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UNFPD investigating a robbery and false imprisonment at the Landing

Ronnie Rodgers | Nov 8, 2017

According to an Osprey Campus Update, a student was hit in the head with a gun, tied up, and robbed in his dorm in Building X of The Landing by two suspects. The victim said at around 7:45 p.m. he heard...

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Photo courtesy of Osprey Productions.

This year’s homecoming theme revealed

Andy Castro | Nov 7, 2017

Osprey Productions announced the theme for this year’s homecoming. The theme will be “Nest Fest.” A week full of activities for students to show off their Osprey pride. The week will start...

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Letter to the Editor: "Our university has let down many of its black and brown alumni"

Letter to the Editor: “Our university has let down many of its black and brown alumni”

Brandon Jacobs | Nov 7, 2017

My Fellow Ospreys, I come to you all today saddened and disappointed. As many of you may already know, our university has let down many of its black and brown alumni and undergraduate student body with...

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Sophomores AJ Williams and Mikey Connell try to get the ball back from USC Upstate. Photo by Lili Weinstein

Men’s soccer taken down by the Dolphins in ASUN first round

Valeree Del Guidice | Nov 7, 2017

The magic ran out for the men’s soccer team after a heartbreaking 2-1 defeat in Deland to crosstown rival Jacksonville University in the ASUN quarterfinals. With the early exit, the 2017 season has ended...

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The Pi Kappa Phi house in Tallahassee. Creative Commons

FSU bans Greek Life indefinitely; A look into UNF’s Pi Kappa Phi hazing history

Ronnie Rodgers and Tiffany Salameh | Nov 6, 2017

Following the death of a Pi Kappa Phi pledge and a Phi Delta Theta member allegedly trafficking cocaine, Florida State University’s President John Thrasher suspended all fraternities and sororities...

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Photo by Morgan Purvis

Crime at UNF is on the rise

Alexandra Torres-Perez | Nov 6, 2017

Crime at UNF has increased over the past year according to UNFPD’s CLERY annual safety report. There were a total of 25 crimes in 2016. That’s more than the last two years, with 2015 having 16 crimes...

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Sculptures washed ashore: New art at UNF's Seaside Sculpture Park

Sculptures washed ashore: New art at UNF’s Seaside Sculpture Park

Lili Weinstein | Nov 6, 2017

Every city needs a protector, and now Jacksonville Beach has UNF student Matt Stanford’s “Crouching Skeletal Figure” to watch over it. Stanford, along with four other UNF sculpture students,...

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Men’s basketball struck early with injuries

Men’s basketball struck early with injuries

Ronnie Rodgers | Nov 6, 2017

Days away from the 2017-2018 season tip-off, the men’s basketball team has already been bitten by the injury bug. Garrett Sams, the 2016-2017 ASUN all-freshman team member, suffered a head injury...

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No punishment for creators of racist BLM video

No punishment for creators of racist BLM video

Tiffany Salameh and Andy Castro | Nov 4, 2017

The students who were a part of the racist Snapchat video mocking a Black Lives Matter rally Oct. 11 will face no consequences, according to a report from The Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity...

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Photo by Camille Shaw

Teen with offer to play basketball at UNF arrested in connection to murder

Ronnie Rodgers | Nov 2, 2017

A high school basketball student with an offer to play at UNF was arrested in connection to a murder that occurred on Oct. 14, according to the Duluth Police Department.   Police said Alexander...

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Starbucks. Photo by Ronnie Rodgers.

Letter to the Editor: Where the leftover $61,000 went after student lounge renovations

Jacob Riggs, Student Government Press Secretary | Nov 1, 2017

Former Student Body President Samantha Mims and former Chief of Staff Zachary Levensohn worked together on reducing the cost of the Student Lounge renovations in Starbucks. The result of that effort was...

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VIDEO: Is UNF racially divided?

VIDEO: Is UNF racially divided?

Jas Chung-Campbell | Nov 1, 2017

https://youtu.be/JIJLiXoZEYM Video by Jas Chung-Campbell With recent Snapchat video that some are calling racist, there is some tension amongst the students. Spinnaker took to UNF to see if students...

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