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After visting ESPN’s website on December 17, I was taken aback to see the UNF men's basketball team featured on the website’s homepage. Unfortunately, I quickly realized that the article, which centered around a 76-36 UNF loss to No. ... Full story

While different world religions celebrate their own holidays in various ways, there is one common ideal that can be found in them all: We should give back to others. A large number of Americans, despite their religious beliefs, celebrate Christmas as a day of giving presents to the ones you love. However, this is not what Christmas is intended to celebrate in the Christian religion, which was ... Full story

After losing 33-26 to Florida Atlantic University and winning by forfeit to the University of Miami at the Florida Rugby Union College Championships in Tampa, Fla., the UNF rugby club is proud of the resilience it showed but knows it could have done better, UNF Rugby President Jackson Frenot said. The UNF rugby club entered the championships with high expectations and a lot of confidence, team ... Full story

Jason Yurgartis Features Editor Chad Smith Graphic Designer Rebecca McKinnon Staff Writer Josh Salman Managing Editor Question 1: With this year’s BCS stir-up bigger than ever, who deserves to be in the college football championship game? If it were up to me, I’d put Utah and Boise State in the ... Full story

A fourth-place finish in the NCAA Division I Provisional Tournament Nov. 22 closed the UNF volleyball team’s 2008 32-match season – its longest season since its transition to Division I. UNF went 2-3 in the tournament with wins against North Carolina Central University and Winston-Salem State University. UNF lost to Presbyterian College, the University of Central Arkansas and the University of South Carolina Upstate. “I was really ... Full story

Recovering from a fifth-place standing after the first day of competition, the UNF swimming and diving team finished in third place out of eight teams at the Davidson Invitational Nov. 23. Davidson College finished first with 786.5 points. The Ospreys capped a second-day rally with a second place finish in the 4 by 100-meter freestyle relay with a time of 3 minutes, 41.81 seconds, giving them 34 ... Full story

UNF has several fields students can use to play and practice outdoor sports. However, the Crossings field is one of the few places students can congregate on campus for whatever purpose they wish. Students used to be found playing out on the Crossings field on those cold and dreary Florida winter nights, but now the field lies empty as if missing a vital part of what ... Full story

Jason Yurgartis Features Editor Laura Franco Assistant Features Editor James Cannon Assistant News Editor Jacques Strappe Baguette Fencing Aficionado Question 1: Mark Cuban, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, was recently charged with insider trading. Does this surprise you? No. If you’re good at trading, there’s a good chance inside ... Full story

In a game much closer than its score, the UNF women’s basketball team lost to Florida State University 60-49 Nov. 18 during its home opener. After a 7-1 start by the Ospreys (0-2), the No. 22 AP ranked Seminoles (4-0) were able to recover late in the second half for the win in front of a UNF home crowd of 1,443. The Ospreys entered halftime trailing 20-25. ... Full story

In a season full of uncertainty in the NFL only two things can be sure: the New York Giants and the Tennessee Titans. While every other team in the NFL has been extremely inconsistent, these two teams are coasting towards the playoffs. One team that has a ... Full story