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Kick off 2023 with UNF’s event-packed week

Mallory Pace, News Editor | Jan 10, 2023

The University of North Florida (UNF) welcomes back its students – new and returning – for the 2023 Spring semester with a week filled with campus events that include free food, special giveaways and...

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Pentatonix performed for a packed Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022.

Pentatonix bring Christmas tour and holiday spirits to Jacksonville

Justin Nedrow, Photographer | Dec 15, 2022

Three-time Grammy award-winning a cappella group Pentatonix brought their A Christmas Spectacular tour with opening act A Girl Named Tom to Jacksonville, Florida at the Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena Wednesday...

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Singing for his church initially inspired Karim to learn English and continue performing (Photo courtesy of Karim Zabaneh)

“Keep on pushing:” A UNF student and his voice

Lauren Fox, Managing Editor | Dec 15, 2022

It started with wet pants. A terrified six-year-old in Egypt, tasked with singing a four-minute song in his non-native language, wet his pants before giving a performance that would earn him his first...

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It’s officially cuffing season, celebrate the holiday season with some date ideas!

Mallory Pace, News Editor | Dec 2, 2022

December is here which means the temperature is dropping, leaves are falling, and people are coupling up. Whether you hate it or love it, the colder months of the year are typically labeled as “cuffing...

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Blessing Offor performing at the Saint Augustine Amphitheatre in Saint Augustine, Florida on November 2nd, 2022.

Through the eyes of a photographer: November

Justin Nedrow, Photographer | Dec 1, 2022

The month of Thanksgiving is officially over and with finals around the corner, stop, take a break and flip through some of Spinnaker Photographer Justin Nedrow's best photos of November! From University...

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Harry talks to the town mayor, {Courtesy of SyFy)

Review: ‘Resident Alien,’ the best science fiction comedy TV show

Nathan Turoff, Reporter | Nov 30, 2022

Step into the shoes of an alien that crash lands on Earth and poses as a human doctor in a small town in Colorado. Science fiction and comedy are two wildly different genres that rarely intersect, but...

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Syril Karn (left, Kyle Soller) and Cassian Andor (right, Diego Luna) in Andor. (Courtesy of Lucasfilm)

Review: Booting the flashy heroes, ‘Andor’ turns the spotlight on ordinary people

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief | Nov 28, 2022

When you hear Star Wars, what do you think of? Classic blue and red lightsaber duels, the ever-evil Empire and good-looking Jedi are probably some of the first things that come to mind. Toss all that aside...

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UNF’s Counseling Center: What’s new?

Heydi Ortiz, News Editor | Nov 28, 2022

Attending classes, completing midterms and working a full-time or part-time job all while keeping up with family or friends can be potential stressors in one’s life. The University of North Florida’s...

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Thanksgiving: The importance of gratitude

Mallory Pace, Government Reporter | Nov 24, 2022

It’s the last Thursday of November; friends and relatives are gathered around the dining table passing rolls and cranberry sauce while hints of Christmas slowly fill the air—Thanksgiving. But before...

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Miranda Padilla holds her 11-month-old son Grayson Sanchez while marking her ballot at a polling center in the South Valley area of Albuquerque, N.M., Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022 (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)

Midterms 2022: How young voters did this time around

Heydi Ortiz, News Editor | Nov 21, 2022

It’s no secret that younger generations are least likely to show up to the polls. In today’s world of technology, which constantly updates us about voter sites and educates us on how to vote, it’s...

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FILE - The Twitter splash page is seen on a digital device, Monday, April 25, 2022, in San Diego. On Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022, Twitter continued to bleed engineers and other workers after new owner Elon Musk gave them a choice to pledge to “hardcore” work or resign with severance pay. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

“Only time will tell”: The future of Twitter under Elon Musk

Mallory Pace, Government Reporter | Nov 18, 2022

Multi-billionaire and CEO of Tesla Motors, Elon Musk, officially assumed ownership of Twitter on Oct. 27 after months of trying to back out of the $44 billion dollar purchase agreement he initially signed...

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Leftwich at her graduation, receiving her Doctorate in Clinical Nutrition, photo courtesy of Jamisha Leftwich

Professors before they were professors: Jamisha Leftwich

Nathan Turoff, Features Editor | Nov 16, 2022

Dr. Jamisha Leftwich is a coordinator for the Individualized Supervised Practice Pathway (ISPP) program at the University of North Florida (UNF). Uniquely enough, Leftwich completed her bachelors, masters,...

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