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Flowers sit near the site of the motorcycle accident that occurred near UNF campus

UNF sophomore killed in motorcycle accident on Town Center Parkway

Sasha Koresh and Madelyn Schneider | Oct 9, 2025

A UNF student was killed Wednesday evening in a motorcycle accident near the Saint Johns Town Center, a university spokesperson confirmed. The student, 21-year-old sophomore Hunter Ford, died Wednesday...

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UNF's Building 50, the science and engineering building, is closed through Tuesday due to an electrical failure. (George Lansing Taylor Jr./UNF Digital Commons)

Building 50 closed due to electrical outage: Latest updates

Mindy McLarty, Managing Editor | Oct 8, 2025

The following story was originally published on Oct. 8, 2025 and is outdated. See the latest updates above. Building 50, the University of North Florida’s science and engineering building, remains...

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A lake in front of a UNF building surrounded by green grass and trees.

Investigation ongoing in attempted sexual assault near UNF campus

Mindy McLarty, Managing Editor | Oct 8, 2025

As of Wednesday afternoon, the University of North Florida Police Department is continuing to investigate an attempted sexual assault that occurred Monday night near campus. In an email to Spinnaker...

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University of North Florida Student Government Senate Chambers.

SG committees discuss future initiatives, plan “bonding” activities, approve travel requests

RJ Kinard, Government Reporter | Oct 7, 2025

Two of Student Government’s committees met on Oct. 3 to discuss goals for the academic year, brainstorm future initiatives and approve travel requests for UNF student Linh Nguyen and SG’s Deputy Chief...

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Above view of UNF Building 50: Science and Engineering

Science and Engineering building closed for third day due to power outage

Madelyn Schneider, Editor-in-Chief | Oct 7, 2025

Building 50, the University of North Florida's science and engineering building, remains without power and will be closed through Wednesday, according to a campus alert. The outage was caused by a main...

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UNFPD police cars.

UNF police searching for suspect in attempted sexual assault near campus

Mindy McLarty, Managing Editor | Oct 6, 2025

University of North Florida police are searching for the suspect in an attempted sexual assault that occurred Monday night near campus, according to a campus alert. The incident occurred around 8:15...

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UNF's Building 50, the science and engineering building, is closed through Tuesday due to an electrical failure. (George Lansing Taylor Jr./UNF Digital Commons)

Building 50 remains closed through Tuesday following weekend electrical outage

Madelyn Schneider, Editor-in-Chief | Oct 6, 2025

Building 50, UNF's Science and Engineering building, will remain closed through Tuesday, Oct. 7, following an electrical failure Sunday night, according to a campus alert. The outage was caused by a...

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Following a controversial call, UNF Volleyball drops a home match to Central Arkansas.

‘Gut-wrenching’: UNF Volleyball loses to Central Arkansas after controversial call

Daniel Cimino, Sports Reporter | Oct 6, 2025

Volleyball is a game of inches, and the Ospreys learned that the hard way.  In an exciting match where both sides deserved to win, the University of North Florida fell to Central Arkansas in five sets...

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A sign with large, dark blue letters spells "UNF" on a concrete stand in the grassy area next to a sidewalk. The sky is bright blue with some small white clouds and there are lots of trees in the background.

UNF secures $2.1 million federal grant to bolster civics education in Northeast Florida

Sasha Koresh, News Editor | Oct 6, 2025

The University of North Florida’s Silverfield College of Education and Human Services has been awarded a three-year $2.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to launch a new professional...

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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La. and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

What the government shutdown means for college students

Sasha Koresh, News Editor | Oct 6, 2025

The federal government entered a shutdown on Wednesday after Congress failed to pass a budget before the Sept. 30 deadline, leaving agencies without funding and forcing thousands of federal workers into...

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Logo: SIMPLE SYLLABUS, overlayed on image of students working on computers

UNF faculty concerned following requirement to upload all course syllabi to public, online platform

Sasha Koresh, News Editor | Oct 5, 2025

Beginning spring 2026, the University of North Florida will mandate the use of Simple Syllabus, a centralized platform for managing course syllabi, for all instructors teaching credit-bearing courses. The...

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Jaxon Reinhardt celebrates with his teammates during a UNF men's soccer game. (Courtesy of UNF Athletics)

Desert to coast: How UNF forward Jaxon Reinhardt’s “culture shock” transfer decision paid off

Ethan Howick, Sports Editor | Oct 4, 2025

Redshirt Jaxon Reinhardt is no stranger to scoring big goals outside of Hodges Stadium.  Nearly one year after becoming the first Osprey to score in an NCAA tournament game, the Phoenix, Arizona native...

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