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UNF HIV testing options

UNF HIV testing options

Alexandra Torres-Perez | Dec 1, 2017

We are all aware of the dangers of STDs, but often times high school health classes don’t stress the importance of getting tested. One in seven people don’t know they are infected with HIV according...

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Angela Zwarycz in the lab. Photo by Pierce Turner

Curry vs. Cancer: UNF students do career-making research

Pierce Turner, Features Editor | Nov 29, 2017

The Curry Cure Eating at your favorite Indian restaurant may leave your tongue on fire, but that fire is also trying to burn away cancer cells. With career-making research from UNF chemistry students,...

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Building 50: Science and Engineering

Deep Dive | Engineering Building

Pierce Turner | Nov 28, 2017

Welcome to Spinnaker’s Deep Dive. Here, we will take a look at some of the interesting, beautiful, and scary rooms on campus that you typically don’t get to see. The photo series will cover the whole...

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Courtesy of Osprey Productions.

Can you escape?

Andy Castro | Nov 28, 2017

Osprey Productions will be hosting an Escape Room today, Tuesday Nov. 28, 2017 at the Student Union Ballrooms. The escape room will be based on you waking up to all your belongings missing and...

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Bee the Border Collie | The Geese Strike Back

Bee the Border Collie | The Geese Strike Back

Tristan Reyes | Nov 27, 2017

The geese are back. Or were they ever really gone? This question is a tricky one, due to the terms of Bee the Border Collie’s contract. The contract only allows the Goose Masters of Northeast...

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Candle light vigil. Lili Weinstein

Honoring those lost: UNF celebrates Transgender Day of Remembrance

Tom McCormick | Nov 22, 2017

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qb7fFb_lDeU[/embedyt] A candlelight vigil was held on Monday night in honor of National Transgender Day of Remembrance and Resilience. Organized by the...

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Black Friday Preview: Deals on college student essentials

Black Friday Preview: Deals on college student essentials

Carly Kramer | Nov 21, 2017

Black Friday: a shopper’s favorite day. If you enjoy fighting (sometimes literally) the crowds to snag those early holiday deals, we’ve got you covered! Here is a list of what local stores are...

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Photo by Sam Chaney

‘Nazis Against Nazis:’ UNF professor helps raise money for anti-racist organizations at No Nazis at UNF protest

Alexandra Torres-Perez | Nov 21, 2017

You can protest and yell, and even physically fight against Nazis, but one group of Jacksonville citizens are putting Nazis against each other. The Concerned Citizens of Jacksonville group created...

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UNF alum opens up about joining the Peace Corps

Sam Chaney | Nov 19, 2017

Daniel Woodhouse, a founder of the Kappa Gamma Chapter of Theta Chi, graduated from UNF last year. In June 2017 he joined the Peace Corps and by September he was sent overseas. Today he teaches English...

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Ken Parker was suspended from UNF after posting this photo on social media.

VIDEO: Do students still feel safe at UNF?

Jas Chung | Nov 15, 2017

https://youtu.be/mQqJ23Y0W_8 After a picture of a student holding a gun was uploaded to social media, we asked students do they feel safe on campus.

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Some students feel the university is overpopulated. Photo by Joslyn Simmons

Man on the Street: Do students feel safe?

Jas Chung-Campbell | Nov 9, 2017

https://youtu.be/I517IS2TZfo With three gun scares on campus this semester alone, the Spinnaker went around UNF to see if students still feel safe. __ For more information or news tips, or if...

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Photo by Lee Giat

Inside of the IKEA grand opening

Lee Giat | Nov 8, 2017

The long-awaited Jacksonville IKEA is finally opened, and Spinnaker has an inside look at the popular furniture store.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyxCw21XK4w&feature=youtu.be Video...

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