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Florida Gulf Coasts Sherwood Brown (25) celebrates in front of the fans in the stands after his team defeated Mercer in an NCAA college basketball game for the Atlantic Sun mens tournament championship, in Macon, Ga., Saturday, March 9, 2013. Florida Gulf Coast won 88-75. (AP Photo/Woody Marshall)

The return of Dunk City

March 15, 2016

Do you remember where you were when you heard the Eagles made it to the Sweet Sixteen? This past weekend, FGCU hosted a Selection Party for the NCAA Division I Basketball tournament. Players and fans...

Honor the Second Amendment by supporting open carry and campus carry

February 13, 2016

Dear Senate Judiciary Chairman Miguel Diaz de la Portilla and Senate President Andy Gardiner, I’m a member of the NRA, Florida Carry, Georgia Carry and author of the blog Pursuit of Patriotism, as well...

Global warming is a fraud

January 8, 2016

Letter in reference to Jan. 2 Eagle News  article “Going to the beach in January” by Iman Zekri Dear Editor: It is a mistake for Iman Zekri to make a link between extreme weather and global warming. This...

UPD cares

December 5, 2015

During the past three months, University Police Department has seen an increase in calls for service and activity on and activity reported from off-campus sources and the monitoring of online social media...

Inclusion in Missouri is the only path toward resolution

November 30, 2015

Like Aiden Strawhun, who wrote the “Exclusion in Missouri hinders resolution” article in the Nov. 18 edition of Eagle News, I paid close attention to student protests at Mizzou and what their goals...

A response to students who believe that guns should never be allowed on campus

October 24, 2015

We are at that point in time again where a school shooting has left the nation in disbelief. Over the past few weeks, the heightened fear of students nationwide wondering if a shooting could happen at...

Relocating the information building is unnecessary

October 14, 2015

Discussions have formally begun to relocate the information building (misnamed “booth”) from the main entrance to the university because “the booth blocks incoming traffic.” An intelligent observer...

Christian student addresses the false messages from the preacher on campus

Christian student addresses the false messages from the preacher on campus

October 14, 2015

I’m going to hell. At least, that’s what I’ve been told multiple times by our neighborly bullhorn preachers. Apparently, my dreadlocks and tattoos are a major hindrance if I ever wanted to go to...

Letter to the Editor: The moral case for campus carry

October 9, 2015

Dear editor, Licensed students, staff, and faculty should be allowed to carry guns on college and university campuses. Fears that allowing campus carry would increase violence are simply unfounded and promote...

The ‘write’ to an opinion

The ‘write’ to an opinion

September 30, 2015

Honest neutrality is the hallmark of responsible news reporting. Biting commentary is frowned upon, and opinions are generally tampered. All relevant facts are presented, and conclusions lack hyperbole....

We are all Dunk City

September 26, 2015

When did you first hear about Florida Gulf Coast University?  If you are a sophomore or first year student, you probably saw the Eagles on TV during that wild week in March 2013. Maybe you watched FGCU...

Returning to Dunk City

September 8, 2015

When I started teaching at Florida Gulf Coast University in 2005, people would sometimes ask which state it was in. “It’s in Florida,” I would say. “Oh, that’s right.  I can see it in the name. ...

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