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*Halloween special* Spooky video game conspiracy theories

*Halloween special* Spooky video game conspiracy theories

Erik Feliciano, General Assignment Reporter Oct 7, 2019

Usually, you would expect a video game to be an overall fun time. However, according to these theories, that couldn't be further from the truth. In honor of the Halloween season, here are three spooky...

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Courtesy of Student Government

Plagued by parking

Emily Echevarria, Student Government Reporter Oct 6, 2019

It’s arguably the worst part of the day, a time that inspires dread and malcontent in all. Trying to find parking on UNF’s campus is no joke. Parking on campus can sometimes take up to an hour,...

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Tropical Storm Dorian expected to head towards Florida

Tropical Storm Dorian expected to head towards Florida

Heydi Ortiz, Managing Editor Aug 27, 2019

It’s still hurricane season and now Tropical Storm Dorian is expected to head near Florida and past the Eastern Caribbean on Labor Day weekend. Hurricane watches have been issued for both Puerto Rico...

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Trader Fred DeMarco works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. Stocks tumbled on Wall Street after President Donald Trump said he "hereby ordered" U.S. companies to consider alternatives to doing business in China. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

US stocks tumble as US-China trade war rattles investors

Associated Press Aug 23, 2019

AP-Financial-Markets -- The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged more than 600 points Friday after the latest escalation in the trade war between the U.S. and China rattled investors. The broad sell-off...

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Mark Tumeo, the former dean of the College of Computing, Engineering and Construction. Courtesy of the University of North Florida

One last say in Tumeo case as closing arguments show both sides of the story

Heydi Ortiz and Courtney Green Aug 13, 2019

We now know the final arguments in the case for and against a former dean getting his job back at UNF.  Spinnaker obtained the closing written arguments in the Mark Tumeo vs. The Board of Trustees...

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FILE - This March 28, 2017, file photo, provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry shows Jeffrey Epstein.  Epstein has died by suicide while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges, says person briefed on the matter, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019. (New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP, File)

Officials: Jeffery Epstein dies by suicide in jail cell

Associated Press Aug 10, 2019

NEW YORK (AP) — Financier Jeffrey Epstein killed himself while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges in New York, officials said Saturday. Epstein was found unresponsive in his cell at the Manhattan...

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What's open during Summer intercession

What’s open during Summer intercession

Heydi Ortiz, Managing Editor Aug 5, 2019

  Intercession begins on Saturday, Aug. 3 and goes through Sunday, Aug. 18. If you’re wondering what’s open on campus and what’s closed then here are the special hours of operation and closures: Bookstore: ...

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A restaurant employee looks at the scene of a mass shooting at a shopping complex Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019, in El Paso, Texas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Investigation ongoing into Texas shooting that left 20 dead

AP Newsroom Aug 5, 2019

  EL PASO, Texas (AP) — The shooting that killed 20 people at a crowded El Paso department store will be handled as a domestic terrorism case, federal authorities said as they weighed hate-crime...

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Photo by Camille Shaw

Update: Chally doesn’t buy Professor Thornton’s end-of-the-year “Aloha Party” story

Heydi Ortiz and Courtney Green Aug 1, 2019

This story was updated on Nov. 7, 2024, at 2:49 p.m. to clarify that Thornton was under the influence of cold medicine, changing "Dr. Thornton explained that he was under the influence himself at the time...

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Dr. Andrew King. Photo by Audrey Carpenter

Director of UNF Counseling Center resigns

Drew McDonald, Sports Editor Jul 25, 2019

Dr. Andy King, Director of the UNF Counseling Center, has resigned weeks before the Fall 2019 semester has begun. An email from the Interim Associate Provost Dr. Daniel C. Moon said, “Dr. Andy...

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The Latest: Mueller warns of ongoing Russian Interference

AP Newsroom Jul 24, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on former special counsel Robert Mueller's congressional testimony on the Russia probe (all times local): 3:30 p.m. Former special counsel Robert Mueller has finished...

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Texts from Delaney to Tumeo after Tumeo’s resignation

Former UNF President condemns Szymanski

Madison Roberts and Aisling Glocke Jul 23, 2019

“You may want a lawyer.” “This is bullshit.” “Rookie President.”  These are just a few of the explosive texts Spinnaker uncovered in court documents in the case of a former Dean now suing...

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