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Concern and relief as students return to campus during the pandemic

Concern and relief as students return to campus during the pandemic

Omar Aftab, Reporter | Aug 19, 2021

Featured Image via Unsplash/Philips Jacobe Much has changed since the last time most UNF students stepped foot on campus. COVID-19 has ravaged the world and changed how everyone looks at safety, social...

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UNF Professor provides insight on how to create a new major

UNF Professor provides insight on how to create a new major

Nathan Turoff, Features Editor | Aug 19, 2021

Earlier this month, Spinnaker sent out a poll asking students what majors and degrees they wish were offered here at UNF. While the desired majors and degrees were very diverse, there was a lot of total...

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Swoopapalooza happening soon to start the fall semester

Swoopapalooza happening soon to start the fall semester

Carter Mudgett, News Editor | Aug 18, 2021

Kick-off the fall semester with Swoopapalooza, an event organized by UNF’s Student Government. Join them on August 30, from 11 a.m. till 2 p.m. at the Osprey Plaza in the Student Union to learn more...

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The Killers 'Pressure Machine' album review

The Killers ‘Pressure Machine’ album review

Ash Anders, Radio DJ | Aug 18, 2021

As The Killers’ seventh studio album, and the second album released during COVID-19, Pressure Machine is a nostalgic, melancholy album about a small town in Utah. All of the tracks start out with a unique...

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Understanding the chaos in Afghanistan, UNF faculty weigh in

Understanding the chaos in Afghanistan, UNF faculty weigh in

Riley Platt, Reporter | Aug 18, 2021

Featured image: AP Photo/Sidiqullah Khan Following the American invasion in 2001, the war in Afghanistan has been a seemingly endless conflict. With troops being pulled, things have hit the fan as the...

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UNF Sees slight decrease in COVID cases

Nathan Turoff, Features Editor | Aug 17, 2021

Classes resume next Monday, and Students are beginning to move in for the fall semester. Many students, such as RA’s and summer students, have already been on campus for weeks or even longer.  This...

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‘She had so much energy’: friends and family open up about UNF student who passed in car crash

Omar Aftab, Reporter | Aug 17, 2021

UNF student Megan Mooney was killed in a car accident on Phillips Highway on Saturday, July 31. In the weeks that have followed, her family and friends have spent the time celebrating her life and learning...

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Dorm rooms, one of the on campus amenities that may end up being unavailable to students if Covid-19 cases surge. 
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Does living off campus take away from the college experience?

Omar Aftab, Reporter | Aug 16, 2021

College is known for being all about the “experience.” It gives young adults a chance to live on their own in a relatively stable environment and prepare to become increasingly responsible before gaining...

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Funimation and Crunchyroll merge

Funimation and Crunchyroll merge

David Eckstein-Schoemann, Reporter | Aug 14, 2021

Anime fans rejoice because Sony (owner of Funimation) has completed its acquisition of Crunchyroll from AT&T for a total of $1.175 billion. This was made possible through the joint venture with Sony...

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Gabby O'Connell has been with the team since 2016 and is a key piece of UNF's foundation

Eager, hungry and excited: UNF volleyball ready for 2021 campaign

John Watson, Sports Editor | Aug 13, 2021

In what will be the shortest offseason in program history, the Osprey volleyball team is practicing with a purpose as the regular season is on the horizon. While their finish last season was one of their...

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Tropical Depression Fred nears Cuba, heading towards Florida

Nathan Turoff, Features Editor | Aug 13, 2021

Tropical Depression Fred appears to be off the Northeast coast of Cuba, at the time of writing, and is heading straight for the Gulf Coast of Florida. Tropical storm warnings are currently in effect...

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Students thoughts on President Szymanski stepping down

Amelia Simmons,, Enterprise Editor | Aug 13, 2021

Students had mixed feelings about President Szymanski stepping down. Spinnaker posted an open response question on Instagram asking students how they felt about this change. The responses were largely...

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