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

Brooks College of Health. Photo by Lexi Suda

Strong opposition to Student Health Services move off-campus

Nick Blank | Jul 19, 2016

Students voted largely in favor of keeping Student Health Services (SHS) on-campus, in a Student Government (SG) poll conducted last week. Of students polled, 1,176 (81%), said they “would like the...

Read More
Photo by Tiffany Salameh

UPDATE: Traffic light near Eco Adventure working again

Erin Bisesti | Jul 19, 2016
The traffic light at Eco Road and UNF Drive is currently inoperable. The traffic control box was struck by lightning, causing the light to go out.
Read Story
Pokemon Go raises security concerns

Pokemon Go raises security concerns

Tiffany Butler | Jul 18, 2016

Pokemon Go seems to have become a phenomenon over night, but as people begin to look into how it works, some serious concerns are being raised about its privacy policy. The app requires users to make...

Read More
Corrine Brown and the race for Congress: A look at local politics

Corrine Brown and the race for Congress: A look at local politics

Tiffany Butler | Jul 15, 2016

What happened? U.S. Representative Corrine Brown was indicted July 8, on 24 counts of conspiracy and fraud, stemming from alleged use of charity funds for personal expenses. Brown’s chief of staff,...

Read More
Photo by Spinnaker Media

Is Student Health Services moving off-campus?

Nick Blank | Jul 13, 2016

UNF may be moving Student Health Services (SHS) off campus so that they can begin accepting health insurance. The university issued an Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) to healthcare providers regarding...

Read More
 Photo by Mark Judson.

Jags season tickets for students update

Danae Leake | Jul 11, 2016
With just a short time before the Jacksonville Jaguars season kicks off, more information on student ticket sales and benefits have been announced by Student Government.
Read Story
Senate: SG to poll students on Student Health Services possible relocation

Senate: SG to poll students on Student Health Services possible relocation

Nick Blank | Jul 8, 2016
Student government will conduct an Osprey Voice student survey on the potential outsourcing of Student Health Services (SHS) off-campus.
Read Story
2.	“Above Average” by senior Alycia Bren sits in front of the College of Education and Human Services. 
Photo by Morgan Purvis

Meet the College of Education’s New Dean

Tiffany Butler | Jul 6, 2016

After a two year search, Dr. Diane Yendol-Hoppey was hired as the new dean of the College of Education and Human Services on July 1. Yendol-Hoppey has been at multiple institutions leading to her position...

Read More
Tom and Betty Petway Hall  Photo courtesy of UNF Digital Commons

A UNF college hires new dean

Tiffany Butler | Jul 1, 2016

Dr. Diane Yendol-Hoppey has been named dean of the College of Education and Human Services according to UNF. She was appointed by the Board of Trustees to replace interim dean Dr. Marsh Lupi, and began...

Read More
Former UNF Professor John Hutcheson passes away at age 71

Former UNF Professor John Hutcheson passes away at age 71

Nick Blank | Jul 1, 2016
John Hutcheson, who died on Tuesday at age 71, taught printmaking at UNF for eight years. He printed at workshops around the world--New York, London, Singapore-- and mastered disciplines of printmaking like Stone Lithography, Silkscreen, Handmade Paper, Etching, and Woodcut.
Read Story
Field House awarded for energy efficiency

Field House awarded for energy efficiency

Audrey Carpenter | Jun 29, 2016

The UNF Field House was awarded the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. The building becomes one of 14 others on UNF’s campus...

Read More
Tom and Betty Petway Hall  Photo courtesy of UNF Digital Commons

UNF at the bottom of performance funding metric

Tiffany Butler | Jun 27, 2016
UNF is not receiving performance funding from the state for this fiscal year. This money is distributed based on the scores of the state’s 11 public universities, with the most money going to those at the top and none going to those at the bottom.
Read Story