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Certain UNF faculty and administrators receive an allowance to pay for their cell phone plan if the phone is frequently used for university business. Photo by Michael Herrera

Ring, ring: your dean is calling

Kalee Ball | Mar 2, 2015
Certain UNF faculty and administrators receive an allowance to pay for their cell phone plan if they use it enough for university business. The phone numbers, however, may not be public record.
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Police Beat: Speeding student caught with weed

Patrick Lloyd | Feb 27, 2015
UNFPD pulls over student for speeding and finds marijuana and paraphernalia in his car.
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Photo by Camille Shaw

Police Beat: Theft from cars and a stolen laptop

Patrick Lloyd | Feb 25, 2015
A money clip, a surfboard, and a skateboard were stolen from UNF students' cars. Someone scratched "F--- you" in the door of a UNF employee's car while a UNF student had their laptop stolen from Building 50.
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The Auxiliary Oversight Committee met in J. J. Daniel Hall to discuss
Photo by Morgan Purvis

Student housing rent increases, 17 music course fees proposed to AOC

Christian Ayers | Feb 25, 2015
At the Auxiliary Oversight Committee meeting Feb. 11, UNF's College of Computing and Engineering & Construction requested to discontinue a lab fee while UNF's Music Department requested 17 new course fees. Housing and Residence Life requested a raise in rent, and ITS requested an additional $20,000 in additional spending authority.
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Osprey Productions postpones Art Walk

Patrick Lloyd | Feb 25, 2015
Osprey Productions has postponed the Art Walk event due to inclement weather.
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Police Beat: Items stolen from Wellness Center locker and four non-UNF students caught with weed

Patrick Lloyd | Feb 24, 2015
A UNF student had his Osprey 1Card, driver’s license and debit card stolen after he left them in a locker at the Student Wellness Center, two 18-year-olds and two 17-year-olds were caught with marijuana and paraphernalia on Feb. 21. and a 22-year-old non-UNF student received a Notice To Appear for possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia on Feb. 22.
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SG President Joseph Turner vetoed the proposed Activity and Service fee budget on Feb. 23.
 Photo by Michael Herrera

Turner vetoes budget, Senate overrides

Cameron Garrett | Feb 24, 2015
Along with normal business, including an appeal from the Academic Center for Excellence, the Senate meeting on Feb. 23 included a veto from President Joseph Turner, comments from Spinnaker staff and the Senate choosing to override Turner's veto.
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Police Beat: Man caught on camera stealing calculators from bookstore

Patrick Lloyd | Feb 20, 2015
A man stole three Texas Instruments TI-84 calculators from the UNF Bookstore valued at $389.97, qualifying the incident as grand theft.
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Police Beat: Camera, lens and wallet stolen

Patrick Lloyd | Feb 19, 2015
A camera and lens were stolen from Building 45 on Feb. 6 during 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. On Feb. 17, a wallet was stolen from a student's backpack in Building 9. Patrol efforts on both cases have been suspended.
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Police Beat: Weed bust in the Hall

Patrick Lloyd | Feb 19, 2015
A student was caught with marijuana and paraphernalia in the Osprey Hall Feb. 12. The UNFPD recommended the student be referred to Student Conduct.
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St. John’s Sherriff’s Office has yet to identify the body.    Photo by Garrett Milanovich

Garth Sangree’s body found

Patrick Lloyd | Feb 18, 2015
A body was discovered on the beach near Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve. St. Johns Sheriff's Office positively identified the found body as Garth Sangree.
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President Joseph Turner is given a maximum of five business days to approve the budget once it reaches his desk. 
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SG President to assess Spinnaker funding friction

Christian Ayers | Feb 18, 2015
Student Body President Joseph Turner answered questions during a press conference on Feb. 13. He spoke about the 2015-2016 Activity and Service fee budget which he still will have to choose whether or not to sign when it reaches his desk.
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