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One of the proposed projects will connect the Coggin College of Business to Honors Hall. Photo by Colin McCann

The history and people behind UNF buildings

Colin McCann | Dec 12, 2017

Have you ever wondered who were the people behind the names of the buildings you enter everyday? The University of North Florida is comprised of over 60 buildings, and many of them are named in honor of...

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Paula Horvath. Photo courtesy Ignite Media

The Hope Fund comes to end after 23 years

Alexandra Torres-Perez | Dec 8, 2017

A mother who needs help raising money for her disabled son’s eventual funeral, a refugee family forced to leave a small village in Myanmar and are in need of help to survive here in Jacksonville –...

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Photo by Valeree Del Guidice

Inside look at UNF’s newly renovated Skinner-Jones Hall

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGf8u9w53T8 Video by Joslyn Simmons  The Skinner-Jones Hall Project is is almost done and Spinnaker got an inside look. Construction began Aug. 2016 and is expected to...

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Man on the Street: UNF prepares for the holidays

Man on the Street: UNF prepares for the holidays

Jas Chung-Campbell | Dec 4, 2017

https://youtu.be/bpTpy6eDH20 With the semester ending and holidays coming up, we wanted to know what students were going to do. __ For more information or news tips, or if you see an error in...

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Guide to finals week events

Andy Castro | Dec 3, 2017

With finals week in full effect, students have multiple activities they can attend to relieve their stress. Here are some of the events going on around campus: PAWS your stress On Monday, Dec....

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Robots of the future and UNF's involvement

Robots of the future and UNF’s involvement

Colin McCann | Dec 3, 2017

In a world where advances in technology pave the way for endless opportunities, fears and questions also arise. Since the invention of robotics, there have been concerns. Will they take our jobs? Will...

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HIV/AIDS: Then and Now

HIV/AIDS: Then and Now

Joslyn Simmons | Dec 1, 2017

With over 30 years since the first documented case of AIDS, the stigma attached to the deadly disease may have wavered, but isn’t completely gone. According to the Centers for Disease Control and...

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UNF HIV testing options

UNF HIV testing options

Alexandra Torres-Perez | Dec 1, 2017

We are all aware of the dangers of STDs, but often times high school health classes don’t stress the importance of getting tested. One in seven people don’t know they are infected with HIV according...

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Piano Play-Off: Bach to basics

Piano Play-Off: Bach to basics

Alexandra Torres-Perez | Nov 30, 2017

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B65FvvYD89E[/embedyt] Classical piano music students of Erin Bennett, Michael Mastronicola and Gary Smart faced each other at the Piano Play Off Wednesday night....

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Angela Zwarycz in the lab. Photo by Pierce Turner

Curry vs. Cancer: UNF students do career-making research

Pierce Turner, Features Editor | Nov 29, 2017

The Curry Cure Eating at your favorite Indian restaurant may leave your tongue on fire, but that fire is also trying to burn away cancer cells. With career-making research from UNF chemistry students,...

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After. Photo by Liliana Kendall.

I Escaped: UNF escape room first person experience

Liliana Kendall | Nov 29, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rrWTdV55fg&feature=youtu.be Video by Courtney Stringfellow You're graduated, independent and thriving. Grad school is one semester away, and you have some time and...

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Building 50: Science and Engineering

Deep Dive | Engineering Building

Pierce Turner | Nov 28, 2017

Welcome to Spinnaker’s Deep Dive. Here, we will take a look at some of the interesting, beautiful, and scary rooms on campus that you typically don’t get to see. The photo series will cover the whole...

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