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Ozfestival ─ also known as Ozfest ─is one of the most anticipated events of the year, and the University of North Florida (UNF) announced that Yung Gravy would be headlining the event, alongside B.o.B. and Fivio Foreign on Feb. 3, 2023.   Osprey Life and Productions announced that Yung Gravy, known for songs like “Betty,” and...

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It’s graduation season and finals week will be over before we know it. Here’s what to know and what to expect for the University of North Florida’s graduation next week. Leading up to the event, the biggest question among students and family surrounds the issue of tickets. The number of tickets is solely based on...

With the onslaught of bills targeting university students, faculty and staff, protests are happening rain or shine all around Florida. Here at the University of North Florida, students often protest with signs, start walkouts and chant slogans for student rights.  Under a scorching sun, they stood with signs at President Moez Limayem’s inauguration. In the...

The Florida Board of Education approved the expansion of what is widely known as the “Don’t Say Gay” law on Wednesday, banning discussion of gender identity in all K-12 public schools in the state. Gov. Ron DeSantis requested the expansion last month after a year of the law being enforced in kindergarten through third grade....

Protesters from Students for a Democratic Society met in front of Lazzara Hall where University of North Florida President Moez Limayem would later be officially inaugurated Friday morning. Standing silently atop pillars in front of Lazarra Hall, protesters held homemade signs that called for diversity, inclusivity, transparency and other topics.  SDS has set up numerous...

It’s been three months since the University of North Florida introduced its new self-service kiosks to the on-campus dining experience, done in an effort to minimize wait times and stress on employees. Since then, the reactions have been mixed. It seems that people are mostly positive about the convenience they provide, but there have been...

Florida’s infamous “Don’t Say Gay” bill is in the process of being expanded into HB 1069 to include prekindergarten to eighth grade in its restrictions, among other changes. The current version of the bill prohibits discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity in grades K-3. Passed last year, the original bill included language to reduce...

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has blocked the infamous Stop WOKE Act from public universities again, claiming that it violates the First Amendment and the Fourteenth Amendment.  Florida House Bill 7, known as the “Stop the Wrongs to Our Kids and Employees Act,” was proposed early in 2022 and has already been passed and...