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Self Love & the Art of Self Care

Self Love & the Art of Self Care

Abby Alves, Staff Writer February 4, 2025

Good morning, Eagles, and welcome to a brand-new semester here at FGCU! While some of us are finishing up our freshman year, others are preparing to graduate. Regardless, there is one thing all of us students...

Top 5 Roblox Games to Unwind with this Semester

Top 5 Roblox Games to Unwind with this Semester

Hannah Barcomb, Staff Writer January 17, 2025

It is no secret that college students are busy. Consequently, students often search for outlets they can use to forget the stress of day-to-day life and just have fun. Roblox is a perfect way to do this....

Mental Health & the Release of the Slender Man Stabbing’s Perpetrators

Mental Health & the Release of the Slender Man Stabbing’s Perpetrators

Noah Lewis, Staff Writer January 16, 2025

On May 31, 2014, in Waukesha, Wisconsin Anissa Weier and Morgan Geyser stabbed Payton Leutner a total of 19 times. Though Leutner survived, the event became infamous because of the young age of the perpetrators...

Thoughts on the Shortcomings of the Baker Act

Thoughts on the Shortcomings of the Baker Act

Noah Lewis, Staff Writer January 1, 2025

Florida Statute 394.451-394.47891, or the Florida Mental Health Act, more commonly known as the Baker Act, is killing Florida’s psychiatric systems. This controversial law takes away patient autonomy...

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Accessibility and Mental Health Resources on FGCU 

Taylor Melson, Staff Writer October 4, 2024

College is often regarded as a rewarding and fulfilling experience. Students enter college with aspirations of establishing a career and are driven by ambitions for the future. Though a highly rewarding...

How Social Media Affects FGCU Students

How Social Media Affects FGCU Students

Daniela Teachey, Staff Writer September 25, 2024

Utilizing social media has become an integral part of the lives of FGCU students, but it can sometimes result in mental health concerns.  FGCU offers a Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)...

Guilt-free foods for an uplifting mood

November 10, 2015

Chocolate, ice cream, mashed potatoes and pasta — those are some of the things we as Americans tend to think of as comfort foods, and they’re what we tend to turn to when we’re feeling stressed...

Students gather around the preacher on campus to hear him speak. EN Photo/Andrew Friedgen.

Bullhorn speeches may be affecting some students’ mental health

October 29, 2015

I am sure that the vast majority of students here at FGCU are aware of the preachers who occasionally visit our campus. If you are, you are probably familiar with their angry and hateful dialogue. Now,...

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