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Eagle News meetings are officially in full swing!Everyone is welcome at our weekly Tuesday meetings at 12:30 PM in McTar...
09/09/2026

Eagle News meetings are officially in full swing!

Everyone is welcome at our weekly Tuesday meetings at 12:30 PM in McTarnaghan Hall, Room 201! Come hang out with us, earn a service hour, learn what’s in the works for Eagle News, and meet the team!

Can’t make it in person? DM our page to be added to our GroupMe to join us on Zoom and pick up stories!

See you next week!📰🤙

Welcome back, Eagles! Our August issue is out now!
08/20/2026

Welcome back, Eagles! Our August issue is out now!

After a nearly two-month long search, Florida Gulf Coast University has named Brian Barrio as its new athletic director....
07/10/2026

After a nearly two-month long search, Florida Gulf Coast University has named Brian Barrio as its new athletic director. Barrio replaces Colin Hargis, who left FGCU in May to take a job at N.C. State. 

Barrio comes to Fort Myers with more than five years of experience as an NCAA Division I Director of Athletics, along with a career spanning more than two decades in intercollegiate athletics.

FGCU President Aysegul Timur said in the press release that Barrio will also serve as a member of the President’s Cabinet. He will be the first Athletic Director in the university’s history to do so.

Barrio checks all the boxes FGCU was looking for in a new athletics director and he will begin his duties on July 20th.

Read more about Brian Barrio’s journey before FGCU at the link in our bio.

✍️ Jorge Murillo, Sports Editor
📸FGCU Athletics

Inside the voting booth on election day, a first-time voter studies the ballot, making their decisions carefully, as a s...
06/23/2026

Inside the voting booth on election day, a first-time voter studies the ballot, making their decisions carefully, as a simple checkmark carries more weight than any test or assignment ever before.

Floridians rush to the polls on Nov. 3 to vote in the midterm election. The election will decide Florida’s next governor, the U.S. Senate and House Representatives, local school boards and more.

Compared to presidential elections, midterm elections tend to draw less attention, especially from voters ages 18 to 25.

Collier County Supervisor of Elections and Lee County Elections Office are both making connections with colleges, like FGCU and Florida SouthWestern State College (FSW), as well as high schools all around their district, to continue to increase young voter registration and engagement for the November election.

Learn more about how they are getting involved, debunking common misconceptions, and more at the link in our bio.

✍️ & 📸Maggie Crandall

FGCU men’s basketball head coach Pat Chambers wasted no time in preparing for the 2026-27 season. Offseason work began i...
06/04/2026

FGCU men’s basketball head coach Pat Chambers wasted no time in preparing for the 2026-27 season. Offseason work began immediately after FGCU’s 73-63 loss to Central Arkansas in the semifinals of the Atlantic Sun (ASUN) Conference Tournament on March 7.

“As soon as that game was over, I literally turned my hat around and became a general manager,” Chambers said. “I strategically planned how we were going to attack this offseason to position ourselves to be the most successful we can be going into the year.”

The Eagles lost four seniors, J.R. Konieczny, Michael Duax, Rory Stewart and Brandon Dwyer, who all graduated this May. Additionally, four FGCU players entered their names into the transfer portal once it opened at the conclusion of the NCAA Tournament. 

Chambers and his staff secured the commitments of three transfers to bolster the roster ahead of the new season.

Read more about how Pat Chambers is using the transfer portal to retool the mens basketball team at the link in our bio.

✍️ Jorge Murillo, Assistant Sports Editor
📸 FGCU Athletics

Last fall semester, FGCU introduced its first mentoring program that aims to provide students with the best chances of s...
05/27/2026

Last fall semester, FGCU introduced its first mentoring program that aims to provide students with the best chances of securing employment post-graduation. Students are paired with university alumni to help them prepare for the real world through Q&A sessions and networking opportunities.

There are no entry requirements. Students can request a mentor on the university’s website. Prior to their meeting, students undergo about an hour of training and preparation. Once assigned, the student reaches out to set up their first meeting with their mentor. Students are assigned a mentor who best suits their major, career goals and interests.

The program aims to provide a more casual networking experience, making it fun rather than scary.

Students are encouraged to apply for fall semester sessions from now until Sept. 11. As the program’s second year approaches, Richards emphasized that its success ultimately depends on student engagement. 

Read more about the FGCU mentoring program at the link in our bio.

✍️ Jordan Manning, Staff Writer
📸 Julianne Grassi

FGCU continues to invest in healthcare through the groundbreaking of its newest building Marieb Hall South, formerly kno...
05/07/2026

FGCU continues to invest in healthcare through the groundbreaking of its newest building Marieb Hall South, formerly known as Academic Building 10. The ceremony to celebrate this new building was held on Wednesday, April 15. 

This facility is focused on providing majors in the health sciences with hands-on experience through emerging technologies to equip them with the skills necessary for the job.  

Marieb Hall South will have 32 to 39,000 square feet of innovation space on its third floor and the whole building will give students access to open space similar to Academic Building 9, now known as Antonier Hall. 

FGCU received support and partnership on this building from Governor Ron Desantis, the Florida legislature and House as well as the Elaine Nicpon Marieb Foundation after its $22 million gift dedicated to the success of this program last summer, which was the largest donation in FGCU history.

The enrollment in FGCU’S Marieb college doubled in the last five years and the number of degrees awarded has increased by 61%. To continue this streak, the purpose of this gift was dedicated to seeing the students succeed in this prestigious field.

Read more about the future of FGCU’s new health building at the link in our bio.

✍️ Larissa Rodriguez, Editor-in-Chief
📸 James Greco

Congratulations to our seniors!🎓🤙💙💚We are so proud of you and all the hard work you have put into your schooling and Eag...
05/05/2026

Congratulations to our seniors!🎓🤙💙💚

We are so proud of you and all the hard work you have put into your schooling and Eagle Media! We know you will do great things! Go Eagles!

You should never let another person’s opinion be a substitute for your own. For most college students, checking Rate My ...
04/30/2026

You should never let another person’s opinion be a substitute for your own. For most college students, checking Rate My Professor before signing up for classes feels like common sense. It’s quick, easy and gives you at least some idea of the class you might be signing up for. To be fair, some information is typically better than none. At the same time, however, those ratings aren’t something that should be blindly taken at face value.

People are much more likely to go back and put effort into a review after a negative experience than after a neutral or positive one. A student who struggled in a class might leave a negative review, while someone who found the material manageable might have a completely different take and never post about it. Glowing reviews for professors exist, but they are much less common.

There’s no denying that having access to student feedback can be helpful. College can already feel like a guessing game, especially for freshmen or anyone trying to balance their schedule. Reading reviews can give insight into things you wouldn’t otherwise know, like whether a professor is lecture-heavy, has group projects, or grades mainly on exams.

The problem is how easily those reviews can be either misunderstood or taken as scripture. Most of them are based on personal experiences that don’t apply to everyone. A student could have had a simple personality clash with a professor and lash out. Maybe the teaching style didn’t match their learning style. What you’re seeing is often incomplete and skewed toward stronger emotions.

Read more about this students opinion on Rate My Professor at the link in our bio.

✍️ Kenna Graves, Staff Writer
🖼️ Samatha Casey

It was a turbulent first season for FGCU women’s basketball head coach Raina Harmon. There were marquee moments, such as...
04/30/2026

It was a turbulent first season for FGCU women’s basketball head coach Raina Harmon. There were marquee moments, such as the Thanksgiving week win over Stanford University, but those moments were few and far between. Ultimately, the Eagles finished their season with a 16-16 record, its lowest in program history.

While it was evident Harmon was put in a tough position to succeed in year one, the question now becomes what can be done to build a team reminiscent of the championship-caliber Eagles squads of the past?

As with any team hoping to compete in the modern landscape of college athletics, the most important factor in winning is financial commitment from the top down. Especially at the mid-major level, even the slightest difference in financial investment in the roster can be the difference between a first-round exit in the conference tournament and winning the conference championship.

Read more about how Raina Harmon and the women’s basketball team can build for the future at the link in our bio.

✍️ Sam Fortney, Sports Editor
📸 Lexi Harbach, FGCU Athletics

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