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Editorial:The BOT joins the state in piling budgets on students’ backs

Greg Parlier Mar 22, 2012

The BOT joins the state in piling budgets on students’ backs Here we go again. The state, and now UNF, has dumped all the responsibility of keeping higher education in Florida relevant on the...

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My take on students’ financial investment in Florida’s higher education system

Spinnaker Feb 2, 2012
UNF Student Body President Matt Brockelman addresses the new Academic Enhancement Fee.
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Illegal Education

Spinnaker Nov 2, 2011

Florida is denying in-state tuition to U.S. citizens living in the state who are unable to prove the lawful immigration status of their guardians – an unconstitutional policy that more than triples...

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Educate yourself while the getting is good, these prices won’t last long

Spinnaker Jan 19, 2011
Tuition hikes across the country account for a lack of state revenue dollars, even here at UNF.
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Board of Trustees approves tuition increase, enhancement fee

Spinnaker May 28, 2010
The Board of Trustees approved an increase in tuition fees Thursday, as well as an academic enhancement fee.
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New Florida plan aims to double university budgets in five years

Spinnaker Feb 16, 2010
A new plan, titled the New Florida Plan, proposed by the Florida Board of Governors would make an investment in the state university system which would nearly double the state’s support for over the next five to seven years in a long-term effort to boost Florida’s economy.
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Out-of-state residency students will pay more tuition after amended bill

Spinnaker Jul 30, 2009

Out-of-state students planning to gain Florida residency for the fall may have to change their plans after the Florida State Legislature’s announcement of the amended State Bill 1696. The law used to...

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Staff Blog: Another round of government intervention; UAW owns Chrysler

Spinnaker May 5, 2009

Way back in November, still under the Bush administration, I wrote a column documenting how a moral hazard was being created and the slew of negative unintended consequences that stem from government actions,...

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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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Plan passed to increase tuition

Spinnaker Feb 25, 2009

The Higher Education Committee of the Florida Senate approved Gov. Charlie Crist’s plan Feb. 18, which gives each state university the ability to raise tuition up to 15 percent per year. The plan...

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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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Bailouts urge students to ‘End the Fed’

Spinnaker Dec 3, 2008
J acksonville citizens, including several UNF students, participated in the “End the Fed” rally Nov. 22 downtown at the Jacksonville Federal Reserve Building. Approximately 150 people gathered to protest the Federal Reserve and Treasury Department’s bailout of Wall Street and the planned bailout of the automakers. The rally was part of a 39-city protest. Some cities had thousands of supporters listening and chanting to Republican and emocrat elected officials who opposed thebailout. Police officers (right) were called in to videotape the protest.
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