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Dawn of the Dead (1978) | History of Horror

Dawn of the Dead (1978) | History of Horror

Pierce Turner Oct 8, 2017

Welcome to Spinnaker’s History of Horror. Here we will be taking a look back at everything spooky in both film and video games and analyze how horror has evolved over the last century. Check back at...

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Photo by Samantha Chaney

Students can now nominate faculty for Association Awards

Samantha Chaney Sep 25, 2017

For students who are looking to have their voices heard regarding their UNF experience, the Faculty Association Awards is the perfect opportunity. Thanks to this lesser-known award system, students...

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Image of the softball scoreboard and video board design.  Photo courtesy of UNF Athletics.

New scoreboards to be installed

Ronnesha Rodgers Aug 24, 2017

  UNF’s Dusty Rhodes Field at Harmon Stadium and the UNF Softball Complex are getting video boards and LED scoreboards after partnering with Nevco. To help better the fans experience and...

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Photo courtesy of Colin McCann

Senate starts strong for Fall

Hannah Lee Aug 23, 2017

Student Government started the first Senate meeting of the fall semester on a strong note as the Senate Chambers were full of both senators and potential senators. 22 senators were present and 19 potential...

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Osprey Impact is a  new way to track community service. Photo by Lili Weinstein

Osprey Impact: A new way to track community service  

Joslyn Simmons Aug 22, 2017

Doing a lot of community service? Don’t worry, UNF has moved to a new system called Osprey Impact to track volunteer hours in a user-friendly form. Once a profile is completed with information,...

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Photo by Alex Wilson

Why UNF’s Chick-fil-A menu is so small?

Pierce Turner Aug 17, 2017

Chick-fil-A is one of the most popular dining locations on campus, but students are often frustrated with the slimmed down  menu and the inability for the location to accept coupons. The restaurant...

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Officers use laser guns to pinpoint the exact speed of a vehicle going through campus. Photo by Alexandra Torres-Perez

Bringing you up to speed: UNFPD talks speed traps on campus

Alexandra Torres-Perez Aug 16, 2017

https://youtu.be/HzP3eLAHE4Q Red and blue flashing lights—the last thing you want to see when you are trying to get to class on time. For the majority of campus, the speed limit is 30 mph, but there...

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 Photo by Joslyn Simmons

New season, new players, one great team

Joslyn Simmons Aug 15, 2017

Coming off their third-straight ASUN postseason with a 6-9-2 record last season, the women’s soccer team heads into 2017 with 11 new players on their squad. This season, the Ospreys have eight...

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Volunteers sort through donations to stock Lend-A-Wing. Photo courtesy of Facebook

UNF students facing food insecurities

Hannah Lee Aug 12, 2017

As the Florida Student Association (FSA) releases their initiatives for the upcoming school year, Student Body President Samantha Mims has already started to discuss these initiatives with Student...

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The Forward Party became the newest political party on campus. Photo courtesy of the Forward Party.

Forward Party talks Greek Housing, dog park and more

Hannah Lee Aug 9, 2017

The Forward Party is the newest Student Government political party to come to campus. Party Chair, John Aloszka talked about how the party is different from previous ones at UNF and their initiatives. “I...

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The university offers many initiatives to help with diversity. Photo by Hannah Lee

Diversity at UNF: How the numbers have changed over the years

Hannah Lee Aug 2, 2017

President John Delaney sat down with Spinnaker to talk about diversity at UNF and some of the improvements that happened during his time at the university. “When I got here, we were roughly 12...

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Photo courtesy of Florida Student Financial Aid.

Tuition may be completely covered for Bright Futures Academic Scholars

Ronnie Rodgers Jun 14, 2017

  Correction: A previous version of this article said that the bill had been passed, the bill is currently on the governor's desk. Spinnaker takes accuracy very seriously and regrets the error. Starting...

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