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Preview: Florida looks to upset top-ranked Georgia in annual Jacksonville showdown

Riley Platt, Sports Editor | Oct 28, 2021

Nothing says fall in Jacksonville quite like Florida-Georgia weekend, and the game is back in full force this year as the two teams square off Saturday. The 2021 season has gone in two very different...

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Community Potluck at Ogier Gardens

Community Potluck at Ogier Gardens

Majdouline Bakor, Multimedia Journalist | Oct 27, 2021

The UNF Slow Food Chapter club will host a spooky community potluck at the Ogier Gardens on Friday Oct. 29 at 5:00 p.m. The gathering is open to all students. Participants are encouraged to bring their...

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Why you may want to take a trip to Orlando this holiday season 

Hayley Simonson, Managing Editor | Oct 27, 2021

Orlando is not a far drive from Jacksonville, which is great, because this year Walt Disney World is bringing all the holiday festivities imaginable for its 50th anniversary.  Each park will be cheerfully...

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Social Media Expo JAX 2021 hosted at UNF

Social Media Expo JAX 2021 hosted at UNF

Majdouline Bakor, Multimedia Journalist | Oct 26, 2021

The UNF School of Communications Media Week has begun and has an entire schedule of events planned to assist students in networking with professionals who are involved in the field of Advertising, Multimedia...

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Halloween Events happening at UNF

Halloween Events happening at UNF

Nathan Turoff, Features Editor | Oct 26, 2021

Spooky Season has arrived in full force this week, with Halloween just around the corner. A hallmark of the holiday is costumes, candy, and scaring people. Many students are attending UNF from far away,...

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The words "Police Beat" are written in red and white, surrounded by a white square outline. In the background, a University of North Florida Police Department cruiser is tinted blue.

Police Beat: Half naked man attempts to fight with UPD

Amelia Simmons, Police Reporter | Oct 25, 2021

(Updated 10:30 am Oct. 26, 2021, to correctly attribute quote.) Wearing nothing but jeans, the University Police Department (UPD) received a call about a suspicious person trying to enter campus. Described...

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SG passes bill to swear in senators early

Julia Croston, Government Reporter | Oct 25, 2021

(Updated 5:30 pm, Oct. 26, 2021, to correct potentially opinionated claim.) With an atmosphere of urgency contrasted with occasional laughter, Student Government (SG) met in the Senate chambers to pass...

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Letter from the Editor: Halloween Open House Invitation

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief | Oct 25, 2021

Hi! My name is Carter and I’m the Editor in Chief of Spinnaker. Please allow me to take a few minutes of your time to explain what we have to offer. On paper, we provide UNF with news, entertainment,...

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 Two purple ribbons sit facing the UNF School of Business in support of Domestic Violence Month.

UNF student shares their story of domestic abuse

Emily Regalado and Carter Mudgett | Oct 25, 2021

​Walking around UNF’s campus, large purple ribbons adorn the trunks of trees that resemble those typically found atop birthday presents. The purpose they serve is not just to decorate UNF’s landscape,...

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Exciting new plans for UNF Arena announced

Riley Platt, Sports Editor | Oct 24, 2021

As part of a continued effort to revitalize the home of the Ospreys’ basketball and volleyball teams, the athletic department committed to creating a state-of-the-art hospitality suite in UNF Arena....

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UNF Student Advocate explains SG's new ‘Drink Smart Cards’

UNF Student Advocate explains SG’s new ‘Drink Smart Cards’

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief | Oct 22, 2021

In an active effort to combat rape and spiked drinks, Student Government (SG) is offering free 'Drink Smart Cards' across campus to students.  “They are mobile test kits and were actually an initiative...

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A patient of the hospice department strokes a horse within hippotherapy at the Hospital of the Sisters of Mercy of St. Borromeo in Prague, Czech Republic, on June 11, 2020. Hippotherapy, is therapy with the help of horses, helps hospice clients improve their psyche. Photo/Michaela Rihova (CTK via AP Images)

UNF explores animal assisted therapy options

Lauren Sapp, Journalism Student | Oct 22, 2021

(Updated 6:00 pm Oct. 22 to correct minor error.) For the first time ever, UNF will need to order kibble and hay to feed some of its staff. The Brooks College of Health will be using trained dogs...

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