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How FGCU manages emotional support animals on campus

February 7, 2016

Alex Kantor, a sophomore hospitality and resort management major and the resident assistant of Building F in North Lake Village, has had a Siamese cross-eyed cat living on campus for almost a year now....

Seven new student organizations came to campus this spring

February 6, 2016

Every semester, FGCU students come up with new ideas for organizations to bring to campus. This semester, seven new registered student organizations were added to the university list. The Outdoor Adventure...

SG elections move online

January 28, 2016

In 2015, only six percent of the FGCU student body participated in Student Government elections. This year, Ian Knight, the supervisor of elections in the Election Rules Committee, is positive half of...

Lutgert dean is considered for UND presidency

January 28, 2016

Robert Beatty, the dean of the FGCU Lutgert College of Business, is one of the candidates for the president position of the University of North Dakota. The UND presidential search committee met Jan. 20,...

Student petitions for campus ninja warrior lounge

January 27, 2016

FGCU student Jordan Brown is petitioning the university to incorporate a ninja warrior lounge to the fitness center that will be built on campus. As of Tuesday, Jan. 26, Brown had gotten 600 signatures. “I...

FGCU professor tags and tracks rattlesnakes on campus

January 23, 2016

John Herman caught his first eastern diamondback rattlesnake near the FGCU Food Forest about four years ago. In that moment, he decided to start a research project that would track the snakes’ movements...

University recruits students to help fight equality issues on campus

January 21, 2016

The Office of Institutional Equity and Compliance is looking for two students to join the Title IX committee, which is a committee that handles issues related to sexual harassment, sexual discrimination,...

Powerball continues to rise with record-breaking $900M jackpot

January 8, 2016

[UPDATED Jan. 9, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. - Powerball rose from $800 million to $900 million since publication.] Powerball lottery hit an estimated $900 million jackpot Saturday, Jan. 9, increasing the highest...

The Cohen Center can be seen from across one of FGCU campus many ponds. (EN photo / Kelli Krebs)

FGCU’s reaccredidation approved

January 7, 2016

Rest assured, FGCU has been recently found to be an exceptional school. During its 2015 annual meeting, the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools granted the...

Weather station installed near Food Forest

December 8, 2015

Even though most days it’s a given that it’ll be really, really hot outside, there are some days when we all want a definite weather forecast. Now, a weather station on the FGCU campus is not only...

Fall 2015: Crime rises on campus

December 3, 2015

Statistics given to Eagle News by UPD show there has been a significant increase in criminal activity this year compared to crime statistics from last year. From August to October 2015, there have been...

National Climate Change rallies extend to FGCU

December 2, 2015

Under a cloudless sky and with an intense sun beating down on them, a group of almost 20 FGCU students protested against global warming Nov. 30 on the Library Lawn. The students joined the group...

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