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Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Policies and Regulations should be updated

Jala Cole Apr 30, 2019

Dear Dr. David Szymanski, To express yourself and to get others to join in something you love is a wonderful feeling. Sharing and engaging in conversation and beliefs brings awareness to many controversial...

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Letter to the Editor: Bigotry on Campus

Khusbu Motiwala Apr 28, 2019

To whom this may concern, Mission statements are vital to any institution and exist to express the morals and values of the school. The mission statement of UNF promotes diversity and “strongly condemn...

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Letter to the Editor: Veterans Deserve Better

Armando Grundy-Gomes Apr 11, 2019

“I will see what I can do and/or I am looking into it.” This is the poison of choice that I have constantly received from University of North Florida President David Szymanski, his administration,...

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Letter to the Editor: 14 senators in support of Forward candidates

Matilda Phan Mar 5, 2019

Dear Spinnaker Editor, Before voting for the Student Government elections take place on March 5 and 6, I find it extremely important to be informed about the candidates represented on the ballot. For...

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The entrance to the UNF Counseling Center. The walls are gray and there are silver double doors with large windows, and a sign above the doors reading, "UNF Counseling Center"

Letter to the Editor: Counseling Center Clarifications

Everett Malcolm, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs Jan 30, 2019

Dear Spinnaker Editor, I would like to take this opportunity to clarify a recent article about the Counseling Center regulating the number of times a student receives individual counseling per semester. ...

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Letter to the Editor: Student Government wants its rock back, and is pushing students and faculty over to get it

Thomas Beaucham Jun 21, 2018

  In the last couple of weeks, Student Government has begun to re-assert its claim to the concrete slab that once housed the ill-fated skate park. Coming in as a first-year student in 2014-15,...

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Letter to the Editor: Hispanic representation on campus

Letter to the Editor: Hispanic representation on campus

David Manjarres May 11, 2018

Dear Editor, I am writing today in hopes of reaching out not only to the Spinnaker staff but to the student body and administrators. In my short time in Jacksonville and around the UNF community, I've...

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Letter to the Editor: The True Meaning of Sex

Kenneth Laybourn Feb 27, 2018

Sex Week is just around the corner here at UNF. We, students and faculty, have the opportunity to reflect on our views of sex. Questions like, “What is sex to me? Or where do I stand within the different...

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Letter to the Editor: Chabad at UNF responds to white nationalist hate, offers counseling

Letter to the Editor: Chabad at UNF responds to white nationalist hate, offers counseling

Chabad UNF Nov 19, 2017

On Monday Nov. 20, a White Nationalist Rally is reported to be scheduled at the University of North Florida. Many are joining counter protestors and others are following the advice of law enforcement...

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Letter to the Editor: In response to hateful posters at UNF

Kenneth Laybourn Nov 18, 2017

Friday walking from my class to the vending machine, I saw many posters hastily made and crudely thought out. They read, “Boycott all stores and restaurants on campus until the Nazi is gone.” As...

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Poem to the Editor: In response to on campus threats

Michael Lane Nov 17, 2017

Whenever I write poetry it usually has some relevance to a memory or what I'm currently feeling. So in light of recent events on and off campus I'd been pondering how I could help amidst all the responsibilities...

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Letter to the Editor: "Our university has let down many of its black and brown alumni"

Letter to the Editor: “Our university has let down many of its black and brown alumni”

Brandon Jacobs Nov 7, 2017

My Fellow Ospreys, I come to you all today saddened and disappointed. As many of you may already know, our university has let down many of its black and brown alumni and undergraduate student body with...

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