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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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Rapper Mac Miller is the second and final headliner performing at the OZ Music Fest in March. Photo courtesy of Mac Miller's Facebook.

Osprey Productions is expected to announce Mac Miller as a headliner of the first OZ Music Fest

Amber Lake | Jan 23, 2015
Osprey Productions is expected to announce Mac Miller as the second headliner for the OZ Music Festival. The first headliner, Sublime with Rome, was announced Jan. 16. The festival will take place March 5-6 on the auxiliary field behind the Student Wellness Complex.
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LGBT Resource Center brings “The Gay Moralist” Dr. John Corvino to speak at UNF

LGBT Resource Center brings “The Gay Moralist” Dr. John Corvino to speak at UNF

Amber Lake | Jan 23, 2015
"The Gay Moralist" Dr. John Corvino uses logic, humor and personal experience to scrutinize frequent arguments against homosexuality since 1992. Corvino will give two public lectures at the UNF University Center on Jan. 29 and Jan. 30 at 7 p.m.
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Concert Review: Of Montreal returns to Jacksonville

Concert Review: Of Montreal returns to Jacksonville

Clark | Jan 21, 2015
Of Montreal, a Georgia-based band, returned to Jacksonville and gave a musically and visually great performance.
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Weekend Atlas performs at their album release show at Freebird Live on Saturday Jan. 17. 
Photo courtesy Justin Drain

Local band Weekend Atlas releases first full-length album

Rachel Cazares | Jan 20, 2015
Weekend Atlas, a seven-member band with unique folk flare and a roots rock influence, released their self-titled album Jan. 20 after their record release show at Freebird Live on Jan. 17.
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UNF elementary education graduate Tracy Darakis says goodbye to bachelor Chris Soules on the third episode of ABC’s The Bachelor.
Photo courtesy ABC

UNF graduate Tracy Darakis is eliminated from ABC’s The Bachelor in Week 3

Avery Harter | Jan 20, 2015
Tracy Darakis, UNF alumna with a degree in elementary education, spent Week 3 on The Bachelor shucking corn and attending a cocktail party and pool party. However, at the end of the episode, she did not receive a rose from Chris Soules.
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Sublime with Rome will play at UNF for Osprey Productions' OZ Music Fest on March 5-6.Photo courtesy Facebook

Sublime with Rome is one of two bands headlining the OZ Music Fest

Spinnaker | Jan 16, 2015
Osprey Productions announced that Sublime with Rome will headline at their first ever Spring OZ Music Fest in March.
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(From bottom to top) Eric Broe, Garrett Llopiz, and James Fowler stabilize one another as they balance.
Photo by Morgan Purvis

It’s time to fly: Jacksonville’s budding AcroYoga community

Danae Leake | Jan 15, 2015
AcroYoga invades Jacksonville! This unique yoga experience gains popularity in the exercise scene. Yogis of all walks of life have joined into the partner yoga trend that has been influenced by Thai massage therapy, acrobatics and (of course) yoga.
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UNF graduate receives second rose on The Bachelor

UNF graduate receives second rose on The Bachelor

Avery Harter | Jan 13, 2015
UNF graduate Tracy Darakis received her second rose during Jan. 12's show and will continue to compete on The Bachelor next week.
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UNF graduate a contestant on The Bachelor

UNF graduate a contestant on The Bachelor

Avery Harter | Jan 6, 2015
On The Bachelor season 19 premiere, UNF alumna Tracy Darakis received a rose from Chris Soules on the first rose ceremony. She and 22 other women made it through from the original group of 30 women at the mansion.
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