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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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The Killers 'Pressure Machine' album review

The Killers ‘Pressure Machine’ album review

Ash Anders, Radio DJ Aug 18, 2021

As The Killers’ seventh studio album, and the second album released during COVID-19, Pressure Machine is a nostalgic, melancholy album about a small town in Utah. All of the tracks start out with a unique...

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Dorm rooms, one of the on campus amenities that may end up being unavailable to students if Covid-19 cases surge. 
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Does living off campus take away from the college experience?

Omar Aftab, Reporter Aug 16, 2021

College is known for being all about the “experience.” It gives young adults a chance to live on their own in a relatively stable environment and prepare to become increasingly responsible before gaining...

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Funimation and Crunchyroll merge

Funimation and Crunchyroll merge

David Eckstein-Schoemann, Reporter Aug 14, 2021

Anime fans rejoice because Sony (owner of Funimation) has completed its acquisition of Crunchyroll from AT&T for a total of $1.175 billion. This was made possible through the joint venture with Sony...

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Men's soccer ready to get the ball rolling on 2021 season

Men’s soccer ready to get the ball rolling on 2021 season

John Watson, Sports Editor Aug 13, 2021

Featured Image: Darvin Nelson Nomadic. One of the prevalent points of the 2020 season was that the Ospreys were always on the go. In the coming days of their 2021 campaign, the team is excited and pumped...

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Gabby O'Connell has been with the team since 2016 and is a key piece of UNF's foundation

Eager, hungry and excited: UNF volleyball ready for 2021 campaign

John Watson, Sports Editor Aug 13, 2021

In what will be the shortest offseason in program history, the Osprey volleyball team is practicing with a purpose as the regular season is on the horizon. While their finish last season was one of their...

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