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Project geared to help navigate campus

Spinnaker • Oct 22, 2008
“I can’t find anything.” This is what Director of Facilities Planning Zak Ovadia, who came to UNF four years ago, said his initial reaction was upon arrival on campus. “Wayfinding” is a generic term meaning to find one’s way around. It is a concept adopted by universities, hospitals and airports all across the world due to confusing and difficult floor plans. A concept that is not new to Ovadia, it is one he wanted to introduce to UNF after noticing its absence on campus.
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Demand, pay still high for right skills

Spinnaker • Oct 22, 2008
It’s often said someone makes money even in a bad economy. Cody Bass just didn’t know how much. “A hundred thousand dollars,” the 22-year-old college senior said. That’s the annual salary that Bass – who is still a semester away from receiving his bachelor’s degree from the Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla – is to be paid for his first job out of college.
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Survey software offers improved research

Spinnaker • Oct 22, 2008
The university has recently launched a new online survey platform called Enterprise Feedback Management Community to replace the existing WebSurveyor program. EFM Community was designed to provide faculty and staff the ability to author questionnaires, post surveys, collect responses and disseminate findings, according to an ITS statement. The preexisting software, WebSurveyor, was originally given to UNF through a grant. Once the company was bought out by Vovici, WebSurveyor was termed to discontinue its service in June 2009, said Alison Cruess Information Technology Services communications coordinator.
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Election 2008 Update – Oct. 22

Spinnaker • Oct 22, 2008
Gallup Daily Poll for Oct. 21 has Sen. Barack Obama with a 10-point lead over Sen. John McCain. The lead varies between 7 and 10 percentage points among likely voters, depending on turnout expectations, according to Gallup.
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Gas prices, long drives make decision to live in on-campus dorms easier for some

Spinnaker • Oct 22, 2008
Commute or get a dorm? That is the question many students find themselves asking, and many factors go into this decision. There are more than 16,000 students registered at UNF. However, 2,173 of these students live on-campus, according to the UNF Housing Department. So what goes into the decisions to live on-campus or stay at home?
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News in Brief – Oct. 22

Spinnaker • Oct 22, 2008
Code Red put to the test, Michelle Obama visits the First Coast, Air show flies into town, Ghost hunt near courtyard, Faculty panel discusses racism, Student panel tackles global issue: “Food or Fuel”, JCM hosts Fall Festival
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Supercomputer tool to predict global weather

Spinnaker • Oct 22, 2008
It’s as fast as 25,000 high-end laptops linked together. It has enough capacity to store 30 million novels. And someday, it might help keep you safe in severe weather. This is the Bluefire, an IBM supercomputer so powerful that scientists think it will accurately predict how global warming will affect the planet during the next 50 years. Specifically, the computer should project whether hurricanes will develop with greater frequency and more intensity. It also will forecast a host of other conditions, from excessive rains to severe drought.
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Keep looking ahead, keep campus safe

Spinnaker • Oct 22, 2008
The 2007 UPD campus crime statistics were released Oct. 1 by the Department of Education and paint a telling picture about the status of crime on the UNF campus. Increases in robbery, burglary and drug law violations were offset by decreases in more serious crimes like arson, aggravated assault and motor vehicle theft. But what does this say about our campus? Is it safer now than ever? Looking at the big picture of the crime report, it is easy to generalize and say, for instance, that we’re willing to trade some loss of property for the relative absence of violent crime, the theft of our cars versus being engulfed in flames.
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Neither candidates offer viable economic solutions

Spinnaker • Oct 22, 2008
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said Oct. 20 Congress and the President must act to stave off a worsening economic situation, adding he will support an additional stimulus package that should “include measures to help improve access to credit by consumers.” Regardless, easy credit and mal-investment – induced by federal government intervention – is the direct cause for the current economic situation, and most Americans are looking toward two men for solutions: Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain. Only in a true “two-party” system can the American public be offered two opposing candidates who agree more than disagree.
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Youth fashion trend devalues U.S. history

Spinnaker • Oct 22, 2008
A recent trend in clothing design is boasting insignia of military divisions, and while some might think this is a great way to revere those who fought in many wars to support our country and the values we treasure, they are sorely mistaken. This trend should give the opportunity to recognize soldiers who many might not have been aware of, and it should give us a chance to pay tribute to those who are most deserving of our praise – but the youth who are wearing it are not recognizing the value of the design. Young people should be honored to have the opportunity to spread this awareness, but it seems few are even cognizant of what they are actually representing when these logos are displayed.
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Students must appreciate art

Spinnaker • Oct 22, 2008
A growing trend among college students is the art of detaching themselves from art in museums and galleries. Art is supposed to be an experience that evokes emotions so it will be remembered for its unique style and quality, even if just for a brief moment. But enjoying what others have created in our classrooms, homes and workplaces has been abandoned as we become more accustomed to our lives in the digital age.
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Students support candidates for lack of knowledge

Spinnaker • Oct 22, 2008
Dear Editor, I’ll keep this short and sweet though this is something I know I and many other UNF students feel so strongly about. It is very obvious which party the majority of students on campus are voting for in the upcoming election. I feel some students – not all – support one side for the wrong reasons and lack of information. I would like to throw out a few points to kick-start everyone’s thinking about why they support their chosen side.
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