Skip to Main Content
UNF's #1 Student-Run News Source

UNF Spinnaker

UNF's #1 Student-Run News Source

UNF Spinnaker

UNF's #1 Student-Run News Source

UNF Spinnaker

Latest Stories

SG sign advertising the new Student Involvement Center at the start of the Spring 2020 semester. Photo credit Darvin Nelson.

Student Body President John Aloszka unveils new Student Involvement Center; clubs have mixed response

Darvin Nelson, General Assignment Reporter Jan 29, 2020

What used to be the Club Alliance has now evolved into the Student Involvement Center. On top of joining clubs, the center could help students find jobs on campus and become more connected with the university. According...

Read More
SG - Student Government

Budget for new fiscal year passes B&A Committee

Emily Echevarria, Government Reporter Jan 29, 2020

After nearly 4 hours of deliberation, the Student Government budget for the 2020/2021 fiscal year was approved by the Budget and Allocations committee, unanimously.  The budget is funded through the...

Read More
Photo of a yoga class

Five ways Yoga can be beneficial

Breanna Cataldo, Features Editor Jan 28, 2020

Yoga is used to calm the mind, stretch in the morning and even for overall fitness. Yoga, however, has many other benefits that aren't as common. 1. Yoga can improve your mood: Some yoga poses,...

Read More
The UNF Bookstore. Photo credit Emily Echevarria.

Why is the bookstore so expensive?

Darvin Nelson and Emily Echevarria Jan 28, 2020

It’s a world all of its own-- a place that has everything you could possibly need. Out of mascara? Need a notebook for your 8 a.m. class? Or maybe even a snack, or a new shirt? It exists in its own...

Read More
Photo credit Darvin Nelson.

“The Sound of Music” photo gallery

Darvin Nelson, General Assignment Reporter Jan 28, 2020

The Swooptroupe presented an outstanding portrayal of the famous “The Sound of Music” musical with silky smooth vocals and a beautiful backdrop of the mountains. Funny lyrics, characters and comical...

Read More
AP: Trial highlights: Bolton takes center stage from afar

AP: Trial highlights: Bolton takes center stage from afar

MATTHEW DALY, Associated Press Jan 28, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former national security adviser John Bolton took center stage at President Donald Trump's impeachment trial even though he was nowhere near the Capitol. Bolton's claims in a forthcoming...

Read More
"The Office! A Musical Parody" is coming to theatres near you.

“The Office! A Musical Parody” is coming to theatres near you.

Alex Bowman, Police Reporter Jan 28, 2020

“It's a typical morning at Scranton's third largest paper company until, for no logical reason, a documentary crew begins filming the lives of the employees of Dunder Mifflin…” Read "The Office!...

Read More
Ospreys extinguish Flames behind strong fourth quarter

Ospreys extinguish Flames behind strong fourth quarter

Tyler Prom Jan 27, 2020

Featured image by: Darvin Nelson Coming into this game, both Liberty and UNF had identical records, but shortly after the opening tip, it became obvious UNF was the superior team with a 65-50 win. Liberty’s...

Read More
UNF coronavirus safety flyer, courtesy of Student Health Services.

Coronavirus update: Student Health Services Interim Director speaks on UNF response to coronavirus

Christian Ayers, Intern Reporter Jan 27, 2020

A seafood market in Wuhan, China is the epicenter of a coronavirus outbreak that has infected thousands. So far, a few cases of the outbreak, currently known as 2019-nCoV, spread to other Asian countries:...

Read More
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.

Police beat 1/22: “Eh, I had other things to do yesterday” and a golf cart in a pond

Alex Bowman, Police Reporter Jan 27, 2020

Damaged car in Lot 18 Late Thursday morning, a student went to UNFPD to report damage done to his mother’s car the previous day, according to a report. An officer arrived to speak to the complainant...

Read More
Former UNF professor Elizabeth Furdell speaks on the royal family

Former UNF professor Elizabeth Furdell speaks on the royal family

Heydi Oritz, Managing Editor Jan 27, 2020

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex leaving the royal family has been the topic of conversation after announcing on Instagram that they were stepping back from their royal duties. While some suspect Harry...

Read More
Poland's President Andrzej Duda walks along with survivors through the gates of the Auschwitz Nazi concentration camp to attend the 75th anniversary of its liberation in Oswiecim, Poland, Monday, Jan. 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

AP: Auschwitz survivors warn of rising anti-Semitism 75 years on

VANESSA GERA, Associated Press Jan 27, 2020

OSWIECIM, Poland (AP) — Survivors of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp gathered Monday for commemorations marking the 75th anniversary of its liberation, returning to the place where they lost entire...

Read More