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Royalty free photo from unsplash.com - DACA recipients, or Dreamers, are often highly integrated members of society. Ending the DACA program would be devastating for millions of people.

Supreme Court rules in favor of DACA

Siddie Friar, Intern Reporter | Jun 18, 2020

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court ruled today that the Obama era Deferment of Action on Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, would remain intact. Marking the second time in a week that the court ruled against...

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Royalty free photo from unsplash.com. George Floyd protests in Uptown Charlotte.

A current timeline of the BLM movement

Zach Yearwood and Siddie Friar | Jun 17, 2020

2020 has seen a historic rise in global civil rights protests. Here is a timeline of what has happened so far.  February 23  25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery is shot down while jogging in his hometown...

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Anti-racism training to be required for all incoming freshmen

Siddie Friar, Intern Reporter | Jun 17, 2020

As part of a renewed diversity initiative, all incoming freshmen at UNF will be required to attend anti-racist training classes. The announcement was made by President Szymanski last week during a digital...

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River City Pride addresses concerns

River City Pride addresses concerns

Haneifah Ahmad, Reporter | Jun 16, 2020

The community began to grow some concern that the organization River City Pride has gone quiet following the events that occurred over George Floyd’s death. River City Pride is a non-profit organization...

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LGBTQ+ flags against blue sky.

Supreme Court rules LGBT workers are protected by Civil Rights law

Zach Yearwood, News Editor | Jun 15, 2020

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that gay and transgender workers are protected from workplace discrimination under the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The 6 to 3 vote by the court handed the LGBTQ community...

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Summer 2020 graduation will be virtual

Courtney Green, Managing Editor | Jun 15, 2020

Yet another semester is slated to conclude without caps and gowns and the UNF Arena. A second batch of graduates will be receiving degrees without their ceremonial walk in public. Instead, graduation...

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A woman walks past an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo Monday, June 15, 2020. Asian shares were mostly lower Monday on concern over a resurgence of coronavirus cases and pessimism after Wall Street posted its worst week in nearly three months. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

AP: Stocks sink worldwide as coronavirus infections rise again

STAN CHOE, Associated Press | Jun 15, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are falling again Monday on fears that new waves of coronavirus infections could derail the swift economic recovery that Wall Street was sure was on the way. The S&P 500...

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The RNC is coming to Jacksonville, sort of

The RNC is coming to Jacksonville, sort of

Siddie Friar, Reporter | Jun 15, 2020

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - In a historic move, the Republican National Convention (RNC)  will be split across two cities for the first time ever.  The bulk of the ‘business’ of the convention will remain...

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Be the Change: A Virtual Candlelight Vigil for Racial Justice

Be the Change: UNF hosts virtual candlelight vigil for racial justice

Zach Yearwood, News Editor | Jun 11, 2020

Hundreds of members of the UNF community came together online Wednesday night to show solidarity with the black community and to honor the lives of those lost to racially motivated police brutality. Over...

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FILE - In this May 15, 2020, file photo, Walmart employees conduct COVID-19 testing for pre-registered individuals in the parking lot of the Ramsey Street Walmart in Fayetteville, N.C. Coronavirus cases are rising in nearly half the U.S. states, as states are rolling back lockdowns. (Julia Wall/The News & Observer via AP, File)

AP: Alarming rise in virus cases as states roll back lockdowns

MIKE STOBBE, Associated Press | Jun 11, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — States are rolling back lockdowns, but the coronavirus isn't done with the U.S. Cases are rising in nearly half the states, according to an Associated Press analysis, a worrying trend...

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Official BSU statement to the Osprey community

Official BSU statement to the Osprey community

Darvin Nelson, Features Editor | Jun 10, 2020

UNF's Black Student Union (BSU) executive board and committee released an official statement regarding recent racial injustices: "To the University of North Florida Students, Administration, Alumni,...

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Confederate statue removed from Jacksonville park overnight

Confederate statue removed from Jacksonville park overnight

Zach Yearwood, News Editor | Jun 9, 2020

A monument depicting a Confederate soldier was taken down Monday night from the pedestal it once stood on in Hemming Park, just outside Jacksonville City Hall. City Hall was the scene for a protest...

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