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Volleyball head coach Kristen Wright plans to bring championships to UNF

DeAndre Pearson Feb 8, 2018

In a recent interview with Spinnaker, Volleyball Head Coach Kristen Wright envisions creating a culture full of growth and championships. Born and raised in Bakersfield, California, Wright earned...

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Community First tent at UNF

The business of banking at UNF

Sam Chaney Feb 8, 2018

There are few matters more pressing to college students than that of money, and having easy access to what (probably little) funds you have will become increasingly important the more you spend time...

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Drug trafficking near UNF: “Operation Cash Flow” bust

Sam Chaney Feb 8, 2018

The St. John’s Town Center near UNF gets plenty of foot traffic between local families and the nearby college students, but recently the shopping plaza has also seen a different, more illegal form of...

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Presidential Search Committee Narrows it Down to Five

Presidential Search Committee Narrows it Down to Five

Colin McCann and Liliana Kendall Feb 7, 2018

After two days of interviews and discussion, the Presidential Search Committee made a decision on the five finalists: David Szymanski, Kevin Carman, Rhonda Phillips, John Floros, and Roger Thompson....

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No Repeat Victory in Women’s Basketball Rematch Against FGCU

No Repeat Victory in Women’s Basketball Rematch Against FGCU

Jas Chung Feb 7, 2018

The women’s basketball team (10-14 overall, 3-6 ASUN) were not able to repeat their upset performance against Florida Gulf Coast University (22-4 overall, 8-1 ASUN) as they fell 67-52 in Fort Myers on...

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The UNF Men's Tennis team huddles up before their match.

Weekend Sports Recap

Jas Chung Feb 5, 2018

While the basketball teams battled it out at the UNF Arena, several spring teams continued their seasons on and off the road. Men’s Tennis Men’s tennis got a 6-1 win over Troy University Feb.2...

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North Florida men's basketball topples Stetson

North Florida men’s basketball topples Stetson

Cody Hagerty Feb 4, 2018

https://youtu.be/v42qdk-8EIg Video by Joslyn Simmons After a disappointing loss earlier in the week, the men’s basketball team (11-15 overall, 5-4 ASUN) had no problem getting back to work defeating...

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Women's basketball falls to Stetson

Women’s basketball falls to Stetson

Feb 4, 2018

Coming off one of women’s basketball biggest victories, the Ospreys (10-13 overall,3-5 ASUN) dropped their Feb. 3 home game to Stetson (14-10 overall,5-3 ASUN), 68-51. The game started off very slow...

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Women’s Basketball pull out the upset over Florida Gulf Coast

Women’s Basketball pull out the upset over Florida Gulf Coast

Jas Chung Feb 2, 2018

  https://youtu.be/d2tK9QqxGjw Video by Jas Chung The women’s basketball team (10-12 overall, 3-4 ASUN) upset the No.25 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles(20-4, 6-1 ASUN) 75-73 for their first loss...

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Freebies at the UNF Arena

Jas Chung Jan 31, 2018

Get ready for some freebies at the UNF Arena this week! There will be a pre-game pep rally with hot chocolate and s’mores provided by Student Government this Thursday for the women’s basketball...

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Men’s basketball gets ousted on the road to ASUN rivals FGCU

Men’s basketball gets ousted on the road to ASUN rivals FGCU

DeAndre Pearson Jan 30, 2018

The Ospreys (10-15 Overall, 4-4 ASUN) fail to exact revenge for their loss against conference-leading FGCU (17-8 Overall, 8-0 ASUN) on the road in their second meeting on the season, 103-70. It was...

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Soderberg and FL District 6 Update: DeSantis runs for governor, new candidates join

Hannah Lee Jan 29, 2018

Last year, Spinnaker exclusively interviewed Nancy Soderberg, a current UNF faculty administrator who is running for Congress about her plans if she got elected. Soderberg is currently running for the...

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