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Philanthropist, textbook author Elaine Marieb leaves behind legacy at FGCU know, I continue to be touched by the appreciation they have expressed.” Marieb’s charity has allowed the Marieb College to continually grow. It provides programs in nursing, athletic training, occupational therapy, physical therapy, exercise science, physician assistant studies, clinical mental health counseling, health administration and social work, among others. “Education gave me the faith and confidence I have in myself, and I would love to help instill that faith in students pursuing careers in health professions,” said Marieb. “Be diligent in your studies because only when you are can you gain the sense of accomplishment that brings confidence in yourself. With confidence and education, you can change your life.”

By Sean C Porter Media Editor Editor @lunchtime58 Elaine Marieb’s legacy, filled with generosity and education, will live on after her passing. While walking around FGCU, you may have noticed a building named Marieb Hall. This is just one of the many influences that Marieb left behind, in a life of giving and educating. She died Thursday, Dec. 20, at 82 years old. While Marieb’s books are assigned in more than 2,400 classrooms around the world, Marieb’s greatest impact is likely on the students who study in the college that bears her name. “I am gratified by the wonderful work the students have demonstrated,” Marieb said in an interview with FGCU 360 Magazine in 2017. “For the students that I have come to

STUDENT GOV. NEWS The FGCU Student Government Senate met on Tuesday, Jan. 8 for their weekly Senate meeting. Here’s what was discussed: PENDING INITIATIVES Feminine hygiene products Pepsi survey OPEN SEATS College of Arts and Sciences: 5 College of Health and Human Services: 4 College of Engineering: 2 College of Education:1 Graduate: 3 Undeclared: 1 SENATE BILLS PASSED Senate Bill 1819-040 FGCJews FIRST READING Senate Bill 1819-041 CKI Funding Senate Bill 1819-042 SAA Beat Bash Senate Bill 1819-043 Eagles Gather Senate Bill 1819-044 FGCU Waterpolo Senate Bill 1819-045 Senate Reapportionment

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EN Photo/Sean C Porter Dr. Elaine Marieb’s name is displayed on the hall named after her. Marieb’s generosity will be honored at FGCU on Feb. 22.

Welcome back, FGCU By Alex Figares Editor-in-Chief @AlexandraNews_ Welcome back Eagles! To those returning, welcome to a fresh start to a new year and a new semester. This is your chance to make it everything that you want it to be. To those beginning their first semester at FGCU, you made an excellent choice by coming here. College is the time to find yourself, find what you like, find what you don’t like and begin to forge life-long friendships. We are so lucky to be at a university that gives us endless opportunities to explore our passions and to grow as human beings in a place we can all learn and grow. As I reflect on my last semester of my senior year, I realize how quickly the time flew. Four years seemed may have semmed like forever, but now forever is ending for me. My advice to you: take chances, get involved, make new friends and remember that change will always be better than you thought. With that being said, I EN Photo/Bret Munson would like to say good luck, study hard and be kind to one Dr. Martha S. Rosenthal, professor of Biological Sciences, with one of the textbooks she wrote titled Drugs: Mind, Body, and Society. another.

INSIDE

CONTROVERSIAL OPINIONS FORM OVER WINTER BREAK

FGCU ATHLETICS: 2018 YEAR IN REVIEW

RICK NAMED ASUN WINNER FOR LIFE

GOLDEN GLOBES TURNS ON THE HEAT FOR OSCARS

Just because we had class off didn’t mean the rest of the world did. Some opinions have had some controversy. See more on A5

FGCU Athletics covered a lot of ground in 2018. From a big win over UCF for Volleyball and other succeses, it was fun. See more on B1

Volleyball player Maggie Rick was recently named ASUN Winner for Life for her talents on and off the court. See more on B3

The Golden Globes ceremony, held on Jan. 6, was a huge hit, and Bohemian Rhapsody won multiple awards. See more on B5

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CANADA: A Canadian woman was found dead after being partially trapped inside a clothing donation box in Toronto. Similar fatal events have occurred. Since 2015 The Canadian Press has reported that seven Canadians have died in these donations bins.The reason behind these deaths is still being investigated but many speculate that the bins are unsafe to the public.

GERMANY: A man was arrested in connection with a data breach that impacted thousands of people in Germany. Hundreds of politicians and public figures were effected by the attack, with personal data and documents released online. German lawmakers at all levels, including those from the European parliament, German parliament, and local politicians, have been affected.

THAILAND: An 18-year-old Saudi woman fled her family and barricaded herself in a Bangkok airport hotel room. The young woman told police in Thailand she feared her family would kill her. The woman was released from the airport and is now under the protection of the UNHCR and Thailand authorities.

NEW YORK: President Trump has continuously promised Mexico would pay for the border wall. However, he is now demanding that Congress come up with more than $5 billion to build the wall. The government continues to shut down the orders due to a fight over the money. The President still suggests that Mexico will ultimately pay for some of the wall through his revamped North American Free Trade Agreement, the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

AFRICA: Two soldiers suspected to be apart of an attempted coup in Gabon were killed and eight military officers were arrested. The suspects stormed a state radio and television headquarters, allegedly taking journalists and staff hostage. The officers stated their dissatisfaction with President Ali Bongo and wanted to “restore democracy” in the country.

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N EWS MARIEB > From A1 In her lifetime, Marieb pledged $15 million to FGCU, where she established the hall named after her and the Marieb College of Health & Human Services. “The commitment and belief that Elaine Marieb placed in our college was a confidence boost,” said Mitch Cordova, former dean of Marieb College and current vice president for student success and enrollment management. “She challenged us to be better educators, to excel and deliver high-quality programs, and to graduate outstanding health-care practitioners.” Marieb was an early believer in the education that FGCU

could offer, and her generous donations to the school reflect that deeply. “I feel FGCU offers a teaching style that was similar to my own, a style that connects lessons to examples and to things the students would remember so the lesson would stick,” said Marieb, who received an honorary doctorate from FGCU in 2016. “As for the students, they continue to impress me with their devotion to their studies and to changing their lives.” While Marieb’s family will have a private remembrance, FGCU has planned their own. On Feb. 22, FGCU will host a public event to celebrate Marieb’s life and recognize her dedication to FGCU students.

EN Photo/Sean C Porter Dr. Elaine Marieb’s pictureis displayed on the hall named after her. In her lifetime, Marieb pledged $15 million to FGCU and helped create the Marieb College at FGCU.

EN Photo/Sean C Porter EN Photo/Sean C Porter Marieb College was founded through the support of Dr. Elaine Marieb. Marieb was A graphic in Marieb Hall showcases a few things that were possible because of her an early believer in the education that FGCU could offer. donations. It provides programs in nursing, athletic training and more.

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Middle East policy, funding the border wall, and shutting down the government By Sam Palmisano Opinion Editor @SamPalmisano The past month - while we’ve all been traveling, spending time with family, and spending our holiday bonuses at the mall - the government decided to have an eventful time. And then the government decided to stop being eventful for a while. It seems that Trump waited for everyone to be to busy or not paying attention before making some pretty big decisions. Now, if you have any presence on Twitter, you were aware of every single minute of it, as the online community erupted into rage over a number of issues. The first decision that apparently threw the world into chaos was Trump’s announcement that we would be withdrawing troops from Syria. As usual, Trump went against the advice of his top advisors in every aspect. Secretary of Defense, James Mattis, even announced his pending resignation almost immediately following the announcement. Quite surprisingly, political party lines were abandoned over the controversial topic. Democrats jumped to criticize Trump’s decision and Republicans tried to defend Trump without supporting the withdrawal of troops. Personally, I think it’s a great decision for one sole reason: we aren’t meant to be policing the world. I don’t think we should have gone into the Middle East in the first place. We definitely shouldn’t be there almost 20 years later. People are quick to throw out 9/11 or ISIS,

but the reality is that both are the direct effects of our military involvement in the Middle East in the first place. Issues like foreign policy are rare instances where both Republicans and Democrats align together to push for even more foreign involvement. The U.S. presence in the middle east is described by a simple analogy: we went in and beat them up, they hit back one time, and we decided to kick them while they’re down so that we never get hit again. The only downside is that we’ve ruined millions of innocent lives and wastefully spent trillions of tax dollars in the process. Everyone forgot about Syria when the border wall debate began. Trump started it by stating that the government would shutdown if Congress didn’t pass legislation that included funding for the border wall. The border wall, a major campaign promise, has been the focal point of the administration’s immigration policy. Given the current government shutdown, Congress clearly didn’t budge to Trump’s threats. We’ll get to that later, though. A major highlight from the break is that GoFundMe launched to fund the wall. Raising over $15 million in a week, this was a perfect example of people’s ability to voluntarily fund projects when they want to. Politics aside, imagine what we could accomplish through voluntary funding if we didn’t have taxes taken out and we could eliminate government bureaucracy as the middle-man. Ironically, the same government that extorts so much of our pay-

Photo via AP Newsroom As military operations decline in Syria, many are wondering if the incoming Secretary of State will support the removal of troops throughout the rest of the Middle East.

checks isn’t even allowed to accept donations. The creator of the GoFundMe will most likely have to start issuing refunds unless he decides to put the money to use building the wall on his own. Another highlight from the border wall debate was the resurgence of videos of Mexican official Braulio Guerra climbing a section of the wall to prove that it was useless. The wall is actually useless. The majority of people classified as illegal immigrants come here legally and stay beyond their allotted time. Immigration shouldn’t even really be an argument, though. Considering immigrants are the backbone of the underground economy and do Photo via Twitter @RealDonaldTrump nothing but benefit society, we should be openly President Trump tweeted this image to show the projected design of the wall, emphasizing that the top of the wall would feature spikes to ward off potential climbers. embracing them. Sure, you’ll hear the do so at about one-tenth Trump’s own steel tariffs, that they barter for rent. Now, some students overblown stories about the rate that American his wall is now projected the one time an illegal citizens do, so who’s the to cost nearly double than may not being getting their refund checks as the the original estimates. immigrant commits a vio- real menace to society? Alas, the funding for new semester starts. Fun fact: due to lent crime, but they only Personally, I don’t the wall never came through and the govern- think members of Conment has been shutdown gress should be receiving pay during the shutdown, for a few weeks now. Not that anyone has especially because none really noticed any differ- of them are really workence to their lives, the ing to get going again government shutdown anytime soon. I’d even be as radical has been the center of as to say I don’t mind the media attention. The majority of gov- government shutdown ernment functions actu- lasting even longer, perally still continue. Only haps even permanently. departments classified as As much as it saddens me non-essential run out of that people were without funding. jobs and pay during the Ironically, the IRS is holiday season, I think still taking taxes out of my the majority of federal paycheck. Reports show government functions are they won’t be issuing tax non-essential. returns during the shutLet’s be honest with down, though. ourselves: the governFederal workers have ment shutdown has no complained that they are immediate impact on our unable to pay rent and individual lives. If it hadn’t Photo via AP Newsroom bills without their pay- been all over the news, checks, to which officials we wouldn’t even have During the shutdown, members of Congress still receive pay. President Trump stated that the shutdown could last responded by suggesting noticed the shutdown. months, even years, if House Democrats continue to refuse funding for the border wall.

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RICK NAMED ASUN WINNER FOR LIFE Maggie Rick of FGCU volleyball was named an ASUN Winner for Life on Monday due to her outstanding academic and athletic career. See more on B3

A year in review: FGCU Athletics’ historic 2018 By Jordyn Matez Sports Editor @JordynMatez

A.) 0-2 B.) 2-0 C.) 1-1 2) What is women’s basketball record vs North Alabama? A.) 0-3 B.) 3-0 C.) 2-1 3) Who has played the most softball games for FGCU? A.) Jessica Rouse B.) Kelsey Carpenter C.) Cheyenne Jenks

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A statue of the FGCU mascot, an eagle, stands in a fountain outside of FGCU’s athletic’s complex, Alico Arena. Above the statue are achievements seen in FGCU Athletics throughout 2018. This also marks the 18th All-American member due to her volleyball and indoor volleyball. Though he isn’t a current consecutive semester that student cumulative 4.0 GPA throughout athletes have maintained a higher her four years as a biology major FGCU Eagle, the major success of FGCU alumni and Boston Red GPA than FGCU undergraduate at FGCU. Finally, FGCU led not only Sox pitcher Chris Sale still marks students. FGCU Athletics also saw three the ASUN conference, but the a major achievement for FGCU student athletes named ASUN entire state of Florida in DI with Athletics. Sale aided the Red Sox conference Scholar Athletes of five teams earning a National to a historic world series win in the Year, with baseball’s Mario Public Record mission award for 2018, not only becoming the first Leon, volleyball’s Maggie Rick superior performance within a Major League Baseball player and women’s soccer’s Holly Fritz recent academic progress rate. since 1983 to throw both the first These teams included women’s and last pitch of a world series. all being honored. women’s cross Fritz was also honored as basketball, Continued on B3 FGCU’s first ever DI Academic country, women’s tennis, beach

4) Who was the CCSA Most Outstanding Swimmer in 2018? A.) Gracie Redding B.) Christina Kaas Elmgreen C.) Hannah Burdge men’s basketball 5) How many men players have scored over 1000 points in their career? A.) 9 B.) 7 C.) 11 Answers: 1) A 2) B 3) C 4) A 5) C

While FGCU is widely still considered an up-and-coming university in the world of Division-I sports, the Eagles have strived to make every year count in their attempt to climb up the collegiate athletics ladder. The 2018 athletic year was no exception to this as many experts citing 2018 as a historic year for FGCU Athletics. After its inaugural year in 2002, FGCU Athletics applied for NCAA DI status and was awarded this in 2006, making the 200708 academic year a transition period. From that point forward, the Eagles have not stopped growing.. Throughout 2018, the Eagles have seen multiple conference championships and historical tournament achievements ranging across a variety of athletic teams. Aside from on the ﬁeld, individual athletes and teams as a whole have also achieved major successes in academic and personal achievements. In the spring of 2018, FGCU student athletes posted a record cumulative GPA of 3.35, marking the highest in history. This is a signiﬁcant difference when compared to all undergraduate students who made a cumulative 2.99 overall GPA.

1) What is men’s basketball record vs North Alabama?

THIS WEEK IN ATHLETICS By Kyle Grosskopf Assistant Sports Editor @Kyle_Grosskopf

SOFTBALL VS. CANADA

The Eagles will be tested in a preseason double-header against the Canadian International Softball team on Thursday, Jan. 10 at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. This is the first time in the 17 year history of

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

VS. UNF

Women’s Basketball will travel to Jacksonville, Florida to play ASUN rival UNF on Saturday, Jan. 12 at 1 p.m. The Eagles are coming off an impressive win against Liberty University on Jan. 5, where Nasrin

By Kyle Grosskopf Assistant Sports Editor @Kyle_Grosskopf WOMEN’S BASKETBALL VS. UNF

Men’s Basketball will travel to Jacksonville, Florida to play ASUN rival UNF on Saturday, Jan. 12 at 5 p.m. The Eagles are coming off a loss against

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL VS. USF

Women’s Tennis will start their Spring schedule by hosting USF on Sunday, Jan. 13 at 2 p.m. In their Fall schedule, the Eagles went

the softball program that they get to face an international opponent. Last season, FGCU softball made it to the ASUN conference championship but lost 3-6 to USC Upstate. Following this, FGCU will host their annual FGCU Kickoff Classic to start their season, which will begin on Feb 8 and continue throughout Jan. 10.

Ulel scored 21 points to lead her team in the victory. Against UNF, FGCU holds the head-to-head record of 22-3. Next, the women’s basketball team will continue ASUN play in Kennesaw, Georgia to play Kennesaw State on Saturday, Jan 19 at 2 p.m. Next, FGCU will be playing Saint Francis in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m.

Liberty University on Jan. 5. In the loss, Dinero Mercurius scored his 1000th collegiate points. Against UNF, FGCU holds the head-to-head record of 17-12. Next, the men’s basketball team will continue ASUN play in Kennesaw, Georgia to play Kennesaw State on Saturday, Jan 19 at 4:30 p.m.

10-8 overall, going 6-0 against conference opponents. In their last match, FGCU doubles pair of Madison Gallegos and Sofia Perez made it to the semifinals where they lost to tournament champions Oklahoma State University. Next, the women’s tennis team will welcome Georgia State on Friday, Jan. 18 at 10 a.m.

Christian Carlyle 8.3 points per game 3.7 rebounds per game 1.9 assists per game Schadrac Casimir 11.8 points per game 1.6 rebounds per game 1.6 assists per game Dinero Mercurius 8.6 points per game 1.9 rebounds per game 1.1 assists per game

Keri Jewett-Giles 12.6 points per game 2.4 rebounds per game 2.7 assists per game 1.6 steals per game Nasrin Ulel 15.8 points per game 3 rebounds per game 1.6 assists per game Chandler Ryan 9.5 points per game 1.4 rebounds per game 1.5 assists per game Tytionia Adderly 5.5 points per game 7.8 rebounds per game 2.6 assists per game

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Rick named ASUN Winner for Life By Jordyn Matez Sports Editor @JordynMatez Maggie Rick, of the FGCU volleyball team, has been recognized as one of the ASUN conference fall semester Winners for Life recipients as of Monday, Jan 7. This award, which was given to Rick and eight others, is given each semester to one student-athlete from each conference school who demonstrates the ASUN conference core values: education, honesty, student-athlete experience, fairness, health, ambition, respect, diversity, inclusion, leadership, responsibility and sportsmanship. Rick, a senior setter, was an integral player in the historic success of FGCU volleyball for the 2018 season. The Georgia native logged 27 assists in 11 digs in the team’s first-ever NCAA tournament win and is the first four-time allconference and threetime academic allconference selection in program history. As a senior, Rick was named the ASUN conference Scholar Athlete of the Year and finished out her collegiate career as FGCU’s all-time leader in assists with 4,501 compiled assists and

10 double-doubles. This same assists total is also fifth in ASUN conference history. Overall, Rick logged double-digit assists in every career match she played, registering 20 career double-doubles, 807 digs, 112 blocks and 90 aces. Aside from her successes on the court, Rick holds a cumulative 3.89 GPA as an economics major with a management minor. Rick is a twotime President’s List selection, a four-time Dean’s list selection and a six-time athletic director’s honor roll student. Rick is also a member of the FGCU Honors College and Eagles Council. Finally, Rick has registered over 60 learning hours while also holding a position on the Eagles Council Community Service Committee. Along with her fellow teammate Cortney VanLiew, Rick has plans in place to execute a service project that partners the Eagles Council with the Boys and Girls Club Photo courtesy of Bret Munson of Lee County to teach FGCU volleyball’s Maggie Rick celebrates a set win at home in the 2018 volleyball season. Rick was recently named one of young kids how to make nine ASUN conference Winners for Life for her outstanding performance on and off the court as an athlete and a student. friendship bracelets. recognition led us to one of the off the court leadership The effort of logged 20 volunteer ASUN FGCU best seasons in ASUN and community service towards this represents,” this project is to form hours director of athletics Ken history and her well- contributions, she ranks positive relationships project. earned Scholar-Athlete amongst “Maggie certainly Kavanagh said. and encourage kids to the finest “From her literal of the Year honors to overall to ever don the personifies across the make friends. setting that her tremendous on and Green and Blue.” Rick has already board what this high record

>> From B1 Sale also finished fourth in the American League Cy Young award voting, marking his seventh consecutive year in the top six and his fifth straight season in the top five. 2018 was also a year of individual successes for student athletes. These successes were led by Evdokia Popadinova of women’s soccer. Popadinova became the eighth Eagle in women’s soccer history to land a spot on the NCAA DI All-American team. There were also numerous ASUN Players of the Year awards given to FGCU Athletes, with men’s basketball’s Brandon Goodwin, women’s tennis’s Maja Ornberg and volleyball’s Cortney VanLiew. VanLiew also finished her year with an All-American teams honorable mention by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. Conference tournament MVP’s were also handed out to women’s basketball’s China Dow and volleyball’s Danielle Serrano, while swimming and diving’s Gracie Redding received Most Outstanding Accolades at the CCSA championships and her teammate Christina Kaas-Elmgreen became an NCAA championships qualifier. Finally, women’s cross-country’s Carley Lutzow became FGCU’s third ever NCAA All-South Region performer with her 16th place finish. In overall team finishes, men’s basketball captured another conference championship for the 2018 season and went on to compete in the NIT tournament. Women’s basketball also saw a variety of achievements, earning themselves another conference championship in the 2018 season and earned an NCAA tournament win. The FGCU volleyball team had one of the most underdog stories in FGCU’s history; the 2018 roster becoming the first team in program history to win a

conference championship and continue to the NCAA tournament. Along with this, the Eagles defeated nationally ranked UCF on their home court in the ﬁrst round of the NCAA tournament, putting FGCU Athletics in the spotlight as a thriving underdog team. 2018 saw many successes for FGCU Athletics, and the Eagles expect nothing less in the upcoming 2019 season. Men’s basketball will continue to search for another conference title, though their season is off to a rocky start with a loss against Liberty University last week to open up conference play. Women’s basketball will look towards the same goal, the team currently being 1-0 in conference play after a recent win against Liberty. Though they will not begin their season until fall of 2019, the volleyball team will prepare for a second consecutive championship title and a hopeful successful NCAA championship appearance. Athletes, coaches and fans alike will continue to look forward to upcoming successes that highlight FGCU Athletics as a thriving academic and athletic program in the 2019 season.

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FGCU women’s soccer’s Evdokia Popadinova chases the ball at a game in the 2018 season.

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A week in review: Women’s Basketball wins big in ASUN opener Swimming and Diving FGCU hosted Buffalo University, Liberty University and Bowling Green on Saturday, Jan. 5. The Eagles lost to Liberty, but beat Buffalo and Bowling Green easily. FGCU placed at least top 3 in 14 out of 16 events. The Eagles placed first in four events starting with the 200 yard Individual Medley relay. Doris Eichhorn, Petra Halmai, Gracie Redding and Rebecca Moynihan were on that relay team. Redding also won the 50 yard freestyle and Halmai also won the 200 yard Individual Medley. Megan Wakefield placed second in the one meter dive and third place in the three meter dive. Redding and Wakefield won CCSA weekly award. This is Redding’s third overall swimmer of the week and Wakefield’s fourth overall diver of the week. The next Swimming Diving meet will be against Miami University on Jan. 19.

Women’s Basketball To open up conference play, FGCU beat Liberty 68-50. Nasrin Ulel led the team with 21 points and three assists. Nine players scored for the Eagles. Keri Jewett-Giles had 13 points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals in the win. Destiny Washington nearly had a double-double scoring 10 points and getting nine rebounds.

Nine players scored for the Eagles. Tytiona Adderly finished with eight points, six rebounds, two assists, two steals and two blocks. Adderly moved into third place in FGCU career rebounding. Liberty out rebounded FGCU 39-36 and they scored more bench points than FGCU. Their next game is against University of North Florida on Saturday, Jan. 12 at 1 p.m.

Men’s Basketball Opening conference play, Liberty beat FGCU 81-63. This was the Eagles third straight loss bringing their record to 5-11. Liberty had their best start in program history this year. Liberty started a 12-2 run in the beginning of the game and never looked back. Liberty outscored FGCU in all major areas including second chance points, points off turnovers and bench points. FGCU shot 50 percent and Liberty shot 57 percent for the game. Schadrac Casimir led the team in scoring scoring 16 points, one rebound and one assist. RaySean Scott Jr. scored 13 points, four rebounds and one block. Zach Scott scored 12 points, three assists, two steals and one rebound. Even though he only scored five points, Dinero Mercurius scored his 1000th collegiate points. Their next game is against University of North Florida on Saturday, Jan. 12 at 3 p.m.

Photo courtesy of FGCU Athletics

Evdokia Popadinova accepts the award for Bulgaria’s best female footballer of the year. This past season was Popadinova’s first with the Eagles after spending her first two seasons at the University of Northwestern Ohio.

Popadinova named Bulgaria’s best female footballer

By Alec Taylor Contributing Writer @FGCUEagleNews

Evdokia Popadinova recently took home the award for Bulgaria’s best female footballer for the third year in a row on Sunday night. “It’s a great honor to win this award but it also gives me great responsibility as well,” said Popadinova. “I’m really looking

forward to 2019 season with FGCU.” The stats prove exactly why she rightfully received the award. This season, she recorded a team high 14 goals and a grand total of 35 points, which was 16 more than the runner up. Her record-breaking season gained critical reception as she was named Second Team All-American by the United Soccer Coaches

Association. With this, she becomes the second FGCU Women’s soccer player to receive AllAmerican honors. Incredibly proud of Evi, it’s a tremendous honor to receive,” said head coach Jim Blankenship. “Obviously, she had a phenomenal year and to see her get these accolades says a lot about her and what she was able to do for us this past season.”

Keri Jewett-Giles Redshirt-Junior 5 feet 6 inches Hometown: Fort Myers, Fla.

Photo courtesy of Bret Munson

Keri Jewett-Giles setting up a play for her team against Liberty University. Jewett-Giles and the women’s basketball team beat Liberty to open conference play in the 2018-2019 season.

Keri Jewett-Giles has helped FGCU this season. She has played in all 14 games and is averaging almost 13 points, two rebounds, three assists and two assists. She leads the team in steals averaging 1.6 steals a game and is top 3 in points and assists Her most points came against American University where she scored 22 points playing only 27 minutes. She is shooting 46 percent from the field and 35 percent from the 3 point line. Transferring in from Southern Miss in her sophomore year, Jewett-Giles finished third on the team averaging nine points a game. She scored in double-digits in 10 games.

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Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP Queen’s drummer Roger Taylor and guitarrist Brian May pose with Best Actor winAlfonso Cuarón poses in the press room with the awards for best director, motion ner Rami Malek in the press room at the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards. picture and best motion picture, foreign language for “Roma” at the Golden Globes.

By Bruno Halpern E&L Editor @fgcueaglenews The 78th annual Golden Globes award ceremony took place this Sunday in Los Angeles. The competition traditionally kicks off the awards season with categories dedicated to film and TV. “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “Green Book” were the big win-

ners of the evening. “Green Book” took three awards, Best Comedy or Musical film, Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor for Mahershala Ali. “Bohemian Rhapsody”, the biopic about the British rock band Queen, won two: Best Drama film, and Best Drama Actor for Rami Malek, in the role of Freddie Mercury. Alfonso Cuarón’s “Roma”

won Best Director and Best Foreign Film awards. Christian Bale won the Golden Globe for best actor in a comedy or musical film for the political satire “Vice.” In the feature, Bale plays American Vice President from 2001 to 2009, Dick Cheney. “Vice” led the Golden Globe nominations, competing in six categories. In his victory speech, Bale

highlighted the challenge of playing a person “absolutely without charisma” and jokingly thanked Satan. “Thank you, Satan, for giving me inspiration on how to play this role,” Bale said. To play Cheney, Bale gained 40 pounds and was virtually unrecognizable. Lady Gaga won the Golden Globe for Original Best Song with “Shallow”, a hit from the

musical drama “A Star is Born.” In her speech, Gaga cited the difficulty of being heard. “As a woman in music, it’s really hard to be taken seriously as a musician and a songwritter.” On TV, the comedy “The Kominsky Method” and the miniseries “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” won two awards each.

Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP Lady Gaga poses in the press room with the award for best original song “Shallow” from the film “A Star Is Born” at the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards.

Stranger Things newest season announced By Kristen Boxhorn Contributing Writer @fgcueaglenews Netflix finally announced the long-awaited release date of fan-favorite “Stranger Things” third season. The critically acclaimed, hair-raising Netflix hit is set to release on July 4th, 2019. A tweet from the official Strang-

er Things Twitter account read, “JULY 4” with an attached photo of the official poster for its upcoming season. Now we know how Stranger Things fans will be spending their Independence Day. It wouldn’t be like the Stranger Things Twitter account to announce something without a bit of teasing first. Before the release date was

dropped, Twitter user @lexitheegg tweeted the official account, “GIVE US A RELEASE DATE U COWARDS”, to which they replied “If you’re nice we’ll tell you. Say midnight Hawkins time?” So far we don’t know too much about what the next season will entail, but based on teaser videos and the first official trailer that was dropped last summer, we know we’ll be revisiting all of our favor-

ite people from Hawkins including Mike, Will, Hopper and of course, Eleven. There have also been plenty of hints from the creators surrounding the mysterious and newly introduced Starcourt Mall. Whatever it is, if it’s Stranger Things, we know it’ll be good. The series has won its fair share of awards in a matter of only two years, from Emmy’s to Golden

Globes to BAFTA awards, Stranger Things has done it all. Most recently, the show had nine nominations in 2018’s Emmy’s. On top of that, the show received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Television Series – Drama, as well as cast member David Harbor being nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series.

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Discovering cheap things to do in SWFL

EN Photos/Bruno Halpern Downtown Fort Myers — and more specifically, its River District — holds tons of free events, and a bustling night life.

By Trinia Oliver E&L Assistant Editor @fgcueaglenews Welcome back, Eagles. Here’s to the start of a fresh new year. Before the ease of mind from winter break is chipped away by the coming load of schoolwork, several events in Fort Myers and Cape Coral can provide a gentle buffer to eas-

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ing back into classes. Many college students live on a semester-by-semester budget, which can be difficult. Also, finding inexpensive events around town can provide even more challenge. Lucky for us, there are several enjoyable spots in Southwest Florida with low prices or student discounts. Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center is hosting several new ex-

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hibits for $1 entry donation until Jan. 24. For those who enjoy theater, Florida Repertory Theatre will be holding several performances during the month of January, including Fences, the play which inspired the film of the same name; and Tenderly: The Rosemary Clooney Musical. Students get discounts on tickets. Cape Coral has a history museum that has free admission for

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students. They currently have free guided tours of their natural gardens, which lasts until October. Hands-on creativity is also an option for those who enjoy painting. Whether you want to paint for the mental benefits, as a hobby or just to try it as something new, there are classes and workshops hosted at the Cape Coral Art League.

These include the Adult & Youth Drawing Class, Open Painting, Open Portrait Sessions with a Model and Urban Sketching with Rich Goodnight, which are all open to the public. The price of each session is $20 or less. Fort Myers is a fun place to experience the Floridian lifestyle, and being open to new, fun opportunities will help start many possible adventures.

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