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Sleep is Not for the Weak

Sleep is Not for the Weak

Delinah Rosario, Opinions Editor January 6, 2022

We all know that sleep is something that everyone needs. If it’s so important, why is it so hard for college students to get good consistent sleep? With the stress from classes to the change in living...

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Going Green

Ashley Postlewait, Staff Writer December 24, 2021

During the school year, college students live very repetitive lives. “Eat, sleep, study, repeat” is the mantra that replays in their heads from the moment they wake up. Their lives are filled with...

A student sits on FGCUs campus while following the universitys COVID-19 guidelines.

Students report lack of availability at CAPS

Riley Hazel, Assignments and Feautures Editor December 24, 2021

Note: Megan is a pseudonym to protect the privacy of those interviewed. A surge in demand for FGCU’s Counseling and Psychological Services has left some students facing long wait times this semester. Ashley...

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The Best and the Worst: A Recap of 2021

Tori Foltz, Staff Writer December 24, 2021

Last New Year’s Eve I was sitting in my living room, on the same couch that we’ve had since I was little, counting down from ten while watching the television in front of me. On the screen people...

North Lake Parking: A pain in the Basketball

North Lake Parking: A pain in the Basketball

Gracie Burgess, Staff Writer December 24, 2021

Many students choose to live on campus at FGCU, but those living In North Lake Village are experiencing a major inconvenience during basketball season. “After appearing in the Sweet 16 of the 2013...

FGCUs Recreation and Wellness Center opened January 2020.

Recreation and Wellness Center opens new ‘Rec Deck’

Riley Hazel, Assignment and Features Editor December 13, 2021

Florida Gulf Coast University’s Recreation and Wellness Center has just opened its own outside workout area. “The Rec Deck is different in that it provides a space for multi-functional training,...

FGCU President addresses campus preacher

FGCU President addresses campus preacher

James Curtis, Staff Writer December 13, 2021

Many students on campus have experienced walking by the “preachers” that come to campus regularly. Safe to say, students are not huge fans of these people that come to FGCU. “I don’t think he...

War for Water

War for Water

Delinah Rosario, Opinions Editor November 22, 2021

Chi Alpha, a religious organization on campus, is hosting War for Water in the month of November. War for Water is a month-long fundraising initiative, where Chi Alpha raises money to build three wells...

TRiO First-Generation Celebration

TRiO First-Generation Celebration

Delinah Rosario, Opinions Editor November 22, 2021

TRiO and Outreach programs held their fifth annual first-generation college celebration. It’s a national celebration. A first-generation college student is a student whose parents or legal guardians...

FILE - This Wednesday, April 19, 2017 file photo shows the beer cooler behind the counter in a convenience store in Sheridan, Ind. In future sweltering years with a double whammy of heat and drought, losses of barley yield can be as much as 17 percent, computer simulations show. And that means “beer prices would, on average, double,” even adjusting for inflation, said a study published in the journal Nature Plants on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

The ‘Eagle Shot’ Resurges

Riley Hazel, Assignments and Features Editor November 22, 2021

Student Government has revived the Eagle Shot, an initiative designed to offer students added security during their time at participating bars. The program, which was first launched in 2019, allows...

Organizations Mask-Up

Organizations Mask-Up

Tori Foltz, Staff Writer November 22, 2021

We are fast approaching a new year, but COVID is still a fear in everyone’s mind. Last year with most classes online, student organizations had no other choice but to turn to platforms like Zoom and...

The Feeling of Gratefulness

Tori Foltz, Staff Writer November 22, 2021

I think that if the past year has taught us anything, it’s that we have a lot to be thankful for. Let’s take a look at what we’ve endured this past year. A worldwide pandemic, a new presidency,...

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