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Defending the court

Spinnaker • Nov 12, 2008
With two leading seniors – two more than last year – and a killer defense, the UNF women’s basketball team has high hopes for this season, said head coach Mary Tappmeyer. “I’m really excited,” said Tappmeyer, who will enter her 18th year coaching the team. “I think we have some great young players that are really working hard.” As the Bethune-Cookman University and Florida State University games draw near, sophomore point gaurd JulieMay Syquio has a lot of preparation to do, she said.
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Inside the Huddle

Spinnaker • Nov 12, 2008
Jason Yurgartis Features Editor Chad Smith Graphic Designer John Weidner Assistant Sports Editor Jacques Strappe Baguette Fencing Aficionado
Question 1: Although his team is only 6-3 – a catastrophic record for the Patriots – ESPN is already referring to Matt Cassel as the Patriot’s MVP. Should Tom Brady be scared for his job?
Absolutely not. But then again, I said the same thing about Drew Bledsoe after Tom Brady’s first game as his replacement. Matt Cassel will go on to start for another team in the near future. Tom Brady has nothing to lose; he has been more dominant then any other quarterback this decade. Matt Cassel will always be a career backup. Plus, Tom has Gisele by his side. I hope so. I can’t stand Tom Brady because he always seems to get everything he wants without the hard work. Matt Cassel, on the other hand, is a hardworking blue-collar football player. Cassel is such a elegant and girly name. Brady has nothing to be scared of. When he is healthy again, his manliness will scare Cassel away.
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17 Things you need to know about Matthew Hollyoak

Spinnaker • Nov 12, 2008
Junior defender Matthew Hollyoak led the UNF men’s soccer team to its current 9-10 season as the team captain. Hollyoak, who was born Aug. 17, played in all 17 games of the 2007 season. He met up with the Spinnaker to share about his experiences at UNF on and off the field. Below are 17 things you must know about the captain.
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Season coasts to end with win

Spinnaker • Nov 12, 2008
The UNF men’s soccer team closed its season on a high note Nov. 8, beating Coastal Carolina University 3-0 at Hodges Stadium. The win gives the Ospreys (9-10-0) their highest win total since the beginning of the transition into Division I. “We have certainly improved each season,” UNF head coach Ray Bunch said. “And that is what we aim for each season. We would have liked to get out win total in double digits, but we like the progress we’ve made and will look to continue that trend next season.”
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Ospreys drown opponents in season opener

Spinnaker • Nov 12, 2008
The UNF swimming and diving team opened its season Nov. 7 and 8 with a pair of wins against North Carolina A&T University and Campbell University. North Carolina A&T Against NC A&T Nov. 7, UNF came through with a 95-59 win at the UNF Aquatic Center. The Ospreys finished the day with a first-place finish in every event.
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Men’s soccer rumble disappoints; high hopes for women’s basketball

Spinnaker • Nov 12, 2008
I’m back like a vertebra. I know it’s been a while, but I’m a busy bird, and everyone wants a piece of me. I’m super excited to say there is a photo floating around on the Internet of “Air Ozzie” dunking. In fact, the picture was spotted last week on CBS47 News. It’s called exposure, and your ol’ pal Ozzie could use some. Back to the photo, some say it is photoshopped. Not true. Check out the video on the UNF Athletics homepage at www.unfospreys.com for the evidence.
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Sports in Brief – Nov. 12

Spinnaker • Nov 12, 2008
Gowan, Swift earn All-Conference Team honors UNF women’s soccer senior midfielder Elizabeth Gowan capped her career with her second All-Conference Team honor. Junior forward Katelin Swift also earned a spot on the team.
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No time for remembrance on Veterans Day

Spinnaker • Nov 11, 2008
This week's edition of the Spinnaker featured an editorial on the importance of Veterans Day and how it is not, unfortunately, remembered as it should be by the masses. I fully agree with this statement, as veterans risked their lives fighting the wars America has waged over the centuries.
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Developing town in our backyard

Spinnaker • Nov 5, 2008
Many of you are familiar with the fairly new town of Celebration, Fl right outside of Orlando. And sure, it's a suburban utopia in a bubble, with a mixture of education, work, health, and housing all combined by modern architecture to form what many urban sociologists would call the perfect town. Well did you know a town exactly akin to this is in the works right in our backyard? The town of Nocatee is being developed in Northern St. Johns County and Southeast Duval County. It will allow its residents to live, work, and play in one location. I first became aware of this last semester in my Intro to the Metropolis course and it fascinated me.
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'One generation got old, one generation got soul'

Spinnaker • Nov 5, 2008
The title of this post is from the song "Volunteers" by Jefferson Airplane, and though it was written in the '60s, I think nothing is more appropriate to the way I feel today. I rubbed the sleep from my eyes early this morning, wondering if I had slept at all, and if I had, was I dreaming? After living through 8 years of bloopers, blunders and practical jokes-which i guess is a nice way of saying ignorance, hate, war-mongering, imperialism, profiteering, deceit, closed government, secrecy and violations of human and privacy rights shrouded by the buzzwords "national security"-I feel rejuvenated.
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Robbery forces UPD to hire night lot staff

Spinnaker • Nov 5, 2008
UNF contracted Giddens Security Corporation to patrol the parking lots in the evenings in response to a recent robbery on campus, UPD officials said. Two female students were mugged in Lot 18 after a sporting event in October. They adhered to precautions UPD suggests – using the buddy system and taking the shuttle instead of walking late at night. But that didn’t stop two unidentified men from threatening them and forcefully stealing their purses, according to the police report.
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Group donates to Flying Ospreys

Spinnaker • Nov 5, 2008
UNF’s own trampoline-jumping mascot Ozzie the Osprey might have gotten his courage from a connection with the Marines, as it turns out. Health Administration Director Doreen Perez is spearheading a donation drive for a group of Marines that were deployed to Iraq early September.
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