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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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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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Aloszka answers questions on new grading system and refunds

Emily Echevarria, Government Reporter | Mar 30, 2020

***You can share how COVID-19 is impacting you by clicking here. Shared stories will be published on our site.*** On Friday evening, March 27, Student Body President John Aloszka went live on Student...

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The Osprey Villages. Photo credit Jonathan.

UNF creates a plan to tackle housing and dining refunds

Emily Echevarria, Student Government Reporter | Mar 27, 2020

The university made the anxiously-awaited announcement regarding housing and dining plan refunds via an email sent out on the afternoon of Friday, March 27.  According to the email, students who have...

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COVID-19 can be deadly, no matter your age

Christian Ayers, Intern reporter | Mar 27, 2020

Not everyone is taking social distancing seriously. Warnings about the dangers of COVID-19 highlighted the particular deadliness the disease has over the elderly, infants, and immunocompromised. Unfortunately,...

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UNF announce OPS and student employees may be able to receive unemployment benefits

Heydi Ortiz, Managing Editor | Mar 27, 2020

OPS and student employees who have been unable to work from home amid the COVID-19 pandemic may be eligible for unemployment benefits, according to an administrative announcement sent out on Friday morning. To...

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FILE - In this Tuesday, March 17, 2020 file photo British Prime Minister Boris Johnson gives a press conference about the ongoing situation with the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak inside 10 Downing Street in London. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for the new coronavirus. Johnson's office said Friday March 27, 2020 that he was tested after showing mild symptoms, Downing St. says Johnson is self-isolating and continuing to lead the country's response to COVID-19. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, Pool)

UK’s Johnson tests positive for virus, deaths soar in Spain

BERNARD CONDON, DAVID RISING and JILL LAWLESS, Associated Press | Mar 27, 2020

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday he has tested positive for the coronavirus, while the number of infections in the United States surged to the most in the world and Spain...

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Military trucks moving coffins of deceased people line up on the highway next to Ponte Oglio, near Bergamo, one of the areas worst hit by the coronavirus infection, on their way from Bergamo cemetery to a crematory in some other location as the local crematory exceeded its maximum capacity, Thursday, March 26, 2020. 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/Luca Bruno)

AP: Half-million infected worldwide as economic toll rises

COLLEEN LONG, DAVID RISING and EMILY SCHMALL, Associated Press | Mar 26, 2020

The human and economic toll of the lockdowns against the coronavirus mounted Thursday as India struggled to feed the multitudes, Italy shut down most of its industry, and a record-shattering 3.3 million...

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UNF Osprey Sculpture. Photo credit Jonathan Merin.

UNF offers students a new grading policy

Kaitlyn Bowers, Video Director | Mar 26, 2020

The question on every Ospreys’ mind has finally been answered: what is going to happen to our grades? Provost and VP of Academic Affairs, Simon Rhodes sent out an alert to Ospreys regarding this semester's...

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