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People representing middle income families receive rice and beans while low income families receive rice and water. Photo by John Watson.

Student Powered Hunger Relief hosts second annual “Hunger Dinner”

Heydi Ortiz | Oct 3, 2018

The Student Powered Hunger Relief at UNF hosted their second annual Food Fighters Hunger Dinner on Tuesday, Oct. 2 to bring awareness to food insecurity at UNF and in the Jacksonville community. Food Fighters...

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Vapes and Juuls: History repeats itself

Heydi Ortiz | Sep 29, 2018

Cigarettes were all the rave for the generations before us. Now, vapes and Juuls have taken their place. UNF held a vapes and Juuls workshop on Thursday, Sept. 27 to talk about the dangers of vaping, which...

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Graphic by Sam Chaney

Study shows that parental pressure affects students’ decisions for college

Jessica May | Sep 28, 2018

Students are becoming heavily influenced by their parents when picking a college or major in college, according to a Noel-Levitz Benchmark Psychographic study, titled Institutional Brand and Parental...

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A voice for the voiceless: Student government holds a town hall meeting on alcohol

Johnakeshia Thompson | Sep 28, 2018

On Sept. 27, the UNF Student Government held a town hall meeting about the school’s new alcohol policy on the Green from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. SG collected surveys and informed students about...

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Gathering of attendees at Black Lives Matter rally listening to guest speaker speak.

UNF SDS holds a Blacks Lives Matter rally to stand against racial injustice and police brutality

Jessica May, Khorri Newton, and Heydi Ortiz | Sep 27, 2018

Students gathered on the Green on Wednesday, Sept. 26 for a Black Lives Matter rally hosted by the Students for a Democratic Society. The event was hosted as a means of standing against social and racial...

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Photo by Sam Chaney.

The Lufrano Art Gallery’s new exhibit highlights the rich history of Italy

Steven Thompson | Sep 26, 2018

The Department of Art and Design’s Study Abroad Program in Italy is instructed by ten faculty members. In this program, students are encouraged to absorb and immerse themselves in a culture agriculturally,...

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Department of Diversity Initiatives hosts opportunity to discuss immigration

Joseph Girouard | Sep 26, 2018

Immigration is always a hot topic, not only in America but all over the world. But for all the talk about immigration, not a lot of people know many facts about the subject. The Department of Diversity...

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The cover of Mountain Man’s new record, “Magic Ship.” Courtesy Partisan Records.

Mountain Man’s “Magic Ship” is the perfect campfire soundtrack

Zachary Haigley | Sep 25, 2018

Mountain Man, despite what you may infer from the name, isn’t a bluesy-rock group of 40-somethings with long, white beards. The trio of Molly Erin Sarle, Alexandra Sauser-Monnig and Amelia Rundall Meath...

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the Sun-Ray Cinema at Riverside. Photo by Heydi Ortiz.

Riverside: A hotspot for millennials

Heydi Ortiz | Sep 25, 2018

Why would anyone want to move to a city like Jacksonville when there are places like Los Angeles and San Francisco? Well, according to RENTCafe, Riverside in Jacksonville places sixth in the nation for...

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Understanding POW/MIA Recognition Day and its ties to Jacksonville

Understanding POW/MIA Recognition Day and its ties to Jacksonville

Sarah Bethea | Sep 23, 2018

If you’ve ever walked to Lot 18 from the John A. Delaney Student Union, you’ve passed the veterans’ park that has seven flags: five for the different branches of the military, one American flag...

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The Student Union. Courtesy of UNF.

Can UNF withstand a hurricane?

Steven Thompson | Sep 22, 2018

The last time Jacksonville was directly hit by a hurricane was Hurricane Dora on Sept. 10, 1964. Dora hit Jacksonville as a Category 2 hurricane and delivered six inches of rain. The rain, coupled...

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Photo by Morgan Purvis.

OPINION: Let’s Breathe Fresher

Chantel Folks | Sep 21, 2018

Secondhand smoke kills 41,000 nonsmokers a year in the U.S. Just think about this chilling statistic, and then think about how many times you’ve been sitting outside of the library with someone smoking...

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