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President Szymanski announces new Vice President of Data Analytics

President Szymanski announces new Vice President of Data Analytics

Hannah Lee, Editor-in-Chief | Nov 5, 2018

Jay Coleman, the Associate Provost at UNF, has been named as the Vice President of Data Analytics. UNF President David Szymanski announced on Friday, Nov. 2 his final decision on who would fill the new...

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The Flats at UNF outdoor entrance sign

Reported sexual assault at the Flats

Jessica May | Nov 3, 2018

A UNF student was attending a party at the Flats early Saturday morning and was allegedly drugged and assaulted according to an Osprey Update sent out to students around 6:47 p.m. The Update said the...

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The Finance and Facilities Committee was the first to meet during a day of Board of Trustees Committee meetings. Photo by Sam Chaney.

UNF Board of Trustees seeks $10 million for new faculty and other internal changes

Alan Vargas | Nov 2, 2018

UNF has a problem. The University has received a total of $7 million from the Board of Governor’s performance-based funding system in the last four years and was ranked dead last out of 16 public...

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The cover for Ty Segall's "Fudge Sandwich." Courtesy of In the Red Records.

Ty Segall’s “Fudge Sandwich” is a Hard-Psych Rock Record of Covers

Zachary Haigley | Nov 2, 2018

Ty Segall’s “Fudge Sandwich” opens with a cover of War’s “Lowrider,” transforming the upbeat and somewhat strange original into an even weirder composition, sounding like a marching anthem...

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Students enjoying Swoop Madness.

Players and students connect at Swoop Madness

Drew McDonald, Sports Editor | Nov 2, 2018

  UNF Athletics held Swoop Madness at the Osprey Village basketball courts and welcomed students with free food, games, and a T-Shirt swap. Students, like Senior Information Technology Major Patrick...

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Party in the Plaza premiering this basketball season

Drew McDonald, Sports Editor | Nov 2, 2018

With the recent alcohol-ban in parking lots and tailgate parties, UNF Athletics and UNF Campus Life are partnering to organize alcohol-free pre-game basketball events called Party in the Plaza. The...

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Photo by Lili Weinstein

Coaches and players speak at UNF Basketball Media Day

Drew McDonald, Sports Editor | Nov 1, 2018

Local media was invited to UNF Basketball Media day to interview the players and coaches of UNF Basketball about the upcoming season. Coach Darrick Gibbs of UNF Women’s Basketball talked to Spinnaker...

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Blac Rabbit channel the Beatles on self-titled debut EP

Blac Rabbit channel the Beatles on self-titled debut EP

Nicole Moore | Nov 1, 2018

Blac Rabbit is a Queens-based psychedelic band, coming at us with their self-titled debut EP. It’s practically against the rules to judge an album by its cover, but in this case, I did just that. With...

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Hunter Killer sinks in latest submarine thriller

Steven Thompson | Oct 31, 2018

Donovan Marsh's action thriller "Hunter Killer", based on the 2012 book “Firing Point” by Don Keith and George Wallace, is yet another movie depicting America’s reaction to Russian military action...

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UNF student shines by singing the national anthem at the White House

UNF student shines by singing the national anthem at the White House

Johnakeshia Thompson | Oct 31, 2018

Janrei Villavicencio is a communications major with a focus in advertising at UNF. He is also the former president of the UNF Filipino Student Association. According to him, his involvement with the FSA...

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Parking unavailability in the Arena Parking Garage on Halloween

Parking unavailability in the Arena Parking Garage on Halloween

Sam Chaney, Managing Editor | Oct 31, 2018

Parking gets scary again on Wednesday, Oct. 31 when fifty Blue Lot spaces on the fourth floor of the Arena Parking Garage will be unavailable. According to the University, the spaces will be...

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 Photo courtesy of Andrea Mestdagh

Skinner-Jones Hall awarded Silver LEED certification after renovation

Sarah Bethea | Oct 31, 2018

The $30 million renovation of Skinner-Jones Hall earlier this year resulted in not only a four-story addition and lobby, but also a Silver Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification by...

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