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We get a week off for Thanksgiving this year

We get a week off for Thanksgiving this year

Catherine Cavallo, Sports Anchor November 18, 2019

The days of skipping class to go home for Thanksgiving are over. This year students have a whole week off from school. Thanksgiving break will begin on Monday, Nov. 25 and go through Friday, Nov. 29....

Steele leads the pack

Steele leads the pack

Catherine Cavallo, Sports Anchor November 4, 2019

Featured image courtesy of UNF Athletics Montana native, Sydnie Steele, came to UNF to escape the cold weather and to run track. Three years later, Steele is UNF’s first ever Student Leader of the...

Ospreys outplay winless Dolphins in 2-1 battle

Ospreys outplay winless Dolphins in 2-1 battle

Catherine Cavallo, Sports Anchor October 27, 2019

Featured image by: Darvin Nelson The Ospreys defeated the Jacksonville University Dolphins, 2-1, on Senior Night in their last home game of the regular season with goals by Thais Reiss and Lisa Cedeno. After...

Bryson Smith challenges a defender inside the box.

Ospreys top Hatters, scoot into first place tie

Catherine Cavallo, Sports Anchor October 20, 2019

Featured image by: Dan Parker The UNF Men’s Soccer team defeated the Hatters, 2-1, to hop up the standings in a three-way tie for first place in the ASUN. After a scoreless first half, Bryson...

Oliveira nets lone goal in 1-0 shutout win

Oliveira nets lone goal in 1-0 shutout win

Catherine Cavallo, Sports Anchor October 10, 2019

Featured image by: Darvin Nelson The Ospreys shutout the North Alabama Lions,1-0, after an early goal inside the box by Carmel Oliveira. Oliveira secured the only goal of the night, in the 8th...

Overview of market day.

Jaguars season ticket holder shirts available at Market Day

Catherine Cavallo, Sports Anchor October 9, 2019

UNF students who purchased their Jaguars season tickets through UNF this year can pick up the t-shirts they ordered with their tickets at Market Day on Wednesday, October 9. Jaxson de Ville, The...

The “Wooden Barrel” is passed back and forth between JU and UNF every year, depending on who wins the competitions between them. 

Photo by Morgan Purvis

The River City Rumble kicks off this weekend

Catherine Cavallo, Sports Anchor October 3, 2019

It is no secret that the rivalry between Jacksonville’s two division one universities is rather intense. Known as the River City Rumble, the fight for the “Old Wooden Barrel” is something that both...

Reiss nets golden goal in conference opener

Reiss nets golden goal in conference opener

Catherine Cavallo, Sports Anchor September 29, 2019

Featured Image: Darvin Nelson After a scoreless two halves, the Ospreys defeated the Liberty Flames, 1-0, with a late overtime goal by Thais Reiss.  With less than five minutes left to play in overtime,...

Staying safe on campus

Catherine Cavallo, Reporter September 20, 2019

College can be stressful when it comes to managing classes, studying for exams, and having a job all while still trying to maintain a social life. College students have one more thing they have to worry...

Ospreys take down Eagles in five-set bout

Ospreys take down Eagles in five-set bout

Catherine Cavallo, Sports Anchor September 18, 2019

Video by: Brett Nweeia and Daniel Parker Featured image by: Darvin Nelson After losing the second and fourth set, the Ospreys rallied in the fifth set to secure the win against Georgia Southern. [embedyt]...

Former walk-on earns scholarship

Former walk-on earns scholarship

Catherine Cavallo, Sports Anchor September 13, 2019

Photos by: Khorri Newton Video by: Brett Nweeia and Dan Parker [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKcKAn8oTqQ[/embedyt] When Rhetta Moore walked onto the UNF Women’s Basketball team her...

Jacksonville icemen

Icemen tickets flash sale

Catherine Cavallo, Sports Anchor September 9, 2019

Hockey season is just around the corner and the Jacksonville Icemen are doing a 24 hour flash sale. If you’re a college student and you love hockey, then you might like this deal.  Today only, you...

UNF Men’s Soccer Season Preview

UNF Men’s Soccer Season Preview

Catherine Cavallo September 1, 2019

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwMS450mFyM[/embedyt] Video by: Brett Nweeia After a stellar performance late last season against NJIT, the UNF Men’s Soccer team secured a playoff spot...

Food Truckin' around Jax

Food Truckin’ around Jax

Catherine Cavallo August 29, 2019

Are you tired of eating the same thing over and over again? Is the food at the St. Town Center just not cutting it anymore? How about trying some of Jacksonville’s Food Trucks. Here’s Food Truck...

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