Chief Dean: UPD to begin carrying Tasers in the next few weeks

Spinnaker | Mar 24, 2010

The University Police Department will transition to the use of Tasers to further promote safety on campus. UPD Chief John Dean revealed the change at the Safety Council Committee meeting March 22 and said the Tasers act as a “less lethal force option.”

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Fired professor meets with UNF to plea for his job

Spinnaker | Mar 24, 2010

Professor Tayeb Giuma, the electrical engineering professor who was recently fired for various misconduct issues, met with Provost Mark Workman March 15 for a predetermination conference to discuss details surrounding his termination notice.

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Study links low self-esteem with Greek life

Spinnaker | Mar 24, 2010

A recent Chicago study found a link between an increased feeling of self-objectification and participation in the sorority rushing process and Greek life as a whole.

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Center for Student Media hosts SG Debate 6:30 in the Boathouse

Spinnaker | Mar 8, 2010

The Center for Student Media is hosting a debate tonight at 6;30 at the Boathouse for the three parties on the ballot running for the Student Body president. The presidential and vice presidential candidates...

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BREAKING NEWS:UNF women advance to next round

Spinnaker | Mar 3, 2010

The UNF women became the first #7 seed to ever win a game in Atlantic Sun tournament history, Wednesday night by defeating Mercer, 55-40. The Ospreys depended heavily on point guard Brittany Kirkland...

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The Furey Factor: Women’s tennis team has to start from ground zero

Spinnaker | Mar 3, 2010

The UNF women’s tennis team tallied its first loss of the season against the College of Charleston 4-3, which doesn’t seem too devastating, but it means a lot to the team.

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Funding Compassion doesn’t make cents in an era of tight budgets

Spinnaker | Mar 3, 2010

Mantra of fiscal responsibility betrayed with superfluous spending

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Player of the Week: UNF baseball player Robbie Collier

Spinnaker | Mar 3, 2010

As a left-handed pitcher for the UNF baseball team, junior Robbie Collier practices hard on the pitcher’s mound, but he’s made the Spinnaker’s player of the week because of his performance at the plate.

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UNF Hockey team races to towards next season

Spinnaker | Mar 3, 2010

During the first game of the UNF Hockey Club’s inaugural season, Joe Burke, a UNF business management junior and club president, dislocated his shoulder.

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Senior basketball players layout team experiences, future plans

Spinnaker | Mar 3, 2010

Next basketball season, three men and two women will be missing from the UNF basketball teams.

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Police Chief: UPD unintentionally withheld reports from Spinnaker

Spinnaker | Mar 3, 2010

UPD Chief John Dean took the blame for the lack of police reports released in the past month and a half, as UPD’s records clerk did not clearly understand what she could and could not release to the Spinnaker, he said.

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Contention in SG senate over physics club funding request

Spinnaker | Mar 3, 2010

A torrent of vigorous debate over the the merits of a student travel request disturbed the usually placid waters of the Student Government Senate March 1.

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