UNF President John Delaney acknowledged Bill McCollum as the candidate he endorses for governor in an interview with the Spinnaker Jan. 28. "Bill McCollum is an old friend and he has asked if I can...

Both the UNF basketball teams in accompany with the athletic department are stirring up the campus with fist-pumping school spirit events for JU week. Every Osprey will have the opportunity to be a...

As men's head basketball coach Matthew Driscoll’s team laced up for the USC Upstate match Jan. 22, he untied his shoes and entered the game barefoot for Samaritan’s Feet’s Barefoot for Barefeet Coaches...

As a UNF student, I’ve never had to worry about getting into a fist fight with a bloodthirsty Dolphin fan, but after last week’s basketball game against Jacksonville University, it looks like our cross-town...

UNF Prof. Tayeb Giuma broke his silence regarding memos and documents tying him to plagiarizing a student’s paper as his own Jan. 26. Although documents dating back to 1997 linking Giuma to acts of...

An accident occurred about 5:30 p.m. Jan. 25 at the crosswalk connecting Osprey Fountains with the interior campus. A student was allegedly struck by a black Ford F250 4x4, according to sources familiar...

Police, emergency vehicles and students crowded around the crosswalk connecting Osprey Fountains to Osprey Hall; a student lay on the ground, having been apparently hit by a truck around 5:30 p.m. The...

Environmental Services Inc. released a report Jan. 19 that shows how UNF violated laws that protect the natural landscape of certain areas inside the GOLFPLEX. The report also shows how these areas...

Game day viewing parties when your team is away are routine for most schools, and it seems like UNF is finally catching on to the excitement. At the Boathouse in the Student Union Jan. 18, UNF fans who...

By Heather Furey and Josh Gore Environmental Services Inc. released a report Jan. 19 that shows how UNF violated laws that protect the natural landscape of certain areas inside the GOLFPLEX. The report...

The streaking Ospreys have been humbled as of late, and head coach Matthew Driscoll’s first run-in with cross-town rival Jacksonville University didn’t go too well. The men’s basketball team...

The last 35 seconds of the UNF men’s basketball game on Monday night kept fans on the edge of their seats as UNF made an effort to edge out Mercer and secure another win to continue a five-game winning...

The UNF men’s basketball team is receiving a dose of long-awaited positive attention heading into a Jan. 8 game against A-Sun Conference rival Florida Gulf Coast.   The Ospreys recently went on a tear,...

The Associated Press college football poll is biased toward a voter’s home state and conference, according to a research study conducted by four UNF business professors. The study was based on votes...

The UNF men’s basketball team has won seven of its last eight games and are coming off a 2-0 road trip defeating Florida Gulf Coast and Stetson. Though one player on the team is having a good season....

Winning the tip-off and scoring the first points of the game didn’t give UNF enough confidence to keep up with the aggressive Lipscomb Bison, as UNF lost 79-55 Saturday night.  “Obviously we are...

In the days following the failed Christmas Day bombing plot, congresspersons refrained from publicly holding hands and singing a patriotic hymn of some kind. There was neither a bipartisan rush to...

It’s the beginning of a new semester, and with it comes the usual aggravations — the Cashier’s Office, One Stop and crowded classrooms full of optimistic wait-listers and slouching slackers who...

Do you remember the dreaded family road trips when you were younger, where you spent several hours at a time counting the trees that went by before the invention of iPods and television screens inside...

Web Editor Ian asked me to take over the reigns of former Features Editor Jason Yurgartis and start up YouTube Video of the Week. And of course, I obliged. So, what do you do when you see numerous tweets...

The UNF men’s basketball team defeated conference foe Belmont with an at the buzzer tip-in by Matt Sauey off Brad Haugabrook miss. Miss is something the Ospreys did a lot of Thursday night, shooting...

Though the earthquake disaster that killed thousands of people in Haiti was hundreds of miles away, its effect has made it to the UNF campus. Samantha LaMartine, a senior psychology student, is out of...

So you’re the type of person who is illTwitterate? Or maybe you just don’t see what all the constant-update-on-life fuss is all about? Well, that’s why self-appointed, I-know-everything-about-the-Internet...

Some kind of warped tradition exists between college students and lack of funds, duh. You know what stretches holes in students' pockets even more dramatically than deceptive happy hours (nobody told me...

TAURUS: So remember that rumor that Jacksonville skies were slated to squeeze out some snow last week, and it totally didn't happen, Taurian? Don't be surprised if a trend develops. GEMINI: Gembalaya!...

Despite the many steps UNF is taking to become more green, the university has recently asked an environmental consulting company to compile a report for the St. Johns River Water Management District after...

“Good resolutions are simply checks that men draw on a bank where they have no account.” -- Oscar Wilde

(Erik Tanner, Photo Editor) After pushing through an arguably salty and sickeningly sweet first attempt at a Beer of the Month, a fine, young, slightly bald and extremely zealous server introduced me...

Vandalism vexes UNF staff in courtyards and dormitories The world of UNF is no longer one of clarity or insight for Gandhi, as vandals have not only stolen the spectacles off his statue, but also plagued...

The Board of Trustees approved a total student fee increase of $1.62 per credit hour for the 2010-2011 school year Dec. 1. 35 cents of it is going to Student Government's allocated activities and services,...

by Amanda Billy and Michelle Carranza UNF Journalism Students Victoria Vail sat cross-legged on the zebra-striped bed in her hot pink room and smiled as she sang Mariah Carey's “Through the Rain.” “Every...

Caring. Beautiful. Giving. Fun. Unique. Happy. Supportive. Full of life. These are just some of the words used by Charlee St. Clair Anderson's family and friends to describe her. The criminal justice...

Research shows a widespread addiction to the Internet, college students at risk By Ramon Walle Contributing Writer Michelle Clark, a UNF public relations junior, sat with a group of friends on a couch...

Schultz Hall namesake loses battle with cancer When walking by Building 9, most students don’t notice the name on the side of the building: Frederick Schultz, a long-time Jacksonville public servant...

by Natasha Davis Contributing Writer Over 800 students were divided five ways this semester when the UNF Biology Department created five specialized tracks, also known as concentrations, for its undergraduate...

                                                  Far from the Velvets' 1969 tune, these girls aim to explore issues affecting women through art You're...

Most bands take the whole “about” section on their MySpace pages less than seriously. You know, listing nonsensical stuff like “Chevy Chase, yeah!” or “Now in Technicolor.” Jacksonville’s...

One Spinnaker staffer gives you the low-down on trimming downtown With Christmas fast approaching, many people are breaking out the shears to trim their tree, but whether or not you’re a Christian,...

Wahoo! Soon exams will be but a bad dream and winter vacation commences. Besides using this as an excuse to immediately acquire a stiff one (drink that is, and only our 21+ readers, duh), this also means...

Nothing is more pleasing than entering your living space and immediately feeling solaced by the savory scents of a meal that’s perfectly ripened and ready for you to ravish it. And some would argue that...

Dinuzzo: Counseling center has always been understaffed Students seeking nonemergency help at the UNF Counseling Center will most likely be placed on a waiting list because of an increase in enrollment...

The controversy surrounding Prof. Tayeb Giuma has continued. He is currently on administrative leave while the university's investigation continues, said Sharon Ashton, spokesperson for UNF. Giuma...

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It was a warm, sunshine-saturated day as a calm, refreshing winter zephyr blew though the softball field behind Lot 18. This picturesque setting allowed for a blistering brouhaha between two groups of...

Nov. 20 is National Kick a Ginger Day, campus gingers share their outlooks Gingerism. Regardless of the tint of your luscious locks, most folks are familiar with the classification. While at one time...

We always thought UNF’s derisive moniker “U Never Finish” summed up the shortcomings of our beloved commuter school sufficiently. Apparently we can add “Ur Never Fired” as another sardonic...

White Denim brings cheer to Cafe Eleven patrons All throughout high school, for me, for the most part, it was style over safety. So it goes without saying (even though I will anyway) that I never much...

OK, so get this. A movie, yeah, alright, a movie based off of beloved kid-lit writer Roald Dahl’s ink. And the story centers around one of the most celebrated woodland creatures of all time -- a fox....

A loyal husband and father leaves for work on the bus at 8 a.m. He won't return to his wife and four children until 9 p.m., after a full day's work at the Salvation Army, a company that pays him in food...

Artists, musicians and generally good folks banded together to host the 15th Annual Conmoto Art and Music Festival downtown Nov. 20 and Nov. 21 to benefit HabiJax -- a branch of Habitat for Humanity. There...

Norris: He still has his job Dr. Tayeb Giuma’s first pretrial date was Nov. 16, and the proceedings have begun for the UNF professor who could spend up to a year in county jail. Steve Siegel, assistant...

The unassuming office looks like many others on campus. A little cramped and a bit cluttered, the office’s oversized furniture stuffed into the room hides the white paint. Despite its appearance, this...

The UNF men's struggled Saturday against an overmatched Notre Dame that fields future NBA star Luke Harangody. Head coach Matt Driscoll said the atmosphere really wasn't that hostile after losing 86-65...

Campus Update released a bulletin a little before 12:30 p.m. Nov 12 that said access to UNF hall would be limited Today to the main entrance. UPD could not further comment on the ongoing investigation...

The University of North Florida posted a notification on Thursday morning, Nov. 12, that a thorough search by the University Police Department has produced no results after a bomb threat made towards...

It was a busy night in the chambers of the Student Government Senate Nov. 9, as Elections Chief swore in new senators, filled committee positions and the Senate debated and passed legislation. Outgoing...

The Spinnaker received an e-mail from UNF student Matthew Merolli in response to Oct. 28 issue’s article “UPD: Something must happen to intoxicated students.” Merolli was caught drinking underage...

Recent renovations on campus have been hard to miss. Temporary chain-linked fences and caution tape have rerouted or completely closed off certain avenues through campus, and people wearing paint-speckled...