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OPINION: Let’s not forget to celebrate our black fathers

Joshua Smith, Opinions Editor | Jun 17, 2022

This Sunday marks the 112th anniversary of the first recorded celebration of Father’s Day. However, this Sunday is special for another reason—it’s Juneteenth. The alignment of the two holidays works...

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Singer Fergie performs the national anthem prior to an NBA All-Star basketball game,

Pride Month Artist Spotlight: Fergie

Lisa Marino, Radio General Manager | Jun 17, 2022

[Eds Note: This article has been published in partnership with Spinnaker Radio to feature LGBTQ+ music artists and celebrate Pride Month.]  Starting her music career in 1990 by creating a band called...

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“The heart of UNF”: Employees to receive pay increases in upcoming fiscal year

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief | Jun 16, 2022

Expressing her gratitude, University of North Florida (UNF) Interim President Pamella Chally announced salary increases for faculty and staff in an email Thursday afternoon. The funds required to provide...

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In this Dec. 15, 2003 file photo, singer/songwriter David Bowie launches his United States leg of his worldwide tour

Pride Month Artist Spotlight: David Bowie

Lisa Marino, Radio General Manager | Jun 16, 2022

[Eds Note: This article has been published in partnership with Spinnaker Radio to feature LGBTQ+ music artists and celebrate Pride Month.]  British artist David Bowie, born David Robert Jones in January...

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Downtown Jacksonville Landing View of St.Johns River.

Jacksonville celebrates 200th birthday

Darvin Nelson, General Assignment Reporter | Jun 15, 2022

Officially established in 1822, this year marks a milestone for Jacksonville (JAX), signifying 200 years of change with a lot of history to explore. Jacksonville, once named Cowford in its early days,...

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Miley Cyrus

Pride Month Artist Spotlight: Miley Cyrus

Lisa Marino, Radio General Manager | Jun 15, 2022

[Eds Note: This article has been published in partnership with Spinnaker Radio to feature LGBTQ+ music artists and celebrate Pride Month.]  From Disney channel child star to pop singer riding a wrecking...

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Kirby and the Forgotten Land

Kirby and the Forgotten Land: Creative from beginning to end, a review

Nathan Turoff, Features Editor | Jun 14, 2022

After finishing up my finals for Spring 2022, I moved back home for the summer, ready to fully invest my free time into new video games that had come out while I was still at school. I was torn between...

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Tyler, The Creator.

Pride Month Artist Spotlight: Tyler, The Creator

Lisa Marino, Radio General Manager | Jun 14, 2022

[Eds Note: This article has been published in partnership with Spinnaker Radio to feature LGBTQ+ music artists and celebrate Pride Month.] Founder of his own record label, Odd Future, Tyler, the Creator...

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black and white tiles spell out "AMAZING DAD" on a table

Creative Father’s Day gifts you can actually afford

Lauren Fox, Managing Editor | Jun 13, 2022

Dads are notoriously hard to shop for. June 19 is Father's Day this year, and the deadline to find the right gift for your father figure is approaching. "I've given up now. I'll cook him something maybe,"...

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The Villages dorms at UNF

Housing changes waitlist procedures amidst privacy concerns

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief | Jun 13, 2022

There is not enough on-campus housing during the Fall 2022 semester to meet the needs of the University of North Florida's student population, and, with about 400 students waitlisted, some upperclassmen...

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Badim Trubetskoy, of Boston, and a recent graduate of the University of Southern California, marches in downtown Los Angeles during a gun control rally

AP: Senate negotiators announce a deal on guns, breaking logjam

ALAN FRAM, Associated Press | Jun 13, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate bargainers on Sunday announced the framework of a bipartisan response to last month’s mass shootings, a noteworthy but limited breakthrough offering modest gun curbs and stepped-up...

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Photo Courtesy of Lady Gaga.

Pride Month Spotlight: Lady Gaga

Lisa Marino, Radio General Manager | Jun 13, 2022

[Eds Note: This article has been published in partnership with Spinnaker Radio to feature LGBTQ+ music artists and celebrate Pride Month.]  American singer-songwriter and actress Lady Gaga was born...

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