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Steph Haas reaches 1,000-point milestone in FGCU win over NJIT

February 13, 2016

Senior Steph Haas joined eight other Eagles, along with teammates Whitney Knight and Kaniesha Atwater, in the 1,000-point club after her 13 points in Saturday afternoon’s game against conference newcomer...

Fourth inning rally not enough for FGCU, start season with loss to Middle Tennessee

February 13, 2016

After the game’s start time being delayed nearly two hours, FGCU was unable to gain enough momentum for a comeback in its first game of the season.  The previous game between Michigan State and Middle...

Rodrigo Saravia signs with Columbus Crew, called up by Guatemalan senior National Team

February 5, 2016

Just 24 hours after officially signing with MLS club Columbus Crew, former FGCU midfielder Rodrigo Saravia was called up to play for the Guatemalan senior National Team on Friday, Feb. 5. Saravia, who...

FGCU women’s soccer signs eight in National Signing Day

FGCU women’s soccer signs eight in National Signing Day

February 4, 2016

The FGCU women’s soccer team penned eight high school seniors to its roster as part of National Signing Day on Feb. 3. High school seniors across the nation signed their National Letters of Intent, committing...

Flint Water Crisis inspires FGCU students to take action

February 3, 2016

FGCU students Josue Valbrun and Dieanouchaka Remy want to stop the crisis on the Flint River. The two, as members of the Haitian Student Organization, teamed up with fellow RSO No Race, No Hate to bring...

The FGCU baseball team celebrates the start to the season with an epic picture day team photo. (Special to Eagle News)

FGCU baseball players celebrate start to season with epic picture day team photo

January 29, 2016

Baseball season is almost back, and FGCU is excited. Real excited. On the eve of its first practice of the season, the FGCU baseball team posted an epic team photo from picture day to celebrate the return. The...

UPD releases Comprehensive Tornado Emergency Management Plan

UPD releases Comprehensive Tornado Emergency Management Plan

January 28, 2016

Following several weeks of tornado-friendly weather in the Southwest Florida area, FGCU released its approved Tornado Annex to the FGCU Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan on Wednesday, Jan. 26. “By...

Ricky Pires gets honored by Florida Panthers hockey club

January 28, 2016

While the Florida Panthers have are having a stellar year on the ice. The endangered Florida panthers, off the ice, haven’t been so lucky. The Florida Panthers hockey team honored FGCU Wings of Hope...

Winter Storm Jonas throws snowball into FGCU hoops schedule

January 23, 2016

Three FGCU basketball games were rescheduled due to the effects of Winter Storm Jonas, which has already begun burying cities in several feet of snow along the east coast. The undefeated in conference...

The gopher tortoise, which is listed as threatened by the state of Florida, is considered a keystone species due to the fact that they share their habitats with more than 350 other species. (EN Photo/Kelli Krebs)

New FGCU road most likely won’t include wildlife underpass for tortoise habitat

January 19, 2016

It’s unlikely that the future road connecting FGCU’s South Village to Ben Hill Griffin Parkway will include a wildlife underpass in effort to limit disturbances to the campus’ main gopher tortoise...

FGCU soccer: Rodrigo Saravia selected as the No. 19 overall pick in MLS SuperDraft

January 14, 2016

Former FGCU midfielder Rodrigo Saravia was drafted as the No. 19 overall pick to Columbus Crew SC on Thursday, Jan. 14. “It was one of those moments I’ll always remember,” said FGCU head coach...

‘Green’ university removes ‘practices’ sustainability from official mission statement, then rethinks decision

January 13, 2016

After student criticism and a 121-signature online and paper petition, the BOT might reverse a September 2015 decision to drop the word “practice” from the phrase “practices and promotes environmental sustainability”...

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