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State stats: Coronavirus in the State of Florida

State stats: Coronavirus in the State of Florida

Brett Nweeia, Videographer | Apr 4, 2020

There are now over 10760 cases of the COVID-19 virus in the state of Florida. In addition to that, there have also been over 190 deaths in the state. If you have any symptoms of a dry cough, shortness...

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SG: Schneider-Dougherty Administration Begins

SG: Schneider-Dougherty Administration Begins

Emily Echevarria, Government Reporter | Apr 3, 2020

Ally Schneider and Kayla Dougherty officially took the offices of President and Vice President, respectively, on Friday, April 3. They were sworn in via Zoom, in the first virtual Senate meeting of the...

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SG: A final goodbye from Aloszka and Costello

Emily Echevarria, Government Reporter | Apr 3, 2020

When John Aloszka and Nat Costello pictured their last weeks as Student Body President and Vice President, they did not imagine a world of virtual meetings, working from home, and a campus that is almost...

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Former Vice President Joe Biden, left, and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., right, greet one another before they participate in a Democratic presidential primary debate at CNN Studios in Washington, Sunday, March 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

AP: Democrats elevate health care as virus-era campaign argument

ALEXANDRA JAFFE, Associated Press | Apr 3, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are zeroing in on health care as one of the few issues that might resonate among Americans who have largely shelved election year politics as they focus on protecting their...

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Hicks Hall where One Stop student financial services is located. Photo courtesy of Chartwells

UNF Registrar’s Office lets students know their options ahead of grading option window opening

Courtney Green, News Editor | Apr 3, 2020

Monday, April 6 will be the first day students can choose to enroll in the new "A/B/S/U" grading option. In an email early Friday morning, the UNF Registrar's Office broke down the options for students...

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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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