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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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LGBTQ+ flags against blue sky.

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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Graduates displaying their customized caps.

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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The RNC is coming to Jacksonville, sort of

The RNC is coming to Jacksonville, sort of

Siddie Friar, Reporter | Jun 15, 2020

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - In a historic move, the Republican National Convention (RNC)  will be split across two cities for the first time ever.  The bulk of the ‘business’ of the convention will remain...

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Album review: “Nightclubbing” by Grace Jones

Album review: “Nightclubbing” by Grace Jones

Sydney Chatani, Program Director | Jun 12, 2020

INTRODUCTION In light of current events, and June being Pride Month, the staff at Spinnaker has decided to use our platform as an opportunity to highlight Black and LGBTQ+ artists. This week, our selected...

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Be the Change: A Virtual Candlelight Vigil for Racial Justice

Be the Change: UNF hosts virtual candlelight vigil for racial justice

Zach Yearwood, News Editor | Jun 11, 2020

Hundreds of members of the UNF community came together online Wednesday night to show solidarity with the black community and to honor the lives of those lost to racially motivated police brutality. Over...

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FILE - In this May 15, 2020, file photo, Walmart employees conduct COVID-19 testing for pre-registered individuals in the parking lot of the Ramsey Street Walmart in Fayetteville, N.C. Coronavirus cases are rising in nearly half the U.S. states, as states are rolling back lockdowns. (Julia Wall/The News & Observer via AP, File)

AP: Alarming rise in virus cases as states roll back lockdowns

MIKE STOBBE, Associated Press | Jun 11, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — States are rolling back lockdowns, but the coronavirus isn't done with the U.S. Cases are rising in nearly half the states, according to an Associated Press analysis, a worrying trend...

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