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No Nazis at UNF counter protest planned for Monday

Alexandra Torres-Perez • Nov 17, 2017

UPDATE 11/19 @ 8:01 p.m.: The protests will now take place at Alumni Hall at 8:30 a.m. Ken Parker's disciplinary hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. CORRECTION: SDS is not the organizer of this rally,...

Potential on campus support rally for Ken Parker

Ronnie Rodgers • Nov 16, 2017

The university is preparing for a potential white nationalist rally on campus next week. The rally, which is being held in support of suspended student Ken Parker, is reportedly planned to happen on...

How the racist Snapchat video went viral

Andy Moser • Oct 12, 2017

A racist video uploaded to Snapchat by an alleged UNF student gathered attention on social media Wednesday night. But how exactly did the video get posted? For those who don’t know, Snapchat is a...

Opinion: Never stop protesting

John Aloszka • Nov 17, 2016

My eleventh grade European history teacher said something that will always stick with me: “In Europe the government is afraid of the people. In America, we are afraid of the government.” That statement...

Trump coming to town again

Cassidy Alexander • Aug 3, 2016

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will be hosting a campaign rally in Jacksonville today, Wednesday Aug. 3. The rally will take place at the Jacksonville Veteran’s Memorial Arena at 300 A. Philip Randolph Blvd., and begins at 7 p.m. Doors will open at 4 p.m.

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Student want their voices heard at Divest UNF protest

Nick Blank • Apr 18, 2016

About 25 student-activists supporting Divest UNF met at the Green Thurs. April 14 to protest the UNF Foundation’s possible investment in fossil fuels.

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Jax locals support nudes: skin is not a sin, it’s art

Lee Watters • Dec 4, 2014

After the recent controversy surrounding a city councilman's remarks on a nude photograph displayed at MOCA, Jacksonville locals joined together on Wednesday night, Dec. 3, in a rally to promote the freedom of artistic expression.

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Opinion: City Council President out-of-touch with the majority, and reality

Cassidy Alexander • Dec 2, 2014

Opinion: Clay Yarborough's attempt at censorship is out of line and ignorant. Strassheim’s photo is contemporary art, and she and MOCA should not be punished by one individual’s distaste for our society’s current culture.

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Students demand better funding for higher education

Blake Middleton • Feb 27, 2014

Congregating in the Peace Plaza, they demanded $9 million for building renovations, as well as immediate in-state tuition for veterans and the children of undocumented immigrants.

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Black on The Green

Danae Leake • Feb 4, 2014

Sierra Club representative, Janet Stanko, held a rally on the UNF Green on Feb. 3. Stanko, along with other UNF student supporters, held up signs in protest to the proposed Keystone XL project.

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Aim Higher: students rally for lower tuition

Kathleen Godfrey • Jan 15, 2013

Aim Higher activists rallied in the student union on Jan. 14 in an attempt to call attention to the 15 percent tuition increase students may face this year. UNF is the first institution in the state...

Fashion inspired sophomore gets the internship of a lifetime

Spinnaker • Aug 23, 2010

Want to know what it takes to be a fashion intern? Check out this Q&A of one of our very own UNF students, and learn about his busy yet fun-filled summer schedule.

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