Former Denver Broncos, Tennessee Titans and Buffalo Bills running back Travis Henry, a former Pro-Bowler, 2-time 1000 yard rusher, All-SEC performer at Tennessee and Mr. Florida Football at Frostproof High school was arrested by the DEA in Colorado for allegedly trafficking multiple kilograms of cocaine. If convicted as charged, he now faces 10 years to life in prison and a $4 million fine. Henry has also fathered 9 children with 9 different women, was suspended in August for one year by the NFL for violating the league's substance abuse policy and was caught writing bad checks for expensive jewelry in Tennessee.

Soldiers returning home without job opportunities, a failing economic situation and people fatally sick without health care or hope – these were a few reasons Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker decided to travel across the country and campaign for the upcoming election. Whitaker, who won a 2007 Academy Award for best actor in “The Last King of Scotland,” spoke to a crowd of UNF students, faculty and staff Sept. 26 on the Green, supporting Sen. Barack Obama and urging students to vote and grab their friends to join them at the polls.

The Board of Trustees submitted an action to the state in September unanimously passing an increase in all 2009-2010 housing rates by an average of 6.02 percent. The cost of living on campus has increased every year since 1990, but the last time it increased this drastically was in 1999 when it was raised 8.26 percent, according to the Board of Trustees agenda. The decision stemmed from budget cuts, rising utility rates, reduced enrollment and the construction costs of Osprey Fountains and was decided through an annual public approval process, said Lynn Hendricks, director of Residence Life.

Sept. 18 – Grand theft (Building 14) – A student had his book bag stolen from the cafeteria. It contained five textbooks. A possible suspect is in question. Sept. 18 – Grand theft (Building 15) – A computer hard drive was stolen out of a classroom after a club meeting took place there. Fingerprints from the room came back negative, and there are no suspects. Sept. 19 – Burglary (Building 34) – A staff member reported cash and computer software missing from her office.

A group of 10 college interns from around the nation founded a viral voter registration campaign, Stop and Vote, with the intention of getting their generation to the ballot boxes this November. The Concept Farm, a New York communications company, spearheaded this movement with hopes that its interns would become proactive and reach countless numbers of disaffected youth, according to a company statement.

With the White House and congressional leaders struggling to resurrect a rescue of the nation’s struggling financial markets, they are searching for ways to sweeten the deal for reluctant lawmakers. The idea of boosting the cap on federal bank deposit insurance has gained some momentum, with both candidates for president – Democratic Barack Obama and Republican John McCain – propose lifting it to $250,000. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. insures individual bank deposits up to $100,000.

The UNF volleyball team let a 2-0 match lead against Lipscomb University slide away for its first loss at home this season. The Ospreys lost 3-2 (25-20, 25-22, 14-25, 15-25, 8-15) to the Bisons Sept. 26. UNF (6-5, 4-2 A-Sun) hit .237 through the first two sets and kept Lipscomb (7-6, 5-0 A-Sun) to a .136 clip. Lipscomb improved to hit .338 in the final three sets.

Swift earns A-Sun honors For the second time in her career, junior Katelin Swift was honored as the Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Week.

As each Kennesaw State University volleyball player prepared to serve the ball, freshmen Curt Bender, Cory Sams and Nathan Cross rose from their seats and began screaming, hoping to distract the players and give the Ospreys an advantage. Although the Sept. 12 volleyball game drew in a small crowd, the trio’s intensity and passion were felt throughout the UNF Arena. Bender, Sams, Cross and their friends took every chance they got to chant “Let’s Go Ospreys” and holler while stomping, causing the floor beneath the seats to vibrate and the other spectators to cheer as well.

With the powerhouse comedy network television show "The Office" premiering in its 5th season last night, I thought it only fitting and pop-culture enthusiast of me to watch six consecutive episodes on my couch alone the night prior. Alone, because if anyone were to ever see me they would sucker punch my social ladder for as long as they could. But not if they were part of the more than six million people who do the same thing any given Thursday during a season of the show. This was my attempt at understanding the popularity of such a ridiculous 30 minutes in a TV box. The show's satire is so beautifully scripted by writer Greg Daniels, who adapted the show for the American audience. Each episode is so raw and blunt in making the art of degradation so okay and somewhat appealing. Why can't we all be like this in the workforce?

The Jacksonville Jaguars failed to win their first two games of the season, but hopefully their week three win against the Indianapolis Colts is a more accurate picture of what lays ahead in the season.

UPD cancelled the decoy system implemented to decrease the amount of parking permit thefts on campus after the attempt led to no arrests. UPD set multiple decoy cars in various parking lots across campus, leaving the windows down or doors unlocked in an attempt to catch someone stealing the permit. After weeks of the personnel intensive watch-out, UPD suspended the operation, UPD Chief Mark Foxworth said. “It just didn’t prove to be successful at this point,” Foxworth said. “The thefts were all over the board, and we couldn’t pin-point it to a certain area.’