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UNF Coach Driscoll shares his thoughts on Kobe Bryant posthumous induction to the Hall of Fame

Carter Mudgett, Student Government Reporter May 19, 2021

Kobe Bryant was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Saturday, May 15th, in an emotional commemoration of the legend’s life. Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and seven others tragically...

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This artist rendering shows Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jennifer Herrington, left, and Roger Handberg during a hearing for Joel Greenberg in federal court in Orlando, Fla., on Monday, May 17, 2021. Greenberg emerged as a central figure in the Justice Department's sex trafficking investigation into U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Bridges)

AP: Gaetz associate pleads guilty to sex trafficking charges

MICHAEL BALSAMO and MIKE SCHNEIDER, Associated Press May 19, 2021

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Florida politician who emerged as a central figure in the Justice Department’s sex trafficking investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz pleaded guilty Monday to six federal charges...

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UNF bringing new engineering degree programs in Fall 2021

UNF bringing new engineering degree programs in Fall 2021

Shelby Senesac, News Editor May 18, 2021

This fall, UNF is opening two new engineering degree programs which consist of an undergraduate degree and a graduate degree. The new undergraduate degree being offered to students is the Bachelor of...

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MIAMI, FLORIDA - JULY 13:  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a new conference on the surge in coronavirus cases in the state held at the Jackson Memorial Hospital on July 13, 2020 in Miami, Florida. Yesterday, Florida reported 15,300 new confirmed cases on Sunday, topping the previous U.S. record for the largest daily increase of Covid-19 infections. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Florida Governor DeSantis to pardon Florida COVID-19 violators; Are college students included?

Darvin Nelson, Editor-in-Chief May 18, 2021

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis plans to pardon all residents who have violated COVID-19 guidelines. Does this pardon extend to college students, or will students still face disciplinary action for infractions? Well,...

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Drive-in Movie Night tonight: Disney's Raya and the Last Dragon

Drive-in Movie Night tonight: Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon

Darvin Nelson, Editor-in-Chief May 18, 2021

Ospreys can watch Disney's Raya and The Last Dragon tonight at the Summer A Drive-in Movie Night hosted by Osprey life and Productions.  The event starts at 7 p.m. at Lot 18. Stay safe Ospreys! About...

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Courtesy of Disney Platform Distribution

Star Wars: The Bad Batch Ep. #3 review

David Eckstein-Schoemann, Reporter May 18, 2021

Things are taking a more episodic approach on this week’s episode of “Bad Batch.”  The episode, “Replacements,” centers on the titular group as they crash land on a stranded moon where they...

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Photo courtesy of Pixabay via Pexels

Pet abandonment on the rise as Americans return to the office

Carter Mudgett, Government Reporter May 18, 2021

The issue stems from pet owners adopting pets to help break up the monotony of being stuck in their house all the time. As restrictions ease, many pet parents may find themselves not needing that distraction...

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Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, puts his face mask back on during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing to examine an update from Federal officials on efforts to combat COVID-19, Tuesday, May 11, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool via AP)

AP: The Latest: Fauci: Reasonable for businesses to keep masks

The Associated Press May 18, 2021

WASHINGTON — The nation’s top infectious disease expert is acknowledging “confusion” after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week said fully vaccinated people don’t need to...

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Courtesy of David Eckstein-Schoemann

Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Lightsaber Meet-Up

David Eckstein-Schoemann, Reporter May 17, 2021

On May the Fourth (May 4th), I had the opportunity to go to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disney’s Hollywood Studios where hundreds of fans gathered to interact, take photos, and pose with their lightsabers. The...

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FILE - In this Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020 file photo, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, speaks during an event in Wilmington, Del.  The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is defending the decision to ease mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people, stressing that increasing political pressure had nothing to do with the abrupt shift in guidelines.  Walensky told FOX News Sunday, May 16, 2021,  that she delivered the science as soon as it was available.  (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

AP: CDC director says mask turnaround based solely on science

KIMBERLEE KRUESI, Associated Press May 17, 2021

The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday defended the decision to ease mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people, stressing that increasing political pressure had nothing...

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New CDC guidelines ease some concerns UNF faculty members raised

Shelby Senesac, News Editor May 14, 2021

Earlier this week, several UNF faculty members relayed in an email sent to all UNF faculty that they were troubled by UNF’s change to their mask policy which no longer requires masks to be worn on campus....

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‘Army of the Dead’ movie review 

‘Army of the Dead’ movie review 

Michael Tracey, Reporter May 14, 2021

Audiences have one week to catch Zack Snyder’s zombie heist “Army of the Dead” in select theaters before it releases on Netflix, May 21. But is it worthwhile to see on the silver screen? I wouldn’t...

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