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Deadbirds Rugby falls to UCF in Sunshine State showdown

Jacob Justice, Sports Reporter | Feb 15, 2023

The University of North Florida Deadbirds Rugby Club faced off against the University of Central Florida Knights on Saturday, with the Deadbirds losing the matchup 35-14. This matchup was the Deadbirds...

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UNF receives $750,000 for cybersecurity infrastructure, virtual cloud computing

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief | Feb 14, 2023

Working to boost faculty and student access to computers and research labs, the University of North Florida Information Technology Services recently received $750,000 to support “much-needed” virtual...

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‘Protect us’: UNF SDS to hold rally next week calling for university response

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief | Feb 14, 2023

The University of North Florida’s Students for a Democratic Society, a student-led on-campus activist group, will hold a rally next week to speak out against Gov. Ron DeSantis’s pledge to curb diversity...

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Text box that reads "Letter to the Editor." Graphic by Lianna Norman.

Letter to the Editor: DeSantis is building a system of indoctrination

Joe Palmer, Guest Columnist | Feb 14, 2023

As a UNF alum and a former reporter and editor there, I was proud to read the editorial in The Spinnaker condemning, in such eloquent fashion, Ron DeSantis' relentless bullying of the education system...

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The Singles’ Guide to Valentine’s Day

Ethan Leckie, Opinions Editor | Feb 14, 2023

Kings, Queens, and Regals In-Between, February 14th is upon us. For some, the day might be spent with their one and only, happily frolicking together and filling our feeds with their whereabouts (or...

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Jarius Hicklen looks on during game

Men’s basketball drops heartbreaker to FGCU in final seconds

Riley Platt, Sports Editor | Feb 10, 2023

The University of North Florida men’s basketball team lost in devastating fashion to the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles in a 68-66 thriller on Thursday. The Ospreys entered Thursday’s contest with a...

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Student Health Services and the Brooks College of Health at the University of North Florida as seen from above.

The future of the world’s new normal after COVID-19

Judd Barczak, Reporter | Feb 10, 2023

It’s been nearly a year since the University of North Florida stopped mandatory self-reporting of COVID-19 cases. The campus community is on its way to recovering some sense of “normalcy,” but even...

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Women’s basketball outmatched in road duel with Austin Peay

Riley Platt, Sports Editor | Feb 10, 2023

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – The University of North Florida women’s basketball squad took to the Volunteer State, suffering a tough 77-35 defeat to the Austin Peay Governors on Thursday.  It’s been...

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Speaker Paul Renner speaks to members during Special Session B on Feb. 6, 2023. Photo courtesy of the Florida House of Representatives photo album.

New Florida House request encompasses university employee emails, text and social media messages related to DEI

Mallory Pace, News Editor | Feb 9, 2023

The Florida House of Representatives has requested new information from each of the state’s 12 higher education institutions, this time specifically for all communications and documents related to areas...

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A sign by UNF's Eco Adventure pavilion by Lot 54.

UNF’s first open zip night of the semester happens tonight. What do you need to know?

Aubrey Lowery, Multimedia Journalist | Feb 9, 2023

The Osprey Challenge Course is reopening to the community tonight and the University of North Florida’s Eco Adventure is celebrating with its first open zip night of the semester.  This is an opportunity...

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Over 300 UNF freshmen dorm residents notified of possible exposure to scabies

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief | Feb 9, 2023

As of Thursday afternoon, University of North Florida Student Health Services has identified 13 students who either required treatment for infection or treatment for exposure to scabies, SHS Director Valerie...

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Brennan Wojtyla in the Museum of Contemporary Art Artist-in-Residence Studio.

Merging industrial artifacts with fine art, MOCA features UNF artist

Darvin Nelson, General Assignment Reporter | Feb 8, 2023

University of North Florida alumni Brennan Wojtyla brings industrial artifacts into a fine art setting in his solo exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA). Wojtlya has been working as MOCA’s...

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