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The Roost: An easy opening week for men’s basketball

Nick Blank Nov 13, 2015
The Roost is a new weekly feature detailing the week's run of games for UNF’s men’s basketball team.
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New smartphone app sheds light on Greek life

Patrick Grabowski Sep 25, 2015
GoGreekNow allows fraternity and sorority members to connect, while also busting some common myths about Greek life.
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Opinion: Busting the ‘best years of our lives’ myth

Cassidy Alexander Sep 10, 2015
The popular phrase "the best four years of your life" is put under the microscope by UNF professors and alumni.
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Opinion: Elected representatives taking advantage of students’ summertime absence

Opinion: Elected representatives taking advantage of students’ summertime absence

Cassidy Alexander Aug 26, 2015
Over the summer, a nearly empty Student Government passed several expensive bills on a nearly empty campus. Why are our leaders being so sneaky?
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Opinion: Interns deserve payment for beneficial work

Opinion: Interns deserve payment for beneficial work

Kathryn Williford Aug 24, 2015
Unpaid internships are legal, but are they ethical?
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Graphic by David Guerrero

Less preparation in high school leads to roadblocks in college

Cassidy Alexander Jul 27, 2015
Mandatory courses for freshmen do little more than add money and time on the path to graduation.
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Now Playing: Pixar gets emotional with Inside Out

Now Playing: Pixar gets emotional with Inside Out

Douglas Markowitz Jul 1, 2015
While animation has been claimed by studios as a medium for children, Pixar has refused to be limited by that once again in Inside Out, now in theaters.
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Opinion: Florida poised to take another step for LGBT rights

Cassidy Alexander May 4, 2015
The Competitive Workforce Act will make it easier for LGBT individuals and those whose gender identity may differ from the norm to find jobs and places to live.
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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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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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