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Susan Evans recalls 30-year-old memories after announcing her departure from FGCU

Susan Evans recalls 30-year-old memories after announcing her departure from FGCU

March 18, 2021

With Florida Gulf Coast University’s walls growing higher by the day, it is sometimes hard to see how the school was originally a plot of wilderness, cows, and wild hogs. Susan Evans, FGCU’s vice...

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Bower School of Music students are unable to perform in front of loved ones

March 6, 2021

Ricardo Rivera, a Music Education major with a Vocal Concentration at FGCU, prepared 11 songs in five different languages for his junior recital on February 13th. He paid an accompanist $600, and prepared...

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FGCU Student Launches Petition for Cameras in Student Housing Parking Lots after Car-keying Scare

February 19, 2021

Within the last few weeks, social media posts from FGCU students have circulated urging women to be alert after cars were keyed with Xs in FGCU student housing parking lots. Students are fearful from the...

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The future of the water school at FGCU

August 21, 2019

Lauren Miceli News desk After Hurricane Irma in 2017 and the fifth longest occurring red tide in history that followed, the demand to study and manage water problems is high. FGCU’s location amid freshwater...

Back to the drawing board: The life and times of the FGCU Alumni bench bill

October 24, 2018

Student Government has submitted a new bill for the Alumni Traditions Bench – just a few hours after the Supreme Court overturned the original bill. The new bill, Senate Bill 1819-027: Traditions Bench,...

Police Beat 8/22

Police Beat: Missing adult, killed bobcat, and a disappearing car

August 27, 2016

Notice to appear issued On Monday Aug. 22 at 8:08 a.m. a UPD officer stopped a car after observing the driver throw something from the vehicle. At 8:15 a.m. the item was located and consisted of a plastic...

The FGCU womens basketball team following the loss to Jacksonville in the A-Sun Conference Championship. (EN Photo / Kelli Krebs)

March sadness: FGCU women fall in final moments of A-Sun final

March 13, 2016

It was like deja vu. The FGCU women’s basketball team hoped to join the men in the NCAA tournament this year. With a  21-game win streak, its fourth perfect conference season and a double-digit lead...

Three RSO bills pass, butterfly garden idea introduced at Feb. 2 SG Senate meeting

February 3, 2016

Student Government Senate met on Tuesday, Feb. 2 in Cohen Center 249 to discuss several bills that were presented to the organization by various RSOs on campus. The first bill discussed, the FGCU Eagles...

Flint Water Crisis inspires FGCU students to take action

February 3, 2016

FGCU students Josue Valbrun and Dieanouchaka Remy want to stop the crisis on the Flint River. The two, as members of the Haitian Student Organization, teamed up with fellow RSO No Race, No Hate to bring...

New York City FC midfielder Andrea Pirlo sends the ball across the field during Sunday evenings friendly between FGCU and NYCFC following the MLS clubs week at FGCU for training camp. (EN Photo / Kelli Krebs)

NYCFC takes on FGCU men’s soccer team in front of record sellout crowd

February 1, 2016

In front of an FGCU Soccer Complex record 3,042 fans, New York City FC faced off against FGCU for its first game of the preseason. After spending 11 days kicking off its preseason training at FGCU, NYCFC...

Police beat (01/17/2016-01/23/2016)

January 30, 2016

01/17/2016, 3:22 p.m. A complainant called UPD and said they saw an occupant of a white Ford sedan throw a beer bottle at a road sign on FGCU Boulevard. A UPD officer located the subject vehicle at 4:08...

New York City FC holds open training session to public

New York City FC holds open training session to public

January 29, 2016

With just two days left before New York City FC lines up against FGCU in an exhibition match on Sunday, the MLS club hosted FGCU students and local soccer aficionados to its training session at the FGCU...

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