Skip to Main Content
UNF's #1 Student-Run News Source

UNF Spinnaker

UNF's #1 Student-Run News Source

UNF Spinnaker

UNF's #1 Student-Run News Source

UNF Spinnaker

Features

Black Student Union puts on Jazz in the Plaza

Kaitlyn Bowers, Video Director | Feb 29, 2020

The sound of jazz filled the Student Union as the Black Student Union put on the Black Excellence Expo: Jazz in the Plaza to honor the end of this year's Black History Month. Light refreshments were served...

Read More
Housing promo

SPONSORED: Know your (squatter’s) rights

Feb 28, 2020

We all know how stressful finding the right roommates and your home away from home can be, especially when you live on campus and have to juggle classwork. Well students, fear not! The University of...

Read More
Black History Month: Winnie Harlow and her impact on modeling

Black History Month: Winnie Harlow and her impact on modeling

Hannah Simon, Reporter | Feb 28, 2020

We have all heard of the iconic television show “Americas Next Top Model”, ran by model and influencer Tyra Banks. In 2014 aspiring model and women’s activist Chantelle Brown-Young, commonly known...

Read More
Love Yourself Fashion Show: Photo Gallery

Love Yourself Fashion Show: Photo Gallery

Breanna Cataldo, Features Editor | Feb 28, 2020

Yesterday evening, at 5:30 p.m., the Osprey Plaza hosted a fashion show with a twist that made you want to give yourself a hug. When the event, curated by UNF student Karli Friedman began, singer and...

Read More
Jacksonville Book-fest with Brad Meltzer

Jacksonville Book-fest with Brad Meltzer

Darvin Nelson, General Assignment Reporter | Feb 27, 2020

The Jacksonville Public Library (JPL) is hosting a Book Fest where local and national authors will come to interact. Author Brad Meltzer, a #1 New York Times bestselling author of “The Inner Circle”,...

Read More
The Talon Review presents Open Mic Night

The Talon Review presents Open Mic Night

Darvin Nelson, General Assignment Reporter | Feb 27, 2020

The Talon Review is having an Open Mic Night tonight from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the UNF Gallery of Art. Students will reading their own short stories and poetry. The Talon review, founded in 2012,...

Read More
Four generations of gaming collide on Xbox Series X

Four generations of gaming collide on Xbox Series X

Erik Feliciano, General Assignment Reporter | Feb 27, 2020

More information has just dropped for the upcoming Xbox Series X console, and it looks like upgrading your console is going to be much easier than it’s been in the past. “Xbox Series X is our...

Read More
Rugrats

Top 5 TV shows from our childhood

Kaitlyn Bowers, Video Director | Feb 26, 2020

“Rugrats”:The characters in this show were just so great, from lovable Chucky to the mean-spirited Angelica. Angelica was so aggravating when she would terrorize the kids, but karma would always...

Read More
Oz-Fest recap: Carnival and concert

Oz-Fest recap: Carnival and concert

Darvin Nelson, General Assignment Reporter | Feb 24, 2020

A giant crowd of UNF students swarmed as rappers Rich the Kid and Gunna performed. Gates opened a little after 5 p.m. and students were welcomed with free items, such as an Oz-Fest t-shirt and a stuffed...

Read More
The Tree of The White Ibis

The Tree of The White Ibis

Nathan Turoff, Critter Columnist | Feb 21, 2020

Candy Cane lake is home to many creatures and their environments. One of the lake's most truly bizarre sights, is the Tree of the White Ibis. The American White Ibis is a very unusual animal. The...

Read More
Why should you file taxes?

Why should you file taxes?

Alex Bowman, Police Reporter | Feb 20, 2020

Tax season is upon us, and you might be asking yourself should I pay my taxes? It’s a tedious and frustrating process, but here are a few reasons you should pay your taxes: 1. It's the law. If...

Read More
Facebook comments on Gunna story

UNF students react to Oz Fest headliner being Gunna

Emily Echevarria, Student Government Reporter | Feb 20, 2020

The announcement of Gunna as the headliner of OZ Fest has been met with mixed reactions. Several people commented on Spinnaker’s Facebook post that they were unaware of who the rapper was. Many thought...

Read More
Activate Search
UNF's #1 Student-Run News Source