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Courtesy of Tyler Wailes.

Column: Keeping in touch with the outside world

Tyler Wailes Feb 26, 2019

This column is part of a series written by Tyler Wailes. Wailes is on a study abroad trip and each week she shares her experience with Spinnaker readers. This column gets published every Friday. In...

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Tyler Wailes in the U.K.

COLUMN: Taking an Exit off the My Way Highway

Tyler Wailes Feb 8, 2019

This column is part of a series written by Tyler Wailes. Wailes is on a study abroad trip and each week she shares her experience with Spinnaker readers. This column gets published every Friday. The...

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The Eye of London

COLUMN: Out of Your Comfort Zone and Into the World

Tyler Wailes Feb 1, 2019

This column is part of a series written by Tyler Wailes. Wailes is on a study abroad trip and each week she shares her experience with Spinnaker readers. This column gets published every Friday. Embarking...

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The wing of a plane in front of a sunset.

Column: How to get to where I am going

Tyler Wailes Jan 28, 2019

After sitting in a grounded plane that rocked like an anchored boat in rough waters for more than a half an hour, I finally stepped foot into Heathrow International Airport at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan....

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The wing of a plane in front of a sunset.

COLUMN: Studying Abroad – Should I Do It?

Tyler Wailes Jan 18, 2019

My name is Tyler Wailes and on the evening of Jan. 11, 2019, I boarded Icelandair’s flight FI688 from Orlando International Airport to Keflavik International Airport, marking the beginning of my journey...

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A voter registration form.

OPINION: Voter suppression: The Republican electoral strategy

Noah Meyer, Opinions Editor Oct 24, 2018

Of all the values that the United States claims to represent, freedom is the one most strongly marketed. America is the land of the free and famously intervenes in order to bring “freedom and democracy”...

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Graphic by Sam Chaney

OPINION: Andrew Gillum should be the Democrats’ new moderate

Noah Meyer, Opinions Editor Sep 2, 2018

Even with the rise of Bernie Sanders in the 2016 presidential primaries and a renewed interest in social democratic policies, Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum’s victory in the Democratic gubernatorial...

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Graphic by Sam Chaney

Opinion: We should all follow Anthony Bourdain’s message of understanding

Tamlynn Torchon Aug 6, 2018

The wonderful and unforgettable celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain passed away on June 8 of this year due to suicide. It was, and still is, a rather painful event for many people of different backgrounds....

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Photo by Morgan Purvis

Opinion: Congratulations on graduating, and may the best come your way!

Tamlynn Torchon Aug 3, 2018

When one stops to think about graduation, it brings shivers and even stress. Everything must be perfect: the outfit, the cap design, the makeup...everything. Really, the graduation ceremony is ironically...

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Opinion: International Day of Friendship and what it means to be a good friend

Opinion: International Day of Friendship and what it means to be a good friend

Tamlynn Torchon Jul 31, 2018

We all (or perhaps most of us) have friends; those people who come into our lives and bring change. Of course, that change can be either positive, negative or nuanced. Those individuals, regardless of...

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Graphic by Sam Chaney

Opinion: The usefulness of principled nonpartisanship

Tamlynn Torchon Jul 30, 2018

Today in U.S. society, there have been extreme shifts that people are either blindly following or fighting against. What you might constantly hear is the bantering from the left or right, Democrats...

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Graphic by Sam Chaney

Opinion: Gun control is useful, necessary and complicated

Tamlynn Torchon Jul 26, 2018

Gun control is an extremely touchy subject. It is perhaps the most divisive topic in the U.S. where there seems to be no middle ground. It is a difficult conversation to have but, as time goes by,...

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