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UNF creates a plan to tackle housing and dining refunds

Emily Echevarria, Student Government Reporter | Mar 27, 2020

The university made the anxiously-awaited announcement regarding housing and dining plan refunds via an email sent out on the afternoon of Friday, March 27.  According to the email, students who have...

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COVID-19 can be deadly, no matter your age

Christian Ayers, Intern reporter | Mar 27, 2020

Not everyone is taking social distancing seriously. Warnings about the dangers of COVID-19 highlighted the particular deadliness the disease has over the elderly, infants, and immunocompromised. Unfortunately,...

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UNF announce OPS and student employees may be able to receive unemployment benefits

Heydi Ortiz, Managing Editor | Mar 27, 2020

OPS and student employees who have been unable to work from home amid the COVID-19 pandemic may be eligible for unemployment benefits, according to an administrative announcement sent out on Friday morning. To...

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The graduation that didn't happen: what to do with the cap and gown

The graduation that didn’t happen: what to do with the cap and gown

Courtney Green, News Editor | Mar 27, 2020

Graduation was cancelled, but you already ordered your cap and gown, so now what? Well, you could return your regalia items. Herff Jones, UNF’s supplier for graduation caps and gowns, has created...

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Frank Ocean's second album, Blonde.

Album Review: Frank Ocean’s ‘Blonde’

Sydney Chatani, Spinnaker Radio Program Director | Mar 27, 2020

Staff Pick of the Week: Sydney, Program Director “Blonde” has a special place in my heart. In the months I moved away from home and began going through life entirely on my own for the first time,...

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FILE - In this Tuesday, March 17, 2020 file photo British Prime Minister Boris Johnson gives a press conference about the ongoing situation with the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak inside 10 Downing Street in London. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for the new coronavirus. Johnson's office said Friday March 27, 2020 that he was tested after showing mild symptoms, Downing St. says Johnson is self-isolating and continuing to lead the country's response to COVID-19. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, Pool)

UK’s Johnson tests positive for virus, deaths soar in Spain

BERNARD CONDON, DAVID RISING and JILL LAWLESS, Associated Press | Mar 27, 2020

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday he has tested positive for the coronavirus, while the number of infections in the United States surged to the most in the world and Spain...

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Vazquez raises eyebrows with impressive mile time

Vazquez raises eyebrows with impressive mile time

John Watson, News Director | Mar 26, 2020

Featured image by: Romario Gardner Back in middle school, Jared Vazquez would rather ball on the court than run relays. Fast forward to his junior year at UNF and Vazquez has one of the best mile times...

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Military trucks moving coffins of deceased people line up on the highway next to Ponte Oglio, near Bergamo, one of the areas worst hit by the coronavirus infection, on their way from Bergamo cemetery to a crematory in some other location as the local crematory exceeded its maximum capacity, Thursday, March 26, 2020. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

AP: Half-million infected worldwide as economic toll rises

COLLEEN LONG, DAVID RISING and EMILY SCHMALL, Associated Press | Mar 26, 2020

The human and economic toll of the lockdowns against the coronavirus mounted Thursday as India struggled to feed the multitudes, Italy shut down most of its industry, and a record-shattering 3.3 million...

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UNF Osprey Sculpture. Photo credit Jonathan Merin.

UNF offers students a new grading policy

Kaitlyn Bowers, Video Director | Mar 26, 2020

The question on every Ospreys’ mind has finally been answered: what is going to happen to our grades? Provost and VP of Academic Affairs, Simon Rhodes sent out an alert to Ospreys regarding this semester's...

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Remaining dining services on campus

Darvin Nelson, Features Editor | Mar 26, 2020

From March 23 through May 1, UNF Dining Services will have special hours for the Cafe and Ozzie’s at the Fountains. Chick-Fil-a, Panda Express, Einstein Bagels, Slice, Chopped n Wrapped, Jamba Juice,...

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More people are staying inside, more people playing video games

Brett Nweeia, Multimedia Journalist | Mar 26, 2020

During this pandemic, many companies like Disney, Delta Airlines, and Royal Carribean Cruises have been taking a downturn in their revenue. In recent findings, there have been some companies whose sales...

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The entrance to the UNF Counseling Center. The walls are gray and there are silver double doors with large windows, and a sign above the doors reading, "UNF Counseling Center"

How to stay calm during the pandemic

Breanna Cataldo, General Assignment Reporter | Mar 26, 2020

With COVID-19 coverage taking over the internet and swarming the lives of many, it’s important to know how to remain as cool, calm and collected as possible.  The Counseling Center Director, Dr....

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