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Sports
UNF softball players stand by dugout
Softball puts on offensive spectacle, dominates FAU in Sunshine State doubleheader
Jacob Justice, Sports Reporter • March 24, 2023

The UNF softball team faced off in a two-game doubleheader at home on Wednesday, with the Ospreys defeating the Florida Atlantic University Owls in both games. In game one, the Ospreys were all over, with FAU having no way to respond to an eight-run...

Ospreys celebrate with their teammates
Baseball gets revenge, wins in walk-off fashion against UCF
Riley Platt, Sports Editor • March 22, 2023

The University of North Florida Ospreys faced off with the University of Central Florida Knights in a baseball grudge match on Tuesday, taking the game 4-2 on a Jakob Runnels game-winning home run. This was the second time these squads squared off...

UNF wordmark at Harmon Stadium backstop
Baseball fails to capitalize on baserunners, loses to Florida
Riley Platt, Sports Editor • March 15, 2023

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of North Florida Ospreys outhit the University of Florida Gators, but weren’t able to turn these scoring chances into runs on Tuesday, falling 7-2. The Ospreys were well aware that the Gators, ranked No. 5 in...

News
UNF scrubs all mention of "drag queen" from LGBTQ Center website
Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief • March 24, 2023

The LGBTQ Center’s “Signature Events” page—which included information about drag, sex education and other annual events—was readded to their...

Eleventh Circuit Court blocks Stop WOKE Act; a timeline and the future
Grae Barron, Reporter • March 24, 2023

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has blocked the infamous Stop WOKE Act from public universities again, claiming that it violates the First Amendment...

Gender studies student and professor provide perspectives on Florida HB 999
Mallory Pace, News Editor • March 24, 2023

House Bill 999 is making its way through Florida’s Senate, adding to the list of proposals aiming to alter the role of higher education, and the implications...

UNF LGBTQ Center told to delete webpage with drag, sex education event information
Carter Mudgett and Mallory Pace • March 24, 2023
Update: UPD investigation found “major discrepancies” in student’s story alleging fondling, police chief says
Liam Sanderson and Carter Mudgett • March 23, 2023
All party-affiliated candidates win seats in UNF Senate, according to unofficial election results
Marissa Cannegieter, Government Reporter • March 22, 2023
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Features
SG - Student Government
A guide to voting in the UNF Student Government election
Marissa Cannegieter, Government Reporter
Hendricksen drives to the rim
Breaking down Carter Hendricksen’s legendary UNF career
Riley Platt, Sports Editor
Alex Lodise celebrates a hit
Meet Alex Lodise, UNF baseball’s freshman home run phenom
Jacob Justice, Sports Reporter
The participants of this years female founders forum hugging themselves in honor of the events theme, a bear hug. (Photo courtesy of PS27 Director of Communications Christine Caven)
PS27’s Female Founders Forum: Meet Kawanza Humphrey and Jaclynn Brennan
Mallory Pace, News Editor
The Lend-A-Wing food pantry.
Combating food insecurity with UNF’s Lend-A-Wing food pantry
Mallory Pace, News Editor
The University of North Florida hosted the Female Founders Forum on Friday, March 3, 2023.
Embracing Equity: Female Founders Forum held at UNF
Mallory Pace, News Editor
Opinions
Letter to the Editor: Protest against HB 999
Alivia Kalin, Students for a Democratic Society member • March 24, 2023
OPINION: Limayem is in an impossible position
Ethan Leckie, Opinions Editor • March 23, 2023
Letter to the Editor: Effectively protesting injustice
John White, UNF professor • March 9, 2023
Education
DeSantis delivered his state of the state on March 7, 2023 to open the Florida legislative session.
FILE -The number of attempts to ban or restrict library resources in schools, universities and public libraries was on track to exceed record counts in 2021, the American Library Association reported eight months into 2022. “The unprecedented number of challenges we’re seeing already this year reflects coordinated, national efforts to silence marginalized or historically underrepresented voices and deprive all of us – young people, in particular – of the chance to explore a world beyond the confines of personal experience,” said ALA President Lessa Kananiʻopua Pelayo-Lozada. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
Florida Rep. Alex Andrade on the House floor in 2021. Photo courtesy of the Florida House of Representatives photo album.
UFF-UNF, the University of North Floridas faculty union, ran an open-response forum during Wednesdays Market Day. They set up a white board and people could leave sticky notes answering the question why is diversity, equity and inclusion important for your education?. (Photo courtesy of UFF-UNF alternate senator Dr. Ashley Faulkner)
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Ron DeSantis)
University of North Florida students shouted chants over music in the Student Union as they participated in a Florida-wide walkout on Feb. 23, 2023.
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Florida Rep. Alex Andrade on the House floor in 2021. Photo courtesy of the Florida House of Representatives photo album.
HB 999 mirrors DeSantis pledge to eliminate diversity funding in Florida higher education
Grae Barron and Carter Mudgett
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Limayem smiling, wearing a blue suit
OPINION: Limayem is in an impossible position
Ethan Leckie, Opinions Editor
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Update: UPD investigation found “major discrepancies” in student’s story alleging fondling, police chief says
Update: UPD investigation found “major discrepancies” in student’s story alleging fondling, police chief says
Liam Sanderson and Carter Mudgett
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Alex Lodise celebrates a hit
Meet Alex Lodise, UNF baseball’s freshman home run phenom
Jacob Justice, Sports Reporter
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UNF wordmark at Harmon Stadium backstop
Baseball fails to capitalize on baserunners, loses to Florida
Riley Platt, Sports Editor
Opinions
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Ron DeSantis)
OPINION: The “war on woke” has reached a tipping point. It’s time to fight back
Ethan Leckie, Opinions Editor

Four years ago, surrounded by administrators from colleges and universities across the state, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called on them to adopt a “free speech resolution” similar to the University of Chicago’s.  Dubbed the “Chicago Statement,” it affirms that the...

Opinions
OPINION: A free press is important for schools, too
Ethan Leckie, Opinions Editor
A blue Spinnaker microphone against a blurry background
Letter from the Editor: Student journalism is influential, so listen to it
Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief
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Column: The Ins and Outs of 2023 (so far)
Mallory Pace, News Editor
Text box that reads Letter to the Editor. Graphic by Lianna Norman.
Letter to the Editor: DeSantis is building a system of indoctrination
Joe Palmer, Guest Columnist
Love
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Ethan Leckie, Opinions Editor

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FILE - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis answers questions from the media in the Florida Cabinet following his State of the State address during a joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. Advocates for open government are ringing alarms about plans by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis administration that could make it harder to learn what public officials are doing and to speak out against them. (AP Photo/Phil Sears, File)
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Ben Frazier, president of the Northside Coalition of Jacksonville, center, participates in a public rally by his coalition in front of city hall before a Jacksonville City Council meeting in Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 18, 2023. A protracted legal fight over how city council districts were drawn in Jacksonville, Florida, reflects an aspect of redistricting that often remains in the shadows. Political map-drawing for congressional and state legislative seats captures wide attention after new census numbers are released every 10 years. No less fierce are the battles over the way voting lines are drawn in local governments, for city councils, county commissions and even school boards. (AP Photo/Gary McCullough)
AP: Florida city highlights conflicts over local gerrymandering
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The University of North Florida does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the University’s educational programs and activities, and the University is required by Title IX and its implementing federal regulations to not discriminate on that basis. The requirement not to discriminate also extends to admissions and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its implementing federal regulations may referred to the University’s Title IX Coordinator, the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights for the U.S. Department of Education, or both. UNF’s Title IX Coordinator, Marlynn Jones, may be contacted at 1 UNF Drive, Building 1, Suite 1200, Jacksonville, FL 32224

[email protected], 904-620-2507.
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Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity
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