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Opinion: The future is now, and it’s kind of creepy

Opinion: The future is now, and it’s kind of creepy

Cassidy Alexander May 1, 2015
Holographic performances definitely grab the media's attention, but are holograms of the late greats ethical?
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Opinion: One Spark has some fine-tuning to do

Opinion: One Spark has some fine-tuning to do

Cassidy Alexander Apr 22, 2015
Opinion: One Spark 2015 may be over, but there are still ways it could improved for the future.
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Opinion: Efforts to get students to graduation may be futile

Cassidy Alexander Apr 13, 2015
Opinion: Policies and regulations intended to help students graduate are not working.
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Graphic by Michael Salussolia

Opinion: FM radio station helps legitimize UNF

Cassidy Alexander Apr 13, 2015
Opinion: Our student-run radio station features college indie music and local bands in its rotation, giving UNF’s campus an individual identity you won’t get from listening to other FM stations in the area. It increases the sense of community that the school and its students want.
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Opinion: In defense of our generation

Opinion: In defense of our generation

Cassidy Alexander Apr 7, 2015
Opinion: The millennial generation is more than the low expectations that have been set for them.
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In Florida, a bill is working its way through the House of Representatives that would make it illegal for someone to use a public restroom if the restroom is not specifically for their gender.
Graphic by Mike Salussolia

Opinion: UNF’s acceptance not reflected elsewhere

Cassidy Alexander Mar 27, 2015
Florida just recently legalized same-sex marriage, yet in this same state a bill is working its way through the House of Representatives that would make it illegal for someone to use a public restroom if the restroom is not specifically for their gender.
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Spring break just isn’t what is used to be.
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Opinion: Spring break is a chance to catch your breath

Cassidy Alexander Mar 22, 2015
While some people blow off steam during spring break like a popping balloon -- with a bang that includes everything from celebratory binge drinking to partying and mistakes -- I’d rather do it like an air mattress -- slowly decompressing over a span of time.
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Students celebrate by "Swooping" with Head Coach Matt Driscoll.

Opinion: March madness helps UNF realize its potential

Cassidy Alexander Mar 16, 2015
Whatever impact UNF’s participation in the Big Dance has in the future, such as increases in enrollment of prospective students, the most important thing it’s done is increase the amount of pride people have in their school.
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 Graphic by Emelie Pineda

Opinion: Sorry meninists, feminists beat you to the punch

Cassidy Alexander Feb 23, 2015
#Meninism has become a popular trend on the internet. What could have been an opportunity to address and change toxic masculinity has turned into a convention for enhancing negative stereotypes.
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 Graphic by Michael Salussolia

Opinion: the college illusion

Cassidy Alexander Feb 16, 2015
There are some important differences between how the media represents college and how students actually experience college.
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Opinion: SG president cutting the drama with new initiatives

Opinion: SG president cutting the drama with new initiatives

Cassidy Alexander Jan 31, 2015
Turner sets his initiatives for his last semester as student body president, hoping this semester will be unencumbered by "perceived drama."
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Opinion: More guns, more problems

Cassidy Alexander Jan 31, 2015
Opinion: Florida legislators are pushing a bill that would allow students to carry concealed weapons on campus. These legislators believe that having more firearms on campus will prevent school shootings.
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