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SDS marches to the President's Office and held their rally, even though it was raining.

SDS hosts rally advocating for rights of immigrants

Jay Mafela Feb 22, 2019

While the rainy weather kept most students indoors, it didn't stop some students from stepping out to the green to spread their message to others. The Students for a Democratic Society held a rally...

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President David Szymanski.

Sitting down with David Szymanski before the Inauguration

Lianna Norman, News Editor Feb 22, 2019

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1dwAkeNuh8[/embedyt] President David Szymanski’s initiatives that he has placed throughout UNF campus have affected student life in many ways, some more direct...

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UNF Poll results on Jacksonville 2019 Elections.

UNF poll reveals Curry leading the race for Mayor of Jacksonville

Alex Del Dago, Government reporter Feb 20, 2019

A newly released poll shows Mayor Curry predicted to win a second term. This poll measured who the citizens of Jacksonville plan to vote for and what issues matter to them in the upcoming local election...

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BREAKING: UCF President Dale Whittaker Offers Resignation from Post

KnightNews.com Feb 19, 2019

ORLANDO, Fla. (knightnews.com) - The University of Central Florida president Dale Whittaker has offered his resignation from the university’s highest post to the Board of Trustees. Whittaker and...

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Photo by Ronnie Rodgers.

Who’s Running for Student Government?

Kristina Smith Feb 19, 2019

UNF has two parties with presidential candidates and three with senate candidates running for Student Government office this semester. Here's a quick look at who's running. The Forward Party The...

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The Student Senate Seal

Photo by Spinnaker Media

Student Government committees discuss community engagement, student travel requests, food on campus

Alex Del Dago, Student Government Reporter Feb 18, 2019

Friday, Feb. 15 marked committee meetings on the third floor of the Student Union. In what was a slower Friday on the Senate floor than usual, not much new business occurred and few bills or motions were...

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It's Party Time: An Introduction to UNF Parties running for Student Government

It’s Party Time: An Introduction to UNF Parties running for Student Government

Kristina Smith Feb 16, 2019

Campaign season is usually a time to dread, but for UNF students it's a time to form their parties and promote ideas that could change the face of the university. For the 2019-2020 year, three parties...

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Courtesy of Aisling Glocke.

Spinnaker Investigates: What happened to the alert system?

Hannah Lee, Editor-in-Chief Feb 15, 2019

On Monday night there was an alleged armed person on campus. After the incident was solved, a major issue students, faculty, parents and staff had was that they were alerted an hour after the call to...

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Spinnaker Media to cover UNF presidential inauguration of David Szymanski

Spinnaker Media to cover UNF presidential inauguration of David Szymanski

Spinnaker Media Feb 15, 2019

Spinnaker Media will be offering live coverage of UNF President Szymanski’s inauguration on Friday, Feb. 22 with a live broadcast of the ceremony and interviews with UNF officials. “We’ve been...

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Osprey Update notifies students of Church of God the Mother presence

Osprey Update notifies students of Church of God the Mother presence

Aisling Glocke, Managing Editor Feb 14, 2019

UNF sent out an Osprey Update Thursday morning notifying students and faculty about the group "Church of God the Mother". The update was sent out after multiple students stated their concerns on...

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Graphic by Rachelle Keller

Police beat: Student arrested in midst of Arena Garage reported threat

Heydi Ortiz, Police Reporter Feb 13, 2019

Monday night chaos surrounded the Student Union as helicopters hovered over worried heads and police blocked entry to and began to search the Arena Garage in response to a possible armed individual. In...

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President David Szymanski.

UNF requests $10.8 million to improve student success

Lianna Norman, News Editor Feb 12, 2019

Improvement in University metrics has been central to the goals of the new administration under soon-to-be inaugurated President Szymanski and on Jan. 31, this rang true when UNF requested $10.8 million...

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