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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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Picture this: student submission

Spinnaker • Nov 5, 2008
The two people holding the signs are David Boston (President - College Dems) and Caitlin Kelly. Photo taken around 4pm, November 4th on the corner of UNF Dr. and intersection leading to Lot 18.
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Survey shows majority of college

Spinnaker • Nov 5, 2008
Fifty-one percent of student loan recipients say it will take them more than 10 years to pay off their student loans, according to a new study by CollegeGrad. com, an Internet search engine for newly graduated students seeking entry-level positions in corporate America. The study showed a 5-percent jump in student loans from 2006. It also found 28 percent of college students have no loans, while 14 percent have loans that will take them less than 5 years to repay.
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Obama makes history

Spinnaker • Nov 5, 2008
The 2008 presidential election concluded with the election of America’s first black president. Millions throughout the country cheered at bars, restaurants and voter-watch parties as major television networks called the election shortly after the West coast’s polls closed at 11 p.m. EST Nov. 4.
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UPD: Code Red not necessary with bomb scare

Spinnaker • Nov 5, 2008
UPD and JSO were dispatched to the UNF Library shortly after 10 p.m. Oct. 28 to investigate a suspicious package, UPD Detective Adam Kline said. The package was eventually determined to be an art project – similar in nature to the art project in April, which also prompted UPD to call JSO’s bomb squad, according to the police report.
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UPD Burglary Investigation

Spinnaker • Nov 5, 2008
UPD is currently investigating a Burglary to an Auto that occurred at 11:00 a.m. Oct. 14. on the fourth floor of the parking garage Building 38. The suspect was captured on video entering the vehicle and removing items. UPD needs help in identifying the person in the photos. Anyone with information that could help identify this person should contact UPD at 620-2800.
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Auto bailout comical

Spinnaker • Nov 5, 2008
Regardless of accuracy, many politicians and members of the American public bought into fear that if Congress did not bailout Wall Street, Americans would become homeless ‘en masse’ and the very essence of the economy would be destroyed forever. However, in the government’s latest bailout efforts, such a greatly exaggerated case for bailing out the automotive and insurance sectors cannot even be made with a straight face.
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The Lion King: Magic on stage

Spinnaker • Oct 31, 2008
A trip to the annual Collegiate Media Conference in Kansas City, Missouri, this week has proven to be filled with surprises.
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Jaguars part of stew of contenders: Week 9 Power Rankings

Spinnaker • Oct 29, 2008
This NFL season has become almost as confusing as the BCS championship system. Over the last several years NFL fans have become accustomed to having a few teams atop the standings that were clearly set apart from the pack. Instead, eight weeks into the season there is only one team that remains undefeated and only one with one loss. However, this is not the downfall of every single team in the NFL, but rather a leveling of the playing field.
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Jacksonville must turn to hybrids

Spinnaker • Oct 29, 2008
As gas prices fluctuate and the economy continues to slip further out of our hands, Jacksonville must follow in the shoes of other U.S. cities that have placed the environment at the forefront of their minds. Early in October, four cities – Washington, Minneapolis, Philadelphia and St. Paul, Minn. – joined hundreds of others already using hybrid buses for public transportation, ordering more than 1,700 buses. Yet as communities and universities across the country continue the trend of going green, Jacksonville and UNF are not among the entities taking the next step in the hybrid movement.
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