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Phoenix plays. Photo by Rachel Cazares.

Spinnaker Does Shaky Knees: May 14th, 2017

Jesse Raymer and Rachel Cazares | May 15, 2017

Sunday was the end of our Shaky Knees adventure, but absolutely a day that all festival goers will never forget. The fest ended with sensational performances all day from bands like Third Eye Blind, The...

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Photo by Mark Judson

UPDATE: Parking permit sales unavailable

Rachel Cazares | Jul 25, 2016

As of noon Monday, the Parking Services office has confirmed the online permit purchasing system is down until further notice. The website says it's due to a “database error”. Spinnaker spoke to Parking...

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Connection Fest hangs out in Metropolitan Park

Connection Fest hangs out in Metropolitan Park

Rachel Cazares | Jul 25, 2016

Local alternative station X102.9 hosted the Connection Fest on Saturday down by the river at Metropolitan Park. They even had Wu Tang. screams internally Some quite different sounds headlined this riverside...

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Record Store Day is tomorrow, April 16th. Photo by Camille Shaw

Record Store Day: The Ultimate Guide

Rachel Cazares | Apr 15, 2016
Vinyl-lovers rejoice, the tenth-annual Record Store Day is spinning this Saturday at record stores around the globe, and a couple places right in Jacksonville.
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Ducky the goose didn't make it at the vet's office. He later died of internal bleeding. photo by Rachel Cazares.

Student makes big efforts to save injured goose

Rachel Cazares | Apr 15, 2016
You may have seen him the other day, on Yik Yak or Snapchat, whatever, holding a goose by the Fountains.
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Thai green curry. Photo by Mark Judson

How to grocery shop without mom’s help

Rachel Cazares | Apr 5, 2016
Keeping food in the pantry can be a challenge for a college student on a budget.
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There was a lot of confetti and smoke to make the Arena look like a party. Photo by Rachel Cazares.

In review: Steve Aoki comes to campus for OP spring concert

Rachel Cazares | Apr 3, 2016
Steve Aoki may have made me a Steve-leiver in EDM.
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Exposed: What are Wellness Center classes like?

Exposed: What are Wellness Center classes like?

Rachel Cazares | Apr 2, 2016

The Student Wellness Complex, recognized as a Top 10 building at the American Institute of Architects Florida Convention, houses a state-of-the-art fitness complex alongside a series of classes guaranteed...

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Freshman Fynn Timm won the 300m steeplechase for the Ospreys this weekend. Photo by Emily Woodbury

Track and field starts outdoor season hot

Rachel Cazares | Mar 30, 2016
The racing Ospreys had an impressive showing during the first outdoor meet of the year on Friday at the UNF Spring Break Invitational.
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EXCLUSIVE: How to make a Steve Aoki cake, straight from Steve Aoki's people

EXCLUSIVE: How to make a Steve Aoki cake, straight from Steve Aoki’s people

Rachel Cazares | Mar 9, 2016
We’ve got ahold of Aoki’s contract rider between him and the school, and his requests hint that April 1 is going to be a sweet night on campus.
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Most Anticipated Album Releases for Spring

Most Anticipated Album Releases for Spring

Rachel Cazares | Mar 3, 2016
As we await Drake's new album, View From the 6, plenty of other great albums are rearing their heads this spring to hold us over.
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Freshman Logan Poteet cranks out a 4:14 one mile at the indoor conference championships, taking first. Photo taken by Hope Schneider.

UNF Track and Field dominates indoor conference championships

Rachel Cazares | Feb 29, 2016
The men's track team placed 2nd and women's track team placed 3rd in the Atlantic Sun Indoor Track and Field Championships.
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Bale takes on the heavy task of portraying the perfect Batman. Photo courtesy Creative Commons.

Christian Bale’s Best and Worst Roles

Rachel Cazares | Feb 15, 2016
Christian Bale's good and bad from his acting career.
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Even though the book title is a surprise, the genre is on the wrapping paper so you and your cutie can pick out a romance novel if you want. #TommyGBlindDate Photo courtesy Thomas G. Carpenter Library.

How to make Valentine’s Day special when you’re broke

Rachel Cazares | Feb 12, 2016
How to make Valentine's Day special without spending a single cent.
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Graphic by Alice Maule

Spin This: The Second Edition

Rachel Cazares | Feb 5, 2016
More playlists for the soul from Rachel, Nick, and Alice.
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Graphic by Alice Maule

Spin This: Spring Concert Guide 2016 Edition

Rachel Cazares | Jan 30, 2016
In this week's Spin This, we give you all the best local spring concerts to keep on your radar.
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Graphic by Alice Maule

Spin This: Playlists of the best Punk, Hip-Hop, and Rap of 2015

Rachel Cazares | Jan 22, 2016
Spin This brings you effortless playlists that fuse together for that perfect "I can't stop bobbing my head" feeling.
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‘A River Speaks’ gives life to nature

Rachel Cazares | Jan 14, 2016
The Lufrano Intercultural Gallery is home to a new series of art, all embodying rivers.
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Getting up close and personal at The Big Ticket

Getting up close and personal at The Big Ticket

Rachel Cazares | Dec 8, 2015
Spinnaker interviewed MUTEMATH, Glass Animals and more at the biggest music event of the year.
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Gallery: Spinnaker stops by The Big Ticket

Gallery: Spinnaker stops by The Big Ticket

Rachel Cazares | Dec 7, 2015
We snapped the amazing pics of MUTEMATH, Glass Animals, Robert DeLong
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Eman Abdulhalim and Nick Abram have the second exhibit by a current UNF student in the Lufrano Gallery ever, the last being in 2011. Photo by Rachel Cazares

Students express heritage through ceramics in “Community: Different Together”

Rachel Cazares | Dec 4, 2015
Eman Abdulhalim and Nick Abram are only the second current UNF students to have their artwork displayed in the Lufrano Gallery.
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Photo by Rachel Cazares

6 things to dread about going home for Thanksgiving

Rachel Cazares | Nov 26, 2015
Thanksgiving isn't all about food and family.
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Wrapping turban. Photo courtesy of @uofnorthflorida on Instagram

Sikh Society of NE Florida host Wear A Turban Day

Rachel Cazares | Nov 19, 2015
The Sikh Society wrapped turbans for nearly 200 UNF students on Nov. 18.
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The members of Teen Divorce, besides Saunders, all quit in the same week for various reasons. Through persistence and diligence, "Be" is recorded and ready to be put out. Photo by Rachel Cazares

Teen Divorce talk shoegaze, chicken dinner, and new EP “Be”

Rachel Cazares | Nov 13, 2015
The current one-man-band, Teen Divorce, with its humble beginnings in a dorm room now has a show set to go this Saturday, Nov. 14 at Jack Rabbits in Riverside.
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The torn jacket from a multicultural fraternity (Sigma Beta Rho) was found hung by a tree near the Green this morning. Photo by Blake Allen

UPDATE: Torn multicultural fraternity jacket hung on tree near Green

Rachel Cazares | Nov 12, 2015
UNFPD is investigating a potential hate crime after a Sigma Beta Rho jacket was found hung on a tree near the Green earlier this afternoon.
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Photo by Riley Labaw

On the Couch: Winter Wave

Rachel Cazares | Oct 21, 2015
Winter Wave is the featured band on this week's addition of On the Couch.
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Shack Maui recently gave away free empanadas to customers who posted their orders on Instagram. Image courtesy Instagram

Student-run eatery Shack Maui provides a late-night stop for hungry Ospreys

Rachel Cazares | Oct 14, 2015
The new restaurant serves up Colombian cuisine at affordable prices.
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Guitarist Josh Ivey tests out his new distortion pedals he got out of trading with a friend. Photo by Rachel Cazares

Local band On Guard to release new album “Where Are You Now” at 1904 Music Hall

Rachel Cazares | Oct 9, 2015
On Guard will be performing on Oct. 10 in support of their new album.
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Dave WhiteWolf, a flutist and historian, was a storyteller during the celebration. Students and others leaned in close to hear Native American tales. Photo by Rachel Cazares

Intercultural Center for PEACE holds Native American celebration with food, music and stories

Rachel Cazares | Oct 8, 2015
The event attempted to remind students and other attendees that the original culture of the Americas is not a thing of the past.
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A shuttle means students of-age can enjoy the beer garden portion of the event safely. Photo courtesy of Facebook

UNF provides shuttle to this month’s Oktoberfest Artwalk

Rachel Cazares | Oct 2, 2015
The shuttle is available for all UNF students, and will be leaving UNF at 6 p.m. on Oct. 7.
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Indie rock band Lydia stops in Jacksonville for a night of headbanging and crying

Indie rock band Lydia stops in Jacksonville for a night of headbanging and crying

Rachel Cazares | Sep 25, 2015
The band rolled their Run Wild North American Tour through 1904 Music Hall last night, with guests Turnover, Seahaven, and the Technicolors
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The Game Room hosts numerous gaming tournaments throughout the year, from Mario Kart to Halo 5, coming in November. Photo courtesy of Facebook.

Student Union game room hosts Super Smash Bros. 4 tournament

Rachel Cazares | Sep 22, 2015
The tournament will commence Thursday at 6 p.m.
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The gender inclusive housing, at the Osprey Fountains, provides a safe and welcoming home for UNF students. Photo by Garrett Milanovich

UNF students find their niche in lifestyle-based housing option

Rachel Cazares | Sep 16, 2015
UNF now has housing communities on and off campus for students of major lifestyle groups to connect.
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Big Sean to perform at UNF in October with Asher Roth opening

Big Sean to perform at UNF in October with Asher Roth opening

Rachel Cazares | Sep 14, 2015
The concert is free with an Osprey1Card, and general admission tickets are available for $15 on the OP website.
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Senior physics major Thomas Olejiczak with UNF’s helium liquefier. Photo by Jack Drain

UNF undergrads have rare access to helium liquefier

Rachel Cazares | Sep 8, 2015
The newly acquired helium liquefier gives UNF physics students access to new research opportunities.
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Graphic by Morgan Purvis

Spinnaker to hold magazine release party at the Boathouse

Rachel Cazares | Sep 1, 2015
The release party will showcase the newest edition of Spinnaker Magazine in its new format.
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UNF Surf Team takes second at national competition

UNF Surf Team takes second at national competition

Rachel Cazares | Jun 22, 2015
The UNF Surf Team came away from the NSSA National Collegiate Surfing Championships with high rankings and high hopes for next year.
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The UNF surf team. Photo courtesy Facebook

UNF surf team ready to rip into nationals in California

Rachel Cazares | Jun 13, 2015
Solid mindsets, positive team bonding, phenomenal new talent and overall organization were the key to success for the team.
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Findel-Hawkins knocked out of NCAA Singles Championship

Findel-Hawkins knocked out of NCAA Singles Championship

Rachel Cazares | May 29, 2015
Jack Findel-Hawkins lost in the Round of 64 in the first tournament of the Division I NCAA Singles Championship to include an Osprey.
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UNF Surf Team blows competition out of the water

UNF Surf Team blows competition out of the water

Rachel Cazares | Apr 18, 2015
The UNF Surf Team won the NSSA East Coast Championship and is headed to Los Angeles, Calif. where the team will compete in the National Championship.
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Record Store Day 2015: Where the needle will and won’t drop in Jacksonville

Record Store Day 2015: Where the needle will and won’t drop in Jacksonville

Rachel Cazares | Apr 17, 2015
Record Store Day highlights Jacksonville's finest record stores including Deep Search Records, DJ's Record Shop, and Young Loud and Snotty.
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Baltimore hardcore band Turnstile will play Southeast Beast day one. Photo courtesy Facebook

The underground unites for a two-day music festival this weekend

Rachel Cazares | Apr 3, 2015
“It just made sense to do something in our backyard that hadn't been done at this particular level of uniting underground artists,” FYF Booking co-owner Mike Ciero said. “Rory and I had been working closely together for years...
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Hindered baby coral development leads biology professor and students to the Florida Keys

Hindered baby coral development leads biology professor and students to the Florida Keys

Rachel Cazares | Apr 1, 2015
Dr. Cliff Ross, UNF biology professor, and some of his students researched coral growth in the Florida Keys last summer.
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UNF short filmmakers to compete internationally in Hollywood

UNF short filmmakers to compete internationally in Hollywood

Rachel Cazares | Mar 10, 2015
The top 16 films made by UNF students for Campus Movie Fest premiered last night.
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Osprey Productions sticks to its word: Sublime with Rome plays in UNF Ballroom

Osprey Productions sticks to its word: Sublime with Rome plays in UNF Ballroom

Rachel Cazares | Mar 7, 2015
Sublime with Rome was moved indoors due to inclement weather March 6. While the other bands' shows were rescheduled, Sublime with Rome still had theirs. Students and the band found the last-minute indoor jam session to be intimate and "one for the f------ books."
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Spinnaker asked Sublime with Rome’s singer and guitarist Rome Ramirez about the band’s upcoming show at UNF. Photo courtesy Facebook.

Rome Ramirez is stoked for OZ Music Fest

Rachel Cazares | Mar 4, 2015
Sublime with Rome will be performing at the OZ Fest on Friday. They answered questions about the band and their contract riders.
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Lamps are a recurring theme in Boysin’s visual aesthetic. Photo by Tyler Van Voorthuijsen

Boysin leaves the light on: local indie rock band releases its first full-length album

Rachel Cazares | Feb 20, 2015
Local indie band Boysin's album Siding is made up of ecclectic influences including the band's pastor, Brand New and haunting black and white photos. The band is hosting an album release show Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. at The Birdhouse
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Album Review: Hyperview deviates from Title Fight's usual style

Album Review: Hyperview deviates from Title Fight’s usual style

Rachel Cazares | Feb 5, 2015
Title Fight’s newest album, Hyperview, is the punk band’s fourth full-length album through ANTI-. It offers listeners a new style when compared to their old album.
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“Florida’s Mountains” by Alexander Diaz is a collection of photographs he took that look like mountains, but under further inspection it is observed that they are piles of dirt at construction sites. Photo by Morgan Purvis

Alexander Diaz turns dirt mounds into mountains with his photography exhibit “Florida’s Mountains”

Rachel Cazares | Jan 26, 2015
"Florida's Mountains" is a photography collection by UNF professor Alexander Diaz. The photographs look like they are of mountains but are actually of dirt mounds at construction sites.
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Weekend Atlas performs at their album release show at Freebird Live on Saturday Jan. 17. Photo courtesy Justin Drain

Local band Weekend Atlas releases first full-length album

Rachel Cazares | Jan 20, 2015
Weekend Atlas, a seven-member band with unique folk flare and a roots rock influence, released their self-titled album Jan. 20 after their record release show at Freebird Live on Jan. 17.
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Photo by Joseph Basco

UNF recognizes same-sex couples and announces annual scholarships

Rachel Cazares | Jan 13, 2015
Along with the state of Florida, UNF recognizes same-sex married students for tuition purposes. These couples will also be seen as legally married in the eyes of the OneStop administration. UNF also announced scholarships available for the 2015-2016 year. These scholarship range from $1000-$3000.
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The Tale of Princess Kaguya: an animated wonder about answering back with life

Rachel Cazares | Nov 19, 2014
Movie review: Studio Ghibli's newest animated film, "The Tale of Princess Kaguya," is dynamic, beautiful and full of uniquely modernized folklore, though still a little weak in plot.
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Students eat their way through Ghastly Gourmet contest

Rachel Cazares | Oct 30, 2014
Students ate a variety of "gross foods," ranging from jellied eggs, to fish heads to shots of sauerkraut juice at Ghastly Gourmet Market Day on Oct. 29.
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UNF library staff hold pumpkin carving contest at Market Day

Rachel Cazares | Oct 30, 2014
Students participated in a pumpkin carving contest at UNF Market Day yesterday, Oct. 29. Students can vote for their favorite designs on the Thomas G. Carpenter Library Facebook page.
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