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BOG Budget and Finance Committee rejects UNF’s Academic Enhancement Fee

Joseph Basco Mar 22, 2012

Presidents from universities across the state proposed fees for their respective institutions for the upcoming 2012-2013 school year during the Florida Board of Governors Budget and Finance Committee meeting...

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Gifting from the heart

Katie Gile Feb 21, 2012

By: Katie Gile, Staff Writer   As the chestnuts roast and carols sail out of mall speakers, the madness of the holiday season swells. Among the indulgent dressing binges and tryptophan highs...

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Bill that diminishes universities’ voices reaches compromise

Matt Head Feb 21, 2012
The FSA and Florida government come to an agreement about students' voices. Read on for the big decision.
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Editorial: Florida’s one percent chomps and chops other universities

Greg Parlier Feb 11, 2012
Possible legislation threatens to take away the decision-making voice of college students.
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New fee may add 5 percent increase to student academic bills

Dargan Thompson Feb 8, 2012
The fee would provide more academic advisers to undergraduate students.
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The Spinnaker Guide to Black Friday

Joseph Basco Nov 16, 2011
THE HUNT FOR SHOPPING DEALS - Black Friday marks the beginning of the holiday shopping season and the decline of civilization.
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Scott Letter to Delaney

Spinnaker Oct 20, 2011
Florida Governor Rick Scott requested detailed information concerning curriculum, professors’ pay and graduates’ pay from the 11 public state universities in Florida.
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Confessions of an On-a-Budget Shopaholic: Thrift, consignment stores offer affordable way to look good

Spinnaker Oct 12, 2010
Go out with the old and in with the new by checking out these alternative shopping destinations that won’t break the bank.
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Delaney plans to stay at UNF for foreseeable future; raises concerns about U.S. Attorney nominee

Spinnaker Feb 16, 2010
Despite his recent involvement in state and national politics, UNF President John Delaney said he hopes to remain at the university for the next decade and does not plan to run for public office again.
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New Florida plan aims to double university budgets in five years

Spinnaker Feb 16, 2010
A new plan, titled the New Florida Plan, proposed by the Florida Board of Governors would make an investment in the state university system which would nearly double the state’s support for over the next five to seven years in a long-term effort to boost Florida’s economy.
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Christmas cheer must extend into the new year

Spinnaker Dec 3, 2008
The UNF student population has been tested really hard during the last few semesters. The way the economy developed left many students facing the dilemma of their future at school and how they will make it during the upcoming holiday. Christmas is now less than a month away and is filling many people with a bitter taste of worry and uncertainty. Those who lost their homes due to the economy will spend their first Christmas at someone else’s place.
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Season to give, not receive

Spinnaker Dec 3, 2008
While different world religions celebrate their own holidays in various ways, there is one common ideal that can be found in them all: We should give back to others. A large number of Americans, despite their religious beliefs, celebrate Christmas as a day of giving presents to the ones you love. However, this is not what Christmas is intended to celebrate in the Christian religion, which was the norm our society was founded on and has – for the majority – maintained. Christmas is the day when Christians come together to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. They are told all the presents and gifts they receive mean nothing compared to the gift God gave them in Jesus.
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