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Sign stating "Break the silence stop the violence".

OPINION: Coping with tragedy next door

Noah Meyer, Opinions Editor Aug 30, 2018

After yet another weekend of violence that left both a popular game bar and a high school football game shot up, Jacksonville once again becomes the site of national tragedy. National media, focusing their...

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OPINION: The UNF Globe’s Misquote Shows the Importance of the Humanities

Noah Meyer Aug 25, 2018

If you’ve walked around campus, then you are most likely familiar with the globe statue that sits near the social sciences building. The globe stands in the center of a fairly well-trafficked system...

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OPINION: The Confucius Institute: The latest casualty of American xenophobia and hypocrisy

Noah Meyer Aug 24, 2018

As a US-China trade war begins to take shape due to President Trump’s tariffs on a multitude of Chinese goods, American universities are beginning to suffer due to a new xenophobic red scare targeting...

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Papa John's in the John A. Delaney Student Union.

OPINION: Papa Gone; Papa John’s removal is more than just combating bigotry, it’s business

Noah Meyer Aug 7, 2018

UNF President David Szymanski surprised many on Aug. 1 when he declared in a message to students that the campus Papa John’s would be closing its doors due to the racist comments of its now ousted founder,...

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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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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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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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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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A shot was fired inside The Cove dorm, Building V this morning. Phot by Colin McCann

Opinion: How to be a great and unforgettable roommate

Tamlynn Torchon Jul 23, 2018

There are generally two types of reactions to having a roommate. The first is joy because there’s excitement to meet and share life with someone else. Then, there’s this feeling of dreadful horror...

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Opinion: Some universities are dropping the SAT, but does it really matter?

Opinion: Some universities are dropping the SAT, but does it really matter?

Tamlynn Torchon Jul 22, 2018

It’s been reported that several ivy league universities are dropping their required SAT and ACT writing scores, opting for an essay portion graded by the university. This list includes Harvard, Yale,...

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Opinion: Political education and awareness are essential to vote in any election

Tamlynn Torchon Jul 20, 2018

The U.S. presidential election is perhaps the single most important event every four years, and reasonably so: the outcome can change the lives of everyone, whether they are U.S. citizens or not. Therefore,...

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