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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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Student Body President Hailey Guerra announces Jordan Wilson as her Vice President.

Photo by Michael Herrera

Senate approves $120,000 for Homecoming, Guerra announces decision for Vice President

Jeremy Collard | Aug 24, 2015
Homecoming’s funding request was passed in an 11-0-7 vote after Senate tabled the bill over the Summer.
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A construction worker installs flooring in the new Field House facility. 
Photo by Michael Herrera

UNF’s Field House scheduled to open in September

Danae Leake | Aug 24, 2015
The Olympic-sized pool will be replaced with courts for volleyball, basketball and badminton.
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Tom Serwatka asks for clarification of the fees for the Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) program.Photo by Michael Herrera

AOC passes five requests including increased fees

Luke Barber | Aug 12, 2015
The Auxiliary Oversight Committee, which handles financial support for student-fee-run departments at UNF, met today and passed five requests.
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Graphic by Rachelle Keller

Police Beat: Three thefts on campus

Alex Wilson | Aug 11, 2015
Two debit cards and a credit card were stolen from an employee's purse, a suspect stole a pair of headphones and two Roku sticks from the UNF Bookstore, and a student's wallet was stolen.
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Graphic by David Guerrero

UNF looks to smoke out tobacco use with voluntary measure

Danae Leake | Aug 10, 2015
“We’re not saying don’t smoke, we’re just saying you can’t smoke right now,” Director of Health Promotion Shelly Purser said. “It’s going to help eliminate all the tobacco litter. This is a voluntary compliance and the university community needs to be part of it.”
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Graphic by Rachelle Keller

Police Beat: Two thefts, bathroom weed found

Alex Wilson | Aug 4, 2015
Two students reported thefts on campus, someone else found and reported marijuana they found in a bathroom stall.
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Andrew Swenson was last seen on Aug. 1 at the Mad Decent Block Party in Ft. Lauderdale. 
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Swenson died in hospital, toxicology results pending

Christian Ayers | Aug 3, 2015
According to a Martin County Sheriff’s Office report, UNF student Andrew Swenson went to the Mad Decent Block Party in Ft. Lauderdale with a friend on Aug. 1, but the friend came back without Swenson, who did not have his cellphone.
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Student dies two days after first solo flight

Student dies two days after first solo flight

Alex Wilson | Aug 3, 2015
Darien Matay was a UNF student majoring in Clinical Psychology and died July 16.
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The Week Ahead: Intersession at UNF

The Week Ahead: Intersession at UNF

Kathryn Williford | Aug 1, 2015
Several events will take place in the first half of August. MOCA will host free family-friendly events, and there will be a One Voice discussion, an Auxiliary Oversight Committee meeting, and a rugby championship.
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