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State of Florida ends tax on tampons

Alexandra Torres-Perez Jun 13, 2017

“It’s not fair. We didn’t ask for [menstrual cycles] to happen to us,” UNF senior Amanda Elliott said. Florida has recently joined fourteen other states in the exemption of taxes on feminine...

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Hicks Hall where One Stop student financial services is located. Photo courtesy of Chartwells

Your FAFSA info might have been hacked last year

Wesley Leblanc Apr 11, 2017

Up to 100,000 people’s FAFSA information may have been breached last September, according to an article by CNN. IRS Commissioner John Koskinen told CNN that hackers could have used someone’s personal...

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Graphic by Mariana Martins

Opinion: Double standard emerges between “the haves and the have nots”

John Aloszka Oct 20, 2016

In the 2016 presidential race there is a looming double standard surrounding the candidates. It has been pointed out by Hillary Clinton surrogates and reporters alike that Donald Trump is oft graded...

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Fat taxes: a failure of a solution to obesity

Noor Ashouri Jun 16, 2013
The idea of a "fat tax" needs a lot of work because of some of the adverse it effects it has on consumers. In an attempt to avoid paying the extra money, people are buying the foods in higher quantities to avoid paying the tax on multiple purchases. Also some items on the fat tax list aren't necessarily unhealthy or fatty at all, which makes the extra taxing of them confusing.
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Momma always said: “Money doesn’t grow on trees”

Hali Harden Jun 15, 2012

As with every political issue, it seems Florida college students’ futures are stuck in a battle between bi-partisan Senate lines. Comforting, right? Both sides offered solutions on how to pay...

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State, nation and world news Feb. 9, 2011

Spinnaker Feb 8, 2011
Check out some of the latest stories to hit the news in this week's edition of state, nation, and world news.
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On-campus organizations give UNF a green face-lift

Spinnaker Oct 19, 2010
Grass, fires and trash compactors; find out about UNF’s new environmentally beneficial initiatives and how you can reduce your own carbon footprint, one piece of garbage at a time.
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Commentary: There is still hope for Wall Street

Spinnaker Mar 25, 2009

Everyday we hear it. Businesses across the nation are closing, taxpayers are foreclosing on their homes in record numbers, and banks are failing like never before as a result of a national credit crunch...

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