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$4.4 Million grant given to UNF College of Education to prepare future PK-2 Educators

$4.4 Million grant given to UNF College of Education to prepare future PK-2 Educators

Aloe Suarez, Reporter Oct 8, 2020

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The University of North Florida’s College of Education receives a multimillion-dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Education to train teachers for the future of learning, according...

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Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., and Vice President Mike Pence answer questions during the vice presidential debate Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, at Kingsbury Hall on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, Pool)

AP FACT CHECK: Claims from Pence and Harris VP debate

Oct 7, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris tussled Wednesday in the first and only vice presidential debate before the Nov. 3 election, coming as the coronavirus sidelined President...

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WATCH: Kamala Harris and Mike Pence face-to-face in the VP debate at 9 p.m.

WATCH: Kamala Harris and Mike Pence face-to-face in the VP debate at 9 p.m.

Zach Yearwood, Managing Editor Oct 7, 2020

Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris are set to face off in the vice presidential debate tonight at 9 p.m. Click the link below to watch: https://www.nbcnews.com/video/oct-7-vice-presidential-debate-93112389804

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Graduates displaying their customized caps.

Graduation application deadline for Fall 2020 hits Oct. 9

Nathan Turoff, Student Government Reporter Oct 7, 2020

The deadline to apply for Fall 2020 graduation is coming up this Friday, Oct. 9. All students seeking to graduate during this semester must submit the proper application. The University also highly recommends...

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Members of the production crew inspect glass on stage which will serve as a barrier to protect the spread of COVID-19 as preparations take place for the vice presidential debate at the University of Utah, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, in Salt Lake City. The vice presidential debate between Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic vice presidential candidate, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., is scheduled for Oct. 7. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

AP: Pence-Harris debate to unfold as Trump recovers from virus

STEVE PEOPLES, KATHLEEN RONAYNE and JILL COLVIN, Associated Press Oct 7, 2020

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence and his Democratic challenger, California Sen. Kamala Harris, are set to face off in a debate that will offer starkly different visions for a country confronting...

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Voter registration deadline extended

Voter registration deadline extended

Darvin Nelson, News Editor Oct 6, 2020

Governor DeSantis has extended the voter registration deadline to participate in the 2020 general election after the issues with the voter registration site on Monday evening. Secretary of State Laurel...

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UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 6: slowdowns in the U.S. Postal Service have spurred concerns about delivery and receipt of ballots for the November elections. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

What’s on the Florida Ballot?

Nathan Turoff, Student Government Reporter Oct 6, 2020

It’s election season here in Florida, and there are many things on the ballot -- not just candidates and positions. Florida, as outlined in its state constitution, has the capability to add amendments...

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Florida's Voter registration site fails hours before the deadline

Florida’s Voter registration site fails hours before the deadline

Darvin Nelson, News Editor Oct 6, 2020

Floridians encountered slow responses or error messages on the voter registration site on Oct. 5 -- the registration deadline. Potential voters trying to access the website might have been met with...

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Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden gestures while speaking during the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

New poll by UNF’s polling laboratory has Biden leading in Florida

Kevin Luhrs, Opinions Editor Oct 6, 2020

In a poll of 3,142 registered likely voters released on the eve of the vice presidential debate, UNF’s Public Opinion Research Laboratory (PORL) has former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. ahead of...

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Impeachment charges against Elections Comissioner Boyer dropped following 6-6 vote

Nathan Turoff, Student Government Reporter Oct 5, 2020

An impeachment trial was held against Elections Commissioner Darryl Boyer in the Senate meeting, last Friday. Commissioner Boyer was indicted on charges of “Malfeasance,” or wrongdoing, as outlined...

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The Bookstore shaving a large sale on apparel .Photo by Valeree Del Guidice

UNF Bookstore hosts online ‘Cyber Sale’ this week

John Watson, Sports Editor Oct 5, 2020

Get your laptops out and browsers open because the UNF Bookstore is having a cyber sale this week full of great deals and tons of savings.  You can save 25 percent off clothing, accessories and gifts...

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Photo by Justin Nedrow.

UNF’s Community First reopens after renovations and yearns to improve financial literacy

Aloe Suarez, Reporter Oct 5, 2020

Featured image by Justin Nedrow. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Community First Credit Union on the University of North Florida’s campus is now open for continual business after completing renovations,...

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