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Elizabeth Andersen

UNF Alum wins District 2 School Board

Jessica May Nov 6, 2018

UNF alum Elizabeth Andersen wins the District 2 School Board elections. This district includes the beaches and Intracoastal west area of Jacksonville, as well as some parts of the Southside. This...

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Cord Byrd

UNF alum Cord Byrd re-elected in Florida House District 11

Alex Toth, Features Editor Nov 6, 2018

Republican candidate Cord Byrd was re-elected in District 11 of the Florida House of Representatives. Byrd, who received his bachelor’s degree from UNF, was first elected to the seat in 2016....

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Nancy Soderberg

Soderberg takes a loss to Maltz for a representative seat

Jessica May Nov 6, 2018

Democrat Nancy Soderberg loses to Republican Michael Waltz for the representative seat for the sixth congressional district. Florida’s sixth congressional seat has not been held by a democrat...

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Amendment 9 passes: Indoor vaping and offshore drilling are over with

Amendment 9 passes: Indoor vaping and offshore drilling are over with

Jessica May Nov 6, 2018

Nov. 6 the Ninth Amendment on the Florida 2018 ballot has been passed which concludes the use of vapes and e-cigarettes indoors and the end of drilling offshore. With the passing of this amendment,...

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John Rutherford re-elected as Florida Representative

Jessica May Nov 6, 2018

John Rutherford earned himself a re-election for Florida Representative in the fourth congressional district. Rutherford is the current Republican representative for this district. He was elected...

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Ashley Moody

Ashley Moody elected Florida’s Attorney General

Sam Chaney, Managing Editor Nov 6, 2018

Floridian voters could finally release the breath they had been collectively holding on the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 6 when it was announced that Ashley Moody was elected as the state’s new Attorney...

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What you need to know before you vote

Hannah Lee Nov 6, 2018

Here are some Dos and Don'ts for voting today: DO: Be informed! There is a lot on the ballot this year. There are 12 amendments being voted on and several local elections being decided. Do your...

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UNF Senate approves Spring concert budget increase

UNF Senate approves Spring concert budget increase

Alan Vargas Nov 5, 2018

Osprey Productions Director Dani Brantley is on a mission. Her goal is to boost attendance of the annual UNF Spring concert. In the last two years, approximately 3,000 students have attended Oz Music...

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President Szymanski announces new Vice President of Data Analytics

President Szymanski announces new Vice President of Data Analytics

Hannah Lee, Editor-in-Chief Nov 5, 2018

Jay Coleman, the Associate Provost at UNF, has been named as the Vice President of Data Analytics. UNF President David Szymanski announced on Friday, Nov. 2 his final decision on who would fill the new...

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Florida’s Ninth Amendment forces voters to choose between two obscure decisions

Jessica May Nov 4, 2018

Florida voters who support offshore drilling but aren’t fans of vaping will face a dilemma this November. It would make sense for many to vote on the issue of offshore oil and gas drilling and vaping...

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Attorney General and Commissioner of Agriculture Breakdown

Jessica May and Carly Kramer Nov 4, 2018

Attorney General The Attorney General is the leader of the Florida Department of Legal Affairs. They are responsible for citizen protection, prosecution, development of legal opinion and being a representative...

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Reported sexual assault at the Flats

Jessica May Nov 3, 2018

A UNF student was attending a party at the Flats early Saturday morning and was allegedly drugged and assaulted according to an Osprey Update sent out to students around 6:47 p.m. The Update said the...

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