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On Campus Housing Leaves Students Cramped

Alexandra Porter, Contributing Writer October 4, 2021

Moving in to on-campus housing can be a great opportunity for students. Living on campus provides easy access to educational resources, social events and support from a community of people your own age. This...

Meet Boomer and Tobin, the therapy dogs partnering with Prevention and Wellness

Meet Boomer and Tobin, the therapy dogs partnering with Prevention and Wellness

Riley Hazel, Assignments and Features Editor September 30, 2021

This past Wednesday Prevention and Wellness hosted their weekly Healthy Hump Day event in front of Howard Hall. The stars of the event were Boomer, 2, and Tobin, 4, a pair of Great Pyrenees. Mikayla...

Stuck in Campus Traffic? Heres Why!

Stuck in Campus Traffic? Here’s Why!

September 28, 2021

As FGCU begins a new academic year at full capacity for the first time since COVID-19 swept through the country, there aren’t just more people, but more vehicles as well. Traffic delays, backups and...

A student sits in the FGCU library following the universitys COVID-19 guidelines. EN photo by Julia Bonavita.

Eagles are Back in the Nest

Tori Foltz, Contributing Writer September 23, 2021

As a freshman walking through South Village was something I had obviously never experienced. There were people everywhere: students, volunteers, parents, all carrying boxes and rolling suitcases. After...

FGCU Women’s Soccer vs. FSU Recap

September 15, 2021

Last Thursday, the FGCU women's soccer team hosted FSU, the #1 team in the nation, for the first time here at Pickering Field. Production: Bella Font, Tori Pugliese

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Board of Trustees votes to suspend Soar in 4

Riley Hazel, News and Features Editor September 14, 2021

This afternoon FGCU’s Board of Trustees unanimously voted to suspend the Soar in 4 program for students entering in the fall of 2022. The suspension will not impact current FGCU students who are pursuing...

Photo by Jakira Bryan

Sorry I’m Late, Couldn’t Find Parking or Use the Shuttle

Erica Fish and Gracie Burgess September 10, 2021

Since the first day of the Fall 2021 semester, students have not been able to use the Double Map phone application to see where shuttles for South Village, North Lake and West Lake are located during their...

No More Soar in 4? Update

No More Soar in 4? Update

Riley Hazel, News and Features Editor September 8, 2021

This story has been corrected to reflect the fact the suspension of the FGCU Soar in 4 program is not official. FGCU President Mike Martin released an update this afternoon on Soar in 4, after the university...

No More Soar in 4?

No More Soar in 4?

Riley Hazel, News and Features September 8, 2021

This story has been corrected to reflect the fact the suspension of the FGCU Soar in 4 program is not official. Florida Gulf Coast University is looking to suspend Soar in 4 pending a re-evaluation...

First Day Fair

August 27, 2021

As our first full week of classes ends, let's look back at the First Day Fair from last Thursday! Filmed by Tori Pugliese Edited by Jakira Bryan

FGCU Student Stopped from Playing Tuba on Fort Myers Beach Plays On

FGCU Student Stopped from Playing Tuba on Fort Myers Beach Plays On

Alexandra Porter, Contributing Writer August 26, 2021

Derick Nangle, a music therapy major at FGCU, has been playing his tuba while carrying a sign along the shore of Fort Myers Beach since August 2020. Nangle performed every Saturday until last month, on...

Should Organizations be Able to Require Vaccination?

Should Organizations be Able to Require Vaccination?

Taylor Wilson, Contributing Writer August 25, 2021

As a transfer student to FGCU, this will be my first semester where the majority of my classes are on campus and in-person. I feel like a freshman just starting out, but the lingering effects of coronavirus...

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