UNF students want new parking in the heart of campus. We all know it. A new 850-car parking garage would cost about $16 million. Imagine if we had set aside that much money for UNF to build a...

“Gone Girl” by suspense writer Gillian Flynn is currently number one on the New York Times Best Sellers fiction book list and has been on the Best Sellers list for 98 weeks. The thriller novel, released...

The following information is according to reports from the UNF Police Department. Honest Pot Smoker An officer chose not to pursue criminal charges against a resident of the Osprey Fountains because...

UNF students have become expert stalkers. They are ruthless and will stop at nothing to get what they want -- a parking spot. On an average morning, students circle parking garages and lots seeking...

All over the lab, students are huddled in groups around small, brightly colored toy cars. Some students take measurements while others dive in and begin unscrewing plastic parts, discussing the benefits...

After a widow was faced with the vandalism and theft of her husband’s legacy, Eco-Adventure could introduce more security to the Nature Trails. Amy Costa, assistant director of Eco-Adventure, said...

The following information is according to reports from the UNF Police Department. Forklift mishap An officer was dispatched to the loading dock of the Biological Sciences building after a UNF employee...

The following information is according to reports from the UNF Police Department. Driving while high A traffic stop on Sept. 24 resulted in an officer seizing 1.6 grams of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. The...

The following information is according to reports from the UNF Police Department. Pop-A-Pipe On Sept. 19, an officer met with a student who locked his keys in his car. When the officer unlocked the...

It’s a typical Friday afternoon, and two undergraduate chemistry students are in the lab mixing compounds, wearing matching safety goggles and recording results. These students are doing organic...

The following information is according to reports from the UNF Police Department. Room with one resident: Pot An officer was called to an Osprey Fountains dorm room on Sept. 10 when a Resident Assistant...

The following information is according to a report from the UNF Police Department. UNFPD officer assaulted, suspect at large A suspect is still at large after assaulting an officer who tried to write...

The following information is according to a report from the UNF Police Department. Did anyone lose some weed? A baggie containing 1.8 grams of marijuana was found on the floor of Building 58 W on...

The following information is according to a report from the UNF Police Department. Boozey hide-and-seek An officer dispatched to Osprey Cove on Sept. 7 found four people hiding (only one UNF student)...

The following information is according to a report from the UNF Police Department. A UNF student was arrested for multiple drug and paraphernalia charges on Sept. 4. An officer was called to the Osprey...

The following information is according to reports from the UNF Police Department. Nothing illegal in here, officer An officer conducted a traffic stop on Alumni Drive on Sept. 1. The officer noticed...

Every fall and spring semester, Student Government sets up polling centers around campus where students can vote on new representatives. This year, the Elections and Appointments Committee is working...

Student seeking appointment Onie Thomas, a second year graduate student, and Elizabeth Schaarschmidt, a Junior, sought appointment to a general senate seat. Student appointed to Senate Raymond...

Two Interfaith Center members receive funding for leadership conference In separate travel requests, Clare Stern and Emily Schroder were each granted $500 in a unanimous 7-0 vote. The money will allow...

A new office within Student Government has been created to make sure UNF student voices are heard by legislators in Tallahassee year-round. Carlo Fassi, student body president, issued an executive...

Emergency B&A Meeting There was an emergency Budget and Allocations Committee Meeting called to exhaust the remaining travel request budget. The National Society of Collegiate Scholars received...

Students from each of the 11 Florida state universities gathered in Tallahassee to get a unified message across to state legislators through the Aim Higher initiative. Aim Higher is the initiative...

Student Body President, Carlo Fassi, made an executive order late on April 3 that said that the Volunteer Center would be made inactive due to cost inefficiency. The Volunteer Center is an agency...

This week’s open forum for having a proposed tobacco free campus had more than one student show up. Eric Armetta, political science junior, was the first student to speak. Armetta is a non-smoker...

  The pond by the library has a new resident -- giant yellow duck. The Enlivened Spaces class, which is responsible for the Warhol and Van Gogh replicas on campus shuttle stops, put that...

Carlo Fassi, student body president, delivered the State of the Student Union Monday night. Fassi outlined the accomplishments of student government over the past year and what they hope to acheive...

The Florida Lottery came to UNF March 25 to celebrate its 25th anniversary and unveil its new slogan -- “25 Years, 25 Billion in Education”. Megan Dougherty, senior public affairs specialist at...

The table is tucked into the corner- half under a stone staircase. The students sitting behind it are casually dressed. There is nothing to distinguish them from the students they are speaking too. The...

Pro-temp is now synonymous with Constitutions and Statutes Chairman A unanimous vote now means that the Senate President Pro-temp position should also be the Constitutions and Statutes Chairman. Senator...

The budget and allocations committee delegated on three travel requests. UNF Potters Guild to visit conference The UNF Potters Guild requested $2269.64 to bring nine members to the National Council...

Lydia has been tagged and her actions are now being monitored. Lydia is a great white shark -- she's 2,000 lbs, 14”6. Shark research group, OCEARCH, tagged the great white shark off the coast...

It is official. Carlo Fassi is running unopposed for Student Body President in the Spring 2013 election. Fassi will win by default. Friday’s Elections Supreme Court hearing began in a similar...

An appeal denied on Feb. 27 makes it more likely that only one name will appear on the Spring ballot for Student Body President: incumbent Carlo Fassi. Eric Armetta and Jeffrey Young were disqualified...

The words and signatures of over a thousand angry UNF students were delivered to legislators in Tallahassee last Wednesday. The Aim Higher campaign’s goal is to end budget cuts to state higher...

Reformatting candidacy requirements A bill was proposed to make the constitution clearer on candidacy requirements. The bill was meant to convert the paragraph listing the qualifications for candidacy...

This spring’s ballot could still offer two names after the list of intended candidates for student body president dwindled from three to one. Of the two sets of candidates disqualified from the race,...

As of now, Fassi is running unopposed in the Spring election. Fassi said he hasn’t given much thought to his supposed victory. He is focused on his current presidency. “Honestly, I’m not really...

Travel Request Amended UNF Wrestling Team requested $1875.90 to attend a competition. The request was amended to $1665.90. UNF Wrestling will have to fundraise to cover the last $210 in registration...

If you’ve ever complained that your voice is not being heard on campus, now is your chance to make it happen. Come the elections on March 12-13, students will be able to choose new senators to...

In a crowd of V-Day celebrators, a t-shirt says “Stop Bitching and Start a Revolution” in red and black. UNF students are sharing in a revolution. One out of three women will be beaten or raped...

Learning about your legislation Thirty-nine senators and several students who aspire to be senators attended the legislative training approved at the Jan. 30 meeting. The training consisted of six...

Upsilon Phi Delta gains funding Upsilon Phi Delta  requested funding for a trip to the Seventh Annual Case Competition in Birmingham, AL. The request for $2,000 was amended to an approximate $1,900...

When asked about the vandalism, Laura Worrell, Asst. Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life, said, “Oh. You mean Alphabet Soup.” For the past couple of weeks, the Student Union has been filled...

Debate arose at the Jan. 28 Senate meeting about a sudden amendment to a bill to change Student Government voting procedures. SB-13S-2667 allows for straight party voting where students are able to...

Since shuttle routes changed, the system students use to track shuttle locations and their ETAs to different stops on campus has not been in operation and some students are wondering why. Transloc,...

Imagine trying something new. Imagine being the first to do it. Two UNF nursing students did just that. Thuy Tran, a UNF nursing senior, and Vianca Cabrera, a UNF nursing junior, were recently elected...