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Pickle Ball Club Serves Up Success with Expansion of Club

Pickle Ball Club Serves Up Success with Expansion of Club

Johnathan Minehan, Assistant Assignment and Features Editor February 3, 2025

FGCU’s Pickleball Club has grown into one of the most popular clubs the campus has to offer. Over the last two years, the club has worked on increasing its membership and started competing at the collegiate...

How Vinny Paluck Turned Dirty Laundry into Clean Success

How Vinny Paluck Turned Dirty Laundry into Clean Success

Mahogany Jenkins and Alexandra Cavalier January 30, 2025

An FGCU student’s start-up business was created to help students with their busy schedules.  Vinny Paluck’s Eagle Laundry Service offers doorstep pickup and swift returns – and he’s doing it...

Photo courtesy of Harry Maisch

Unearthing History: Inside FGCU’s Paleontology Club

Reagan Robinson and Larissa Rodriguez January 27, 2025

Interests in paleontology can range from collecting seashells, rocks and minerals to more biological fossils like shark teeth and prehistoric bones. What sets the FGCU Paleontology Club apart is its hands-on...

Athletics Block Party Kicks off Basketball Season

Athletics Block Party Kicks off Basketball Season

Beatriz DeMelo, Staff Writer November 6, 2024

The FGCU men’s and women’s basketball teams held a block party on Wednesday, Oct. 30, to get fans excited for the upcoming season at the Recreation Outdoor Courts in North Lake Village.  The kick-off...

Michael Steinberg Looks to Teach Students as New Program Director for ESPN+

Michael Steinberg Looks to Teach Students as New Program Director for ESPN+

Ethan Kranert, Assistant Sports Editor November 1, 2024

As the new production director for ESPN+, Michael Steinberg said every day at his new job is unique, meaning he is constantly learning.  He said his personal motto is, “If you don’t walk away learning...

Sports Information Director: A Behind-the-Scenes Position in the FGCU Athletics Department

Sports Information Director: A Behind-the-Scenes Position in the FGCU Athletics Department

Jeffrey Hrunka, Sports Editor October 30, 2024

In the sports industry, many positions must work in unison to complete a successful season.  One position that many fans don’t know about is the sports information director (SID) as they are responsible...

A New FGCU Club is Coming Ashore: The Water Skiing Club

A New FGCU Club is Coming Ashore: The Water Skiing Club

Johnathan Minehan, Assistant Assignment & Features Editor October 23, 2024

For water sports lovers, the water skiing club plans to make a splash in the FGCU scene. The club allows beginners to learn more about waterskiing techniques and gives more experienced waterskiers a...

Credit: Dr. Sandra Pavelka

FGCU Professor Wins 2024 Women in Business APEX Award

Joaquin Escalante, Staff Writer October 3, 2024

The 2024 Women in Business Apex Award is an annual event that recognizes and rewards women in business who have displayed excellent leadership, community involvement and career success in Southwest Florida.   This...

What is the News Station on Campus? FGCU'S Collaboration with WGCU

What is the News Station on Campus? FGCU’S Collaboration with WGCU

Larissa Rodriguez, Assignment & Features Editor August 30, 2024

Passing by the loop to main campus, one can see a building that may look slightly out of place in comparison to the rest of the campus. Coming closer, a satellite dish can be easily observed on the side...

FGCU Scholar Series Highlights Faculty Research and Promotes Knowledge

FGCU Scholar Series Highlights Faculty Research and Promotes Knowledge

Emma Rodriguez, Contributing Writer August 29, 2024

Since the spring 2022 semester, the FGCU Scholar Series has given faculty members a platform to share their research. On the last Wednesday of each month in front of the Library’s Data Visualization...

Ayden Viera, aka LUVXR, performed in the lineup at the Eagle Radio Music Festival as a solo act.

Eagle Media Hosts Eighth Annual Eagle Radio Music Festival

Kevin Rollins, Staff Writer April 3, 2024

On Thursday, March 21, FGCU Eagle Media hosted its eighth annual Eagle Radio Music Festival in front of over 200 students from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Most of the attendees were students, but local community...

Eagle Feature: FGCU Students Exceeding Education's Expectations

Eagle Feature: FGCU Students Exceeding Education’s Expectations

Alexandra Cavalier, Assistant Assignment & Features Editor February 29, 2024

At 15-years-old, Adison Williams began her career educating children at a pre-school in Orlando. Now a senior pursuing a bachelor’s degree in special education, she has taken most of her college classes...

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