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Lufrano Gallery displays wood-fired student art

Lufrano Gallery displays wood-fired student art

Lili Weinstein | Sep 8, 2016

For UNF ceramics majors under associate professors Trevor Dunn and Stephen Haywood, trees are so much more than oxygen or paper. To them, wood is the fuel for their kiln that shapes their work into masterpieces. Students...

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Photo by Jamie Allen

Former student hosts donation drive for St. Vincent’s

Jariss George | Sep 8, 2016

Partnered with the Jewish Ospreys, breast cancer survivor Jamie Allen is hosting a donation drive for cancer patients. These donations are to be distributed amongst the patients at Saint Vincent’s...

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Ozzie. Photo by Lili Weinstein

Ozzie Tryouts: A new Ozzie coming soon

Logan Ansteatt | Sep 6, 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2njRVM8f_Y A small gray room marked the audition space where five hopefuls put their mascotting skills to the test in order to become the next beloved symbol of UNF sports:...

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Profesor Dominik Guess in Germany. Photo courtesy Dominik Guess

Professor spotlight: Psychology professor awarded Distinguished Professor Award

Brenda Zelaya | Sep 6, 2016

For a German student and now psychology professor, choosing a career path was not an easy task. This uncertainty was stirred because he couldn’t figure out what really moved him. But-- something changed. He...

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Students react to Hermine: "I'm actually really excited"

Students react to Hermine: “I’m actually really excited”

Tiffany Salameh | Sep 1, 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSxh-gbPJuc *Editors Note: This video was shot before Hermine strengthened into a hurricane. The sky is filled with a haze of indistinguishable clouds while students...

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Student Health Services helps make staying healthy easy

Courtney Stringfellow | Sep 1, 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCM8sU6iYqQ Correction: A quote in a previous version of this article stated that students can get an insurance plan for a little over $2,000 a year. That plan is no...

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Surf team rides wave of attention

Surf team rides wave of attention

Jariss George | Aug 30, 2016

UNF’s award-winning surf team, stirred up a few waves of excitement on the green today. Students watched in awe as the team garnered some attention by setting up a huge Slip ’N Slide on the green. Members...

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Katy Murphy hugs her son at the Rio Olympics. Photo courtesy Katy Murphy

How an Olympian got his start on UNF’s campus

Will Weber | Aug 30, 2016

When the starting buzzer rang, the eight coiled swimmers gripping the wall exploded out with full extension in the men’s gold medal 100m backstroke. From her front-row seat at Olympic Aquatics Stadium...

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Rodney Atkins concert won’t be rescheduled

Rodney Atkins concert won’t be rescheduled

Nick Blank | Aug 28, 2016

  Rodney Atkins will not be returning to UNF after his Saturday night concert was canceled due to lightning, according to a tweet from Osprey Productions. Though the fans had a good time, Atkins...

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Students waited in the rain, eager to see Rodney Atkins hit the stage. Photo by Lili Weinstein

Country fans’ loyalty continues in spite of dangerous weather

Audrey Carpenter | Aug 28, 2016
An ominous shadow of the clouds could not stop the mass of college students in plaid shirts and boots who made their way into the UNF Coxwell Amphitheater Saturday night for UNF’s highly-anticipated “Welcome to the Nest” Festival showcasing Samuel Herb and Rodney Atkins.
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Students participating in the Chocolate Games could indulge on both chocolate and video games, all at once. Photo by Logan Ansteatt

Students indulge in candy and gaming at the Chocolate Games

Logan Ansteatt | Aug 27, 2016

If you offer free food, they will come. That’s the mantra to follow when planning a Week of Welcome event, and it’s certainly part of what made the African American Student Union’s Chocolate Games...

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The threat of weight gain freshman year may be over-exaggerated.Graphic by Ben Cross

Combating the supposed Freshman 15

Nick Blank | Aug 25, 2016

https://youtu.be/3FpOCmth_F4 Subject to their first taste of freedom from high school and parental guidance, freshman students take on new responsibilities like the taxing balance of work, school and...

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