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Oct. 4 SG committee meetings recap– travel and special requests, students call for better on-campus parking

Mindy McLarty, Government Reporter Oct 5, 2024

The Student Government’s Budget and Allocations and University and Student Affairs Committees met on Friday, Oct. 4, to approve a travel and special request and review September’s Osprey Voice survey.  The...

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Faculty union files class action grievance against UNF

Madelyn Schneider, Editor-in-Chief Oct 5, 2024

The University of North Florida faculty union filed a class action grievance against the university on Friday, alleging that UNF violated the union’s agreements on post-tenure review guidelines.  In...

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OPINION: Touch grass this election season

OPINION: Touch grass this election season

Sarah Eng, Opinions Intern Oct 5, 2024

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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Transformers One, a movie of power and friendship

Transformers One, a movie of power and friendship

Sarah Eng, Opinions Intern Oct 4, 2024

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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Florida’s minimum wage increased by a dollar. Will it make a difference?

Florida’s minimum wage increased by a dollar. Will it make a difference?

Lena Perkins, Staff Writer Intern Oct 4, 2024

The minimum wage is now $13 an hour for all workers in Florida and $9.98 for tipped employees. Many companies took the initiative to adjust their employees’ payroll early to prepare for the transition. Since...

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Students from Richard Lewis Brown Elementary watch as a volunteer student from UNF demonstrates blending a nutritious smoothie to the class. (Courtesy of Dr. Jamie Marchio)

Fighting food insecurity on and off campus: Nutrition programs UNF offers for community

Kaili Cochran, General Assignment Reporter Oct 4, 2024

The food insecurity rate is 45% among students at the University of North Florida, according to Jamie Marchio, a UNF professor at the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics and director of the Center for...

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Students enjoy a taco bar and watch the vice presidential debate on Oct. 1 at the Boathouse.

Students watch Walz and Vance face off at Boathouse watch party

Ethan Howick, Sports Editor Oct 3, 2024

With only a month until election day, University of North Florida students rushed to the Boathouse on Tuesday to watch the first and final vice presidential debate on the big screen.  Tim Walz and...

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Viewers in the spin room watch the CBS News vice presidential debate, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

AP: Vance and Walz keep it civil in a policy-heavy discussion: VP debate takeaways

Bill Barrow, Zeke Miller, and Nicholas Riccardi Oct 3, 2024

The Associated Press originally published the following story on Oct. 1, 2024, at 1:44 a.m. WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice presidential hopefuls Tim Walz and JD Vance focused their criticism on the top...

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OPINION: A minimum wage increase should be good for everyone

Sarah Eng, Opinions Intern Oct 2, 2024

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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Former Congresswoman Jane Harman speaks at the event “The Honorable Jane Harman | Confronting Complex National Security Issues.”

Former congresswoman discusses national security issues in UNF Distinguished Voices Lecture Series

Julia Howey, Volunteer Reporter Oct 2, 2024

The World Affairs Council of Jacksonville (WAC) hosted the event “The Honorable Jane Harman | Confronting Complex National Security Issues” at the UNF Herbert University Center on Monday, Sept. 30....

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Volleyball swept by rival JU in ninth-straight loss

Volleyball swept by rival JU in ninth-straight loss

Ethan Howick, Sports Editor Oct 2, 2024

The University of North Florida volleyball team dropped their ninth straight match when Jacksonville University swept the Ospreys on Sunday night at UNF Arena.  While the Ospreys came close to winning...

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Materials for teens and parents on pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections provided by Teen Health Mississippi are displayed, Sept. 26, 2023, in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

AP: Florida officials pressure schools to roll back sex ed lessons on contraception and consent

Kate Payne, Associated Press/Report for America Oct 2, 2024

This Associated Press story was originally published Sept. 23, 2024 at 6:14 p.m.  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Some Florida school districts are rolling back a more comprehensive approach to sex education...

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