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Netflix “cracking down” on password sharing

Judd Barczak, Reporter | Mar 3, 2023

The pioneer of modern-day streaming, Netflix recently announced that they are reworking how the company will manage shared account passwords. Netflix has said that monthly fees will not increase from the...

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Duval County told to discontinue youth behavior survey, loses $500,000 from CDC grant

Mallory Pace, News Editor | Mar 3, 2023

Duval County Public Schools have canceled their decade-old Youth Risk Behavior Survey at the urging of the Florida Department of Education and will lose their half-a-million dollar federal grant that helps...

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UFF-UNF, the University of North Florida's faculty union, ran an open-response forum during Wednesday's Market Day. They set up a white board and people could leave sticky notes answering the question "why is diversity, equity and inclusion important for your education?." (Photo courtesy of UFF-UNF alternate senator Dr. Ashley Faulkner)

Students, faculty and staff want diversity programs and coursework to stay at UNF, SG poll reports

Marissa Cannegieter, Government Reporter | Mar 2, 2023

Almost 900 students, faculty and staff responded to a Student Government survey which found that a vast majority support diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and programming at the University of...

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Darrick Gibbs fired from role as UNF women’s basketball head coach

Riley Platt, Sports Editor | Mar 2, 2023

UNF women’s basketball head coach Darrick Gibbs will no longer be serving in that role for the program, the athletic department announced Thursday.  This announcement comes less than 24 hours after...

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OPINION: The “war on woke” has reached a tipping point. It’s time to fight back

Ethan Leckie, Opinions Editor | Mar 2, 2023

Four years ago, surrounded by administrators from colleges and universities across the state, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called on them to adopt a “free speech resolution” similar to the University...

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Police Beat: Man arrested for trespassing at UNF

Liam Sanderson, Police Reporter | Mar 1, 2023

A 21-year-old man was arrested by campus police Tuesday night for trespassing on the University of North Florida campus, according to a police report.  A University Police Department officer was responding...

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Police Beat: Multiple cars damaged in separate incidents at UNF

Liam Sanderson, Police Reporter | Mar 1, 2023

As students reach the midway point of the spring 2023 semester at the University of North Florida, multiple cases of allegedly-deliberate car damage have been reported to the University Police Department.  Two...

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Ordinance 2022-0574, the name of the newly passed panhandling bill in Jacksonville, written on a piece of cardboard.

No stopping, sitting or standing: New restrictions force the homeless from public spaces, critics say

Aubrey Lowery, Multimedia Journalist | Mar 1, 2023

In the past few months, new restrictions on what can and can’t be done in public have made living on the streets as a homeless person a potentially criminal offense. Jacksonville passed the Panhandling...

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Men’s basketball’s season comes to end in early exit from ASUN tourney

Riley Platt, Sports Editor | Mar 1, 2023

LYNCHBURG, Va. – The University of North Florida Ospreys found themselves on the wrong end of a last-second game-winning shot on Monday, eliminating them from the ASUN tournament at the hands of Bellarmine...

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Through the eyes of a photographer: February

Justin Nedrow, Photographer | Mar 1, 2023

The shortest month of the year is over yet it was still jam-packed with important moments. From on-campus rallies and sports to sunset shots of the University of North Florida and even NASCAR, scroll through...

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Explaining the election

Voting for the 2023 spring UNF Senate election is close; here’s how it’ll work

Marissa Cannegieter, Government Reporter | Feb 28, 2023

An uncontested and contested election is simultaneously taking place for seats in the University of North Florida’s Student Government this semester. The presidential and vice presidential elections...

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Understanding the CROWN Act: The importance of knowledge and acceptance of all hair types

Aubrey Lowery, Multimedia Journalist | Feb 28, 2023

A key way that people can express themselves is through how they wear their hair and until recently, there has been limited legislation that ensures that everyone’s hair choices are accepted in both...

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