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UNF English professor teaches art to incarcerated juveniles

Spinnaker • Oct 15, 2008
UNF English professor Dr. Mary Baron has been teaching the Art in the Jail Program as a volunteer with help from UNF students for more than five years. The program teaches incarcerated juveniles at the downtown pre-trial detention facility how to analyze books, write poetry and create works of art including collages and paintings. The artwork is scheduled to be displayed at UNF the last week of October in Building 8. The Spinnaker sat down with Dr. Baron to profile the program and experiences she has had while teaching at the jail.
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Political satirist promises to perform in all 50 states

Spinnaker • Oct 15, 2008
In the midst of this election season, another candidate has entered the political ring by making campaign promises with hopes of selling his record. Musician and political satirist Roy Zimmerman furthered his stated campaign promise of performing in all 50 states before the election with a performance Oct. 9 at UNF in the University Gallery. “[California] is the bluest state in the union; I wanted to go out to the red states and see the most progressive people in the least progressive states,” Zimmerman said.
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"Top Five" songs about money

Spinnaker • Oct 15, 2008
In the wake of the complete economic fallout in the U.S. and the subsequent government bailout of Wall Street, here are five songs about money, greed and materialism. Here’s to the fat cats that once toasted each other with glasses of champagne to these tunes – may they enjoy them as much when they’re crying in their beer.
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Nick and Norah display endless possibilities of being young

Spinnaker • Oct 15, 2008
The storyline in “Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist” represents an ideal social scenario that many high school students only dream about: spending one sleepless night in a hip, metropolitan city, weaving in and out of bars and clubs surrounded by good friends, killer music and typical teenage hi-jinks. Based on the 2007 novel by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan, Nick (Michael Cera) and Norah (Kat Dennings) are modern day star-crossed lovers. Both high school students from New Jersey suburbia, they encounter each other at a Lower East Village concert. Nick is playing a gig there with his band, The Jerk-Offs.
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Movies inspire, motivate athletes

Spinnaker • Oct 15, 2008
Disney’s “The Express,” released Oct. 10, tells the story of the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy. Many athletes find the movie to be inspirational, including Washington Redskins defensive end Jason Taylor who admires the characters of the Disney movie. “The film showed the tremendous drive and determination that [Ernie Davis] had,” Taylor said in a Maryland Gazette article. “There’s a lot of kids who play to try to make it to the NFL … guys wanting to get the money and fame. You need to think back to not too long ago when there were guys like Ernie Davis and Jim Brown [who] sacrificed everything.”
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Inside the Huddle

Spinnaker • Oct 15, 2008
Jonathan Morales News Editor Laura Franco Assistant Features Editor Josh Salman Managing Editor Chad Smith Graphic Designer
Question 1: China’s national table tennis team is sending Olympic singles silver medalist Wang Hao to counseling after security stopped him from urinating outside a karaoke club. Is there anyway Hao’s act is justifiable?
Is it really worth fighting for nature’s call? Yes. Whether you fight the urge to urinate outside of a karaoke club or fight the security guard, you’re going down for resisting. Has anyone seen how fast these players hit and return ping pong balls? That fact alone should send the entire team to counseling. I cannot defend the fight, but when you got to go, you got to go. If I was Wang Hao, I would turn and continue urinating on the security guard – telling him that being a two-time Olympic medalist gives me special privileges over him and his rent-a-cop day job.
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Sophomores shine in 3-1 victory

Spinnaker • Oct 15, 2008
Four sophomores on the UNF volleyball team helped lead the way Oct. 10 to a 3-1 upset against Stetson University. UNF won 25-16, 23-25, 25-18, 25-20 and recorded its most accurate hitting percentage since its Sept. 12 game against Kennesaw State University with a .200 hitting percentage. UNF (8-7, 6-3 A-Sun) was backed by sophomore setter Madie Belvin’s season-high of 59 assists and 16 digs, and sophomore defensive specialist Chelsea Rabe’s 11 digs.
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Swoop Madness, rivalry on mind

Spinnaker • Oct 15, 2008
Last time, I mentioned practicing on the mini-trampoline and that it looks easier on TV. One week later and I feel the same way. Either way, I’m going to debut the stunt Oct. 17 at Swoop Madness. It might be the most amazing thing you’ve ever seen and end up on ESPN’s “Top 10 Plays.” Or you could witness a crash landing, resulting in a broken mass of bird. I’m excited!
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Sports in Brief

Spinnaker • Oct 15, 2008
Team sells shirts for a cause The UNF volleyball team is partnering with the Side-Out Foundation to help raise money for breast cancer research.
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Lone goal brings third conference win

Spinnaker • Oct 15, 2008
The UNF Ospreys men’s soccer team defeated the Mercer University Bears 1-0 Oct. 11 with sloppy field conditions at Hodges Stadium, giving the Ospreys their third Atlantic Sun Conference victory of the year. The game was a must-win for the Ospreys (6-6-0, 3-1-0 A-Sun) and great opportunity to bounce back from a disappointing 3-0 loss to Campbell Oct. 9, UNF head coach Ray Bunch said. Although it didn’t rain, the field was covered in mud and water from the days prior, Bunch said. “In these conditions, it’s such a heavy field that it really zaps you, and I think it showed in the second half,” Bunch said. “We were just trying to get the ball in wide and get some crosses.”
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Women drown to Florida Gulf Coast in first home loss of season

Spinnaker • Oct 15, 2008
The UNF women’s soccer team lost at home for the first time this season Oct. 10 against Florida Gulf Coast University 5-0. The game started an hour late due to a rain delay and was intensified by the condition of the field at Hodges Stadium, which had been drenched by rain the last two days. Instead of a test of speed and agility, the match became a challenge to see who could move the ball the most in the field-turned-swamp.
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Jaguars look for identity in bye-week: Week 7 Power rankings

Spinnaker • Oct 14, 2008
The Jacksonville Jaguars have been playing the part of Two-Face so far in the NFL this season. The Jaguars looked like a Superbowl caliber team in wins over the Denver Broncos and division rival Indianapolis Colts. However, in games against the Tennessee Titans and Buffalo Bills the Jaguars have struggled to find a consistent identity. With the Jaguars having a bye week in week seven they need to use their break to figure out which team they really are.
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