The Student Government Senate voted unanimously at the March 1 senate meeting to send the proposed SG budget for fiscal year 2010-2011 back to the Budget and Allocations Committee for revision and further deliberation.

The two separate departments are now better organized As UNF grows, so must its departments, the UNF Physics Department Chair James Garner said. Garner used to be the chemistry and physics department...

College is touted as a time to expand oneself and learn to empathize with other cultures; there was information and opportunity abound looking to fill these desires at the Sept. 22 Study Abroad Fair. There...

The roles and rules of internships in the lives of students have been changing as the economy changes, even though they’ve been a vital, even required, part of students’ majors for years. Though...

Everyday we hear it. Businesses across the nation are closing, taxpayers are foreclosing on their homes in record numbers, and banks are failing like never before as a result of a national credit crunch...

AROUND THE STATE Jacksonville port hit by cuts, decreases cargo shipments Current national economic conditions are affecting Jacksonville’s port, decreasing the number of cargo shipments and causing...

President John Delaney promised to fund additional Library opening hours as a response to Student Government’s efforts to extend the Library’s availability – a promise made in the fall campaign of the Red Party. The Library will now be opened Monday through Thursday from 7:00 a.m. until 2:30 a.m. and on Sunday from 1:00 p.m. until 2:30 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays remain unchanged. After receiving the funding, the Library’s new schedule will start Jan. 20 and will create an additional 12 hours each week.

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A combination of partying, the lack of home cooking and the ever-rising prices of textbooks might account for the phrase “broke college student.” And now more than ever, it might be a struggle for college students to keep money in the bank. However, there are ways for college students to combat these worrisome financial times and still have a little fun. One of the most important steps students can take to save money is to know what they are spending money on and how much they are spending, said Bettie Adams, assistant professor of accounting and board member of Community First Credit Union. Adams suggested students keep track of their expenses for a week, including small things like trips to the vending machine.

It all started with one simple idea--what if I could go on a vacation with my own savings? Then I found a reason to do it when my favorite play moved to Broadway in New York City. After five months of saving, this broke college student is staying in one of the most expensive cities in the world for four nights and five days. Let me tell you how I did it.