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OP plans three events, gets two performances

Catherine Byerly | Feb 13, 2013

When the Wayans Brothers take the stage at the UNF Arena on Saturday, over twenty pages of contracts will be signed, dozens of students will have helped make signs and scan student IDs, and hundreds...

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Dance Marathon raises money, awareness for children

Gordon Rhyne | Feb 13, 2013

Hundreds of students packed the UNF Arena to participate in the fifth annual Dance Marathon. However, for the students involved, the event was the culmination of a yearlong effort. Abigail Forness,...

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Budget discussed in forum, passed in senate

Erica Santillo | Feb 12, 2013

Student Government held a public forum in the Senate Chambers Feb. 8 to discuss the proposition of a new budget and possible cuts to on-campus organizations for 2013-14. Billy Namen, Student Body...

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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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