Retired UNF journalism professor Dr. Paula Horvath was diagnosed with COVID-19 at the end of March. Despite living with several risk factors associated with the disease, Dr. Horvath described her symptoms...
Not everyone is taking social distancing seriously. Warnings about the dangers of COVID-19 highlighted the particular deadliness the disease has over the elderly, infants, and immunocompromised. Unfortunately,...
COVID-19, the virus formerly known as 2019-nCoV, has been identified by several monikers since it’s outbreak at the end of 2019. Global scale pandemics historically manifest at least once every century,...
UFF-UNF and UNF's Board of Trustees met once again on March 13 to discuss wage increases for the 2019-2020 school year. UNF faculty formally proposed a 6% retroactive salary increase to the BOT, to which...
Walt Disney World and Universal Studios theme parks plan to close for the rest of March due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. Busch Gardens Tampa and SeaWorld are continuing normal operations...
According to a post by the University of Florida’s student news outlet the Alligator, University of Florida Provost Joe Glover suggested to UF professors that they begin moving all face-to-face classes...
Schools and universities across the United States have started suspending classes on campus as the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread. At least a dozen major universities, including Harvard and...
[Full disclaimer: The reporter for this story, Christian Ayers, works part time for a local food truck. The truck is not featured in any images or referenced in the article.]
It takes a lot to run a...
Campus security and personal safety are high priority needs for both students and university officials. At UNF, crime and other unfortunate incidents happen almost every day, but while most of these events...
The United Faculty of Florida’s UNF representatives have yet to agree with the Board of Trustees (BOT) on pay raises for the 2019-2020 school year after another bargaining session on Feb. 21.
The...
150 armed, masked men took two black men -- Bowman Cook and John Morine -- from a county jail against their will and without any resistance from law enforcement, on Sept. 8, 1919. The mob took the two...
The coronavirus outbreak that emerged from Wuhan, China has killed over 900 as of Feb. 9, surpassing the death tolls of both SARS (774) and MERS (858). With over 40,000 confirmed cases of this novel coronavirus...
UNF's University Center hosted the 39th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Luncheon on Feb. 5. The luncheon featured Reverend Gwendolyn Cook Webb, a prominent voice of the civil rights movement...
A seafood market in Wuhan, China is the epicenter of a coronavirus outbreak that has infected thousands. So far, a few cases of the outbreak, currently known as 2019-nCoV, spread to other Asian countries:...
The United Faculty of Florida (UFF) continues to negotiate salary increases for UNF faculty after another bargaining session for their Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) on Jan. 8. The Jan. 8 meeting...
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced refunds and a price drop for the Florida Prepaid College program on Monday during a press conference at Florida State College at Jacksonville’s Downtown campus....
U.S. Senator Cory Booker suspended his campaign for Democratic Presidential nominee in an open letter on Jan. 13. The Senator from New Jersey dropped out less than two weeks after fellow Democrat Julian...
In this week's Inside the Huddle, the sports writers discuss what they would do with all that lottery money, who will make it to Super Bowl 50 and they’ll decide what they’d do with the...
It’s October 23, 2077. You and your spouse start your morning as usual in suburban Boston. Your robot butler has your coffee ready as he tends to your newborn son. Before you know it, the nuclear apocalypse...
UNF women’s basketball (1-2) lost 72-60 to the Webber International Warriors in an early game at UNF Arena Nov. 19. Both teams started off cold from the field, but the Warrior defense kept the Ospreys...
Osprey volleyball ended the regular season with a decisive 3-0 victory over USC Upstate on Nov. 14 at UNF Arena. UNF hopes to take the momentum from the sweep into the Atlantic Sun Conference...
UNF President John Delaney announced the addition of the Hicks Honors College in a press conference held at UNF’s Student Union Oct. 15. UNF will become the sixth university in Florida to implement...
Writer and director Seth MacFarlane’s titular talking teddy bear, the incredibly crass Ted, manages to squeeze out a few laughs in Ted 2, despite the director’s recycled jokes and aging formulaic...
At 8:46 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2001, American Airlines Flight 11 struck the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York. At 10 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2015, the UNF Army ROTC Osprey Guard held a rose-laying...
UPDATE - 8/29/15 at 2:42 p.m.
Tropical Storm Erika has weakened and all watches and warnings related to the system were discontinued as of 9:30 a.m. on Aug 29, according to the National Weather Service.
The...
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A $500,000 nanotechnology research grant was awarded to UNF Assistant Professor of Physics Dr. Daniel Santavicca in a partnership with the Massachusetts Institute...
UPDATE - 8/07/15 at 5:23 p.m.
Ft. Lauderdale Police (FLPD) and Fire Rescue (FLFR) officers responded to a disoriented male on NW 7th Ave in Ft. Lauderdale. Officers found Swenson alive near the...
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Student Government's (SG) Budget and Allocations Committee (BAC) and Senate approved a $60,500 special request during emergency meetings July 27, after a procedural...
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Two weeks after Senate passed a $60,500 bill for a lobbyist contract and SG travel, President Shomari Gloster and Senate President Chase Baker submitted the...
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UPDATE – 7/16/15 at 4:57 p.m.
Elections Commissioner Brad Johnson proposed new elections and campaigning rules. Johnson said he wants students to be more...
Monday, July 13
Student Government’s Senate committees will meet at 5:30 p.m. Committee meetings begin with the Government Oversight Committee (GOC), followed by the Budget and Allocations Committee...
Retired Maj. Gen. Douglas Burnett will replace Bruce Taylor on UNF’s Board of Trustees (BOT). Governor Rick Scott announced Maj. Gen. Burnett’s appointment on July 2.
Burnett has held other...
Two Budget and Allocations Committee (BAC) members approved three student conference travel requests, totaling $3,050, during an emergency BAC meeting July 6.
Dance Marathon, Student Nutrition and...
The UNF Foundation Board approved three initiatives and the addition of four new members during its last meeting of FY 2014-15 on June 25.
The board approved all three initiatives unanimously. The...
UPDATE – 7/4/15 at 4:45 p.m.
UNFPD’s Chief Frank Mackesy told Spinnaker the suspect referred to in a June 29 Clery Act safety alert is considered a person of interest (POI) in the sexual battery...
John Leone’s family built a memorial reef on June 12 for the deceased UNF student. The artificial reef was built by Think It, Sink It, Reef It (TISIRI), and it features a statue of Jesus as the centerpiece.
Jack,...
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UNF wrestling alumnus Stuart Maddox, 2015 NCWA (235 lbs.) National Champion, knows what it feels like to be overlooked. Maddox lost every wrestling match during his freshman...
UNF and Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ) announced the launch of the Connect transfer assistance program through a press release on May 6. College applicants can register for Connect, but...
UNF’s Title IX committee members discussed current and future initiatives to improve overall university awareness of Title IX compliance on May 20.
Title IX, a part of the United States Education...
The Budget and Allocations (B&A) committee and Government Oversight Committee (GOC) passed several motions for senate approval, including the addition of five SG positions at the senate committee...
UNF baseball (24-11, 4-2 A-Sun) earned a win in a 3-2 defensive bout against the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (13-23, 11-4 MEAC) on April 7.
Sophomore Bryan Baker (3-2) earned the ‘W’ for UNF, with...
UNF’s Career Services invites all students to attend its Osprey Career Fair on March 27 at the Herbert University Center. Ninety-six employers are scheduled to attend, including the U.S. Department...
UNF’s Information Technology Services (ITS) department will discuss web safety and the state of the Internet at its Cyber Security Symposium on March 30.
Cyber security is the primary focal point...
UNF’s Administration and Finance department announced it will soon replace Associate Vice President and Chief Information Officer (CIO) Lance Taylor. Newly hired Reginald Brinson will take over Taylor’s...
The Auxiliary Oversight Committee (AOC) heard several proposals during its meeting on Feb. 11. Increased campus housing rates and a cancelled extra lab fee were among the four presented budget topics...
Student Government President Joseph Turner fielded questions during Student Government’s (SG) press conference on Feb. 13. The 2015-2016 Activity and Service fee budget needs Turner’s signature...
The UNF Student Government (SG) Senate will meet Feb. 9 at 6:30 p.m. to review and finalize the proposed Activities and Service (A&S) fee budget changes.
SG Treasurer Morgan Wolf previously...
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Student Government is holding a public forum today, Feb. 3 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Senate Chambers to discuss changes to the Activity and...
Student Body President Joseph Turner will not seek re-election over summer term, according to a Jan. 28 press release.
According to his statement, Turner’s decision came after accepting an internship...
UNF’s Board of Trustees (BOT) met Jan. 20 to highlight the board’s financial decisions, including the discussion of the state policy on performance-based funding and its relation to UNF.
The...
The Auxiliary Oversight Committee (AOC) approved two measures during its meeting Jan. 14, granting additional budget authority to the Student Union Administration and the OneJax Institute.
The...
Student Government Vice President Tony Stevens resigned from his position Wednesday, Jan. 7, according to a Student Government press release.
Citing personal time constraints, Stevens left his position...
UNF students will pay an increased Athletics fee next fall despite lower enrollment at the university. Students who register for 12 credits’ worth of classes in Fall 2015 will pay $229.44...
UPDATE - 11/20/14 at 5:11 p.m.
In a nine-minute punitive action hearing, the Student Government (SG) Supreme Court's only reprimand was requiring Senate President Kaitlin Ramirez to submit a report...
UNF signed an agreement with Hanban, a Chinese public institution, on Oct. 29 to offer courses at UNF on Chinese culture and language through a Confucius Institute. Aware of controversy surrounding...
A wide receiver on the University of Central Florida football team died during practice six years ago. Today, his wrongful death has pushed a legislative debate about how Florida universities spend...
UPDATE -- 10/2/14 at 7:07 p.m.
Attorney and legal analyst Mark O'Mara lectured at UNF about race and justice on Thursday. O'Mara, the defense attorney for George Zimmerman, sat down with Spinnaker...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- UNF men’s basketball ended a 2-game skid after a tight 66-63 win against Savannah State Nov. 18. The victory pushed UNF to a 8-0 all time record against the Tigers at UNF...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- UNF men's basketball made their home debut Saturday night against a winless Southern University, but a squandered comeback gave the Osprey home crowd a somber welcome.
The Southern...
At the end of each season in college athletics, fans wave goodbye to graduating seniors and welcome returning players to step up and lead their future respective teams. With few games left in 2013,...
SportsCenter anchor Sara Walsh Skyped with UNF communications students in a class taught by Dr. Peter Casella Tuesday to offer advice, give a general outlook on her profession and share the story of...
Former Osprey soccer player and UNF graduate turned SportsCenter anchor Sara Walsh is making her way back to her alma mater Tuesday morning. Well, sort of.
Walsh will speak to communications students...
Head UNF basketball coach Driscoll replaces Moon Jr. with Perkins
Following the departure of assistant coach Lee Moon Jr., UNF men’s basketball announced the hiring of coach for the same...
After an eight win season last year, UNF women’s soccer was just one win away from competing in the Atlantic Sun championship game. The team lost that chance when it lost to the Mercer Bears in the...
Following one of the most successful seasons in UNF men’s tennis history, the Osprey athletic department said goodbye to the top man in charge of the Atlantic Sun’s regular season champs Monday.
After...
UNF baseball earned win 36 on the season, extending their new record win total since joining the A-Sun.
A 5-2 win in its final non-conference game of the season at Georgia Southern Tuesday puts UNF...
UNF men's golf team is slated to face top-tier competition in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional tournament May 16-18, as chosen by the selection committee May 6. The selection marks the Ospreys’ fourth...
After dropping the first two games of their three game series against Stetson, UNF avoided the brooms in the final game.
UNF delivered with a 3-0 win on Sunday in DeLand.
The win solidified the Ospreys’...
UNF baseball improved to 13-0 all time against the Florida A&M Rattlers with a 2-0 win Wednesday night at Harmon Stadium.
UNF earned its second team shutout this season with the win, but were...
Senior Day was a success for UNF tennis, as both the men’s and women’s teams pulled off important conference wins over FGCU. Despite losing two players to injury, UNF men’s tennis still came out...
There are nine players on UNF men’s tennis team, and all nine are foreign born. The team currently features players from Canada, Brazil, Germany, Peru, Liechtenstein and Hungary.
The diverse group,...
UNF baseball earned a season series victory over Bethune-Cookman Tuesday in a 3-1 victory. UNF started the down a run early in the first inning, but sophomore Drew Weeks and starting pitcher Evan Incenelli...
After pulling back-to-back 7-0 sweeps against the Mercer Bears and Kennesaw State Owls March 14 and 16 -- its fifth and sixth straight win -- UNF men’s tennis had three more games on the horizon during...
In the 2012-13 preseason, UNF was ranked as one of the top teams in the A-Sun Conference, and was projected to finish fourth, but fell well short of those expectations.
UNF finished with a 13-18...
UNF can’t make up its mind who it wants to be.
Five days after beating USC Upstate by 24 points, UNF was on the opposite end of a 72-45 loss to Northern Kentucky.
Riding a two-game win streak...
UNF will sleep well tonight after getting some payback against ETSU.
Up by 12 at the half on Thurs. night, the Ospreys found themselves in the exact same situation the last time they faced the Buccaneers,...
Daytona Beach Fla -- With the score tied at 2 runs, Bethune-Cookman cracked under pressure in extra innings, giving UNF its third win on the young season by a score of 4-2 Tues. at Jackie Robinson...
After losing 77-68 to the Dolphins Jan. 18, UNF (10-16, 5-8 A-Sun) will be looking to exact revenge on JU (10-14, 7-6 A-Sun) at Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Fla.
The UNF and JU rivalry, aka...
Speculation surrounding UNF’s potential football program has sparked debate about the financial feasibility of football at UNF.
A solution may be found in defeat.
The men’s and women’s...
The Jacksonville Jaguars are trying to get as far away as possible from their dismal 2012-13 season. Changes in management and coaching staff were good starts, but the team went even further.
Jags...
Jacksonville, Fla. -- UNF lost its fourth straight game after a 89-75 loss to the Florida Gulf Coast University Eagles. The loss comes at home after the Ospreys returned from a 3-game road trip.
The...
