Eagle News

The students of Professor Maria Roca's Integrated Core Senior Seminar have high hopes for the future of FGCU. On Oct. 12 they marched to President Bradshaw's office, with the single purpose of turning over their hopes for the university to him. The idea behind this demonstration came from a group of students who, after reading a section title "Courage is Contagious," from Paul Loeb's book, "The Impossible Will Take a While," decided to create an activity involving an act of courage.… Post the First Comment

Women's basketball is huge at FGCU and past success has only fueled anticipation for the 2009-10 campaign. The Lady Eagles return all five starters from last year and are already picked to win the A-Sun Conference again in the preseason polls. The team returns this year behind the senior leadership of Adrianne McNally and Chelsea Lyles, who both averaged over 14 points per game last year and were picked to the pre-season All A-Sun Conference team.… Post the First Comment

Bird Bash was a last-minute addition that struck a chord with the Student Body. The show at Germain Arena this past Friday was a little bit country and a little bit rock and roll. It was also a lot different from anything FGCU had seen in at least four years.… Post the First Comment

We have a serious socio-economical problem that is negatively affecting basic aspects of our children -and we keep masking it with colored tags that do not resolve anything. On the contrary, these problems stereotype, feed discrimination, lower expectations, and fog the important issues that we still need to resolve.… Post the First Comment

The opening of Parking Garage 3 was just the beginning of the traffic flow improvements students can expect to see. The University Police Department has construction plans in the making that will further assist with traffic flow on campus. In the upcoming months a traffic light will replace the four-way stop in front of the Student Union.… Post the First Comment

This year's Eaglepalooza will host performances by Sean Paul and Mims. Comedians Aries Spears and Roy Woods Jr., will also make an appearance at the annual event as an opening act. Campus Recreation announced the performers on its Web site Friday Oct. 30.… Post the First Comment