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Emily Strack. Photo courtesy of UNF Athletics.

UNF alumna spotlight profile: Emily Strack

Steven Thompson | Oct 8, 2018

As a young girl, Emily Strack was tall for her age. She was living in Tokyo with her family, and by the age of 12, she was playing basketball. One day, her basketball coach approached her and spoke to...

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UNF athletic events cancelled due to upcoming storms

Drew McDonald, Sports Editor | Sep 13, 2018

As Hurricane Florence crawls closer toward the Carolina coasts, some of UNF's upcoming games/matches have been cancelled. The men's home soccer match on Saturday, Sep. 15  against Loyola-Md has been cancelled...

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2018 Hall of Fame class announced

2018 Hall of Fame class announced

DeAndre Pearson | Jan 12, 2018

The North Florida Athletic Department will induct four standout athletes and a prodigious men’s tennis team into the 2018 Athletic Hall of Fame. "The Hall of Fame reception has become a very special...

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Student fee overview: where are your fees going?

Student fee overview: where are your fees going?

Pierce Turner | May 31, 2017

Students pay student fees, a lot of student fees, every semester. What may seem like a large sum is actually several small fees that go towards various functions and departments in the university....

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Counseling center and athletics to potentially receive budget increase at the expense of health promotions

Counseling center and athletics to potentially receive budget increase at the expense of health promotions

Pierce Turner | May 25, 2017

The counseling center and athletics department will receive a budget increase if a motion to subtract from the health promotions budget passes. The budget shift will be discussed by the UNF Board...

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Bell operated the scoreboard for UNF Athletics for nearly 18 years. 

Photo courtesy of North Florida Ospreys via Lance Hunt

RIP: Kent Bell, UNF Athletics scoreboard operator

Joslyn Simmons | Dec 8, 2015
Born without arms or legs, Bell operated the scoreboard for UNF Athletics for nearly 18 years.
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UNF students pay the second highest athletic fee in Florida’s public university systems.Austin Branham

UNF’s athletic fees run students’ wallets dry

Kalee Ball | Apr 20, 2015
UNF's athletic fee has increased for the 2015-2016 school year due to the lack of external revenue sources to help support the UNF athletics program.
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The Board of Trustees met on Jan. 20 to review metric data about student graduation and retention rates.
Photo by Christian Ayers

Board of Trustees members contend performance-based funding

Christian Ayers | Jan 22, 2015
In the Board of Trustee's meeting Jan. 20, members discussed improving metric statistics that could potentially yield more state money for UNF. The board also looked at the Activity and Service fee allocation relating to the athletics fee and counseling fee.
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Opinion: UNF students speak their minds about what needs to change

Cassidy Alexander | Dec 5, 2014
Opinion: you're given the opportunity to change 5 things about your university, so what do you choose? Here are the top 5 things UNF students chose to focus on as what they would change if given the chance.
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UNF 2015 Athletics Hall of Fame Inductions

Jordan Ferrell | Oct 27, 2014
On Oct. 25, the 2015 Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony initiated several new athletes, one former athletic director and the entire 1990 men’s tennis team , raising the number of total members to 50.
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Attendance low at one of last tailgates of the year

Natalie Logan | Feb 22, 2013

Student life hosted a basketball tailgate in lot 18 on Thursday night for very few students. Student Body President Fassi said the that some tailgates may not be successful because this is the first...

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A shot at the national tournament is all the Ospreys want

Spinnaker | Jan 18, 2012
Men’s tennis looks to build upon last season’s regular season championship and avenge a disappointing postseason performance.
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