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.
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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...
Updated April 11, 2024: Spinnaker originally referred to Mack Rush as the president of UNF's Pride Club. However, she is the social media specialist, and the story has been updated to reflect that. Spinnaker...
Earlier this month, the University of North Florida’s American Sign Language and Interpreting Program was ranked sixth on Hands Up Communications' list of top six schools for interpreter programs.
According...
At the end of February, UNF held its spring 2024 Career Week events at the Adam W. Herbert University Center.
This semesterly event featured five job fairs for students interested in STEM and construction,...
The unofficial results from the University of North Florida’s spring 2024 Student Government election are in after voting closed Wednesday afternoon. Michael...
The University of North Florida’s Student Government released its revised constitution, and students will determine its approval through a vote in Tuesday and Wednesday’s SG election. Here are some...
On Monday night, Matthew Rojansky, a U.S.-Russia relations analyst, spoke at the University of North Florida about national security, Ukraine and Russia.
Rojansky is president and CEO of the U.S....
