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OPINION: Facebook messed up

OPINION: Facebook messed up

Charlie Needles | Mar 30, 2018

When Facebook fails to keep their collected data private social media users worldwide are rightfully aggravated. Data being leaked to anyone without their permission is not dangerous. But what’s...

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OPINION: Leave Daylight Savings Alone

OPINION: Leave Daylight Savings Alone

Charlie Needles | Mar 14, 2018

Every year, we lose an hour to daylight savings just to add an hour of light to the end of our day. The Sunshine Protection Act sitting on Gov. Rick Scott’s desk would relieve the burden of changing...

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Students flocked to the World Fest Village at the Student Union. Photo by Ronnie Rodgers

OPINION: Getting involved

Charlie Needles | Mar 8, 2018

If you’re immersed in student culture, then the chances that you’ll stay enrolled are higher than students who stay at home and don’t come to campus except for classes. Student government...

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UNF students protesting at white nationalist student's discipline hearing. Photo by Lili Weinstein.

OPINION: The power of student protest

Charlie Needles | Mar 1, 2018

High school students from all over Florida are staging walkouts to have their voices heard across the nation. Students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School were under attack by a 19-year-old shooter...

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OPINION: Super Bowl Dodge Ad Controversy

OPINION: Super Bowl Dodge Ad Controversy

Charlie Needles | Feb 6, 2018

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlbY1tGARUA[/embedyt] During the Super Bowl, Dodge Ram aired an ad that featured a quote from Martin Luther King’s “The Drum Major Instinct” sermon. People...

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