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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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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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Pamela Chally, photo courtesy of UNF

UNF Board of Trustees Appoints Pamela Chally as Interim President

Nathan Turoff, Features Editor | Aug 12, 2021

This morning, the Board of Trustees unanimously approved Pamela Chally as the interim president. She is replacing President Szymanski, who will be leaving his position to become the CEO of MedNexus....

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Swoop Troupe's new logo referencing the show

Swoop Troupe Announces “Lightning Thief” as their next Musical

Nathan Turoff, Features Editor | Aug 12, 2021

The writer is a member of Swoop Troupe. Last week, UNF’s premiere theatre group, the Swoop Troupe Theatre Corporation, announced “The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical” as its musical...

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Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 most memorable moments

Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 most memorable moments

Carter Mudgett, News Editor | Aug 10, 2021

The Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 concluded yesterday with the United States earning a whopping 113 medals, 39 gold, across 626 athletes. Read below as we recap each day of the event and revisit some of the...

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