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UNF grad reflects on viral hurricane sensation

Tierney Harvey Oct 20, 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HHWr-3tYQE Video by Brittany Moore While most people were taking shelter from Hurricane Matthew, one UNF graduate headbanged to a Slayer song in the middle of the storm....

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Get ready for Parrots Weekend!

Pierce Turner Oct 14, 2016

UPDATE 10/14/16 @ 2:32 Spinnaker has been informed that this weekend's events have been planned for parents of UNF students, not parrots of UNF students. We apologize for any inconvenience or confusion. Parrot’s...

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Escaping Hurricane Matthew

Escaping Hurricane Matthew

Courtney Stringfellow Oct 13, 2016

Lumberton, North Carolina is still underwater as I write this on Tuesday, Oct. 11 from the comfort of a cozy office in recently washed clothes and a clean body. As my editor put it, this is the story of...

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UNF Coggin Business College. Photo courtesy of UNF

Coggin recognized as “best business”school

Joslyn Simmons Oct 12, 2016

The Coggin College of Business was named one of the most outstanding business schools, according to The Princeton Review. The college has been recognized for the past 10 years in “The Best 294 Business...

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UNF alumni Juan Carlos Villatoro came to campus to help clear debris from the Ghandi statue after Hurricane Matthew. Photo by Pierce Turner

Post-Matthew: UNF alum returns to clean up favorite statue

Pierce Turner Oct 11, 2016

  Hurricane Matthew blew past UNF Friday, leaving most of the campus unharmed with the exception of a few fallen limbs and debris. One of the larger branches landed on the Gandhi statue in Peace...

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Home Brew Club teaches students about the art of brewing

Home Brew Club teaches students about the art of brewing

Emily Bailey Oct 3, 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B5HhuBgZL8 Video by Emily Bailey A large, aluminum pot rests on a burner connected to a propane tank on a cracked driveway. Next to it lay a toolbox, empty jugs of water,...

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Left to right: Sherane Chen is a junior communications major, Janae Petty is a junior elementary education major, Frisberdine Jules is a junior biochemistry major and Sharon Bradley is a sophomore elementary education major. Photo by Lili Weinstein.

People of UNF: Technology and Artificial Intelligence

Lili Weinstein Oct 2, 2016
People of UNF is a weekly column where we go out into the UNF community and get to know students that we often pass by everyday.
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First openly gay NBA player Jason Collins stops by UNF

First openly gay NBA player Jason Collins stops by UNF

Nick Blank Sep 30, 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YksHR89r6RM Former NBA player Jason Collins — the first openly gay athlete to play in a major American sports league — stood on the lip of the Green Sept. 29 to implore...

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Photo by Christian Ayers

Honors College status goes up, as enrollment goes down

Cori Santucci Sep 30, 2016
Numbers have gone done for the Hicks Honors College following a change in the admissions process.
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Dr. Andrew King. Photo by Audrey Carpenter

UNF Counseling Center looks to increase funding in wake of recent events

Audrey Carpenter Sep 29, 2016
The Counseling Center looks to receive up to half a million dollars following a request by the Florida university system's Board of Governors.
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Vice President Chief of Staff Tom Serwatka Photo by Nick Blank

End of first-year housing requirement looks to benefit students, as UNF officials eye housing expansion

Nick Blank Sep 27, 2016
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.
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College Optical Express. Photo by Lili Weinstein

Inside Look: How stores make their way to campus

Brenda Zelaya Sep 26, 2016

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...

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