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This residence off Kernan Blvd. where three UNF students live was burglarized early on April 25. Photo by Mark Judson

$15,000 burglary led to alleged false imprisonment incident

Cassidy Alexander May 6, 2016

Three UNF students were burglarized April 25, resulting in the loss of approximately $15,000 in firearms, ammunition, jewelry, computers, cash and other belongings, according to an incident report from...

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Teal Kane will fly out to Culver City, Calif. on Mar. 18 to participate on Wheel of Fortune, the longest-running syndicated game show in the United States.
 Photo by Courtney Stringfellow

UNF student spent spring break spinning the big wheel on America’s Game

Courtney Stringfellow Mar 29, 2016

When a UNF student and her mother spotted the Wheelmobile at the Jacksonville Fair last November, they decided to take on the wheel of chance and audition. Senior child psychology major Teal Kane sat...

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Ed Dendor, Jack Leone, Emily Leone, and Elizabeth Leone with the memorial Jesus statue. Photo courtesy TISIRI.org

Leone honored with reef habitat

Christian Ayers Jun 29, 2015
John C. Leone, a UNF student who died in a hit-and-run, was memorialized by his family with an artificial reef off the coast of Ponte Vedra Beach.
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Officers and maintenance workers observe the scene of the crash.Photo by Alex Wilson

Failure to yield leaves student injured

Patrick Lloyd May 27, 2015
A UNF student is in the hospital with no life-threatening injuries after being hit by a car that failed to yield on UNF Drive.
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UNF student John Spinks breaks ground on new HGTV competition show

Jake Stofan Jul 24, 2014
UNF Construction Management senior John Spinks and his wife Whitney Spinks were chosen to appear on the new HGTV competitive show Flipping the Block. John explains how the couple was chosen to be on the show, what led him to construction, and their plans for the future.
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UNF student injured in motorcycle crash over weekend

Blake Middleton Apr 17, 2014
Freshman and ΚΣ member Matt Loveland is currently in the hospital after a motorcycle crash this weekend.
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Sports: one of the many boxes life comes in

Jordan Harirchi May 8, 2012

By: Jordan Harirchi, Assistant Sports Editor I know I’m the assistant sports editor, but I want to get this one out of the way as quick as possible: my last sports column for the Spinnaker is about...

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Former UNF student sentenced to 11 years

Maggie Seppi Dec 19, 2011
Former UNF student Derek Lee Mrasak was sentenced to 11 years in the Florida Department of Corrections followed by nine years of drug offender probation Dec. 7, in connection with a hit-and-run fatality that occurred Oct. 16, 2010.
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