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Mayor Lenny Curry to graduates: No do-overs; only one chance to “get through this thing called life”

You only have one chance to “get through this thing called life,” so make it your own — and no one else’s, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry told Jacksonville University graduates Saturday in delivering his first commencement keynote address.

Highlighting the …

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Raised expectations are raising the game of JU

The lawns keep getting greener and fuller. The dolphin statues are iconic. Corporate partners are paying for upgrades to academic and athletic programs. There are new residence halls, and new funding for key programs in the health sciences, marine sciences, …

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Charter Week celebrates campus and community April 11-16 with festivities, acts of service

Jacksonville University’s Charter Day recognizing the University’s 1934 origins has blossomed into Charter Week (#JUCharterWeek), with the annual celebration now expanded to include events over the entire week of April 11, such as a food drive and distribution, Day of …

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Dolphins say farewell to JU basketball legend Ernie Fleming

Dolphins near and far are mourning the passing of men’s basketball legend Ernie Fleming, 67, who died Feb. 28 in Dallas after a battle with cancer. He was honored at a Celebration of Life today at Hope Chapel Ministries in

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98,000 downloads and counting: JU student helps create wildly popular Star Wars-themed Minecraft mod

“Many new weapons! Astonishing new planets! Flyable starships and speeders! Diverse structures and loot system!”

— From the “Parzi’s Star Wars Mod” homepage

A Star Wars-themed add-on to the hugely popular open-ended video game Minecraft is drawing tens of thousands …

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