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Aim Higher: students rally for lower tuition

Kathleen Godfrey | Jan 15, 2013

Aim Higher activists rallied in the student union on Jan. 14 in an attempt to call attention to the 15 percent tuition increase students may face this year. UNF is the first institution in the state...

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Buckle up or get a ticket

Lydia Moneir | Jan 14, 2013

Many have speculated that police departments tend to issue the most tickets at the end of the month simply to meet quotas. UNF Student Robert Picard conducted a study to find out if this was happening...

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UNF earns Bronze ranking for sustainability

Natalie Logan | Jan 14, 2013

Our university strives to be environmentally friendly. The flood of events promoting sustainability, numerous environmental organizations and the inclusion of recycling bins across campus are evidence...

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Students gather for candlelight vigil honoring crash victim

Dargan Thompson | Jan 14, 2013

Hundreds of students gathered silently in the Coxwell amphitheater Saturday night for a candlelight vigil honoring Dara Kusiv, who was killed in a car accident this new years day. The vigil was...

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UNF student killed in New Year’s crash

Lydia Moneir | Jan 9, 2013

On New Year’s day*, Florida Highway Patrol responded to a car crash that left UNF Student Dara Kusiv dead and three of her friends injured. At approximately 12:50 a.m., the silver Dodge truck veered...

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Police Beat week Jan. 9

Catherine Byerly | Jan 9, 2013

Dec. 17 Marijuana Possession (Skate park) – An officer was dispatched to the skate park in reference to suspicious activity. When the officer arrived he watched a vehicle flee and then park behind the...

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Higher Education Costs

Catherine Byerly | Jan 9, 2013

Tuition could be going up for some students but not others if the findings from the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Higher Education are enacted. Commissioned by Gov. Rick Scott, the task force was created...

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test-2013

Jason Kellum | Jan 2, 2013

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Donors, philanthropists give old buildings new names

Justin Chandler Porter | Dec 3, 2012
Changes in the names of buildings could confuse students, but to UNF officials, it’s all a part of developing campus.
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UNF criminology professor charged with assault

Lydia Moneir | Dec 3, 2012
A UNF professor was arrested early last thursday morning, after having reportedly thrown a woman against a wall, according to the police report. Professor of Criminology Daniel Patrick Pontzer, 37, was then taken to St John's County jail and later charged with battery.
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Students, ROTC and fitness instructors go head to head

Maggie Seppi | Nov 29, 2012

UNF's Pros vs. Joes event, held at the Student Wellness Complex Nov. 19, featured a challenge where students and ROTC faced off against the complex's fitness instructors. Photos courtesy of Dan Scanlan,...

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UNF exempts some freshman from housing mandate

Gordon Rhyne | Nov 28, 2012
The UNF President’s Office allowed upwards of 200 exemptions for the freshman housing mandate in Fall 2012, the first semester of its implementation.
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