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The power of podcasts

Lauren Fox, Managing Editor Sep 15, 2022

A news story can be a funny thing. Depending on the medium, an anchor may use a 30-second segment to read out the very basics of a multi-faceted, exceedingly complex issue before moving on to the next....

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Expect UNF Wi-Fi interruptions, outages over Labor weekend

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief Sep 2, 2022

The University of North Florida will be doing maintenance on its Wi-Fi network over the weekend, affecting the campus community’s ability to connect.  Students, faculty and staff should expect “extended...

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Updated: Confusion surrounding status of UNF Wi-Fi

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief Aug 31, 2022

Connection to the University of North Florida Wi-Fi has been resolved by ITS and "all systems are operational" as of Wednesday evening. This is a breaking news update, the original article continues...

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Time to BeReal: social media without the filters

Mallory Pace, Government Reporter Aug 16, 2022

BeReal is the latest ‘not another social network’ designed to bring users of social media back to reality and away from the filters. Alexis Barreyat and Kevin Perreau, French founders and CEOs of BeReal,...

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ClearPass no longer required when using UNF Wi-Fi

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief Aug 15, 2022

Personal devices connecting to the University of North Florida’s Wi-Fi network are no longer required to download ClearPass OnGuard — an authorization service — the university announced Monday.  Historically...

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FILE - A woman walks below a Google sign on the campus in Mountain View, Calif., on Sept. 24, 2019. For myriad reasons, both political and philosophical, data privacy laws in the U.S. have lagged far behind those adopted in Europe in 2018. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Digital security of period-tracking apps in question, UNF professor explains

Lauren Fox, Managing Editor Jul 15, 2022

The future legality of abortion in the United States has created countless discussions, and questions have arisen over how law enforcement could catch women seeking abortions regardless of the law.  Period...

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Teammates to business partners: former UNF tennis players found MyPro app

Lauren Fox, Managing Editor May 24, 2022

"We came up with the idea during COVID, like, when we were in quarantine we started building it out," said Sahil Deshmukh, the co-founder of the new app, MyPro. "It literally started on a piece of paper." Both...

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The “Tele-Everything” World

Majdouline Bakor, Reporter May 21, 2022

Experts from a study claim that the new normal in 2025 will be tech-driven while others believe it will widen economic disparities according to the Pew Research Center. While experts on the study claim...

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Osprey and entrepreneur: a UNF alum’s journey through the crypto world

Lauren Fox, Managing Editor May 3, 2022

In 2016, VJ Ibones, a graduate of the University of North Florida (UNF), had never heard of Bitcoin. Six years later, he is a founding creator of the cryptocurrency index protocol, Polylastic.  “I...

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Understanding online privacy

Lauren Fox, General Assignment Reporter Mar 3, 2022

On the internet, complete privacy is virtually impossible. Wi-Fi networks can determine a user’s approximate location and keep logs of the websites visited by users on the network, and websites use analytics...

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UNF IT explain the purpose of ClearPass OnGuard

Julia Croston, Managing Editor Feb 25, 2022

An ongoing battle between the University of North Florida WiFi and students, university Information Technology Services claims that connectivity problems may be due to personal device software because...

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Digital Health: How to deal with trolls and bullies online

Majdouline Bakor, Multimedia Journalist Feb 3, 2022

There’s a universal rule when engaging online with trolls and bullying: Ignore them and don’t feed into their commentary.  Social media is a platform designated for users to share content and participate...

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