Archive for the ‘32-08’ Category

UPD cancelled the decoy system implemented to decrease the amount of parking permit thefts on campus after the attempt led to no arrests. UPD set multiple decoy cars in various parking lots across campus, leaving the windows down or doors unlocked in an attempt to catch someone stealing the permit. After weeks of the personnel intensive watch-out, UPD suspended the operation, UPD Chief Mark Foxworth ... Full story

Sen. Barack Obama’s Campaign for Change stopped in Jacksonville Sept. 20 meeting approximately 12,000 screaming First Coast residents at Metro Park. Another 8,000 stood outside, listening the rally from the speakers, since the fire marshals capped the event and didn’t allow them into the park. Obama’s campaign stop was less than a week after Sen. John McCain’s rally at the Veteran’s Memorial Arena, and a pair of ... Full story

UNF seniors expect many things from their employers, but their top priority as far as employee benefits are concerned is a solid medical insurance policy, students said. Several seniors at UNF reflected the results of a 2008 survey by the National Association of College and Employers in which 19,000 students all over the United States rated medical insurance as a top priority in terms of employee ... Full story

The UNF Pre-Law Society organized a debate on the Green Sept. 17 to inform students of Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama’s opinions on seven issues in the 2008 election. Two speakers debated: Robbie Foster, president of the UNF College Republicans, representing John McCain and Brian Mills, a Jacksonville attorney and co-chairman of Generation Obama Jacksonville, representing Barack Obama. Gathering the two representatives was a challenging process, ... Full story

Hundreds of HIV positive fathers, mothers and children surrounded him in the middle of an African tribe, and he didn’t see statistics, he saw people, Major General J. Scott Gration said. Gration spoke of Sen. Barack Obama to a packed UNF theater Sept. 23, commenting on his ability to listen, get insight, judge what the right thing to do is and then have the courage to ... Full story

Dr. Nancy Rabalais, the executive director and professor of Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium. Her research interests include biological oceanography, the distribution and dynamics of hypoxia water groups and the relationship between animals and sediment. Full story

Loud popping sounds and screams shatter the silence of a warm fall day, confusion turns to panic and lives will forever be changed – there is an armed assailant loose on campus. This might sound like a bad dream or a snippet from a newscast, but is increasingly becoming reality, as mass casualty shootings have recently become prevalent in the collegiate landscape. Since last year’s shootings on ... Full story

Political comedy troupe coming to UNF campus, Students can be scuba certified at Aquatics center, Calling all couples: seminar hosted by Counseling Center Full story

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Sept. 23 again presents a tie between candidates Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain. Both attract 48 percent of the votes, and both are viewed favorably by 54 percent. Full story

The pouring rain didn’t stop 302 students from attending the Fall 2008 Career Expo Aug. 22. Brandishing their umbrellas and straightening their ties, students met more than 70 companies to establish networking connections and land internships, part-time and full-time positions in Jacksonville. It all began with CareerWings, the Web site designed to help students find recruiting employers. There are between 2,000 and 3,000 employers registered on the ... Full story