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Five bugs to watch out for this summer

Five bugs to watch out for this summer

Courtney Stringfellow | Jul 2, 2016
Jacksonville’s historic Riverside neighborhood has been dealing with mass quantities of formosan termites since the city discovered them eating up the Women’s Club of Jacksonville late May.
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People of UNF: Fourth it up

People of UNF: Fourth it up

Jenn Mello | Jun 30, 2016
It's about that time again. If you haven't felt the swelteringly heat of summer, Fourth of July makes the summer season official for the rest of us. This week, we've asked the UNF community what they enjoy most about the holiday alert.
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Emily Rokosch, LGBT education coordinator, chats with students Marcus Google and Dean Bonilla at the office
on campus.  Photo from UNF Spinnaker Print Archives

UNF Digs: UNF LGBT Resource Center Turns 10

Danae Leake | Jun 24, 2016
You might’ve noticed more rainbow banners floating around while making Google searches this month, and there’s a reason for that: June is LGBT Pride Month.
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Ospreys enjoy free food, live music and sizable games at Summer B Cookout

Ospreys enjoy free food, live music and sizable games at Summer B Cookout

Audrey Carpenter | Jun 23, 2016
The sound of country music and the smell of fresh hamburgers and french fries filled the air surrounding the Osprey Plaza Tuesday night during the annual Summer B Cookout.
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People of UNF: Summer Students

People of UNF: Summer Students

Jenn Mello | Jun 22, 2016
People of UNF is a weekly column where we stumble upon persons who are more than meets the eye.
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"Architectural Photography by Michael Baxter, Baxter Imaging LLC"

Major changes coming to Town Center area

Tiffany Butler | Jun 22, 2016
There are six big developments coming to the Town Center area in the coming months. This expansion has already begun, and is estimated to continue for the next six to eight years.
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Wellness Complex celebrates one million visits

Wellness Complex celebrates one million visits

Will Weber | Jun 20, 2016

In celebration of its one-millionth visit, the Student Wellness Complex is hosting four special programs from 4-6 p.m. Monday, and giving away free towels to the first 500 visitors. There will be three...

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UNF Opens Seaside Sculpture Park Featuring Student Artwork

UNF Opens Seaside Sculpture Park Featuring Student Artwork

Danae Leake | Jun 20, 2016

No ribbons and scissors here—Seaside Sculpture Park was christened with a blowtorch and a metal sheet Monday. This creative spin opened the new public art showcase in Jacksonville Beach that displays...

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Mary Ratcliff's sculpture. The globe is powered by solar panels.

Student Artist Profile: Mary Ratcliff

Travis Pridgen | Jun 17, 2016

Not many of us have the ability to discover and master a new passion in life as fluently as Mary Ratcliff. Completing her final year as a Fine Arts major, Ratcliff discovered an innate ability to create...

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View of Boathouse and lake bridges, 1978?

A Look Into the History of the Boathouse

Danae Leake | Jun 17, 2016

For all of you whippersnappers that enjoy the stylish Boathouse with its sports bar ambiance (a bit of a tease for those under 21), you might not be aware that the Boathouse has seen many changes over...

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Mosquito larvae are placed in a mixture  to stop them from completing the pupal stage.

Professor leads team fighting back at mosquitoes

Bernadyn Nettles | Jun 15, 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z55AX9OOBlk Video by Bernadyn Nettles and Brittany Moore The summer heat waves bring in pesky mosquito bites, but a UNF professor and students are biting back with a...

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Graphic by Ben Cross

UNF Digs: Early roots of the nature trails

Danae Leake | Jun 10, 2016

Graphic by Ben Cross UNF Digs is a weekly column that delves into UNF’s archives to find treasures worth sharing. This column would be more of a snapshot of UNF’s history than an excerpt from a...

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