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Don’t Drop the Ball: New Year’s deals on drinks and rides

Alexandra Torres-Perez & Samantha Chaney | Dec 30, 2017

New Year’s is coming soon, and with it another excuse to drink and party the night away. While most are scrambling to find their New Year’s kiss, we’re scrambling to find the best deals on drinks...

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PROSPER Act was passed on Dec. 13, and is waiting for the House of Representatives to look over it. Photo provided by the Committee on Education and the Workforce

PROSPER Act paves the way for educational success

Colin McCann | Dec 29, 2017

Change is coming for students in the United States, and that change may make getting a secondary education easier. The PROSPER Act (Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education...

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Athletic Director Lee Moon with women's basketball Coach Gibbs. Photo by Morgan Purvis

Athletic Director Receives Contract Extension

Joslyn Simmons | Dec 28, 2017

With recent years of success across the board, Director of Athletics Lee Moon received a contract extension until June of 2021, according to North Florida Athletics. Moon came to UNF after a five...

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One of the proposed projects will connect the Coggin College of Business to Honors Hall. Photo by Colin McCann

UNF requests $26 Million for projects

Hannah Lee, News Editor | Dec 28, 2017

UNF asked the Florida House of Representatives for $26 million to fund two major on campus projects. Both projects are being sponsored by UNF alumnus and Jacksonville State Representative Clay Yarborough. The...

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Award winning UNF alum encourages environmental activites

Award winning UNF alum encourages environmental activites

Pierce Turner, Features Editor | Dec 27, 2017

When was the last time you went rock climbing? What about kayaking? More importantly, when was the last time you did something to help the environment? For all of these questions, the answer is “very...

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The Mississippi State football team will practice at UNF prior to the TaxSlayer Bowl.  Photo courtesy of Mississippi State Athletics.

Mississippi State Bulldogs practicing at UNF

Joslyn Simmons | Dec 25, 2017

Days before the TaxSlayer Bowl, the Mississippi State Bulldogs football team will practice at UNF, according to their athletics website. According to the TaxSlayer Bowl press release, the Bulldogs...

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Kristen Wright will be the new head coach for the indoor and beach volleyball teams. Photo courtesy of UNF Athletics

New volleyball coach in town

Joslyn Simmons | Dec 23, 2017

UNF Athletics reported there will be a new head volleyball coach for the North Florida indoor and beach volleyball. Kristen Wright, who recently coached at MiraCosta College in California, will...

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Photo by Lili Weinstein

Men’s basketball team losing skid continues with LSU loss

Joslyn Simmons | Dec 23, 2017

The men’s basketball team dropped their third straight road game after a week long trip that ended in Louisiana on Dec. 22 to the LSU Tigers 104-52 in a turnover-filled night. Once again, there...

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UNF Ospreys beat their across town foe Edward Waters College on the second day of the UNF Holiday Classic. Photo by Joslyn Simmons

A Second Half Surge Pushed Women’s Basketball over Edward Waters

Joslyn Simmons | Dec 20, 2017

It was the second and final day of the UNF Holiday Classic hosted at the UNF Arena. In a tale of two halves, the women’s basketball team (7-6) created a second-half burst to overtake the Edward Waters...

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 Photo by Lili Weinstein

Men’s basketball team falls on the road

Joslyn Simmons | Dec 20, 2017

The men’s basketball team drops its second road game in a week with a hard-fought 79-65 loss to the Ball State Cardinals on Dec.19. In the opening minutes of the first half, Ball State grabbed...

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Ospreys win 58-50 against Northern Kentucky University. Photo by Joslyn Simmons

Women’s basketball earned a win over Northern Kentucky

Joslyn Simmons | Dec 20, 2017

It’s day one of the UNF Holiday Classic hosted at the UNF Arena, and a strong defensive presence pushed the women’s basketball team (6-6) to defeat the Northern Kentucky Norse 58-50 on Dec.19. In...

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Graphic by Rachelle Keller

Police Beat: Threatening emails and a forceable arrest

Alexandra Torres-Perez | Dec 19, 2017

Give Me Some Bitcoins A UNF student called UNFPD in regards to an email he received on Dec. 11 threatening that if he did not pay a certain amount of Bitcoins he was going to be executed. According...

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