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Donna Deegan will be Jacksonville’s next mayor, winning by 4%

Mallory Pace, News Editor | May 16, 2023

Democrat Donna Deegan was announced as Jacksonville’s first female mayor Tuesday night, beating Republican Daniel Davis by 4%. She will begin her term July 1.  Voting for the Jacksonville mayoral...

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Erica (left) and John Garwood (right). Photo courtesy the Mark Garwood Foundation.

Substance abuse foundation expanding, bringing new scholarships to North Florida

Riley Platt, Sports Editor | May 16, 2023

The Mark Garwood Foundation, which helps past substance addicts attend college through a variety of initiatives, is expanding its efforts to North Florida by bringing scholarships for students seeking...

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Gov. Ron DeSantis talks during a press conference before signing legislation on Monday, May 15, 2023, at New College of Florida in Sarasota, Fla. DeSantis signed a bill that blocks public colleges from using federal or state funding on diversity programs, addressing a concern of conservatives ahead of the Republican governor's expected presidential candidacy. The law, which DeSantis proposed earlier this year, comes as Republicans across the country target programs on diversity, equity and inclusion in higher education. (Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

Florida public universities barred from spending state, federal funds on DEI programs under new law

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief | May 15, 2023

Gov. Ron DeSantis fulfilled his January pledge to defund all diversity, equity and inclusion programs in Florida public universities and colleges as he signed SB 266 into law on Monday. The signing,...

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The header of President Moez Limayem’s letter to David Szymanski on Feb. 28, 2023, notifying him of his reassignment from MedNexus CEO to a tenured faculty member. Graphic created by Spinnaker.

UNF reassigns MedNexus CEO; gives him year of paid leave to find new job, documents reveal

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief | May 15, 2023

A few months away from his two-year anniversary of becoming MedNexus's CEO, documents acquired by Spinnaker reveal that Dr. David Szymanski's last day in that role was April 30.  The former CEO is...

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Screenshot of the new version of UNF's myWings homepage. (Mallory Pace)

There’s a new version of myWings, here’s how to find your stuff

Mallory Pace, News Editor | May 11, 2023

The newest version of the University of North Florida’s myWings page was updated on May 8, introducing a sleeker, more minimalistic look.  myWings is UNF’s web portal, providing students and members...

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference to sign several bills related to public education and increases in teacher pay, in Miami, Tuesday, May 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

DeSantis signs bills imposing new guidelines for teachers’ unions, bans social media in classrooms

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief | May 10, 2023

New requirements are on the horizon for teachers’ unions and Florida schools after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a series of five bills on Tuesday.  One of the bills (SB 256) introduces new guidelines...

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Gabriel Esquivel prior to the game.

Baseball topples No. 6 South Carolina in upset win

Riley Platt, Sports Editor | May 10, 2023

COLUMBIA, SC – The University of North Florida Ospreys took down the nation’s 6th-ranked University of South Carolina Gamecocks on Tuesday, winning 8-5. This marks the Ospreys’ first win against...

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UNF Coggin College of Business granted $500,000 by Blackstone Charitable Foundation

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief | May 9, 2023

Aiming to help University of North Florida students prepare for careers post-graduation, the Blackstone Charitable Foundation has gifted the Coggin College of Business with a $500,000 grant, the university...

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Laptop program worth nearly $10,000 stolen from UNF lab, police say

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief | May 9, 2023

An unidentified suspect stole a laptop with a software program from the University of North Florida totaling over $10,000 on April 29, police said. A single person entered a lab in one of UNF’s buildings...

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FILE - People gather during a community vigil for the Half Moon Bay shootings in Half Moon Bay, Calif., on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023. Multiple people were killed in two related shootings at a mushroom farm and a trucking firm in a coastal community south of San Francisco. The U.S. is setting a record pace for mass killings in 2023, replaying the horror in a deadly loop roughly once a week so far this year. The bloodshed overall represents just a fraction of the deadly violence that occurs in the U.S. annually. (Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, File)

AP: Frequent shootings put US mass killings on a record pace

STEFANIE DAZIO, LARRY FENN and COLLEEN SLEVIN, Associated Press | May 8, 2023

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Four people found shot to death in an RV in a small Mojave Desert community in California. Four partygoers slain and 32 injured in small-town Alabama during a Sweet 16 birthday that...

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Women’s tennis takes on Gators in NCAA tournament

Riley Platt, Sports Editor | May 6, 2023

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of North Florida Ospreys made an appearance in the 2023 NCAA tournament on Friday, falling 4-0 to the No. 16 University of Florida Gators in the opening round. UNF...

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Navigating an ever-changing world, UNF professor on what’s next after graduation

Mallory Pace, News Editor | May 5, 2023

Another graduate class will step out of their caps and gowns and into professional work attire today. Just like that, the college chapter of life comes to a bittersweet end. Now what?  The leap from...

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