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The Tabacinic Campus for Jewish Life at UNF is located a short mile drive from the core UNF campus.

Fighting hate and antisemitsm, Holocaust museum travels to UNF next week

Mallory Pace, News Editor Jan 13, 2023

The Chabad Center at the University of North Florida is partnering with UNF’s Interfaith Center to present the Hate Ends Now Tour, a traveling Holocaust museum aimed at bringing awareness and recognition...

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Jaguars clinch AFC South, facing Chargers in first playoff appearance since 2017

Jacob Justice, Sports Reporter Jan 13, 2023

With a 20-16 win versus the Tennessee Titans on Saturday, the Jacksonville Jaguars clinched the AFC South division, earning a berth in the playoffs for the first time since 2017. The Jaguars will be...

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A screenshot of the opening page to the 2022-2025 faculty contract between the faculty union and the University of North Florida Board of Trustees. Copy of the contract courtesy of UFF-UNF.

3 things to know about the new UNF faculty contract

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief Jan 13, 2023

A new contract has been approved for faculty at the University of North Florida (UNF) but the document, which spans a hefty 254 pages, is just as complex as it is long.  This contract is an agreement...

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Carter Hendricksen drives to the hoop

Strong night from stars not enough as men’s basketball falls in road duel

Riley Platt, Sports Editor Jan 13, 2023

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. – A combined 33-point effort from veterans Carter Hendricksen and Jose Placer on Thursday helped fuel a strong effort for the University of North Florida (UNF) Ospreys that ultimately...

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Devin Lloyd #33 Linebacker of the Jacksonville Jaguars pushing the sled during training camp practice on August 8, 2022 at Episcopal’s Knights Sports Complex in Jacksonville, Florida.

The Jaguars’ improbable run to the playoffs

Riley Platt, Sports Editor Jan 11, 2023

An early December blowout loss in Detroit seemed to be the final nail in the coffin for yet another disappointing Jaguars season. Quarterback Trevor Lawrence’s sophomore campaign and a new, Super...

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Kick off 2023 with UNF’s event-packed week

Mallory Pace, News Editor Jan 10, 2023

The University of North Florida (UNF) welcomes back its students – new and returning – for the 2023 Spring semester with a week filled with campus events that include free food, special giveaways and...

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DeSantis talks into a microphone

OPINION: Groans from the crowd as DeSantis continues culture war

Ethan Leckie, Opinions Reporter Jan 9, 2023

A new year brings many new things. Sometimes, however, we get a chance to witness continuity from the previous year. In our case, Gov. Ron DeSantis’s political theater has been renewed for another season...

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to the crowd after being sworn in to begin his second term during an inauguration ceremony outside the Old Capitol Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

DeSantis shakes up public universities, ramps up his war on ‘woke’

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief Jan 4, 2023

Gov. Ron DeSantis has required all public Florida institutions to assemble a list reporting their use of state resources for any programs and courses related to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), and...

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The words "Police Beat" are written in red and white, surrounded by a white square outline. In the background, a University of North Florida Police Department cruiser is tinted blue.

Police Beat: Firearm discharged inside UNF dorm room

Mallory Pace and Carter Mudgett Dec 19, 2022

A firearm was accidentally discharged at the University of North Florida Osprey Fountains dorms on Monday afternoon and, after UPD responded, a student has been arrested.  The student said, “he was...

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Column: Why News Year’s resolutions need to be left in 2022

Mallory Pace, News Editor Dec 15, 2022

It’s New Year’s Eve, and you’re watching the ball drop on a 40-inch TV cheering and spilling flutes of champagne as couples and friends celebrate with a kiss. You think to yourself: this year is...

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Pentatonix performed for a packed Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022.

Pentatonix bring Christmas tour and holiday spirits to Jacksonville

Justin Nedrow, Photographer Dec 15, 2022

Three-time Grammy award-winning a cappella group Pentatonix brought their A Christmas Spectacular tour with opening act A Girl Named Tom to Jacksonville, Florida at the Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena Wednesday...

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Singing for his church initially inspired Karim to learn English and continue performing (Photo courtesy of Karim Zabaneh)

“Keep on pushing:” A UNF student and his voice

Lauren Fox, Managing Editor Dec 15, 2022

It started with wet pants. A terrified six-year-old in Egypt, tasked with singing a four-minute song in his non-native language, wet his pants before giving a performance that would earn him his first...

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