Madelyn Schneider is Spinnaker’s current editor-in-chief. She is a junior majoring in English and minoring in mass communication at the University of North Florida. Madelyn began her work for Spinnaker as its news editor in the spring of 2024 and was promoted to editor-in-chief over the summer of 2024. In her free time, Madelyn enjoys writing, reading and camping out at all the local coffee shops.
Presidential Election 2024 - Spinnaker live map by Spinnaker Newsroom. Updates by Madelyn Schneider.
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*Updates to the interactive graphic reflect electoral vote counts as of Nov. 10 at 3:22...
There are six amendments on Florida ballots this election that, if approved, will make changes to state law on issues ranging from marijuana use to abortion access.
For enactment, each amendment needs...
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U.S. Senate: Florida
In the U.S. Senate race, Republican and incumbent Sen. Rick Scott faces Democrat Debbie Mucarsel-Powell in a statewide election.
Rick Scott (R)
Scott is a former...
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The Student Government Office of Elections released the names of the 17 winning candidates of its uncontested fall mid-term elections Wednesday afternoon, after canceling the voting process earlier this...
The University of North Florida Board of Trustees passed an amendment last month to a university regulation that changes the way people can demonstrate and protest on campus.
The passing of this amendment...
Hurricane Milton has been upgraded to a major Category Four hurricane, according to a National Hurricane Center 8 a.m. update.
The University of North Florida sent out alert yesterday, saying...
The University of North Florida faculty union filed a class action grievance against the university on Friday, alleging that UNF violated the union’s agreements on post-tenure review guidelines.
In...
All classes and on-campus activities have been canceled for Thursday and Friday, according to a UNF campus alert sent out at 4:52 p.m. All offices will also close.
The University plans to resume normal...
Voces y Caras— the product of storytelling, discovery and community. The University of North Florida Art Gallery will host this immersive exhibit of Hispanic voices and faces for Hispanic Heritage Month.
Led...
[A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that the amendments to Title VIII would be sent to the university president, Moez Limayem, for final approval after a potential approving vote from...
[A previous version of this article was published Sept. 4, 2024. The following article was updated to remove a section titled "'Unanimous approval' for special requests over $7,000" because the article...
[Update: The following article was updated to remove a section titled “‘Unanimous approval’ for special requests over $7,000” because the article implied this was a new proposal. However, the language...
The power outage that injured two lineworkers earlier this week was caused by an “electrical arc fire,” according to JEA.
The two JEA linemen, David Lutins and Theodric Arline, were taken to Memorial...
The University of North Florida restored power on campus after an incident that injured two JEA employees.
JEA said the electrical cabinet failure caused the outage, but no other details were released,...
The University of North Florida sent a second alert Tuesday saying it is continuing to restore power on campus after an incident that injured two JEA employees.
Jacksonville Fire and Rescue said the...
The University of North Florida sent out a campus alert Tuesday in response to a campus power outage.
According to the alert, the power outage affects multiple parts of campus and "JEA is on site working...
According to the Healthy Minds Network 2023 survey, about a third of college students have some kind of anxiety or mood disorder. Shana Sopko, group coordinator and licensed mental health counselor at...
The University of North Florida released its proposed amendment to regulation 7.0040 of Freedom of Expression in Outdoor Areas of Campus. The UNF Board of Trustees will consider the changes at their next...
[Updated Aug. 20: Spinnaker originally published that UNF said they did not know the cause of the network outage but has updated the article to reflect UNF's latest response.]
The University of North...
The University of North Florida’s Student Government announced Thursday that comedian Kenan Thompson will be the performer for its scheduled on-campus comedy show.
SG President Michael Barcal announced...
This summer, I had the opportunity to join select members of the University of North Florida’s choir members on their tour of Finland, Latvia and Estonia. Until May, I had never ventured outside the...
Students took to social media last month to voice their frustrations after the University of North Florida’s Student Government approved a $110,000 budget for a high-profile comedy show, which is scheduled...
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Monday Aug. 5, 4:30 p.m.: A tropical storm warning remains in effect until Monday at 7 p.m. for Coastal Duval county. NWS extended the tornado watch for Florida’s Clay, Duval,...
Sunday, Aug. 4, 6:10 p.m.: The University of North Florida will be closed on Monday, Aug. 5 per an alert issued after this original article was published. Coverage of UNF's latest campus alert and live...
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Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, 5 p.m.: Spinnaker's Tropical Storm Debby updates made after 5 p.m. Sunday can be monitored here.
Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, 11:30 a.m.: Jacksonville is now under a tornado...
Move-in is right around the corner for students at the University of North Florida. To help incoming freshmen navigate their first move-in, upperclassmen shared some things that made dorm life easier.
Eda...
Parking permit sales began earlier this month for University of North Florida students. UNF Director of Business and Parking Services, George Androuin, gave his tips for students parking on campus this...
The mobile app, DoubleMap, used by the University of North Florida’s Osprey Connector shuttle service will be replaced by the TransLoc app this week.
UNF announced the app change via an Instagram...
Last Thursday, former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden debated for the first time since the 2020 election season, resulting in many false claims from Trump and a performance by Biden that...
University of North Florida track and field runner Aidan O’Gorman competed in the U.S. Olympic trials on June 21 for the men’s 10,000-metre run.
The event in Eugene, Oregon, was the final qualifier...
University of North Florida biology professor Scott Jones recently found mangrove trees in southern Georgia. He said these are the northernmost trees ever recorded.
Back in January, Jones headed north...
Donald Trump and Joe Biden will face off in their first 2024 debate on Thursday. University of North Florida political science professor Michael Binder said this November’s election will be neck-and-neck....
Wednesday is Juneteenth, a federal holiday celebrating the end of slavery for African Americans in the United States.
The University of North Florida will be closed for the holiday, and members of the...
As Florida voters begin to line up at polling stations in November, here are the candidates they can expect to see on their ballots and what policies they represent.
The Democratic National Convention,...
The University of North Florida sent out an alert notification on Monday afternoon to inform the community about a phone call scam.
According to the alert, an unknown individual called the family of...
A group of UNF archaeology students have begun a new dig at Black Hammock Island on Jacksonville’s Northside to uncover history left behind by the indigenous people of northeast Florida.
More than...
On August 20, Florida voters will choose which candidates will appear on the November ballot at the federal and state levels.
The deadline to register to vote in Florida’s primary election is July...
The University of North Florida’s Public Opinion Research Lab released results from its Jax Speaks Poll last Tuesday.
The poll was conducted from May 21 to May 23. PORL asked 667 Duval County registered...
June 1 marked the first day of Pride Month, a time to celebrate and increase the visibility of the LGBTQ community. However, the University of North Florida's LGBTQ Center closed a month before.
UNF...
UNF MedNexus has three new degree programs coming to Palm Coast, as it announced this week.
Enrolling now for the fall semester are the Master of Science in Nursing Leadership and Administration, Master...
It's no secret that Americans are divided over Trump and Biden. But there's more to look out for on the November ballot, including the six proposed constitutional amendments Floridians will vote on.
According...
Students at the University of North Florida have been flocking to the library before finals week to study for their big exams, and the library organized some events like visits from the Campus Canines...
This month, the University of North Florida received a $500,000 grant from NASA to research young stars and eclipsing binaries over the next three years.
Marina Kounkel, an associate professor of physics...
The University of North Florida’s College of Education and Human Services presented four Duval County teachers with awards of $17,000 each on Tuesday.
Philanthropist Gilchrist Berg established the...
Last Tuesday night, former Mexican president Ernesto Zedillo spoke at the Adam W. Herbert University Center to give his perspective on Latin America-U.S. economic relations as part of the Distinguished...
Registration for summer and fall classes at UNF began at 7 a.m. on Monday, and time tickets and course schedules were released on April 5 for students to begin planning.
Senior Director of Student Success...
The University of North Florida’s annual homecoming concert, OzFest, took place on February 3, and T-Pain and Flo Milli’s contracts show nearly $300,000 was spent on the featured performers.
Headliner...
The University of North Florida will host this semester’s final Distinguished Voices lecture on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Adam W. Herbert University Center, where former Mexican president Ernesto Zedillo...
The University of North Florida held its sixth annual Giving Day event this week. According to the university, the fundraiser raised over $2.3 million from over 4,300 donors, more than double the amount...
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and the University of North Florida is hosting several events over the next few weeks as part of an initiative called “Start by Believing.” The events will...
