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SG to debate UNF rideshare program with Lyft

Carter Mudgett, Student Government Reporter | Feb 1, 2021

Following the example of schools across America, UNF is partnering with Lyft to provide students with discounted Lyft rides for the 2021 Spring Semester.  The Lyft Rideshare Program will cover any...

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WandaVision episode four review

David Eckstein-Schoemann, Reporter | Feb 1, 2021

Last week on WandaVision, we had an unexpected change of pace as we were taken out of the sitcom world to see how the situation unfolded in reality during the previous episodes. Even though there’s a...

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License plate theft

Ketan Narotam, Police Reporter | Feb 1, 2021

UPD Police were dispatched to an empty field next to the Fountains on Wednesday morning, Jan. 27, 2021 to investigate how a Florida license plate, from a trailer, ended up in Massachusetts. Upon arrival,...

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Was Canvas hacked? (ITS error update)

Was Canvas hacked? (ITS error update)

Ketan Narotam, Police Reporter | Feb 1, 2021

Canvas experienced an unknown error  Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, that temporarily removed course listings for some UNF faculty and students.  ITS released the following update shortly after the error...

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Connor Payne poses for a photo near his home, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, in Austin, Texas. Payne, 23, moved to Austin in the summer of 2019 and was still getting to know the city and making new friends when the pandemic hit. He had been working for an event planning company but got laid off this month. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

AP: For emerging adults, pandemic serves up unique challenges

HOLLY RAMER, Associated Press | Feb 1, 2021

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has been hard on both kids and adults. But what about those who are in between? Demographic shifts during the last century have given rise to a distinct...

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Darth Vader’s redemption

Erik Feliciano, Reporter | Feb 1, 2021

Darth Vader was seen as a hulking machine of a man and was only given a brief moment in the final film, Star Wars: Episode 6 Return of the Jedi,  to actually get some form of redemption after he saved...

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M.O.S.: How UNF students feel about Howard the Duck's disappearance

M.O.S.: How UNF students feel about Howard the Duck’s disappearance

Darvin Nelson, Editor-in-Chief | Jan 29, 2021

Spinnaker safely roamed the campus to ask UNF students how they feel about Howard the Duck’s disappearance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agC1-kgLMOg&ab_channel=SpinnakerTV

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Netflix plans to raise subscription price by end of February

Netflix plans to raise subscription price by end of February

Kyle McGovern, Reporter | Jan 29, 2021

COVID-19 has caused a massive surge in subscribers across all streaming platforms, especially Netflix. HBO Max is $15.99 per month but has movies in theaters available at home to subscribers. This has...

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Talon Review accepting creative submissions

David Eckstein-Schoemann, Reporter | Jan 29, 2021

Hello UNF Ospreys! Are any of you writers looking to share your pieces with the public? Well, then you’re in luck because Talon Review is now accepting submissions. As of now, they are accepting and...

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Andrei Doroshin, 22, poses for a portrait, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, in Washington. Philadelphia officials have shut down a COVID-19 vaccine clinic after concerns grew about Dorshin, the 22-year-old graduate student running the effort. Drexel University psychology student Andrei Doroshin said he pitched a plan to the city to run the online registry and operate the clinic when he saw no one else doing it. Mayor Jim Kenney said he was concerned by reports they could try to sell patient data and profit from the operation.  ( Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

AP: A city’s problematic vaccine rollout raises larger questions

MARYCLAIRE DALE, Associated Press | Jan 29, 2021

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — When Philadelphia began getting its first batches of COVID-19 vaccines, it looked to partner with someone who could get a mass vaccination site up and running quickly. City Hall...

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The history of presidential pardons

Erik Feliciano, Reporter | Jan 28, 2021

In his final day in office, former President Donald Trump granted pardons to a large number of people. Throughout history presidents gave out pardons throughout their career, some are incredibly infamous....

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COVID-19 Variants: What are they and should you be concerned?

Morgan Jeremy, Reporter | Jan 28, 2021

Amid the current coronavirus pandemic, a seemingly new threat has emerged, COVID-19 variants. The variants are derivatives from the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that differ from the current and most common...

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