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You can’t ‘X’ Christ out during the holiday season

December 4, 2015

Putting X in place of Christ in Christmas is like exing Jesus out of the holiday that celebrates his birth. Regardless of religion or belief, people use the term Xmas instead of Christmas. It’s a careless...

Refuge center aims to save unwanted pets

November 25, 2015

FGCU students, who are part of a group for a Foundation in Civic Engagement course, created items for the Animal Refuge Center. The Animal Refuge Center is a not-for-profit, no-kill shelter located in...

People help raise food and money for Harry Chapin Food Bank during the holiday season

November 24, 2015

With the holidays right around the corner, local stores and banks are helping raise money and food for the Harry Chapin Food Bank in Fort Myers. Billy Fuccillo of Fuccillo Kia in Cape Coral will match...

Students host fundraiser for children’s hospital

November 16, 2015

A fundraiser for the Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 23, in Cohen Center room 214. The event, Crafting for a Cause, will be hosted by Montana...

GBS/CIDP Foundation to host Walk and Roll event to raise money and advocacy for disease

GBS/CIDP Foundation to host Walk and Roll event to raise money and advocacy for disease

November 5, 2015

The GBS/CIDP Foundation International will host the inaugural Walk and Roll event at Lakes Park in Fort Myers , at 10 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 8. This event will be the first Walk and Roll event for the state...

Students tell stories at Horror on the Lawn

November 2, 2015

Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society held its third annual Horror on the Lawn event at the Veterans Pavillion Thursday, Oct. 29. The event had students and faculty read horror stories to get into the...

Wildlife goes to rehab

September 23, 2015

Wildlife rehabilitators nurse injured and orphaned wild animals back to health before releasing them back into the wild. Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife is one of the few local wildlife rehabilitation...

Art Walk in downtown Fort Myers draws local crowd

September 8, 2015

Hundreds of people packed First Street in downtown Fort Myers, Friday, Sept. 4 for Art Walk. Every month, the River District Alliance hosts Fort Myers Art Walk, an event that allows local stores and artists...

Headbands of hope

August 30, 2015

Headbands of Hope is a national organization that donates to cancer research and to kids battling cancer. Since the launch of the company in 2012, Headbands of Hope has donated more than $40,000 and 40,000...

Doggone Mystery

August 24, 2015

A dog has been missing in the FGCU area since this July 4. Guinness, Laurie Sloat’s dog, is a yellow, adult, male Labrador retriever. He went missing after he got scared during a Fourth of July firework...

FGCU hosts the first winter Special Olympics

October 22, 2014

For the first time, Florida Gulf Coast University will be having its very first winter games from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Thursday Oct. 30  on the recreation field. The FGCU Winter Games is a Special...

A snapshot of the Photography Club

September 24, 2014

The Photography Club is one of more than 300 registered student organizations at Florida Gulf Coast University. Hannah Johnson, president and one of the founding members, started the club so that other...

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