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Letter to the Editor: Planting More Trees

Grace Longridge January 6, 2023

Dear Editor, Many people believe that we can fix the climate change crisis just by planting a lot of trees. Charles Harvey, an MIT Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, who specializes in...

Letter to the Editor: Minimalism

Abby Hendershot January 4, 2023

Dear Editor, FGCU preaches its use of sustainable principles when promoting the campus and university but tends to sweep the issue of excessive waste under the rug. There is a difference between what...

Letter to the Editor: Environmental Identity or Diversity

Polina Radinsky January 2, 2023

Dear Editor, A well-rounded university has a diverse identity with multiple assets, which leads to engagement with varying perspectives and an impressive reputation. However, I am not interested in...

Letter to the Editor: Alligators on Campus

Madison Sardine December 30, 2022

Dear Editor, A nuisance alligator is a wild alligator that is an active threat to humans, companion animals, or property due to length or loss of fear. They are euthanized in Florida; the luckier ones...

Letter to the Editor: A Greener Campus

Morgan Wurst December 29, 2022

Dear Editor, As many know, FGCU’s campus is considered a sustainable and green school. FGCU is one of the top green schools in Florida, but how green is it compared to the rest of the country or the...

Letter to the Editor: Alligators on Campus

Hunter Martin December 7, 2022

Dear Editor, Many like to think alligators only exist to terrorize us. Despite their menacing appearance, alligators are docile and will only attack if provoked. However, that doesn’t mean it’s...

Florida Gulf Coasts Sherwood Brown (25) celebrates in front of the fans in the stands after his team defeated Mercer in an NCAA college basketball game for the Atlantic Sun mens tournament championship, in Macon, Ga., Saturday, March 9, 2013. Florida Gulf Coast won 88-75. (AP Photo/Woody Marshall)

The return of Dunk City

March 15, 2016

Do you remember where you were when you heard the Eagles made it to the Sweet Sixteen? This past weekend, FGCU hosted a Selection Party for the NCAA Division I Basketball tournament. Players and fans...

Relocating the information building is unnecessary

October 14, 2015

Discussions have formally begun to relocate the information building (misnamed “booth”) from the main entrance to the university because “the booth blocks incoming traffic.” An intelligent observer...

Christian student addresses the false messages from the preacher on campus

Christian student addresses the false messages from the preacher on campus

October 14, 2015

I’m going to hell. At least, that’s what I’ve been told multiple times by our neighborly bullhorn preachers. Apparently, my dreadlocks and tattoos are a major hindrance if I ever wanted to go to...

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...

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