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Tuition may be completely covered for Bright Futures Academic Scholars

Ronnie Rodgers Jun 14, 2017

  Correction: A previous version of this article said that the bill had been passed, the bill is currently on the governor's desk. Spinnaker takes accuracy very seriously and regrets the error. Starting...

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JSO helped to rescue this injured Osprey earlier this week.  Photo courtesy of JSO

JSO helps rescue an Osprey

Ronnie Rodgers Jun 13, 2017

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and a good Samaritan helped to rescue an injured osprey on Jacksonville’s Southside on June 12. According to JSO, a person saw the bird flying with a large...

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Photo by Alexandra Torres-Perez

State of Florida ends tax on tampons

Alexandra Torres-Perez Jun 13, 2017

“It’s not fair. We didn’t ask for [menstrual cycles] to happen to us,” UNF senior Amanda Elliott said. Florida has recently joined fourteen other states in the exemption of taxes on feminine...

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Misspelling on 2017 UNF diplomas leads to complete reprint

Ronnie Rodgers Jun 13, 2017

The University of North Florida had to reprint all of the diplomas given to  spring 2017 graduates due to a misprint. The bottom line of the diplomas read: “This Twenty-Eigth Day of April, A.D.,...

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Taco Bell offering free tacos Tuesday

Taco Bell offering free tacos Tuesday

Ronnie Rodgers Jun 13, 2017

  What better way to celebrate taco Tuesday than free tacos? Taco Bell will be handing out free Doritos Locos tacos today from 2-6 p.m. There are 10 Taco Bells in Jacksonville, with the...

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Remember and Reflect: A Year After Pulse

Lili Weinstein Jun 12, 2017

https://youtu.be/q97ZaCUkBCE The LGBT Resource Center held a memorial discussion to honor and reflect on the 49 victims and those who were wounded in the attack at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando a year...

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UNF President John Delaney. Photo by Lili Weinstein

Delaney: UNF’s new president could bring on staff changes

Ronnie Rodgers Jun 12, 2017

The new president might not be the only new face at UNF come 2018. There could be a huge shake up at the top after the new president starts. When a new president comes into a university, they have...

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June 12 named Pulse Remembrance Day

June 12 named Pulse Remembrance Day

Ronnie Rodgers Jun 12, 2017

June 12 was proclaimed Pulse Remembrance Day by Governor Rick Scott. Flags will be flown at half-staff to honor the 49 victims of the Pulse Nightclub shooting. “The horrific terror attack at...

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The 25 businesses coming to Town Center this fall

The 25 businesses coming to Town Center this fall

Stephanie Wolff Jun 8, 2017

If you’ve been to St. John’s Town Center recently, you’ve probably noticed some changes in the landscape, as the more than 20 new businesses get ready to open their doors this year. Here is a...

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Graphic by Ben Cross

SG: Executive Appointments Confirmed, Purser Recognized

Hannah Lee Jun 7, 2017

Becky Purser, the retired Director of Recreation, was recognized at the June 5 Student Government Senate meeting as she gave a tearful speech about how much SG impacted not only her career at UNF,...

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UNF President John Delaney. Photo by Lili Weinstein

John Delaney and Corrine Brown: An unlikely friendship

Ronnie Rodgers Jun 6, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wrkhw_IUayI Video by Joslyn Simmons and Tanya Jackson   Even though former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown is an outspoken Democrat, and University President John...

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UNF Professor Trapped in Attack at Notre Dame

UNF Professor Trapped in Attack at Notre Dame

Hannah Lee Jun 6, 2017

UNF professor Nancy Soderberg was stuck inside the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris today while a man was attacking people outside the cathedral with a hammer and knives. Soderberg was among hundreds who...

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