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Students at "higher risks" of contracting COVID when schools reopen

Students at “higher risks” of contracting COVID when schools reopen

Haneifah Ahmad, Reporter | Jul 23, 2020

As the fall semester slowly approaches, students, staff, and faculty prepare for schools to reopen. Colleges and universities are taking the necessary steps to make sure everyone remains safe, but students...

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Movie review: Hulu's Palm Springs

Movie review: Hulu’s Palm Springs

Kaitlyn Bowers, Video Director | Jul 22, 2020

Featured image courtesy of IMDb. Since the beginning of film itself, humans have used movies to explore fears that seem irrational. Palm Springs is a new Hulu original film starring Andy Samberg...

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It runs in the family: former UNF hooper Chase Driscoll begins coaching career close to home

It runs in the family: former UNF hooper Chase Driscoll begins coaching career close to home

John Watson, Sports Editor | Jul 22, 2020

As a former basketball player at UNF, Chase Driscoll is no stranger to the legacy behind the last name of "Driscoll". Now, he looks to create his own story as he looks forward to a new opportunity in coaching...

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Album Review: “Lianne La Havas” by Lianne La Havas

Album Review: “Lianne La Havas” by Lianne La Havas

Carissa Marques, Creative Services Director | Jul 22, 2020

Introduction: British soul-singer, Lianne La Havas, released her self-titled album on July 17, 2020. Unlike most self-titled albums, this is not La Havas’ first. This third full-length studio album discusses...

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Bubonic Plague making a comeback?

Nathan Turoff, Critter Column | Jul 21, 2020

Just when you thought 2020 couldn't get any worse, a squirrel tests positive for the Bubonic plague. For those of you unfamiliar with the Bubonic plague, it is a bacterial plague that is spread mainly...

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No matter the reopening plan, school will inevitably  look very different this year. (photo from unsplash.com)

Duval County teachers say no reopening plan is a good reopening plan

Siddie Friar, Intern Reporter | Jul 21, 2020

As the first day of school draws near for Duval County Public Schools, teachers, students and parents are bracing for what is likely to be a rocky road at best, and a deadly catastrophe at worst.  Florida...

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The Walk-Ons talk MLB baseball, the 2020 season and who will win the World Series

The Walk-Ons talk MLB baseball, the 2020 season and who will win the World Series

John Watson, Sports Editor | Jul 21, 2020

Who will win the World Series? What is there to make of the 60-game season? Will the Mets ever make a breakthrough? On this week's episode of The Walk-Ons, we talk about all of those questions and more...

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Demonstrators face members of the Austin Police Department as they gather in downtown Austin, Texas, Thursday, June 4, 2020, to protest the death of George Floyd, a black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day.(AP Photo/Eric Gay)

UNF professor discusses race, diversity and healing from history

Sheifalika Bhatnagar, TV News Director | Jul 20, 2020

The University of North Florida is gearing up for the upcoming fall semester. Many precautions are being taken, including making issues like racial-sensitivity training an important issue for staff and...

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The outside of UNF's Student Wellness Center. (Jonathan Merin/Spinnaker)

Update on UNF staff returning for work on campus

Darvin Nelson, Features Editor | Jul 20, 2020

Last week, UNF shared an update on returning to campus in the fall. They have emailed another update specific to UNF employees returning to campus: “To prepare for a successful reopening in the fall,...

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UNF Osprey Sculpture. Photo credit Jonathan Merin.

Looking for a job on campus in the fall? Here are some available positions you may be interested in

Zach Yearwood, News Editor | Jul 20, 2020

Whether you are in need of a financial boost or just have some free time during the week, UNF offers several paid positions for students in most departments on campus, even despite COVID-19. Last fall,...

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CORRECTS POLITICAL PARTY FROM REPUBLICAN TO DEMOCRAT - FILE - In this Thursday, May 10, 2007 file photo, U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., in his office on Capitol Hill, in Washington. Lewis, who carried the struggle against racial discrimination from Southern battlegrounds of the 1960s to the halls of Congress, died Friday, July 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

AP: Remembering John Lewis, rights icon and `American hero’

CALVIN WOODWARD, Associated Press | Jul 20, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — People paid great heed to John Lewis for much of his life in the civil rights movement. But at the very beginning — when he was just a kid wanting to be a minister someday — his...

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Student Government puts out survey about racial discrimination and BLM

Siddie Friar, Intern Reporter | Jul 17, 2020

In an effort to better understand the climate around race and racial injustice on campus, Student Government has released a survey to gauge how Ospreys are feeling.  The survey is only a few questions,...

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