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Osprey Update notifies students of Church of God the Mother presence

Osprey Update notifies students of Church of God the Mother presence

Aisling Glocke, Managing Editor | Feb 14, 2019

UNF sent out an Osprey Update Thursday morning notifying students and faculty about the group "Church of God the Mother". The update was sent out after multiple students stated their concerns on...

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Gandia-Rosa breaks out in key conference win over Kennesaw State

William Cunkle | Feb 14, 2019

After beating UNA in their previous game, the Ospreys rode that momentum toward a decisive 80-57 win against Kennesaw State. UNF started off the game having the hot hand with a deep three-pointer...

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Police beat: Student arrested in midst of Arena Garage reported threat

Heydi Ortiz, Police Reporter | Feb 13, 2019

Monday night chaos surrounded the Student Union as helicopters hovered over worried heads and police blocked entry to and began to search the Arena Garage in response to a possible armed individual. In...

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Condoms are free and available at Student Health Services.

Let’s talk about sex, STDs and consent

Heydi Ortiz, Police Reporter | Feb 13, 2019

We’ve all been through those painful sex-ed classes in secondary school. We've all clicked through campus clarity as quickly as we could to fulfill our first year requirements. But how many of us actually...

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Emanuel-Wright and Bond shine in come-from-behind win over Owls

Emanuel-Wright and Bond shine in come-from-behind win over Owls

Drew McDonald, Sports Editor | Feb 12, 2019

After trailing through the majority of the game, the Ospreys turned on the jets just in time to defeat Kennesaw State to move up in the ASUN standings. Ospreys scored first four points of game...

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President David Szymanski.

UNF requests $10.8 million to improve student success

Lianna Norman, News Editor | Feb 12, 2019

Improvement in University metrics has been central to the goals of the new administration under soon-to-be inaugurated President Szymanski and on Jan. 31, this rang true when UNF requested $10.8 million...

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Student Fee Assessment Committee Report

Kristina Smith | Feb 12, 2019

While many students aren’t aware of what happens with tuition once it’s paid, the Student Fee Assessment Committee keeps track of every cent. At the first of three Spring 2019 meetings, representatives...

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OPINION: The Emergency Alert System Failed

Austin Belet, Opinions Writer | Feb 12, 2019

On Feb. 11 UNF alerted faculty and students of a potential gunman on campus. UNFPD and JSO responded, surrounding the arena parking garage and clearing the area. Students and staff were told to hunker...

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Ospreys tennis weekend recap

Ospreys tennis weekend recap

Chase Gunnell | Feb 12, 2019

The UNF Ospreys Tennis teams competed in a weekend match-up and had success against Mercer and Buffalo. For the UNF Women’s Tennis team, the Ospreys went 5-2 against the Mercer Bears. The five...

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University sends out statement regarding safety alerts and caller to JSO

University sends out statement regarding safety alerts and caller to JSO

Hannah Lee, Editor-in-Chief | Feb 12, 2019

The university sent an alert to students, faculty and staff Tuesday morning at 6:58 a.m. regarding Monday's night report of an alleged armed person in the Arena Garage. The first update is that the...

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BREAKING: UPD concludes search and renders area safe

Hannah Lee and Aisling Glocke | Feb 11, 2019

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tj-nqnwExg[/embedyt] *Story was last updated at 8:15 pm* The UNF Arena Parking Garage has been rendered safe by police. Vice President of Public Relations...

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UNFPD police cars.

Burglary reported in the student dorms

Hannah Lee, Editor-in-Chief | Feb 11, 2019

The University sent out an alert Monday afternoon telling students that a burglary occurred on campus sometime between Friday, Feb. 8 and Sunday evening, Feb. 10. The reported burglary occurred at Osprey...

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