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“I’ve Been Fortunate”

Dargan Thompson | Jun 4, 2013
Oupa Seane remembers first becoming aware of apartheid when he was about 3 years old. Now the director of UNF’s Intercultural Center for PEACE, Seane’s experiences growing up in South Africa and struggling against apartheid have shaped who he is and how he views his life and the world around him.
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Dishcrawl comes to Jacksonville

Dargan Thompson | Mar 26, 2013

It’s like a pub crawl, but with food. At least that’s how Dishcrawl describes itself. Attendees visit four restaurants in the same area of town in the span of about two hours and have a sampling...

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New Sculpture adds color to Lot 18

Dargan Thompson | Mar 12, 2013

If you park in Lot 18, you can’t miss the new addition to campus. “I think of it like a big exclamation point,” said Dr. Debra Murphy, chair of the Department of Art and Design. The towering...

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Q&A with artist Michael Aurbach

Dargan Thompson | Mar 6, 2013

It’s impossible to overlook Michael Aurbach’s work. Stepping inside the UNF Gallery, viewers are met with two huge metal sculptures. On the piece closer to the door, black urinals contrast with the...

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Jasmine Guy Q&A

Dargan Thompson | Feb 8, 2013

You may know Jasmine Guy as Whitley Gilbert from the ‘80s sitcom A Different World, or as Sheila Bennet from The Vampire Diaries, or as Roxy Harvey from Dead Like Me. Guy certainly has a long...

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Remembering Dara Kusiv

Dargan Thompson | Jan 16, 2013

When Dara Kusiv was 16, in the summer of 2008, she spent 10 days volunteering with children in an orphanage in Haiti. Lynn Kusiv, Dara’s mother, said the trip really impacted Dara. “She talked...

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Anything but miserable

Dargan Thompson | Jan 8, 2013

A classic novel made award-winning musical, Les Misérables has it all: a powerful story, interesting historical context and fantastic music. The musical, written by Alain Boublil and composed by Claude-Michel...

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Photo Gallery: The Big Ticket

Dargan Thompson | Dec 4, 2012

Thousands of people flocked to Met Park in downtown Jacksonville Sunday, Dec. 2 for The Big Ticket 2012.  The lineup for the day long music festival included Of Monsters and Men, Flogging Molly, Fun....

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Electropop duo 3OH!3 to headline Osprey Productions concert

Dargan Thompson | Oct 25, 2012
If you’ve been to a club, dance party or just turned on the radio within the past few years, you’ve probably heard a song by 3OH!3. The duo of Sean Foreman and Nathaniel Motte exploded into the pop music scene in 2008 with their second album, ***Want, which reached no. 44 on the Billboard top 200. The song “Don’t Trust Me” reached no. 7 on the Billboard Top 100.
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The Last Bison Q&A

Dargan Thompson | Oct 13, 2012
The Spinnaker caught up with indie folk band The Last Bison after its Oct. 11 concert at Underbelly in downtown Jacksonville.
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3LAU Q&A

Dargan Thompson | Aug 22, 2012

3LAU, also known as Washington University in St. Louis student Justin Blau, is a producer and DJ. He started his career just over a year ago and has since gained the notice of music blogs and performed...

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Twenty One Pilots Q&A

Dargan Thompson | Aug 21, 2012
The Spinnaker sat down with Josh Dun and Tyler Joseph of Twenty One Pilots before the band's August 8 show at Freebird Live. Twenty One Pilots will be playing at the Osprey Tailgate Classic August 25 at the Coxwell Ampitheater.
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The GOP debate event recap

Dargan Thompson | Jan 27, 2012

UNF found itself in the national spotlight Jan. 26 as the CNN GOP debate swept through campus.News trucks and hundreds of members of the media took over the Student Union. CNN filmed live from campus all...

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Zip it up

Dargan Thompson | Sep 21, 2011
New eco-friendly plastic bags go under the review fire. See if the two-plastic-bags-in-one product is worth it.
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