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Baseball looks to strengthen series lead over Lipscomb

Spinnaker Apr 8, 2009

With the end of the season rapidly approaching, UNF baseball travels to Nashville for a three-game series against Lipscomb University. UNF started slow this season, going 1-6 in conference play, but after...

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UNF graduation rates fall behind Fla. schools

Spinnaker Apr 1, 2009

Frustrated students who have branded UNF as U-Never-Finish might be justified in their bitterness, as the university’s graduation rates are falling behind other Florida schools. In contrast to the...

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UF baseball over UNF 5-3

Spinnaker Mar 27, 2009
Unable to keep the streak alive, UNF baseball lost to No. 23 Florida 5-3, March 25, allowing Florida to even up the two-game series on the year.
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Ospreys defeat Gators in front of 3,194

Spinnaker Mar 25, 2009

The UNF baseball team beat the University of Florida Gators 3-0 March 24 in the first match-up at Harmon Stadium. In a game that could have gone either way, the Ospreys beat the No. 23-seated Gators...

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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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Shuttle system expands to accommodate growth

Spinnaker Jan 21, 2009

  After a year in service, the Osprey Connector shuttle has made some adjustments in service to improve the overall quality offered to UNF students, officials said. To increase visibility,...

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Army program provides leadership training

Spinnaker Jan 21, 2009

A new Army ROTC program has been established at UNF. The four-year training program can be chosen as an addition to students’ original program of study and will prepare students for future careers...

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Commentary: Inside the Huddle – Jan. 14, 2009

Spinnaker Jan 14, 2009

Josh Salman Managing Editor James Cannon II Assistant News Editor Rebecca McKinnon Staff Writer Heather Furey Assistant Sports Editor Question 1: Former NBA Basketball star Charles Barkley...

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Editorial: Tuition hike worth paying for

Spinnaker Dec 3, 2008
After hearing Gov. Charlie Crist’s plan to increase Florida college tuition annually by 15 percent for the next eight years, many college students might have a negative reaction. Most college students struggle financially, and being forced to pay more money is not an encouraging thing. But Florida in-state students currently live as royalty anyway, paying the cheapest tuition rates in the country. The plan would cap the tuition increases at the national average, and it would take seven to 10 years to even skim the surface of that level. This plan, though costly at first, will make the college degree – and the experience – more valuable. There are 15.9 million students currently enrolled in college, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, and some of those are only there because someone else – a parent, grandparent, or fiancé – is forcing them.
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