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...

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...

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...

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. The Record Store Day holiday has come...

  You may have seen him the other day, on Yik Yak or Snapchat, whatever, holding a goose by the Fountains. He was on his way to the gym, when he noticed an injured goose on the Fountains boardwalk....

Keeping food in the pantry can be a challenge for a college student on a budget. The fast-food runs seem cheap but they start to add up, and there’s no reason to spend money on bad food. Cooking your...

I don't listen to EDM. Never been to a show, don't know what to wear to them, all that jazz. I listen to a lot of punk music. So, you can imagine I felt like I was going to be a little out of place...

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...

The racing Ospreys had an impressive showing during the first outdoor meet of the year on Friday at the UNF Spring Break Invitational at Hodges Stadium, with multiple runners posting very quick, beginning-of-the-season...

If you’ve never been to a Steve Aoki show before, OP’s Spring Concert is the time to pop your "Cake Face" cherry. We’ve got ahold of Aoki’s contract rider between him and the school, and his requests...

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. (See the full schedule below.) For all the old souls out there, the great...

The men’s and women’s track and field team traveled to Winston-Salem, North Carolina last weekend to compete in the Atlantic Sun Indoor Track and Field Championships, and left with more than a few...

Since Christian Bale has been pretty active in films lately, with The Big Short in December 2015 and Knight of Cups coming up on Mar. 4, let's talk about his best and worst movies. He's been around in...

College students with a Valentine are usually rare enough, since there isn’t much time outside of solo sweatpant-study-nights to go looking, but a student with a Valentine and some money to spend on...

Spin This is Spinnaker’s weekly new music playlist, designed to discuss who we think are the top bands in the genre lately. Each writer has their own taste, and we hope you can relate to one of us...

Spin This is Spinnaker’s weekly new music playlist, designed to discuss who we think are the top bands in the genre lately. Each writer has their own taste, and we hope you can relate to one of us...

Spin This is Spinnaker’s weekly new music playlist, designed to discuss who we think are the top bands in the genre lately. Each writer has their own taste, and we hope you can relate to one of us...

“In silence A river speaks Through artists Who sit by her shore and listen Or paddle quiet into her heart” -Jim Draper In their kayak, the world quiets down. They breathe easier, deeper than...

Check out the full video interviews with Lola Rising, Robert Delong, and MUTEMATH by clicking on the band names in the article. Before the music even started at the Big Ticket on Sunday, I thought we...

In case you missed it, UNF Spinnaker was at the Big Ticket on Sunday! We will be posting full event coverage throughout the week, complete with video, exclusive interviews with Glass Animals, MUTEMATH,...

Video by Rachel Cazares and Michael HerreraTwo ceramics students got the spotlight on Dec. 1, when their senior art show was featured in the Lufrano Intercultural Gallery in a reception showcasing...

Home-cooked meals are nice. Being around loved ones is nice – for a time. You’d think a holiday meant primarily for eating would be any college student’s dream, since many of us haven’t had a...

Campus was crawling with students sporting turbans on Nov. 18, courtesy of the Sikh Society of Northeast Florida and their effort to familiarize society with far-east culture. Wear A Turban Day at the...

At the moment, Teen Divorce is a one-man-band with a brand new EP, a tight grip on the origins of shoegaze, and a solid understanding of the woes of being in a developing local band. The man behind...

  UPDATE - 11/12/15 at 3:38 p.m. Chief Frank Mackesy provides information on how UNFPD will proceed with their investigation of the incident involving Sigma Beta Rho fraternity. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yac7ZDehJNE] The...

Video by Michael Herrera and John Crone "On the Couch" is a (roughly) bi-weekly interview segment at Spinnaker Radio with local and visiting music artists. Produced by the combined forces of Radio,...

Fast food will sometimes satisfy that late-night craving for a good meal, but the new Shack Maui restaurant, opened by UNF student Mauricio Valderruten offers one of the only fresh-cooked meals you can...

The boys of On Guard are ready to release their brand new album Where Are You Now this Saturday, Oct. 10 at 1904 Music Hall, featuring new members and a new sound. On Guard started up around three years...

The Intercultural Center for PEACE (ICP) hosted a Native American Heritage celebration in the Osprey Plaza on Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., featuring traditional dance, food and storytelling. The...

This month’s Oktoberfest-themed Downtown Artwalk just got a lot more accessible for students. The Office of Campus Life is providing a shuttle to the third-annual Oktoberfest at Artwalk on Oct. 7...

Indie rock band Lydia rolled their Run Wild North American Tour through Jacksonville last night at 1904 Music Hall, with guests Turnover, Seahaven, and the Technicolors for a delightful night of headbanging...

The most intense gamers at UNF will be battling their favorite childhood videogame characters to the death on Thursday at the Super Smash Brothers 4 tournament hosted by the Student Union Game Room. Master...

This fall, UNF introduced a new gender nonconforming housing opportunity for students living on campus.  This, combined with a private off-campus faith-based housing community, offers a fresh take...

Osprey Productions (OP) announced Big Sean and Asher Roth for UNF’s fall concert on Oct. 8 at the Student Union Amphitheatre. The concert is free with an Osprey1Card, and general admission tickets...

At the end of July, the Physics Department at UNF became one of the only universities in the nation to install a helium liquefier and make it available to undergraduate students. The $250,000 liquefier...

UPDATE - 9/8/15 at 7:50 p.m. View a gallery of photos taken at the party below. [doptg id="173"] -- Spinnaker Magazine is holding a magazine release party on Sept. 4 at the Boathouse from...

Last weekend, the UNF Surf Team placed second overall at the NSSA National Collegiate Surfing Championships in Dana Point, California, for a team all-time best placing at the national level. Although...

This weekend, the UNF Surf Team will be competing in the 2015 NSSA National Collegiate Surfing Championships at Salt Creek Beach in Dana Point, California with hopes to become the first East Coast...

Jack Findel-Hawkins, the first Osprey to compete in the NCAA Singles Championship, made it as far as the Round of 64 at Baylor University’s Hurd Tennis Center in Waco, Texas. Findel-Hawkins'...

The UNF Surf Team won overall in the National Scholastic Surfing Association (NSSA) East Coast Championships for the first time in team history April 9-12 at New Smyrna Beach, Fla. This victory gives...

In 2008, Carrie Colliton and Michael Kurtz invited the world to Rasputin Music in San Francisco for Record Store Day -- a holiday the pair told Spinnaker they created in 2007 after noticing other music...

With head banging scheduled to begin at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, sleeping in won’t be an option for those attending Southeast Beast II this weekend. SEB II, the follow up to For Your Friends (FYF)...

  Dr. Cliff Ross and a group of hand-picked biology students traveled to the Florida Keys last summer to conduct innovative research on coral reefs. Due to a myriad of problems and diseases...

Campus Movie Fest (CMF) filmmakers and show goers buzzed with excitement last night in the Lazzara Performance Hall where the top 16 student-made short films debuted and winners were announced. Winners...

Uncertainty combined with urgency could be seen Friday morning on the faces of OZ Music Fest staffers on the Hodges Stadium field when 10 a.m. came and no band hit the stage. Less than 30 tents...

Sublime with Rome will perform an hour-long set at OZ Music Fest this Friday, March 6 from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on an outdoor stage in Hodges Stadium. OZ Music Fest attendees can expect to watch...

A park bench on a snow-covered sidewalk may appear to be an appropriate place to sit in silent reverie as musical narratives written by Boysin accompany your lone course. Finding solace sitting on...

Giving Title Fight’s newest album, Hyperview, a spin on your turntable will be the calmest decision you will make all day. As soon as that needle hits the grooves, you’ll lose yourself in a state...

Alexander Diaz premiered “Florida’s Mountains” on Jan. 22 in the Lufrano Intercultural Gallery and it will be on display until Mar. 20. Diaz is a St. Augustine based photographer and teaches...

The Jacksonville-based indie folk rock band Weekend Atlas digitally released their first full-length album Jan. 20. The seven-member band -- including three UNF students -- hosted a record release...

Same-sex married couples now recognized for tuition purposes Following the state of Florida’s new legalization of same-sex marriages, the University as of Jan. 13 recognizes same-sex married students...