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UNF Housing Director responds to claims of mold in dorms

Julia Croston, Government Reporter Nov 5, 2021

Living in Florida demands a constant battle with the elements, including mold. The most recent Student Government survey asked students to report on-campus issues. As a result, several students reported...

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Previewing UNF men’s basketball upcoming season

Previewing UNF men’s basketball upcoming season

Riley Platt, Sports Editor Nov 5, 2021

Coming off of a season that was anything but ideal, the Ospreys are poised to return to their winning ways this year. Things looked bleak in 2020 as UNF found themselves with a 0-7 record. However,...

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Daylight Saving Time

Daylight Saving Time

Majdouline Bakor, Multimedia Journalist Nov 4, 2021

Don’t forget to reset your clocks back an hour this Sunday, as we enter the fall season and daylight-saving time (DST) approaches. During this time change, the days get shorter as the sun sets before...

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Delegates gather inside the venue on another day at the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit in Glasgow, Scotland, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021. The U.N. climate summit in Glasgow gathers leaders from around the world, in Scotland's biggest city, to lay out their vision for addressing the common challenge of global warming. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Warmer seasons to come, UNF professor explains

Emily Regalado and Carter Mudgett Nov 4, 2021

The peninsula of Florida— known for its hurricanes, alligators, heat, and salt marshes— is the southernmost contiguous hotspot for climate change effects in America. Adam Rosenblatt, a climate change...

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Plants, tacos & canines; UNF Ogier Gardens hosts 9th Annual Harvest Fest

Michael Tracey, General Assignment Reporter Nov 3, 2021

Grab a friend and get ready to embrace the cool fall weather at UNF Ogier Gardens Harvest Festival this Friday, Nov. 5, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The free event will feature live music, lunch from a local...

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You’re in for a wild ride!; The Jacksonville Fair opens this week

Darvin Nelson, General Assignment Reporter Nov 3, 2021

The annual Greater Jacksonville Agricultural Fair is back in business this year and opens its gates to sweet cotton candy and dizzy rides on Thursday, Nov. 4. College students can enter the fair for free...

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FILE - Medical staff members transport a body of a patient who died of the coronavirus at the morgue of the city hospital 1 in Rivne, Ukraine, Oct. 22, 2021. The global death toll from COVID-19 has topped 5 million, nearly two years into a crisis that has not only devastated poor countries but also humbled wealthy ones with first-rate health care systems. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka, File)

COVID-19′s global death toll tops 5 million in under 2 years

CARLA K. JOHNSON, Associated Press Nov 3, 2021

The global death toll from COVID-19 topped 5 million on Monday, less than two years into a crisis that has not only devastated poor countries but also humbled wealthy ones with first-rate health care...

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UNF Psychology Department announces ‘Science Café’ Library workshop

Majdouline Bakor, Multimedia Journalist Nov 2, 2021

The UNF Department of Psychology, Department of Biology, and the Thomas G. Carpenter Library presents Science Café through Zoom this Friday, Nov. 5, at 12 p.m. The workshop focuses on increasing the conversations...

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In this Aug. 25, 2020, file photo, Kyle Rittenhouse carries a weapon as he walks along Sheridan Road in Kenosha, Wis., during a night of unrest following the weekend police shooting of Jacob Blake. Rittenhouse is white. So were the three men he shot during street protests in Kenosha in 2020. But for many people, Rittenhouse's trial will be watched closely as the latest referendum on race and the American judicial system. (Adam Rogan/The Journal Times via AP, File)

Prosecutor says Rittenhouse instigated Kenosha bloodshed

SCOTT BAUER, MICHAEL TARM and AMY FORLITI, Associated Press Nov 2, 2021

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Kyle Rittenhouse instigated the confrontation that led him to shoot three people on the streets of Kenosha during a turbulent protest against racial injustice, and he killed one...

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SG shares Sep. Osprey Voice results

Julia Croston, Government Reporter Nov 2, 2021

In their Sep. Osprey Voice survey, Student Government (SG) asked for student input on the usage of the new Competition Pool Complex in collaboration with the UNF Department of Recreation and Wellness to...

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In this Dec. 20, 2018, file photo, a Bangladeshi reads a news report that makes mention of Facebook along with other social networking service, on his mobile phone in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (AP Photo, File)

AP: Facebook’s language gaps weaken screening of hate, terrorism

ISABEL DEBRE and FARES AKRAM, Associated Press Nov 1, 2021

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As the Gaza war raged and tensions surged across the Middle East last May, Instagram briefly banned the hashtag #AlAqsa, a reference to the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s...

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Ospreys sneak past Stetson to clinch spot in ASUN Volleyball Championship

Ospreys sneak past Stetson to clinch spot in ASUN Volleyball Championship

Riley Platt, Sports Editor Nov 1, 2021

The weekend may have started with a tough loss, but UNF bounced back to lock up a berth to the ASUN Championship. It was another busy road trip for the Ospreys, taking on Florida Gulf Coast (FGCU) on...

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