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Free HIV testing for students

Hannah Lee Jun 26, 2017

  In honor of National HIV Testing Day, the UNF LGBT Resource Center and the Department of Health Promotion is teaming up to offer students free HIV testing on June 27. The testing comes...

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Wellness Complex temporarily closed due to strong odor

Courtney Stringfellow Dec 15, 2016

The Student Wellness Complex closed at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 15, due to an "overwhelming" odor coming from the newly resurfaced group fitness room floors. The University sent out an Osprey Update...

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Exposed: What are Wellness Center classes like?

Exposed: What are Wellness Center classes like?

Rachel Cazares Apr 2, 2016

The Student Wellness Complex, recognized as a Top 10 building at the American Institute of Architects Florida Convention, houses a state-of-the-art fitness complex alongside a series of classes guaranteed...

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County and UNF officials warn of flu

County and UNF officials warn of flu

Connor Spielmaker Mar 4, 2016
With nearly two dozen confirmed cases of the flu, UNF wants you to be aware.
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Unintentional injury is leading cause of death for college-aged students

Cassidy Alexander Sep 17, 2015
In the past few years, several UNF students have died from these causes.
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Sleep debt can cost students a lot

Noor Ashouri Feb 6, 2014

What researchers call “sleep debt” is proven to decrease your memory and learning ability. The infamous all-nighter: intended to help you make a better grade on tomorrow’s exam by skipping out...

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Trendy foods

Noor Ashouri Jan 14, 2014
Eating can make you one of the cool kids on the playground now.
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Inhaling the unknown

Noor Ashouri Sep 13, 2013
E-cigarettes may seem like a better alternative than traditional cigarettes due to the absence of tobacco, but we shouldn’t rush to them just yet.
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How to make every trip to Starbucks a healthier one

Noor Ashouri Apr 5, 2013

There are 87,000 ways to make a drink at Starbucks, according to the Business Insider. This number of possible combinations makes the goal of ordering something not absolutely terrible for you seem...

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Tobacco ban proposed for UNF

Gordon Rhyne Mar 14, 2013

UNF students’ right to light up on campus may go up in smoke. Healthy Osprey and the Safety Council are proposing a tobacco ban on campus, which would take effect Aug. 2014. According to the policy...

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The power of a mustache: Mo Jax seeks to spread men’s health awareness to the Duval community.

Zach Sweat Nov 17, 2012

If grown and maintained properly for a month, a mustache can be quite the sight, and an easy conversation starter. Using the power of well-grown mustaches, the Movember Foundation seeks to spread...

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Column: Anxiety, anyone?

Taylor Leckie Sep 25, 2012
Sure, absorbing a new living arrangement — or just being a college student, in general — can give you that horror-movie anxiety, but that doesn’t mean you have to live on edge until you finally grab that bachelor’s degree.
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