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Spinnaker’s 2009 NFL preseason power rankings

Spinnaker Jun 3, 2009

With summer in the air, football might be the furthest thing from sports fans’ minds. But as training camps start, so do preseason predictions. When trying to predict how teams stand at the beginning...

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College of Computing, Engineering and Construction receives interim dean

Spinnaker May 26, 2009

Mark Workman, provost and vice president of Academic Affairs, announced May 7 that Dr. Peter Braza will be replacing Dean Neal Coulter as interim dean at the College of Computing, Engineering and Construction...

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May 9 – 12

Spinnaker May 26, 2009

May 9 – Information (Lot 18) UPD was dispatched to Lot 18 in response to a sick person. After UPD called Fire and Rescue, the ill person was transported to St. Vincent’s Medical Center. May 11 –...

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Professor receives scholarship to teach overseas

Spinnaker May 20, 2009

  UNF Professor of Finance Dr. Parvez Ahmed recently awarded the Fulbright Award and will be spending four months teaching at the University of Bangladesh in Dhaka this fall. The Fulbright program...

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UNF announces action plan for swine flu

Spinnaker May 11, 2009

The UNF administration, in conjunction with the Duval County Health Department, released its action plan for combating swine flu in an April 30 campus update. UNF announced that they are actively monitoring...

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Studying abroad may improve chances of securing a job

Spinnaker May 7, 2009

A background in foreign cultures through the study abroad programs may help students who often realize that being hired is a greater challenge now than it has ever been since the Great Depression. Besides...

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Photo Gallery: 25th Wavemaster surfing competition

Spinnaker May 4, 2009

The 25th annual Wavemaster surfing competition took place at Jacksonville Beach May 2-3. The competition included both long and short board divisions as well as separate brackets for women, juniors, seniors...

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Economist: Wait recession out, worst is over

Spinnaker May 4, 2009

Local economist Mark Vitner said April 29 that the worst of the recession is over and predicts it to only get better, as apart of the Coggin College of Business’ Alumni Speaker Series at the University...

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Job market conducive to new grads

Spinnaker May 1, 2009

The recently published annual list of the top entry-level employers for the 2009 graduation class should give hope to new grads. The list, compiled by CollegeGrad.com, represents about 158,000 entry-level...

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Staff Commentary: Breaking down the NFC Draft

Spinnaker Apr 28, 2009

While some teams failed utterly (ahem Cowboys) and some took glory in their standings and draft picks (Vikings/Giants). Here is my hopefully unbiased analysis and grades on the NFL Draft over the weekend....

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Benevolent seniors receive recognition

Spinnaker Apr 27, 2009

UNF recognized two students for their volunteerism and granted another with a posthumous degree April 24 at the spring graduation commencement. Ian McInnis, political science major, was presented the...

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Staff Blog: How Mexico has failed us with the Swine Flu

Spinnaker Apr 26, 2009

As of today, Mexico city has literally shut down everything dealing with public life. Schools, restaurants, museums, and other public venues because of a swine flu outbreak that has killed at least 80...

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