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A family of otters, likely mom and several young, traipsed across campus, going from one pond to another Wednesday.

University officials said FGCU became aware Wednesday morning of concerning social media activity from an off-campus student that may have indicated a danger to the campus community.

FGCU students voice concerns that university presidential candidate Henry Mack will work to further Gov. Ron DeSantis' political agenda in higher education. A schedule for finalist interviews has been released and is available at the end of this news article.

Florida Gulf Coast University students rally against proposed legislation they say are attempts to move Florida universities and colleges to the political right.

April 10 is Gopher Tortoise Day, as designed by the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission and the nonprofit Gopher Tortoise Council. So, we have a conversation about the importance of these large, long-lived reptiles that can be found in all of Florida’s 67 counties. These large, slow moving reptiles are crucial to ecosystems because of the deep burrows they dig and live in. More than 350 other species — known as commensals — take advantage of those burrows for shelter. Their main threats are cars while trying to cross roads, and development that occurs on the land where they live.

Information submitted by each finalist for the FGCU presidency can be found on FGCU’s presidential search website, www.fgcu.edu/presidentialsearch. All other candidate information will remain exempt and confidential, according to Section 1004.098, Florida Statutes.

A notice issued by FGCU Wednesday identified online sites in the State University System Prohibited Technologies List identified as high-risk technologies as Kaspersky, VKontakte, Tencent QQ, TikTok and WeChat. Most other state universities in Florida have join in the ban.

Gilbert Green is not an ordinary storm chaser. A software engineering major at Florida Gulf Coast University, who is also minoring in physics and mathematics, Green spent the summer of 2022 chasing and photographing lightning around Southwest Florida.

Dr. Clay Motley is a native Kentuckian who lived for 10 years in South Carolina before coming to Southwest Florida.

Fort Myers Beach is known for its quaint, colorful shops and homes. Visitors and residents are embracing the reputation of the beach town and creating art from the debris that still litters the island.