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Fire-grilled oven used at Blaze Pizza. Photo by Alexandra Torres-Perez

Pi Day offers discounted pizza and more

Paolo Cesar | Mar 14, 2019

Pi Day is upon us and with it comes several discounts at local pizza outlets. Blaze Pizza in Town Center, Jacksonville, is starting the Pi Day hype with $3.14 pizzas for anyone who downloads the Blaze...

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New Spaces, New Places: Chick-fil-A Renovation and an Honors dorm

New Spaces, New Places: Chick-fil-A Renovation and an Honors dorm

Kristina Smith | Mar 14, 2019

The face of UNF is constantly changing, and the Space Committee has big plans for the future. Future improvements to the university include remodeling Chick-fil-A, new bleachers for the softball field,...

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Flames clip Ospreys and move onto ASUN Championship Finals

Flames clip Ospreys and move onto ASUN Championship Finals

Bruce Hope, Sports Reporter | Mar 13, 2019

The Liberty Flames, with a berth in the ASUN Conference Championship Finals on the line, defeated the streaking UNF Women’s Basketball team, 65-51. The Ospreys arrived in Lynchburg, Virginia on...

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Vladimir Kara-Murza (left), and Andrew Nagorski (right), his interviewer

Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Russian Freedom Fighter, speaks at UNF for Russian democracy

Kristina Smith | Mar 13, 2019

In the latest installment of the World Affairs Council of Jacksonville, UNF hosted Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza. Kara-Murza is a modern day freedom fighter that constantly risks his life as a...

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Adrienne Jackson scored eight points in the loss to Liberty

ASUN Women’s Basketball Semifinals Preview: UNF vs Liberty

Drew McDonald, Sports Editor | Mar 13, 2019

Coming off a hard fought victory on the road against UNA in the Quarterfinals, the Ospreys find themselves in Lynchburg, Virginia to take on the Liberty Flames in the ASUN Semifinals. In their...

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Downtown Edinburgh

Column: A weekend in Scotland

Tyler Wailes | Mar 13, 2019

This column is part of a series written by Tyler Wailes. Wailes is on a study abroad trip and each week she shares her experience with Spinnaker readers. At 6:34 a.m. on the morning of March 1, myself...

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In this Feb. 26, 2015, file photo, students walk on the University of California, Los Angeles campus. Federal authorities have charged college coaches and others in a sweeping admissions bribery case in federal court. The racketeering conspiracy charges were unsealed Tuesday, March 12, 2019, against coaches at schools including UCLA, Wake Forest, Stanford, Georgetown, and the University of Southern California.
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TV celebrities and coaches charged in college bribery scheme

Associated Press | Mar 13, 2019

BOSTON (AP) — Fifty people, including Hollywood stars Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, were charged Tuesday in a scheme in which wealthy parents allegedly bribed college coaches and other insiders...

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Senior Alex Reynolds guards first base

Lights-out pitching propels Ospreys in win over Wildcats

Drew McDonald, Sports Editor | Mar 12, 2019

With a pitching showcase by Senior Nick Marchese and Redshirt-Junior Eddie Miller, the Ospreys defeated the Wildcats, 3-1. Marchese was dealing early as he held the Wildcats scoreless in the first...

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Brooks College of Health.Photo by Alexis Molinaro

Brooks School of Nursing ranked No. 16 among Best Nursing Programs in Florida

Kristina Smith | Mar 12, 2019

UNF's Brooks School of Nursing ranked number 16 out of 154 schools for Best Registered Nursing Programs in Florida. The rankings are measured by the pass rates of nursing graduates. According to the...

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Courtesy of Atlantic Records

“The Black Album” continues Weezer’s trend of mediocrity

Nicole Moore | Mar 12, 2019

“Begrudgingly catchy” is a phrase I thought I would never use in my lifetime, but it’s a phrase that describes Weezer’s “Black Album” to a tee. Rivers Cuomo and crew are back for their thirteenth...

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Photo by Hannah Lee

Opinion: Banking on Syllabi

Austin Belet, Opinons Writer | Mar 12, 2019

Though we are midway through the semester, I want you to reminisce with me about the anxiety that creeps in your soul as we approach a new semester. Recall, for a moment, the hesitation in purchasing textbooks...

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Photo by Khorri Newton

O’Connell tries out for U.S. National Women’s Volleyball Team

Drew McDonald, Sports Editor | Mar 12, 2019

In hopes of making the elite list of 48 qualifiers, Redshirt-Sophomore Gabby O’Connell, an Outside Hitter for the UNF Volleyball team, earned a tryout for the U.S. Women’s National Volleyball team.  This...

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