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Student Government budget hearing schedule announced

Mindy McLarty, Government Reporter Jan 30, 2025

The University of North Florida Student Government will conduct budget hearings this Friday, Jan. 31, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Senate Chambers. See below the presentation schedule for budget hearings...

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University of North Florida Student Government Senate Chambers.

Jan. 24 SG Committee meetings recap: Committees unanimously pass Executive Commission Statute

Mindy McLarty, Government Reporter Jan 29, 2025

Student Government’s committees met on Jan. 24 to vote on The Executive Commission Statute, approve new travel and special requests and decide on the January and February Osprey Voice survey topics.  The...

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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One en route from Miami to Joint Base Andrews, Md., Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Legal battle looms as Trump orders a funding freeze during a review of federal loans and grants

Chris Megerian, Associated Press Jan 28, 2025

The following story was first published by the Associated Press and last updated on Jan. 28, 2025, at 1:01 p.m. WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is pausing federal grants and loans starting Tuesday...

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UNF President Moez Limayem announces the renamed Silverfield College of Education and Human Services at the student union, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025

UNF President announces newly-named Silverfield College of Education and Human Services

Madelyn Schneider, Editor-in-Chief Jan 27, 2025

University of North Florida President Moez Limayem announced that the college of education would be renamed the Silverfield College of Education and Human Services at a ceremony Monday afternoon, outside...

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The Arena Parking Garage, Building 38.

130 Arena Parking Garage spots unavailable Thursday ahead of BOG meeting

Savanna Stillwagner, News Editor Jan 27, 2025

About 130 parking spots will be unavailable on Thursday, Jan. 30 from 6:30 to 10:30 a.m. in the Arena Parking Garage, according to an email from UNF Parking and Transportation Services. The unavailable...

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Survivors and relatives place candles near the Death Wall during a ceremony at the Auschwitz-Birkenau former Nazi German concentration and extermination camp, in Oswiecim, Poland, Monday, Jan. 27. 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Auschwitz memorial holds observances on the 80th anniversary of the death camp’s liberation

Vanessa Gera, Associated Press Jan 27, 2025

The following story was first published by the Associated Press and was last updated on Jan. 27, 2025 at 8:26 a.m.  OSWIECIM, Poland (AP) — The 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by...

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A computer-generated image of the new Honors dorms at UNF on Osprey Ridge Road. (Courtesy of UNF)

New Honors dorms to open Fall 2025, dean explains big idea

Mindy McLarty and Savanna Stillwagner Jan 27, 2025

The University of North Florida Hicks Honors College is set to finish construction on the new Honors dorms to be ready to house students by this coming fall. The new UNF Honors dorm broke ground about...

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A wide-angle view of the inside of the student government Senate chambers showing blue carpet, multiple rolling chairs at long desks with brown walls.

Built to last: Barcal-Davidson on the creation and future of SG commissions

Mindy McLarty, Government Reporter Jan 22, 2025

At the latest Senate meeting, the University of North Florida Student Body President and Vice President presented a bill that, if passed, would allow the Black Student Union and Pride Club to join Student...

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University of North Florida sign

UNF cancels classes and events Wednesday ahead of winter storm

Mindy McLarty, Government Reporter Jan 21, 2025

The University of North Florida sent a university-wide email informing students staff and faculty Tuesday afternoon that all classes and activities on Wednesday, Jan. 22, are canceled in anticipation of...

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President-elect Donald Trump takes the oath of office during the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Saul Loeb/Pool photo via AP)

Trump returns to power after unprecedented comeback, emboldened to reshape American institutions

The following story was first published by the Associated Press and was last updated on Jan. 20, 2025, at 12:26 p.m. Trump, who overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and a pair of assassination...

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A message reading "Sorry, TikTok isn't available right now" is displayed from the TikTok app on a cell phone screen on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Andy Bao)

TikTok goes dark in the US

Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press Jan 19, 2025

The following story was first published by the Associated Press and was last updated on Jan. 18, 2025, at 11:28 p.m.  NEW YORK (AP) — TikTok’s app was removed from prominent app stores on Saturday...

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FILE - Sarah Baus, left, of Charleston, S.C., and Tiffany Cianci, who says she is a "long-form educational content creator," livestream to TikTok outside the Supreme Court, on Jan. 10, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

How to prepare for a TikTok ban, including how to save your content

Haleuya Hadero, Associated Press Jan 17, 2025

The following story was first published by the Associated Press and was last updated on Jan. 17, 2025, at 12:03 p.m. TikTok has cemented itself as a quintessential entertainment app, offering everything...

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