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UNF’s global environmental struggles class is hosting the first Environmental Awareness Day on the Green Nov. 25. Five groups of students from the class will be doing demonstrations and talking with other students to raise awareness for environmental issues. The creator and instructor of the class, Dr. Suzanne Simon, never planned the event into her syllabus. “There was this growing sensibility within the class that rather than ... Full story

Ospreys for Ospreys is a UNF donation drive for a group of Marines who deployed for Iraq in early September. The Marine squadron receiving the goods works closely with the V-22 Osprey aircraft – a connection Health Administration Director Doreen Perez noted when she began the drive in October. Captain Bryan Willows of the VMM-266 Squadron corresponded with the Spinnaker from Iraq ... Full story

Go ahead and quit that job you hate; President-elect Barack Obama is going to pay for your education. According to Obama’s Web site, he plans to create an American Opportunity Tax Credit that will pay the first $4,000 of students’ tuition in exchange for the students’ contribution of 100 volunteer service hours to their community. This action will not only change many students’ situations but the financial ... Full story

This week's edition of the Spinnaker featured an editorial on the importance of Veterans Day and how it is not, unfortunately, remembered as it should be by the masses. I fully agree with this statement, as veterans risked their lives fighting the wars America has waged over the centuries. Full story

UNF’s own trampoline-jumping mascot Ozzie the Osprey might have gotten his courage from a connection with the Marines, as it turns out. Health Administration Director Doreen Perez is spearheading a donation drive for a group of Marines that were deployed to Iraq early September. Full story

According to an article on CNN's website, a stranger bought a woman's foreclosed home and gave it back to her during an auction. Why did she do this? The answer is simple, yet difficult for many to grasp: The act was one of pure kindness. Full story

Lehigh University freshman Jeanne Ann Clery was murdered on her Pennsylvania college campus in 1986. Clery’s parents, unaware of her safety on campus, fought for years to make what is now known as the Clery Act a reality. The act requires American colleges and universities to inform students of the crime statistics around campus. In compliance with the act, the Department of Education released UNF’s 2007 crime statistics ... Full story

Students, faculty, staff and administrators joined together for the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Oct. 18 at Metropolitan Park. They chose to complete either the 2K or 5K run to raise funds and awareness for breast cancer patients and research. The 57 team members of the Healthy Osprey Race for the Cure team raised $690 for the event. As the largest UNF group there, it consisted of ... Full story

Gov. Charlie Crist informed all state agencies June 12 that in addition to the 3.3 percent cut for the 2008-2009 fiscal year, he was going to be holding back 4 percent of the allocated budget. To cover the 3.3 percent cut, UNF administrators decided to lessen non-academic travel, eliminate 25 faculty positions, some summer classes and limit enrollment. To cover the extra 4 percent, UNF did ... Full story

It all started with one simple idea--what if I could go on a vacation with my own savings? Then I found a reason to do it when my favorite play moved to Broadway in New York City. After five months of saving, this broke college student is staying in one of the most expensive cities in the world for four nights and five days. Let me ... Full story