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Read More »Monthly Archives: October 2012
JU students invited to attend showing of “8” for free at UNF Nov. 30
Jacksonville University students can attend for free a Nov. 30 production of “8,” a play using actual court transcripts to document the historic California Supreme Court case on gay marriage that was at the center of the battle over Amendment …
Read More »‘Information bubble’ contributes to incivility, JU professor says in TV special
- Jacksonville University professor Dr. Stephen Baker
Jacksonville University political science professor Dr. Stephen Baker said during a local television panel discussion that civil discourse in the United States wouldn’t be so prevalent if people didn’t tend to associate with like-minded
JU President finalist Cost stresses his energy, even-handedness in campus visit
By Phillip Milano
Combining emotional intensity for his alma mater with an even-handed listening style, Jacksonville University presidential finalist Tim Cost put forth his ideas and background Friday during meetings with staff, faculty, students and the public.
Cost, an Executive …
Read More »JU seniors Matthew Walden, Bill Luce first enrollees in new Airline Pilot Pathway Program
Matthew Walden and Bill Luce, seniors majoring in aviation management and operations, on Thursday, Oct. 18 became the first Jacksonville University students to enroll in the Airline Pilot Pathway Program sponsored by ExpressJet Airlines and Delta Air Lines.
Once …
Read More »50 years later, JU panel tackles myths, realities of Cuban Missile Crisis
By Kevin Hogencamp/Jacksonville University
A panel discussion commemorating the Cuban Missile Crisis’ 50th anniversary had Jacksonville University student Daniel Moore wondering why Soviet Union citizens weren’t nearly as anxious as Americans about the prospect of Armageddon.
The world …
Read More »Bring family to “Trick or Treat in the Halls” Oct. 29
Time-traveling, regenerating Doctor Who has his own JU fan club!
Wave Weekly recently had a chance to ask Jacksonville University Web Manager Erick Stover, adviser to the JU Doctor Who Fan Club, and JU student Ashley Rodriguez, club president, a little about the group, the long-running TV show and the …
Read More »Infamous “gay purge” results in “The Sin Warriors” novel by JU alumnus
By Phillip Milano
The more he read, the angrier he got. The more dismayed.
“I couldn’t believe something of this nature could happen to so many people,” said Julian E. Farris, a Jacksonville University alumnus and author of the new …
Read More »Nobel Prize winner in chemistry rocks packed house at Jacksonville University
A chemistry professor rocking a packed house and prompting bursts of laughter? It happened Monday, Oct. 15, at Jacksonville University as Nobel Prize winner Sir Harold W. Kroto spoke to students, faculty and the public about science, education, creativity and …
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