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UNF Student Assembly Center canceled in favor of new competition pool, additional shelters to come to Lot 18

Sam Chaney, Managing Editor
November 14, 2018

The construction of the long-awaited Student Assembly Center, which was announced in June of 2017, has officially been canceled. Director Paul Stewart of the Department of Campus Planning and Design gave no explanation as to why the project had been terminated, confirming only that the funds originally intended for the center will now be allocated to a new project: an exterior competition pool complex. The...

New organizational chart shows department changes in integration of Student and Academic Affairs

Hannah Lee, Editor-in-Chief
November 14, 2018

Student Affairs has been undergoing a semester-long transition. In an email sent out to UNF faculty and staff Wednesday afternoon, a new organizational chart has been released detailing changes to both Student Affairs and Academic Affairs. Associate Vice President Daniel Moon states that while the chart is not complete, it reflects the structural shifts due to the integration of the two offices. One...

What exactly is a recount?

Lianna Norman, News Editor
November 14, 2018

Politics can be confusing, and with so much information coming from so many media platforms, it may be unclear as to what a recount of votes entails. Here are a few definitions to keep in mind as you pay attention to the news this week. Recount: Election recounts exist in order to confirm the correctness of the original tabulation of votes. Under Florida law, a recount is automatically employed...

Sports

Ospreys hang on and defeat Tigers in Home Opener

Drew McDonald, Sports Editor

November 15, 2018

After a rocky start, the Ospreys grinded and battled to topple the Edward Waters Tigers, 95-83. The Tigers got off to a hot start, leading 6-0 at the beginning of the...

Ospreys win big over Eagles in home opener

Drew McDonald, Sports Editor

November 14, 2018

As the kids piled in for Ozzie’s Field Trip Day, the Ospreys (1-1) fed off their infectious energy and defeated the Trinity Baptist Eagles (0-1), 97-40 with six players...

Ospreys Sweep Highlanders in regular-season finale

Drew McDonald, Sports Editor

November 11, 2018

The Ospreys (11-21,6-10 ASUN) swept the Highlanders (4-28, 2-14 ASUN) in three straight sets with a standout hitting and blocking performance to end their regular season...

Entertainment

Shopping tips for people who dread the mall

Johnakeshia Thompson

November 14, 2018

You may dread shopping, but if you apply a few quick tips to the way you approach retail, you may realize...

EXCELSIOR!: How Stan Lee revolutionized entertainment

David Eckstein

November 13, 2018

Stan Lee, the creator of Marvel comics, passed away Monday. This news comes as a shock to millions...

“Overlord” is tons of fun for everyone

David Eckstein

November 12, 2018

From director Julius Avery (Son of a Gun) and producer J.J. Abrams (Super 8, Star Trek, and Star...

Student Government

Sitting down with SG President on alcohol policy change and other issues

Alan Vargas, Government Reporter

November 13, 2018

The third floor of the UNF Student Union is typically a busy place where student government officials move from meeting to meeting, but for two weeks in early October,...

UNF Senate approves Spring concert budget increase

Alan Vargas

November 5, 2018

Osprey Productions Director Dani Brantley is on a mission. Her goal is to boost attendance of the annual UNF Spring concert. In the last two years, approximately 3,000...

Attorney General and Commissioner of Agriculture Breakdown

November 4, 2018

Student Government throws a hail mary for alcohol

October 21, 2018

Student Government: Proposal to amend the University alcohol policy, expanding Medical Amnesty and upcoming Lend-a-Wing food drives

October 7, 2018

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Recent Sports Scores

Friday, September 7

Volleyball

North Florida Ospreys 2 - New Mexico 3
Sunday, August 26

Men's Soccer

North Florida Ospreys 0 - Appalachian State 2
Sunday, August 26

Women's Soccer

North Florida Ospreys 1 - UNC Asheville 0
Saturday, August 25

Volleyball

North Florida Ospreys 1 - Oral Roberts 3
Friday, August 24

Volleyball

North Florida Ospreys 0 - Wyoming 3
Friday, August 24

Volleyball

North Florida Ospreys 0 - No. 15 Colorado 3
Friday, August 24

Men's Soccer

North Florida Ospreys 1 - Mercer 2
Thursday, August 23

Women's Soccer

North Florida Ospreys 0 - Middle Tennessee 2

Police Beat

Reported sexual assault at the Flats

Jessica May

November 3, 2018

A UNF student was attending a party at the Flats early Saturday morning and was allegedly drugged and assaulted according to an Osprey Update sent out to students around 6:47...

Florida Department of Transportation’s initiative of pedestrian safety at UNF

Jessica May

October 25, 2018

The Florida Department of Transportation granted funding to UNF’s Institute of Police Technology and Management for a project designed to increase pedestrian and bicyclist...

UNFPD releases campus crime statistics in Annual Security Report

October 24, 2018

New charges of video voyeurism filed for Jesse Martinez

October 22, 2018

UNF Alum and local teacher charged for distributing child pornography

October 20, 2018

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