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Classes canceled for Friday, late Thursday; Storm now hurricane

Cassidy Alexander Sep 1, 2016

UPDATE -- 9/1/16 @ 4:00 p.m. Hermine has strengthened to a hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center. It is expected to make landfall around midnight...

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UNF will announce if classes are cancelled Wednesday morning.

UNF preparing for Tropical Depression 9

Cassidy Alexander Aug 31, 2016

UPDATE -- 4/1 4:00 p.m. Classes after 3 p.m. on Thursday are cancelled and all classes on Friday are cancelled. Classes are scheduled as usual for now, according to a special edition of the Osprey...

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UNF is now a championship qualifier in VS Pink's Campus Showdown competition

UNF is now a championship qualifier in VS Pink’s Campus Showdown competition

Tiffany Salameh Aug 30, 2016
UNF is in the final four in Victoria Secret's PINK Campus Showdown competition after surviving the "Snap Spirit" round.
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UNF currently in second place in VS PINK Campus Showdown

UNF currently in second place in VS PINK Campus Showdown

Tiffany Salameh Aug 29, 2016
The University of North Florida currently holds the no. 2 spot in the nation in Victoria Secret's (VS) PINK Campus Showdown competition. And students are going nuts.
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Tropical Depression Nine could hit UNF

Tropical Depression Nine could hit UNF

Cassidy Alexander Aug 29, 2016

Tropical Depression Nine may be heading this way, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm is expected to wash over the northeast part of Florida Thursday evening. According to a Facebook...

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Rodney Atkins concert won’t be rescheduled

Rodney Atkins concert won’t be rescheduled

Nick Blank Aug 28, 2016

  Rodney Atkins will not be returning to UNF after his Saturday night concert was canceled due to lightning, according to a tweet from Osprey Productions. Though the fans had a good time, Atkins...

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Rodney Atkins concert canceled due to lightning

Rodney Atkins concert canceled due to lightning

Nick Blank Aug 28, 2016
By all indication, Rodney Atkins was willing to play in the rain, but lightning prevented him.
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Photo by Mark Judson

Blue and faculty permits sold out

Jariss George Aug 22, 2016

Blue lot and faculty permits are currently sold out, and it’s leaving both faculty and students a little unnerved. As of Aug. 16, blue lot permits were sold out. Over 5,000 permits were sold within a...

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Am I using Blackboard or Canvas?

Am I using Blackboard or Canvas?

Tiffany Salameh Aug 22, 2016
Are you confused on whether you should be using Blackboard or Canvas this semester? Turns out, the answer to this depends on your professors.
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Rendering of the new facility.  Photo Courtesy of Rabbi Novack.

Jewish Ospreys to have new, larger facility at Chabad of Southside

Tiffany Butler Aug 16, 2016

Chabad of Southside is breaking ground on a new $2.4 million facility in September, which will provide the Jewish Ospreys with a bigger and better place to call home. Chabad is a Jewish organization...

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Rodney Atkins to headline Welcome to the Nest Festival

Rodney Atkins to headline Welcome to the Nest Festival

Tiffany Salameh Aug 8, 2016
Make sure to pack your boots for move-in day because Rodney Atkins will be headlining this year’s Welcome to the Nest Festival, free with an active Osprey 1Card.
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Supporters wait for Donald Trump to speak at the Jacksonville Landing. Photo by Kristen Smith

Trump coming to town again

Cassidy Alexander Aug 3, 2016
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will be hosting a campaign rally in Jacksonville today, Wednesday Aug. 3. The rally will take place at the Jacksonville Veteran’s Memorial Arena at 300 A. Philip Randolph Blvd., and begins at 7 p.m. Doors will open at 4 p.m.
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