UPD Detective Michael Townsend is searching for the suspect of a campus grand theft case where $4,000 was withdrawn after a UNF employee’s wallet was stolen Jan. 28. The pictures above were taken from...

The U.S. Department of State recently issued its annual Spring Break advisory for students traveling abroad, but this year it was noticeably different – specifically citing Mexico as a potentially dangerous...

The frequency of computer replacements at UNF has been increased from three years to four years due to government restructuring of the university’s budget allocations in the Information and Technology...

Barnes, Saathoff to win John Barnes is slated to enter his second-term as student body president with Mike Saathoff as student body vice president due to the unique circumstance of presidential candidates...

AROUND THE STATE Jacksonville family terrorized by ski-masked invaders Three gunmen tied up a mother and her five children at gunpoint March 6 in their Jacksonville home before kidnapping the father...

Recent fondling story false A UNF student who claimed she was fondled in the second floor lounge of the Osprey Landing Feb. 1 has admitted to falsifying statements, said UPD Chief John Dean. In the...

When 24 UNF students went to Tallahassee March 4, they wanted to make their voices heard on the budget issues facing the Florida higher education system. The “Rally in Tally” was organized by the...

April 16 will mark the two-year anniversary of the deadliest school shooting in the United States: the massacre of more than 30 people at Virginia Tech. The UNF population has not suffered a shooting...

After finishing the 2008-2009 season with an 8-22 record, the UNF men’s basketball team has now finished its sixth consecutive season with a losing record. And as UNF began to prepare for its first...

The right-to-die issue has been hotly debated in the U.S. for decades. Some say the issue came to the forefront after people began to live longer without the worry of infectious diseases, such as the plague...

Hope and change. If anybody from our generation can recall, those were the major keywords in Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign in 1992. And though his message was about change, things seem more and...

Dear Editor, I am writing this in response to the letter to the editor in the March 4 issue of the Spinnaker regarding the use of Activity & Service Fees allocated through Student Government for the...

A crisp blue sky March 6-8 at St. John’s County Fairgrounds played backdrop for the Harvest of Hope Foundation Music and Art Festival. The three-day festival was shimmied into existence thanks to Harvest...

What’s better than the debauchery and carefree recklessness of Spring Break to interrupt the monotony and stress of a busy semester? How about stacking on top of it our nation’s only true drinking...

Whether it is through pelting each other with beans or watching TV, UNF students are studying and celebrating Japanese culture in an animated way. UNF’s Anime Club appreciates the special genre of cartooning...

International students at UNF face several challenges including embracing a new curriculum and a new culture. But there is one thing 10 UNF students don’t mind facing in the United States: the tennis...

The UNF baseball team defeated the then sixth-ranked team, Florida State University, 5-4 March 4 for its first win against FSU in UNF history. The Seminoles program (6-3) is also the highest ranked...

Women’s tennis wins 7-0 Adding one more win to its undefeated season, the UNF women’s tennis team beat the University of Tennessee-Martin 7-0 March 9 at the UNF Tennis Complex. Sophomore duo...

The UNF softball team will test its skills against colleges from across the nation during the 2009 Winthrop/Adidas Invitational in Rock Hill, S.C. “This will be another tough weekend. We have some...

Feb. 25 – Battery/Possession (Building E) – UPD was dispatched to an area outside The Village regarding a loud disturbance, which turned out to be a dispute between a female student and her boyfriend. While...

On the first day of class when professors hand out the syllabus, one particular regulation that can be found in most courses is the over-emphasized rule: “No cell phones.” But with the vast increase...

At first glance, Mary seems perfectly normal. She passes her classes, has an active social life and participates in extra-curricular activities. But Mary has a secret. She spends the majority...

During a series of meetings throughout the Fall 2008 and Spring 2009 semesters, the UNF Parking Services Council decided to make two changes to parking services: a night-time premium permit option and...

Grant Prather, a 26-year-old UNF student, fought long and hard with colon cancer, and his surviving family now takes solace that he is finally pain-free, his mother, Jo Anne McKinney said. Prather died...

Are we alone in the universe? Did God create man or did man create God? Was Darwin right? All these questions were subjects of discussion Feb. 25 at the Skeptics Forum sponsored by UNF Campus Ministries. Students,...

Students join for monthly international dinner The Interfaith Center and Student Government are sponsoring an international dinner March 5 to provide an opportunity for international and domestic students...

AROUND THE STATE Three football players still lost at sea; one rescued Three men are still missing after their boat capsized in the Gulf Coast Feb. 28. They face diminishing survival odds after...

Students returning from Spring Break who need to complete administrative paperwork will be in for a surprise – several key offices will be vacant. During the break, several offices including One Stop,...

Nearly 1,000 students attended Revamp, a two-day concert event sponsored by Campus Ministries Feb. 26-27 in the Arena. Five bands, The Afters, Seventh Day Slumber, Story Side B, 10th Ave. North and...

Nathaniel “Nat” Glover, vice president of Public Relations in the UNF President’s office, has overcome many challenges in his lifetime. The struggle that built his character, the same struggle...

John Barnes Student Body President Running for Second Term Mike Saathoff Student Body Vice President Running for Second Term News Editor What have you been able to accomplish so far in...

Here are the names, pictures and platforms of the students running for SG 2009 General Elections. The Coggin College of Business and College of  Education and Human Services candidates are running in...

Obesity isn’t something just your parents have to worry about anymore. During the past several years, obesity on college campuses has sky-rocketed, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In...

Josh Salman Managing Editor Jonathan Morales News Editor Rebecca McKinnon Staff Writer James Cannon II Assistant News Editor Professors are embracing cell phones in the classroom. What’s...

With the looming financial news we receive every day, there has been a never-ending search for alternative sources of revenue to make up for budget cuts. In Florida, our government is facing a whopping...

After high school graduation, making the choice to attend college can help you mature not only in your knowledge and understanding of subjects, but also in the five main essences of your being: physical,...

Dear Editor, Various UNF campus ministries partnered with Student Government both Thursday and Friday night last week to bring a large-scale Christian concert to the Arena. The concert featured some relatively...

Dear Editor, In an effort to protect academic freedom and foster knowledge, universities generally have come to be known as environments where free speech should be encouraged. Additionally, as a public...

Dear Editor, UNF students who are concerned with the religiosity propagated on the Green should exercise their freedom of speech to combat those ideas with opposing viewpoints rather than calling for administration...

Click here to see the photo gallery. Four brunette musical talents with British accents decided to literally follow the advice Paul McCartney gave in 1968: “Take a sad song and make it better.” During...

Vagina. Coochie snorcher. Vee-Jay-Jay. All these phrases and more proclaimed the importance of women’s sexual awareness at the Vagina Monologues, performed at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 27-28 in the Robinson Theater. Playwright...

You’re totally lying if you won’t admit to ever having wasted an embarrassing hunk of time perusing various online social networks. Facebook and MySpace are the classic would-be-study-time black holes. But...

When one hears the name Casper and the Cookies, it might conjure images of a cowardly, pre-pubescent ghost and the comfort of gorging on mom’s homemade sweets while sitting way too close to the TV for...

Living vicariously through the words of another is one of the greatest and most powerful things a song can do for someone, especially in this case. No one wants to go to prison, but there has always been...

UNF’s Kappa Delta sorority hosted Shamrock Manhunt, a paintball tournament, Feb. 28 at Goatfarm of Jacksonville to raise money for the prevention of child abuse. Players were charged a $30 registration...

One of the things that makes UNF unique is also what causes people to take a second look: the UNF baseball logo. The first thing people do when they see the logo is think, “Yankees. No wait, North Florida.” That’s...

The UNF baseball team went 1-3 in the 2009 Kennel Club Classic Feb. 27-March 1. The only team the Ospreys defeated was George Mason University. In the first match, UNF lost to Ohio State University 11-6....

The UNF men’s and women’s track and field teams will compete at the UNF Spring Break Open Outdoor tournament March 6-7 at Hodges Stadium. Coming back from the Atlantic Sun Indoor Track competition...

The UNF women’s tennis team earned a 7-0 victory March 1 against Davidson College in a day filled with strong winds. UNF is now in third place in the Atlantic Sun Conference standings with a record...

The UNF women’s basketball team’s leading scorer, freshman guard Brittany Kirkland, was an unanimous selection to the Atlantic Sun Conference All-Freshman team after ranking second among freshmen in...

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[HTML1] The Beatles, or the next-best-thing --  a tribute band -- performed with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra Feb. 27 and 28. The following are photos taken of the performance on the 28th in the...

A Buddhist monk’s words, spoken to him decades ago, never left him. Instead, they fueled his passion and life work: educating and striving for human rights. Father Roy Bourgeois, a retired naval officer...

A campus religious center is scheduled to be built in the surrounding woods at UNF, and up to four religious centers could be built on campus as part of UNF’s 10-year Master Plan. The Hidden Lake...

Feb. 9 – Information (Building 45) – Eight black, white and blue photo prints were taken from a wall in the entrance hallway to the Print Lab. Students had displayed the photos, which had no monetary...

2009 student body Presidential Election makes university history For the first time in Student Government history, the current presidential ticket is running uncontested, and the Red party will continue...

Maria de Lourdes Castillero, a UNF international student, performs the dance “El Puento” during the International Dinner Feb. 20 at the University Center. Castillero won first place in the international student...

UNF hosted an economic panel Feb. 19 concerning the state of the U.S. economy and how President Barack Obama’s policies will affect the markets. The panel, “Our Economic Challenges: What Can the New...

Each semester, UNF invites several people from the community and around the nation to speak in the Distinguished Voices lecture series. There are four speakers lined up for the Spring 2009 semester,...

SG ‘revamps’ students with free concert Student Government is sponsoring the 2009 REVAMP Christian Music Concert series at 7 p.m. Feb. 26 and Feb. 27 in the UNF Arena. The concert will include performances...

The Higher Education Committee of the Florida Senate approved Gov. Charlie Crist’s plan Feb. 18, which gives each state university the ability to raise tuition up to 15 percent per year. The plan...

AROUND THE STATE Jacksonville port hit by cuts, decreases cargo shipments Current national economic conditions are affecting Jacksonville’s port, decreasing the number of cargo shipments and causing...

Volunteers from the UNF community will celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday March 2 by reading to children in the 12th annual Read Across America event. More than 500 children ages 4-9 from local schools...

With the busy schedules students must balance, it can be hard to focus on any life other than their own. But there is so much going on in America and around the world that students should know about. In...

Mike Tomassoni Art Director Holli Welch Editor in Chief Rebecca McKinnon Staff Writer Jason Yurgartis Features Editor Due to budget cuts, many Florida high schools will be reducing their...

In the past months, students have been hearing the buzz about getting tested and knowing their status for HIV and AIDS. The chatter began on campus when UNF kicked off a huge campaign for World AIDS Day...

Dear Editor, Coming from a conservative town in Central Florida, I knew UNF would be much more of an open-minded environment for someone like me and many others to enjoy. I am a minority in this great...

Beads, beads, jambalaya and more beads – just a few of the items that take over Universal Studios in Orlando each spring for its Mardi Gras celebration. The theme of the 14th annual party is storytelling,...

According to Wikipedia, every professor’s top choice in reference databases, vetiver is an Indian-native perennial grass kindred to other fragrant turf such as lemon grass.  Its particular odor is commonly...

One stay-at-home mom out of Minnesota is making a living out of heaps of junk – yes, that stuff in flea market crates or boxed in your attic. Sue Whitney turned her hobby into a budding retail business...

Following the directions Osprey Productions had given him, Harry Potter landed his Firebolt Feb. 16 on the Green, ready to have some fun. Students took part in a series of free and entertaining Harry Potter-related...

It’s that time of year again. With Spring Training starting and exhibition games being played in Florida and Arizona, baseball is back and embroiled in its annual controversy. Yes, Bud Selig is Satan...

Becoming a sushi chef is hard and laborious, as the time and effort needed to create sushi aren’t generally found in your everyday kitchen. But sushi has become an increasingly popular part of our culture...

The UNF women’s swimming and diving team broke 11 school records at the Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association Championships in Athens, Ga. Feb. 19-21 to finish its season. The record performances,...

In the first day of the John Hayt Collegiate Golf Invitational, UNF tied for 11th, in the second day, the Ospreys tied for ninth, and during the last stretch, the Ospreys fell again to the 11th spot Feb...

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The UNF baseball team will not be overlooked this year at the 2009 Kennel Club Classic Feb. 27-March 1. UNF will welcome some of the best competition in the nation, including the No. 2 ranked Ohio State...

Actors often portray the stories of people who are able to accomplish unbelievable things off the movie set and in real life. One of these real-life heroes, Herman Boone, whose story was the basis for...

With one week down and an entire season to go, Marcie Hickey has begun her career as an Osprey – the fifth UNF softball head coach in the program’s history. Hickey, who graduated college 10 years ago...

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[HTML1] UNF fraternity Delta Upsilon collected more than $200 in donations for cancer awareness Feb. 19 during their second annual shave-a-thon. Between the donations from the shave-a-thon, a $500 dollar...

A trio of UNF jazz students recently made an impact on some inner-city children who would otherwise have no interaction with arts in their neighborhood schools. The opportunity came after a volunteer...

“Fornicator.” “Masturbator.” “Whore.” Any, or all, of these anger-filled words can be heard by UNF students walking on campus when a preacher is on the Green. But administrators are looking...

After months of hearings, the Student Government Senate passed its proposed 2009-2010 Activity and Service Fee Budget Feb. 16. The $3.4 million budget, which was a $150,000 increase from the previous...

Community colleges will play a vital role in training the next generation of students for new or altered jobs in the emerging green economy, according to a new report from the Academy for Educational Development. The...

“If I don’t pass this test, I’m going to fail college and life.” That’s the type of message the voice in your head gives you that can cause test anxiety, said Deborah Baker, mental health counselor...

Several advances have been made in the realization of Greek housing on campus, but current economic and housing conditions will not allow the university to finance the construction for Greeks right now,...

Feb. 6 – Burglary (Lot 18) – After a student presented a stolen parking decal to contest parking citations, the owner of the decal reported it missing from her Jeep. UPD verified with Parking Services...

AROUND THE STATE Local police officials still searching for Putnam girl Haleigh Cummings, the 5-year-old who went missing Feb. 9, is still the subject of a week-long investigation to find the Putnam...

For two days, the Green was transformed from its traditional role as an area for Frisbee and angry preachers to one that more closely resembles a carnival. Hundreds of students participated in the annual...

A student displayed this art project – a baby carriage complete with a floating manequin – on the Green Feb. 13 for the community to enjoy.  See more photos online at unfspinnaker.com.

Picture a man in charge looking through resumes and tossing them into one of two piles: call for an interview or ignore. He lingers on one resume longer than the rest; this applicant has two master’s...

She worked for 13 years at an advertising agency before she learned how to hand-wash clothes and cook on an open fire. She spent three months in Cameroon while living in a three-bedroom house with eight...

The expansion of the Jacksonville Port authority was the focus of the first International Business Week at UNF, which concluded Feb 12. While presentation topics were selected so they would represent...

In any college, students can learn about their major from a textbook. What sets colleges apart from one another is the practical experience they provide. Subsequently, this experience is also what sets...