UNF President John Delaney is on the witness list for Corrine Brown, a former Jacksonville Congresswoman facing 22 counts of corruption, tax evasion and fraud.
Jury selection for Brown’s trial in federal...
Former Vice President-elect Tajmaus Johnson, who was disqualified for emotionally abusing President Isabella Genta when he shouted “f--- you” and physically intimidated her, sent Spinnaker...
By James Donlon
Your life is boring. Day in and day out you feel time slowly chipping away at you. Everyday feels like the same, worn out record, looping over and over again. Wake-up, go to school,...
By Alexandra Torres-Perez
On March 8, it was International Women’s Day, and people from around the world celebrated it in different ways. Some women didn’t show up to work to make a point of what...
In case you’ve missed it, it’s election season: time to vote for new representatives in Student Government, including our next president and vice president. By taking five minutes on March 7 or 8,...
With a victory over Jacksonville University in part two of the River City Rumble on Feb. 23, Osprey men’s basketball secured a place as a host in the ASUN quarterfinals.
UNF will face JU again on...
UPDATE — 2/16/17 @ 5:20
The network problems were resolved before 5 p.m., according to an update from Sharon Ashton. The UNF webpage, myWings, Blackboard and Canvas are now running.
UNF's campus...
UNF student George Louissaint, Jr. went missing early on the morning of Sunday, Feb. 12. According to police, friends and family, he just vanished. Disappeared.
Friends who last saw him say Louissaint...
As police continue looking for missing student George Lousissaint, Jr., Spinnaker spoke with UNF President John Delaney about the search, the family, and the support from the campus community.
Though...
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UNFPD and JSO canvassed 13 square miles of woods surrounding The Flats Tuesday for more than eight hours in the search for missing...
UNF President John Delaney issued a statement Tuesday afternoon about missing UNF student George Louissaint Jr.
“The UNF community is hopeful that the missing UNF student will be found soon...We appreciate...
The UNF student who went missing early Sunday morning is still missing, according to UNFPD, and as time passes officers are growing more concerned.
George Louissaint, Jr. is a resident of the District...
Police are searching for missing 20-year-old UNF student George Louissaint Jr., according to a campus alert sent out Feb. 12 just before noon.
Louissaint was last seen around 2 a.m. Feb. 12 at the...
In a statement released Monday evening, UNF President John Delaney took a moment to “affirm our unwavering support for students, faculty and staff from other countries and of all faiths.”
President...
Accalia Hope Sullivan, a 24-year-old graduate student studying athletic administration, died Jan. 2.
“Accalia dominated in every aspect of her life,” reads an obituary on the funeral home website....
UNF has already launched its plan to move geese away from the core of campus using Border Collies.
The university was expected to review feedback from students, faculty and staff and make a decision...
As the year comes to a close, Spinnaker took a look at everything that happened this year. Here are the top ten most viewed stories on unfspinnaker.com from 2016.
BREAKING: Freshman housing...
Approximately 100 students were informed they would be receiving financial aid refunds because of a computer error this week.
Anissa Agne, Director of Financial Aid, stated UNF officials were running...
The ASUN conference will have a ninth member with the North Alabama Lions joining in 2018-2019. The Lions are currently a Division II program that has had success in postseason with seven Division II national...
University officials are deliberating over a plan to move UNF’s Canadian Geese away from the core of campus with Border Collies, which depends on the response from students, faculty and staff.
Vice...
A UNF custodial worker was integral in resolving the hostage situation at a northwest Jacksonville credit union Dec. 1, according to an Osprey Update Dec. 2.
Frank Brown, a senior custodial worker...
What was originally called an “active shooter situation” at Ohio State University on the morning of Nov. 28 has since been confirmed as a knife attack.
An OSU student crashed his car into pedestrians...
A freshman possibly on acid bit through a UNF police officer’s bulletproof vest to her skin, according to UNFPD.
Three officers were dispatched to the Osprey Cove U building on Thursday, Nov. 19,...
UPDATE — 11/14/16 @ 5:16 p.m.
UNFPD located and identified the suspect accused of groping a residential student who responded to a Craigslist ad asking for a babysitter.
An update to the original...
Hillary Clinton conceded the 2016 presidential election to Donald Trump just before noon Nov. 9. Her speech encouraged young voters and women to continue to fight for what is right, and encouraged all...
News outlets began announcing that Donald Trump won the presidency early this morning, around 2:30 a.m. For those who went to sleep at a reasonable hour last night and missed the excitement, here’s a...
Students and Jacksonville community members have been lined up in anticipation for the rally lead by President Barack Obama all day, and the line now wraps all the way from the Arena to Eco Road. The...
A representative from the Clinton campaign told Spinnaker the public won't be allowed into the Arena until 12:30 p.m. for President Barack Obama's speech.
Originally, people were supposed to be let...
A recent email from the Clinton campaign estimates that President Barack Obama will be speaking at 2:55 p.m.
Originally, Obama was set to speak at 1:30 p.m. That time has been pushed back about an hour...
With President Barack Obama less than 24 hours away from stepping on UNF soil, Spinnaker checked in with UNF Vice President of Public Relations Sharon Ashton to see how the university is preparing for...
Students who drive to campus may be kicked out of their usual parking spot in preparation for President Barack Obama’s visit to campus.
According to an email from UNF President John Delaney, Lot...
Go ahead, postpone whatever less important thing you were going to do. We’ll wait. Most shows on this list are incredibly popular. Some are recent phenomenons, a few are a little older. Some of them...
Although classes Monday are cancelled, many campus facilities are open, including the library, Student Health Services, some food venues and the shuttles.
“We hope to have all operations back to...
Hurricane Matthew is expected to approach Jacksonville late tonight, potentially as a Category 4hurricane, according to the National Hurricane Center.
While it is currently a Category 3 hurricane,...
UPDATE 10/21/16 @ 1:26 p.m.
Two calls were made to UNFPD on Oct. 16 and 17 over possible clown sightings.
Call logs indicate a caller near Building 45 saw a clown walking across the Green at around...
The man accused of orchestrating a UNF employee’s murder from a jail cell will be continuing his trial for the burglary he was originally accused of.
Jecorian McCray, 23, was arrested for a burglary...
UPDATE — 9/28/16 @ 3:57 p.m.
The complaint filed against Sabrina Sorrentino was found to have no merit, according to an email from SG Director of Public Relations Alejandro Nieto.
Nieto also stated...
Neal D. Buckles, the UNF freshman accused of possessing and sending child pornography, also admitted to sexually exploiting a 4-year-old to investigators, records from St. John’s County officials state.
According...
A UNF student will make his first appearance in court Friday morning on child pornography charges.
Neal D. Buckles is currently in jail, unable to bond out after being arrested Thursday afternoon. The...
A former UNF student was found guilty as charged of driving under the influence-manslaughter, and two counts of driving under the influence with injury Tuesday, after the death of another student in a...
With the rain pouring outside on a Tuesday evening, students gathered in the Student Union for one common goal: to learn some dances.
The Latin American Student Organization partnered with Raysine...
What looked like just a bunch of rain has developed into a tropical storm, according to an update from the National Hurricane Center.
There is currently no word as to whether or not classes will be...
UPDATE -- 9/1/16 @ 4:00 p.m.
Hermine has strengthened to a hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center. It is expected to make landfall around midnight...
UPDATE -- 4/1 4:00 p.m.
Classes after 3 p.m. on Thursday are cancelled and all classes on Friday are cancelled.
Classes are scheduled as usual for now, according to a special edition of the Osprey...
Tropical Depression Nine may be heading this way, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm is expected to wash over the northeast part of Florida Thursday evening.
According to a Facebook...
Entering college is an entirely foreign experience for most freshmen thanks to new social structures, an increased independence and demanding classes. While it might seem overwhelming, the first...
Judicial complaints were filed on the first day of school against two members of SG for violating elections guidelines.
Sabrina Sorrentino, SG Elections Commissioner, filed complaints against Senator...
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Samuel Herb is an aspiring country music writer, with an affinity for bow ties, who also happens to be a senior studying journalism. His budding country music...
Students who are driving on campus during intercession, watch out. Parking decals from the 2015-2016 school year expire today, Aug. 15.
UNF Parking Services will start writing citations for expired decals...
In October, two UNF professors will be speakers at a Jacksonville TEDx event.
Among the 12 recently announced speakers are Dr. Tracy Alloway, associate professor of psychology and graduate program director,...
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will be hosting a campaign rally in Jacksonville today, Wednesday Aug. 3. The rally will take place at the Jacksonville Veteran’s Memorial Arena at 300...
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Beth Nabi, professor of graphic design and digital media, has been working with visual anthropologist Chris LeClere to catalogue U2 tattoos across the world....
The Pokemon Go Tournament on July 29, organized by the UNF School of Computing, drew thousands to campus to take advantage of our numerous Pokestops, gyms and Pokemon waiting to be caught. Spinnaker was...
The anticipation has been building around "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" for weeks. Today, the book (actually, a screenplay) centered around Harry’s middle son Albus years after the infamous...
Lot 53 will be under construction starting Monday, Aug. 1. Half of the lot will be inaccessible to park in, but the other half will remain open.
Starting at 7 a.m., the west/main entrance to the parking...
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UPDATE — 7/26/16 @ 10:25
The crash at eastbound JTB and Kernan Boulevard did not involve UNF students, according to officials at the scene. Additionally, officials said...
Video by Cassidy Alexander
Al Huffman was heading to the gym for a workout, thinking about things other than the boundaries between right and wrong, when he was stopped by a wad of cash laying in a...
When doing the right thing isn’t easy, state laws and school policies protect students from lasting ramifications if they seek medical help for drug and alcohol abuse.
When his girlfriend started...
The charge of false imprisonment has been dropped against Clayton D. Cook, who was arrested April 26 with Matthew I. Khosrozadeh, according to public records found on the Duval County Clerk of Courts...
Three UNF students were burglarized April 25, resulting in the loss of approximately $15,000 in firearms, ammunition, jewelry, computers, cash and other belongings, according to an incident report from...
UPDATE — 5/2/16 @ 12:50 p.m.
MyWings is back up and running. According to Help Desk Technician Nyjah Melius, the myWings server is currently housed at the University of South Florida in Tampa. After...
UNF students who go abroad can rest assured that they’re in good hands. Despite recent world events, UNF will not be re-evaluating their safety policies.
Director of International Affairs Dr. Timothy...
Video by Brittany MooreThis article originally appeared in the Winter 2015 issue of Spinnaker Magazine, available now on campus.
When you walk into the university president’s office, the lights...
Video by Michael HerreraCheers erupted in the Student Union on Friday, as children with disabilities learned to operate their newly adapted toy cars while community members and students watched on.
In...
Video by Brittany MooreThe weather’s getting colder, the assignments are getting bigger and the students are getting more restless for the end of the semester — it must be time for ISQs. This semester’s...
Video by Brittany MooreThe student who’s skipping class is not easy to spot. Often, this is because the student is not on campus, enjoying a day elsewhere or even sleeping the day away. Sometimes,...
UNF’s art and design department is seeking prestigious, specialized accreditation from the National Association of Schools of Art and Design, and department head Dr. Debra Murphy is confident that...
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A recent viral video showcasing a UNF student using American Sign Language (ASL) to communicate with...
For those who missed out on the Student Union’s Ghastly Gourmet global food challenge, but still want to participate in some Halloween festivities, the Student Union will be hosting a table tennis...
UNF Market Day got a little scary this Wednesday. In honor of Halloween, the Student Union hosted Ghastly Gourmet, an event that let students test their limits by eating food that to many would be, well,...
Video by Cole MurrayIn the morning, it was quiet. The sun was just starting to really shine, and the weather was cool. The water from the St. John’s River was churning just beyond the stage that...
Donald Trump, Republican front-runner in the 2016 presidential race, is having a campaign rally at the Jacksonville Landing this Saturday, Oct. 24, according to a campaign representative.
According...
I just hold your arm like this, put it in, and it’s done!”
I didn’t plan to get a flu shot when I went to interview Director of Student Health Services Doreen Perez about flu season, but I got...
Video by Kayla Cumner and Michael HerreraLaura Klimek walks to the stage. She goes swiftly while keeping her eyes to the ground, trying not to lose her nerve. She wears white, her hair pulled back...
Video by Brittany MooreIf you saw a dancing cigarette in the Student Union on Wednesday, don’t be alarmed. They were just celebrating the fact that UNF is now a smoke free campus at the So Fresh,...
On September 24, four students gathered in the Student Union auditorium to educate themselves on the extensive crisis in North Korea.
The People’s Crisis is a documentary about the political oppression,...
“The land of opportunities.”
That’s how Daniel Gebretekle -- a mechanical engineering senior -- sees the country he now lives in. Before receiving a plane ticket to the United States in 2011,...
Video by Cassidy Alexander and Michael HerreraThe leading cause of death for people ages 15-24 and 25-34 is unintentional injury, a category that includes things like motor vehicle accidents, drownings,...
Video by Michael Herrera and Cassidy Alexander
UNFPD began using body cameras on May 1 as part of a pilot program that will be reevaluated in about a year, according to UNF Police Chief Frank...
Video shot by Cassidy Alexander and Jack Drain
Edited by Jack DrainWith the cost of education and the amount of student debt rising each year, students are finding new ways to pay for college....
We hear it from well-meaning family members, from movies and TV shows intending to portray college life and in response to any complaints we may have at this time in our life: “These are the best...
Summers at UNF are quiet. The days are hot and long, and there are few students on campus. Normally, it’s nice. Unfortunately, it seems that Student Government members have been taking advantage of...
It’s not often I agree with something a panel of administrators decided on in a fancy conference room; however, I do agree with Florida’s college general education programs. They offer students...
A bill that has been floating around Florida’s Congress for years is gaining traction and support, particularly from the University of North Florida.
The Competitive Workforce Act is a bill that...
When I was younger, I thought we would all be wearing metallic clothes instead of flannel from Goodwill. I thought teenagers would be zooming around on hover boards rather than long boards. I thought...
Everyone’s favorite crowdfunding festival has come and gone for the third year in a row. Although over 300,000 people attended One Spark this year, it’s important to note that the festival is still...
In college, there is constant pressure to get students to graduate faster. Florida has laws about excess credit hours, which forces students to pay more if they are taking more classes than the state...
After years of work, effort and dedication on Spinnaker Radio staffers’ part, UNF is finally carving out a place in the airwaves to obtain yet another quintessentially “college” thing: its own...
Lazy. Selfish. Spoiled. Delusional. Greedy. These are hasty generalizations often used to describe the millennial generation.
Born roughly between 1980 and 2000, these young adults, including college-aged...
Hailey Guerra, recently elected Student Government vice president for the 2015-2016 term, resigned from her current seat in the Senate.
According to Cody Quattlebaum, who handles public relations...
UNF’s board members discussed performance-based funding and the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Jacksonville’s operational audits at the Board of Trustees (BOT) meeting April 1.
UNF President...
Recognizing LGBT rights has been on President John Delaney’s agenda since he came to UNF in 2003. The University of North Florida has established itself as a safe space for lesbian, gay, bisexual...
My spring break was by all accounts uneventful. I made dinner for my family, watched Parks and Recreation with my dog and slept in every day. I didn’t have to work, I didn’t have to go to class...
Lately, it’s good to be an Osprey. Yesterday CBS announced the UNF men’s basketball team will face Robert Morris University in a play-in game in the NCAA tournament as part of the First Four. Last...
Students are people, too. They have rights. While these statements may seem obvious even, it bears repeating in light of recent events, specifically in light of the University of Oregon’s (UO) administration...
Student apathy. The words have almost lost their meaning because they’re thrown around so much. We’ve had a string of semesters with no student government (SG) elections because of student apathy,...
So was the dress blue and black or white and gold? Sorry to bring it up again, and it doesn’t really matter what you saw or think you saw. What matters was the insane response online to the question:...
Recently at Oklahoma University (OU), a big star threw a big fit and college media had to deal with the consequences.
When Jack White scheduled a concert at OU, their student media organization...
Perhaps one of the most talked about moments of this year’s Oscars was Patricia Arquette’s speech after winning the award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her part in Boyhood. She brought...
Meninism.
It kind of sounds like the scene in Finding Nemo where Nemo is trying to pronounce anemone, right? Or does it sound like something a little more sinister? It doesn’t quite roll off the...
