Spinnaker talks to Housing Vice President Chief of Staff Tom Serwatka concerning the end of the first-year housing requirement, and how this may impact UNF going forward.
News
Students react to end of freshman housing requirement
Video by Jack Drain When Spinnaker broke the news that the freshman housing requirement would end starting Fall 2017, we knew students would have a thing or two to say. We spoke to freshmen outside the Osprey Cafe who had mixed feelings about the news. Jordan Quinn, computer science […]
Student arrested for child pornography
A UNF student will make his first appearance in court Friday morning on child pornography charges. Neal D. Buckles is currently in jail, unable to bond out after being arrested Thursday afternoon. The 19-year-old is charged with two counts of possession of child pornography and one count of transmission of […]
How to follow the election like someone who still cares
Nick Blank offers some helpful tips on how to keep up with this year’s election, with all of the knowledge and none of the emotional commitment.
Features
Inside Look: How stores make their way to campus
How UNF decides what commercial businesses to bring to campus Students tend to begin and end their day at UNF with a cup of coffee from Starbucks or a meal from Chick-fil-A. Both businesses are well-known on campus for student traffic and being two of the most popular food spots. […]
Osprey Productions’ brings back annual Rocky Horror Picture Show
Students should expect a “fun, raunchy, weird affair” at the Osprey Productions (OP) presentation of Rocky Horror Picture Show Sunday, said Junine Castin, director of OP. Though the event was cancelled in 2015, Castin said steps have been taken to ensure this year’s show will go on. Last year, OP […]
The Freshman Follow-Through
The Spinnaker follows three incoming freshman as they navigate their way around the pitfalls of college life.
Entertainment
Local Eatery of the Week: Lubi’s Hot Subs
A beige brick building with its hand-painted sign just starting to show its age, stands alone between a car wash turned car lot and a gas station left abandoned from a time before Jacksonville experienced the blessing of suddenly lower gas prices. A man is finishing his cigarette on a […]
Rocky Horror Picture Show in pictures
Just as OP Director Junine Castin predicted, the Rocky Horror Picture Show Sunday night was a “fun, raunchy, weird affair” — emphasis on raunchy. Osprey Productions presented Rocky Horror Picture Show on Sept. 25, in the Lazzara Performance Hall at UNF, which was open to not only UNF students, but […]
Author visits UNF to discuss new book exploring effects of pastor’s sex abuse
In many ways Rev. Bob Gray was an architect. He turned a Trinity Baptist Church into financial power. He sculpted a strict fundamentalist message, and gave the church an identity. He flipped a congregation from a handful to several hundred. He delivered (with the help of donors) a sleek building […]
Opinions
How to weave through ASUN uncertainty
UNF is anchored in college basketball mediocrity — and you can blame the conference. Envision the ASUN as an inescapable pit. At the bottom are good teams trapped in small-conference stagnation like UNF and FGCU. Steps or ladders to escape remain elusive while the rich schools climb higher and higher. […]
Commentary: 8 Things we learned watching the condiment table at the Republican National Convention
Monday night, two college newspaper editors more than 300 miles apart watched Republicans put mustard and relish on their hotdogs and thought the same thing — “this is educational.” For two hours, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’s team live streamed the RNC’s ketchup and mustard station via its Facebook […]
The empty chair
UNF has lost 11 students this year, and Managing Editor Connor Spielmaker discusses the implications for those of us left behind.
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FAFSA policy changes to make load lighter for students
A couple of major changes to the FAFSA submission process have been announced by the U.S. Department of Education. According to the Federal Student Aid website, these changes will take effect starting with the upcoming 2017-2018 school year. The changes are as follows: FAFSA can now be submitted beginning […]
Senate focuses on student health
This week’s Senate meeting saw a vote on a bill supporting more strict enforcement of the smoke-free initiative, approval of several funding requests as well as the announcement that Student Health Services will stay on campus. Senate tackles smoking Legislation calling for the enforcement of the smoke-free initiative passed 27-5 […]
Debate Overview: Best arguments and what stood out
It was a back and forth slugfest Monday night, when Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump traded blows at Hofstra University in the first of three presidential debates. What stood out In the year’s most highly anticipated political event, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton duked it out for 90 minutes over […]
Student admits to sexual exploitation of a 4-year-old, deputies say
Neal D. Buckles, the UNF freshman accused of possessing and sending child pornography, also admitted to sexually exploiting a 4-year-old to investigators, records from St. John’s County officials state. According to the police report, Buckles “made several other admissions to criminal activity involving the sexual exploitation of a 4-year-old child […]
Local Eatery of the Week: Lubi’s Hot Subs
A beige brick building with its hand-painted sign just starting to show its age, stands alone between a car wash turned car lot and a gas station left abandoned from a time before Jacksonville experienced the blessing of suddenly lower gas prices. A man is finishing his cigarette on a […]
Rocky Horror Picture Show in pictures
Just as OP Director Junine Castin predicted, the Rocky Horror Picture Show Sunday night was a “fun, raunchy, weird affair” — emphasis on raunchy. Osprey Productions presented Rocky Horror Picture Show on Sept. 25, in the Lazzara Performance Hall at UNF, which was open to not only UNF students, but […]
Inside Look: How stores make their way to campus
How UNF decides what commercial businesses to bring to campus Students tend to begin and end their day at UNF with a cup of coffee from Starbucks or a meal from Chick-fil-A. Both businesses are well-known on campus for student traffic and being two of the most popular food spots. […]
The Week Ahead: Sept. 26 – Oct. 2
This week is jam-packed with fun, intellectual and community-building events. Monday, Sept. 26 The T in Equality: Lessons from the Front What: Kasey Suffredini is the Chief Program Officer and Director of the Transgender Freedom Project at Freedom for All Americans. He’ll stop by UNF to discuss LGBT rights […]
Osprey Productions’ brings back annual Rocky Horror Picture Show
Students should expect a “fun, raunchy, weird affair” at the Osprey Productions (OP) presentation of Rocky Horror Picture Show Sunday, said Junine Castin, director of OP. Though the event was cancelled in 2015, Castin said steps have been taken to ensure this year’s show will go on. Last year, OP […]
Women’s Soccer drops conference opener
Jacksonville University’s penalty kick snapped the Ospreys three-game winning streak on Saturday night, at Hodges Stadium. Last season, UNF fell to the Dolphins in the River City Rumble and in a dramatic Atlantic Sun Quarterfinals. Jacksonville leads the all-time series and has not been beaten in the last nine games […]
Volleyball’s win over JU starts conference play
The Ospreys rallied together to win their first conference game of the season against Jacksonville University in five sets. With this win, they handed the Dolphins their ninth consecutive loss. During the first set, JU jumped out to a 4-1 lead. The Ospreys rallied together, as they chipped away at […]
UNF employee killed so he couldn’t testify in trial, JSO says
Four arrested in shooting death of UNF employee UNF employee Jonathan “Joe” Brenton was killed so he couldn’t testify in a two-year-old burglary case, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Dakari Maxwell, 17, has been arrested and is being charged with murder after police say his brother, Jecorian McCray, instructed […]
Police Beat: Petty thefts and a weed bust
Stolen Socks A pair of socks were stolen from the UNF bookstore on Sept. 8. The police report states UNFPD was approached about the theft around noon on Sept. 9. According to the report, the suspect took a pair of Nike socks before proceeding upstairs to take off the wrapping […]
UNF student charged with child pornography released from jail
UNF student Neal D. Buckles was released from jail Friday morning, and is barred from having unsupervised contact with minors or using the internet.
Students react to end of freshman housing requirement
Video by Jack Drain When Spinnaker broke the news that the freshman housing requirement would end starting Fall 2017, we knew students would have a thing or two to say. We spoke to freshmen outside the Osprey Cafe who had mixed feelings about the news. Jordan Quinn, computer science […]