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While the NCAA Ups its Ante on Academics, UNF Sticks to the Status Quo

Raleigh Harbin | Aug 9, 2012
The requirements’ impact on the national landscape of the NCAA is already causing uproar amongst intercollegiate coaches from all sports, mainly because of heightened test scores and GPA requirements. The changes will have a profound effect on recruiting and current eligibility. But what about the impact on sports in our own back yard?
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A Jacksonville bucket list

Spinnaker | Nov 10, 2010
See what you’re missing! Clear some room on you refrigerator for this list and make the most of the time you have left at UNF.
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GOLFPLEX being investigated

Spinnaker | Jan 10, 2010

Despite the many steps UNF is taking to become more green, the university has recently asked an environmental consulting company to compile a report for the St. Johns River Water Management District after...

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Ospreys ready to defend against swine flu

Spinnaker | Sep 30, 2009

The H1N1 virus has dealt major blows to athletic programs, including Ole Miss and Florida, but UNF’s teams are ready and prepared to deal with the pandemic. UNF has yet to feel any major impact...

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NCAA profits off explotation of athletes

Spinnaker | Sep 17, 2008
NCAA athletics is a multi-million dollar industry, and the majority of the “student athletes” who participate in these sports are not students at all, just athletes. Many major college football and basketball programs are using the four-year learning period as a minor league of sorts, and that’s exactly how the players, coaches and trainers look at it. The athletes play four years, win some games, turn some heads and then get called up via the draft, signing a multi-million dollar contract for their potential.
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