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

The Villages dorms at UNF

Housing changes waitlist procedures amidst privacy concerns

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief | Jun 13, 2022

There is not enough on-campus housing during the Fall 2022 semester to meet the needs of the University of North Florida's student population, and, with about 400 students waitlisted, some upperclassmen...

Read More
Badim Trubetskoy, of Boston, and a recent graduate of the University of Southern California, marches in downtown Los Angeles during a gun control rally

AP: Senate negotiators announce a deal on guns, breaking logjam

ALAN FRAM, Associated Press | Jun 13, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate bargainers on Sunday announced the framework of a bipartisan response to last month’s mass shootings, a noteworthy but limited breakthrough offering modest gun curbs and stepped-up...

Read More
Photo Courtesy of Lady Gaga.

Pride Month Spotlight: Lady Gaga

Lisa Marino, Radio General Manager | Jun 13, 2022

[Eds Note: This article has been published in partnership with Spinnaker Radio to feature LGBTQ+ music artists and celebrate Pride Month.]  American singer-songwriter and actress Lady Gaga was born...

Read More
Photo courtesy Ben Platt.

Pride Month Spotlight: Ben Platt

Lisa Marino, Radio General Manager | Jun 12, 2022

[Eds Note: This article has been published in partnership with Spinnaker Radio to feature LGBTQ+ music artists and celebrate Pride Month.]  Tony Award winning actor and singer Ben Platt grew a love...

Read More
Photo courtesy of Dodie.

Pride Month Spotlight: Dodie

Lisa Marino, Radio General Manager | Jun 11, 2022

[Eds Note: This article has been published in partnership with Spinnaker Radio to feature LGBTQ+ music artists and celebrate Pride Month.] Born as Dorothy Miranda Clark, singer-songwriter Dodie initially...

Read More
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, center, signs executive orders in the Governors conference room

OPINION: Critical race theory isn’t scary, it’s inefficient

Joshua Smith, Opinions Editor | Jun 10, 2022

Over the past few years, critical race theory has been a main talking point when discussing race. More recently, it has become a political punching bag for predominately Republican politicians who have...

Read More
Frank Ocean.

Pride Month Spotlight: Frank Ocean

Lisa Marino, Radio General Manager | Jun 10, 2022

[Eds Note: This article has been published in partnership with Spinnaker Radio to feature LGBTQ+ music artists and celebrate Pride Month.]  On October 28, 1987, Frank Ocean was born with the name Christopher...

Read More
A rainbow flag waves at the starting line of a Pride Observance Month 5K run at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, June 21, 2019. The rainbow flag is displayed at lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning events worldwide as a symbol for diversity in the LGBTQ community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Monica Roybal)

UNF LGBTQ Center to hold “Comics and Queens” brunch

Nathan Turoff, Features Editor | Jun 9, 2022

The University of North Florida (UNF) LGBTQ Center will be holding its quarterly fundraiser, “Rainbow Swoop - Comics and Queens Brunch,” in the Student Union on Sunday, June 12, from 11 a.m. to noon. The...

Read More
Photo courtesy of Atlantic Records.

Pride Month Spotlight: Janelle Monáe

Lisa Marino, Radio General Manager | Jun 9, 2022

[Eds Note: This article has been published in partnership with Spinnaker Radio to feature LGBTQ+ music artists and celebrate Pride Month.]  Eight-time Grammy nominee Janelle Monáe is a successful...

Read More
An orange sign reads: COMING SOON! in front of where Qdoba will open

Qdoba brings Mexican food to campus as construction begins

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief | Jun 8, 2022

[This article was updated on Thursday, June 9, at 12:30 p.m. to include information about hiring opportunities on campus.] A new place to eat on-campus has been spotted! University of North Florida...

Read More
Photo courtesy of Demi Lovato.

Pride Month Spotlight: Demi Lovato

Lisa Marino, Radio General Manager | Jun 8, 2022

[Eds Note: This article has been published in partnership with Spinnaker Radio to feature LGBTQ+ music artists and celebrate Pride Month.]  Twenty-nine-year-old musician and actor Demi Lovato is an...

Read More
Netflix

Is Netflix getting ads?

Darvin Nelson, General Assignment Reporter | Jun 7, 2022

Imagine you’re watching the season finale of Stranger Things, and just as the climax unfolds, it's abruptly interrupted by a Coca-cola commercial. Well, that may not be far from the future, as advertisements...

Read More