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A box outside of Osprey Hall was taken by UPD after concerns from students were raised.

Suspicious box outside of Osprey Hall causes confusion among students

Heydi Ortiz, Police Reporter • Mar 14, 2019

*UPDATED: 4:05 p.m. The University of North Florida Police Department responded to a call about a suspicious box located near a trash can located outside of Osprey Hall Monday afternoon. UNFPD found...

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Photo by Camille Shaw

Police Beat: Weed bust in the Hall

Patrick Lloyd • Feb 19, 2015
A student was caught with marijuana and paraphernalia in the Osprey Hall Feb. 12. The UNFPD recommended the student be referred to Student Conduct.
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Encounters with the supernatural at UNF

Joseph Pike • Oct 24, 2014
The University of North Florida is not a stranger to urban legends. There are several tales of hauntings taking place around the campus, ranging, in location, from Lot 18 to Osprey Hall.
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Remembering Abraham ‘Abe’ Noel

Brandon Thigpen • May 19, 2014
Abraham 'Abe' Noel was a member of UNF's track and field team with a trademark smile and persistence in his sport. Director Jeff Pigg and Assistant Coach share their experiences with the 20-year-old communications junior.
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Student’s shotgun stolen from car

Saphara Harrell • Apr 10, 2014
A student was unloading his groceries and came back to find his shotgun and jacket were missing from his unlocked trunk.
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Exposed metal cuts student

Brandon Thigpen • Sep 13, 2013
A student cut his foot while playing ultimate frisbee on the Green.
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Police Beat, March 28

Maggie Seppi • Apr 6, 2012

March 20 Marijuana Use (Osprey Fountains) - Officers observed the suspect, who appeared to be smoking marijuana from a bong, standing in his dorm room window. The suspect gave the officers permission to...

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Across campus, one man’s trash is turning into another man’s treasure…

Spinnaker • Mar 7, 2012

By: Arielle Pompilius, Copy Editor   Every spring, more than 600 colleges and universities across the U.S. and Canada compete to win a trophy made out of recycled trash. The Recyclemania...

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Police Beat Nov. 30

Joseph Basco • Nov 30, 2011

Check out the Best of Police Beat of Fall 2011 LEARN HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF BEFORE YOU WRECK YOURSELF Frank LoMonte, executive director of the Student Press Law Center, has offered The Spinnaker...

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Truck hits, injures student at Fountains crosswalk

Spinnaker • Jan 25, 2010

Police, emergency vehicles and students crowded around the crosswalk connecting Osprey Fountains to Osprey Hall; a student lay on the ground, having been apparently hit by a truck around 5:30 p.m. The...

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October 25 – 30

Spinnaker • Nov 4, 2009
Oct. 26 – Burglary (Garage 38)
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