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A sign has been placed near the flowers in honor of the Parkland Victims.

UNF students plants flowers by Eco-Adventures to remember the Parkland Victims

Brett Nweeia Feb 15, 2019

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMtzYVnwXDQ[/embedyt] To support those who were lost in the tragic shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Eco-Adventures held an event for students...

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Parkland shooting anniversary: How students are using their voice to move forward

Paolo Cesar Feb 14, 2019

A year has passed since the Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting, and people are moving forward to honor the fallen and reflect on everything that has passed since that time. Among those making efforts...

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A backpack graphic supporting policy and change.

Talking Tuesday: One-on-one interview with March For Our Lives students

Hannah Lee, Editor-in-Chief Jul 31, 2018

Spinnaker Reporter Alan Vargas sat down with Marjory Douglas High School rising senior Adam Alhanti, and Jacksonville residents Ajay Sarma and Adrena Forrest to discuss the March for Our Lives movement....

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Student and activists on the panel answering questions and motivating others to get involved.

Road to Change reaches Jacksonville: A discussion on guns, law enforcement, respect in the community

Sam Chaney and Alan Vargas Jul 28, 2018

After 17 of their classmates and teachers were murdered in the Parkland mass shooting on Feb. 14, survivors and recent graduates of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School decided to take the gun control...

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The March for Our Lives: Road to Change tour stopped in Jacksonville on Friday, July 27.

Road to Change Jax: Parkland students hold a rally outside of the Jacksonville Landing

Aisling Glocke, Kevin Beaugrand Jul 27, 2018

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students and volunteers gathered at the Jacksonville Landing on Friday, July 27 to support the March For Our Lives: Road to Change bus tour. The March for Our...

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Members of the March For Our Lives campaign were at the Jacksonville Landing.

Parkland town hall tonight: What you need to know

Hannah Lee, Editor-in-Chief Jul 27, 2018

In the main ballroom of the John A. Delaney Student Union, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students and local Jacksonville activists will be speaking to the Jacksonville community about their experience...

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Man on the Street: Students respond to Parkland students coming to Jacksonville

Man on the Street: Students respond to Parkland students coming to Jacksonville

Kevin Beaugrand Jul 27, 2018

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEFJis-5_O4[/embedyt] Video by Hunter Horstman — For more information or news tips, or if you see an error in this story or have any compliments or concerns,...

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No guns allowed: Security plans for The Road to Change Jax: Town Hall event at UNF

No guns allowed: Security plans for The Road to Change Jax: Town Hall event at UNF

Sam Chaney, News Editor Jul 25, 2018

Following the tragic school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, most Americans have been up in arms over the right to bear arms. The students who survived the Parkland shooting, however,...

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Parkland students coming to UNF

Hannah Lee, Editor-in-Chief Jul 21, 2018

On Friday, July 27, several students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High are planning to come to Jacksonville as part of the March For Our Lives bus tour. The stop in Jacksonville will include two major...

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 Photo by Alex Torres-Perez

I was one of the thousands at the March for Our Lives rally in Washington, D.C.

Alexandra Torres-Perez Mar 26, 2018

A crowd of thousands had mixed reactions at Emma Gonzalez’s silence. One kid in front of me asked his friend what she was doing, but the other kid assured him that she knew what she was doing. Some...

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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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