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

News

election coverage graphic

2020 US Election update: Trump ‘very likely’ to win Florida

Kaitlyn Bowers, Features Editor | Nov 3, 2020

As the ballots for the 2020 Presidential Election continue to be counted, it seems that President Trump is closing in on a win in Florida.  According to the Associated Press, as of 10:10 p.m., Trump...

Read More
Electoral College explained

Electoral College explained

Darvin Nelson, News Editor | Nov 3, 2020

When you cast a vote, you’re not really voting for the president, but rather a group of people to vote for them called the Electoral College. Many voters may not know what the Electoral College is, or...

Read More
Free flu shots on UNF campus

Free flu shots on UNF campus

Aloe Suarez, Reporter | Nov 3, 2020

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - University of North Florida students can get free flu shots on campus tomorrow at J. Brooks Brown Hall from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The UNF Health Services is partnering with Publix to...

Read More
Judges Milenia Abreu, left, and Victoria Ferrer examine a vote-by-mail ballot during a canvassing board meeting at the Miami-Dade County Elections Dept., Monday, Nov. 2, 2020 in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

AP: Florida, a must-win state for Trump, seen as a toss-up

BRENDAN FARRINGTON, Associated Press | Nov 3, 2020

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — After setting records for votes cast before Election Day, Floridians are lining up for a final day of voting in a state that has 29 Electoral College votes seen as vital for...

Read More
States in Play: November

States in Play: November

Kevin Luhrs, Volunteer Opinions Editor | Nov 2, 2020

It’s Nov. 2, 2020 and the election is tomorrow. It’s been a long and arduous election season, in which many Americans have been glued to their television screens. Tomorrow night, several hundred million...

Read More
Duval judge resigns from vote-counting board after Trump donations revealed

Duval judge resigns from vote-counting board after Trump donations revealed

Darvin Nelson, News Editor | Oct 30, 2020

Featured Image of Judge Brent Shore in Duval County Courtroom by Bob Self. A judge resigned as chairman of the Duval County Canvassing Board on Thursday, after uncoverings of his donations to the Trump...

Read More
UNF researchers survey urban alligator population

UNF researchers survey urban alligator population

Darvin Nelson, News Editor | Oct 28, 2020

A UNF biology team conducted a year-long research study of the population of Jacksonville’s urban alligators. The team wanted to observe how alligators behave in large cities, and found that there are...

Read More
Photo courtesy of Unsplash.com

Jacksonville mayor extends mask mandate for 30 more days

Zach Yearwood, Managing Editor | Oct 28, 2020

Mayor Lenny Curry extended Jacksonville’s mask mandate for another 30 days on Tuesday, the day it was set to expire. The mandate requires that people over the age of six must wear a mask indoors when...

Read More
Photo courtesy of Unsplash.com

Jacksonville mask mandate will expire today unless extended by mayor

Hayley Simonson, Police Reporter | Oct 27, 2020

The executive order that has kept masks mandatory in Jacksonville since June will expire today at 5 p.m. if Mayor Lenny Curry decides to not extend it. The order has been continuously extended every 30...

Read More
The words "Police Beat" are written in red and white, surrounded by a white square outline. In the background, a University of North Florida Police Department cruiser is tinted blue.

Former UNF Student Sean Lovins on House Arrest

Hayley Simonson, Police Reporter | Oct 27, 2020

Former UNF student Sean Lovin’s recent request for bond was granted almost two years after he was arrested by UNFPD as a suspect for murder in the second degree. The suspect is now on house arrest and...

Read More
President Donald Trump speaks before Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas administers the Constitutional Oath to Amy Coney Barrett on the South Lawn of the White House White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, after Barrett was confirmed to be a Supreme Court justice by the Senate earlier in the evening. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

AP: Barrett confirmed by Senate for Supreme Court, takes oath

LISA MASCARO, AP Congressional Correspondent | Oct 27, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court late Monday by a deeply divided Senate, with Republicans overpowering Democrats to install President Donald Trump's nominee days...

Read More
Photo from CDC

UNF sees slight decrease in COVID cases

Nathan Turoff, Student Government Reporter | Oct 26, 2020

The number of COVID-19 cases at UNF has decreased since last week. From Oct. 16 to Oct. 22, the University reported a smaller number of 31 new student cases, and 6 new employee cases. Previously, the...

Read More
Activate Search
UNF's #1 Student-Run News Source