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Website, iPhone application locates Osprey Connector shuttles

Spinnaker Jun 12, 2010

Students wanting a few more minutes to study in the Library won’t have to worry about missing the shuttle anymore. UNF recently purchased a shuttle tracking system which allows students to track the...

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Renewed life from a renewable resource

Spinnaker Jun 11, 2010
UNF junior electrical engineering student John Gonzalez gives us the low-down on how solar power changed his life.
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Blue Men awe Orlando audiences with music, art

Spinnaker Mar 3, 2010
The Blue Man Group performs at Universal Studios in Orlando, and a staffer reviewed the fun event. Student discounted tickets offered.
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Affected students, on-campus club helps disaster-struck Haiti

Spinnaker Jan 21, 2010
On the UNF campus, the student organization Hope for Haiti has organized disaster-relief efforts along with the Jacksonville nonprofit organization Mission Harvest America.
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Tweet of the week

Spinnaker Jan 12, 2010

So you’re the type of person who is illTwitterate? Or maybe you just don’t see what all the constant-update-on-life fuss is all about? Well, that’s why self-appointed, I-know-everything-about-the-Internet...

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Poignant Prose

Spinnaker Jan 12, 2010
Are you a poet and know it? All right, save the sarcasm and just send over pieces you'd like to see in print to features@unfspinnaker.com. The shorter the prose, the more likely we'll publish it. Dig that, cat?
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Satisfy your stomach, eyes with ‘Osprey Treats’

Spinnaker Apr 15, 2009

Students living on their own while attending college are not always able to enjoy a decent meal for many reasons. UNF graduate student Christian Brown and Osprey TV have set out to bring an end to...

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Fountains expensive but worth it for students, UNF officials say

Spinnaker Jan 28, 2009

More than 1,000 students are expected to join the current dorm residents once construction on The Fountains is complete in summer 2009, UNF officials said. Despite the 6-percent increase in all 2009-2010...

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Special legislative session leads to 4 percent budget cut

Spinnaker Jan 21, 2009

  Florida lawmakers approved a $2.8 billion package of budget cuts, reserve runs and fee increases, ending their 10-day special session Jan. 14. Educational spending will feel the brunt of...

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Editorial: UNF shines in rainy financial season

Spinnaker Jan 7, 2009
UNF administrators did a very smart thing a few years ago. They began planning and putting money away for a rainy day. And with the state, local and national economy facing a downturn and learning institutions across Florida being hampered by budget cuts, that rainy day has now come. But while other state institutions are scrambling to avoid drastic measures, UNF only has to tap into its reserve funds. The result: UNF accomplished a feat many other state universities could not – improving the learning level by bettering the campus community.
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