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Sports Weekend Wrap-Up

Cody Hagerty and Joslyn Simmons | Mar 14, 2018

In a jam-packed week of sports, North Florida had a mix of results on the pitch and in the sand. Baseball In a weekend series that included a doubleheader on Saturday, North Florida(8-9) earned...

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UNF Sports Weekend Recap

UNF Sports Weekend Recap

Joslyn Simmons | Feb 27, 2018

  While the basketball teams played on the road to secure their spots for the ASUN tournament, other North Florida springs sports continued in the early parts of their seasons. Baseball Baseball...

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UNF Baseball opens 2018 season

Joslyn Simmons | Feb 16, 2018

Though leadership has changed since last season, the game hasn’t as the North Florida baseball team opens the 2018 season at Harmon Stadium. Last season, the Ospreys landed in fourth place in the...

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The UNF softball team. Photo courtesy of UNF Athletics.

Softball falls to No. 2 Gators

Joslyn Simmons | Feb 15, 2018

The softball team (2-4) couldn’t get any hits in the 9-0 loss to the No. 2 Florida Gators (6-0) on Feb. 14 in Gainesville. Early in the game, the Ospreys and Gators were close with the home team...

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Men’s Basketball Overtakes Lipscomb

Joslyn Simmons | Jan 12, 2018

  [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cg5l7G6Q6kM[/embedyt] Video by DeAndre Pearson   The men’s basketball team (7-12 overall, 1-1 ASUN) bounced back and took out the Lipscomb...

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Kristen Wright will be the new head coach for the indoor and beach volleyball teams. Photo courtesy of UNF Athletics

New volleyball coach in town

Joslyn Simmons | Dec 23, 2017

UNF Athletics reported there will be a new head volleyball coach for the North Florida indoor and beach volleyball. Kristen Wright, who recently coached at MiraCosta College in California, will...

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Jobs that don’t need four year degrees

Jobs that don’t need four year degrees

Joslyn Simmons | Dec 15, 2017

Every year more and more students walk across the stage and are handed a college degree. However, some majors allow students to start their careers earlier without going through the four-year struggle....

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HIV/AIDS: Then and Now

HIV/AIDS: Then and Now

Joslyn Simmons | Dec 1, 2017

With over 30 years since the first documented case of AIDS, the stigma attached to the deadly disease may have wavered, but isn’t completely gone. According to the Centers for Disease Control and...

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Multiple lots reserved for championship

Multiple lots reserved for championship

Joslyn Simmons | Nov 16, 2017

The campus will be a little bit more congested over the end of the week as the Florida High School Girls Volleyball State Championships take over UNF Arena. Parking in lots 5, 18 and 34 will be...

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Photo by Lili Weinstein

Women’s Basketball ready for the season

Joslyn Simmons | Oct 27, 2017

Women’s basketball Head Coach Darrick Gibbs had an exciting and positive outlook on the upcoming season. This year's team has a lot of new faces and a different skill set than last year's. “I think...

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Men’s soccer defeat JU

Joslyn Simmons | Oct 26, 2017

Men’s soccer (2-9-2 overall, 1-3-1 ASUN) took down crosstown rival, Jacksonville University (3-9-1 overall, 1-3-1 ASUN) in a 2-1 victory at the Southern Oak Stadium on Oct.25. The Dolphins’...

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Photo by Nicole Sutton

Men’s basketball earns preseason honors

Joslyn Simmons | Oct 24, 2017

With less than a month until North Florida basketball kicks off, the 2017-2018 men’s team has already racked up preseason accolades. This season, the squad was ranked third in the Preseason Coaches...

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LA Rams practice update

Joslyn Simmons | Oct 19, 2017

Barely hidden by the leaves that cover the fences near lot 18, the LA Rams have called Hodges Stadium home this week. The California team has been using the facilities during the duration of their...

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Photo by Lili Weinstein.

LA Rams practicing at Hodges Stadium

Joslyn Simmons | Oct 17, 2017

The LA Rams have taken residence at the Hodges Stadium for their time in Jacksonville, before leaving for London Thursday Oct. 19. The California team spent last week at the stadium practicing...

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Junior forward Krista Colubiale. Photo courtesy of UNF Athletics.

Colubiale named ASUN Player of the Week

Joslyn Simmons | Sep 27, 2017

Women’s soccer player Krista Colubiale earned her first ASUN Player of The Week recognition after her late-game heroics pushed the Ospreys 2-1 in double overtime over crosstown rival the Jacksonville...

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Spotlight: UNF ARMY ROTC

Spotlight: UNF ARMY ROTC

Joslyn Simmons | Sep 27, 2017

While some students are still looking to find their path, the cadets of the UNF Army ROTC have accepted their calling. Tucked away between the Green and the Fine Art building is the Army ROTC office. The...

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Is virtual parking effective?

Joslyn Simmons | Sep 20, 2017

With fall semester in full swing, parking on campus has been survival of the fittest. Virtual parking has been effective, according to George Androuin, director of Parking Services. As with every...

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New season, new players, one great team

Joslyn Simmons | Aug 15, 2017

Coming off their third-straight ASUN postseason with a 6-9-2 record last season, the women’s soccer team heads into 2017 with 11 new players on their squad. This season, the Ospreys have eight...

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UNF's  squad beat Daytona State 4-1. Photo by Joslyn Simmons

Women’s soccer wins exhibition match

Joslyn Simmons | Aug 11, 2017

https://youtu.be/wsQvedsm0jg The Ospreys showcased their freshmen talent on Aug. 9 in a 4-1 exhibition victory over the Daytona State Falcons at Hodges Stadium. UNF came out early over the Falcons...

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Summer Intersession Hours

Summer Intersession Hours

Joslyn Simmons | Aug 1, 2017

With summer classes wrapping up, services on campus will be on a limited schedule during intersession starting Aug. 5 through Aug. 20. The Carpenter Library is opened Monday through Friday from...

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A look at UNF's on-campus preschool

A look at UNF’s on-campus preschool

Joslyn Simmons | Jul 22, 2017

Stand two feet from the iron gates of the UNF preschool and the sounds of children can be heard in the air. Children standing as high as the average college student’s knee play and learn in the...

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MSERF: UNF's newest research facility

MSERF: UNF’s newest research facility

Joslyn Simmons | Jul 20, 2017

Tucked between a wall of plywood and construction zone is a little known research facility that will open for the UNF community this fall. Dr. Paul Eason, an associate professor of mechanical engineering,...

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Parking services Q&A: Backing in & more

Parking services Q&A: Backing in & more

Joslyn Simmons | Jul 11, 2017

With the stick-on decal no longer in effect, the move towards virtual passes has lead to many questions. George Andrews, parking services director, answered questions that may have been on students’...

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Moore takes the ball up the court. Photo courtesy of the Denver Nuggets

Dallas Moore sees limited minutes

Joslyn Simmons | Jul 11, 2017

NBA hopeful Dallas Moore saw limited minutes during the Nuggets’ summer league games, playing for a combined nine minutes during his first three games in Las Vegas. Moore, arguably UNF’s greatest...

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Photo by Mark Judson

How to buy a virtual parking pass

Joslyn Simmons | Jul 10, 2017

The time to buy virtual parking passes has arrived and here is a quick how-to guide for a successful purchase. Before purchasing make sure you know your tag number, year, make and model of your...

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Dallas Moore’s place in the NBA

Dallas Moore’s place in the NBA

Joslyn Simmons | Jun 22, 2017

https://youtu.be/q_UO07_pmNI Video by Joslyn Simmons and Pierce Turner.   With the 2017 NBA Draft on Thursday in New York, 60 athletes are waiting to hear their name called on the big stage....

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The surf team is headed to California for a competition. Photo by UNF's Surf Team

Surf team competing in nationals

Joslyn Simmons | Jun 15, 2017

UNF surf team heads to California for the third straight season to compete in the National Scholastic Surfing Association Nationals on June 19. Corey Howell, captain of the team, is looking to bring...

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Travis Trace  Courtesy of UNF Athletics

Travis Trace: Making History

Joslyn Simmons | Jun 8, 2017

  Ten years of preparation led to the one moment that sent Travis Trace to the NCAA Golf Championship as an individual making UNF history.  He went from playing putt-putt at his brother’s...

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