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Features
UNF Deputy Police Chief on how students can stay safe on campus
UNF Deputy Police Chief on how students can stay safe on campus
Alekzander Jenkins and Savanna Stillwagner

The University of North Florida has multiple ways students can stay safe on campus and UNF Deputy Police Chief Adam Brown gave...

The slogan, "North or Nowhere," could be seen on the backs of T-shirts everywhere around campus after the university rolled out its brand refresh last October. Model: Molly Abbott
Identity Crisis: ‘It’s a North Thing’
Madelyn Schneider and Savanna Stillwagner

“Inspirational,” “Hopeful,” “Northward”—these are just a few words that Vice President of Marketing and Communications...

(Courtesy of Jax Rental Housing Project)
Fighting for fair housing: How the Jax Rental Housing Project supports student tenants
Sasha Koresh, General Assignment Reporter

A community-based sociology research initiative at the University of North Florida is making strides to support tenants struggling...

News
The impact of UNF Giving Day 
Alekzander Jenkins, Savanna Stillwagner • March 26, 2025

April 1 marks the University of North Florida’s 2025 Annual Giving Day and UNF Director of Annual Giving Kristy Herrington and Vice President of Development...

How students can claim free tickets to see first UNF ‘football’ game
Savanna Stillwagner, News Editor • March 26, 2025

University of North Florida students will be able to claim free tickets on April 8 for the upcoming UNF and Jacksonville Sharks partnership football game.  Jacksonville’s...

Federal funding cuts could disrupt UNF coastal research, biology experts warn
Sasha Koresh, General Assignment Reporter • March 21, 2025

Federal funding cuts to agencies such as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have the potential to disrupt coastal research at UNF and...

UNF first in nation to join global AI consortium to revolutionize smart cities
Julia Howey, Volunteer Reporter • March 21, 2025

Last month, UNF became the first university in the United States to join the DesCartes project, a consortium on artificial intelligence and logistics solutions. The...

Strength in numbers: UNF Athletics seeks younger fundraising demographic with new program
Ethan Howick, Sports Editor • March 15, 2025
Here’s what’s open at UNF during Spring Break
Savanna Stillwagner, News Editor • March 14, 2025
Police Beat: Man arrested outside library, credit card fraud, professor’s phone stolen
Brennan Ambrose, Police Reporter • March 14, 2025
Watch the moon turn red during a total lunar eclipse in March
Adithi Ramakrishnan, AP Science Writer • March 13, 2025
Talon Party’s Amelia Dyal, Vevvy Summerall unofficial winners of SG presidential election
Mindy McLarty, Managing Editor • March 12, 2025
Sports
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UNF Baseball snags game one but falls short in series loss to JU
Daniel Cimino, Sports Reporter • March 25, 2025

Despite winning the first game of the three-game set, the University of North Florida baseball team lost the series to Jacksonville this past weekend....

UNF and JU clash on the sand for the third time this season.
No. 15 Beach Volleyball sweeps JU, clinches best start in program history
Ethan Howick, Sports Editor
Courtesy of UNF Athletics
Strength in numbers: UNF Athletics seeks younger fundraising demographic with new program
Ethan Howick, Sports Editor
UNF and FAMU play on a beautiful spring afternoon at Harmon Stadium.
Ospreys tame Rattlers in wild midweek slugfest
Ethan Howick, Sports Editor
UNF and Alabama State battle it out in the final game of the series on a Saturday night at Harmon Stadium.
Strong pitching, clutch hitting lead UNF Baseball to series win over Alabama State
Ethan Howick, Sports Editor
Opinions
Stacks of Spring 2025 Spinnaker magazines lined up on the newsroom table before distribution.
Letter from the Editor: Still terrified, still showing up, still thankful
Madelyn Schneider, Editor-in-Chief • March 27, 2025
A grey school locker with a blue sticker on the top of it that reads "Education Changes the World" in large, white letters.
OPINION: The American education system needs reform, but will DOGE help?
Mackenzie Crews, Opinions Intern • March 24, 2025
Reviews
The cover of Only A Monster by Vanessa Len.
Only A Monster, a review (with minor spoilers)
Alyssa Schneider, Features Intern • January 8, 2025
Orders of pulled pork, sweet potato waffle fries and collard greens at The Bearded Pig’s Jax Beach location.
Leckie’s Lucky Five: A top-five of Jacksonville’s culinary scene
Ethan Leckie, Managing Editor • December 11, 2024
Photo courtesy of Universal Pictures.
‘The Wild Robot,’ a story of instinct versus choice
Sarah Eng, Opinions Intern • November 15, 2024
From Readers
The SAM Party icon, provided by Will Raffier.
Letter to the Editor: Why SAM Party Will Represent You
Will Raffier, SAM Party Vice Presidential Candidate • March 10, 2025
Letter to the Editor: SAM Candidates’ Goals
Will Raffier, SAM Party Vice Presidential Candidate • March 8, 2025
Letter to the Editor: Enough Is Enough: Why SOAR No Longer Deserves Our Votes
Kayla Charde, SG Chief of Staff • March 8, 2025
Letter to the Editor: My Vision for the University of North Florida 
Anthony Balsamo, Soar Party Presidential Candidate • March 4, 2025
Weather
Associated Press
FILE - Light shines from a total lunar eclipse over Santa Monica Beach in Santa Monica, Calif., Wednesday, May 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)
Watch the moon turn red during a total lunar eclipse in March
Adithi Ramakrishnan, AP Science Writer • March 13, 2025
Trucks line up to cross the border into the United States as tariffs against Mexico go into effect, Tuesday, March 4, 2025, in Tijuana, Mexico. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Trump’s trade war draws swift retaliation with new tariffs from Mexico, Canada and China
Josh Boak, Paul Wiseman, and Rob Gillies • March 4, 2025
President Donald Trump, right, meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office at the White House, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Mystyslav Chernov)
Trump and Zelenskyy through the years: From a ‘perfect’ call to an Oval Office meltdown
Will Weissert, Associated Press • March 2, 2025
FILE - A migrant deported from the United States stands in a hotel room in Panama City, Feb. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)
The US lines up Latin American cooperation for migrant deportations
María Verza and Megan Janetsky • February 27, 2025
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Strength in numbers: UNF Athletics seeks younger fundraising demographic with new program
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Federal funding cuts could disrupt UNF coastal research, biology experts warn
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UNF first in nation to join global AI consortium to revolutionize smart cities
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OPINION: The American education system needs reform, but will DOGE help?
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