Beau Beech is inching closer to an NBA roster, signing a one-year, partially-guaranteed contract with the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday.
Beech, who put up 8.8 points per game during his three...
Monday night, two college newspaper editors more than 300 miles apart watched Republicans put mustard and relish on their hotdogs and thought the same thing — “this is educational.”
For two hours,...
Bobby Harris, a sophomore at UNF, was eliminated from U.S. Olympic trials Sunday evening. In the final round of men's high jump trials, Harris failed on three attempts to make the first jump of 2.16 meters....
Beau Beech came out strong in his NBA Summer League debut on Saturday night, helping the Brooklyn Nets take down the Cleveland Cavaliers 79-73.
Beech played 18 minutes and scored ten points, shooting...
Bobby Harris, a UNF sophomore, edged his way into the final round of Olympic qualifying Friday night in Eugene, OR.
Harris was one of 26 athletes competing in the men's high jump competition, and placed...
A Jacksonville bucket list of where to go on the Fourth of July isn’t complete without a trip to the beach. There’s something about mixing bikes, beaches, fireworks and friends that seems perfectly...
The UNF LGBT Resource Center will be hosting a candle light vigil Tuesday evening for the victims of the Orlando shooting. The event will take place from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Peace Plaza, near the...
***Update: President John Delaney released a statement to UNF students and staff concerning the shooting in Orlando. Read it below:
The Shooting
A gunman killed at least 50 people early Sunday morning,...
The campus public address system will be tested Friday at 2:45 p.m.
The system, which is located in each building on campus, will play a message indicating "this is a test." The message will be played...
The UNF Crisis Management Team has cancelled Monday classes after 4:20 p.m., according to a Special Edition Osprey Update.
Tropical Storm Colin has begun to bring tropical storm-force winds and rain to...
Jarod Miller, who is accused of murdering UNF student Nic Hare in August, remains in legal limbo nearly eight months after the case against him began.
Miller waived his right to a speedy trial December...
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office arrested and charged a UNF student with four second-degree felonies after selling drugs to an undercover officer.
The student, Michael V. Mullen, a sophomore biology...
The University of North Florida (UNF) is ditching Blackboard for a new online, educational platform called Canvas.
Spinnaker spent the last several weeks doing a trial run of the site to see how it stacks...
A measure to implement virtual parking decals has been approved by the University of North Florida.
The program will be gradually rolled out over the next two years, with the first phase beginning in...
The University of North Florida was named one of the nation’s top-50 LGBT-friendly universities by College Choice.
UNF offers gender-inclusive housing, gender-neutral bathrooms, several courses on...
The man involved in a crash that killed UNF student Laura Erdelyi in February, is wanted by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office for involvement in a Westside murder occurring on April 27.
Keith Dion...
UPDATE 5/3:
Matthew I. Khosrozadeh, a UNF student arrested for false imprisonment, called the Spinnaker office May 3 to ask for the removal of the article detailing his charges. Khosrozadeh claimed the...
Intersession — that transient time between semesters — is upon us. When there are no classes, campus is quiet and many departments or services are inactive or subdued while the students are away. Until...
https://youtu.be/j-0Ron3SUkg
Video by Brittany Moore
Standing ovations and applause are typically reserved during graduation ceremonies — distractions from the other names being called. One name broke...
University of North Florida is switching from using Blackboard as its online services tool and moving to Canvas.
Canvas advertises itself as “an educational revolution”, according to its website....
Spinnaker reported to UNF Police Department (UNFPD) on Wednesday over 250 stories from its website were missing.
Managing Editor Connor Spielmaker said he was notified of the disappearance of several...
UPDATE:
Students first started having trouble with Blackboard yesterday around 12:30pm.
“My teacher had to postpone our exam so I’m pretty upset,” Jordan Rae, Graphic Design Junior...
Say goodbye to back-in parking if the university approves a virtual parking decal system to replace current physical decals.
The measure, if passed, will require students and faculty to register their...
University of North Florida President John Delaney will not be running for U.S. Congress.
Delaney initially expressed interest in the U.S. Representative seat after current Rep. Ander Crenshaw announced...
According to The National Domestic Violence Hotline, one in four women and one in seven men will experience domestic violence in their lifetime. Some in our community are, or will become, part of those...
Nicholas Hare and Lindsey Varner were dating for three months before Jarod Miller came to Varner’s home for the final time.
According to officers of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, Miller and...
Summer is close and finals are closer, but exams aren't the only thing needing your attention.
The academic calendar is easy to overlook when your focus is elsewhere, but these important dates can greatly...
Florida Governor Rick Scott has made three appointments to UNF’s Board of Trustees.
The appointments include Wilfredo Gonzalez, the district director of the United States Small Business Administration;...
https://youtu.be/ZzvpKm3dS2E
The Osprey nest has become a little emptier.
Health Science Junior Allison Bushey was killed in a car accident in the early morning hours of March 6.
According to the...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAwSQq44O_U
Steve Aoki, featuring Watch the Duck will be the artists for this year’s Spring Concert hosted by Osprey Productions.
Current UNF students receive free admission...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3bH480PtWc&feature=youtu.be
Video by Mark Judson
UNF Student Government elections are being held Tuesday and Wednesday. The ballot features a proposed amendment to...
UNF President John Delaney discussed the university’s financial strains in a special edition of Osprey Update sent to faculty and staff Monday morning. The 2016-17 budget has left UNF with “more...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yc1xZLDRv8
Video by Mark Judson
UNF Student Government (SG) passed a bill on Feb. 8 showing support for Jacksonville City Councilman Tommy Hazouri's version of an expanded...
You might be able to tell from the flooding of campaign ads and that one relative posting way too many political stories on Facebook that election season is right around the corner.
Before we decide...
https://unfspinnaker.com/student-crashes-through-7-11-said-store-was-of-satan
Joshuah Stanley, arrested Jan. 11 after driving his vehicle through a 7-11 “of Satan," pled not guilty on two misdemeanor...
Video has been edited for time and contains the primary interaction between the Officer and Wilson. Before the clip starts, you see Wilson being brought to the scene, and after the clip ends, the officer...
A proposed bill (SB 68) allowing concealed-carry guns on Florida college and university campuses has been effectively shot down in the state Senate.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Miguel Diaz de...
