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Opinion: Don’t settle for the money, choose the career you’ve been waiting for

Opinion: Don’t settle for the money, choose the career you’ve been waiting for

Charlie Needles May 8, 2018

When the time comes for you to choose to leave your job and start your career, the money in your dead-end college job isn’t worth it. Right now, chances are you have a low-paying, steady part-time...

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Photo by Alexandra Torres-Perez.

OPINION: #NeverAgain and #BLM should team up

Charlie Needles Apr 6, 2018

The Black Lives Matter and The March for Our Lives movements could gain a lot of social growth puns by teaming up. The two different movements both protest the disregard for the safety of human...

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OPINION: Facebook messed up

OPINION: Facebook messed up

Charlie Needles Mar 30, 2018

When Facebook fails to keep their collected data private social media users worldwide are rightfully aggravated. Data being leaked to anyone without their permission is not dangerous. But what’s...

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OPINION: Leave Daylight Savings Alone

OPINION: Leave Daylight Savings Alone

Charlie Needles Mar 14, 2018

Every year, we lose an hour to daylight savings just to add an hour of light to the end of our day. The Sunshine Protection Act sitting on Gov. Rick Scott’s desk would relieve the burden of changing...

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OPINION: Is ridesharing really that risky?

OPINION: Is ridesharing really that risky?

Charlie Needles Mar 12, 2018

The risk of being abused or hurt by your rideshare are very slim. Over-coverage and fear of the possibility escalate the presumed threat in ridesharing, which are for the most part quite safe. In...

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Students flocked to the World Fest Village at the Student Union. Photo by Ronnie Rodgers

OPINION: Getting involved

Charlie Needles Mar 8, 2018

If you’re immersed in student culture, then the chances that you’ll stay enrolled are higher than students who stay at home and don’t come to campus except for classes. Student government...

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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: Larry Nassar deserves his sentence, #MeToo movement still making progress

Charlie Needles Feb 1, 2018

Dr. Larry Nassar was sentenced last week to up to 175 years in prison for multiple counts of sexual misconduct. The defamed sexual abuser, who was an athletic physician at Michigan State University and...

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Opinion: Elected representatives taking advantage of students’ summertime absence

Opinion: Elected representatives taking advantage of students’ summertime absence

Cassidy Alexander Aug 26, 2015
Over the summer, a nearly empty Student Government passed several expensive bills on a nearly empty campus. Why are our leaders being so sneaky?
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Opinion: Time to stop feeling guilty and do something

Cassidy Alexander Nov 18, 2014
Opinion: Didn't vote in the gubernatorial election? Feel ashamed and guilty? Voting is essential in effecting change in our daily lives.
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Opinion: SG elections strike out

Opinion: SG elections strike out

Cassidy Alexander Nov 18, 2014
Opinion: Should poorly executed elections be celebrated or should we strive for better results while holding our student representatives accountable? Cassidy Alexander counts the strikes against Student Government in the recent election.
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Daily Discovery: AlunaGeorge – Body Music

Zach Sweat Sep 3, 2013
On Body Music, each track is just as catchy as the last, and every expression of love just as cathartic.
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