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Often, dog poop is left unattended in the Flats. Photo by Ronnie Rogers

Too much poop: Dogs to be DNA tested in the Flats

Ronnie Rodgers | Aug 2, 2016
There is a lot of dog poop at the Flats — so much dog poop that residents will be required to bring in their dogs to have DNA collected. This policy will go into effect starting fall 2016 in an effort to reduce the amount of dog poop at the apartment complex.
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Changes coming to Career Services

Changes coming to Career Services

Tiffany Butler | Aug 1, 2016

Career Services is making some major changes during the intercession. They are in the process of putting career placement offices with each of UNF’s colleges. The central Career Services office will...

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 Photo by Mark Judson

Summer heat wave hits hard

Erin Bisesti | Jul 29, 2016
Campus is heating up as heat indexes are forecasted to exceed 100 degrees this weekend and beyond.
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The parking spaces noted above will be inaccessible until Sept. 16. Graphic by Cassidy Alexander

Lot 53 is getting a facelift; will be partially inaccessible

Cassidy Alexander | Jul 29, 2016

Lot 53 will be under construction starting Monday, Aug. 1. Half of the lot will be inaccessible to park in, but the other half will remain open. Starting at 7 a.m., the west/main entrance to the parking...

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 Graphic by Ben Cross,

The Weekend Ahead: July 28-31

Courtney Stringfellow | Jul 28, 2016

Celebrate the end of summer session with some fun around Jax. Friday, July 29 — UNF School of Computing Pokemon Go Tournament What: A Pokemon Go tournament is finally coming to a campus near you....

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The accident at JTB has reported injuries, according to JTB. Photo by Tiffany Salameh

UPDATE: Crash at JTB did not involve UNF students

Cassidy Alexander | Jul 26, 2016

https://youtu.be/LfjafnxcL0o UPDATE — 7/26/16 @ 10:25 The crash at eastbound JTB and Kernan Boulevard did not involve UNF students, according to officials at the scene. Additionally, officials said...

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 Photo by Mark Judson.

Jaguars season ticket sales a roaring success

Nick Blank | Jul 25, 2016
For three days, lines of students bought up Student Government’s (SG) discounted season tickets at the Osprey plaza. Jaguars cheerleaders and mascot Jaxson de Ville were present as SG tripled the season tickets they sold on the first day of sales last year.
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Photo by Mark Judson

UPDATE: Parking permit sales unavailable

Rachel Cazares | Jul 25, 2016

As of noon Monday, the Parking Services office has confirmed the online permit purchasing system is down until further notice. The website says it's due to a “database error”. Spinnaker spoke to Parking...

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Campus cats here to stay

Campus cats here to stay

Audrey Carpenter | Jul 25, 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwJtsNxhBR0 Video by Brittany Moore and Audrey Carpenter The stray cats on campus are part of UNF’s diverse wildlife, and the Department of Environmental Health and...

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Senior Beau Beech. Photo by Christian Ayers

Beech signs contract with Nets

Mark Judson | Jul 25, 2016

Beau Beech is inching closer to an NBA roster, signing a one-year, partially-guaranteed contract with the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday.     Beech, who put up 8.8 points per game during his three...

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Dalls Burke speaking to the Senate about campus issues. Photo by Nick Blank

Student Government enacts 25 free prints again, set to send survey results to university officials

Nick Blank | Jul 22, 2016

*Correction: An earlier version of this story stated the cost of 25 free prints per student is $36,600. The story has been updated to reflect the accurate amount of $33,600.  At the July 20 Senate...

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Brooks College of Health. Photo by Lexi Suda

Strong opposition to Student Health Services move off-campus

Nick Blank | Jul 19, 2016

Students voted largely in favor of keeping Student Health Services (SHS) on-campus, in a Student Government (SG) poll conducted last week. Of students polled, 1,176 (81%), said they “would like the...

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