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Campus pastor sparks controversy on green

Gordon Rhyne | Jan 23, 2013

A Christian, an Atheist and a pastor walked onto the UNF Green. The pastor said, “She pulled out her breasts and they were like big ole’ cantaloupes.” The surrounding students broke out...

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Interfaith chapel coming to campus

Jessica Harden | Jan 22, 2013

Despite protests by some students, UNF is moving ahead with plans to bring an interfaith chapel to campus. The chapel will be located behind the Herbert University Center. A final design is not...

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Men’s Soccer win one, lose another during opening home stand

Spinnaker | Aug 27, 2012
The Ospreys (1-1) won their opening game Fri. Aug 24 against Sienna 4-2 in a shootout during the first ever Mike Gibbs Memorial Tournament. Last season North Florida was only able to conjure up a single victory to accompany their 15 losses. A record attendance of 1,056 fans watched the opening game and cheered the Ospreys to their first home win under Head Coach Derek Marinatos, who’s in his second season leading the team.
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OneJax becomes UNF affiliate

Lindsay Montgomery | Feb 22, 2012
The nonprofit faith organization brings interfaith programs to the university.
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Newt Gingrich speaks in front of veterans, students at the UNF University Center

Hali Harden | Feb 2, 2012
Gingrich focuses on military affairs, healthcare, ‘Islamicism.’
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The GOP debate event recap

Dargan Thompson | Jan 27, 2012

UNF found itself in the national spotlight Jan. 26 as the CNN GOP debate swept through campus.News trucks and hundreds of members of the media took over the Student Union. CNN filmed live from campus all...

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Campus sanctuary on the way

Spinnaker | Feb 25, 2009

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...

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Preachers force group to ponder free speech limits

Spinnaker | Feb 18, 2009

“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...

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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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