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JEA lifts boil water advisory

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief | Aug 28, 2022

[Updated 10:30 a.m. Sunday, August 28, to adjust language for discrepancies between two versions of JEA's press release.] Two days after detecting E. coli in a water sample on Friday, JEA has lifted...

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NASA to launch Artemis 1 in preparation for return to the moon

Nathan Turoff, Features Editor | Aug 27, 2022

In the early morning hours on Monday, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will launch the first integrated rocket test of its new Orion Spacecraft, which will one day return humans...

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JEA issued a Boil Water Advisory for affected areas, highlighted in blue, around the Oakridge Water Treatment Plant where E. coli was detected in a water sample on Friday.

JEA issues boil water advisory for UNF and parts of Jacksonville

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief | Aug 26, 2022

JEA issued a Boil Water Advisory for the University of North Florida and other locations nearby Oakridge Water Treatment Plant after finding E. coli bacteria in a water sample on Friday. Traces of the...

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UNF Arena renovations progressing, completion slated for October

Riley Platt, Sports Editor | Aug 25, 2022

After roughly six months of construction, renovations to University of North Florida (UNF) Arena are coming along nicely as the Ospreys anxiously await their newly-updated home. Plans for an updated...

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UNF volleyball poised to soar to new heights in upcoming season

Riley Platt, Sports Editor | Aug 25, 2022

The Ospreys are coming off their most successful season in program history, but head coach Kristen Wright believes this is just the beginning. Wright enters her fifth season at the helm of the University...

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Members of the University of North Florida LGBTQ Center table in the Student Union after the university was named one of the "Best of the Best" colleges for LGBTQ+ people on Wednesday.

UNF named “Best of the Best” college for LGBTQ+ students in the southeast

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief | Aug 25, 2022

The University of North Florida was recognized as the “Best of the Best” college in the southeast for LGBTQ+ students on Wednesday by Campus Pride — an organization focused on creating safe and welcoming...

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FILE - The monkeypox vaccine is seen inside a cooler during a vaccination clinic at the OASIS Wellness Center, Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, in New York. A man in Indonesia has tested positive for monkeypox, making him the country’s first confirmed case of the disease, authorities said late Saturday, Aug. 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Monkeypox on UNF radar

Maureen Baker, Reporter | Aug 25, 2022

“Anybody, anybody, anybody can get Monkeypox,'' said Director of Student Health Services, Dr. Valerie Morisson. Scary but important information, Morrison said, if students want to stay safe. For the...

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Students, faculty and staff stand between the Student Union East and West buildings after they were evacuated because of a small microwave fire.

UNF Student Union evacuated after microwave fire

Lauren Fox and Carter Mudgett | Aug 24, 2022

The Student Union evacuated around 11 a.m. Wednesday in the midst of the Week of Welcome Market Day event after a fire alarm went off.  “It was a small microwave fire that caused the alarm in the...

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Charlie Crist shakes hands with supporters

AP: Florida Democrats choose Rep. Crist to challenge DeSantis

MIAMI (AP) — U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist won the Democratic nomination for governor in Florida, setting him up to challenge Gov. Ron DeSantis this fall in a campaign that the Republican incumbent sees...

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Lynne Arriale leaning over a table with her arms crossed

UNF music professor on the “language of jazz”

Lauren Fox, Managing Editor | Aug 23, 2022

When Lynne Arriale was 25, she had an "epiphany." "I was walking down the street in Milwaukee when I was finishing up my Master's degree requirements, and I had a passing thought, and that thought was,...

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Tuesday is election day

Maureen Baker, Reporter | Aug 22, 2022

If you want to have a say in who represents you in Tallahassee, D.C. or who runs the local sheriff’s office, you’ll need to head to the polls tomorrow.   Early voting in the primaries wrapped...

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Chally shaking hands with a student

UNF to host part-time job fair this Tuesday

Nathan Turoff, Features Editor | Aug 22, 2022

The University of North Florida’s (UNF) Part-Time Job Fair will be this Tuesday, Aug. 23, according to an email from the UNF Career Services.  The first day of the fall 2022 semester is the Monday...

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