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Staff Blog: Merriman proves athletes and stars don’t mix

Spinnaker Sep 7, 2009
San Diego County deputies responded to a call from San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman’s house around 3:45 a.m. Sept. 6.
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Loosen the graduation noose

Spinnaker Sep 2, 2009

In this issue, an article outlined how exactly the state plans to force students into graduating on time by charging incoming freshmen an arm and a leg per excess credit hour. It looks like our state...

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Editorial: Palin resignation raises eyebrows

Spinnaker Jul 24, 2009

It’s not me, it’s you, explained Gov. Sarah Palin, R-Ala., throughout the 2,610 words of her resignation speech, while “passing the ball” to Sean Parnell. The dominant reason for her resignation...

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Commentary: Nerds are back in style, mark new era of acceptance through technology

Spinnaker Jul 24, 2009

Wake up people, do you remember that goofy guy with the glasses that was smarter than everyone in class, and you used to tease him because of it? How about the person that you would pay to do your math...

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Staff Blog: A day in an ancient city eating the cockroaches of the sea

Spinnaker May 12, 2009

As hot as the Sahara, my sizzling flesh matched the brilliant red hues of over 20,000 pounds of crawfish –freshwater cockroaches, if you will – anticipating their consumption throughout the two-day...

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Staff Blog: Journalists can learn from Russell Crowe

Spinnaker May 6, 2009
Russell Crowe’s depiction of his hard-hitting reporter character, Cal McAffre, in State of Play is as real description of the career of a journalist as they come.
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Staff Blog: Another round of government intervention; UAW owns Chrysler

Spinnaker May 5, 2009

Way back in November, still under the Bush administration, I wrote a column documenting how a moral hazard was being created and the slew of negative unintended consequences that stem from government actions,...

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Editorial: It’s a fun time to be an Osprey

Spinnaker Apr 15, 2009

Times are always changing, and so is UNF. Throughout the past year, the university has experienced a significant amount of growth, along with its students. In its transition to become a destination...

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Commentary: Happy Tax Day; now time to pay

Spinnaker Apr 15, 2009

It’s the annual confiscatory tax season, which culminates April 15. According to the supreme law of the land, it’s illegal for the federal government to tax citizens and not directly appropriate the...

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Letter to the Editor: Project didn’t force views on anyone

Spinnaker Apr 15, 2009

Dear Editor, As the organizer of the Genocide Awareness Project that appeared on campus last month, I’d like to respond to the April 1 column by Andrea Farah. Ironically, Mrs. Farah actually agrees...

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Spinnaker’s Best of UNF

Spinnaker Apr 15, 2009

Best Place to Study – Library, Third Floor A close runner-up for the “Best Place to Nap” category, this particular library level offers a serene environmental ideal for digesting scholastic...

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Goodbye UNF – 1977-2009

Spinnaker Apr 1, 2009

The UNF Spinnaker will roll off the presses for the last time March 31. Spinnaker Business Manager Klajdi Stratoberdha announced to the 18-member staff at the weekly budget meeting March 12 that it...

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