Archive for the ‘32-07’ Category

Sen. John McCain’s Straight Talk Express passed through the First Coast Sept. 15 for a campaign rally at the Veteran’s Memorial Arena. The event was originally scheduled to take place at the Jacksonville Fairgrounds but was rescheduled during the weekend to accommodate the overwhelming demand for tickets. The original venue could only support 2,000 people. Venue staffers estimated there were approximately 4,000 in attendance at the ... Full story

A new hot dog stand opened on campus eight months after the departure of Miracle Kate’s, which university officials said was due to a conflict of contract issues. Owned and operated by the Mayes family, the new stand also operates the concession stand at the UNF Arena. Miracle Kate’s stopped serving in January after Chartwells presented the mom and pop stand with a new contract, stating Miracle ... Full story

A new advising program is in the works that will free UNF from its U Never Finish moniker, UNF officials said. The Roadmap Initiative will outline term-by-term the recommended courses students should take in the particular major they have chosen, said Dr. David Jaffee, Assistant Vice President of Undergraduate Studies at Academic Affairs. The program was modeled after the universal tracking system at the University of ... Full story

They went back and forth, arguing their points of view and answering questions for the audience. The only thing the two could agree on was that UNF was the perfect setting for the debate, they said. Adam Guillette, state director of the Florida chapter of Americans for Prosperity, and Ken Hurley, Greater Jacksonville American Civil Liberties Union president, debated formally proposed Florida constitutional Seventh and Ninth ... Full story

Dr. Jarik Conrad, president of Conrad Consulting Group, LLC. Conrad grew up in a housing project in East St. Louis, Ill., an area that has been described as the most distressed small city in America. Conrad recently led the Blueprint for Prosperity, an initiative to improve Jacksonville’s quality of life. Full story

The Transportation and Logistics Society was recently awarded Club of the Year by the Student Government Club Alliance. This is its second recognition since the club was established in 2002. The Transportation and Logistics Flagship Program, ranked 13th in the nation by Supply Chain Management Review 2005, made great strides connecting the club with the local transportation and logistics network, an often overlooked industry with a ... Full story

The Sept. 13-15 Gallup Poll Daily tracking update shows Sen. John McCain (47 percent) and Sen. Barack Obama (46 percent) locked in a close contest when registered voters are asked for whom they would vote if the election were this week. Full story

Imagine coming home from work to find your house in a different color, the rooms switched around and the furniture rearranged. That’s the virtual equivalent Facebook users have faced, or will face, as the online hangout forces its 90 million members to adapt to a redesigned site, unveiled in late July. Beginning this week, users’ profiles will be irrevocably migrated to the new site. And the changes ... Full story

The Library expanded its computer availability in May with the addition of 40 new laptops for students and staff to rent for free for a three-hour period. The laptops must stay within the library and are equipped with the same operating system as the desktop computers, making them equally efficient in terms of their compatibility and processing speed, said Michael Cusack, director of Library ... Full story

The Amethyst Initiative, a group formed in July comprised of former and current university and college presidents, has called for a national discussion about the legal U.S. drinking age. Nearly 130 presidents and chancellors have signed the Amethyst pledge advocating a factual and dispassionate debate about the effectiveness of the 1984 National Minimum Drinking Age Act, which imposes a 10 percent reduction in federal transportation assistance ... Full story