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President Donald Trump

Here’s what Trump plans to change about education

Audrey Carpenter Apr 27, 2017

The budget proposed by the Trump administration for the 2018 fiscal year is only 53 pages long, but it contains some major cuts to programs for higher education that they consider wasteful spending....

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Police Beat: graffiti, theft and car damage

Police Beat: graffiti, theft and car damage

Alexandra Torres-Perez Apr 26, 2017

You Don’t Surf A surfboard has been taken from the top of a car on April 20. According to the police report, the student said the surfboard was taken in Lot 55, but the car was parked near the woods...

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UNF Teaching program receives $1.4 million grant towards teaching in urban schools

UNF Teaching program receives $1.4 million grant towards teaching in urban schools

Pierce Turner Apr 25, 2017

Graduate students at UNF who are looking to get their master’s degree in teaching math and science can now apply to a new fellowship program following a large grant received from the National Science...

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Delaney

Delaney on witness list for former Congresswoman accused of fraud

Cassidy Alexander Apr 25, 2017

UNF President John Delaney is on the witness list for Corrine Brown, a former Jacksonville Congresswoman facing 22 counts of corruption, tax evasion and fraud. Jury selection for Brown’s trial in federal...

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Finals week memes to slow tide of stress

Finals week memes to slow tide of stress

Ronnie Rodgers Apr 24, 2017

With finals week in full swing here’s a little something to take the edge off. These are some of the funniest memes that all us college students can relate to right now. — For more...

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Danielle Hammond, public relations junior, enjoys some quality downtime from the intensity of finals with one of the loving service dogs in-training. 
Photo by Michael Herrera

The furry remedy to finals week stress

Alexandra Torres-Perez Apr 24, 2017

Finals week has reared its ugly head, which means no sleep and an endless amount of stress. Students camp out at the library and study for hours in order to prepare for their dreaded exams, but the library...

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Mims sworn in; legislative elections held

Mims sworn in; legislative elections held

Cameron Castillo Apr 19, 2017

Samantha Mims and Cole Poppell were officially sworn in as the student body president and vice president, respectively, during Monday’s senate meeting. Tajmaus Johnson, the vice president-elect before...

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Police Beat: Missing boot, the Yeti and a vandalized car

Police Beat: Missing boot, the Yeti and a vandalized car

Alexandra Torres-Perez Apr 19, 2017

  Mystery of the Yeti A student’s Yeti Tumbler was stolen from a shelf in Ozzies on April 2. According to the police report, a student set the tumbler down as he bought something from Ozzies,...

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Free tuition in New York, no plans to change tuition at UNF

Free tuition in New York, no plans to change tuition at UNF

Hannah Lee Apr 14, 2017

New York will be the first state in the U.S. to provide free tuition to students attending public colleges and universities. The governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, signed the program into law April...

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Physical parking passes to be replaced by fall semester

Physical parking passes to be replaced by fall semester

Pierce Turner Apr 14, 2017

Parking pass stickers will be a thing of the past at UNF starting this fall. The replacement: virtual passes tied to license plate numbers and added to a computer system. The first of these passes will...

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UNF appoints three new deans

UNF appoints three new deans

Audrey Carpenter Apr 13, 2017

After months of searching, three new faculty members will be joining the UNF community this summer in positions of leadership. UNF appointed new deans to the Hicks Honors College, College of Arts and...

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Police Beat: Missing truck, stolen tech

Police Beat: Missing truck, stolen tech

Alexandra Torres-Perez Apr 12, 2017

Missing Wheels A student reported his black Ford truck missing from Lot 18 on April 5. According to the police report, the student parked his truck near a light pole the day before, but noticed it was...

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