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UNF cancels classes Thursday in preparation for Tropical Storm Nicole

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief | Nov 9, 2022

The University of North Florida is canceling all classes, including online classes, on Thursday for the expected impacts of Tropical Storm Nicole, the school announced this morning. All events are also...

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DeSantis reelected as governor, wins 2nd term

Mallory Pace, Government Reporter | Nov 8, 2022

Florida Republican incumbent Gov. Ron DeSantis claimed victory over challenger Democrat Charlie Crist just an hour after polls closed Tuesday night, winning a second term, the Associated Press reported.  A...

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Election Day is here, Duval County voter turnout rising

Mallory Pace, Government Reporter | Nov 8, 2022

Election Day is here, and Duval County's unofficial voter turnout sits at 261,000, according to the Duval Supervisor of Elections website, but the number is rising each hour. The Pablo Creek Public...

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Nicole strengthens to Tropical Storm, UNF is “closely monitoring”

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief | Nov 8, 2022

Tropical Storm Nicole, strengthening from a subtropical storm, is being closely monitored by the University of North Florida Crisis Management Team, according to an alert sent out Tuesday morning.  “At...

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Forecast Cone for Subtropical Storm Nicole as of 11 a.m. Monday (National Hurricane Center)

Subtropical Storm Nicole headed for Florida: What to expect

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief | Nov 7, 2022

Subtropical Storm Nicole has been spotted! Forming in the Atlantic Ocean, Nicole is forecast to approach the northwestern Bahamas on Tuesday and approach Florida’s east coast by Wednesday night, the...

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SG Senate totals 27 senators after election concludes

Mallory Pace, Government Reporter | Nov 7, 2022

The University of North Florida’s Student Government (SG) officiated their Fall 2022 election and appointed a new senator on Friday meaning the Senate now totals 27.  Transfer student Joshua Hernandez...

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Students want early voting polls back on UNF’s campus, SG survey shows

Mallory Pace, Government Reporter | Nov 7, 2022

[Updated Nov. 7 to include Supervisor of Elections Mike Hogan's statement.] Early voting was brought to the University of North Florida (UNF) in September of 2018 but was shortly closed in March of...

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Early voting pizza party event organized by UNF professor made it easy to vote

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief | Nov 4, 2022

“I know that when I was an undergrad, I lived on campus and I didn’t have the means to get to a voting location,” Mikayla Beaudrie, a University of North Florida English professor and organizer of...

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“They can’t take away our identity or our culture”: UNF, city leaders speak out against antisemitic messages in Jacksonville

Nathan Turoff and Carter Mudgett | Nov 4, 2022

University of North Florida President Moez Limayem, the Jewish Student Union and other leaders condemned antisemitic messages that were displayed in the city last weekend, including a projected message...

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Police Beat: Stolen patties

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief | Nov 3, 2022

Burger patties were stolen right off the grill at Ozzie’s early Wednesday morning, according to a University of North Florida Police Department (UPD) report.  At 12:50 a.m., the night manager of...

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SG silent about no opportunity for public questions and lack of candidate attendance at debate

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief | Nov 2, 2022

[Updated Nov. 4: A previous version of this article mistakenly reported that Student Government would begin their Spring 2023 semester with 18 senators total. A total of 19 senators are running in the...

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“No fire at all”: Student accidentally breaks sprinkler head in UNF dorm, UPD chief says

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief | Nov 1, 2022

University of North Florida Police Department Chief Mackesy wrote to Spinnaker Tuesday night that a student “accidentally broke a sprinkler head” in Osprey Cove — an on-campus residence hall —...

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