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One-bowl chocolate chip banana bread recipe

One-bowl chocolate chip banana bread recipe

Mariana Mejia, Reporter Sep 4, 2020

During the fall semester, pumpkin spice and lattes become our best friend - along with banana bread. Eating banana bread is enjoyable while snuggling up in a soft blanket on your couch and watching...

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Are you sleeping well?

Are you sleeping well?

Darvin Nelson, News Editor Sep 4, 2020

Sleep deprivation is no stranger to college students and is surely detrimental to your health. With remote classes and extra free time, students may have been getting much more sleep, but some may also...

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FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2020, file photo, laboratory technicians work at the mAbxience biopharmaceutical company on an experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University and the laboratory AstraZeneca in Garin, Argentina. AstraZeneca announced Monday, Aug. 31, its vaccine candidate has entered the final testing stage in the U.S. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)

AP: CDC tells states: Be ready to distribute vaccines on Nov. 1

Sep 3, 2020

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The federal government has told states to prepare for a coronavirus vaccine to be ready to distribute by Nov. 1. The timeline raised concern among public health experts about...

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J.J. Daniel Hall. Photo by Colin McCann

J.J. Daniel Hall is accessible to the Osprey community

Erik Feliciano, Staff reporter Sep 3, 2020

Safety and security are very serious and important things that UNF continues to improve on, with contactless meetings via zoom as well as additional security. In a previous Spinnaker article about ongoing...

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A white duck that looks like Howard the Duck.

Howard’s whereabouts remain unknown

Mariana Mejia and Nathan Turoff Sep 3, 2020

In recent weeks, UNF’s only white duck has gone missing, and many of Howard’s fans are worried. While some white feathers have been found around Candy Cane Lake that may match Howard's, no other sign...

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UNF and Eckerd College receives $150,000 grant for ocean debris reduction program

UNF and Eckerd College receives $150,000 grant for ocean debris reduction program

Darvin Nelson, News Editor Sep 2, 2020

UNF and Eckerd College are working together to reduce plastic in the oceans. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) awarded both institutions a $150,000 grant, called “Toward Sustainable...

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Game Room construction scheduled to begin this semester

Game Room construction scheduled to begin this semester

Nathan Turoff, Student Government Reporter Sep 2, 2020

It was almost an entire year ago when Student Government voted to have about one-third of the Student Union Game room gutted for Lend-a-Wing space, which received harsh backlash from the UNF student community.  For...

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Woman on the Street: How do UNF students feel about Kanye West for president?

Woman on the Street: How do UNF students feel about Kanye West for president?

Nathan Turoff and Sheifalika Bhatnagar Sep 2, 2020

“President Kanye West.” While often thought of as an elaborate joke, from the moment the rapper first suggested the idea five years ago, the reality is that Kanye West is in fact running for President...

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The words "Police Beat" are written in red and white, surrounded by a white square outline. In the background, a University of North Florida Police Department cruiser is tinted blue.

UNF student arrested for possession of a felony-level controlled substance

Hayley Simonson, Police Reporter Sep 2, 2020

On August 25, A UNF student living at the Osprey Villages was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, according to a police report. UPD was dispatched to the student’s room due to the odor...

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The CDC updates its guidelines

The CDC updates its guidelines

Hayley Simonson, Police Reporter Sep 1, 2020

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently updated its guidelines three weeks into the college semester. The CDC has been a well-known symbol of direction for Americans navigating...

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Poster sale returns

Poster sale returns

Nathan Turoff, Student Government Reporter Sep 1, 2020

Amid worry that it might not return due to COVID-19 restrictions, the University’s annual Poster Sale has indeed come back - along with some restrictions, such as hand sanitizer and social distancing...

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Breaking: Provost Simon Rhodes steps down

Breaking: Provost Simon Rhodes steps down

Courtney Green and Nathan Turoff Aug 31, 2020

Dr. Simon Rhodes announced his decision to step down from his position as Provost in an email sent Monday, August 31. Dr. Rhodes cited a non-COVID medical concern as the reason and stated that he...

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