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Final exams: a waste of time?

Noor Ashouri Jun 22, 2013
Final exams cause students to deprive themselves of sleep, use energy stimulants and stress out. They also go against academia by rewarding students who are able to cram information and do well on a test, when in reality the information gained is fleeting.
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Remember Me fails to leave positive experience

Daniel Woodhouse Jun 22, 2013
Remember Me for the most part is a boring game with an illogical plot. The entire experience proves to be easily forgettable.
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UNF volleyball teams cleaning up the beach this Sunday

Jocelyn Tolbert Jun 22, 2013
On three Sundays from 1-3 p.m. this summer, University of North Florida volleyball and sand volleyball teams will be partnering with Jax Surf Training in the Summer Beach Clean-Up Series to pick up trash and clean up the beaches.
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Parts of parking garages closed for repairs

Blake Baker Jun 19, 2013

UNF announced sections of two campus garages will be closed for repairs until Monday, August 19. Parts of Garage 38 (Arena Garage) and Garage 44 (Fine Arts Parking Garage)  will not be available for parking...

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UPDATE: Crash victim misidentified as UNF student

Blake Baker Jun 19, 2013

JACKSONVILLE, Fla -- Cullen Jordan Johnson, 21, who died in a car accident on June 4, was mistakenly identified as a UNF student by the office of the University Registrar. Believing that information as...

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Driver arrested in New Year’s death of UNF student

Blake Baker Jun 17, 2013

A 20-year-old UNF student is charged in the New Year's Day death of his classmate and passenger, Dara Kusiv, adding further sadness to the already tragic traffic accident minutes after the calendar turned...

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Prescribed burn planned Thursday morning

Blake Baker Jun 12, 2013

UNF released this alert to students in anticipation of a prescribed burn Thursday: A prescribed burn is planned for 9 a.m. tomorrow, Thursday, June 13. It will take place in the far southwestern corner...

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UNF alum promoted to rare U.S. Army rank

Blake Baker Jun 12, 2013

FORT BLISS, Texas – There is now high-profile UNF representation in the United States Army. The Army promoted Osprey alumna Leslie Caballero to Colonel in a ceremony at Fort Bliss, Texas on Tuesday,...

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UNF offering new bachelor’s degree

Gordon Rhyne Jun 11, 2013

UNF will begin offering a new bachelor's of social work degree in the 2013-14 school year. According to a press release, the university is accepting applications for the program until July 1. The program...

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“Look at the things you can do” —Remembering J.T. Townsend

Catherine Byerly Jun 8, 2013

Hundreds of people filled UNF Arena to celebrate the life of UNF alum J.T. Townsend. While playing football in 2004 for Episcopal High School in Jacksonville, Townsend’s spinal cord was injured,...

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UNF graduate student receives Guy Harvey Scholarship

Gordon Rhyne Jun 7, 2013

UNF graduate student Arianne Leary has received a $5,000 Guy Harvey Scholarship. According to a press release from UNF, the scholarship was created to recognize students at Florida universities who...

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J.T. Townsend memorial service at UNF set for Saturday

Blake Baker Jun 7, 2013

UNF has scheduled a memorial service on Saturday morning for J.T. Townsend, the recent graduate and disabilities advocate who died of a heart attack overnight Tuesday. Townsend was paralyzed from the neck...

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