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Letter from the editor

Letter from the editor

Lianna Norman, Editor in Chief Apr 2, 2020

Letter from the editor for April 2, 2020. [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE5XpjqUmSo[/embedyt] __ For more information or news tips, or if you see an error in this story or have any...

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How COVID-19 has affected UNF nursing students

How COVID-19 has affected UNF nursing students

Sarah Glenn, Contributing Writer Apr 2, 2020

As COVID-19 continues to spread rapidly, the University of North Florida has moved entirely to online learning. For some more hands on majors, this has been a more challenging transition. The Brooks...

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Daily's offering care packages for those in need

Daily’s offering care packages for those in need

Lianna Norman, Editor in Chief Apr 2, 2020

Daily's Dash Locations will be handing out free care packages on Friday, April 3, from 10 a..m. until 2 p.m. Each location will have 100 care packages to hand out. The care packages are for those that...

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FILE - In this Tuesday, March 31, 2020 file photo, Vincent Amos, who identified himself as homeless, pulls a shopping cart with his belongings amid businesses closed by concerns of the COVID-19 coronavirus in the Deep Ellum section of Dallas. Amos said his shelter in place routine includes walking the area looking for work cleaning windows. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

AP: A record 6.6 million seek US jobless aid as layoffs mount

CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, Associated Press Apr 2, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 6.6 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week — doubling a record high set just one week earlier — a sign that layoffs are accelerating in the midst...

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UNF extends remote learning through Summer B

Kaitlyn Bowers, Video Director Apr 1, 2020

Remote learning has been extended through Summer B, in compliance with the State University System of Florida and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s social distancing protocols.  This...

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference at a drive-through coronavirus testing site in front of Hard Rock Stadium, Monday, March 30, 2020, in Miami Gardens, Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis doesn't want the people on the Holland America's Zandaam where four people died and others are sick to be treated in Florida, saying the state doesn't have the capacity to treat outsiders as the coronavirus outbreak spreads. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

AP: Florida governor issues statewide stay-at-home order

BRENDAN FARRINGTON and TERRY SPENCER, Associated Press Apr 1, 2020

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a statewide stay-at-home order Wednesday as federal and local pressure mounted for him to abandon the county-by-county approach he had implemented...

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Photogallery: UNF Osprey's 2019-2020 Sports Season

Photogallery: UNF Osprey’s 2019-2020 Sports Season

Darvin Nelson, Features Editor Apr 1, 2020

Even with spring semester cut short, this has been an amazing season of enjoyable games. Spinnaker want to express our appreciation by sharing some of our favorite photos of some sports teams. Although...

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Letter from the Editor

Letter from the Editor

Lianna Norman, Editor in Chief Apr 1, 2020

Letter from the editor for March 31, 2020. [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkxQpgf-SFY[/embedyt] __ For more information or news tips, or if you see an error in this story or have any...

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A body wrapped in plastic is unloaded from a refrigerated truck and handled by medical workers wearing personal protective equipment due to COVID-19 concerns, Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at Brooklyn Hospital Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York. The body was moved to a hearse to be removed to a mortuary. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

AP: US death toll eclipses China’s, CNN’s Chris Cuomo infected

COLLEEN LONG, KAREN MATTHEWS and DAVID RISING, Associated Press Mar 31, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus climbed past 3,500 Tuesday, eclipsing China's official count, as the deepening crisis in New York hit close to home for the governor, who announced...

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Taco Bell doesn't abandon taco Tuesdays

Taco Bell doesn’t abandon taco Tuesdays

Erik Feliciano, General Assignment Reporter Mar 31, 2020

Taco Bell is offering free Doritos Locos Tacos to those that order through their drive through, as part of its response to the Coronavirus. “For the past few weeks, we've been focused on making Taco...

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Graduation mortar board cap on one hundred dollar bills concept for the cost of a college and university education

You may be able to suspend your student loan payments

Erik Feliciano, General Assignment Reporter Mar 31, 2020

Due to COVID-19, many people are out of work and being sent home to help prevent the spread of the virus. As a result, money may be tight.  You may qualify for a temporary suspension of your student...

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FSCJ confirms 2 cases of Coronavirus

Brett Nweeia, Videographer Mar 31, 2020

Florida State College confirmed it’s first 2 cases of the coronavirus.  The two cases reported were from a student and an employee at the college. Similar to other colleges like UNF, FSCJ has shifted...

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