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Staff Blog: How Mexico has failed us with the Swine Flu

Spinnaker | Apr 26, 2009

As of today, Mexico city has literally shut down everything dealing with public life. Schools, restaurants, museums, and other public venues because of a swine flu outbreak that has killed at least 80...

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Training readies UPD for campus shootings

Spinnaker | Mar 11, 2009

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...

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Professors discuss factors of national economic crisis

Spinnaker | Feb 25, 2009

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...

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Commentary: STDs affect UNF

Spinnaker | Feb 25, 2009

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...

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Commentary: Inside the Huddle – Feb. 25

Spinnaker | Feb 25, 2009
Question 1: UNF’s baseball symbol, which is similiar to the Yankees’ logo, will possibly leave whenever head coach Dusty Rhodes retires. What do you think the new logo should be in the future?
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UNF finishes 11th at annual home invitational

Spinnaker | Feb 25, 2009

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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Feb. 6 – Feb. 13

Spinnaker | Feb 18, 2009

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...

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Master’s program goes global

Spinnaker | Feb 18, 2009

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...

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Hockey club ready for first season

Spinnaker | Feb 4, 2009

The Ospreys are leaving the air and hitting the ice, as the UNF hockey club prepares for its first season as a club team in fall 2009. After trying to get the program started for a couple of years, hockey...

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UNF gambles with Florida Lottery sales

Spinnaker | Jan 14, 2009

Grass will always grow, and the sun will always rise, but the sustainability of some so-called “recession-proof” industries – sex, booze and gambling – are withering amidst cloudy economic conditions. For...

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A view from the inside

Spinnaker | Jan 7, 2009
Student Health Services is evolving into what Director of Health Administration Doreen Perez called “a one-stop shop for the students.” The medical center is now able to evolve further as it is the recipient of a brand new digital X-ray machine, Perez said. Distinguished UNF alumnus Dr. Syam Paryani, a Jacksonville radiation oncologist, made the addition possible through various contributions to the Brooks College of Health.
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Inside the huddle Jan. 7 2009

Spinnaker | Jan 7, 2009
Jason Yurgartis Features Editor Chad Smith Graphic Designer Rebecca McKinnon Staff Writer Heather Furey Assistant Sports Editor
Question 1: Will the NHL’s now annual outdoor hockey game help the league bring in more fans in the future?
This is honestly the coolest thing the NHL has ever done. But one novelty game a year isn’t going to save a sport most people in America only watch for the fights. Yes, I think it will because outdoor events all over the country bring a new type of atmosphere when hockey games are played in untraditional stadiums that host the event. Depends when and where the league holds it. Being born and raised in Florida, I wouldn’t sit outside that long in the cold. The only way hockey will bring in more fans is if Vincent Lecavalier, ”the Michael Jordan of Hockey,” plays on every NHL team.
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