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Cash Prizes offered by the Writing Center for the 2020 General Election Informed Citizen Writing Contest

Cash Prizes offered by the Writing Center for the 2020 General Election Informed Citizen Writing Contest

Hayley Simonson, Police Reporter | Oct 3, 2020

If you’re feeling extra passionate about this year’s election, you may want to check out the UNF Writing Center’s new cash prize contest that has officially opened for submission and entry. The...

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UNF keeps the performing arts alive through COVID-19

UNF keeps the performing arts alive through COVID-19

Kayla Chouinard | Oct 3, 2020

UNF student Madeline Aquino, a co-founder and president of the school's Swoop Troupe theater club, has always fed off the energy she gets from the audience while she's on stage. She's hoping she can feel...

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President Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up as he leaves the White House to go to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after he tested positive for COVID-19, Friday, Oct. 2, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

AP: Trump, stricken by COVID-19, taken to military hospital

JILL COLVIN AND ZEKE MILLER, Associated Press | Oct 2, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump appeared in public Friday evening for the first time since being stricken by COVID-19, boarding his Marine One helicopter for a flight to a military hospital...

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Partake in virtual fitness classes through UNF's Wellness Center

Partake in virtual fitness classes through UNF’s Wellness Center

Hayley Simonson, Police Reporter | Oct 2, 2020

Ospreys, do you miss group fitness through the UNF Wellness Center? Even though all group fitness classes were canceled for the fall 2020 semester due to COVID-19, you can still stay plugged in with some...

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UNF 2021 Spring Break cancelled

UNF 2021 Spring Break cancelled

Hayley Simonson, Police Reporter | Oct 2, 2020

Spring Break of 2021 will be cancelled in an attempt to continue mitigation of the coronavirus, according to a recent Osprey email from the university. “We believe these adjustments will reduce the...

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President Trump and the First Lady test positive for COVID-19

Kevin Luhrs, Opinions Editor | Oct 2, 2020

The country has been shaken by the news that the president and the first lady have tested positive for COVID-19. White House staffers are in a state of shock, scrambling as they look to contain the virus...

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UNF's Ignite Party

UNF’s Ignite Party

Nathan Turoff, Student Government Reporter | Oct 1, 2020

Its election season here at UNF, and the Senate campaigns are in full swing. There are two parties competing for senate seats, and both seek to make life better for all students. Last week, Spinnaker sat...

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UNF community saddened by passing UNF adjunct instructor and two former faculty members

Darvin Nelson, News Editor | Oct 1, 2020

Darin Nelson, News Editor Featured image by Justin Nedrow The University notified students and faculty that a UNF adjunct instructor and two former professors have passed away this month, in an Osprey...

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The outside of UNF's Student Wellness Center. (Jonathan Merin/Spinnaker)

BREAKING: Power outage hits Student Wellness Center

Zach Yearwood, Managing Editor | Oct 1, 2020

The Student Wellness Complex reported a power outage Thursday morning. In an alert sent at 10:33 a.m., the school notified students and faculty that power in the building was gone. The cause of the...

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AP FACT CHECK: False claims swamp first Trump-Biden debate

AP FACT CHECK: False claims swamp first Trump-Biden debate

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump unleashed a torrent of fabrications and fear-mongering in a belligerent debate with Joe Biden, at one point claiming the U.S. death toll would have been 10 times...

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Governor DeSantis lifts COVID-19 restrictions on businesses statewide

Darvin Nelson, News Editor | Sep 30, 2020

Darvin Nelson, News Editor Governor DeSantis has lifted all COVID-19 restrictions on businesses, restaurants, and bars state-wide. The new executive order allows businesses to operate at full capacity. Local...

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President Donald Trump gestures while speaking during the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

First presidential debate quickly goes off the rails

Zach Yearwood, Managing Editor | Sep 30, 2020

Misleading statements, personal attacks and incomprehensible yelling in Tuesday night’s presidential debate gave people a glimpse of what the lead-up to Nov. 3 will look like -- and reminded us that...

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