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Tropical storm warning in effect for Duval County

Tiffany Salameh Jun 6, 2016
Tropical storm warning in effect for Duval County.
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Nelson Mandela’s grandson to speak at UNF in February

Nick Blank Jun 1, 2016
Ndaba Mandela, Nelson Mandela’s grandson, will speak at the Martin Luther King Jr Scholarship Luncheon February 21, 2017.
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Jarod Miller Photo courtesy Jacksonville Sherriff’s Office

Update: The trial of Jarod Miller

Mark Judson May 31, 2016
Jarod Miller, who is accused of murdering UNF student Nic Hare in August, remains in legal limbo nearly eight months after the case against him began.
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UNF Bookstore. Photo by Cassidy Alexander

Tax-Free Textbook Bill expiring; Students will pay tax on textbook purchases after June 30

Tiffany Butler May 27, 2016
The tax-free textbook bill is expiring on June 30, meaning students will have to start paying an extra six percent on textbook purchases.
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Blackboard's replacement put to test

Blackboard’s replacement put to test

Mark Judson May 24, 2016
The University of North Florida (UNF) is ditching Blackboard for a new online, educational platform called Canvas.
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Photo by Robert Curtis

Virtual Parking is coming to campus

Mark Judson May 23, 2016
A measure to implement virtual parking decals has been approved by the University of North Florida.
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False imprisonment charges against UNF student dropped

Cassidy Alexander May 12, 2016
The charge of false imprisonment has been dropped against Clayton D. Cook.
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UNF in hot water with state over bond rating downgrade

UNF in hot water with state over bond rating downgrade

Nick Blank May 11, 2016
Florida Governor Rick Scott summoned UNF President John Delaney to Tallahassee because of a failure to notify the state about a downgrade in the university’s bond rating from an “A+” to an “A.”
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Photo by Cassidy Alexander

UNF a top school for the LGBT community

Mark Judson May 10, 2016
The University of North Florida was named one of the nation’s top-50 LGBT-friendly universities by College Choice.
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Screenshot of myWings homepage.

UPDATE: MyWings running again after unexpected error

Cassidy Alexander May 2, 2016
MyWings is experiencing an unexpected error, leaving students and professors unable to access their accounts.
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The homepage for a class in Canvas. Photo by Mark Judson, courtesy of Canvas.

UNF says good-bye to Blackboard

Mark Judson Apr 26, 2016
University of North Florida is switching from using Blackboard as its online services tool and moving to Canvas.
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 Adjunct Vickery and student Mary Ratcliff work on a sculpture. Photo by Tiffany Butler

Big things from the sculpture program

Tiffany Butler Apr 21, 2016

From murals to sculptures to bike racks it’s easy to find student art displayed around UNF’s campus. The art department hopes to expand this trend off-campus with the creation of a sculpture park...

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