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Black Lives Matter met on the Green for an organized protest Wednesday.

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Black Lives Matter rally at UNF met with protest

Tiffany Salameh Sep 29, 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qohxt_sR8d8 Video by Jack Drain “Black lives matter” rang through campus Wednesday afternoon as students chanted and cheered on the Green to protest police brutality....

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FAFSA policy changes to make load lighter for students

Kevin Wilson Sep 27, 2016

A couple of major changes to the FAFSA submission process have been announced by the U.S. Department of Education. According to the Federal Student Aid website, these changes will take effect starting...

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Student admits to sexual exploitation of a 4-year-old, deputies say

Cassidy Alexander Sep 26, 2016

Neal D. Buckles, the UNF freshman accused of possessing and sending child pornography, also admitted to sexually exploiting a 4-year-old to investigators, records from St. John’s County officials state. According...

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Joe Brenton. Photo courtesy Joanna Norris

UNF employee killed so he couldn’t testify in trial, JSO says

Logan Ansteatt Sep 23, 2016

Four arrested in shooting death of UNF employee UNF employee Jonathan “Joe” Brenton was killed so he couldn’t testify in a two-year-old burglary case, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s...

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UNF student charged with child pornography released from jail

Nick Blank Sep 23, 2016
UNF student Neal D. Buckles was released from jail Friday morning, and is barred from having unsupervised contact with minors or using the internet.
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Students react to end of freshman housing requirement

Students react to end of freshman housing requirement

Tiffany Butler Sep 23, 2016

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3gPlqMTheE Video by Jack Drain When Spinnaker broke the news that the freshman housing requirement would end starting Fall 2017, we knew students would have a...

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Neal Buckles. Image courtesy Facebook

Student arrested for child pornography

Cassidy Alexander Sep 22, 2016

A UNF student will make his first appearance in court Friday morning on child pornography charges. Neal D. Buckles is currently in jail, unable to bond out after being arrested Thursday afternoon. The...

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Residents could face $100 charge for not picking up poop at the Flats

Ronnie Rodgers Sep 22, 2016
Flats residents will face penalties for not disposing of their pet droppings properly starting this semester.
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The incident took place in Osprey Landing X.
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BREAKING: Freshman housing requirement comes to an end

Tiffany Butler Sep 22, 2016

UNF’s mandatory freshman housing requirement is going to be a thing of the past come Fall 2017, according to Mauricio Gonzalez, vice president of Student and International affairs. Gonzalez made...

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Police handcuffed a man who witnesses say yelled at a student in the library and screamed about ISIS. Photo by Will Weber

Man handcuffed, taken to hospital after outbursts about ISIS in library

Logan Ansteatt Sep 21, 2016

https://twitter.com/UNFspinnaker/status/778669971287203840 A man was put in handcuffs and taken to the hospital after multiple witnesses say he screamed about ISIS and yelled at a female student on the...

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Accident in Lot 18; looks worse than it is

Tiffany Butler Sep 21, 2016

  If you saw fire and rescue trucks on campus this morning, here’s why: Around 10 a.m., there was an accident in Lot 18 near the north entrance, where you come into the lot from Beach Boulevard....

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TS Julia develops over Jax; Wednesday classes will continue as scheduled

Cassidy Alexander Sep 14, 2016

What looked like just a bunch of rain has developed into a tropical storm, according to an update from the National Hurricane Center. There is currently no word as to whether or not classes will be...

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