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Candle light vigil held for Chapel Hill victims at UNF Peace Plaza

Candle light vigil held for Chapel Hill victims at UNF Peace Plaza

Aidan Scurti | Feb 13, 2015
On Thursday Feb. 12, many gathered at UNF’s Peace Plaza to honor three Muslim students in North Carolina who were murdered on Tuesday, Feb 10.
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Krishna Club to host meditation music festival on Friday

Patrick Lloyd | Feb 11, 2015
Krishna Club will host Kirtan Festival, a music meditation festival, on Friday Feb. 13.
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Sangree was a runner and outdoorsman who always found ways to stay active. Photo courtesy of Facebook

A life fulfilled: who was Garth Sangree?

Amber Lake | Feb 10, 2015
Garth Sangree is remembered as more than just a headline. Friends remember him as a passionate adventurer who sought out ways to challenge his abilities. He has been missing since Jan. 24. Neither Sangree nor his kayak have been recovered.
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Nunez uses a monopod to have full control of his set up in extreme environments.
Photo by Tyler Van Voorthuijsen

Cameron Nunez: a monopod in the mosh pit

Justin Belichis | Feb 9, 2015
Cameron Nunez, a graduate of the UNF photography program, uses his talent to capture moments at the shows of the underground music scene in Jacksonville from inside the mosh pits.
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Nine supporting bands to perform at OZ Music Fest

Nine supporting bands to perform at OZ Music Fest

Patrick Lloyd | Feb 4, 2015
Osprey Productions announced the supporting acts will be Sidereal, Radical Something, Split Tone, The Band Be Easy, Weekend Atlas, Fjord Explorer, Fort Stories, Charles Adderley and Summer Goodman.
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UNF gears up for One Spark

UNF gears up for One Spark

Tiziana Onstead | Feb 4, 2015
One Spark is an event where ideas can become reality through crowdfunding, and UNF is an active part of the event.
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Students can cozy up with coffee at OP’s ELEVATE concert

Amber Lake | Feb 1, 2015
Four local musicians will perform, including Kristina Aranilla, Chris Kieler, Charles Adderley and Tyanna Elise of American Idol fame.
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Photo by Morgan Purvis

Think ink: balancing textbooks and a tattoo machine

Danae Leake | Jan 30, 2015
Local tattoo artist and UNF student Will Buenavista talks to Spinnaker about what it's like to be a tattoo artist, his views on art and Pokémon. Buenavista balances being a fine arts major with being a tattoo artist at Jacksonville's Florida Velvet Tattoo and Piercing shop.
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Fjord Explorer will perform at OZ Fest March  Photo courtesy of Facebook

Five Jacksonville-based rock bands confirm as supporting acts for OZ Music Festival

Justin Belichis | Jan 29, 2015
Osprey Productions has booked five local bands for the first OZ Music Festival, March 5-6. Sidereal, Weekend Atlas, Aurora, Fort Stories, and Fjord Explorer confirmed that they will be performing as supporting bands at the event. OP announced Sublime with Rome and Mac Miller earlier this month as the headliners for the two day music festival.
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Photo by Camille Shaw

Packed UNF vigil remembers Garth Sangree

Amber Lake | Jan 28, 2015
UNF students came together at the Student Union to honor the memory of fellow student Garth Sangree. Garth's father, Mark Sangree, spoke at the vigil that was hosted by Baptist Collegiate Ministries.
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  “Florida’s Mountains” by Alexander Diaz is a collection of photographs he took that look like mountains, but under further inspection it is observed that they are piles of dirt at construction sites.   Photo by Morgan Purvis

Alexander Diaz turns dirt mounds into mountains with his photography exhibit “Florida’s Mountains”

Rachel Cazares | Jan 26, 2015
"Florida's Mountains" is a photography collection by UNF professor Alexander Diaz. The photographs look like they are of mountains but are actually of dirt mounds at construction sites.
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Many alumni and students gathered for this event, located at UNF Gallery of Art in Founder’s Hall.   Photo by Kristen Smith

No division: five UNF Art and Design students win awards in a competition designed to exhibit diverse forms of art

Danae Leake | Jan 26, 2015
Five UNF Art and Design students won awards at the 2015 Student Juried Annual Exhibition. The exhibit will be on display until Feb. 25 at the UNF Gallery of Art.
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