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Chick-Fil-A is Now Open in Alumni Square

D’Anthony Davezan | Aug 22, 2013

Chick-Fil-A is now open in Alumni square after months of construction on the former location for Sbarro. The soft opening doesn’t include free food giveaways, to some students’ dismay.

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Fat taxes: a failure of a solution to obesity

Noor Ashouri | Jun 16, 2013

The idea of a "fat tax" needs a lot of work because of some of the adverse it effects it has on consumers. In an attempt to avoid paying the extra money, people are buying the foods in higher quantities to avoid paying the tax on multiple purchases. Also some items on the fat tax list aren't necessarily unhealthy or fatty at all, which makes the extra taxing of them confusing.

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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...

First round exit in A-sun tourney leads to March Sadness

Christian Ayers | Mar 13, 2013

With a 7-4 home record, this was UNF’s third consecutive season with a winning record at home, but they managed only four wins in 18 games outside of UNF Arena.

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Men’s basketball dominates on Senior Night

Travis Gibson | Feb 23, 2013

"I've been working coach all week," said Beech. "David Jeune got me open, Will Wilson, Andy Diaz all the seniors they were looking for me. I got open shots and I hit them. It was fun."

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Column: Calling all leaders

Travis Gibson | Jan 30, 2013

When the a team is making a run and the shots aren't falling on the offensive end, who will step up and demand more from his teammates?

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Men’s Basketball Break Summary

Travis Gibson | Jan 10, 2013

UNF has started to develop balanced inside-outside scoring with the inside scoring of Wallace and the long range ability of Parker Smith, but freshman Beau Beech has started to become a viable third scoring option.

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Men’s basketball dominates Florida A&M

Raleigh Harbin | Nov 30, 2012

“It’s a confidence builder,” junior guard Travis Wallace said, who notched 4 rebounds in addition to his 12 points. “It allows us to understand what we have to do. It doesn’t matter what team you’re playing, you’ve got to finish.”

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UNF men’s basketball breakdown

Travis Gibson | Nov 29, 2012

Playing strong competition can reveal a lot about a team, including strengths and weaknesses. UNF showed they can hang with the big boys of the NCAA, playing well in spurts against Memphis and FSU, but if UNF wants a shot at the A-Sun Title they will need to make a few key improvements.

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December’s weird and wacky holidays

Jason Howard | Nov 28, 2012

December is known for its holidays: Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, Christmas and solstice, too. There are, however, an entire realm of other not-so-commonly known holidays that take place in December that you...

Second half slump dooms men’s basketball against Savannah State

Raleigh Harbin | Nov 15, 2012

Smith said the team felt good going into the second half, as UNF boasted a 31 to 22 lead. The non-conference meeting became a tale of two halves, however, as Savannah State outscored North Florida 32-16 in the final 20 minutes.

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UNF men’s basketball modifies offense, returns five starters

Raleigh Harbin | Oct 31, 2012

“We’re going to win the conference championship,” said Granberry, the team’s second leading scorer, averaging 10.9 points per game. “This is the most talented team we’ve had.”

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