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Mental Health Awareness Month: Your mind matters

Mental Health Awareness Month: Your mind matters

Shelby Senesac, News Editor May 11, 2021

Say it louder for the people in the back: “You are not alone!” Mental health is just as important as physical health. The entire month of May is recognized as Mental Health Awareness Month and works...

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FDA clears Pfizer COVID vaccine for ages 12-15

Carter Mudgett, Student Government Reporter May 10, 2021

Earlier today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the expansion of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine use to children aged 12-15.  “The FDA has determined that Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19...

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Flesh-eating bacteria lies in Florida waters

Shelby Senesac, News Editor May 7, 2021

It’s summer in Florida, which means the heat is progressively swelling and people will be spending more time in Florida’s seawater. However, those entering the water should be aware of the dangerous...

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UNF students’ thoughts on some colleges requiring COVID-19 vaccine

Shelby Senesac, News Editor May 6, 2021

There is a growing number of colleges in the U.S. that will now require students to have the COVID-19 vaccine before returning to campus in the fall. As of now, UNF isn’t one of them, but Spinnaker wanted...

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FILE - In this Tuesday, April 20, 2021, file photo, a man wearing a cannabis costume hands out marijuana cigarettes in New York during a "Joints for Jabs" event, where adults who showed their COVID-19 vaccination cards received a free joint. Free beer, pot and doughnuts. Savings bonds. A raffle ticket for a snowmobile. Places around the U.S. are offering incentives to try to energize the nation’s slowing vaccination drive and get reluctant Americans to roll up their sleeves.  (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

AP: Free rides and beer: Incentives are added to vaccine drive

CARLA K. JOHNSON and MICHELLE R. SMITH, Associated Press May 4, 2021

Free beer, pot and doughnuts. Savings bonds. A chance to win an all-terrain vehicle. Places around the U.S. are offering incentives to try to energize the nation’s slowing vaccination drive and get Americans...

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U.S. states that are supporting COVID-19 vaccine passports and those that are not.

Hayley Simonson, Managing Editor Apr 14, 2021

COVID-19 vaccine passports are igniting much controversy. Many people are using the term “COVID-19 vaccine passports” to describe digital certificates that would prove vaccination status to get into...

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UNF OZFEST shut down early due to student COVID-19 violations

UNF OZFEST shut down early due to student COVID-19 violations

Darvin Nelson, Editor-in-Chief Apr 12, 2021

OZFEST was supposed to be a “Drive-In'' event in which all individuals must remain in their car at all times unless they had to use the restroom. But, some Ospreys crowded in front of the stage, ignoring...

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Kent State University student Marz Anderson gets his Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccination from Kent State nurse Beth Krul in Kent, Ohio, Thursday, April 8, 2021. U.S. colleges hoping for a return to normalcy next fall are weighing how far they should go in urging students to get the COVID-19 vaccine, including whether they should — or legally can — require it. (AP Photo/Phil Long)

AP: US colleges divided over requiring student vaccinations

COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press Apr 12, 2021

BOSTON (AP) — U.S. colleges hoping for a return to normalcy next fall are weighing how far they should go in urging students to get the COVID-19 vaccine, including whether they should — or legally...

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Will UNF require COVID-19 vaccine proof for Fall semester?

Hayley Simonson, Managing Editor Apr 10, 2021

The debate on whether the COVID-19 vaccine should be a requirement for enrollment in educational institutions is an ongoing and hotly discussed topic. However, the decision on whether to require students...

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Two popular Jackonville festivals canceled due to COVID-19

Hayley Simonson, Managing Editor Apr 7, 2021

A year has passed since the pandemic first began, but the United States is still dealing with COVID-19 as it continues to postpone and cancel popular events.  Singing the Blues is the largest oceanfront...

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This April 4, 2021 photo shows a discarded mask on a beach in Point Pleasant, N.J. Volunteers cleaning beaches around the world have discovered and removed significant quantities of masks, gloves and other personal protective equipment. On Wednesday April 7, 2021, New Jersey’s Clean Ocean Action group reported removing 1,113 such items during beach cleanups last fall. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry).

AP: Discarded masks litter beaches worldwide, threaten sea life

WAYNE PARRY, Associated Press Apr 7, 2021

SANDY HOOK, N.J. (AP) — To the usual list of foul trash left behind or washed up on beaches around the world, add these: masks and gloves used by people to avoid the coronavirus and then discarded on...

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Courtesy of UNF’s Office of Equal Opportunity and Inclusion Open Discussions.

Join UNF’s Office of Equal Opportunity and Inclusion for informative sexual assault discussions

Carter Mudgett, Student Government Reporter Apr 6, 2021

UNF’s Office of Equal Opportunity and Inclusion (EOI) is hosting three separate informative discussions through Zoom for students, faculty, and staff alike. Spinnaker met with EOI Director and Title...

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