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Looking for a job on campus in the fall? Here are some available positions you may be interested in

Zach Yearwood, News Editor Jul 20, 2020

Whether you are in need of a financial boost or just have some free time during the week, UNF offers several paid positions for students in most departments on campus, even despite COVID-19. Last fall,...

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CORRECTS POLITICAL PARTY FROM REPUBLICAN TO DEMOCRAT - FILE - In this Thursday, May 10, 2007 file photo, U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., in his office on Capitol Hill, in Washington. Lewis, who carried the struggle against racial discrimination from Southern battlegrounds of the 1960s to the halls of Congress, died Friday, July 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

AP: Remembering John Lewis, rights icon and `American hero’

CALVIN WOODWARD, Associated Press Jul 20, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — People paid great heed to John Lewis for much of his life in the civil rights movement. But at the very beginning — when he was just a kid wanting to be a minister someday — his...

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Student Government puts out survey about racial discrimination and BLM

Siddie Friar, Intern Reporter Jul 17, 2020

In an effort to better understand the climate around race and racial injustice on campus, Student Government has released a survey to gauge how Ospreys are feeling.  The survey is only a few questions,...

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Update on returning to campus in fall; new self-screening app; Boathouse closed

Darvin Nelson, Features Editor Jul 17, 2020

UNF has emailed an update on the status of returning to campus in the Fall. Here are some highlights from the text: Shared Responsibility: “A successful return to campus will depend on all of our...

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UNF faculty create petition to ban any RNC activity from campus

UNF faculty create petition to ban any RNC activity from campus

Siddie Friar, Reporter Jul 16, 2020

In a preemptive move, faculty at UNF have created a petition asking for a ban on any and all RNC activities at any campus facilities for the convention this August.  The petition cites two main reasons...

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Students experience online mentorship during pandemic through CASS

Haneifah Ahmad, Intern Reporter Jul 16, 2020

The Community Alliance for Student Success is a mentor group at the University of North Florida which caters to helping minority students prosper in their educational journey and provides support for students...

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UNF provides a statement on test alert system problem

UNF provides a statement on test alert system problem

Courtney Green, Managing Editor Jul 15, 2020

There was a hiccup in UNF's test alert system over the weekend, with some people receiving the automated phone call hours after receiving the text alert or push notification. In a statement to Spinnaker,...

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FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2019, file photo, pedestrians walk through the gates of Harvard Yard at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday, July 8, 2020, challenging the Trump administration's decision to bar international students from staying in the U.S. if they take classes entirely online this fall. Some institutions, including Harvard, have announced that all instruction will be offered remotely in the fall during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Trump administration rescinds rule on foreign students

COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press Jul 14, 2020

BOSTON (AP) — Facing eight federal lawsuits and opposition from hundreds of universities, the Trump administration on Tuesday rescinded a rule that would have required international students to transfer...

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Howard the Duck. Photo credit Nathan Turoff.

Howard the Duck is not among the fallen; petition to rename Commons circulates

Nathan Turoff, Critter Columnist Jul 14, 2020

Yesterday afternoon, news broke of a mysterious duck virus afflicting UNF ducks at The Flats. One of the earliest and most logical concerns of many students was the fate of UNF's own Howard the Duck. The...

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Edward Waters College on its way to becoming a university

Edward Waters College on its way to becoming a university

Haneifah Ahmad, Reporter Jul 14, 2020

Students who attend the historical black college Edward Waters College will have expanded opportunities due to a $3.5 million increase in funding. The 2020-2021 state legislative budget distributed the...

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Jacksonville attorneys files lawsuit against RNC

Darvin Nelson, Features Editor Jul 14, 2020

Last week, multiple Jacksonville Attorneys -along with several residents and business owners- filed a lawsuit against the city, the Trump campaign, and the Republican National Committee. The lawsuit was...

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In this June 26, 2020, file photo, Ivanka Trump, right, applauds as President Donald Trump holds an executive order that he signed during a meeting with the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. A new White House-backed ad campaign aims to encourage people who are unemployed or unhappy in their jobs or careers to “find something new.” (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

White House campaign to help jobless ‘find something new’

DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press Jul 14, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new White House-backed ad campaign aims to encourage people who are unemployed or unhappy in their jobs or careers to "find something new." The opening ad in the "Find Something...

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