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Remembering Ryan See

Remembering Ryan See

Kaitlyn Bowers, Video Director Aug 5, 2020

  A member of the Osprey Community and UNF’s Student Government has passed away. Ryan See was a senior majoring in political science and minoring in public administration and policy, and...

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Movie review: Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

Movie review: Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

John Watson, Sports Editor Aug 5, 2020

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga was a thrilling movie from start to finish filled with tons of great moments and many memorable performances. While action and superhero films fill the...

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Netflix's "Immigration Nation" review

Netflix’s “Immigration Nation” review

Kaitlyn Bowers, Video Director Aug 5, 2020

Netflix’s new limited series Immigration Nation tells the harrowing stories of US immigrants and their experiences with ICE. The six-part series follows a documentary crew as they immerse themselves...

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The Museum of Science and History presents "Cosmic Concerts;" hosts daily planetarium shows

The Museum of Science and History presents “Cosmic Concerts;” hosts daily planetarium shows

Darvin Nelson, Features Editor Aug 5, 2020

Jacksonville’s Museum of Science and History (M.O.S.H.) will be hosting a sensory entertainment show filled with “laser lights, high-def images and digital sound collide to create a Cosmic Concert.” Tickets...

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Album review: "What Could Possibly Go Wrong" by Dominic Fike

Album review: “What Could Possibly Go Wrong” by Dominic Fike

Carissa Marques, Creative Services Director Aug 5, 2020

Introduction: Dominic Fike, a Florida-native from Naples, released his first full length album, What Could Possibly Go Wrong, Friday, July 31, 2020. The long-awaited album has been in the works over the...

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Pandemic and profit: Local farms thrive during COVID-19

Pandemic and profit: Local farms thrive during COVID-19

Kalia Richardson, The Independent Alligator Aug 4, 2020

GAINESVILLE, FL - Baby chicks waddle around the pasture, munching on corn feed. Ducks flutter webbed feet and dip their bills in a man-made pool. At one local farm, it’s business as usual. At another...

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Upcoming Sunray Cinema drive-in movie showings

Upcoming Sunray Cinema drive-in movie showings

Darvin Nelson, Features Editor Aug 4, 2020

Jacksonville’s Sunray Cinema will be hosting a few drive-in movie showings this week.  Inside Out (2015): August 6 - Gates open at 7p.m. / Showing at 8p.m. Mandy (2018):  August 6 - Gates...

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The Walk-Ons talk the start of the NBA season, how the MLB is dealing with Covid-19 and hot wings.

The Walk-Ons talk the start of the NBA season, how the MLB is dealing with Covid-19 and hot wings.

John Watson, Sports Editor Aug 4, 2020

In this week's episode of the Walk-Ons, the crew talks about why shooting percentages are going up in the NBA bubble, how Covid-19 has affected the MLB season and Lou Williams and his trip to get some...

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Early voting for Florida’s primary begins this week: What you need to know

Zach Yearwood, News Editor Aug 3, 2020

Monday marked the beginning of early voting for Florida’s Aug. 18 primary in Duval and Nassau counties, among others throughout the state. This primary is not to be confused with the presidential...

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How do hurricanes get their names?

How do hurricanes get their names?

Darvin Nelson, Features Editor Aug 3, 2020

Matthew, Irma, Dorian, and now Isaias are all names of hurricanes that have trailed through Florida, but where do their names come from? “Using names for these storms makes it much easier for meteorologists,...

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Hurricane Isaias slows down as it moves closer to Florida’s coast

Hurricane Isaias slows down as it moves closer to Florida’s coast

Kaitlyn Bowers, Video Director Aug 1, 2020

Hurricane Isaias is slowing down while continuing to move in Florida’s direction according to the National Hurricane Center’s 2 p.m.  The hurricane is continuing to move in the northwestern direction...

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Trump intends to depart from the World Health Organization; effects of leaving the Paris Climate Agreement

Trump intends to depart from the World Health Organization; effects of leaving the Paris Climate Agreement

Darvin Nelson, Features Editor Jul 31, 2020

Since 1948, The World Health Organization (W.H.O.) has been working globally to promote health and improve medical research and access. On July 7, this year, Trump formally announced his intention to depart...

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