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I’m talking now

I’m talking now

November 13, 2013

Finding motivation is a process, not an event You ever go to exercise and think, “What the hell am I doing?” I started working out seriously about seven years ago, after I was assaulted in Gulf Coast...

Power couple: Romantic duo make huge gains in weightlifting

November 13, 2013

Glancing at Chelcie Almeyda, you’d figure she’s in pretty good shape. You may not realize that she can lift the weight of two full-grown men, but the 5’3” 127 pounds senior proved it with a deadlift...

Horror in the Quarter

October 31, 2013

Eagle News staffers encounter weird experiences in New Orleans Horror in the French Quarter[1] : Eagle News' weird experiences in New Orleans "Balfazaar ran to Radio Shack real quick[2] . He’ll be...

Programming Board is full of zombies

October 25, 2013

Missed Zombicon this weekend? Don’t fret, because Programming Board is bringing undead action to campus. The second annual Zombiefest will hosted in the Cohen Center Ballroom on October 28, just in time...

This week in science: Blood vacuum, NASA

October 10, 2013

According to a Yahoo! Article, NASA will send a 3-D printer into space, next year, giving astronauts aboard the International Space Station the ability to craft their own tools. It is hoped that this will...

Superheroes: All shapes and all colors

October 2, 2013

Superheroes often get a lot of flak for being ignorant of sexual and racial acceptance, but the fact is that groups of historically discriminated- against people have actually gotten a pretty fair shake...

FGCU turns into school of rock

FGCU turns into school of rock

September 18, 2013

Amid all the twerking and synthesized beats, it can be hard to remember a time when music was about sticking it to The Man, and making millions of dollars in the process. That was back when Led Zeppelin’s...

Super friends: Don’t work out alone

September 13, 2013

Staying motivated to work out is tough. “I’m busy. I need a lazy day. I’ll embarrass myself.” Maybe no excuse is more common than “I don’t have anyone to go with.” On the other hand, FGCU’s...

Ludacris and Kendrick Lamar announced for 2013 Eaglepalooza

August 28, 2013

As revealed at last week's ROC the Nest, everyone's rapper/Paul Walker sidekick, Ludacris, is coming to FGCU's annual pop-fest, Eaglepalooza. Oh, he won't be alone. The siner will be joined at the November...

‘Catching Fire,’ ‘Captain Phillips,’ ‘Wolf’ to highlight Fall 2013 movies

August 24, 2013

Prisoners  (September 20th)  Hugh Jackman, Terence Howard,  and Octavia Spencer star in this  thriller about missing children. The  plot centers on a pair of families  whose youngest disappear one...

Freshman 15: Cutting the fat

August 24, 2013

Starting college is a lot of fun: there are new opportunities, new people, and new independence. One part that’s not so great is the dreaded “Freshman Fifteen.” Essentially, because of a variety...

Movie review: ‘Elysium’ a future twist on class warfare

August 16, 2013

Neill Blomkamp broke onto the scene in 2009 with “District 9,” a feature that spun out from his “Alive in Joburg” short and the failed “Halo” film. With its great CGI (on a budget, no less)...

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