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Highlights from Feb. 11 Senate Meeting

Sarah Ricevuto Feb 12, 2013

Learning about your legislation Thirty-nine senators and several students who aspire to be senators attended the legislative training approved at the Jan. 30 meeting. The training consisted of six...

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Student Health Services conducts search for new physician

Erica Santillo Feb 8, 2013

Student Health Services is interviewing candidates for Chief Medical Physician after Dr. Fred Beck left to pursue another job offer. Director of Student Health Services Doreen Perez said the interview...

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Florida supreme court ruling may lead to higher tuition

Dana Levy Feb 8, 2013

Florida’s Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Constitution gives state legislators ultimate authority over the governing board to set college tuition. Legislators have proposed bills to raise...

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Police Beat week of Feb. 6

Olivia Osland Feb 7, 2013

Jan. 11 Theft (Building 43)- An officer met with a complainant who said her wallet and handbag were missing. The complainant said she attended a private party in the ballroom and placed her items against...

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Foot groper reported in library

Lydia Moneir Feb 6, 2013
Alyssa Heim, a UNF community health sophomore, called UPD an hour and a half after realizing that the young man who touched her feet did so under false pretenses.
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After no increase for SG, B&A makes several cuts

Natalie Logan Feb 5, 2013

Students may see fewer events from organizations on campus because of Student Government cuts to the 2013-14 budget. Of the 32 organizations that requested funds, only one received more than the...

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Updates from Feb. 4 budget & allocations meeting

Sarah Ricevuto Feb 5, 2013

Upsilon Phi Delta gains funding Upsilon Phi Delta  requested funding for a trip to the Seventh Annual Case Competition in Birmingham, AL. The request for $2,000 was amended to an approximate $1,900...

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UNF Student wins international award

Natalie Logan Feb 4, 2013

UNF Computer Science Major Jared Wheeler is one of the four students worldwide to win the Student Chapter Scholarship Award from the Association for Computing Machinery. Out of about 70 worldwide...

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White sharks off Jacksonville’s coast

Kathleen Godfrey Feb 4, 2013

Shark research group OCEARCH tracked a great white shark just outside the Jacksonville Beach surf zone on Jan. 8. Mary Lee, 16 ft long and 3456 lbs heavy, is one of many white sharks tagged off...

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Greek letters assaulted: beaten, broken and drowned

Sarah Ricevuto Feb 4, 2013

When asked about the vandalism, Laura Worrell, Asst. Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life, said, “Oh. You mean Alphabet Soup.” For the past couple of weeks, the Student Union has been filled...

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Unemployment down, Jobs after graduation up

Noor Ashouri Feb 1, 2013

UNF graduates will see increased job opportunities in the Northeast Florida region for the upcoming year. With more jobs in the area, unemployment rates have improved decreasing from 9.5 percent...

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Skatepark closed for safety, skaters are not deterred

Natalie Logan Jan 30, 2013

Due to unsafe conditions, Director of Recreation Becky Purser said the UNF Skatepark is closed. The UNF Skatepark has been closed since before Christmas, after a ramp-coating material called SkateLite...

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