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The Gore Report: Fantasy baseball offers free way to experience the MLB season

Spinnaker Mar 30, 2010
It's that time of year, with opening day right around the corner, people all over the globe are finalizing their fantasy baseball teams and preparing themselves for the long season ahead.
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Ozzie molts on his experiences as a mascot

Spinnaker Mar 30, 2010
As far as alter-egos go, a feathery, 7 foot tall Osprey named Ozzie remains Matt Biegun’s.
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Ospreys add a notch to their winning streak with FGCU win

Spinnaker Mar 30, 2010
ICKER: Softball The UNF women's softball team extended its winning streak to five games after knocking off Florida Gulf Coast twice in a doubleheader March 27.
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Automotive engineers set sights race car construction

Spinnaker Mar 30, 2010
The president of an engineering club at UNF literally stood up for what he believed. Starting the Society of Automotive Engineers club at UNF and having a goal for the club to build a race car to compete with in a years time.
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Food Court testing Chick-N-Grill for potential replacement of Chef Yan Can Cook

Spinnaker Mar 30, 2010
The possible elimination of Chef Yan Can Cook from the Student Union Food Court has began with a two-week trial period of a new restaurant -- Chick-N-Grill.
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Faculty Association cancels psychology master’s program

Spinnaker Mar 30, 2010
Despite argument from the UNF Psychology Department, the UNF Faculty Association voted Feb. 4 to terminate the Master of Arts and Counseling Psychology program, one of only two master's degree programs the department offers.
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Florida senate bill to cut Bright Futures, legislation hopes to save it from burning out

Spinnaker Mar 30, 2010
The Florida Senate has cleared a bill which would reduce the payout from the Florida Bright Futures scholarship and require more from students initially seeking the scholarship. With state lottery revenue sagging, legislators are looking for ways to preserve Bright Futures without bankrupting it.
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Election season heats up in second debate

Spinnaker Mar 28, 2010
The second and final scheduled debate between presidential candidates from the Red, Yellow and United Ospreys parties was held March 25 in the UNF ballroom with about 75 people in attendance, most of which were sporting party colors of one hue or another.
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UNF officially dismisses Giuma

Spinnaker Mar 24, 2010

UNF Electrical Engineering Professor Tayeb Giuma, who was recently charged with simple battery, was formally dismissed March 24 after the results of a March 15 predetermination conference. UNF Provost...

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Rock the Vote UNF style: Get out, elect future campus shapers

Spinnaker Mar 24, 2010
The election season is now upon us. No not the federal and state elections held this November, but rather the Student Government spring 2010 general elections, which are equally important — if not more so — in the day-to-day lives of UNF students.
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Universities take advantage of compatibility surveys for dorms

Spinnaker Mar 24, 2010
Compatibility surveys are used to help students find roommates with similar personality traits at colleges all across the country, but until there are definite statistics that prove these surveys actually work, UNF housing isn’t going to use them.
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Chief Dean: UPD to begin carrying Tasers in the next few weeks

Spinnaker Mar 24, 2010
The University Police Department will transition to the use of Tasers to further promote safety on campus. UPD Chief John Dean revealed the change at the Safety Council Committee meeting March 22 and said the Tasers act as a “less lethal force option.”
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