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FGCU celebrates Earth Day

FGCU celebrates Earth Day

April 14, 2015

The 18th annual Eagles’ Earth Day celebration took place Tuesday, April 7, and students did much more than just planting a few trees. The main focus of Eagles’ Earth Day this year was the Real Food...

Students get farm-fresh food

Students get farm-fresh food

February 26, 2015

If you want to eat organic, buy jewelry or don’t feel like driving to Publix, there’s a way to eat fresh produce on campus: the Florida Gulf Coast University Farmers Market. Uzair Iqbal, the Student...

Forgive me, Registrar, for I have failed

January 7, 2015

When a student doesn’t pass a class at Florida Gulf Coast University, they can redeem themselves by asking for forgiveness: grade forgiveness, that is. Grade forgiveness is a process at FGCU where a...

Club hockey team receives funding again

December 4, 2014

Student Government debated the FGCU Hockey Club’s funding once again, but this time, the hockey team won’t be walking away without any funding. The hockey club was granted $50,000 that it had previously...

Puppy Palooza helps relieve stress

December 4, 2014

Many students have a ‘ruff’ time during finals week, but Puppy Palooza hopes to change that. Puppy Palooza is hosted by the Gulf Coast Humane Society, Campus Recreation and Prevention and Wellness...

FGCU students pack lunch bags for the homeless

November 19, 2014

Florida Gulf Coast University students made sandwiches with inspirational messages for the homeless at Rescue Mission of Fort Myers on Nov. 8 with the hopes of changing lives. The Brown Paper Bag Project...

Student senator kicked out of seat

Student senator kicked out of seat

November 19, 2014

The Student Body Senate did not give a third chance to Sen. Jasi Milton at its meeting Tuesday night. Milton had received the maximum amount of points that a senator can collect before potentially losing...

Pi Kappa Phi earns charter

November 5, 2014

Pi Kappa Phi’s chapter at Florida Gulf Coast University was chartered Oct. 25, making the chapter an official member of the national organization. Pi Kappa Phi, a fraternity under the Interfraternity...

Tips for a painless advising meeting

October 30, 2014

The academic advising offices at Florida Gulf Coast University are busier than ever now because of course registration for spring 2015. It can be difficult for a student to get an appointment exactly when...

Icebreaker

October 22, 2014

The Florida Gulf Coast University Hockey Club was the first national championship club at FGCU. But at the Student Government Senate meeting Tuesday, the club was denied its funding request for ice time...

The stress test

October 22, 2014

Counseling and Psychological Services at Florida Gulf Coast University is adding more resources to help distressed students. Amanda Lawson-Ross, PhD, is a clinician at CAPS and says that CAPS is working...

Speaker hopes to make students think before they drink

October 15, 2014

When’s the last time you had a few too many drinks? “A Few Too Many: Our Campus Culture of Alcohol” by Lori Hart, Ph.D. is a program that is coming to Florida Gulf Coast University. Hart aims to...

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