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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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The installation features flyers and ticket stubs that Shurman has collected by going to shows. (Photo by Tierney Harvey)

Library installation shows off Jacksonville’s electronic dance music culture

Tierney Harvey Apr 16, 2016
Before you prepare to swipe your card to enter the library, check out the newest installation displaying memorabilia of Jacksonville’s underground dance music culture.
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Bridge Eight Literary Magazine Issues 1-3 (Photo by Bernadyn Nettles)

Connecting writing and people at Jax-Lit

Bernadyn Nettles Apr 12, 2016
Sparks, passion, and togetherness has Jacksonville bubbling over with renewed life.
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UNF Equestrian Leah Irwin and her captain, Reily Rieker, snap a selfie after learning that Irwin qualified for the national competition.

UNF student makes history as first on team to qualify for national equestrian competition

Courtney Stringfellow Apr 12, 2016
A childhood filled with horseback riding and an equestrian for a mother paid off for one UNF sophomore devoted to the sport.
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An album to drop as UNF Chamber Singers embark overseas

An album to drop as UNF Chamber Singers embark overseas

Andre Roman Apr 7, 2016

UNF’s Chamber Singers are releasing an album as the ensemble continues to push their vocal limits and prepare for their trip to Portugal in late April. Come by Here, recorded last year at St. Paul’s...

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“Club of the Year” Rasine Kreyol Still Moves Toward Raising Awareness

“Club of the Year” Rasine Kreyol Still Moves Toward Raising Awareness

Courtney Stringfellow Apr 6, 2016
Hosting trivia games, enabling relationships with alumni and teaching history through art are only a few of the many ways Rasine Kreyol introduces Ospreys to the Haitian culture.
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 Graphic by Cassidy Alexander

Looking at domestic violence off-campus

Mark Judson Apr 6, 2016

According to The National Domestic Violence Hotline, one in four women and one in seven men will experience domestic violence in their lifetime. Some in our community are, or will become, part of those...

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