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Students at FGCU are currently faced with limited housing leading up to the fall 2023 semester.

Students Desperate for Housing Turned Away From Residence Halls Due to Maxed Capacity

Alex McNamee, Contributing Writer May 5, 2023

For students looking at which colleges they would like to attend, one thing that they look at is housing. From which dorm, room type and who to room with, new and returning students rely on housing to...

Dorm residents enter the hallway and see the burst water pipe as it begins to flood the hallway. Photo courtesy of Jack Gerrish.

Burst Water Pipe Leaves Uninsured Students Empty-handed

Emma Rodriguez, Assistant Assignment & Features Editor January 25, 2023

Some Eagle Hall residents were left with damage to personal items after a pipe broke in the residential building earlier this month. On Jan. 14 at 10:34 p.m., a water pipe burst on the fourth floor...

South Village’s opens its New Recreation Center

February 12, 2020

FGCU hosted the ribbon cutting ceremony to officially open the new Recreation Center at South Village. Producer: Samantha Romero Reporter: Ryan Morgen Videographer: Samantha Romero Editor: Samantha Romero Tech:...

SoVi introduces a new app for diners

SoVi introduces a new app for diners

August 19, 2015

This school year, FGCU is introducing an app to help improve the student dining experience. The Campus Dish app will allow students to access the menu at South Village dining at their convenience. Any...

Bench installed on waterfront in memory of Austin Vonckx

August 19, 2015

A new bench has been installed at the FGCU waterfront to honor the memory of a young Eagle. Austin Vonckx, a 19-year-old freshman, died Sept. 14, 2014, at his dorm in South Village. “He went paddle boarding...

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