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Letter to the Editor: DeSantis is building a system of indoctrination

Joe Palmer, Guest Columnist Feb 14, 2023

As a UNF alum and a former reporter and editor there, I was proud to read the editorial in The Spinnaker condemning, in such eloquent fashion, Ron DeSantis' relentless bullying of the education system...

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Letter to the Editor: 2022 Means Easier Access for Students for OspreyPERCH and UNF Counseling Center Programs

Maxine Christie, OspreyPERCH Administrative Coordinator Nov 14, 2022

Osprey PERCH (Prevention Early Intervention, Resiliency Through Counseling and Holistic Health) is a clinical training program used to help students address a variety of needs for counseling. This program...

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Letter to the Editor: Register to vote in minutes on your phone or laptop

Arielle Mizrahi, Florida State Coordinator for Campus Vote Project May 17, 2022

Want to have a say in solving the student debt crisis? How about policies affecting the cost and availability of higher education? How will we address climate change, racial justice, and reproductive freedom? All...

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Letter from the Editor: Spinnaker stands with Ukraine

Spinnaker Staff Mar 10, 2022

(Updated April 21, 2022, to change contributor from Editor-in-Chief to Spinnaker Staff.) Two weeks ago, members of Spinnaker and Spinnaker Radio teamed up to craft a message of solidarity to college...

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Letter to the Editor: The Navigators, their history and impact on UNF’s students

Jaina Lockhart-Rome, Member of The Navigators Feb 18, 2022

Eds: Readers are always encouraged to submit a 'Letter to the Editor' for publication with Spinnaker. Spinnaker does not endorse any of the contents of a 'Letter to the Editor.'  The Navigators is...

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Letter to the Editor: A recap of Monday’s Love Fest

Lauren Sapp, OspreyPERCH Marketing Intern Feb 16, 2022

On Valentine’s Day, while a crowd formed around Sister Cindy at the Green, others were gathered in the Osprey Plaza for the Love Fest to kick off the first day of Love Week at UNF. OspreyPERCH counselors...

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Letter to the Editor: Open early voting sites at our local colleges

Michelle Charron Hollie, Northeast Florida Chapter President of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Florida Dec 3, 2021

MR. HOGAN: STOP DISCRIMINATING AGAINST STUDENTS, THE POOR, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR. OPEN EARLY VOTING SITES AT OUR LOCAL COLLEGES After the 2018 midterm elections,  Duval County Supervisor of Elections...

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Opinion: Diets don’t work! Here’s why

Hayley Brock, Nutrition Student Oct 8, 2021

The U.S. weight loss and diet industry reached a record worth of $78 billion in 2019 and the global weight-loss industry is expected to be worth $278.95 billion by 2023.1 Is the diet industry so profitable...

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Letter to the Editor: World College Radio Day

Sydney Chatani, Spinnaker Radio General Manager Oct 5, 2021

And like that, another World College Radio Day has come and gone. On Friday, October 1st, college radio stations all across the world could be found celebrating the annual event - Spinnaker Radio included!...

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Opinion: Lobbying for MyPlate

Samantha Dill, Nutrition Student Sep 30, 2021

Although it may be obvious, a food retailer’s success rate is based on how profitable their product is; an increase in profit margin or rate of inventory turnover increases the rate of return. In the...

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Letter to the Editor: The Haitian migrant crisis: pay attention to it!

Tyreese Learmond, African Caribbean Society Treasurer Sep 24, 2021

What have we witnessed? Haitian migrants are being treated like the lowest scum of the earth by the US Authorities, and that is not an exaggeration. Eerily similar to slave control tactics,  border patrol...

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Letter to the editor: ‘Three blocks from ground zero’ by Dawn Knipe

Dawn Knipe, UNF Assistant Director Sep 11, 2021

THREE BLOCKS FROM GROUND ZERO Working only three blocks from Ground Zero, I am often asked if I was there on 9/11 and what happened. I have written my story for those who are interested. For those who...

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