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Men’s basketball team losing skid continues with LSU loss

Joslyn Simmons Dec 23, 2017

The men’s basketball team dropped their third straight road game after a week long trip that ended in Louisiana on Dec. 22 to the LSU Tigers 104-52 in a turnover-filled night. Once again, there...

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UNF Ospreys beat their across town foe Edward Waters College on the second day of the UNF Holiday Classic. Photo by Joslyn Simmons

A Second Half Surge Pushed Women’s Basketball over Edward Waters

Joslyn Simmons Dec 20, 2017

It was the second and final day of the UNF Holiday Classic hosted at the UNF Arena. In a tale of two halves, the women’s basketball team (7-6) created a second-half burst to overtake the Edward Waters...

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Men’s basketball team falls on the road

Joslyn Simmons Dec 20, 2017

The men’s basketball team drops its second road game in a week with a hard-fought 79-65 loss to the Ball State Cardinals on Dec.19. In the opening minutes of the first half, Ball State grabbed...

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Ospreys win 58-50 against Northern Kentucky University. Photo by Joslyn Simmons

Women’s basketball earned a win over Northern Kentucky

Joslyn Simmons Dec 20, 2017

It’s day one of the UNF Holiday Classic hosted at the UNF Arena, and a strong defensive presence pushed the women’s basketball team (6-6) to defeat the Northern Kentucky Norse 58-50 on Dec.19. In...

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Police Beat: Threatening emails and a forceable arrest

Alexandra Torres-Perez Dec 19, 2017

Give Me Some Bitcoins A UNF student called UNFPD in regards to an email he received on Dec. 11 threatening that if he did not pay a certain amount of Bitcoins he was going to be executed. According...

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Men’s basketball falls on the road to Missouri

Joslyn Simmons Dec 17, 2017

An ice cold shooting night handed the North Florida men’s basketball team (5-8) an 85-51 loss to the Missouri Tigers (9-2) while on the road on Dec. 16. With sophomore shooter Garrett Sams out...

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Women’s basketball fall short after a second quarter drought

Joslyn Simmons Dec 16, 2017

A second-quarter burst propelled the College of Charleston for a 73-69 victory over the UNF women’s basketball team Dec. 15 at the UNF Arena. While the Cougars scored the first basket, the Ospreys...

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Jobs that don’t need four year degrees

Jobs that don’t need four year degrees

Joslyn Simmons Dec 15, 2017

Every year more and more students walk across the stage and are handed a college degree. However, some majors allow students to start their careers earlier without going through the four-year struggle....

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North Florida men’s basketball edge out a win over FIU

Joslyn Simmons Dec 14, 2017

A win streak had to be broken at the UNF Arena, but it wouldn’t be North Florida’s on Dec.13. UNF (5-7) pulled out a 87-85 victory over the Florida International Panthers (5-5) with a late rally in...

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Gilbert Pomar III is the regional president of CenterState Bank and member of the Advisory Council for the Coggin College of Business.  Photo courtesy of University of North Florida

Business Advisory Council Member Attacked by his Own Son

Hannah Lee Dec 12, 2017

A prominent Jacksonville banking executive and member of the Advisory Council for the Coggin College of Business Gilbert J. Pomar III has been savagely beaten reportedly by his own son, Gilbert...

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One of the proposed projects will connect the Coggin College of Business to Honors Hall. Photo by Colin McCann

The history and people behind UNF buildings

Colin McCann Dec 12, 2017

Have you ever wondered who were the people behind the names of the buildings you enter everyday? The University of North Florida is comprised of over 60 buildings, and many of them are named in honor of...

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New tax bill could affect UNF Graduate students

Sam Chaney Dec 12, 2017

According to the new tax bill proposed by House Republicans, tuition waivers for graduate students would be treated as taxable income in an effort to provide more tax breaks for U.S. corporations. Tuition...

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