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Anti-racism training to be required for all incoming freshmen

Siddie Friar, Intern Reporter Jun 17, 2020

As part of a renewed diversity initiative, all incoming freshmen at UNF will be required to attend anti-racist training classes. The announcement was made by President Szymanski last week during a digital...

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Fiction and poetry on antiracism and similar topics

Fiction and poetry on antiracism and similar topics

Carissa Marques, Creative Services Director Jun 16, 2020

If you’re still looking for reading materials to help further your education on antiracism and similar topics, here is a list of some fictional content and poetry: Fiction  The Bluest Eye - Toni...

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The Six Feet Away Gallery Q&A

The Six Feet Away Gallery Q&A

Siddie Friar, Reporter Jun 16, 2020

In the time of COVID-19, art spaces have been deemed non-essential. Museums and galleries have been shuttered for months and the vibrant culture those spaces help cultivate has largely been shuttered as...

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As recent tragedies bring racial injustice to light, UNF and the ASUN conference continue to push for change and understanding

As recent tragedies bring racial injustice to light, UNF and the ASUN conference continue to push for change and understanding

John Watson, Sports Editor Jun 16, 2020

In the three months since Covid-19 forced students off-campus and shut down college athletics nationwide, unfortunate events have occurred and suddenly a pandemic has not been the center of attention. When...

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The Walk-Ons talk west-coast sports, doing what you love and fruit snacks

The Walk-Ons talk west-coast sports, doing what you love and fruit snacks

John Watson, Sports Editor Jun 16, 2020

Minot State Assistant Director of Athletics and San Jose State alum Jeff Bowe joined the Walk-Ons crew this week to talk about his experience in different jobs around the country, how Covid-19 has affected...

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Real Talk Series on Racial Injustice

Real Talk Series on Racial Injustice

Haneifah Ahmad, Reporter Jun 16, 2020

After the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor, people of all backgrounds are coming together to condemn acts of racial injustice. UNF’s community took the moment to acknowledge...

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River City Pride addresses concerns

River City Pride addresses concerns

Haneifah Ahmad, Reporter Jun 16, 2020

The community began to grow some concern that the organization River City Pride has gone quiet following the events that occurred over George Floyd’s death. River City Pride is a non-profit organization...

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Album review: "Grae" by Moses Sumney

Album review: “Grae” by Moses Sumney

Carissa Marques, Creative Services Director Jun 16, 2020

Introduction:  Grae is Moses Sumney’s double-disc album that was fully released on May 15, 2020. The first twelve songs were released as grae: Part One on February 21, 2020. Sumney is a genre-bending...

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Supreme Court rules LGBT workers are protected by Civil Rights law

Zach Yearwood, News Editor Jun 15, 2020

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that gay and transgender workers are protected from workplace discrimination under the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The 6 to 3 vote by the court handed the LGBTQ community...

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Summer 2020 graduation will be virtual

Courtney Green, Managing Editor Jun 15, 2020

Yet another semester is slated to conclude without caps and gowns and the UNF Arena. A second batch of graduates will be receiving degrees without their ceremonial walk in public. Instead, graduation...

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Reading About Racism

Reading About Racism

Siddie Friar, Reporter Jun 15, 2020

The massive international protests surrounding ‘Black Lives Matter’ are making big waves, both physically and mentally.  Physically we see them in the way of reclaiming land, the defunding or pledges...

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A woman walks past an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo Monday, June 15, 2020. Asian shares were mostly lower Monday on concern over a resurgence of coronavirus cases and pessimism after Wall Street posted its worst week in nearly three months. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

AP: Stocks sink worldwide as coronavirus infections rise again

STAN CHOE, Associated Press Jun 15, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are falling again Monday on fears that new waves of coronavirus infections could derail the swift economic recovery that Wall Street was sure was on the way. The S&P 500...

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