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Spinnaker's top 10 movies for holiday cheer

Spinnaker’s top 10 movies for holiday cheer

David Eckstein Dec 2, 2018

Our favorite time of year has arrived—holiday season, cooling our cheeks and warming our hearts. What better way to deck the halls than by watching holiday classics with our friends and loved ones. To...

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Will Ferrell in the film "Elf."

Movie screening of “Elf” kicks off holiday season

Sarah Bethea Nov 28, 2018

Osprey Productions is starting off the season with a holiday movie event on Wednesday, Nov. 29 at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. The movie “Elf,” featuring actors Will Ferrell and Zooey Deschanel, was originally...

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"The Grinch" steals Christmas yet again in latest adaptation

“The Grinch” steals Christmas yet again in latest adaptation

Steven Thompson Nov 11, 2018

Dr. Seuss’ “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” was originally written as a children’s book before it was into an animated Christmas television special that aired on CBS in 1966. After airing every...

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Our favorite holiday recipes

Our favorite holiday recipes

Carly Kramer & Alexandra Torres-Perez Dec 17, 2017

The holidays are getting closer and closer, and that means decorations and lights everywhere. But more importantly, it means there will also be food. Here are a couple of our favorite holiday recipes that...

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UNF engineers bring an early Christmas to children with disabilities

UNF engineers bring an early Christmas to children with disabilities

Colin McCann Dec 3, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ag-4uMd1t40 Video by Carly Kramer The joint effort between physical therapy students and engineering students at the University of North Florida made the Adaptive...

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Illustration by Mariana Martins

20 underrated stocking stuffers

Tiffany Butler Dec 25, 2016

One of the most iconic Christmas traditions is the stocking. Whether you open it on Christmas eve, Christmas morning or after everything’s been unwrapped, we tend to expect those little extra things...

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Jessica Gonzalez is a political science freshman. Photo by Lili Weinstein.

People of UNF: What are your Thanksgiving traditions?

Lili Weinstein Nov 23, 2016

Chapman: We’re from Belize, so we don’t really celebrate Thanksgiving. But we do celebrate Both: Christmas! Do you have any traditions for Christmas time? Gillette: You cook a whole pile of food,...

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This is not a Valentine’s Day column

Carl Rosen Feb 14, 2014
Valentine's Day comes once a year, but gifts and good will should last year round.
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A guide to First Coast diner digs

Katie Gile Apr 6, 2012
Order up Jacksonville diners serve up home cooking and a plateful of history.
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Gifting from the heart

Katie Gile Feb 21, 2012

By: Katie Gile, Staff Writer   As the chestnuts roast and carols sail out of mall speakers, the madness of the holiday season swells. Among the indulgent dressing binges and tryptophan highs...

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Top Five Gender-Neutral Holiday Gift Ideas

Spinnaker Dec 1, 2010
If you need some cheeky gift ideas for this holiday season check out our list of new and inventive things to give your loved ones.
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Christmas cheer must extend into the new year

Spinnaker Dec 3, 2008
The UNF student population has been tested really hard during the last few semesters. The way the economy developed left many students facing the dilemma of their future at school and how they will make it during the upcoming holiday. Christmas is now less than a month away and is filling many people with a bitter taste of worry and uncertainty. Those who lost their homes due to the economy will spend their first Christmas at someone else’s place.
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