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FGCU women’s soccer opens 2026 season to scoreless draw against Houston

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It’s the beginning of a new season of Florida Gulf Coast University Athletics. The FGCU women’s soccer team opened its 2026-27 season when it hosted Houston at Pickering Field on Aug. 12. Wednesday’s match also marked both the start of the Eagles’ 20th anniversary season and the first time FGCU hosted a Big 12 opponent,...

OPINION: Fake grass or fake values?

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The completion of the Cohen Student Union lawn provided an opportunity for a sustainable school like FGCU to replace real grass with fake grass. FGCU is currently in the process of installing more artificial grass on campus between Edwards and Marieb Halls, causing outrage from staff and students. Turf has already been installed in front...

Eagle Eats: Blossom & Brie

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Among the agricultural grasslands of North Fort Myers, sits a livestock farm offering a unique farm-to-table experience where food is only half the story. The farm side adventure begins the moment you pull into the driveway. You’re greeted with a large, open field that houses about a dozen cows. Before our meal, I took a...

Movie Review: The Odyssey

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The greatest epic of all time is now showing on the big screen. “The Odyssey” directed by Christopher Nolan, breathes life into Homer’s storytelling. This is one of the best films Nolan has directed. For three hours straight, my eyes were glued to the screen, enjoying the classic tale of Odysseus’ voyage home. I would...

OPINION: Love Island USA season eight thoughts

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The summer of love, gossip and drama has officially concluded. Love Island USA season eight brought excitement across the U.S. every night for six weeks. Since season six, the hype around Love Island has expediently grown. Season six brought the drama and season seven had the mess. This season felt different compared to the last...

EP Review: away with words, ‘What To Think About Again’

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With only four songs and one of them being a 30-second-long intro, “What To Think About Again” blew up on Instagram two years after its release. Launching on Sept. 17, 2024, and finally finding its right audience in April 2026, the local Southwest Florida metalcore band, away with words, made a breakthrough in the genre...

Men’s and women’s soccer look to define themselves this season

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Florida Gulf Coast University’s men’s and women’s soccer teams recently announced their schedules for the 2026 season, and after losing key players this offseason, both teams will look to make statements in several key matchups. The men’s team finished last season with a 6-7-3 and 2-3-1 record in Atlantic Sun (ASUN) Conference play, missing the...

New FGCU men’s golf coach Lee McCoy looks to build on championship foundation

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It was an easy decision for Lee McCoy to take the head coaching job for Florida Gulf Coast University’s men’s golf team. After a three-year stint coaching at Division II Columbus State where he led his team to a top 15 final ranking in the past two seasons, McCoy, a native of Dunedin, Florida, knew...

Album Review: Olivia Rodrigo, ‘You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love’

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Olivia Rodrigo’s third studio album, “You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love” was released on June 12 through Geffen Records. Since its release, it has become Rodrigo’s biggest debut, surpassing both of her previous albums, “SOUR” and “GUTS.” The crux of the album is familiar, with Rodrigo’s typical confessional songwriting. Listeners ar

OPINION: College students can’t afford to just be students

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The light of a laptop screen has replaced sleep for many in academia, causing the ideal life of a full-time college student to dissipate into a myth. Social pressure surrounding the future and financial needs has destroyed the balance of a full-time student’s life. College students cannot simply just study. There is much more on...

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