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Ethan Leckie, Enterprise Editor
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![UNF names Stephen W. Dittmore as College of Education and Human Services dean](https://unfspinnaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Steve-Dittmore.jpg)
UNF names Stephen W. Dittmore as College of Education and Human Services dean
Ethan Leckie, Enterprise Editor
• July 23, 2024
![Jordan Preaster mugshot (Photo courtesy of JSO)](https://unfspinnaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/thumbnail_M411905_Booking_Photo_Jordan_Preaster.jpg)
Former UNF basketball player arrested for stalking student
Ethan Leckie, Enterprise Editor
• July 15, 2024
![UNF logo.](https://unfspinnaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Screen-Shot-2023-07-11-at-1.48.42-PM-1200x677.png)
Tornado warning issued for UNF campus
Ethan Leckie, Enterprise Editor
• June 28, 2024
![Check it or Chuck it: Barbecue Boogaloo](https://unfspinnaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/B2542F73-5365-4FA6-AED9-19A02221C860-1200x1200.jpeg)
Check it or Chuck it: Barbecue Boogaloo
Ethan Leckie, Enterprise Editor
• June 4, 2024
![A protester is moved into a police vehicle.](https://unfspinnaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_7698-1200x960.jpg)
UNF faculty members sign petition to drop charges against student protestors
Ethan Leckie, Enterprise Editor
• May 23, 2024
![graphic courtesy of United Faculty of Florida](https://unfspinnaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/UFF-Fist-Up_crop-small-474x324-1.jpg)
UFF release statement on student protests
Ethan Leckie, Enterprise Editor
• May 7, 2024
![Protesters calling for better COVID-19 health and safety procedures in Chicago public schools briefly block traffic at State Street and Madison Street in Chicago near Chicago Public Schools headquarters on Friday, Jan. 14, 2022. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)](https://unfspinnaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/AP22014798517272.jpg)
Four years of COVID-19, and Gen Z is still angry
Ethan Leckie, Opinions Editor
• May 1, 2024
![Check it or Chuck it: Fresh-Mex & Co., a margarita mecca](https://unfspinnaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_0057-1200x900.jpeg)
Check it or Chuck it: Fresh-Mex & Co., a margarita mecca
Ethan Leckie, Opinions Editor
• April 12, 2024
![Student Government banner](https://unfspinnaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20220914174938_IMG_9379-900x600.jpg)
OPINION: Student apathy strikes again in SG elections
Ethan Leckie, Opinions Editor
• April 3, 2024
![Check it or Chuck it: Mayday sticks the sweet landing](https://unfspinnaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_9977-1-1200x900.jpeg)
Check it or Chuck it: Mayday sticks the sweet landing
Ethan Leckie, Opinons Editor
• March 7, 2024
![With summer-long renovations in the works, the Hicks Honors College, which is typically found in Building 10, has been moved to a new location until the renovations are completed. (Christian Ayer/Spinnaker)](https://unfspinnaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/hickscollege_christianayers-900x675.jpg)
OPINION: How UNF can rebuild the upperclassmen Honors community
Ethan Leckie, Opinions Editor
• February 29, 2024
![OPINION: Self-imposed sobriety isn’t too bad](https://unfspinnaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_9762-1200x921.png)
OPINION: Self-imposed sobriety isn’t too bad
Ethan Leckie, Opinions Editor
• February 14, 2024
![The spread, in all its glory. (Ethan Leckie)](https://unfspinnaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/bdubs3-1200x900.jpeg)
BDubs BOGO Boneless Thursdays: Great deal, spotty service
Ethan Leckie, Opinions Editor
• February 8, 2024
![Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) has been touted as a potential running mate for Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger)](https://unfspinnaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Stefanik.jpeg)
OPINION: Conservatives want to reshape education in their own image, and they’re winning
Ethan Leckie, Opinions Editor
• January 16, 2024
![This beefy beacon has guided many customers to gastric nirvana for nearly 60 years. (Ethan Leckie)](https://unfspinnaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Beefy-King-1-1200x900.jpeg)
Check it or Chuck it: Meet Beefy King, an Orlando institution
Ethan Leckie, Opinions Editor
• January 10, 2024
![Back view of Xavier Perkins](https://unfspinnaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_0677-1200x800.jpg)
OPINION: The CFP is just the BCS with a fresh coat of paint
Ethan Leckie, Opinions Editor
• December 8, 2023
![The Osprey Cafe, often called the dining hall, is situated on the southern part of UNF’s campus, close to the dorms. (Photo courtesy of the UNF dining website)](https://unfspinnaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/dining-hall.jpg)
OPINION: Meal periods just don’t make sense for meal swipes
Ethan Leckie, Opinions Editor
• December 4, 2023
![(Emmanuel Offei/Unsplash)](https://unfspinnaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/emmanuel-offei-bOrjvtn7aY0-unsplash-1200x800.jpg)
OPINION: Guys, six tickets are actually a lot of tickets
Ethan Leckie, Opinions Editor
• November 10, 2023
![All entrees at JaxSpice are served family style, so be sure to bring your friends and family, or be prepared for leftovers.](https://unfspinnaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_9495-1200x900.jpeg)
JaxSpice: Big flavor, bigger prices
Ethan Leckie, Opinions Editor
• November 8, 2023
![Faculty members filled the seats behind the Board of Trustees for their Monday morning meeting.](https://unfspinnaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/faculty-filled-1200x800.jpg)
OPINION: UFF-UNF put the pressure on UNF to act; another W for the union
Ethan Leckie, Opinions Editor
• October 16, 2023
![The Luffy Meal is a feast fit for the king of the pirates.](https://unfspinnaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_9418-1-1200x900.jpeg)
Check it or Chuck it: Koushinryou brings Japanese spice to Jacksonville
Ethan Leckie, Opinions Editor
• October 8, 2023
![OPINION: UFF-UNF fights the good fight. Good professors should keep their jobs.](https://unfspinnaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/POST-TENURE-REVIEW.png)
OPINION: UFF-UNF fights the good fight. Good professors should keep their jobs.
Ethan Leckie, Opinions Editor
• September 17, 2023
![Student Government banner](https://unfspinnaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20220914174938_IMG_9379-900x600.jpg)
OPINION: The Interfaith Space’s removal is a step backwards for SG
Ethan Leckie, Opinions Editor
• August 18, 2023
![Ryan Graves, Americans for Safe Aerospace Executive Director, from left, U.S. Air Force (Ret.) Maj. David Grusch, and U.S. Navy (Ret.) Cmdr. David Fravor, are sworn in during a House Oversight and Accountability subcommittee hearing on UFOs, Wednesday, July 26, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)](https://unfspinnaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ezgif.com-webp-to-jpg-5-1200x800.jpg)
OPINION: Aliens? In this economy?
Ethan Leckie, Opinions Editor
• August 7, 2023
![students talk and debate with preachers on the edge of the green holding large signs with often profane messages on them](https://unfspinnaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_3688.jpg)
OPINION: There may be a solution to the “preachers on the Green” after all
Ethan Leckie, Opinions Editor
• May 1, 2023
![TikTok. (Solen Feyissa/Unsplash)](https://unfspinnaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/solen-feyissa-3aLMXGvH4GA-unsplash-900x600.jpg)
OPINION: TikTok bans reveal double standards between U.S., Chinese companies
Ethan Leckie, Opinions Editor
• April 14, 2023
![Former President Donald Trump sits at the defense table with his legal team in a Manhattan court, Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in New York. Trump is appearing in court on charges related to falsifying business records in a hush money investigation, the first president ever to be charged with a crime. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, Pool)](https://unfspinnaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/trump-900x601.jpeg)
OPINION: Trump indictment could mark the beginning of the end
Ethan Leckie, Opinions Editor
• April 6, 2023
![Limayem smiling, wearing a blue suit](https://unfspinnaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220902114941_IMG_9196-900x600.jpg)
OPINION: Limayem is in an impossible position
Ethan Leckie, Opinions Editor
• March 23, 2023
![Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Ron DeSantis)](https://unfspinnaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/02.13.23_GRD_ESG_Florida-SouthWestern-State-College_Naples-900x600.jpg)
OPINION: The “war on woke” has reached a tipping point. It’s time to fight back
Ethan Leckie, Opinions Editor
• March 2, 2023
![Opinions](https://unfspinnaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/opinions-900x900.jpg)
OPINION: A free press is important for schools, too
Ethan Leckie, Opinions Editor
• February 24, 2023
![Love](https://unfspinnaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/love-900x600.jpg)
The Singles’ Guide to Valentine’s Day
Ethan Leckie, Opinions Editor
• February 14, 2023
![Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson, left, speaks to Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence (16) on the sidelines during the first half of an NFL wild-card football game against the Los Angeles Chargers, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris OMeara)](https://unfspinnaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/jax-jags-2-900x599.png)
OPINION: Florida’s eyes are on you, Jags
Ethan Leckie, Opinions Reporter
• January 20, 2023
![DeSantis talks into a microphone](https://unfspinnaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20221028195653_IMG_5967-900x600.jpg)
OPINION: Groans from the crowd as DeSantis continues culture war
Ethan Leckie, Opinions Reporter
• January 9, 2023
![FILE - Rapper Kanye West speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House with President Donald Trump, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018, in Washington. Kanye West was escorted out of the California headquarters of athletic shoemaker Skechers Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022 after he showed up unannounced. Skechers says West, also known as Ye, also engaged in unauthorized filming at its corporate headquarters in Manhattan Beach and was escorted out by two executives. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)](https://unfspinnaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/kanye-west-900x600.jpeg)
OPINION: Does canceling really work?
Ethan Leckie, Opinions Reporter
• December 2, 2022
![OPINION: Life isn’t fun sometimes and that’s okay](https://unfspinnaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/mental-health-week-image-900x599.jpg)
OPINION: Life isn’t fun sometimes and that’s okay
Ethan Leckie, Opinions Reporter
• November 18, 2022
![Nathaniel Rodefer and Joshua Murry being sworn in by Chief Justice Travis Ford on April 15, 2022.](https://unfspinnaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/unnamed-26-e1650057165545-900x558.jpg)
OPINION: Student Government is for the students, let’s take advantage
Ethan Leckie, Opinions Reporter
• November 3, 2022
![Qdoba Mexican Eats Logo](https://unfspinnaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Untitled-design-1-900x506.png)
OPINION: Qdoba is a breath of fresh air for on-campus dining options
Ethan Leckie, Opinions Reporter
• October 17, 2022
![empty shelves](https://unfspinnaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220928_123002-900x675.jpg)
OPINION: Put the cart down, panic buying is no good
Ethan Leckie, Opinions Editor
• October 4, 2022
![Rows of cars in Lot 18](https://unfspinnaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220824130221_IMG_8499-900x600.jpg)
OPINION: Parking is bad, who would’ve thought?
Ethan Leckie, Opinions Reporter
• September 26, 2022
![Three artists perform on stage](https://unfspinnaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20210211200728_IMG_7440-900x600.jpg)
OPINION: Country music doesn’t hide from life
Ethan Leckie, Opinions Reporter
• September 20, 2022
![The Unity Party logo.](https://unfspinnaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/UNITY.png)
Candidates with experience, Unity Party ticket poised to take uncontested election
Ethan Leckie, Reporter
• March 4, 2022
![The cast of Hamlet receives applause from the audience after their performance at MOCA Jacksonville.](https://unfspinnaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/hamlet-2.jpg)
A closer look at UNF Shakespeare’s Hamlet
Ethan Leckie, Volunteer Reporter
• January 21, 2022
![Photo courtesy of Rylan Monge.](https://unfspinnaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/icemachine-e1633712797531.jpg)
UNF’s ‘Right Ice Machine’ demystified
Ethan Leckie, Volunteer Reporter
• October 8, 2021
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