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UNF LGBT Resource Center to host safe space training student edition

UNF LGBT Resource Center to host safe space training student edition

Steven Thompson Sep 13, 2018

The University of North Florida LGBT Resource Center will host a safe space training session on Friday, Sept.14 at 11:30 a.m. The event will be held at the John A. Delaney Student Union in Rm. 3806...

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Graphic by Sam Chaney

Heavy agenda of in-progress projects with the UNF Space Committee

Jessica May Sep 12, 2018

Members of the UNF Space Committee met briefly on Wednesday, Sept. 12 to discuss plans for various campus roads and buildings. Plans to renovate the Science and Engineering Building (Bldg. 50) are...

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Photo courtesy of WJCT website.

Advanced screening of Ken Burn’s “Mayo Clinic: Faith, Hope and Science” on campus

Jessica May and Leonardo Paley Sep 12, 2018

WJCT Public Media will be presenting “Mayo Clinic: Faith, Hope and Science,” a Ken Burns Documentary, on Thursday, Sept. 13 in the Lazzara Performance Hall. The film continues the long-running...

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Courtesy of the National Hurricane Center.

Hurricane Florence downgrades to a Category 3 hurricane

Jessica May Sep 12, 2018

Hurricane Florence is decreasing in forward speed and decreased to a Category 3 hurricane, according to the National Hurricane Center’s 2 p.m. update. The update stated Florence is still forecasted...

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Graphic by Sam Chaney

UNF Financing Corporation meeting: Discussing taxes and finances

Kylie Selvage Sep 12, 2018

The UNF Foundation Board executive committee member Cecil “Mac” Holley started off the Sept. 11 financial reporting meeting by thanking fellow board members and accountants from the  Dixon Hughes...

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UNF named a ‘Best Regional’ university by U.S. News & World Report

Johnakeshia Thompson Sep 11, 2018

Osprey students, if you have never been proud to be an Osprey, then the time is now. UNF is has been named a “Best Regional” university in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2019 “Best Colleges”...

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Courtesy of the UNF College Republicans.

UNF College Republicans to host 9/11 memorial on the Green

Sarah Bethea Sep 10, 2018

On Tuesday, Sept. 11, campuses and communities across the country will be participating in memorials to remember the 2,977 lives that were lost on Sept. 11, 2001. This year marks the seventeenth anniversary...

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Courtesy of the National Hurricane Center.

Hurricane Florence now a Category 4 hurricane

Joseph Girouard Sep 10, 2018

Hurricane Florence has become a Category 4 hurricane as of noon on Monday, Sept. 10. At 11:00 a.m. the same day, Florence was reported to have maximum sustained winds around 115 mph, but after being upgraded...

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Marketing strategy mistaken for sex trafficking scheme

Marketing strategy mistaken for sex trafficking scheme

Jessica May Sep 10, 2018

A marketing campaign from the app IRL gained negative exposure when a Twitter user claimed that it was linked to sex trafficking rings. IRL is a real social media app that is reportedly not involved...

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Tropical Storm Florence upgrades to hurricane status overnight

Tropical Storm Florence upgrades to hurricane status overnight

Sam Chaney, Managing Editor Sep 9, 2018

Hurricane Florence strengthened to a hurricane by the morning of Sunday, Sept.9 and is now expected to continue rapid intensification, according to the National Hurricane Center. “Florence is forecast...

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Courtesy of the National Hurricane Center.

Tropical Storm Florence forecast to possibly become a major hurricane earlier than originally anticipated

Sam Chaney, Managing Editor Sep 8, 2018

In the National Hurricane Center’s 11 a.m. update, Tropical Storm Florence was originally forecast to strengthen to a major hurricane by Tuesday, Sept. 11. Now, however, the NHC said in its 5 p.m. update...

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Heather Duncan

Heather Duncan hired as the new vice president of Governmental Affairs

Alison Stultz Sep 8, 2018

UNF welcomes Heather Duncan, former board member of the UNF Coggin College of Business, as the new Vice President of Governmental Affairs. As vice president, Duncan will lead the State University System...

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