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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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UNF's hardest classes based on pass rates

UNF’s hardest classes based on pass rates

Carly Kramer Dec 18, 2017

Have you ever wondered which courses give students the most trouble? Below is a list of the classes with the lowest pass rate from the last three semesters. Heat Transfer can obviously be a difficult course,...

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Netflix

Movies you should see this month

Tristan Reyes Dec 17, 2017

Look, we all know about the AAA films coming out this month. We got Star Wars: The Last Jedi and The Disaster Artist. If you wanna see James Franco do the best Tommy Wiseau impression or Luke Skywalker...

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Men’s basketball falls on the road to Missouri

Joslyn Simmons Dec 17, 2017

An ice cold shooting night handed the North Florida men’s basketball team (5-8) an 85-51 loss to the Missouri Tigers (9-2) while on the road on Dec. 16. With sophomore shooter Garrett Sams out...

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UNF President John Delaney was awarded President Emeritus status by the Board of Trustees

Delaney receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Hannah Lee Dec 16, 2017

UNF President John Delaney will be awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by OneJax at their annual Humanitarian Awards. OneJax is a nonprofit organization that promotes racial, religious and cultural...

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Net neutrality made the access speed for every website the same.
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Federal Communications Commission to Disband Net Neutrality

Hannah Lee Dec 16, 2017

Net neutrality gave the government the power to regulate the internet and made the access speed for every website the same. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted on Dec. 14 to disband net...

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Women’s basketball fall short after a second quarter drought

Joslyn Simmons Dec 16, 2017

A second-quarter burst propelled the College of Charleston for a 73-69 victory over the UNF women’s basketball team Dec. 15 at the UNF Arena. While the Cougars scored the first basket, the Ospreys...

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Safe Ospreys: the new app to keep students safe

Safe Ospreys: the new app to keep students safe

Hannah Lee Dec 14, 2017

The university wants us all to be safe, so they designed an app to ensure student security.  Safe Ospreys is the app created by campus police to promote and address student safety on campus. The app...

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Photo by Lili Weinstein

North Florida men’s basketball edge out a win over FIU

Joslyn Simmons Dec 14, 2017

A win streak had to be broken at the UNF Arena, but it wouldn’t be North Florida’s on Dec.13. UNF (5-7) pulled out a 87-85 victory over the Florida International Panthers (5-5) with a late rally in...

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