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Professors give opinions on uncertainty of spring semester

Professors give opinions on uncertainty of spring semester

Hayley Simonson, Police Reporter | Oct 5, 2020

Several UNF professors have come out against a full return to campus for the Spring 2021 semester in anonymous statements to Spinnaker. One even went as far as to call the University's president a "yes-man"...

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Cash Prizes offered by the Writing Center for the 2020 General Election Informed Citizen Writing Contest

Cash Prizes offered by the Writing Center for the 2020 General Election Informed Citizen Writing Contest

Hayley Simonson, Police Reporter | Oct 3, 2020

If you’re feeling extra passionate about this year’s election, you may want to check out the UNF Writing Center’s new cash prize contest that has officially opened for submission and entry. The...

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UNF keeps the performing arts alive through COVID-19

UNF keeps the performing arts alive through COVID-19

Kayla Chouinard | Oct 3, 2020

UNF student Madeline Aquino, a co-founder and president of the school's Swoop Troupe theater club, has always fed off the energy she gets from the audience while she's on stage. She's hoping she can feel...

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Partake in virtual fitness classes through UNF's Wellness Center

Partake in virtual fitness classes through UNF’s Wellness Center

Hayley Simonson, Police Reporter | Oct 2, 2020

Ospreys, do you miss group fitness through the UNF Wellness Center? Even though all group fitness classes were canceled for the fall 2020 semester due to COVID-19, you can still stay plugged in with some...

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UNF 2021 Spring Break cancelled

UNF 2021 Spring Break cancelled

Hayley Simonson, Police Reporter | Oct 2, 2020

Spring Break of 2021 will be cancelled in an attempt to continue mitigation of the coronavirus, according to a recent Osprey email from the university. “We believe these adjustments will reduce the...

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UNF community saddened by passing UNF adjunct instructor and two former faculty members

Darvin Nelson, News Editor | Oct 1, 2020

Darin Nelson, News Editor Featured image by Justin Nedrow The University notified students and faculty that a UNF adjunct instructor and two former professors have passed away this month, in an Osprey...

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The outside of UNF's Student Wellness Center. (Jonathan Merin/Spinnaker)

BREAKING: Power outage hits Student Wellness Center

Zach Yearwood, Managing Editor | Oct 1, 2020

The Student Wellness Complex reported a power outage Thursday morning. In an alert sent at 10:33 a.m., the school notified students and faculty that power in the building was gone. The cause of the...

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College students facing an unemployment crisis

College students facing an unemployment crisis

Hayley Simonson, Police Reporter | Sep 29, 2020

Featured image by Emilio Takas via Unsplash. Stimulus checks from six months ago have dried up, and college graduates are competing with 30 million other unemployed Americans for jobs. The class of...

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Free drive-in COVID-19 testing today

Free drive-in COVID-19 testing today

Mariana Mejia, Reporter | Sep 29, 2020

Mariana Mejia, Reporter Hey there Ospreys, UNF will be hosting a free COVID-19 drive-in testing event from 3p.m. - 6 p.m. The event will be available for students, and faculty and staff members in...

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ITS service interruption released; UNF upgrades firewall

ITS service interruption released; UNF upgrades firewall

Hayley Simonson, Police Reporter | Sep 28, 2020

An ITS service interruption was released by UNF shortly after Flagler College, in St. Augustine, announced that one of their databases was the target of a ransomware attack.  The University of North...

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Spirit Week events will be hosted from Monday, Sept. 28 until Oct. 2

Osprey Life and Productions presents UNF Spirit Week

Zach Yearwood, Managing Editor | Sep 28, 2020

It smells like school spirit. Osprey Life and Productions will host several events throughout the week for a fun way to bring the UNF community together. Most of this week’s activities will be virtual,...

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How to not get scammed in your UNF email; UNF IT Security explains phishing emails

How to not get scammed in your UNF email; UNF IT Security explains phishing emails

Darvin Nelson, News Editor | Sep 25, 2020

Do you like fishing? Well phishing is kind of similar, but while you won't catch a monster bass, someone could catch your Instagram password.  Scam emails are really annoying, but unfortunately our...

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