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Capturing the beauty of "Urban Spaces" in downtown Jacksonville

Capturing the beauty of “Urban Spaces” in downtown Jacksonville

Tierney Harvey Feb 1, 2016
UNF photography professor encourages students to creatively engage with downtown Jacksonville and results are rather refreshing.
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People of UNF: Leaving Legacies and Honoring Passions

People of UNF: Leaving Legacies and Honoring Passions

Michael Herrera Jan 26, 2016
People of UNF is a chronicle of students, faculty, university staff and visitors. The hope of this feature is to gain a closer look at those we see walking by us everyday, those we ignore and those we sometimes wish we knew better.
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"Tobacco #1" by Michael Wilke, with subject Eric Lake.  Photo by Justin Belichis

Annual exhibition highlights student work; honors presented to best pieces 

Nick Blank Jan 22, 2016
UNF student's art work did not dissapoint earning three awards and three honorable mentions.
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To close out the celebration, a lei was garlanded onto the statue of Martin Luther King Jr. in UNF's Peace Plaza.  Photo by Jordan Perez

Children celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King’s dream by sharing their own

Jordan Perez Jan 18, 2016
In honor of Martin Luther King Day, UNF's Intercultural Center for Peace held an event centered around promoting literacy and education.
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The road to forgiveness: LGBT activist speaks at UNF

The road to forgiveness: LGBT activist speaks at UNF

Nick Blank Jan 15, 2016
LGBT Rights activist, Dr. Ronni Sanlo, shared her story of discrimination with the UNF Community. And it's one worth hearing.
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‘A River Speaks’ gives life to nature

Rachel Cazares Jan 14, 2016
The Lufrano Intercultural Gallery is home to a new series of art, all embodying rivers.
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Neutral Milk Hotel perform in Brooklyn in 2014. 

Photo by Flickr user Vladimir

Why Neutral Milk Hotel put on the best concert of 2015

Douglas Markowitz Dec 11, 2015
The legendary indie folk troubadours performed in Ponte Vedra in May, and we're still reeling with joy.
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Graphic by Cassidy Alexander

Admins vs. Professors: Why UNF has more professors than administrators

Cassidy Alexander Dec 9, 2015
Concerns that universities are being run more like corporations are lighting up the press. But how does UNF measure up?
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Getting up close and personal at The Big Ticket

Getting up close and personal at The Big Ticket

Rachel Cazares Dec 8, 2015
Spinnaker interviewed MUTEMATH, Glass Animals and more at the biggest music event of the year.
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The adaptive toys were custom fit to the users, most toys have extensive modifications done to them. Photo by Michael Herrera

Engineering students develop hi-tech toy cars for kids with disabilities

Cassidy Alexander Dec 8, 2015
Toy cars redesigned by engineering students gives children with disabilities a chance at new activities.
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Gallery: Spinnaker stops by The Big Ticket

Gallery: Spinnaker stops by The Big Ticket

Rachel Cazares Dec 7, 2015
We snapped the amazing pics of MUTEMATH, Glass Animals, Robert DeLong
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Eman Abdulhalim and Nick Abram have the second exhibit by a current UNF student in the Lufrano Gallery ever, the last being in 2011. Photo by Rachel Cazares

Students express heritage through ceramics in “Community: Different Together”

Rachel Cazares Dec 4, 2015
Eman Abdulhalim and Nick Abram are only the second current UNF students to have their artwork displayed in the Lufrano Gallery.
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