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Opinion: There is a big difference between noble patriotism and toxic nationalism

Tamlynn Torchon Jul 4, 2018

Around the world, there are several countries experiencing waves of nationalism, and many people are rightfully concerned. It is altogether called the global far-right movement. More governments are...

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Opinion: The U.S. is heading deeper into isolationism

Tamlynn Torchon Jun 24, 2018

The United States of America has decided to withdraw from the United Nations’ Human Rights Council (UNHCR) as of Tuesday, June 19. It is the only country to have voluntarily withdrawn itself and...

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Spring is the best time of the year for sports

Spring is the best time of the year for sports

DeAndre Pearson Apr 3, 2018

With spring in full swing, this is the time of the year that many major sports will be officially starting or hitting their climax. Football fans don’t feel excluded the NFL season always ends in...

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OPINION: The White House has failed transgender citizens

Charlie Needles Apr 2, 2018

I stand with trans people of America in anger and refusal to accept the injustice of the new ban on transgender military personnel. The White House announced new orders to formally ban transgender...

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Opinion: Why you should watch an Oscar nominated movie

Opinion: Why you should watch an Oscar nominated movie

Charlie Needles Mar 5, 2018

There is a collective groan in school when you’re told to take notes during a movie. No one likes to be so focused or high strung when there is a film playing. You want to enjoy it. But just like...

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UNF students protesting at white nationalist student's discipline hearing. Photo by Lili Weinstein.

OPINION: The power of student protest

Charlie Needles Mar 1, 2018

High school students from all over Florida are staging walkouts to have their voices heard across the nation. Students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School were under attack by a 19-year-old shooter...

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OPINION: Shootings will not stop until both sides of the gun debate come to the table

OPINION: Shootings will not stop until both sides of the gun debate come to the table

Charlie Needles Feb 23, 2018

The flames of angry 2nd Amendment defenders and rallying cries for change from victims, survivors, their families, and the concerned are crowding the political atmosphere due to the recent shooting...

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OPINION: Super Bowl Dodge Ad Controversy

OPINION: Super Bowl Dodge Ad Controversy

Charlie Needles Feb 6, 2018

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlbY1tGARUA[/embedyt] During the Super Bowl, Dodge Ram aired an ad that featured a quote from Martin Luther King’s “The Drum Major Instinct” sermon. People...

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Letter to the Editor: Against political correctness on university campuses

Letter to the Editor: Against political correctness on university campuses

Bart Greene Jan 9, 2017

The website home page of the Department of Philosophy & Religious Studies' displays a manifesto:  nine members of the Department wringing their hands about the recent political campaign and its aftermath....

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Opinion: Uniting the nation, starting at UNF

Opinion: Uniting the nation, starting at UNF

Paul Donaldson Nov 14, 2016

The United States of America just elected its 45th president. The social upheaval that America experienced over the course of the 2016 presidential election due to candidate controversy was virtually unparalleled....

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Opinion: The future is now, and it’s kind of creepy

Opinion: The future is now, and it’s kind of creepy

Cassidy Alexander May 1, 2015
Holographic performances definitely grab the media's attention, but are holograms of the late greats ethical?
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Opinion: FM radio station helps legitimize UNF

Cassidy Alexander Apr 13, 2015
Opinion: Our student-run radio station features college indie music and local bands in its rotation, giving UNF’s campus an individual identity you won’t get from listening to other FM stations in the area. It increases the sense of community that the school and its students want.
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