Eagle News

A guest from the Coalition of Immokalee workers addressed the Student Government Senate Tuesday night. He was diminutive in stature, but his voice resounded with conviction as he spoke to the students in the room. Most of the students could not understand him because he spoke in Spanish, but his translator, Arabella Daniels, relayed the message.… Post the First Comment

The construction of the Recreation Outdoor Complex, or the ROC for short, adds to the facelift of the always-molding FGCU. With the physical wellness of the average student in mind, the brain trust of Campus Recreation aims to add a second basketball court and two sand volleyball courts to the area between Alico Arena and the tennis complex.… Post the First Comment

If you are not too stuffed from all the turkey, and you're an early riser, Black Friday 2009 is your best bet to save money on this year's Christmas shopping. A lot of businesses are trying to keep their sales a secret by having their advertisements print a couple days before Thanksgiving, so keep a look out for "junk mail" to scope for deals or head online to check out the ads.… Post the First Comment

Johnson Engineering, one of the three companies who are involved in Florida Gulf Coast Universities solar project has offered to reimburse FGCU after the South Florida Water Management District fined the university 8,406.25 dollars. The university was fined for failing to submit a drawing of the physical layout of the concrete footers on which the solar panels lay.… Post the First Comment

Student Financial Services is making the task of paying bills easier for students. Additions were recently made to the Bill and Payment Center, a program accessible through Gulfline to pay all campus related bills. As of Nov. 9 students have the option to pay bills by check, rather than credit card.… Post the First Comment

FGCU's nursing program has been taken off of probation after two years. The program's high passing rate prompted the probation to be lifted, Marianne Rodgers, director of FGCU's nursing program. "We are now much stronger, more stable and as we go forward we can simply provide better nurses," Rodgers said.… Post the First Comment