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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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Oscar Munoz. Photo courtesy United Airlines

United Airlines CEO a member of UNF Board of Trustees

Alexandra Torres-Perez | Apr 12, 2017

Chief Executive Officer of United Airlines Oscar Muñoz, who is at the center of a global PR crisis after a passenger was physically dragged from an overbooked flight, serves on UNF's Board of Trustees....

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FSCJ students make more money than UNF students after graduating

FSCJ students make more money than UNF students after graduating

Wesley Leblanc | Apr 12, 2017

Correction: A previous version of this article stated FSCJ graduates earned $24,604 after graduation. The correct number for FSCJ graduates is $42,604. Graduates who leave with a bachelor’s degree...

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Jim Biggers

Dedicated UNF volunteer and former News4Jax chief engineer passes away

Ronnesha Rodgers | Apr 12, 2017

The community is mourning the loss of one gracious volunteer. After having health complications, James “Jimmy” Biggers passed away on April 9, 2017. Biggers served as the chief engineer for News4Jax,...

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Senators being sworn in. Photo by Cameron Castillo

Senate swears in 20 new senators, Mims to be sworn in next week

Cameron Castillo | Apr 12, 2017

The SG Senate approved legislation on Monday that validated the recent election, which approved the induction of 20 new senate members. The approval also validated the election of President-elect Samantha...

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Hicks Hall where One Stop student financial services is located. Photo courtesy of Chartwells

Your FAFSA info might have been hacked last year

Wesley Leblanc | Apr 11, 2017

Up to 100,000 people’s FAFSA information may have been breached last September, according to an article by CNN. IRS Commissioner John Koskinen told CNN that hackers could have used someone’s personal...

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Photo by Morgan Purvis

Two UNF students receiving degrees after death

Audrey Carpenter | Apr 11, 2017

Two UNF students who passed away last fall will be receiving posthumous degrees for the Spring 2017 commencement ceremony. Donald Wade Goodwin, 39, was killed in a hit and run in Jacksonville while...

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