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Ospreys fall to Owls in three

DeAndre Pearson, Sports Editor | Oct 27, 2018

In an  ASUN matchup that impacted playoff seedings, North Florida’s Volleyball team (9-19 Overall, 4-8 ASUN) struggled to upset the undefeated Kennesaw State Owls (20-4 Overall, 11-0 ASUN) at home....

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Softball team signs eight-year-old

Hunter Horstman | Oct 26, 2018

The UNF Softball team signed eight-year-old Olivia Karstens earlier this semester, who has battled and won against a brain tumor that was cancerous. Community outreach is very important to the team...

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Ron DeSantis answers questions for the press with his supporters by his side.

Vice President Mike Pence promotes key message at GOP Rally: Vote DeSantis

Hannah Lee, Editor-in-Chief | Oct 25, 2018

Although rainy and hard to manage, downtown Jacksonville was the site for the visit of the second most powerful man in the country to rally for one of Florida's gubernatorial candidates. Vice President...

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The history of Halloween

The history of Halloween

Steven Thompson | Oct 25, 2018

Halloween, with its costumes, candy sales, decorations, television specials and movies, has become a multi-million dollar a year industry. It has grown to be one of the most highly anticipated events of...

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Florida Department of Transportation’s initiative of pedestrian safety at UNF

Florida Department of Transportation’s initiative of pedestrian safety at UNF

Jessica May | Oct 25, 2018

The Florida Department of Transportation granted funding to UNF’s Institute of Police Technology and Management for a project designed to increase pedestrian and bicyclist safety. IPTM provides training...

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Ron DeSantis answers questions for the press with his supporters by his side.

Vice President Mike Pence and Ron DeSantis hosts rally in Jacksonville

Hannah Lee, Editor-in-Chief | Oct 24, 2018

Vice President Mike Pence will be coming to Jacksonville Thursday afternoon to support Republican Gubernatorial candidate and U.S. Congressman Ron DeSantis for governor. The rally will take place...

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A voter registration form.

OPINION: Voter suppression: The Republican electoral strategy

Noah Meyer, Opinions Editor | Oct 24, 2018

Of all the values that the United States claims to represent, freedom is the one most strongly marketed. America is the land of the free and famously intervenes in order to bring “freedom and democracy”...

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BREAKING: Explosive Device found in suspicious packages sent to Clinton and Obama residences

BREAKING: Explosive Device found in suspicious packages sent to Clinton and Obama residences

Hannah Lee, Editor-in-Chief | Oct 24, 2018

*UPDATED 11:11 a.m.: The U.S. Secret Service did confirm that potential explosive devices were sent to Former First Lady Hillary Clinton in Westchester County, New York and Former President Barack Obama...

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UNFPD releases campus crime statistics in Annual Security Report

Jessica May | Oct 24, 2018

Rape, domestic violence, assault and stalking are present on UNF campus, according to the Annual Security Report released by the UNFPD. In an attempt to combat this, an online training module called...

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President of UNF’s ASIA club speaks on the Students for Fair Admissions vs. Harvard case

Lianna Norman, News Editor | Oct 24, 2018

As decades have changed, so have policies on affirmative action. After noticing some of the demographics corresponding with certain affirmative action policies of one of the most elite Ivy League colleges...

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Outside attack leads Ospreys sweep over Dolphins in River City Rumble rematch

Outside attack leads Ospreys sweep over Dolphins in River City Rumble rematch

Drew McDonald, Sports Editor | Oct 24, 2018

In round two of the River City Rumble, the Ospreys (9-18, 4-7 ASUN) dominated the court with creative use of the outside attack and capitalizing on JU’s (3-21, 2-10 ASUN) miscues. The Ospreys...

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UNF adjunct journalism professor Nicolas Tatro. Photo by Steven Thompson.

UNF professor discusses the dangers of journalism in today’s modern political climate

Steven Thompson | Oct 23, 2018

Each semester, journalism students at UNF work hard to absorb and apply the information they learn through education. Although education is a great tool which can be used to hone particular interests,...

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