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Students wore red MSD shirts in support of the Valentine's Day victims.
MSD students holding signs during the vigil.
An activist from Miami came to talk at the vigil held after the March For Our Lives town hall.
Student activists holding signs during the vigil.
Dequan Frank with a "Systemic Racism is Immortal" sign at the vigil.
Town hall goers holding signs at the vigil.
Signs made in support of trans lives
A 'We will not back down" sign among a pile of others used during the vigil.
A shirt that was displayed prominently at the vigil. "I've been to the future. We won."
"Our Existence is Resistance #Translivesmatter"
Signs used during the vigil
Monique Sampson talks to a town hall attendee after the event.
Mia, the Jacksonville organizer for March for Our Lives, addresses the crowd.
An MSD alumni asks a question to the panel.
Two activists wear shirts in support of March for Our Lives and Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Vincente Waugh passionately question from the audience.
Another attendee wearing the NRA price tag.
The town hall meeting room.
A MSD ribbon and pin on one of the event organizers.
A backpack graphic supporting policy and change.
A student wearing a MSD shirt along with an "NRA price tag." The tag is for 1.18 million dollars, the amount of money politicians receive from the NRA.
Another array of posters lining the wall of the town hall meeting room.
An array of posters was set up in the town hall.
An activist stands in front of a board that allows the community state what they believe change looks like.
An attendee of the rally wears a shirt stating, "I'm one of the 929,570 NAACP voters nationwide. Are you?"
the Jacksonville branch of the NAACP and the Jacksonville branch of the NAACP Youth Council set up at the Road to Change: Jax rally.
An attendee encourages others to "stamp the vote."
An attendee encourages others to "stamp the vote."
The March for Our Lives: Road to Change tour stopped in Jacksonville on Friday, July 27.
A protestor holds signs saying to "Bury the NRA" and "Ban Assault Weapons."
A board was set up at the rally in an attempt to express a viewpoint on the heritage of the Confederacy.
"MSD Strong" at the Road to Change: Jax rally.
The March for Our Lives: Road to Change tour stopped in Jacksonville on Friday, July 27.
A young child adds to the board on what the community believes change looks like.
The March for Our Lives: Road to Change tour stopped at the Jacksonville Landing .
Jadyn Duguid, a student of Jacksonville University, wears a shirt that reads, "Roses are red, Doritos are savory, the U.S. prison system is legalized slavery."
Attendees encourage others to sign a petition for open primaries.
Attendees ask for the Confederate soldier statue in Hemming Park to be replaced.
Attendees ask for the Confederate soldier statue in Hemming Park to be replaced.
Activists at the Road to Change: Jax encourage others to register to vote.
Ken Organes stands beside a board for Ken Organes.
Having originally opened in June 2016, the UNF Seaside Sculpture Park has recently seen the installment of its third round of fresh student art. The new sculptures were installed on Tuesday, July...
Photos by Lili Weinstein and Khorri Newton
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North Florida’s spring sports racked up several victories over the weekend and had some losses on their home courts.
Baseball
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Student gathered at Alumni Hall, outside of suspended student Ken Parker's conduct hearing, Monday Nov. 10. There were around 100 anti-Nazi protesters and four people supporting Parker.
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For...
UNFPD police cars. Photo by Lili Weinstein
Every city needs a protector, and now Jacksonville Beach has UNF student Matt Stanford’s “Crouching Skeletal Figure” to watch over it. Stanford, along with four other UNF sculpture students,...
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https://youtu.be/q97ZaCUkBCE
The LGBT Resource Center held a memorial discussion to honor and reflect on the 49 victims and those who were wounded in the attack at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando a year...
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Do you feel like it’s...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2hqmixB21o
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Here’s what they had to say.
Eiman Eltinay, Post-Bach, Nutrition
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Both: Christmas!
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Describe this election in three words.
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Why those three?
Well, we have two main people that nobody wants to vote for, basically. And it’s really crazy because one...
If you had a superpower for a day, what would it be and what would you do with it?
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People of UNF is a weekly column where we go out into the UNF community and get to know students that we often pass by everyday.
People of UNF is a weekly column where we go out into the UNF community and get to know students that we often pass by everyday.
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Students...
Tell me a little about your neck tattoo.
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People of UNF is a weekly column where we go out into the UNF community and get to know students that we often pass by everyday.
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