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Some students feel the university is overpopulated. Photo by Joslyn Simmons

Man on the Street: Do students feel safe?

Jas Chung-Campbell | Nov 9, 2017

https://youtu.be/I517IS2TZfo With three gun scares on campus this semester alone, the Spinnaker went around UNF to see if students still feel safe. __ For more information or news tips, or if...

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Inside of the IKEA grand opening

Lee Giat | Nov 8, 2017

The long-awaited Jacksonville IKEA is finally opened, and Spinnaker has an inside look at the popular furniture store.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyxCw21XK4w&feature=youtu.be Video...

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Ross Minor and his dog Dixie. Photo by Joslyn Simmons

Paralympian and UNF student overcomes adversity

Joslyn Simmons | Nov 8, 2017

With each lap in the cool water, Ross Minor feels more and more alive. That feeling was almost snatched away from him when he was only eight years old. During his parents’ separation, his father...

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Sculptures washed ashore: New art at UNF's Seaside Sculpture Park

Sculptures washed ashore: New art at UNF’s Seaside Sculpture Park

Lili Weinstein | Nov 6, 2017

Every city needs a protector, and now Jacksonville Beach has UNF student Matt Stanford’s “Crouching Skeletal Figure” to watch over it. Stanford, along with four other UNF sculpture students,...

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Nutrition blog makes eating healthy on campus easier

Samantha Chaney | Nov 3, 2017

Between dodging allergies or just attempting to consume something green, many college students know all too well the struggle of healthy eating on a campus where the meal options are always enticing,...

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UNF's 3D printing lab

UNF’s 3D printing lab

Joshua Portillo | Nov 1, 2017

3D printing has become a new, futuristic tool for us to use on a daily basis. By just waiting a short period of time, a small figure of almost anything can go from a picture on a computer screen to...

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Celebrating Halloween on UNF campus 

Celebrating Halloween on UNF campus 

Andy Castro | Oct 30, 2017

This year Halloween is on a Tuesday, which it might not be the best day for everyone. This means that the Halloween spirit might be lowered due to different obligations. However, to boost your Halloween...

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The Human Race Experience

The Human Race Experience

Doriel Gale-Corley | Oct 30, 2017

The Human Race experience is a Kiosk that takes a person’s image with a camera, and converts them to a different ethnicity. The ethnicity consists of Black, White, Hispanic, Middle Eastern, Indian, and...

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Club Fest 2017

Club Fest: Wizarding World of Clubs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbONsi-vRMQ Participants were taken to the Wizarding World of Clubs during this year's Harry Potter themed Club Fest. __ For more information or news tips, or if you...

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UNFPD lends a helping hand to hurricane victims 

Alexandra Torres-Perez | Oct 26, 2017

In the past months, devastating events have occurred back-to-back starting with Hurricane Harvey flooding Texas and continuing with Hurricane Maria destroying the island of Puerto Rico. Thousands of...

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Dr. Jenny Stuber on ‘The Enduring Myth of Race’

Dr. Jenny Stuber on ‘The Enduring Myth of Race’

Andy Moser | Oct 25, 2017

If you asked multiple people how they define race, you may get a variety of answers. Dr. Jenny Stuber, UNF associate professor of sociology, is here to help people understand what race is through...

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