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UNF Board of Trustees meeting expected to discuss amendment of President Szymanski’s employment agreement

Darvin Nelson and Carter Mudgett Aug 5, 2021

“The University of North Florida’s Board of Trustees is convening a special meeting where an important institutional announcement will be shared,” UNF says. Officials will be discussing the proposed...

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FILE- In this March 29, 2018, file photo, the logo for Facebook appears on screens at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York's Times Square. Facebook has shut down the personal accounts of a pair of New York University researchers and shuttered their investigation into misinformation spread through political ads on the social network. Facebook says the researchers violated its terms of service and were involved in unauthorized data collection from its massive network. The academics, however, say the company is attempting to exert control on research that paints it in a negative light. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

AP: Facebook shuts out NYU academics’ research on political ads

BARBARA ORTUTAY, Associated Press Aug 5, 2021

Facebook has shut down the personal accounts of a pair of New York University researchers and shuttered their investigation into misinformation spread through political ads on the social network. Facebook...

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Jobs in college: Is self-employment a good option?

Jobs in college: Is self-employment a good option?

John Watson, Sports Editor Aug 4, 2021

  Working while also going to college can be quite a pickle. With the workday cutting into study hours and having limited time to yourself, it can be a juggling act balancing work and school. However,...

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Student Body President Selma Besirevic appoints Attorney General John Grosso as Acting Student Body Vice President

Carter Mudgett, News Editor Aug 4, 2021

On the heels of numerous resignations within Student Government, Student Body President Selma Besirevic has appointed Attorney General John Grosso to the position of Acting Student Body Vice President.  The...

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“Star Wars: Bad Batch” episode 14

“Star Wars: Bad Batch” episode 14

David Eckstein-Schoemann, Reporter Aug 4, 2021

After the filler episode that was last week’s episode, the story is starting to enter its endgame. The episode “War Mantle” begins with a rogue clone named Gregor from “Star Wars: The Clone...

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University releases statement on rising COVID-19 cases

Nathan Turoff, Features Editor Aug 4, 2021

COVID cases are rising throughout Florida, which comes as UNF is preparing to fully reopen in the fall semester.  UNF itself is seeing a large increase in COVID-19 cases to their highest levels in...

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Album review: “XOXO: From Love & Anxiety In Real Time” by The Maine

Album review: “XOXO: From Love & Anxiety In Real Time” by The Maine

Ash Anders Aug 4, 2021

“XOXO: From Love & Anxiety In Real Time” is the 8th studio album from The Maine, recorded and produced throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. According to frontman John O’Callaghan "This album is...

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Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., speaks to crowds that attended a sit-in at Capitol Hill after it was announced that the Biden administration will enact a targeted nationwide eviction moratorium outside of Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, August 3, 2021. For the past five days, lawmakers and activists primarily led by Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., have been sitting in on the steps of Capitol Hill to protest the expiration of the eviction moratorium. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)

AP: CDC issues new eviction ban for most of US through Oct. 3

JOSH BOAK, LISA MASCARO and JONATHAN LEMIRE, Associated Press Aug 4, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new eviction moratorium that would last until Oct. 3, as the Biden administration sought to quell intensifying criticism from...

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Apex Legends' Emergence introduces Seer, a new battle pass, Ranked Arenas, and more

Apex Legends’ Emergence introduces Seer, a new battle pass, Ranked Arenas, and more

Carter Mudgett, News Editor Aug 3, 2021

Apex Legends’ new season, titled Emergence, launches tomorrow with a new legend, map changes, a new battle pass, and more. As the game grows in popularity, this new season has a lot of challenges to...

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FILE - This Tuesday, July 28, 2020, file photo shows the icon for the Tinder dating app on a device in New York. The use of dating apps in the last 18 months of the pandemic has surged around the globe. Tinder reported 2020 as its busiest year. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)

AP: Dating changed during the pandemic; apps are following suit

UROOBA JAMAL, Associated Press Aug 3, 2021

LONDON (AP) — Early in the coronavirus pandemic, Jennifer Sherlock went out with a few men she met through dating apps. The dates were “weird,” she said, and not just because they were masked, socially...

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Disney’s “Jungle Cruise” review

Disney’s “Jungle Cruise” review

David Eckstein-Schoemann, Reporter Aug 2, 2021

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is back in the jungle once again with Disney’s latest film. He went to the jungle in “Journey to Mysterious Island,” he did it again in “Jumanji,” and now he’s...

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UNF student tragically passes away in car accident

Darvin Nelson, Editor-in-Chief Aug 2, 2021

UNF is mourning the loss of fellow Osprey Megan Mooney who passed away after a car accident around U.S. Highway 1 and Gran Bay Parkway around 3 a.m. on Saturday morning, according to First Coast News....

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