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Yik Yak, an app owned by Instagram, is a popular means of anonymous communication between students at UNF. 

Image courtesy Yik Yak

Bomb threat made on Yik Yak was joke post, user turns himself in

Alex Wilson Sep 11, 2015
The man told authorities that the post was a joke, and after realizing that people were taking it seriously, he contacted the Jacksonville’s Sheriff's Officer.
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Both Jacksonville Fire Rescue and UNFPD were on scene taking care of the student near the Biological Sciences and the Skinner-Jones Hall Buildings.

Photo by Jack Drain

Student passes out near Building 51

Alex Wilson Sep 10, 2015
Both Jacksonville Fire Rescue and UNFPD were on scene.
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UNF currently has no plans to rebuild the skatepark or replace it. Photo by Courtney Stringfellow

No plans to repurpose UNF’s demolished skatepark site

Courtney Stringfellow Sep 9, 2015
Without a source of funding, the site of the former skateboarding park next to Lot 18 will remain empty for the foreseeable future.
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Courtesy of Spinnaker Media

The Week Ahead: Sept. 8-11

Justin Belichis Sep 8, 2015
This week's events include a meet-and-greet at the library, a talk on international jazz, and an info session on a study abroad in Germany.
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Photo by Michael Herrera

UNF student picked up by ambulance on campus

Joslyn Simmons Sep 4, 2015
The student seemed alert and conscious.
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Photo by Spinnaker Media

UNF ranked in Princeton Review’s “2016 Best Colleges”

Douglas Markowitz Sep 3, 2015
UNF's small school feel and professor accessibility gets regional recognition.
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Graphic by Rachelle Keller

Police Beat: Pot bust, tire theft and a gun on campus

Brianna Dillon Sep 2, 2015
UNF starts the fall semester with a theft, a drug bust, and a firearm found in a dorm.
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The Week Ahead: Sept. 1-4

Justin Belichis Sep 1, 2015
Some of this week's events include coffee, a cookout, and magazine release party.
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Graphic by Morgan Purvis

Spinnaker to hold magazine release party at the Boathouse

Rachel Cazares Sep 1, 2015
The release party will showcase the newest edition of Spinnaker Magazine in its new format.
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SG Committees forward VP and five senator appointments to Senate, pass $8,180 request for Wellness Center

SG Committees forward VP and five senator appointments to Senate, pass $8,180 request for Wellness Center

Jeremy Collard Aug 31, 2015
The senate will vote to place Jordan Wilson in office as student body vice president on Sept. 14.
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Nicholas Hare, 34, Senior Civil Engineering Student. 
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UNF student allegedly shot and killed by girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend

Alex Wilson Aug 31, 2015
A woman's ex-boyfriend breaks into home and shoots her current boyfriend, a UNF engineering student.
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Image courtesy National Weather Service

UPDATE: Tropical Storm Erika dissipates, state of emergency still in effect.

Christian Ayers Aug 27, 2015
The storm was projected to make landfall over Florida early next week.
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