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Column: Cyberspace absorbs otherwise-healthy minds

Ahmed Aedan Oct 30, 2012
Contributing columnist Ahmed Aedan says he is grieved that many young, bright individuals are turning inward, becoming victims to the rapidly growing pandemic: technology.
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Column: Ladies, don’t let your costume become free Halloween porn

Taylor Leckie Oct 28, 2012
Contributing columnist Taylor Leckie asks, Why do we go from something as innocent as a quest for candy and laughter into what appears to be a quest for who can drink the most while wearing lingerie in public disguised as a costume solely by the addition of cat ears?
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Column: Ethics and eating choices

Catherine Byerly Oct 24, 2012
Content Editor Catherine Byerly asses the quality of the following survey question: “Are you in favor of replacing Sbarro with Chick-fil-A and Salsarita’s with Papa John’s?”
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Column: On why I am the 20 percent

Spinnaker Oct 24, 2012
Enterprise Editor Ryan Thompson says while the newness of Student Government’s ability to use the fees students have to pay in order for their classes to count mixes well with that 1972 bottle of house wine, the importance of SG's ability to allocate responsibly remains extant.
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Column: ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ takes me on a strange journey

Taylor Leckie Oct 22, 2012
One Spinnaker reporter made her way to "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" showing Oct. 19, to see what the chilling, thrilling and fulfilling is all about.
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Column: From college to career

Taylor Leckie Oct 15, 2012
The ideal suit for your career may belong to Bruce Wayne, but UNF has services in place to help you land work experience while still in school and a job once you've flown away from its natural core.
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Column: Slut

Catherine Byerly Sep 25, 2012
While UPD has found two reports of sex crimes to be false in August, the language in the alert to students tells more about the culture of victim-blaming than it does understanding why a women would wait to report such serious incidents.
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Column: Anxiety, anyone?

Taylor Leckie Sep 25, 2012
Sure, absorbing a new living arrangement — or just being a college student, in general — can give you that horror-movie anxiety, but that doesn’t mean you have to live on edge until you finally grab that bachelor’s degree.
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Column: In Panama, time floats on

Spinnaker Sep 11, 2012
Panama’s Pacific coast is a place no one really hears about or travels to.
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Column: To avoid ending up as a starving artist, I became a business major

Taylor Leckie Sep 10, 2012
When it comes to deciding whether to knock on publishers' doors or investing four years in a business degree to avoid such a lifestyle, the latter reigns more beneficial. At least it does to Spinnaker columnist Taylor Leckie.
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Letter to the editor of the Spinnaker from VP of Student Affairs Mauricio Gonzalez

Spinnaker Sep 5, 2012
In the last year and a half, several students have contacted police to report a crime only to later admit the story was fabricated. The most recent case involved a student who claimed she was sexually assaulted at the new Student Wellness Complex.
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How does the other half live: A call for co-ed living

Taylor Leckie Sep 4, 2012
In college, many of us find ourselves in a position to experience co-ed living arrangements. This can be a very valuable learning experience - for both sides. Interacting with the opposite sex on a regular basis builds stronger communication skills.
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