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OPINION: Why you should be great tippers to your servers and bartenders

OPINION: Why you should be great tippers to your servers and bartenders

Mellisa Soehono, Opinion Writer Feb 17, 2019

“Sorry about zero tip. I’m a poor college student that loves sushi,” were the exact words written on my table’s $20 tab a couple years back. I wasn’t sure which was the most ironic part about...

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OPINION: Get registered for local elections

Austin Belet, Opinions Writer Feb 16, 2019

Feb. 19 is the final day to register for the Duval County municipal elections, set to be held on March 19. This election is going to entail local positions from Mayor all the way down to City Council...

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OPINION: The Emergency Alert System Failed

Austin Belet, Opinions Writer Feb 12, 2019

On Feb. 11 UNF alerted faculty and students of a potential gunman on campus. UNFPD and JSO responded, surrounding the arena parking garage and clearing the area. Students and staff were told to hunker...

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"The Lego Movie 2" rebuilds with heart and growing pains

“The Lego Movie 2” rebuilds with heart and growing pains

Paolo Cesar Feb 11, 2019

Leave it to the same team that managed to tear Batman’s foibles apart in "The Lego Batman Movie" to ultimately do the same to everything else. Yes, the movie is ultimately that good. Spoilers aside,...

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OPINION: Black History Month is still important

OPINION: Black History Month is still important

Austin Belet, Opinons Writer Feb 9, 2019

For many of us, Black History Month was the normal February routine: our elementary school would bring out pictures of Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. and explain to us the exceptional impact their...

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Tyler Wailes in the U.K.

COLUMN: Taking an Exit off the My Way Highway

Tyler Wailes Feb 8, 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. This column gets published every Friday. The...

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"This is Not the End" by Spielbergs.

Spielbergs channel 2000’s emo on “This Is Not The End”

Nicole Moore, Assistant Content Producer Feb 8, 2019

There was a time not too long ago where emo-rock seemingly ruled. From the likes of Japandroids to Modern Baseball, at some point most American teens in the mid to late 2000’s were exposed to the suburban...

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President Donald Trump

OPINION: State of our disunion

Austin Belet, Opinions Writer Feb 6, 2019

The State of The Union Address of 2019 has been delivered and the traditional Trump taglines have been delivered with it. On one hand, I heard several things from the President that I can get behind;...

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10,000 Listens or Less: Shmu - "Lead Me to the Glow"

10,000 Listens or Less: Shmu – “Lead Me to the Glow”

Nicole Moore Feb 1, 2019

If there was ever a moment to say “Is this music too weird for radio?” it probably came when Shmu’s “Lead Me to the Glow” fell into my lap late last year. Masterminded by Austin-based Sam...

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The Eye of London

COLUMN: Out of Your Comfort Zone and Into the World

Tyler Wailes Feb 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. This column gets published every Friday. Embarking...

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Bring Me The Horizon’s “Amo” is a successful experiment

Bring Me The Horizon’s “Amo” is a successful experiment

Alex Toth, Features Editor Jan 30, 2019

This album was always gonna be a divisive one. If “That’s the Spirit” was Bring Me the Horizon’s attempt at testing the waters of pop music, “Amo” is them diving headfirst into it, without...

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#StudentPressFreedom

Letter from the Editor: We Report Because We Care

Hannah Lee, Editor-in-Chief Jan 30, 2019

In April 2018, a movement kicked off in support of student newsrooms across the nation. A small group of editors from The Independent Alligator at the University of Florida decided to save student newsrooms...

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