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The Arena Parking Garage, Building 38.

130 Arena Parking Garage spots unavailable Thursday ahead of BOG meeting

Savanna Stillwagner, News Editor Jan 27, 2025

About 130 parking spots will be unavailable on Thursday, Jan. 30 from 6:30 to 10:30 a.m. in the Arena Parking Garage, according to an email from UNF Parking and Transportation Services. The unavailable...

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Survivors and relatives place candles near the Death Wall during a ceremony at the Auschwitz-Birkenau former Nazi German concentration and extermination camp, in Oswiecim, Poland, Monday, Jan. 27. 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Auschwitz memorial holds observances on the 80th anniversary of the death camp’s liberation

Vanessa Gera, Associated Press Jan 27, 2025

The following story was first published by the Associated Press and was last updated on Jan. 27, 2025 at 8:26 a.m.  OSWIECIM, Poland (AP) — The 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by...

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A computer-generated image of the new Honors dorms at UNF on Osprey Ridge Road. (Courtesy of UNF)

New Honors dorms to open Fall 2025, dean explains big idea

Mindy McLarty and Savanna Stillwagner Jan 27, 2025

The University of North Florida Hicks Honors College is set to finish construction on the new Honors dorms to be ready to house students by this coming fall. The new UNF Honors dorm broke ground about...

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(Courtesy of UNF Athletics)

‘We let it get away’: Women’s Basketball suffers heartbreaking OT loss against Queens

Daniel Cimino, Sports Reporter Jan 26, 2025

The University of North Florida women’s basketball team faced a dramatic loss Thursday at UNF Arena against Queens, with a final score of 84-81 after overtime. Senior guard Kaila Rougier finished...

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UNF basketball player Josh Harris is the lone UNF freshman to enter the transfer portal (Courtesy of UNF Athletics)

Inside Josh Harris’ unorthodox journey to playing college basketball

Ethan Howick, Sports Editor Jan 24, 2025

It wasn’t his six-foot-eight inch frame, or deep family roots in the sport that drew Josh Harris to basketball. In fact, Harris started playing basketball because his family had no history with the...

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A model wears Xreal augmented reality glasses are modeled at a booth during the CES tech show, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

OPINION: The tech industry needs a temperature check

Mackenzie Crews, Opinions Intern Jan 23, 2025

This article expresses the views of its author(s), separate from those of this publication. Readers are encouraged to comment or submit a Letter to the Editor to share their opinions. To submit a Letter...

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A wide-angle view of the inside of the student government Senate chambers showing blue carpet, multiple rolling chairs at long desks with brown walls.

Built to last: Barcal-Davidson on the creation and future of SG commissions

Mindy McLarty, Government Reporter Jan 22, 2025

At the latest Senate meeting, the University of North Florida Student Body President and Vice President presented a bill that, if passed, would allow the Black Student Union and Pride Club to join Student...

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University of North Florida sign

UNF cancels classes and events Wednesday ahead of winter storm

Mindy McLarty, Government Reporter Jan 21, 2025

The University of North Florida sent a university-wide email informing students staff and faculty Tuesday afternoon that all classes and activities on Wednesday, Jan. 22, are canceled in anticipation of...

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A statue of Martin Luther King Jr. stands in the UNF Peace Plaza.

Students serve community on MLK Day, one stitch at a time

Madelyn Schneider, Editor-in-Chief Jan 21, 2025

Some students at the University of North Florida spent the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday picking away at threads from dusty, old airplane seat covers.  In honor of the holiday, the Office of Service-Learning...

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North Alabama’s paint presence thwarts UNF’s comeback bid

Ethan Howick, Sports Editor Jan 20, 2025

Sophomore guard Jaylen Smith scored a career-high 22 points. Still, the UNF men’s basketball team fell short in an 84-90 loss to the University of North Alabama Lions on a Saturday afternoon inside UNF...

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President-elect Donald Trump takes the oath of office during the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Saul Loeb/Pool photo via AP)

Trump returns to power after unprecedented comeback, emboldened to reshape American institutions

The following story was first published by the Associated Press and was last updated on Jan. 20, 2025, at 12:26 p.m. Trump, who overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and a pair of assassination...

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Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Jimmy Woo/Unsplash)

OPINION: We should reconsider MLK’s public memory

Mackenzie Crews, Opinions Intern Jan 20, 2025

This article expresses the views of its author(s), separate from those of this publication. Readers are encouraged to comment or submit a Letter to the Editor to share their opinions. To submit a Letter...

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