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The Food Pantry feeds students’ hopes and bellies

The Food Pantry feeds students’ hopes and bellies

March 2, 2019

By Trinia Oliver Staff Writer A few modulars away from the Bower School of Music & The Arts building is a small safe haven, nestled in the back of campus for students who are facing financial hardships...

Discovering cheap things to do in SWFL

January 28, 2019

Welcome back Eagles to the start of a fresh new year! Before the ease of mind from winter break ebbs away by the coming load of schoolwork, Fort Myers and Cape Coral can provide a gentle buffer to the...

EN Photo by Trinia Oliver // From left: Tymber Wolf, Blake Chassin, Cayla Schreier, Lana Schreier.

FGCJews hosts Hanukkah celebration

January 28, 2019

As December begins and the holiday fever comes in full swing, people everywhere are being immersed in the celebration of holiday and remembrance. Though among the plush reindeers and Santa pictures and...

EN Photo by Trinia Oliver // Zack de Armond holding a copy of the most recent issue of Mangrove Review.

Mangrove Review: Students and faculty contribute to on-campus publication

January 28, 2019

The small books left around the university library and scattered across campus have a purpose: they are a student-run journal, the Mangrove Review. The journal is published annually by FGCU students, alumni...

EN Photo by Trinia Oliver // Withers with his improv group “talking with ghosts” during the performance.

Paranormal Comedy spooks and thrills

January 28, 2019

The lights were dimmed in the Cohen Center ballroom for a performance titled Paranormal Comedy, on Nov. 8. The performers were Terry Withers and a three actors from Baltimore Improv Group. Following their...

EN Photo by Trinia Oliver // From left to right: Adrian Urquiola, Eliven Cruz, Ellie Perez, Seeka Agama, Rene Dejerano.

Helping to make the world a better place

January 28, 2019

In partnership with the upcoming holiday Día de los Muertos, the FGCU organization D.R.O.P. held a fall fiesta and raffle prizes to help raise money toward their charity outreach trip to the Dominican...

Blind Date exhibition opens at FGCU

Blind Date exhibition opens at FGCU

January 28, 2019

This past Thursday was a lively evening for FGCU with the opening of the Blind Date exhibition at the Wasmer Art Gallery. The event featured a collaboration of two artists—Neil Bender and Jen Ray—who...

DIY: dorm cleaning tips

January 28, 2019

Having a residence to call your own is nice until it’s time to clean. At this, the kitchen can easily become one of the dirtiest rooms in the house to the point of where roommates can swear off cleaning...

DIY: Increase dorm space

January 28, 2019

The benefits of living on campus can sometimes be a rivaling aspect against the ratio of roommates to the desired living space. In student housing layouts such as those of South Village, North Lake, and...

Fashion trends for the summer

January 28, 2019

We’re currently in that familiar mid-summer time of short college classes, store sales, heat waves, and hurricanes. It’s the time to of cutoff shorts, to let the beach towels fly and to always have...

A sustainable effort

January 28, 2019

For quite some time, this generation (Millennials and the up and coming) have been hearing about the impact of fossil fuels. They are continuously taught about clean energy options such as geothermal and...

The push for legalization

January 14, 2019

By Trinia Oliver Assistant Entertainment Editor Citizens are working to collect signatures for another petition in favor of legalizing cannabis. Tables have been set around FGCU, as activists gather to...

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