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Letter to the Editor: Veterans Deserve Better

Armando Grundy-Gomes Apr 11, 2019

“I will see what I can do and/or I am looking into it.” This is the poison of choice that I have constantly received from University of North Florida President David Szymanski, his administration,...

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OPINION: Bundo’s Bounty and the Untold Story of Challenged Books

Austin Belet, Opinions Editor Apr 10, 2019

In a Last Week Tonight with John Oliver bit aired on March 18, 2018, John Oliver announced the release of the show's book A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo. This actual children’s book is about a rabbit...

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Opinion: Impressive Imposters

Austin Belet, Opinions Editor Apr 9, 2019

As the semester creeps towards its end, many of us are facing more and more projects that bear more and more weight on our grade. Whether it’s massive experiments that we need to provide deep analysis...

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Classic Album Review: Viva La! Woman

Nicole Moore Apr 5, 2019

Cibo Matto’s “Viva La! Woman” is an album just as full as personality as it is food references. Intricate instrumentals, textured samples, and vocalist Miho Hatori’s love letters to beef jerky...

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OPINION: Netflix is raising prices, but they’re still your best bet

OPINION: Netflix is raising prices, but they’re still your best bet

Mellisa Soehono Apr 4, 2019

If you haven't already heard, your Netflix subscription is about to get a little pricier. The popular streaming service announced earlier in January they had plans to raise prices over the next three...

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For Your Consideration: Guitar Vader – “From Dusk”

Nicole Moore Apr 3, 2019

For every album that obtains some resemblance of fame, there are more than likely another fifty hiding in the trenches. Not available on Spotify or iTunes, Guitar Vader’s “From Dusk” perpetually...

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OPINION: Role of Role-play

Austin Belet, Opinions Editor Apr 2, 2019

Noted Dungeons and Dragons player Justin McElroy is quoted in the first episode of popular DnD podcast The Adventure Zone as saying “I think for a lot of people Dungeons & Dragons was the last bastion...

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Album Review: Cows on Hourglass Pond appeals to everyone

Nicole Moore Apr 1, 2019

If you were to take any standard pop record and attempt to drown it in the depths of a murky, muddy pond, it would probably sound a bit like Cows on Hourglass Pond. Avey Tare (Dave Portner) of Animal Collective...

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Column: A journey to the south of Spain

Tyler Wailes Apr 1, 2019

This column is part of a series written by Tyler Wailes. Wailes is on a study abroad trip and each week she shares her experience with Spinnaker readers. My Journey to Málaga, Spain began at 2:30 a.m....

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Nothing’s more frightening than facing a mirror

David Eckstein Mar 28, 2019

Paving his way into the horror genre with the gigantic hit that was “Get Out,” Jordan Peele is back and at it again with his latest horror flick, “Us.” The film centers on a mother (Lupita Nyong’o)...

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DC goes “big” with its latest hit

David Eckstein Mar 26, 2019

From one horror director (James Wan) scoring big with Aquaman comes another horror director (David F. Sandberg) scoring big with DC’s latest entry, Shazam: a film about a superhero who figuratively...

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President Donald Trump holds up an executive order requiring colleges to certify that their policies support free speech as a condition of receiving federal research grants, after signing, Thursday March 21, 2019, in the East Room of the White House in Washington.

OPINION: Free Speech and College

Austin Belet, Opinons Writer Mar 25, 2019

Just this Thursday, President Trump held a press conference discussing the “attack” of freedom of speech on college campuses, and the executive order he was signing in defense. Freedom of speech...

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