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Students, staff sort trash to promote recycling

Jason Howard Oct 25, 2012

  The abundance of white coveralls under the tent by the Student Union Oct. 24 may have made it look like there was radiation leak on campus, but the suits were just to protect the students...

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Electropop duo 3OH!3 to headline Osprey Productions concert

Dargan Thompson Oct 25, 2012
If you’ve been to a club, dance party or just turned on the radio within the past few years, you’ve probably heard a song by 3OH!3. The duo of Sean Foreman and Nathaniel Motte exploded into the pop music scene in 2008 with their second album, ***Want, which reached no. 44 on the Billboard top 200. The song “Don’t Trust Me” reached no. 7 on the Billboard Top 100.
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The Spinnaker’s guide to Jacksonville’s haunted houses

Dargan Thompson Oct 25, 2012
With just a week left until Halloween, it’s your last chance to get your scare on. The Spinnaker visited three haunted houses in the Jacksonville area to help you decide where you want to spend your screams this season.
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So, what’s your story: Nursing professor Linda Connelly returns to UNF after tour in Iraq, time in DC

Kasandra Ortiz Oct 24, 2012

From UNF to Iraq, with many stops in between, former Deputy Chief of the Army Nurse Corp and Professor of Nursing Linda Connelly always makes her way back to the home of the Ospreys. Connelly retired...

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Students soar over Lake Oneida in first zip night

Jason Howard Oct 23, 2012
For years, UNF students have only been able to imitate the Osprey by Swooping, but now, once a month, Eco-Adventures gives students the opportunity to fly. UNF Eco-Adventures’ Osprey Challenge Course is a team-building ropes course funded by Student Government that features both high elements up in the trees and low elements down on the forest floor. The featured attraction, the gravity zip, spans nearly 400 feet and is one of the only zips in Florida to go over water.
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‘The Invisible War’ seeks to raise awareness about the problem of sexual assault in the military

Kasandra Ortiz Oct 22, 2012

When Lt. Paula Coughlin reported to her admiral about being sexually assaulted, she was met with indifference. Instead of giving up, Coughlin fought back. She is now a member of the Protect Our...

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Spinnaker Zipline

Connor Spielmaker Oct 22, 2012

Watch as the Spinnaker zips through the new Osprey Challenge Course which opened Aug. 20. The Zipline is just one of the many programs that is offered on this ropes course. More information can...

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Ozzie’s Oktoberfest draws crowds for first event held in decades

Jason Howard Oct 21, 2012

By Jason Howard, Staff Reporter An estimated 1,000-1,200 students came out to Ozzie’s Oktoberfest Oct. 20 to celebrate beer, food, and music and the revamping of a longtime tradition that UNF...

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Passwords: To Share or Not to Share?

Zach Sweat Oct 18, 2012

If a friend or significant other asked you to give them access to your Facebook, email or other similar account, would you? As our society moves into the thick of the digital realm, the trend of sharing...

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Ozzie’s Oktoberfest to bring back tradition with local flare

Jason Howard Oct 18, 2012

This Saturday will mark the revival of a longtime UNF tradition, Oktoberfest. Bill Delaney, UNF Student Affairs Information Specialist, has been planning for a year and a half to bring back the event,...

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SORNE Interview

Mason McGough Oct 17, 2012

SORNE are a multimedia art collective from Austin, Texas. Considering his work a "tapestry of humanism," Morgan Sorne's elaborate tale of five siblings is concerned with the villainous extremities of...

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Movie Review: ‘Pitch Perfect’ hits all the right notes

Katie Gile Oct 16, 2012

Welcoming the fall season with open arms is the auto-tuned, hilarious love letter to collegiate a capella, Pitch Perfect. In essence, imagine Glee without the hallway drama, with an added a...

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