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Students want early voting polls back on UNF’s campus, SG survey shows

Mallory Pace, Government Reporter | Nov 7, 2022

[Updated Nov. 7 to include Supervisor of Elections Mike Hogan's statement.] Early voting was brought to the University of North Florida (UNF) in September of 2018 but was shortly closed in March of...

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Early voting pizza party event organized by UNF professor made it easy to vote

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief | Nov 4, 2022

“I know that when I was an undergrad, I lived on campus and I didn’t have the means to get to a voting location,” Mikayla Beaudrie, a University of North Florida English professor and organizer of...

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“They can’t take away our identity or our culture”: UNF, city leaders speak out against antisemitic messages in Jacksonville

Nathan Turoff and Carter Mudgett | Nov 4, 2022

University of North Florida President Moez Limayem, the Jewish Student Union and other leaders condemned antisemitic messages that were displayed in the city last weekend, including a projected message...

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Police Beat: Stolen patties

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief | Nov 3, 2022

Burger patties were stolen right off the grill at Ozzie’s early Wednesday morning, according to a University of North Florida Police Department (UPD) report.  At 12:50 a.m., the night manager of...

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SG silent about no opportunity for public questions and lack of candidate attendance at debate

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief | Nov 2, 2022

[Updated Nov. 4: A previous version of this article mistakenly reported that Student Government would begin their Spring 2023 semester with 18 senators total. A total of 19 senators are running in the...

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“No fire at all”: Student accidentally breaks sprinkler head in UNF dorm, UPD chief says

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief | Nov 1, 2022

University of North Florida Police Department Chief Mackesy wrote to Spinnaker Tuesday night that a student “accidentally broke a sprinkler head” in Osprey Cove — an on-campus residence hall —...

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Faculty union and UNF BOT tentatively agree on new contract, pending vote

Carter Mudgett and Darvin Nelson | Nov 1, 2022

The University of North Florida faculty union — United Faculty of Florida (UFF) — and Board of Trustees (BOT) tentatively agreed upon a contract last that, if ratified and approved, will give faculty...

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SG chief justice to resign Friday, will take on associate justice position

Mallory Pace, Government Reporter | Nov 1, 2022

Chief Justice Travis Ford will officially resign from their position in the University of North Florida's Student Government (SG) on Friday, stepping straight into the role of associate justice, according...

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Spinnaker wins third for CMA Pinnacle Award with magazine

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief | Oct 28, 2022

Spinnaker won third place for the College Media Association’s Pinnacle Award for Feature Magazine of the Year Thursday night.  Released in Spring 2022, the magazine was the 50th Anniversary Edition...

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Lacking UNF student attendance, empty SG Senate seats loom after debate

Mallory Pace, Government Reporter | Oct 26, 2022

[Updated Nov. 4: A previous version of this article mistakenly reported that Student Government would begin their Spring 2023 semester with 18 senators total. A total of 19 senators are running in the...

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DeSantis leads Crist in race for governor, new UNF poll shows

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief | Oct 26, 2022

Incumbent Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis holds a double-digit lead against his Republican-turned-Democrat opponent, Charlie Crist, in a new poll released Wednesday by the University of North Florida Public...

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Osprey squads take to new arena floor for first time

Riley Platt, Sports Editor | Oct 25, 2022

After months of planning and construction, the University of North Florida’s (UNF) volleyball and basketball squads practiced on UNF Arena’s new CSI Companies Court for the first time on Monday, a...

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