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Mackenzie Crews, Opinions Intern

Mackenzie Crews is Spinnaker’s Opinions Intern for Spring 2025.

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Computer rendering of what the entrance of the UNF Flight Deck esports arena would look like. (Courtesy of UNF)

OPINION: Why is Jacksonville investing millions in UNF esports?

Mackenzie Crews, Opinions Intern
April 27, 2025
Gov. DeSantis smiling and posing with a recently signed bill impacting higher education through the public university system and technical training programs

OPINION: Is Florida DOGE DeSantis’ attempt at being cool?

Mackenzie Crews, Opinions Intern
April 18, 2025
Peace Arch monument at the US-Canada border, displaying American and Canadian flags with the inscription "Children of a Common Mother."

OPINION: Canada is winning its culture war against the US

Mackenzie Crews, Opinions Intern
April 13, 2025
A robot "playing" piano.

OPINION: Copyright law challenges AI companies’ training data

Mackenzie Crews, Opinions Intern
April 12, 2025
The Fearless Girl statue facing the New York Stock Exchange Building.

OPINION: If it’s free, you’re the product

Mackenzie Crews, Opinions Intern
April 6, 2025
Image of cryptocoins in front of stocks.

OPINION: Memecoins represent a new way forward for the right

Mackenzie Crews, Opinions Intern
April 3, 2025
Woman posing in front of a ring light.

OPINION: Social media is filled with advertising disguised as entertainment

Mackenzie Crews, Opinions Intern
March 30, 2025
A grey school locker with a blue sticker on the top of it that reads "Education Changes the World" in large, white letters.

OPINION: The American education system needs reform, but will DOGE help?

Mackenzie Crews, Opinions Intern
March 24, 2025
President Donald Trump steps out of a red Model S Tesla vehicle on the South Lawn of the White House Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in Washington. (Pool via AP)

OPINION: Who is buying a Tesla?

Mackenzie Crews, Opinions Intern
March 22, 2025
Woman reading on a Kobo, a type of e-reader.

OPINION: Declining physical media hurts consumers

Mackenzie Crews, Opinions Intern
March 12, 2025
The ChatGPT home screen on a computer.

OPINION: Do students and professors need to adapt to AI?

Mackenzie Crews, Opinions Intern
March 10, 2025
A person photographed scrolling through Tinder.

OPINION: AI in dating apps points to a larger problem with modern dating

Mackenzie Crews, Opinions Intern
March 5, 2025
Bluesky's banner shows their logo against a night sky background.

OPINION: Bluesky is the app to look out for

Mackenzie Crews, Opinions Intern
March 3, 2025
The DeepSeek page is seen on a smartphone screen in Beijing, Jan. 28, 2025.

OPINION: OpenAI’s plagiarism claims against DeepSeek are deeply ironic

Mackenzie Crews, Opinions Intern
February 23, 2025
This image provided by Budweiser shows the Budweiser 2025 Super Bowl NFL football spot.

OPINION: The AI Super Bowl commercials were weird, right?

Mackenzie Crews, Opinions Intern
February 21, 2025
People protest during a rally against Elon Musk outside the Treasury Department in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

OPINION: Elon Musk, DOGE and the chaotic Silicon Valley coup

Mackenzie Crews, Opinions Intern
February 16, 2025
Performers dressed as Elmo and Cookie Monster in New York City (Matthis Volquardsen/Pexels)

OPINION: We should still fund public media

Mackenzie Crews, Opinions Intern
February 10, 2025
OPINION: Support local Jacksonville bookstores

OPINION: Support local Jacksonville bookstores

Mackenzie Crews, Opinions Intern
February 7, 2025
OPINION: Age verification is a logistical nightmare

OPINION: Age verification is a logistical nightmare

Mackenzie Crews, Opinions Intern
February 5, 2025
Sister Cindy speaking to students on the UNF Green on Jan. 15, 2025.

OPINION: Social media algorithms made Sister Cindy

Mackenzie Crews, Opinions Intern
February 1, 2025
Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl Parade in 2018 (Larry Bridges Jr./Unsplash)

OPINION: The pervasiveness of sports betting affects college students

Mackenzie Crews, Opinions Intern
January 28, 2025
A model wears Xreal augmented reality glasses are modeled at a booth during the CES tech show, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

OPINION: The tech industry needs a temperature check

Mackenzie Crews, Opinions Intern
January 23, 2025
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Jimmy Woo/Unsplash)

OPINION: We should reconsider MLK’s public memory

Mackenzie Crews, Opinions Intern
January 20, 2025
A barrier is seen on Royal Street after a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans' Canal and Bourbon streets, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

OPINION: Get off TikTok and read the news

Mackenzie Crews, Opinions Intern
January 12, 2025