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Expand your horizons through Oxford Study Abroad Program

August 20, 2015

By Suzanna E. Henshon, Ph.D. In June 2015, I flew to London, England. Arriving in Oxford, I put on my Florida Gulf Coast University NCAA 2013 t-shirt and explored the ancient town.  What would I find...

University Ombuds Office assists students in resolving problems and conflicts

August 11, 2015

Dear FGCU Students, The University Ombuds Office, established by Florida State Statutes and reporting directly to the University President, assists students in resolving problems and conflicts. The Ombuds...

ECOFGCU’s solution  to the parking problem

ECOFGCU’s solution to the parking problem

October 3, 2014

Hello, My name is Alex Erlenbach. I am the founder of the Environmental Coalition of FGCU, or ECOFGCU for short. It is a coalition of leaders from many environmentally oriented clubs and departments on...

Letter to the editor: Eagles Take Care program offers guidance for students

September 17, 2014

Dear Eagles, Did you know that the Dean of Students’ Office has a Care Team that was established to assist and support students by offering guidance and referrals? The DOS Care Team has been in existence...

Genocide Awareness Project misleads deliberately

February 5, 2014

By Kris De Welde, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Sociology This op-ed was published originally by Eagle News in the spring of 2010 when The Genocide Awareness Project (GAP) visited our campus. It was published...

Standardized testing is not a perfect score

December 6, 2013

By Justin Kane Managing editor Last fall, I had a humanities professor who said something on the first day of class that I’ve never agreed with more. She asked the class a simple question: “Who here...

Pay equal attention to FGCU women’s sports

December 6, 2013

By Kelli Krebs Photo editor Behind every great dunk by a man, there’s a woman making a 3-pointer. Last week, the Florida Gulf Coast University men’s basketball team set a new attendance record of 4,633...

Lack of class availability is financially strenuous

December 6, 2013

By Elizabeth Burgess Senior, communication I am writing in response to the “Of course it’s not available” article that ran on Oct. 31 addressing the everso- frustrating issue of Florida Gulf Coast...

Government changes when citizens are engaged

November 20, 2013

By Peter Levine Professor, Tufts University The same government that can intercept any digital communication on the face of the Earth does not seem to be able to process the information that citizens voluntarily...

Use funds for better things than barber shop

November 13, 2013

By Chelsea Bear Junior, communication I am saddened to see that our elected Student Government representatives are having difficulties expressing how the budget is being spent, specifically for the on-campus...

To suggest smoking is like uranium is absurd

November 13, 2013

By Brandon Wasicsko FGCU Economics alumnus, 2011 In “Lights out: faculty senate proposes smoking ban on campus,” which appeared on these pages on Nov. 6, 2013, professor Martha Rosenthal is quoted...

Don’t ban smoking — move stations elsewhere

November 13, 2013

By Dean Stansel, Ph.D. Two days from now, on Friday, Nov. 15 at their 9:30 a.m. meeting in Cohen Center 213, the Faculty Senate will vote on a proposal that states “tobacco products —including smoking...

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