During tough financial times, students will have to prepare themselves for another increased expense.The UNF Board of Trustees approved a $1.33 per-credit-hour student fee increase for the 2009-2010 academic year after a two-month series of meetings that began in October.

President John Delaney promised to fund additional Library opening hours as a response to Student Government’s efforts to extend the Library’s availability – a promise made in the fall campaign of the Red Party.

The Library will now be opened Monday through Thursday from 7:00 a.m. until 2:30 a.m. and
on Sunday from 1:00 p.m. until 2:30 a.m.

Fridays and Saturdays remain unchanged.

After receiving the funding, the Library’s new schedule will start Jan. 20 and will create an additional 12 hours each week.

After almost nine years as UNF police chief, Mark Foxworth stepped down from his post to become a street cop for the Fernandina Beach Police Department. Assistant Chief John Dean took Foxworth’s place Dec. 13 as the new police chief of UPD. The Spinnaker sat down with him to discuss his past experience, his new role on campus and his plans for the future of UPD.

Cell phones have become unwelcome in most schools because of fears about cheating, distractions and the reality that some students have used them to take and spread inappropriate pictures.

But a new book written by an educator argues cell phones also are educational.

Cell phones can be a handy way for teachers to supplement their lessons, said Liz Kolb, an adjunct professor at Madonna University.

But before she can convince students, she has to get through to teachers.

Student Health Services is evolving into what Director of Health Administration Doreen Perez called “a one-stop shop for the students.”

The medical center is now able to evolve further as it is the recipient of a brand new digital X-ray machine, Perez said.

Distinguished UNF alumnus Dr. Syam Paryani, a Jacksonville radiation oncologist, made the addition possible through various contributions to the Brooks College of Health.