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GOLFPLEX being investigated

Spinnaker Jan 10, 2010

Despite the many steps UNF is taking to become more green, the university has recently asked an environmental consulting company to compile a report for the St. Johns River Water Management District after...

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SG Senate denies T-shirt funding for LGBTQ Awareness Days

Spinnaker Jan 8, 2010
The UNF Student Government Senate blocked a T-shirt funding request from pro-gay rights groups during the Jan. 4 Senate meeting, citing fiscal responsibility as the rationale.
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Parking council recommends shifting of spaces, closing of lot

Spinnaker Jan 8, 2010
The Department of Facilities Planning has advised the UNF Board of Trustees to abolish Lot 7, eliminate some premium parking in Lot 9 to make room for more designated parking and to eliminate some designated parking in Lot 2 to make room for additional visitor and vendor parking, said Vince Smyth, director of Auxiliary Services.
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QUIPS ‘N’ TIPS: Advice to guide your life from the features department

Spinnaker Jan 7, 2010
Roommate's new beau not budging from one-room dorm? Let the Features Department show you the way back to freedo
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Professor Giuma Update

Spinnaker Nov 24, 2009

The controversy surrounding Prof. Tayeb Giuma has continued. He is currently on administrative leave while the university's investigation continues, said Sharon Ashton, spokesperson for UNF. Giuma...

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Pre-med, pre-law kick up some old-fashioned rivalry

Spinnaker Nov 21, 2009

It was a warm, sunshine-saturated day as a calm, refreshing winter zephyr blew though the softball field behind Lot 18. This picturesque setting allowed for a blistering brouhaha between two groups of...

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Editorial: Professor’s unstable behavior cause for concern, dismissal

Spinnaker Nov 21, 2009

We always thought UNF’s derisive moniker “U Never Finish” summed up the shortcomings of our beloved commuter school sufficiently. Apparently we can add “Ur Never Fired” as another sardonic...

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November 5 -12

Spinnaker Nov 20, 2009
Nov. 5 – Petty Theft (Building Y)
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October 27 – November 5

Spinnaker Nov 18, 2009
Oct. 27 – Burglary (Building 44)
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The Life and Death of the GINA Robot

Spinnaker Nov 18, 2009
GINA Robot fails to fetch all of 'Mars Rocks' A team of UNF students was one out of 17 finalists that competed their robots at the international 2009 American Society of Mechanical Engineers student design competition in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Nov. 15.
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Court proceedings begin for Giuma

Spinnaker Nov 18, 2009

Norris: He still has his job Dr. Tayeb Giuma’s first pretrial date was Nov. 16, and the proceedings have begun for the UNF professor who could spend up to a year in county jail. Steve Siegel, assistant...

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Student Ombudsman: I’m here to facilitate student, university officials interaction

Spinnaker Nov 18, 2009

The unassuming office looks like many others on campus. A little cramped and a bit cluttered, the office’s oversized furniture stuffed into the room hides the white paint. Despite its appearance, this...

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