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Opinion: Is vinyl an aesthetic?

Jesse Raymer Mar 25, 2017

With the closing of Deep Search in Jacksonville this past December, the local vinyl enthusiasts are looking for new places to acquire their favorite albums. Vinyl has made a huge comeback in the last few...

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Photo by Mark Judson

EDITORIAL: Suck it up and vote — it’s not going to kill you

Cassidy Alexander Mar 7, 2017

In case you’ve missed it, it’s election season: time to vote for new representatives in Student Government, including our next president and vice president. By taking five minutes on March 7 or 8,...

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Bryant, left, and Jesse Braughton are the United Party candidates. Photo courtesy the United Party Facebook

ENDORSEMENT: Vote United Party in the SG elections

Spinnaker Mar 6, 2017

Ospreys, The University of North Florida is unique. We are united not by any one sport, degree program, or campus activity. We are united and enriched by the panoply of voices, perspectives, and experiences...

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Mims, left, and Tajmaus Johnson of the Red Party.Photo courtesy the Red Party Facebook

ENDORSEMENT: Past SG presidents endorse Sami Mims

Spinnaker Mar 1, 2017

Fellow Ospreys, On Tuesday, Mar. 7, and Wednesday, Mar. 8, you will head to the polls to cast your vote for the next Student Government President. If we learned anything from the 2016 election it is...

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Super Bowl 51: No matter who wins, America wins

Super Bowl 51: No matter who wins, America wins

Al Huffman Feb 5, 2017

Well here we are. Another year, another Super Bowl with the New England Patriots and Tom Brady's smug little face. But believe it or not, this is not an anti-Patriots article. In fact, we have reached...

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Opinion: Debt and dissent

John Aloszka Jan 23, 2017

The Trump administration reportedly plans to cut funding for the National Endowment of the Arts, which funds programs like NPR and PBS, and the National Endowment for the Humanities, which funds museums...

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President Barack Obama. Courtesy of Flickr

Generation Obama: Saying farewell to my first real president

Tiffany Salameh Jan 20, 2017

It’s November 5, 2008. I’m 13 years old and my dad is driving me to school. It’s a foggy morning, there’s heavy traffic and the radio is on. “Barack Obama is the 44th president of the United...

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Letter to the Editor: On political correctness -- a response

Letter to the Editor: On political correctness — a response

Spinnaker Jan 15, 2017

The University's department of Philosophy and Religious Studies had this to say in response to Bart Greene's Jan. 9th letter to the editor regarding political correctness on university campuses: We,...

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Opinion: Being “politically correct” is just correct

Opinion: Being “politically correct” is just correct

John Aloszka Jan 10, 2017

Recently Spinnaker received a letter to the editor protesting a statement released by the Department of Philosophy and Religious studies. The writer claimed the department was being “politically correct.” He...

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Letter to the Editor: Against political correctness on university campuses

Letter to the Editor: Against political correctness on university campuses

Bart Greene Jan 9, 2017

The website home page of the Department of Philosophy & Religious Studies' displays a manifesto:  nine members of the Department wringing their hands about the recent political campaign and its aftermath....

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Opinion: Can we talk?

John Aloszka Dec 5, 2016

I wanted to delete my Twitter account at least five, but no more than eight, times during the election cycle. Because I am a liberal, you could automatically assume my “twexit” would be caused by...

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People protest Donald Trump in March, months before the election. But even more protests have happened around the country after Trump was named president-elect.

Opinion: Never stop protesting

John Aloszka Nov 17, 2016

My eleventh grade European history teacher said something that will always stick with me: “In Europe the government is afraid of the people. In America, we are afraid of the government.” That statement...

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