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Walk-off home run ends UNF Softball’s quest for first ASUN title

Ethan Howick, Sports Reporter | May 15, 2024

The UNF softball team made a valiant run in the ASUN tournament but came up short in the championship game, losing 7-6 to FGCU in extra innings on Saturday.  The Ospreys earned the second seed in the...

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An officer walks a protester to sit along the Fine Arts Center.

UNF protestors plead not guilty, set date for pre-trial hearing

Jeanne Gilbert, Editor-in-Chief | May 13, 2024

Thirteen of the 16 University of North Florida pro-Palestine protestors returned to court for arraignment Monday, where they all entered not-guilty pleas for the misdemeanor trespass charges. They were...

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ASUN conference moving headquarters to Jacksonville in fall of 2024

Ethan Howick, Sports Reporter | May 8, 2024

The Atlantic Sun Conference announced Wednesday that the league would be moving its headquarters from Atlanta, Georgia to Jacksonville, Florida, in the fall of 2024.  Founded in 1978, the ASUN currently...

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UFF release statement on student protests

Ethan Leckie, Enterprise Editor | May 7, 2024

[Updated May 7: A previous version of this article mistakenly reported that all 16 protestors arrested were released on their recognizance and that eight of the 16 individuals were students. Three protestors...

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UNF's Beach Volleyball team celebrated its first program win in the National Collegiate Beach Volleyball Championships against the No. 17 Chattanooga.

UNF Men’s Tennis, Beach Volleyball win ASUN titles and make postseason play

Ethan Howick, Sports Reporter | May 6, 2024

Two University of North Florida sports teams, Men’s Tennis and Beach Volleyball, won ASUN tournament titles and competed in postseason play last week.  On April 21, the UNF men’s tennis team defeated...

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A protester is moved into a police vehicle.

UNF pro-Palestine protestors released from jail after initial court hearing

Jeanne Gilbert, Editor-in-Chief | May 3, 2024

[Updated May 7: A previous version of this article mistakenly reported that all 16 protestors arrested were released on their recognizance. Three protestors posted bail after their initial court hearing....

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Officers stand as protesters sit in custody.

Arrested UNF student protestors awaiting first court appearance

Jeanne Gilbert, Editor-in-Chief | May 3, 2024

Updated at 11 a.m. to include a statement from the University of North Florida Several pro-Palestine protestors were arrested Thursday night for failing to vacate the University of North Florida Green...

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Officers on bikes created a perimeter around the protesters, using their bikes as shields and blockades.

Multiple UNF students arrested after pro-Palestine protest

Carter Mudgett, Reporter | May 3, 2024

At least nine people were arrested when over 50 police officers marched onto the University of North Florida campus Green and broke up a pro-Palestine protest late Thursday night.  Organized by Students...

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Pro-Palestine protestors gathered on the Green at UNF 30 minutes before their 10 p.m. curfew.

Live updates: Pro-Palestine protestors remain on UNF campus with increased police presence ahead of curfew

Jeanne Gilbert and Carter Mudgett | May 2, 2024
UNF pro-Palestine protests continue on the Green for the third straight day since protestors arrived Tuesday afternoon.
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UNF struggled in the first game and suffered a loss, but bounced back in the second with a stellar offensive performance. (Photo courtesy of UNF Athletics)

UNF Softball makes a statement, hands top-ranked EKU their first series loss

Ethan Howick, Sports Reporter | May 2, 2024

In a matchup between the ASUN’s top two teams, the University of North Florida softball team defeated the Eastern Kentucky Colonels last weekend by winning two out of three games at the UNF Softball...

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Protesters calling for better COVID-19 health and safety procedures in Chicago public schools briefly block traffic at State Street and Madison Street in Chicago near Chicago Public Schools headquarters on Friday, Jan. 14, 2022. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)

Four years of COVID-19, and Gen Z is still angry

Ethan Leckie, Opinions Editor | May 1, 2024
Four years ago, I wrote an article for my high school newspaper. At this point, the piece is lost to time and lackluster archival software, but I asked a question I thought quite poignant about the COVID-19 pandemic.
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UNF students arrived on the Green Tuesday afternoon to voice their support for other pro-Palestine encampments.

UNF students join nationwide pro-Palestine encampments, protest on the Green

Carter Mudgett, Reporter | Apr 30, 2024

Tensions were high at the University of North Florida on Tuesday as students protested in solidarity with encampments at college campuses across the U.S. in recent days and called for the university to...

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