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FGCU named best school in Florida for undergraduate entrepreneurship by The Princeton Review

November 13, 2019

FGCU made the list for Top 50 Entrepreneurship Programs for Undergrads on The Princeton Review and ranked at no. 30, and no. 1 in Florida. These findings were also published by Entrepreneur Magazine. According...

Photo provided. Karma Sutara Monroe performing at Rascals. Rascals is the only gay bar in Fort Myers, FL.

The evolution of a queen

October 18, 2019

By Leah Sankey News & Features Editor Be My Lover by La Bouche blares, and Karma Sutara Monroe struts out from behind the curtains wearing a leopard print leotard, a faux fur coat, latex boots and...

EN photo by Raphaella Matta. The newest addition to FGCUs campus is the bronze bench on the Alumni Legacy Plaza.

The mysterious box on FGCU’s Alumni Legacy Plaza has finally been unveiled

September 12, 2019

By Leah Sankey News & Features Editor A black tarp covered the newest addition to FGCU’s campus at the start of the Reveal Party on Thursday, Sept. 12. The tarp was uncovered to reveal a flashy bronze...

EN Photo by Leah Sankey. The Everglades Bracelet, a collaboration between Captains for Clean Water and 4Ocean. This month’s bracelet was created to raise awareness about the problems facing Florida’s unique ecosystem and the need to protect, preserve and restore the Everglades.

A purchase for good: The Everglades Bracelet

August 28, 2019

By Leah Sankey News & Features Editor Captains for Clean Water and 4Ocean have collaborated to create 4Ocean’s August bracelet, the Everglades Bracelet. Each 4Ocean bracelet is made of post-consumer...

EN Photo by Leah Sankey.
The Thyme for a marg at Tacos and Tequila.

The best places to eat and drink at University Village

August 21, 2019

By Leah Sankey News & features editor Tacos and Tequila The name says it all. This small chain has three restaurants throughout Southwest Florida and some of the best specialty margaritas in town....

Jakub Adamowicz in his Fort Myers office.

Need a room?

August 21, 2019
The 22-year-old who's changing the way students find housing

Fetal heartbeat bill is unconstitutional

April 11, 2019

By Leah Sankey Opinion Editor Florida lawmakers have filed a “fetal heartbeat” bill that would ban abortion after a heartbeat is detected in an embryo. This typically occurs at around six weeks –...

EN Photo by Julia Bonavita // A drag queen performs at Cape Corals Pride Festival

Cape Coral celebrates inaugural Pride Celebration

April 9, 2019

By Leah Sankey Opinion Editor Cape Coral held its inaugural LGBTQ Pride Celebration this weekend. The event was the first-of-its-kind for the city. The event took place on Southeast 47th Terrace and was...

Why women should make the first move

February 23, 2019

By Leah Sankey Opinion Editor It’s easy to sit around and wait for a man to sweep you off your feet and it’s been the status quo for ages — but it’s also boring. Gender roles have drastically...

SWFL couple opens new ‘rage room’

SWFL couple opens new ‘rage room’

February 12, 2019

By Leah Sankey Assistant Opinion Editor @fgcuEagleNews A SWFL couple has opened the area’s very first rage room, Just One of Those Dayz, a place where you can destroy things without consequence. Jesse...

Photo via Instagram/ @Lunchtime58 // This Instagram profile shows travel, art and photography, which are some of our media editor Seans passions.

What your Instagram posts say about you

February 3, 2019

We live in the age of narcissism. Flagrant self-promotion is the norm, whether it be posted by an influencer or not. You could say that it’s a bad thing, that we’re all completely self-absorbed, or...

Central American migrants, part of the caravan hoping to reach the U.S. border, get a ride on a truck, in Celaya, Mexico, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018. Local Mexican officials were once again Sunday helping thousands of Central American migrants find rides on the next leg of their journey toward the U.S. border. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

The lack of real solutions to the migrant caravan

November 16, 2018

By Leah Sankey Staff Writer The migrant caravan has been used as the latest fear-mongering tactic by Donald Trump and was basically his closing argument during the mid-term elections. "Many Gang Members...

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