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Equal sports, but not equal interest

Jordan Harirchi | Apr 5, 2012

By: Jordan Harirchi, Assistant Sports Editor As a journalism major and Spinnaker writer who is fairly familiar with the news agenda and how it works, I can see the media generally value male sports more...

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Faulty INTELLIKEYs result in campus safety concerns among students and faculty

Maggie Seppi | Feb 22, 2012
INTELLIKEY incident brings about questioning of company’s programming process and causes student mistrust.
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Speaking of love

Spinnaker | Feb 9, 2011
Goes together like a horse and carriage Professor Traci Mathies speaks about her relationship with husband Sam Mathies, who is also a UNF professor.
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Smartphones breaking into many college courses as a means to facilitate learning

Spinnaker | Mar 4, 2009

On the first day of class when professors hand out the syllabus, one particular regulation that can be found in most courses is the over-emphasized rule: “No cell phones.” But with the vast increase...

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Commentary: Free-market economics benefit students, staff

Spinnaker | Jan 7, 2009
In times of economic downturns and the complete removal of free-market principles from macro-economics, an instance of resourceful capitalism is a refreshing sight, especially since this solution came from a government worker. Tom Farber, a San Diego high school teacher, was recently faced with a serious budget crisis: his copy budget for tests and quizzes was cut by one-third. He estimated his expenses for the school year at more than $500 while his budget was reduced to a little less than $300. Rather than complain about a lack of educational funding while either paying for copies out of pocket – which isn’t a possibility for some educators considering their paltry salary – or simply omitting the exams – to the detriment of the students – he decided to sell advertising space on his copies.
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