BOUQS & BRICKS

BOUQUETS

To the researchers at the University of North Florida for receiving a U.S. patent. This award was given after three UNF researchers discovered a targeted cancer-fighting compound, or peptoid, that targets certain breast, colon, and lung cancers and stops them from progressing. This promising discovery could lead to significantly better patient outcomes for difficult-to-treat cancers.

To VyStar Credit Union and the Florida Prepaid College Foundation for providing two-year scholarships to 18 High School Branch students.

BRICKBATS

To those who think it’s OK for someone who can’t even vote in the presidential election, win it. Do we just not care for felony charges anymore?

To JSO and the UNF police for arresting 14 UNF students who were peacefully exercising their First Amendment rights on the UNF green. During the protest against the war in Gaza, JSO and UNF police detained and arrested 16 individuals off the UNF green for sitting—rather than standing—charging them with trespassing after imposing a fabricated curfew.