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Local rapper posts picture of controversial album cover displaying faces of men killed in Jacksonville

Local rapper posts picture of controversial album cover displaying faces of men killed in Jacksonville

Alex Bowman, Police Reporter Sep 23, 2019

Featured graphic courtesy of: News4Jax A local rapper recently posted a picture of his album cover featuring the faces and names of men killed in Jacksonville, according to News4Jax. The Jacksonville...

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Photo by Camille Shaw

Police beat: a lost wallet containing drugs, roommate troubles, and a stolen license plate

Alex Bowman, Police Reporter Sep 22, 2019

A misplaced wallet found containing 2 grams of cocaine On Sep. 16, the Osprey Shuttle supervisor turned in a wallet to UNFPD. The wallet was black and upon opening the wallet to try to identify the...

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The John A. Delaney Student Union was dedicated on June 1.

Big changes for Student Union East

Emily Echevarria, Student Government Reporter Sep 22, 2019

In a Senate meeting on Friday Sept. 20, Student Government unanimously voted to approve a bill regarding executive branch plans to activate the first floor of the Student Union. The legislation was developed...

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Remembering the life of a murdered UNF employee as case remains unresolved

Kaitlyn Bowers, Video Director Sep 21, 2019

Three years ago, a UNF IT engineer, father, and husband lost his life to an unnecessary and violent crime. Today, we remember the victim and see where the case stands now. Joe Brenton was 48 years old...

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Uni News

Uni News

Lianna Norman, Editor in chief Sep 20, 2019

Welcome to Uni News, Spinnaker’s rundown of the top stories of the week – every Friday at 3 p.m. On this podcast, our team will give a quick recap of the news room’s favorite stories that week. All...

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Individual studying for LSAT. Photo provided by Kaplan.

Law students rejoice: the LSAT has gone digital

Courtney Green, News Editor Sep 20, 2019

The MCAT and GRE have already made the switch to digital. Now, the LSAT follows. Spinnaker reached out to Kaplan, an education service which prepares students for the LSAT, to get the swoop on the details. According...

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Staying safe on campus

Catherine Cavallo, Reporter Sep 20, 2019

College can be stressful when it comes to managing classes, studying for exams, and having a job all while still trying to maintain a social life. College students have one more thing they have to worry...

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A picture of the clear night sky.

U.S. Navy confirms legitimacy of UFO video from Jacksonville

Miller Mott, Weather Anchor Sep 20, 2019

The U.S. Navy just confirmed the legitimacy of three videos of unidentified flying objects (UFOs), including one taken off of the coast of Jacksonville in 2015. In an official statement to The Black Vault,...

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A graphic of a person throwing trash into a waste bin.

Recycling at The Flats was gone for a year. Now it’s back.

Lianna Norman, Editor-in-Chief Sep 19, 2019

UNF Housing has an entire web page with tips for students on how to practice sustainability while living on campus. “We provide recycling bins in each residential space in all seven housing areas,”...

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People in class taking notes

Incoming Freshman class marks biggest and most diverse class UNF has ever seen

Darvin Nelson, General Assignment Reporter Sep 19, 2019

This incoming Freshman class has been marked as the most diverse and biggest class to enter UNF. With 2,648 new Freshman, UNF now has students from 48 states and 56 countries. “A record 38% of Freshman...

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Felicity Huffman Sentenced to 14 days

Felicity Huffman Sentenced to 14 days

Jessica Volz, Reporter Sep 18, 2019

Felicity Huffman was sentenced to 14 days in prison after pleading guilty to the largest conspiracy college scandal. According to the Department of Justice, Huffman was sentenced on Sept. 13 at 2:30...

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Retired U.S. Ambassador Barbara Stephenson speaks at UNF Herbert University Center. Photo by Romario Gardner.

Former U.S. ambassador speaks at UNF on relations with Latin America

Courtney Green, News Editor Sep 18, 2019

On Tuesday, September 17, former Ambassador to Panama Barbara Stephenson gave a talk at UNF’s Adam W. Herbert University Center on “The Latin Americans: Their Love-Hate Relationship with the U.S.”  Barbara...

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