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Lehigh University freshman Jeanne Ann Clery was murdered on her Pennsylvania college campus in 1986. Clery’s parents, unaware of her safety on campus, fought for years to make what is now known as the Clery Act a reality. The act requires American colleges and universities to inform students of the crime statistics around campus. In compliance with the act, the Department of Education released UNF’s 2007 crime statistics ... Full story

Students, faculty, staff and administrators joined together for the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Oct. 18 at Metropolitan Park. They chose to complete either the 2K or 5K run to raise funds and awareness for breast cancer patients and research. The 57 team members of the Healthy Osprey Race for the Cure team raised $690 for the event. As the largest UNF group there, it consisted of ... Full story

Oct. 15 – Burglary (Building 41) – UPD was dispatched to investigate a burglary from a vehicle. Because of no forced entry into the vehicle, police concluded the vehicle was not locked. A parking decal was stolen. There are no known suspects at this time. Oct. 15 – Theft (Building 26) – The complainant caught a man stealing money from a locker room of the Aquatic Center. Police ... Full story

“I can’t find anything.” This is what Director of Facilities Planning Zak Ovadia, who came to UNF four years ago, said his initial reaction was upon arrival on campus. “Wayfinding” is a generic term meaning to find one’s way around. It is a concept adopted by universities, hospitals and airports all across the world due to confusing and difficult floor plans. A concept that is not new to ... Full story

It’s often said someone makes money even in a bad economy. Cody Bass just didn’t know how much. “A hundred thousand dollars,” the 22-year-old college senior said. That’s the annual salary that Bass – who is still a semester away from receiving his bachelor’s degree from the Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla – is to be paid for his first job out of college. Full story

The university has recently launched a new online survey platform called Enterprise Feedback Management Community to replace the existing WebSurveyor program. EFM Community was designed to provide faculty and staff the ability to author questionnaires, post surveys, collect responses and disseminate findings, according to an ITS statement. The preexisting software, WebSurveyor, was originally given to UNF through a grant. Once the company was bought out by Vovici, ... Full story

Gallup Daily Poll for Oct. 21 has Sen. Barack Obama with a 10-point lead over Sen. John McCain. The lead varies between 7 and 10 percentage points among likely voters, depending on turnout expectations, according to Gallup. Full story

Commute or get a dorm? That is the question many students find themselves asking, and many factors go into this decision. There are more than 16,000 students registered at UNF. However, 2,173 of these students live on-campus, according to the UNF Housing Department. So what goes into the decisions to live on-campus or stay at home? Full story

Code Red put to the test, Michelle Obama visits the First Coast, Air show flies into town, Ghost hunt near courtyard, Faculty panel discusses racism, Student panel tackles global issue: “Food or Fuel”, JCM hosts Fall Festival Full story

It’s as fast as 25,000 high-end laptops linked together. It has enough capacity to store 30 million novels. And someday, it might help keep you safe in severe weather. This is the Bluefire, an IBM supercomputer so powerful that scientists think it will accurately predict how global warming will affect the planet during the next 50 years. Specifically, the computer should project whether hurricanes will develop with greater ... Full story