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1,000 Listens or Less: Abjects – “Never Give Up”

Nicole Moore Mar 9, 2019

There is something beautiful about a band featuring members from different parts of the world coming together to do two things and two things only, play loud music and kick ass on stage. Abjects is a three-piece...

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OPINION: Why fast fashion should be your last resort

Mellisa Soehono Mar 8, 2019

It’s easy to admit I don’t wear half the clothes currently hanging in my closet, sometimes I wonder why I even bought some of the things I have. The mentality of tricking myself into believing I need...

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Gabriel Medina’s journey from international soccer to a UNF International Business Major

Gabriel Medina’s journey from international soccer to a UNF International Business Major

Bruce Hope, Sports Reporter Mar 8, 2019

He speaks Spanish, English, French, and Italian fluently. He also knows a little Japanese and Chinese. He is an avid footballer (soccer player), martial artist, and also a bodybuilder.  Like many young...

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Students have until Wednesday at 6 p.m. to vote for Student Government. Photo by Morgan Purvis

OPINON: SG Elections are important and you should vote

Austin Belet, Opinions Writer Mar 6, 2019

UNF has started our elections to choose our new student body president and vice president today, but do any of us really care? No, not really, but we absolutely should. There is a small group of...

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Celebrating Holi on Campus

Celebrating Holi on Campus

Aleema Jack Mar 4, 2019

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRQDyOHq-sU[/embedyt] Vibrant colors and the sound of laughter filled the air as UNF students came out in numbers Friday morning to celebrate the yearly Hindu...

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LGBT Resource Center celebrates Pride-U-Cation Week

Jay Mafela Mar 4, 2019

Starting March 4, the LGBT Resource Center will host Pride-U-Cation Week. Formerly known as Sex Week, Pride-U-Cation is all about LGBTQ+ and allied students expressing pride in their identity through presentations...

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As a part of the Barnes Initiative, they post a picture and profile of a women in STEM every month in female restrooms.

Women in STEM at UNF

Heydi Ortiz Mar 3, 2019

The majority of college graduates and master’s level degrees are women and 40 percent of the workforce in the United states are also women, according to the Girl Scout Research Institute. Yet, women...

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The musical "Wicked" on the West End.

Column: London’s West End

Tyler Wailes Mar 1, 2019

This column is part of a series written by Tyler Wailes. Wailes is on a study abroad trip and each week she shares her experience with Spinnaker readers. This column gets published every Friday. London’s...

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UNF student Zeph Kane targeted by an on-campus preacher

OPINION: UNF’s Lousy Response to Borderline Harassment Twitter Video

Mellisa Soehono Feb 28, 2019

According to Urban Dictionary, having a “gaydar” means having the ability and gift of being able to detect homosexualty in other people. This term was used Feb. 13 by a male preacher on the Green towards...

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“How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World”: The perfect ending to a phenomenal trilogy

David Eckstein Feb 25, 2019

The time has come to bid farewell to one of Dreamworks’ most critically acclaimed film series. The third and final movie of the trilogy, “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World,” stands up well...

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Briana Quay.
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First-Generation students run the Inauguration

Teeryana Bryant Feb 22, 2019

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23_aPPLrtZ4[/embedyt] “To be the student to guide everyone through this historical event is an honor in itself,” she said. Briana Quay and President David...

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Maria Szymanski reads to the UNF Preschool.
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UNF’s First Lady: Her life, Her contributions, Her passion

Heydi Ortiz, Police Reporter Feb 21, 2019

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_hX5kRhW0A[/embedyt] Bright energy filled the room as the first lady ecstatically answered questions about her life before and after marrying the president and...

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