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Florida Senate race heads to manual recount

Alex Toth, Features Editor • Nov 16, 2018

The first recount of over 8 million ballots in the U.S. Senate race between Rick Scott and Bill Nelson has concluded, but there's still no official winner. Florida's secretary of state has now ordered...

Gillum withdraws concession as Florida prepares for recounts

Alex Toth, Features Editor • Nov 10, 2018

Andrew Gillum has officially withdrawn his concession to Ron DeSantis in the Florida gubernatorial race, following news that an official recount was announced by the Florida secretary of state. A recount...

OPINION: Midterm elections Blue trickle, red sea

Noah Meyer, Opinions Editor • Nov 8, 2018

Once again, we were promised a blue wave. And once again, the Democrats got the results we’ve all come to expect: disappointment. Yes, the Democrats now control the House, barely, but in the run-up to...

Bill Nelson calls for recount following race that was considered “too close to call” against Rick Scott

Sam Chaney, Managing Editor • Nov 7, 2018

As the election results rolled in on the night of Nov. 6, Rick Scott declared himself Florida's new Senator around midnight, despite the fact Bill Nelson had not yet formally conceded the race. Sen. Nelson,...

New UNF poll shows Andrew Gillum leading Ron DeSantis

Steven Thompson • Nov 1, 2018

A new UNF poll of 1,048 likely Florida voters shows Andrew Gillum leading Ron DeSantis 49-43. According to the poll, 87 percent of Democrats support Gillum and 84 percent of Republicans favor DeSantis. “Almost...

Rally attracts students, faculty and members from the community

Hannah Lee • Oct 23, 2018

A crowd rallied for a blue change Monday afternoon at UNF. Close to 400 people attended the Florida Democratic rally in the Field House to promote a blue ticket this year for the ballot. Mayor Andrew...

Students speak to Spinnaker following the Democratic Rally hosted on-campus

Jessica May • Oct 23, 2018

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UNF hosts rally with Joe Biden, Andrew Gillum, and Bill Nelson

Lianna Norman, News Editor • Oct 19, 2018

Former Vice President Joe Biden, current gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum, Senator candidate Bill Nelson and Congressional candidate Nancy Soderberg will be speaking at UNF on Monday, Oct. 22. The...

UNF alumni host farewell celebration for President Delaney

Carly Kramer, Video Director • May 18, 2018

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fnz2n0w3_Ek[/embedyt] With John Delaney’s time as President of UNF drawing to a close, the Alumni Association wanted to show their gratitude. UNF Alumni new...

Nelson leads over Scott in Florida Senate Race, UNF poll shows

Tiffany Salameh • Feb 7, 2018

Sen. Bill Nelson is beginning to take the lead over Republican Gov. Rick Scott, a new UNF poll shows. Overall, it showed Nelson leading Scott 48-42 percent in a poll surveying 429 likely Florida voters. Both...

Osprey Radio struggles to get on the air

Spinnaker • Aug 17, 2010

The Osprey Radio station manager should focus on the long term to be successful. Check out this article about how UNF students may have the chance to be heard by a much broader audience.

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Transition into graduate school with four steps

Spinnaker • Feb 16, 2010

Martha Faulk, a UNF MBA student, decided graduate school was her next course of action in order to give herself more time to decide what to do with her degree and to prepare herself for competition in the job market. Faulk said master’s degrees are becoming a lot more common. Faulk said it is imperative to have a master’s degree in today’s professional world.

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