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Let the Bad Times Roll - 'The Offspring' album review

Let the Bad Times Roll – ‘The Offspring’ album review

Ash Anders, Radio DJ | Sep 1, 2021

As the 10th studio album for The Offspring, Let the Bad Times Roll was a struggle to produce. Events such as the COVID-19 pandemic to the bassist suing the band, this album took nearly 10 years to be released....

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Review: Long-awaited release of Kanye West's 'Donda' is finally here

Review: Long-awaited release of Kanye West’s ‘Donda’ is finally here

Riley Platt, Reporter | Aug 31, 2021

There aren’t many public figures who are more polarizing than Kanye West. The artist’s latest album, and the preceding build-up, is just the latest example of this.  When Donda, Kanye’s 10th...

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Ospreys share their thoughts on UNF parking; Parking Director shares tips to avoid a parking ticket

Ospreys share their thoughts on UNF parking; Parking Director shares tips to avoid a parking ticket

Darvin Nelson, General Assignment Reporter | Aug 30, 2021

“Passes are way too expensive to not be able to find a spot,” said one student. “It is trash! They stay giving tickets for nothing,” said another Osprey. “There’s not enough parking for staff...

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Ospreys volleyball starts season with trio of road wins

Ospreys volleyball starts season with trio of road wins

Riley Platt, Reporter | Aug 29, 2021

UNF volleyball began their 2021 season down south in the FAU Tournament, hosted by the Florida Atlantic Owls. It’s hard to ask for a better start than winning your first three games, and the Ospreys...

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What's with all the campus construction?

What’s with all the campus construction?

Nathan Turoff, Features Editor | Aug 27, 2021

UNF students, whether they were living on campus last year or are returning to campus for the first time in over a year due to COVID, will find a few things have changed since they were last here, and...

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UNF Kappa Alpha fraternity gifts track chair to disabled veteran

UNF Kappa Alpha fraternity gifts track chair to disabled veteran

Carter Mudgett and John Watson, Spinnaker Staff | Aug 26, 2021

The Kappa Alpha fraternity met Wednesday evening to celebrate and award a track chair to Chris Scott, a disabled veteran. Over the past six months, the fraternity has been raising $20,000 to give this...

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A student listens to the teacher's instructions at iPrep Academy on the first day of school, Monday, Aug. 23, 2021, in Miami. Schools in Miami-Dade County opened Monday with a strict mask mandate to guard against coronavirus infections. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

‘Demoralized and helpless,’ UNF faculty afraid to return to campus, feel the university is not doing enough

Nathan Turoff and Carter Mudgett | Aug 25, 2021

The fall semester has officially started and UNF is attempting to make a return to normalcy. The University has set a “strong expectation” for students to wear masks indoors but has fallen short of...

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The COVID-19 booster shot experience

The COVID-19 booster shot experience

Kenneth Eckstein-Schoemann, Reporter | Aug 25, 2021

On August 13th, the CDC approved the COVID Booster shot for immunocompromised people who had previously received either the Pfizer or the Moderna vaccine. This decision came in response to the Delta variant...

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Letter from the editor: Welcome back Ospreys

Letter from the editor: Welcome back Ospreys

Carter Mudgett, Acting Editor in Chief | Aug 23, 2021

"During this pandemic, the most vulnerable have been the hardest hit ... We must increase our resilience. We must work together and take an integrated approach to health, hunger, climate, and equity crisis...

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Funimation and Crunchyroll, what’s next?

Funimation and Crunchyroll, what’s next?

David Eckstein-Schoemann, Reporter | Aug 23, 2021

It’s been around a week since it was announced that Sony bought Crunchyroll from AT&T and plans to have Funimation merge with the anime streaming platform. Since then, there have been a few updates...

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Jacksonville, Florida

Celebrating Black Business Month in Jacksonville; Local Black-owned restaurants you can support

Darvin Nelson, General Assignment Reporter | Aug 23, 2021

This August celebrates the 18th National Black Business Month with many businesses in Jacksonville ready for the extra love. Now, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic and after racial unrest in 2020,...

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UNF Professor provides insight on how to create a new major

UNF Professor provides insight on how to create a new major

Nathan Turoff, Features Editor | Aug 19, 2021

Earlier this month, Spinnaker sent out a poll asking students what majors and degrees they wish were offered here at UNF. While the desired majors and degrees were very diverse, there was a lot of total...

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