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Julien Inks with Atlanta Dream

April 20, 2018

Senior Rosemarie Julien has officially signed a training camp contract with the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA. Julien will become the second player in program history to join a WNBA training camp since Whitney...

Nest Fest 2018

Nest Fest 2018

March 27, 2018

A Boogie Wit da Hoodie headlined the 2018 Nest Fest at Germain Arena on Thursday, March 23. The openers for A Boogie were Hoodie Allen and Allmand. “It was an exciting experience to be a part of,”...

FGCU

What’s up with the Campus WiFi?

March 22, 2018

It’s 11:55 p.m. and an assignment is due at 11:59. A student is working on an assignment in the library for the past four hours. As soon as they try to submit the assignment via Canvas (a learning management...

Police Beat

Police Beat: Vehicle search, fake ID, and gas siphoning

March 18, 2018

On Tuesday, March 6, a vehicle was searched on FGCU south bridge loop. Officers identified alcohol and trace amounts of marijuana in the vehicle. The driver was cited for failing to use due care on a curve,...

Police Beat

Police Beat: Fire alarms, otters and Port-a-Potty escape

February 16, 2018

On Feb. 9, a crash was reported in Garage B on the third floor. A vehicle was coming around a corner of the garage when it hit the back bumper of another vehicle. No injuries were reported. The window...

FGCU to start first football club

February 14, 2018

Marching bands. Pregame tailgating. Post-game parties. The smell of burned hamburgers. A football team. If you looked at FGCU athletics in 2012, you would think of football as a far-fetched idea. This...

Police Beat

Police Beat: Stolen soda, alligator crossing, and suspicious light

January 25, 2018

An alligator tried to cross the path between Howard and Griffin Hall on Thursday, Jan. 11, at 11:35 p.m. UPD units responded to the call and the gator was escorted safely to the water. A complainant...

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Former doughnut eating champion arrested for breaking and entering into a Dunkin Donuts

January 24, 2018

Was it a crime of passion, or a crime of madness? When it comes to doughnuts, is there really any difference? 27-year-old Bradley Hardison of Elizabeth City, North Carolina, was charged on Jan. 18...

Police Beat

Police Beat: Marijuana cigarette, suspicious vehicle, and more cows

December 8, 2017

On Nov. 25, a complainant called UPD and stated that papers in her vehicle’s glove box had been taken out and were all over the place. Nothing in the vehicle was taken and the officer noted that the...

Police Beat

Police Beat: Stray cows, alien mask, and allergic reaction

December 1, 2017

On Nov. 17 a complainant called UPD and stated that two black cows were walking along the roadway outside of Garage B in South Village. An officer was able to herd the cows to a brush area. The owner of...

Greek Life

Greek life’s fate hangs in the balance

November 15, 2017

EDITORIAL With Florida State University becoming the third school in the nation to suspend all Greek life after alcohol related tragedies, the fate of Greek life everywhere, including FGCU, hangs in the...

Police Beat

Police Beat: Man with a bag, alligator, and roommate scuffle

November 11, 2017

On Nov. 1, a complainant called UPD and stated there was a male outside a North Lake Village building. The complainant stated the male had been screaming for approximately 20 minutes. When UPD arrived...

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