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Gov. Charlie Crist announced a plan Nov. 21 that will allow each of Florida’s 11 public universities to recommend tuition rate increases up to $370 per semester next year, according to the Florida Board of Governors. The plan is scheduled to allow each university the ability to recommend tuition rate increases up to 15 percent annually as long as schools are actively working toward the governor’s ... Full story

FPL to open new solar plant, puts state No. 2 in nation, Full story

Jacksonville's 'End the Fed' rally Nov. 22, where approx. 150 like-minded people gathered to protest the Federal Reserve and Treasury Department's bailout of Wall Street, and the planned bailout of the automakers. Full story

Jacksonville’s Mayport to house nuclear aircraft carrier, Law makers clash about $750 billion financial bailout, Russia pushes for $200 billion bailout to back banks Full story

The university’s Information Technology Services department recently experienced an up- tick in computer viruses, which started in October, said an Information Technology Services spokeswoman. There were 1,478 incidents of virus detection on 30 managed computers – staff and lab machines – which is considerably higher than the last several months, said Alison Cruess, ITS communications coordinator. The virus triggered the university’s virus protection – Symantec’s new Bloodhound software ... Full story

Grace Ambrose Freshman, Undecided Bandeth Sok Sophomore, Nutrition Noah Kaplan Junior, Foreign Relations What attracted you to the Obama campaign? “In the beginning he seemed like he represented the change we needed. I really liked his education policy.” “I am actually a Republican. Mainly his stance on the war on terrorism ... ... Full story

The government bailed out Wall Street executives, homeowners, and struggling auto companies. But what about the rest of America? Where's My Bailout?" is directed by Courtney Moorehead Balaker, written by Courtney Moorehead Balaker and Ted Balaker, and edited by Alex Manning. Full story

Four amendments passed in the Nov. 4 elections from the Florida ballot, and two failed. The Spinnaker picked two that were most significant for college students: Amendment No. 2 and No. 8. Amendment No. 2: Florida Marriage “This amendment protects marriage as the legal union of only one man and one woman as husband and wife and provides that no other legal union that is treated as ... Full story

After Republicans were routed in their attempts to maintain the presidency and gain ground in the legislative branch, it is again time to consider the future of the once Grand Ole Party. After losing to the Obama campaign, the Republican Party began fighting amongst itself. Fox News anchor Carl Cameron disclosed Nov. 5 that senior McCain aides stated “ didn’t know what countries were in NAFTA – ... Full story

Fifty-one percent of student loan recipients say it will take them more than 10 years to pay off their student loans, according to a new study by CollegeGrad. com, an Internet search engine for newly graduated students seeking entry-level positions in corporate America. The study showed a 5-percent jump in student loans from 2006. It also found 28 percent of college students have no loans, while ... Full story