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Features
Skaters use Riverside Skate Park located on Park Street.
UNF students share their thoughts on now-open Artist Walk Skate Park
Savanna Stillwagner, News Editor

After several long delays, the new Artist Walk Skate Park in Jackosnville’s Riverside community has become a place for skaters...

Students from Richard Lewis Brown Elementary watch as a volunteer student from UNF demonstrates blending a nutritious smoothie to the class. (Courtesy of Dr. Jamie Marchio)
Fighting food insecurity on and off campus: Nutrition programs UNF offers for community
Kaili Cochran, General Assignment Reporter

The food insecurity rate is 45% among students at the University of North Florida, according to Jamie Marchio, a UNF professor...

UNF Women's Club Flag Football Logo
'Why can't we be that?': All-women's club looks to bring football to UNF
Ethan Howick, Sports Editor

UNF may no longer be known as the University of No Football.  “Everyone wants a football team, why can’t we be that?”...

News
SG announces fall mid-term elections uncontested, cancels voting process
Ethan Leckie, Managing Editor • October 15, 2024

In an email sent to Spinnaker on Oct. 15, the UNF Student Government has shared that there will be "no active elections" for the candidates in the upcoming...

Ethics is all around us—a schedule of all UNF Ethics Week events
Lena Perkins, Staff Writer Intern • October 15, 2024

Students can join The Florida Blue Center for Ethics at the University of North Florida for the celebration of Ethics Week from Oct. 14 through Oct. 18...

What students need to know about fall SG elections
Mindy McLarty, Government Reporter • October 14, 2024

Student Government elections will be open next week for students to vote online or in person at the Student Union Plaza.  The Fall 2024 University...

AP: Floridians cleaning up from Hurricane Milton are hampered by a widespread fuel shortage
Russ Bynum, Brendan Farrington, Ty O'Neil, and Associated Press • October 14, 2024

The following story was first published by the Associated Press on Oct. 10, 2024, at 10:03 p.m.  CORTEZ, Fla. (AP) — Floridians recovering from Hurricane...

New art exhibit tells story of life after incarceration
Sierra Parsons, Volunteer Reporter • October 14, 2024
AP: What to know about Hurricane Milton as it churns toward Florida's Gulf Coast
The Associated Press • October 9, 2024
Embroidered Expression: UNF students express themselves through hand-stitched embroidery
Kaili Cochran, General Assignment Reporter • October 9, 2024
The Cyber Bowl: Compete to win prizes and learn about cybersecurity
Lena Perkins, Staff Writer Intern • October 9, 2024
Sports
Paige McSwigan leads the UNF women's with six goals.
Women’s Soccer, McSwigan ties two games to stay unbeaten at home
Ethan Howick, Sports Editor • October 8, 2024

The University of North Florida women’s soccer team tied with a pair of ASUN teams at Hodges Stadium last week.  Paige McSwigan did most of the heavy...

Volleyball swept by rival JU in ninth-straight loss
Volleyball swept by rival JU in ninth-straight loss
Ethan Howick, Sports Editor
Men’s Soccer powers past JU for ‘emotional’ rivalry win
Men’s Soccer powers past JU for ‘emotional’ rivalry win
Ethan Howick, Sports Editor
Men’s Soccer outlasts USC Upstate in offensive shootout
Men’s Soccer outlasts USC Upstate in offensive shootout
Ethan Howick, Sports Editor
2024 Election
Students enjoy a taco bar and watch the vice presidential debate on Oct. 1 at the Boathouse.
Students watch Walz and Vance face off at Boathouse watch party
Ethan Howick, Sports Editor • October 3, 2024
The Office of Student Learning and Civic Engagement booth provided numerous puffy paint and glitter colors for students to decorate tote bags. On the left, students could grab a free Osprey Vote T-shirt.
Students register to vote on Green, free tote bags and pizza
Kaili Cochran, General Assignment Reporter • September 23, 2024
Students gather at Boathouse for free tacos and Harris-Trump debate
Students gather at Boathouse for free tacos and Harris-Trump debate
Kaili Cochran, General Assignment Reporter • September 19, 2024
Image Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump shakes hands with Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris during an ABC News presidential debate at the National Constitution Center, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, in Philadelphia.
AP: Harris presses a more forceful case against Trump than Biden did on abortion, economy and democracy
Michelle L. Price, Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin, and Josh Boak • September 11, 2024
Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow holding up a book during her remarks at the Democratic National Convention on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
UNF professor says Project 2025 expands the executive’s powers
Ethan Leckie, Managing Editor • August 21, 2024
Opinions
OPINION: Don’t underestimate Mother Nature
OPINION: Don’t underestimate Mother Nature
Sarah Eng, Opinions Intern • October 11, 2024
OPINION: Touch grass this election season
OPINION: Touch grass this election season
Sarah Eng, Opinions Intern • October 5, 2024
Reviews
Transformers One, a movie of power and friendship
Transformers One, a movie of power and friendship
Sarah Eng, Opinions Intern • October 4, 2024
Inside Out 2 (AP Photo)
Inside Out 2, a review
Tyler Bell, Volunteer Reporter • July 29, 2024
Check it or Chuck it: Barbecue Boogaloo
Check it or Chuck it: Barbecue Boogaloo
Ethan Leckie, Enterprise Editor • June 4, 2024
From Readers
Letter to the Editor: Advance leadership skills with Taylor Leadership Institute
Letter to the Editor: Advance leadership skills with Taylor Leadership Institute
Anna Kagiliery, UNF Student and Intern at the Taylor Leadership Institute • September 7, 2024
Letter to the Editor: Abroad in Italy
Kiela Jefferson, Hicks Honors Student • September 7, 2024
Letter to the Editor: Recalling UNF's celebration of civil disobedience
Holly Coleman, UNF Alumna • May 23, 2024
Beyond the books: Charting new waters in the Hicks Honors Capstone Project
Anna Pakulski, Hicks Honors Student • May 2, 2024
The Talon Review is seeking fiction, poetry, nonfiction and visual art submissions
Isabel Blacutt, Talon Review Creative Nonfiction Editor • March 5, 2024
Weather
Associated Press
Homes destroyed by Hurricane Milton are seen in Grove City, Fla., Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
AP: Floridians cleaning up from Hurricane Milton are hampered by a widespread fuel shortage
Russ Bynum, Brendan Farrington, Ty O'Neil, and Associated Press • October 14, 2024
Highway signage announces the impending arrival of Hurricane Milton and the evacuations zones on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, in Port Richey, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)
AP: What to know about Hurricane Milton as it churns toward Florida's Gulf Coast
The Associated Press • October 9, 2024
Viewers in the spin room watch the CBS News vice presidential debate, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
AP: Vance and Walz keep it civil in a policy-heavy discussion: VP debate takeaways
Bill Barrow, Zeke Miller, and Nicholas Riccardi • October 3, 2024
Materials for teens and parents on pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections provided by Teen Health Mississippi are displayed, Sept. 26, 2023, in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
AP: Florida officials pressure schools to roll back sex ed lessons on contraception and consent
Kate Payne, Associated Press/Report for America • October 2, 2024
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Tricia Buchholz, Director
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