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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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College students facing an unemployment crisis

College students facing an unemployment crisis

Hayley Simonson, Police Reporter | Sep 29, 2020

Featured image by Emilio Takas via Unsplash. Stimulus checks from six months ago have dried up, and college graduates are competing with 30 million other unemployed Americans for jobs. The class of...

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Free drive-in COVID-19 testing today

Free drive-in COVID-19 testing today

Mariana Mejia, Reporter | Sep 29, 2020

Mariana Mejia, Reporter Hey there Ospreys, UNF will be hosting a free COVID-19 drive-in testing event from 3p.m. - 6 p.m. The event will be available for students, and faculty and staff members in...

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ITS service interruption released; UNF upgrades firewall

ITS service interruption released; UNF upgrades firewall

Hayley Simonson, Police Reporter | Sep 28, 2020

An ITS service interruption was released by UNF shortly after Flagler College, in St. Augustine, announced that one of their databases was the target of a ransomware attack.  The University of North...

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Spirit Week events will be hosted from Monday, Sept. 28 until Oct. 2

Osprey Life and Productions presents UNF Spirit Week

Zach Yearwood, Managing Editor | Sep 28, 2020

It smells like school spirit. Osprey Life and Productions will host several events throughout the week for a fun way to bring the UNF community together. Most of this week’s activities will be virtual,...

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