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Law enforcement officers load a casket into a vehicle, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, in Sunrise, Fla. Two FBI agents were fatally shot and three wounded while trying to serve a search warrant in Florida on Tuesday, prompting a SWAT team to storm an apartment building where the suspect was holed up as neighbors huddled inside their homes. (WSVN-TV via AP)

AP: FBI: 2 agents killed, 3 wounded, suspect dead in Florida

TERRY SPENCER and MICHAEL BALSAMO, Associated Press | Feb 3, 2021

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Two FBI agents were killed and three wounded in a shooting that erupted on Tuesday when they arrived to search an apartment in a child pornography case, a confrontation that marked...

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A guide to meal prepping

Hayley Simonson, Managing Editor | Feb 3, 2021

College students are stressed and busy -- mix that with being hangry and broke, and you have yourself a recipe for disaster. There’s a solution to staying healthy and in control of your finances when...

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UNF responds to recent increase in COVID-19 cases among students and faculty

UNF responds to recent increase in COVID-19 cases among students and faculty

Darvin Nelson, Editor-in-Chief | Feb 2, 2021

  UNF has doubled COVID-19 cases within the span of one week multiple times, and according to the current report, it very nearly happened again. Spinnaker reached out to UNF in response to the...

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Is there a correlation between social media usage and depression?

Hayley Simonson, Managing Editor | Feb 2, 2021

Social media has taken over the world with its instant, formidable power to connect the human population. Has it potentially consumed our minds as well?  Academic research might give us a new perspective...

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Biden Reverses Trump’s Transgender-Military Ban

Morgan Jeremy, Reporter | Feb 2, 2021

On Jan. 25, 2021, President Joe Biden reversed a Presidential Memorandum from the Trump administration, which barred transgender individuals from serving in the military.  “It is my conviction as...

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Former Vice-President Darryl Boyer, Photo courtesy of SG.

Former Elections Commissioner speaks about his experiences and the future

Carter Mudgett, Government Reporter | Feb 2, 2021

Following his recent step-down from the position of Elections Commissioner, Darryl Boyer spoke with Spinnaker about his experiences in Student Government in the past, and his hopes for the future.  “I...

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Super Bowl or Super Spreader?

Carter Mudgett, Government Reporter | Feb 2, 2021

Tampa will make history this Sunday, Feb. 7, by becoming the first NFL team to hold the Super Bowl in their own stadium. Despite this historical event, officials are taking heavy precautions in ensuring...

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Tips to avoid procrastination

Tips to avoid procrastination

Mally Nichols, Reporter | Feb 2, 2021

A little procrastination never hurt anyone, right? According to a 2007 study by the University of Calgary, anywhere from 85 and 90 percent of college students procrastinate and almost 50 percent procrastinate...

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This image released by NBC shows actor Dustin Diamond as Samuel Powers, better known as Screech" from the 1990's series "Saved by the Bell." Diamond died Monday after a three-week fight with carcinoma, according to his representative. He was 44. Diamond was hospitalized last month in Florida and his team disclosed later he had cancer. (Paul Drinkwater/NBCU Photo Bank via AP)

AP: ‘Saved by the Bell’ star Dustin Diamond dies of cancer at 44

MARK KENNEDY, Associated Press | Feb 2, 2021

“Saved by the Bell” star Dustin Diamond died Monday after a three-week fight with cancer, according to his representative. He was 44. “Dustin did not suffer. He did not have to lie submerged...

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UNF sees almost 100 percent increase in COVID-19 cases

Darvin Nelson, Editor-in-Chief | Feb 2, 2021

UNF has gone from 22 COVID-19 cases to 43 cases within a week -- almost hitting a 100 percent increase again.  UNF previously experienced a 100 percent increase over the course of one week in Oct....

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Blind Date with a Book is back this February

Blind Date with a Book is back this February

Shelby Senesac, News Editor | Feb 1, 2021

Love is in the air, and so is COVID-19. What better reason is there to stay in and curl up with a good book? Plan a Blind Date with a Book for this Valentine’s Day!  Carpenter Library is back with...

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Are you spending too much time on your phone?

Shelby Senesac, News Editor | Feb 1, 2021

A poll put together by Spinnaker reveals the shocking truth about how much time people spend on their cell phones. The poll asked UNF students how much time they spend on their phones per day. Students...

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