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The UNF Ethics Bowl team. Photo by Jariss George

UNF Ethics Team going to Nationals

Jariss George | Dec 4, 2016

The University of North Florida Ethics Team will compete in the twenty-first intercollegiate Ethics Bowl Nationals on Sunday, Feb. 26. The club is described by its members as a debate team for philosophy...

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How to help out over the holidays

How to help out over the holidays

Logan Ansteatt | Dec 2, 2016

It’s officially the season of giving. As you’re scrambling to find the perfect gift for family and friends, it’s important to remember those who are in greater need than us this holiday season. Volunteer...

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Delaney and LASO talk immigration

Hannah Lee | Dec 1, 2016

On Tues. Nov. 22, the Latin American Student Organization (LASO) co-hosted an inclusivity discussion alongside the African American Student Union (AASU) and the Asian Students in Alliance (ASA). President...

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UNF senior follows his dream as a Jiu-Jitsu fighter

Tierney Harvey | Nov 27, 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuuNBJO2B1g A typical day for UNF senior Iuri Lucius involves training for two hours at a local gym and weightlifting for another hour. To the average student, that may...

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Professor Profile: Chris Kelso studies dark matter

Brenda Zelaya | Nov 26, 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_lGghNWFu4 Decorating a room with glow-in-the-dark stars that adhere to the ceiling, having “Back to the Future” as a favorite movie, and watching science fiction...

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Jessica Gonzalez is a political science freshman. Photo by Lili Weinstein.

People of UNF: What are your Thanksgiving traditions?

Lili Weinstein | Nov 23, 2016

Chapman: We’re from Belize, so we don’t really celebrate Thanksgiving. But we do celebrate Both: Christmas! Do you have any traditions for Christmas time? Gillette: You cook a whole pile of food,...

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UNF alum creates sound art piece with changing meaning

Nick Blank | Nov 22, 2016

You’ve probably seen the 70 or so walkie-talkies dangling outside the UNF Gallery of Art. UNF alum Erik DeLuca started building the piece Monday, Nov. 14, by taping walkies-talkies to the ceiling. The...

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Animal Collective lights up Maverick’s

Animal Collective lights up Maverick’s

Jesse Raymer | Nov 21, 2016

Animal Collective is one of those bands that stick with you through the years. I first discovered their album Feels the Winter of my sophomore year in high school and that album changed my perspective...

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Transgender Day of Remembrance

Transgender Day of Remembrance

Audrey Carpenter | Nov 20, 2016

Transgender Day of Remembrance is on Nov. 20, but UNF celebrated it early, gathering in the Student Union Wednesday, Nov. 16. The ceremony remembered all those who have lost their lives to anti-transgender...

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UNF’s English Department hosts inclusivity talk in response to election results

Kevin Wilson | Nov 20, 2016

In response to recent election results, a group of about 30 faculty and students gathered in Bldg. 8 on Tues., Nov. 15 for an inclusivity talk hosted by the English Department and lead by Professor Jennifer...

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Parking Services employees get a bad rep, but they’re just students trying to do their jobs. Illustration by Mariana Martins.

The most hated people on campus: Parking services employees

Tiffany Butler | Nov 18, 2016

    With the fall semester underway, we’re all going toe-to-toe with the campuses greatest oppressors: the parking garages. Even I have found myself circling around, angrily texting my coworkers...

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Mitchell Gropman does stand-up comedy when he isn't working or studying. Photo courtesy of Mitchell Gropman.

UNF student to travel to Washington for Global megatrends conference

Courtney Stringfellow | Nov 17, 2016

Junior economics and international studies major Mitchell Gropman will travel to Washington, D.C. for the International Conference on America and Global Megatrends from Wednesday, Nov.16 through Friday,...

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