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Shortest End of the Stick

Trent Gautney, Opinions Reporter | Oct 28, 2019

Everyone knows all too well what it’s like to overhear or see someone acting in an improper way towards an employee at a restaurant.  The scene may go something like this: You (and maybe a partner...

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Jacksonville Goes Ham

Ethan McLaughlin, Reporter | Oct 28, 2019

“Do you own a ham radio? You do now.” This is what Herb Minton, a local ham radio operator, said to me when I told him I would be taking the test to receive my FCC ham radio license at the technical...

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Police beat: another stolen skateboard, violence between roommates, vehicle damage

Alex Bowman, Police Reporter | Oct 28, 2019

Another skateboard theft What's scarier than the spooks this week? Skateboard theft. A student’s skateboard was stolen from the racks outside the Osprey Cafe after being left there for only an...

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Judicial branch plays a game of musical chairs

Emily Echevarria, Government Reporter | Oct 28, 2019

UNF’s judicial branch may not get the spotlight very often, but changes are happening behind the scenes with the justices.  Potential new justices have been meeting with Chief Justice Richter, President...

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Ospreys outplay winless Dolphins in 2-1 battle

Ospreys outplay winless Dolphins in 2-1 battle

Catherine Cavallo, Sports Anchor | Oct 27, 2019

Featured image by: Darvin Nelson The Ospreys defeated the Jacksonville University Dolphins, 2-1, on Senior Night in their last home game of the regular season with goals by Thais Reiss and Lisa Cedeno. After...

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Ospreys clip Owls in four sets

Ospreys clip Owls in four sets

Zach Yearwood, Sports Reporter | Oct 27, 2019

Featured image by: Darvin Nelson After dropping the first set, the Ospreys won three straight to hand the Kennesaw State Owls their second conference loss of the season.  The Owls took a deceptively...

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Jaguars look to ground struggling Jets

Zach Yearwood, Sports Reporter | Oct 27, 2019

The Jacksonville Jaguars (3-4) will look to take down the New York Jets (1-5) at home on Sunday, October 27 after pouncing on the Cincinnati Bengals last week, 27-17. The Jets, on the other hand, were...

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Hatters pull off reverse sweep against Ospreys

Hatters pull off reverse sweep against Ospreys

Zach Yearwood, Sports Reporter | Oct 26, 2019

Featured image by: Darvin Nelson After taking the first two sets, the Ospreys’ lead slipped away as Stetson won three straight sets for a reverse sweep.    The Ospreys took an early...

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Swoop Madness.

Students score big at Swoop Madness

Darvin Nelson, General Assignment Reporter | Oct 25, 2019

Video by: Brett Nweeia Featured image by: Darvin Nelson [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6gRZ0QX53I[/embedyt] Swoop Madness is an event where students can interact with the UNF Men's...

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Uni News

Uni News

Lianna Norman, Editor-in-Chief | Oct 25, 2019

Welcome to Uni News, Spinnaker’s rundown of the top stories of the week – every Friday at 3 p.m. On this podcast, our team will give a quick recap of the news room’s favorite stories that week. All...

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China-U.S. tension dribbles into to the sports world

China-U.S. tension dribbles into to the sports world

Zach Yearwood, Sports Reporter | Oct 25, 2019

At what point does money impede freedom of speech in America? The question has come to the forefront of attention this month in the realm of sports. With the NBA season officially underway, it is easy...

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Google Maps puts out a new feature to make driving a little easier

Google Maps puts out a new feature to make driving a little easier

Erik Feliciano, General Assignment Reporter | Oct 24, 2019

Google has rolled out a new feature to Google Maps that’s going to make driving a lot less of a hassle. Sandra Tseng, Google Maps production manager made a statement on the new feature:  “Today,...

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