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Student Profile: Lee Giat, eyes to the stars

Courtney Green, News Editor Aug 9, 2019

Meet Lee Giat. He is down to earth but has his head in space. “My majors are communications and physics, specifically in video production and astrophysics. My ultimate goal is to make the first movie...

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The Atlantic Ocean

Are shark attacks on the rise?

Kaitlyn Bowers, Video Director Aug 8, 2019

The word ‘relaxing’ may be the first thing you think of when talking about the beach, but with all the recent shark attacks on Florida’s east coast, is the word ‘dangerous’ becoming more accurate?  In...

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Florida looks into saying goodbye to plastic straws

Florida looks into saying goodbye to plastic straws

Erik Feliciano Aug 8, 2019

The movement away from plastic straws has been a hot topic recently. As first reported by News4Jax on Friday, Aug. 2, Senator Kevin Rader, a Delray Beach Democrat, filed a measure that would prohibit...

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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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Courtesy of News4Jax

“Miss Senior Jacksonville” crowned at UNF

Erik Feliciano Jul 29, 2019

‘Miss Senior Jacksonville’ was crowned at the University of North Florida Saturday night. The pageant is designed to empower women of all ages, and has been running in Jacksonville for the past...

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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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Students respond to Delaney’s involvement in Tumeo scandal

Ramona Ramdeen, Police Reporter Jul 24, 2019

After being caught in a sex act on campus in October of 2018, Dr. Mark Tumeo, former dean of UNF’s College of Computing, Engineering and Construction, filed suit against the University of North Florida,...

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

EXCLUSIVE – Dean Sex Scandal: Behind the Scenes Court Battle

Ramona Ramdeen, Police Reporter Jul 23, 2019

According to deposition statements obtained exclusively by Spinnaker, we now know much more about what led to the resignation of a former Dean involved in a sex scandal.  After being caught in a sex...

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