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Inside: Special Debate Pullout INSIDE 2 Wednesday, January 25, 2012 Spinnaker // Unfspinnaker.Com UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012 PAGE 20 Inside: Special Debate Pullout INSIDE 2 Wednesday, January 25, 2012 SPINNAKER // UNFSPINNAKER.COM news 7 expressions 10 sports 16 7 // GivinG Internet to the needy 10 A UNF student envisioned a plan to bring internet-enabled computers to a Dominican Republic school. // TAKE notiCE More than A handful but less than two handfuls of observations about the campus that you may have missed. // Surrender your shorts 12 Campus MovieFest seeks out 16 creative aspiring filmmakers for ready-set-go movie production. // ROUGH RIDE Men’s basketball hits the road in the middle of a losing streak. 8 Splits two games in Georgia // seeinG red this SPrinG // New faCE The Student Government Red UNF volleyball has a new face Party announed their Spring 2012 13 17 at head coach. Learn about new presidential candidate. Hint: he’s Osprey, Steve Loeswick. the guy in the photo above. // HIP-HOP HAPPeninGS These boys B-Boy, but they’re not a part of any ‘90s pop group you remember. Special Pullout GOP Debate Section The Spinnaker breaks down everything related to the Jan. 26 GOP debate. In this issue’s special pullout section, you will find a breakdown of the candi- dates, who’s protesting, political analysis, and how students voted in The Spinnaker Student Primary Poll. #debateunf WEB EXClusive IN eaCH issue Cover NEED MORE VISUALS WIth YOUR 02 INDEX 07 NEWS JOEY TARAVELLA NEWS? CHECK OUT OSPREY TV'S 03 HODGEPODGE 10 EXPRESSIONS indeX Photos NEWSCAST AT UNFSPINNAKER.COM 04 OPINIONS 16 SPORTS SEAN MURPHY, ANDREW NOBLE, KERI WEILAND HODGEPODGE SPINNAKER // UNFSPINNAKER.COM Wednesday, January 25, 2012 3 Jan. 20 Marijuana Possession and Use (Osprey Cove) – Two resident assistants said they smelled marijuana odor emanating from one of the rooms during their nightly rounds. The officer requested permission from the suspect to enter his room, which he granted. Upon the officer’s entry, he noticed a strong odor of mari- juana. The suspect was read his rights. The suspect was asked if he was smoking marijuana in the room and POLICE he said no. The officer asked if the student had any in his room, and he handed the officer a small marijuana joint concealed in the waist of his pants. The suspect was issued a Notice to Appear. The marijuana joint was placed in the JSO Property Room. The student was referred to Student Conduct. BEAT Check out more Police Beats online at unfspinnaker.com Jan. 17 Possible injunction order violation the driver would retaliate because the vehi- condition and transported her to Beaches grams of marijuana and possession of drug (Lot 5) – The complainant said she had a per- cles were so close, so he recorded the other Hospital. paraphernalia. The student was referred to manent injunction for protection against a driver’s license plate number. Upon return- Student Conduct. fellow ROTC student who came within the ing to his car, he noticed the car parked on Jan. 18 Marijuana possession (Lot 18) – The distance prohibited by the injunction. The the line was gone, and there were several caller stated a vehicle in Lot 18 had its pas- Jan. 23 Possible Intoxicated Student (UNF complainant observed the other student in small scratches on the right middle panel senger door open, and no one was around. Drive near Building 47) – The officer ap- the parking lot but did not make direct or of his car, where there had been none be- The officer noticed the odor of burning mar- proached the student, who was unable to indirect contact with him. She said to the of- fore he parked. He pointed out to the of- ijuana emanating from the vehicle. The of- maintain her balance, on foot. The student ficer that the injunction stipulates he cannot ficer that the scratches were in the shape ficer noticed a homemade pipe sitting in the was supporting herself on an electrical be parked near her, and she believed he was of an “A.” There was no further damage center console. While patrolling the area, green box. The officer asked the student if too close. The officer found it might have reported. The registered owner of the other the officer saw the defendant enter the car. he could escort her back to her dormitory been dark when the student parked his car, improperly parked vehicle agreed to meet The officer asked if he could see the pipe, room, but she was unable to maintain her causing him not to identify the complain- with the officer at a later date. and the student handed it to him. There balance and had slurred speech. The sub- ant’s car. He said he did not recall seeing the was marijuana residue in the pipe bowl. The ject refused to go upstairs to her room and complainant’s car upon parking. The offi- Jan. 18 Seizure victim (Building 12) – A stu- officer asked if the student had any other could not give the officer the name of her cer advised him that additional stipulations dent was sitting upright on the floor when illegal items in the vehicle, to which the roommate. The officer took custody of the might need to be added to the injunction to the officer arrived. A nearby student said student responded that he did. The student subject and asked for permission to search ensure the two students can park without the student appeared to have had a seizure. handed the officer a clear plastic bag with her person. The officer also searched her possible violations. The student said she was all right when the marijuana inside and stated he also had a belongings and found a small bag of mari- officer asked her. The student’s eyes were grinder in his vehicle. The grinder was lo- juana. Due to the circumstances and her Jan. 18 Criminal mischief (Arena Parking glassy, but no other injuries were observed. cated and had marijuana residue inside it. emotional instability, the officer placed Garage) – The complainant said he had The officer asked if the student had been The student said the marijuana and para- the property in the JSO Property Room and parked his vehicle on the top level of ill and if there had been any other prob- phernalia were his and he had been smok- sought psychological assistance for the stu- Garage 38 and that there was only one spot lems, and her responses were not in line ing it before class. The marijuana and para- dent. available. In the spot next to his, a car was with the questions. She seemed confused phernalia were placed in the JSO Property positioned over the line and into the empty and disoriented, according to a police re- Room, and the student was issued a Notice space. The complainant said he was worried port. Jacksonville Fire Rescue evaluated“ her to Appear for possession of fewer than 20 Source: University Police Department Compiled by Maggie Seppi “ PAUL FENN | SPINNAKER Here’s a sneak peek of the Lazzara Performance Hall where CNN will host the GOP Debate Jan. 26. Seating 1,300, the Performance Hall will be packed tight Thursday night. CNN and the Florida Republican Party determined the allocation of the tickets to the live debate. DISCOURSE 4 Wednesday, January 25, 2012 SPINNAKER // UNFSPINNAKER.COM 4 discourse SPINNAKER // UNFSPINNAKER.COM Wednesday, January 25, 2012 Editorial The political circus is in town, but you’re not invited our old white guys are coming to UNF, but they aren’t professors, Fdonors or grandfathers of incom- ing freshmen. They aren’t lecturing at the University Center, selling kettle corn in Osprey Plaza or even sculpting an obscure piece of art at a random part of campus. They’re coming and bringing hordes of media, supporters and dissidents with them. But if you’re a fee-paying student at UNF, chances are you won’t have anything to do with them. You won’t be able to see them, you won’t be able to hear them speak and you cer- tainly won’t be able to park anywhere near your destination while they’re here. Yet UNF administrators are regarding this as a landmark achievement for UNF – with some calling it the biggest event in UNF history. Sure, it will give the university some na- tional, and even international, airtime – if folks in Botswana are really watching the U.S. Republican debates prior to early sea- son primaries closely. The beautiful Lazzara Performance Hall will be the backdrop, and UNF’s public relations staff has ensured that any camera shot taken on this campus will in- clude the university letters so all debate junk- ies will know where their favorite – or least fa- vorite – Republicans are tearing eawch other a new one this week. However, to say that this will increase the value of UNF’s degree, as UNF President ILLUSTRATION BY JOEY TARAVELLA AND SEAN MURPHY | SPINNAKER John Delaney said in his conversation with the Spinnaker Jan. 23 (inside debate section), the actual live debate in the 1,300-seat Lazzara and themselves, through the headache of amongst protesters of the candidates on might be stretching the accolades a bit too far. Performance Hall, distributed amongst com- getting there. the Green. Will potential employers, upon seeing munication and political science students Many students may wonder then, for In other words, as the entourage of old UNF on your diploma, remember that warm and to others at Student Government and the all the hullabaloo, what do students get out white men invade UNF, students — voting winter of 2012, when the Republicans were President’s office’s discretion.
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