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Often, dog poop is left unattended in the Flats. Photo by Ronnie Rogers

Too much poop: Dogs to be DNA tested in the Flats

Ronnie Rodgers Aug 2, 2016
There is a lot of dog poop at the Flats — so much dog poop that residents will be required to bring in their dogs to have DNA collected. This policy will go into effect starting fall 2016 in an effort to reduce the amount of dog poop at the apartment complex.
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Summer heat wave hits hard

Erin Bisesti Jul 29, 2016
Campus is heating up as heat indexes are forecasted to exceed 100 degrees this weekend and beyond.
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Jaguars season ticket sales a roaring success

Nick Blank Jul 25, 2016
For three days, lines of students bought up Student Government’s (SG) discounted season tickets at the Osprey plaza. Jaguars cheerleaders and mascot Jaxson de Ville were present as SG tripled the season tickets they sold on the first day of sales last year.
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UPDATE: Parking permit sales unavailable

Rachel Cazares Jul 25, 2016

As of noon Monday, the Parking Services office has confirmed the online permit purchasing system is down until further notice. The website says it's due to a “database error”. Spinnaker spoke to Parking...

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UPDATE: Traffic light near Eco Adventure working again

Erin Bisesti Jul 19, 2016
The traffic light at Eco Road and UNF Drive is currently inoperable. The traffic control box was struck by lightning, causing the light to go out.
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Pokemon Go raises security concerns

Pokemon Go raises security concerns

Tiffany Butler Jul 18, 2016

Pokemon Go seems to have become a phenomenon over night, but as people begin to look into how it works, some serious concerns are being raised about its privacy policy. The app requires users to make...

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Corrine Brown and the race for Congress: A look at local politics

Corrine Brown and the race for Congress: A look at local politics

Tiffany Butler Jul 15, 2016

What happened? U.S. Representative Corrine Brown was indicted July 8, on 24 counts of conspiracy and fraud, stemming from alleged use of charity funds for personal expenses. Brown’s chief of staff,...

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Is Student Health Services moving off-campus?

Nick Blank Jul 13, 2016

UNF may be moving Student Health Services (SHS) off campus so that they can begin accepting health insurance. The university issued an Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) to healthcare providers regarding...

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Jags season tickets for students update

Danae Leake Jul 11, 2016
With just a short time before the Jacksonville Jaguars season kicks off, more information on student ticket sales and benefits have been announced by Student Government.
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Former UNF Professor John Hutcheson passes away at age 71

Former UNF Professor John Hutcheson passes away at age 71

Nick Blank Jul 1, 2016
John Hutcheson, who died on Tuesday at age 71, taught printmaking at UNF for eight years. He printed at workshops around the world--New York, London, Singapore-- and mastered disciplines of printmaking like Stone Lithography, Silkscreen, Handmade Paper, Etching, and Woodcut.
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Field House awarded for energy efficiency

Field House awarded for energy efficiency

Audrey Carpenter Jun 29, 2016

The UNF Field House was awarded the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. The building becomes one of 14 others on UNF’s campus...

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UNF at the bottom of performance funding metric

Tiffany Butler Jun 27, 2016
UNF is not receiving performance funding from the state for this fiscal year. This money is distributed based on the scores of the state’s 11 public universities, with the most money going to those at the top and none going to those at the bottom.
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