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Ospreys enjoy free food, live music and sizable games at Summer B Cookout

Ospreys enjoy free food, live music and sizable games at Summer B Cookout

Audrey Carpenter Jun 23, 2016
The sound of country music and the smell of fresh hamburgers and french fries filled the air surrounding the Osprey Plaza Tuesday night during the annual Summer B Cookout.
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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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 UNF Campus Life Facebook Event

Stuff-a-Plush kicks off Twisted Tuesdays

Courtney Stringfellow May 25, 2016
Nearly 120 students stuffed their new plush animals in the Osprey Plaza on Tuesday night. The giveaway was a preview of Campus Life’s rebranded Twisted Tuesdays promotion (formerly named Tuesdays with a Twist).
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Photo by Courtney Stringfellow

Five Points Spring Festival: Would I go again?

Courtney Stringfellow May 24, 2016
Threats of rain didn’t scare Jacksonville residents away from stopping by Five Points for its Tenth Annual Spring Festival on Saturday, May 21.
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Students can begin to regrow their stuffed animal empire with Summer A’s Twisted Tuesday

Students can begin to regrow their stuffed animal empire with Summer A’s Twisted Tuesday

Courtney Stringfellow May 24, 2016
Childhood is the enjoyable stage in one’s life when hoarding a collection of soft stuffed animals is viewed as the norm. As adulthood approaches, teenagers are expected to keep only one or two plushes from their childhood.
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UNF Dive Club invites students to swim with sharks

Danae Leake May 10, 2016
The UNF Dive Club is advertising for students to take a trip to Jupiter, Florida on a shark dive.
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Photo by Tiffany Salameh

Ospreys “Paw”sed their study sessions for pups during finals week

Courtney Stringfellow Apr 25, 2016
Ospreys flocked to the first floor of the Thomas G. Carpenter Library on Monday, April 25 to take a break from finals and spend some time with therapy dogs in training.
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"Debris Littering the Streets of Kesennuma; Mountain of Smoke Looms Over" 2011

People relate to destruction reflected by Tsunami Art Exhibit

Bernadyn Nettles Apr 22, 2016
Amer Kobaslija’s work, TSUNAMI: Paintings of the Aftermath in Kesennuma, Japan gripped everyone’s attention at the spring exhibit’s opening reception held in the Lufrano Intercultural Gallery on April 14th.
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The installation features flyers and ticket stubs that Shurman has collected by going to shows. (Photo by Tierney Harvey)

Library installation shows off Jacksonville’s electronic dance music culture

Tierney Harvey Apr 16, 2016
Before you prepare to swipe your card to enter the library, check out the newest installation displaying memorabilia of Jacksonville’s underground dance music culture.
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“Club of the Year” Rasine Kreyol Still Moves Toward Raising Awareness

“Club of the Year” Rasine Kreyol Still Moves Toward Raising Awareness

Courtney Stringfellow Apr 6, 2016
Hosting trivia games, enabling relationships with alumni and teaching history through art are only a few of the many ways Rasine Kreyol introduces Ospreys to the Haitian culture.
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 Photo courtesy CMF FACEBOOK PAGE

UNF’s four moviemaking-teams advance to Terminus

Andre Roman Mar 9, 2016
53 student teams got together to create short films with only a week’s time to do every bit of production from writing to shooting to editing. Here are the finalists.
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Calvin Jones enjoys the social aspect of attending games. Photo by Nick Blank

On Game Day: Finding the slice of student life

Nick Blank Mar 4, 2016
Though the UNF men’s basketball team earned a loss against Florida Gulf Coast University, the energy and support from the fans remained a key element that enhanced the game day experience.
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