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Controversial anti-abortion group won’t come to FGCU this year

February 17, 2016

The Genocide Awareness Project, which visits college campuses each year and displays graphic photos of abortions, will not be coming to FGCU’s campus in 2016 because of a scheduling conflict. Bill Calvin,...

SG surveys students about campus concealed carry

February 17, 2016

This week, FGCU students have the opportunity to send Student Government their opinions of carrying concealed firearms on campus through an online survey. Breanna Rigg, the SG director of communications...

How to register to vote in the Presidential Preference Primaries

February 15, 2016

Florida residents, who wish to vote in the Presidential Preference Primary, must register to vote by Tuesday, Feb. 16. People who are not registered to vote can register by filling out a Florida Voter...

Lake Okeechobee releases hurt local ecosystems

February 12, 2016

Lee County residents can expect to see brown water, dead marine life and sea grass pileups on local beaches thanks to the recent releases of water from Lake Okeechobee into the Caloosahatchee and the St....

Sanders, Trump win New Hampshire primary

February 10, 2016

Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-Vt. and Republican candidate Donald Trump came out on top in the New Hampshire primaries Tuesday. The wins followed two secondplace finishes for the candidates in the Iowa caucuses...

The student-run Food Forest at FGCU is free and open to all students of the university.

FGCU students advocate for university to participate in Real Food Challenge

February 5, 2016

The end of the Aramark dining contract has brought a new beginning to FGCU — the beginning of Real Food. The Real Food Challenge was founded in 2008 and was brought to FGCU in 2012. It is a studentrun...

Changes to state test result in historic low scores by education majors

January 27, 2016

Elementary education majors across the state of Florida earned historically low scores on a statewide Subject Area Exam, pushing some FGCU students to graduate later than they expected and others to spend...

Kyle Slazyk (left), the presidential award undergraduate student and Matthew
Kalies, the dean’s award undergraduate student in the 2015 research day at FGCU. (Special to Eagle News)

Research Day submissions open until Feb. 26

January 25, 2016

On Friday, April 8, hundreds of students, professors and FGCU staff members will crowd into Alico Arena — but not for a sporting event. The crowd will arrive in the morning to set up, present and view...

New dining contract brings Dunkin Donuts, North Lake Village diner to FGCU in 2016

January 21, 2016

In fall 2016, students will notice several changes at campus dining, thanks to a 10-year dining contract FGCU has signed with Chartwells. There will be a standalone Dunkin’ Donuts in the grassy area...

Chipotle locations set to close for several hours Feb. 8

January 16, 2016

Every Chipotle in the U.S. will close for several hours Monday, Feb. 8 for a national food safety meeting. The meeting comes as a result of outbreaks of Salmonella, E. coli and norovirus that plagued the...

Salt Warriors raise money for autism

January 13, 2016

Salt Warriors, a Southwest Florida company founded to raise money for local charities, is encouraging people of all ages to participate in its Adventures 4 Autism scavenger hunt at 10 a.m. Jan....

President Obama announces executive action to invest in gun safety

January 7, 2016

President Barack Obama outlined a plan to regulate gun sales and potentially reduce gun violence, at a press conference Jan. 5. Obama addressed an audience composed of the media, families of gun...

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