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President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at Florida Gulf Coast University’s Alico Arena on Friday, and there have been mixed reactions from students. Some are buzzing with excitement and others are experiencing dread. The initial feelings regarding the situation were complicated. Having a small school like FGCU make an impact across America is a...
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On Sept. 14, a rapper named Macklemore was dropped as an opener of Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour. The reason was a two-minute “Free Palestine” speech at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, on Sept. 4. During his speech, Macklemore stated to the audience that he wanted his words to be, “Loud and clear, so that the...
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Rhyen Foley has emerged as one of the most impactful runners on the Florida Gulf Coast women’s cross country team. She’s earned Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) Freshman of the Week honors twice this season. Her first honor came the week of Sept. 7 for her performance at the Florida Intercollegiate Invitational in Jacksonville, and her...
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The immigration detention center Alligator Alcatraz, located at Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in the Florida Everglades, officially closed on June 25. This was due to safety risks concerning hurricane season as well as claims stating Alligator Alcatraz was a temporary facility. But while the detention center was in operation, individuals raise
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AI is an impressive tool, but there is a fear of it becoming too powerful for even its creators to control. Over summer, an internal model at OpenAI may have sparked that beginning. In May and June of this year, OpenAI started reinforcement learning training with one of its internal AI models called Internal Model...
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The Trump 47 Committee is hosting a Midterm Rally at FGCU’s Alico Arena on Oct. 23 at 12:30 p.m. President Trump, along with other prominent Florida elected officials, will be speaking to garner support for the upcoming midterm elections which are just two weeks away. The most notable of these officials that will be campaigning...
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Florida Gulf Coast women’s soccer scored two early goals to clinch a spot in the Atlantic Sun (ASUN) Championship Tournament in a 2-0 win over Stetson at Pickering Field on Sunday, Oct. 18. Five seniors were honored in what was FGCU’s final home match of the 2026 regular season. It took five minutes for the...
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Adam LaCroix, often referred to as “the campus preacher,” has been the topic of many conversations on campus throughout the years. He is known for his unconventional and controversial style of preaching. He and his team, Team Jesus Preachers, use a style known as “confrontational evangelism,” which directly challenges passing strangers’ alleged sins and life
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The latest technology bolstering the surveillance state comes in the form of automated license plate readers (ALPRs). Companies such as Flock and Motorola use artificial intelligence-powered cameras to capture, read and log license plate data. FGCU has multiple Motorola ALPRs on campus. These can be used to enhance public safety and prevent crime, but critic
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A new wave of technological advancement, Meta Glasses, has gone mainstream. Social media is flooded with content of strangers who never consented to being filmed. These acts are seen as entertainment for the masses, but the normalization of surveillance in our culture has bred more serious issues that extend to our government. Flock cameras, also...
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