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Stuff-a-Plush kicks off Twisted Tuesdays

Courtney Stringfellow | May 25, 2016
Nearly 120 students stuffed their new plush animals in the Osprey Plaza on Tuesday night. The giveaway was a preview of Campus Life’s rebranded Twisted Tuesdays promotion (formerly named Tuesdays with a Twist).
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Photo by Courtney Stringfellow

Five Points Spring Festival: Would I go again?

Courtney Stringfellow | May 24, 2016
Threats of rain didn’t scare Jacksonville residents away from stopping by Five Points for its Tenth Annual Spring Festival on Saturday, May 21.
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Students can begin to regrow their stuffed animal empire with Summer A’s Twisted Tuesday

Students can begin to regrow their stuffed animal empire with Summer A’s Twisted Tuesday

Courtney Stringfellow | May 24, 2016
Childhood is the enjoyable stage in one’s life when hoarding a collection of soft stuffed animals is viewed as the norm. As adulthood approaches, teenagers are expected to keep only one or two plushes from their childhood.
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Steven Walker and his mom, Barbara Gilbert, 2014. Photo courtesy of Brooks Adaptive Sports and Recreation Facebook page.

Started from the Bottom: UNF Student Adapts and Excels in Wheelchair Rugby

Bernadyn Nettles | May 24, 2016
Walker, a junior studying mathematics at the University of North Florida, is a quadriplegic, but he also does a really cool thing. He plays wheelchair rugby.
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Barefoot running improves memory, UNF study finds

Danae Leake | May 18, 2016
Running barefoot may not only be good for the sole, but for your memory too. A new study conducted by University of North Florida (UNF) researchers found that running barefoot for about 16 minutes improved working memory by 16%.
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UNF Dive Club invites students to swim with sharks

Danae Leake | May 10, 2016
The UNF Dive Club is advertising for students to take a trip to Jupiter, Florida on a shark dive.
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Student shows Maddex, a five-year-old with cerebral palsy, how to use the joystick in order to drive the car. (Courtesy of Joanna Norris)

UNF Adaptive Toy Project moving forward with more funding

Danae Leake | Apr 30, 2016
The UNF Adaptive Toy Project cruises forward with more federal funding to continue the project that creates toys that help children learn more about their world.
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Teal Kane was fortunate enough to participate on "Wheel of Fortune," and her hard work paid after she winning $10,000 on the show. (Photo courtesy of Teal Kane)

UNF student wins big on “Wheel Of Fortune”

Danae Leake | Apr 25, 2016
UNF student Teal Kane spun the big wheel on America’s game show “Wheel of Fortune” on April 26. Although Kane didn’t place first at the end of the show, she earned a pretty penny with a final prize of $10,650.
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Photo by Tiffany Salameh

Ospreys “Paw”sed their study sessions for pups during finals week

Courtney Stringfellow | Apr 25, 2016
Ospreys flocked to the first floor of the Thomas G. Carpenter Library on Monday, April 25 to take a break from finals and spend some time with therapy dogs in training.
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Photo courtesy Dr. Croft

UNF faculty member completes marathon in Earth’s least inhabited continent

Courtney Stringfellow | Apr 22, 2016
She waited five years to travel on a boat for a marathon in Earth’s no man’s land. Not to mention, she gets seasick easily.
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"Debris Littering the Streets of Kesennuma; Mountain of Smoke Looms Over" 2011

People relate to destruction reflected by Tsunami Art Exhibit

Bernadyn Nettles | Apr 22, 2016
Amer Kobaslija’s work, TSUNAMI: Paintings of the Aftermath in Kesennuma, Japan gripped everyone’s attention at the spring exhibit’s opening reception held in the Lufrano Intercultural Gallery on April 14th.
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Matt Begiun was the man behind Ozzie Osprey for nearly ten years. Photo by Jenn Mello. Illustration by Alex Balosie.

The man behind the mask: Matt Biegun

Al Huffman | Apr 21, 2016

Everyone at North Florida knows and loves the iconic Ozzie the Osprey, but one part of Ozzie that goes unnoticed is the story of the man inside the costume. Matt Biegun, the man behind the mask, sat...

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