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Lauren Fox

Lauren Fox, Managing Editor

Lauren Fox is a communication major at the University of North Florida, focusing on journalism. Lauren has years of international work experience, working jobs in countries such as Australia, New Caledonia, Vietnam and Morocco. She aspires to use her writing skills to raise awareness about global issues. Lauren also works as a freelance surf photographer and enjoys contending with the sea in her quest for the perfect photo.

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UNF IT email alert

UNF disables access to university accounts without Duo app

October 4, 2022
Coastal Watches/Warnings and Forecast Cone for Storm Center as of 1 p.m. Thursday

Free Wi-Fi hotspots available amidst power outages, some UNF services to resume after Ian

September 29, 2022
The library viewed from the outside

Banned Books Week is about fighting censorship, UNF librarian says

September 19, 2022
The first page of the judicial decision explaining who the case is about

SG president, vice-president reprimanded in July for limiting access to Lend-A-Wing pantry, records reveal

September 16, 2022
An iPhone with headphones with podcasts open on Spotify

The power of podcasts

September 15, 2022
The words Police Beat are written in red and white, surrounded by a white square outline. In the background, a University of North Florida Police Department cruiser is tinted blue.

Police Beat: Suspicious driver arrested with loaded weapon on Alumni Drive

September 6, 2022
The words Police Beat are written in red and white, surrounded by a white square outline. In the background, a University of North Florida Police Department cruiser is tinted blue.

Police Beat: Alleged Instagram extortion

August 30, 2022
Students, faculty and staff stand between the Student Union East and West buildings after they were evacuated because of a small microwave fire.

UNF Student Union evacuated after microwave fire

August 24, 2022
Lynne Arriale leaning over a table with her arms crossed

UNF music professor on the “language of jazz”

August 23, 2022
Jacksonville, Florida

UNF poll shows strong opposition for funding of new Jags stadium, voters split on property tax increase

August 17, 2022
UNF Student Union

COVID-19 is still here; UNF plan will rely on “honor system,” SHS Director explains

August 9, 2022
A laptop with a Zoom class on a desk with a coffee mug

Online programs offer education, regardless of location

August 4, 2022
UNF Interim President Pamella Pam Chally poses for a photograph

UNF’s Interim President ends her role, Dr. Limayem’s term begins

July 27, 2022
Staff photos of Carter Mudgett and Riley Platt side by side

Two Spinnaker writers become award-winning journalists

July 26, 2022
Logo of the Jacksonville Jaguars

Discounted Jaguars season tickets coming to Student Union

July 25, 2022
The words Police Beat are written in red and white, surrounded by a white square outline. In the background, a University of North Florida Police Department cruiser is tinted blue.

Update: License plate of stolen vehicle swapped for faculty member’s tag

July 21, 2022
The words Police Beat are written in red and white, surrounded by a white square outline. In the background, a University of North Florida Police Department cruiser is tinted blue.

Stolen vehicle, loaded weapon leads to arrest at UNF

July 18, 2022
FILE - A woman walks below a Google sign on the campus in Mountain View, Calif., on Sept. 24, 2019. For myriad reasons, both political and philosophical, data privacy laws in the U.S. have lagged far behind those adopted in Europe in 2018. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Digital security of period-tracking apps in question, UNF professor explains

July 15, 2022
a man signs a document

A breakdown of UNF’s seventh president’s contract

July 11, 2022
Protesters hold up signs during a rally for abortion rights

Roe v. Wade was overturned, now what?

July 8, 2022
Wearing a black swim cap and goggles, Morgan Ray stands on a diving block

‘Just swim’: UNF swimmer brings home silver

July 1, 2022
demonstrators outside the Supreme Court protest about abortion

Abortion no longer a constitutional right, Jacksonville protests planned

June 24, 2022
The UNF Surf Team stands on the beach waving the Florida flag

UNF Surf Team returns from California as 4th in nation with a national champion

June 22, 2022
(Lauren Fox/Spinnaker)

Pride and pandering: Are companies supporting equality or good PR?

June 20, 2022
black and white tiles spell out AMAZING DAD on a table

Creative Father’s Day gifts you can actually afford

June 13, 2022
A protestor holds a sign during “The People’s Abortion Rally” for abortion rights in front of the Duval County Courthouse

Abortion in America through the ages, explained by UNF professors

May 31, 2022
Deshmukh and Von Winning stand side by side on a tennis court

Teammates to business partners: former UNF tennis players found MyPro app

May 24, 2022
The words Police Beat are written in red and white, surrounded by a white square outline. In the background, a University of North Florida Police Department cruiser is tinted blue.

Former UNF student sentenced in case of girlfriend’s 2017 death

May 20, 2022
A hand drops a dime into a piggy bank with bills and other coins littering the table

Ways to save for next semester and beyond

May 19, 2022
Recapping the meet-and-greets: What you need to know

Recapping the meet-and-greets: What you need to know

May 7, 2022
VJ Ibones (center) with members of his team

Osprey and entrepreneur: a UNF alum’s journey through the crypto world

May 3, 2022
The words Police Beat are written in red and white, surrounded by a white square outline. In the background, a University of North Florida Police Department cruiser is tinted blue.

Police Beat: The hunt for missing AirPods

May 2, 2022
The words Police Beat are written in red and white, surrounded by a white square outline. In the background, a University of North Florida Police Department cruiser is tinted blue.

Police Beat: Bicycle trespasser

April 19, 2022
Four police cars sit parked in the parking lot outside the UNF Thomas G. Carpenter Library.

Trio of sexual battery cases added to UNF student’s social media threat charge

April 18, 2022
UNF Dining logo.

Balancing dietary and religious restrictions in college

April 18, 2022
The University of North Florida Surf Team holds their trophies at the East Coast Championship in New Smyrna Beach.

UNF Surf Team places among best collegiate surfers in America

April 8, 2022
The words Police Beat are written in red and white, surrounded by a white square outline. In the background, a University of North Florida Police Department cruiser is tinted blue.

Police Beat: Man arrested after bike chase

March 29, 2022
The words Police Beat are written in red and white, surrounded by a white square outline. In the background, a University of North Florida Police Department cruiser is tinted blue.

Police Beat: Suspicious people in scrubs

March 28, 2022
The words Police Beat are written in red and white, surrounded by a white square outline. In the background, a University of North Florida Police Department cruiser is tinted blue.

Police Beat: Serial bike thefts and extortion

March 23, 2022
An outstretched hand painted with Ukraine’s national colors blue and yellow.

How students can help Ukraine

March 23, 2022
Miles Dittmar smiles with some of his products outside UNF’s Library.

Introducing Miles Dittmar, student entrepreneur and CEO of the Beaten Path Co.

March 21, 2022
The words Police Beat are written in red and white, surrounded by a white square outline. In the background, a University of North Florida Police Department cruiser is tinted blue.

Police Beat: Fraud and a stop sign thief

March 8, 2022
The Florida Statehouse. Photo Courtesy of Wikipedia Commons.

New Bill could change Florida university presidential searches

March 4, 2022
Someone uses a laptop

Understanding online privacy

March 3, 2022
The words Police Beat are written in red and white, surrounded by a white square outline. In the background, a University of North Florida Police Department cruiser is tinted blue.

Police Beat: Peep vandalization, chalk messages and the scent of marijuana

February 28, 2022
Audience members and performers gather on stage.

Wrapping up Black History Month with the Black Excellence Expo

February 28, 2022
Mr. D (Joshua Benet) screams at the gods in anguish during the UNF Swoop Troupe’s performance of The Lightning Thief in Jacksonville, Florida, Friday, Feb. 11.

Gallery: The Lightning Thief

February 15, 2022
Percy has a weird dream during the UNF Swoop Troupes rehearsal for The Lightning Thief show in Jacksonville, Florida.

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The campers bond over a campfire during the UNF Swoop Troupes rehearsal for The Lightning Thief show in Jacksonville, Florida.

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Percy and his friends talk to Charon (Jade Marino), the Ferryperson to the Underworld Grover explores Auntie Em’s Garden Emporium during the UNF Swoop Troupes rehearsal for The Lightning Thief show in Jacksonville, Florida,

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Grover explores Auntie Em’s Garden Emporium during the UNF Swoop Troupes rehearsal for The Lightning Thief show in Jacksonville, Florida,

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Cast members for the Swoop Troupe production of the Lightning Thief after a run of the show.

Lightning in the theater: A first look at The Lightning Thief

February 10, 2022
The words smile spray painted onto a driftwood next to a smiley face emoji.

New year, New you: How to succeed in Spring 2022

January 31, 2022
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