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Impact Party set to dissolve

Impact Party set to dissolve

Nick Blank Jan 28, 2016
The newly-formed Impact Party, running in the upcoming executive branch election, is disbanding according to several sources close to the matter.
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Lend-A-Wing Becomes Executive Agency; Repairs to Hodges Stadium

Lend-A-Wing Becomes Executive Agency; Repairs to Hodges Stadium

Nick Blank Jan 26, 2016
The Student Government Senate added Lend-A-Wing Pantry as an Executive Agency on Monday, Jan. 25.
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"Tobacco #1" by Michael Wilke, with subject Eric Lake.  Photo by Justin Belichis

Annual exhibition highlights student work; honors presented to best pieces 

Nick Blank Jan 22, 2016
UNF student's art work did not dissapoint earning three awards and three honorable mentions.
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The road to forgiveness: LGBT activist speaks at UNF

The road to forgiveness: LGBT activist speaks at UNF

Nick Blank Jan 15, 2016
LGBT Rights activist, Dr. Ronni Sanlo, shared her story of discrimination with the UNF Community. And it's one worth hearing.
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The latest Iñáritu film takes “raw” to a whole new level.  Photo courtesy 20th Century Fox

Movie Review: ‘The Revenant’ — A different side of Alejandro Inarritu

Nick Blank Jan 13, 2016
To appreciate an Alejandro Inarritu film is part of a balancing act. On one side of the scale, there’s a gripping humanity and an existential filmmaking. On the other, Inarritu's films seem obnoxious and pretentious.
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The Roost: Winter (break) is coming

The Roost: Winter (break) is coming

Nick Blank Dec 12, 2015
See how UNF men's basketball will do against Arkansas, Virginia Commonwealth and more.
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Photo courtesy Twitter (@OspreyMBB)

The Roost: An easy opening week for men’s basketball

Nick Blank Nov 13, 2015
The Roost is a new weekly feature detailing the week's run of games for UNF’s men’s basketball team.
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Image courtesy of Forbes.com

Now Playing : Spectre

Nick Blank Nov 9, 2015
Eon Productions released another James Bond film Friday night with the return of Daniel Craig as James Bond and the regular thrills of 007 movies.
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Quotes from Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King are engraved on the sides of the table.  

Photo by Caleb Moseley

More than a monument: Thoreau Table takes aim at the machine of society

Nick Blank Nov 6, 2015
The table's dedication ceremony featured performances and readings from the author and countercultural figure.
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Photo courtesy of Geek.com

Now Playing: Steve Jobs is the reinvigorating biopic the tech icon deserves

Nick Blank Oct 26, 2015
Aaron Sorkin's "Steve Jobs" proved to be more than just another Steve Jobs biopic.
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Photo by Camille Shaw

UNF Osprey men’s basketball schedule preview

Nick Blank Oct 23, 2015
The UNF men's basketball schedule kicks-off Nov. 13 against the Illinois Fighting Illini in Champaign, Illinois.
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Now Playing: beware of watching Crimson Peak

Nick Blank Oct 20, 2015
Crimson Peak lives up to Guillermo del Toro's reputation for outstanding visuals.
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Now Playing: Matt Damon says “F**k you, Mars” in Ridley Scott’s The Martian

Nick Blank Oct 6, 2015
Director Ridley Scott proves that in science fiction, simplicity is the way to go.
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The cast of Everest. Photo courtesy of Facebook

Now Playing: striving to stay alive in Everest

Nick Blank Sep 25, 2015
Jake Gyllenhaal and Josh Brolin star as mountain climbers fighting to return from the top of the world.
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Now Playing: Johnny Depp paralyzes and terrorizes in Black Mass

Now Playing: Johnny Depp paralyzes and terrorizes in Black Mass

Nick Blank Sep 25, 2015
Depp is incredible as Boston gangster Whitey Bulger. The rest of the film? Not so much.
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‘Straight Outta Compton’ now playing: Rap pioneers ‘Express Themselves’

‘Straight Outta Compton’ now playing: Rap pioneers ‘Express Themselves’

Nick Blank Aug 18, 2015
Movie Review: 'Straight Outta Compton' portrays Ice Cube and Dr. Dre’s unrealistic, picture-perfect version of events, but that shouldn’t deter you from watching this satisfying hip-hop biopic.
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Plumbing leak in Building 39A causes evacuation

Nick Blank Dec 2, 2014
Earlier today, students and faculty evacuated Bldg 39 after a fire alarm was set off by a water leakage.
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