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Opinion: Fighting change — courthouses refuse to perform any marriages

Cassidy Alexander | Jan 27, 2015

Florida became the 36th state to legalize same-sex marriage, however Duval county courthouses refuse to perform any courthouse marriages--homosexual or otherwise.

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Opinion: Hiring behind a veil of secrecy

Cassidy Alexander | Jan 26, 2015

Opinion: If the Florida Senate passes a bill that limits transparency, Florida universities will be taking a step backward.

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Opinion: UNF students speak their minds about what needs to change

Cassidy Alexander | Dec 5, 2014

Opinion: you're given the opportunity to change 5 things about your university, so what do you choose? Here are the top 5 things UNF students chose to focus on as what they would change if given the chance.

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Opinion: City Council President out-of-touch with the majority, and reality

Cassidy Alexander | Dec 2, 2014

Opinion: Clay Yarborough's attempt at censorship is out of line and ignorant. Strassheim’s photo is contemporary art, and she and MOCA should not be punished by one individual’s distaste for our society’s current culture.

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Opinion: SG unbalanced by heavyweight position

Cassidy Alexander | Nov 21, 2014

Opinion: For the last few weeks your Student Government has looked like a boxing match. SG "officials" have become children in suits, ganging up on one official with a slew of legal hit after hit. The underdog is barely defended, and the adult supervisors watch on in silence. What will you do about this?

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Opinion: Time to stop feeling guilty and do something

Cassidy Alexander | Nov 18, 2014

Opinion: Didn't vote in the gubernatorial election? Feel ashamed and guilty? Voting is essential in effecting change in our daily lives.

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Opinion: SG elections strike out

Cassidy Alexander | Nov 18, 2014

Opinion: Should poorly executed elections be celebrated or should we strive for better results while holding our student representatives accountable? Cassidy Alexander counts the strikes against Student Government in the recent election.

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Opinion: students interested in elections, finally

Cassidy Alexander | Oct 14, 2014

Opinion: SG government elections allow students to exercise democracy. This year will be the first SG senate election in three semesters. Spinnaker Opinions journalist Cassidy Alexander encourages students to go out and vote.

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Opinion: UNF not just a second-choice school

Cassidy Alexander | Oct 9, 2014

Opinion: Why do students choose UNF? UNF was Cassidy Alexander's first choice among four Florida schools, and she does not regret her decision. After interviewing other students, she discovered that ten of the fifteen students chose UNF to stay close to home.

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Opinion: rape culture and unreported sexual assault

Cassidy Alexander | Sep 24, 2014

Opinion: "Reporting a rape is an incredibly hard thing to do, so a lot of times people just do not do it. This does not make it their fault, but ours for perpetuating these ideas."

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Opinion: adjunct faculty get the short end of the stick

Cassidy Alexander | Sep 10, 2014

Opinion: According to The Delphi Project, part-time faculty members earn 60% less than full-time, tenure-track faculty members when their salaries are expressed on an hourly basis. While this is the case for most universities in the US, the numbers show that UNF doesn’t take advantage of part-time faculty who work just as hard to earn much less.

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Man on the street: first week thoughts on parking, books, smoking initiative, and WOW

Brandon Thigpen | Aug 29, 2014

This week’s Man on the Street features Brandon Thigpen talking to students about their experience with parking, the Week of Welcome, purchasing textbooks, and gets their opinion on the new smoking initiative.

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