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UNF student deals with NYC Ebola scare

Lydia Moneir | Oct 24, 2014
In response to the recent Ebola patient tested positive on Oct. 23, UNF advised a communications senior attending the annual CMJ conference in New York City that she can get tested for the virus. The student has agreed to check her temperature and follow precautions during her trip.
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Garbage is catalogued again on the green at Osprey Plaza

Marielisa Martinez | Oct 24, 2014
Garbage on the Green, organized by the Environmental Center on 0ct. 22, was the headlining event for UNF's Campus Sustainability Week. Volunteers learned how to catalog waste and students visited tables by various vendors.
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New HD video board and The Boathouse renovations in the works

Jasmine Marshall | Oct 23, 2014
In a meeting on Oct. 20, Student Government's University and Student Affairs committee discussed installing a new video board in the Student Union and potentially renovating The Boathouse. These discussions are a response to the results of the "Your Voice, Your Choice" survey.
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Florida law allows UNF Foundation to keep records private

Christian Ayers | Oct 23, 2014
Direct Support Organizations (DSOs) make it so that Florida universities, including UNF, do not have to disclose all of their financial records, so long as the records derive from the university-created DSO.
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Market Day: more businesses, less flyers

Saphara Harrell | Oct 22, 2014
Due to the changes made to Market Day vending, UNF's Market Days are seeing an increase in outside vendors such as Adventure Landing, Kilwins and Sweet by Holly. Market Day coordinators hope to make this weekly event more engaging for students with theme days, live music, more businesses and less flyer distribution.
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Police Beat: bloodshot eyes, public urination and cooperative smokers

Saphara Harrell | Oct 22, 2014
UNFPD officers referred multiple students to Student Conduct for alcohol and drug possession, while another student was arrested for urinating on a food truck at Ozzie's Oktoberfest.
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Emergency committee meeting scheduled for next week

Cody Quattlebaum | Oct 21, 2014
An emergency Constitution & Statutes Committee meeting is to be held Oct. 27 to revise Statute 408.4.
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Student Government funds UNF Cru and Command+N Graphic Design Club

Lydia Moneir | Oct 21, 2014
At the Budget and Allocations Committee meeting Oct. 20, the committee granted money to Christian organization CRU and the Command+N Graphic Design Club.
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Second accusation, same statute

Lydia Moneir | Oct 20, 2014
Student Body President Joseph Turner has filed a second notice of non-compliance against Senate President Kaitlin Ramirez just two days after SG judiciary issued their statement on State v. Ramirez.
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Student Body President apologizes for racial slur ‘hiccup’

Lydia Moneir | Oct 17, 2014
Student Body President Joseph Turner could be heard saying the word "n-----" as he addressed the Senate during the Oct. 13 meeting. Turner apologizes to those who were offended by the impressions of his nervous 'hiccup.'
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Tension in Senate: SG resumes business after recent hearing

Cody Quattlebaum | Oct 14, 2014
On Oct. 13, the Senate discussed the finalization of GOC's Title 13, the need for a paid senior associate justice, and the appointment of a sergeant-at-arms.
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Police Beat: JSO gets involved after suspect resists arrest

Saphara Harrell | Oct 14, 2014
Police Beat: JSO took a 17-year-old student into custody after he pulled a fire alarm in The Crossings on Oct. 3. The student was charged with assault, resisting an officer, disorderly intoxication and obstruction by a disguised person.
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