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A rise in the cost of student housing at FGCU was spurred by a “review of capital improvement needs, financial projects (and) market conditions” off-campus and within the state university system, the FGCU board’s agenda said.

Hurricanes can be disastrous and Florida sticks out like a sore thumb directly in the path of many hurricanes. It’s the heat of the sun and curvature and spinning of the Earth on its axis that initiate the movement of air over ocean and land. And its summer heat that warms surface water that creates the humid air and water-laden clouds that come with a hurricane. The juxtaposition of Florida’s land mass and the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico – the northern end of which is in a subtropical climate – makes us a target for hurricanes – many of which move north through the Gulf of Mexico, feeding on the warm waters there.

On Women’s Equality Day, FGCU’s Softball team helped raise the walls for a single mom, Jennifer Silva, through Habitat for Humanity. Jennifer is currently sharing a bedroom with her 11-year-old son and lived her whole life in her parents’ home, but now she’s one step closer to becoming a homeowner.

The body of 19-year-old Graham McGrath, an FGCU student, who fell off a boat in Lake Como Wednesday night was found shortly before 11:30 a.m. Thursday. An investigation into his death continues.

A large Lee County Sheriff's Office presence was seen at Gulf Coast Town Center after a report of shots fired on Wednesday morning.

Florida Gulf Coast university's new president, Aysegul Timur, welcomed students to campus Monday for the first day of classes with a message of hope, promise and some changes.

Jack Hellmer hopes to distribute UBYou to college campuses statewide and beyond.

Friends of the Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve has announced its 2023 schedule for wet walks, which allow visitors access to part of the Slough that’s normally off-limit and lets them experience the beautiful wetlands in new and surprising ways.

National Watermelon Day was celebrated with, what else, Florida watermelons Thursday, at Florida Gulf Coast University, courtesy the Florida Watermelon Association and the Lutgert College of Business Center for Agribusiness.

Florida Gulf Coast University’s new president, Dr. Aysegul Timur, officially took the reins from Dr. Mike Martin on July 1. Dr. Timur is the university’s fifth president, and first female president since in its 26 years. And she is the school’s first immigrant president. She was born in Turkey and received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business administration at University of Istanbul before heading to the U.S. in the late 90s to pursue her PhD, which she received from University of South Florida in 2006. She joins us for our first sit-down with as president.