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UNF Student Health Services adds additional screening tool for coronavirus

UNF Student Health Services adds additional screening tool for coronavirus

Courtney Green, News Editor | Feb 17, 2020

While University of Florida professors have asked students to leave class for health testing related to the novel coronavirus, University of North Florida has added an additional screening tool for the...

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President Trump funds JAXPORT harbor deepening project

Emily Echevarria, Government Reporter | Feb 17, 2020

Jacksonville made its mark on President Trump’s proposed budget for the fiscal year 2021, with the Jacksonville Port Authority awarded $93 million to deepen the harbor to 47 feet.  The Jacksonville...

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UNF SDS asks for students to call the Dean of Students and Student Conduct to overturn the charges brought on by their silent banner drop on February 5, 2020. From UNF SDS Facebook.

Student Conduct reports two dozen calls and 20 emails in support of SDS

Courtney Green, News Editor | Feb 17, 2020

As of Friday, February 14, Student Conduct has reported approximately two dozen phone calls and 20 emails from those in support of UNF Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) after SDS was referred to...

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Aloszka Administration re-vamps study rooms

Emily Echevarria, Government Reporter | Feb 17, 2020

The Aloszka-Costello administration is tackling one of its last initiatives in office -- revamping study spaces outside of the library.  “A year ago now, this was something that Nat and I ran on,”...

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AP: U of Florida: Professors can’t make sick kids leave class

AUDREY MOSTEK, Fresh Take Florida via Associated Press | Feb 17, 2020

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida's flagship university is warning its professors to stop requiring students who may be visibly sick to leave class and be tested for the new coronavirus. The orders from...

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President Trump cuts student loan forgiveness in new annual budget, expands Pell Grant

President Trump cuts student loan forgiveness in new annual budget, expands Pell Grant

Courtney Green, News Editor | Feb 13, 2020

In the annual budget for the upcoming 2021 fiscal year, President Trump has chosen to eliminate the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, which forgives student loans for those who work full-time in...

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AP: China reports spike in virus cases with new way of counting

YANAN WANG, Associated Press | Feb 13, 2020

BEIJING (AP) — China on Thursday reported a sharp spike in deaths and infections from a new virus after the hardest-hit province of Hubei applied a new classification system that broadens the scope of...

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Florida voter registration deadline next Tuesday

Courtney Green, News Editor | Feb 12, 2020

Are you registered to vote in the Florida primary? The deadline to register to vote is next Tuesday, February 18. Florida's 2020 primary to determine the Democratic and Republican candidates is fast...

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AP: Fall in new cases raises hope in virus outbreak in China

KEN MORITSUGU, Associated Press | Feb 12, 2020

BEIJING (AP) — The number of new cases in China dropped for a second straight day in a virus outbreak that has infected about 45,000 people and killed more than 1,100, health officials said Wednesday. Chinese...

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Graphic abortion display on Campus: Why they’re here and what students think about it

Darvin Nelson, General Assignment Reporter | Feb 11, 2020

Organizations like the Canadian Center for Bio-ethical Reform (CCBR) have held anti-abortion demonstrations at UNF before. The CCBR is an educational human rights organization that is against abortion....

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UNF SDS comes out to the Abortion Awareness Project on February 11, 2020. Photo credit Courtney Green.

Students for a Democratic Society makes an appearance at anti-abortion event

Courtney Green, News Editor | Feb 11, 2020

Students for a Democratic Society made an appearance the second day of the anti-abortion demonstration in front of the UNF Student Union. With signs and chants, UNF SDS stood with NextGen as both...

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A photo of Professor Miriam Folk from her Facebook profile.

FSCJ professor dies in a crash on Heckscher Drive

Courtney Green, News Editor | Feb 11, 2020

A two-vehicle crash took the life of Professor Miriam Folk on Monday afternoon, according to Florida Highway Patrol. Folk was attempting to pull out of the Sandollar Restaurant when she was struck...

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