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New additions to campus botanical gardens look to connect UNF students with nature

Aubrey Lowery, Multimedia Journalist | Jan 31, 2023

Throughout campus, after every turn, you’ll find yourself in a new environment. However, you may not know that there are 24 botanical gardens spread across campus, each capable of providing the same...

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It’s homecoming week at UNF. Here’s what you need to know

Mallory Pace, News Editor | Jan 30, 2023

Homecoming week at the University of North Florida has arrived; made possible by UNF’s Student Government and Osprey Life and Productions, each day consists of a new event, all leading up to the annual...

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SG Senate unanimously pass resolution proposing limits to faculty spots will address parking concerns

Mallory Pace, News Editor | Jan 27, 2023

Student Government’s Senate unanimously passed a resolution today proposing that faculty parking spots be redistributed and that faculty access to blue lots is removed to address parking concerns. The...

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Less than 1% of state-supplied budget put toward CRT, DEI initiatives, UNF reports

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief | Jan 26, 2023

The University of North Florida reported that over $3 million of funding is put toward critical race theory and diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, according to records released to Spinnaker.  Complying...

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The Hate Ends Now tour brought a replica cattle car and a message of standing against hate to the University of North Florida last Tuesday.

Hate Ends Now Tour brings the fight against antisemitism to UNF

Mallory Pace, News Editor | Jan 23, 2023

When she was 15 years old, Hedy Bohm was taken to Auschwitz where she was separated from her parents, enduring months of torture at Nazi concentration camps. She survived long enough for liberation...

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UNF to propose housing rental rate increase at February BOT meeting, first increase in 8 years

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief | Jan 23, 2023

[Updated Jan. 26, 2023 to change date of Board of Trustees meeting. The BOT will meet on Feb. 27, 2023 not Jan. 27, 2023. Spinnaker apologizes for the mistake.] The University of North Florida (UNF)...

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Performers announced for UNF’s OzFestival 2023; some students disappointed

Grae Barron, Reporter | Jan 20, 2023

Ozfestival ─ also known as Ozfest ─is one of the most anticipated events of the year, and the University of North Florida (UNF) announced that Yung Gravy would be headlining the event, alongside...

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UNF offers details on construction on Alumni Drive

Nathan Turoff, Reporter | Jan 18, 2023

Ospreys returning to the nest for the Spring 2023 semester were met with a potential inconvenience, as part of Alumni Drive had been blocked off with construction, limiting it to one lane. This closure...

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The new Osprey Connectors are up and running around campus.

New and improved Osprey shuttles arrive at UNF

Aubrey Lowery, Multimedia Journalist | Jan 17, 2023

All aboard! The new Osprey Connectors are now up and running around the University of North Florida (UNF) campus. Unlike the old-school bus models of last semester, the new shuttles are full-length...

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Speaker Paul Renner was sworn in with colleagues on Nov. 22, 2022. Photo courtesy of the Florida House of Representatives photo album.

Florida House of Representatives demands DEI-related documents from state institutions

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief | Jan 13, 2023

All Florida universities and colleges have been asked to provide documents that relate to diversity, equity and inclusion to “assess the costs and benefits of the DEI offices and programs within the...

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The Tabacinic Campus for Jewish Life at UNF is located a short mile drive from the core UNF campus.

Fighting hate and antisemitsm, Holocaust museum travels to UNF next week

Mallory Pace, News Editor | Jan 13, 2023

The Chabad Center at the University of North Florida is partnering with UNF’s Interfaith Center to present the Hate Ends Now Tour, a traveling Holocaust museum aimed at bringing awareness and recognition...

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A screenshot of the opening page to the 2022-2025 faculty contract between the faculty union and the University of North Florida Board of Trustees. Copy of the contract courtesy of UFF-UNF.

3 things to know about the new UNF faculty contract

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief | Jan 13, 2023

A new contract has been approved for faculty at the University of North Florida (UNF) but the document, which spans a hefty 254 pages, is just as complex as it is long.  This contract is an agreement...

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