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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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AP: Hurricane Ida traps Louisianans, shatters the power grid

AP: Hurricane Ida traps Louisianans, shatters the power grid

REBECCA SANTANA, KEVIN McGILL and JANET McCONNAUGHEY, Associated Press Aug 30, 2021

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Rescuers set out in hundreds of boats and helicopters to reach people trapped by floodwaters Monday, and utility repair crews rushed in, after a furious Hurricane Ida swamped the Louisiana...

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UNF sees large increase in COVID Cases

Nathan Turoff, Features Editor Aug 30, 2021

UNF has seen a massive increase in COVID cases. Last week, there were over twice as many cases compared to the previous week.  There was an increase in cases among off-campus students, on-campus...

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Judge rules against DeSantis mask mandate ban, UNF not yet issuing mask mandate

Judge rules against DeSantis mask mandate ban, UNF not yet issuing mask mandate

Carter Mudgett, News Editor Aug 27, 2021

A Florida judge decided Friday that Gov. DeSantis’s mask mandate ban was unlawful. DeSantis had issued an executive order on July 30, 2021, forbidding schools from issuing mask mandates because they...

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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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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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Freshmen Guide to Parking at UNF

Nathan Turoff, Features Editor Aug 23, 2021

To an incoming Freshman, driving and parking on campus here at UNF can seem overwhelming. What is a gray lot? What is a blue lot? Do I need to place a permit hanging in my car? Spinnaker is here to help...

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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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Homes lay in ruins along an earthquake-damaged road in Rampe, Haiti, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, four days after 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit the southwestern part of the country. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

UNF Black Student Union president speaks out on crises in Haiti

Nathan Turoff, Features Editor Aug 20, 2021

To say that Haiti is having a rough time would be an absolute understatement. Last Saturday, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the island nation. Over a thousand people have died from this earthquake,...

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Understanding the chaos in Afghanistan, UNF faculty weigh in

Understanding the chaos in Afghanistan, UNF faculty weigh in

Riley Platt, Reporter Aug 18, 2021

Featured image: AP Photo/Sidiqullah Khan Following the American invasion in 2001, the war in Afghanistan has been a seemingly endless conflict. With troops being pulled, things have hit the fan as the...

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‘She had so much energy’: friends and family open up about UNF student who passed in car crash

Omar Aftab, Reporter Aug 17, 2021

UNF student Megan Mooney was killed in a car accident on Phillips Highway on Saturday, July 31. In the weeks that have followed, her family and friends have spent the time celebrating her life and learning...

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