, and is estimated to continue for the next six to eight years.
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Wellness Complex celebrates one million visits

Wellness Complex celebrates one million visits

Will Weber • Jun 20, 2016

In celebration of its one-millionth visit, the Student Wellness Complex is hosting four special programs from 4-6 p.m. Monday, and giving away free towels to the first 500 visitors. There will be three...

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Mary Ratcliff's sculpture. The globe is powered by solar panels.

Student Artist Profile: Mary Ratcliff

Travis Pridgen • Jun 17, 2016

Not many of us have the ability to discover and master a new passion in life as fluently as Mary Ratcliff. Completing her final year as a Fine Arts major, Ratcliff discovered an innate ability to create...

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View of Boathouse and lake bridges, 1978?

A Look Into the History of the Boathouse

Danae Leake • Jun 17, 2016

For all of you whippersnappers that enjoy the stylish Boathouse with its sports bar ambiance (a bit of a tease for those under 21), you might not be aware that the Boathouse has seen many changes over...

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Mosquito larvae are placed in a mixture to stop them from completing the pupal stage.

Professor leads team fighting back at mosquitoes

Bernadyn Nettles • Jun 15, 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z55AX9OOBlk Video by Bernadyn Nettles and Brittany Moore The summer heat waves bring in pesky mosquito bites, but a UNF professor and students are biting back with a...

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Ashley said digging at the Mayport site is an incredible learning opportunity for the students. Photo by Nick Blank

Archaeology students find wealth of knowledge in Native American trash piles

Nick Blank • Jun 10, 2016

In the muggy Mayport woods lay a bounty of Native American artifacts from trash piles dating back to 1000 AD. You know the saying. Keith Ashley and his students cleaned and analyzed animal bones, shells...

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statue designed by Emily Pinnell

UNF sculptures to brighten up Jax Beach

Danae Leake • Jun 3, 2016
Five large-scale outdoor sculptures created by UNF students will be displayed at a new sculpture park on June 20th at 480 1st street south in Jacksonville Beach.
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