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DeSantis wins governor’s race
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Florida Governor-elect Ron DeSantis waves at a rally in Fort Myers, before the election.
By Alexandra Figares Editor-in-chief @AlexandraNews_ The GOP will maintain control of Florida’s governor seat as Republican Ron DeSantis defeats Democrat Andrew Gillum, with 49.86 percent of the vote. In the nail biting race, DeSantis won by a one
percent margin, destroying governor after Gillum conceded the race in a speech. “On Election Day, it’s the voice of the people that roars,” DeSantis said. DeSantis’s victory keeps a stronghold for republican’s in the governor’s office since Jeb Bush’s win in 1999. Originally from Jacksonville,
DeSantis, 39, graduated from Harvard law school, was an attorney general, an Iraq War veteran and served as a former U.S. Representative for Florida’s 6th congressional district. Voters can also participate in local level races as well. In the state of Florida, voters must have a valid Florida driver’s license or
social security card to register. DeSantis led a campaign targeting working-class families, lowering taxes and restoring the Everglades. Trump came to rally to endorse DeSantis in Fort Myers, a political effort to motivate republican voters. “We could not be prouder of how we ran this race,” Gillum said. “I sincerely regret that I
couldn’t bring it home to you.” Early in the election, Gillum and incumbent U.S. Senator Bill Nelson appeared to be winning the race, until results shifted as red suburban counties poured in. DeSantis’s triumph ends all hope for a “blue wave” in Florida, and Rick Scott’s near victory against incumbent
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Scott takes lead in tight Senate race By Emily Kois Managing Editor @emilykois The 2018 United States Senate race in Florida remained too close to call Tuesday night with Gov. Rick Scott appearing to take a decisive lead over incumbent Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson. Nelson refused to concede because of what his campaign said was irregularities in south Florida. As of the time of publication, several news outlets reported that Nelson has
conceded, but his campaign would not make an official address to the public until later on Wednesday. If Scott does win, the victory would give Republicans another Senate seat, which the Republicans currently control the majority. Based on several early polls, Nelson was predicted to win. The House of Congress, which was initially held by Republicans going into Tuesday night, flipped blue, leading to a 204187 majority in favor of
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Current Florida Gov. Rick Scott speaks at a rally in Fort Myers leading up to the election.
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2018 FLORIDA AMENDMENT RESULTS
WHY I DIDN’T VOTE IN THIS YEARS MIDTERM
MEN’S BASKETBALL FALLS IN SEASON OPENER
EAGLEPALOOZA 2018 RECAP
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I didn’t vote because I knew it wouldn’t make a difference.
The men’s basketball team lost 74-66 to Illinois State University in their first game of the season / See more on B1
On November 2nd, Grammy award winner Miguel performed at FGCU’s annual Eaglepalooza music festival. See more on B6
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N EWS From A1 >> United States Senator Bill Nelson could mean Republican dominance for the state.
DeSantis faced some controversy when he made a comment toward Gillum asking voters to not “monkey this up.”
DeSantis was also linked to campaign contributors who made racial slurs toward former President Barrack Obama.
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EN Photo by Bret Munson Gov. elect Ron DeSantis stands alongside wife Casey during the Oct. 31 rally in Fort Myers. DeSantis defeats Democrat Andrew Gillum, with 49.86 percent of the vote.
Amendment Four would automatically restore voting rights to felons once they’ve served their sentences.
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N EWS From A1 >> the Democrats at the time of publication. Incumbent Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson was running for re-election to a fourth term. Senator Nelson was being challenged by incumbent Republican Gov. Rick Scott. This was one of many close races in the 2018 Senate elections. This race also marked 2018’s most expensive Senate race. Both candidates addressed national issues such as health care and immigration, along with local concerns, such as post-hurricane recovery and the influx of toxic algae into Florida’s waters. Nelson, who was first elected in 2000, is currently the only Democrat in statewide office in Florida. He also served in Congress and in the Florida House of Representatives. Senator Nelson ran on the issue of health care, a big topic of concern in the state. He wanted to protect the Affordable Care Act and expand Medicaid. This is the opposite of Governor Scott, as he opposes the health care law. Immigration was also a major topic during this election. Nelson has long supported immigration reform that would give visas to some undocumented immigrants while at the same time increase border security.
Another major issue against these two is the issue of harmful algal blooms. Nelson has blamed Scott throughout the campaign for the rise of toxic algae that has been damaging Florida coasts. Florida Governor Rick Scott spent $60 million of his own money on the race to unseat Nelson. As governor, Scott criticized the Affordable Care Act and had wavering thoughts on the Medicaid expansion. Scott also called for the repeal of Obamacare; however, he does plan to protect those with pre-existing conditions. Scott also supported lower state taxes and the tax bill passed by the Republicans at the end of 2017. On the issue of immigration, Scott responded by saying he opposes illegal immigration, but has also asked Congress to secure the immigration status of DREAMers under DACA. Another largely debated topic was the issue of gun control. Following the Parkland shooting, Scott signed a gun and school safety bill that imposed new age limits on rifle purchases. He also created a provision that would allow guns to be taken from an individual considered to be a threat.
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The ‘flailing’ College Republicans By Alex Pilkington Contributing Writer @AlexForLiberty On Aug. 22, 2018, the FGCU College Republicans lost nearly half of their executive board. The reason behind this? The newly minted leadership of the group had taken a drastically different ideological turn for, what we believed to be, the worse. We no longer saw the College Republicans as an organization that was welcomed the Republican Party’s “Big tent” mantra. In this aberrant political time of Donald Trump’s presidency, this should not have come as a shock to us. The three of us had been with the organization for varying amounts of time. Two of us joined with the College Republicans Fall 2015, and the other had joined in Fall 2017 as a freshman. We had invested a ton of time, effort and energy into the organization but could no longer justify our involvement in a club that normalizes the evilest qualities of “social conservatism.” One of us even completely left the Republican Party following. We want to note that we are certain that the success achieved by the College Republicans this past year was in large part due to our involvement. The statements that garnered media attention about M4OL, the Second Amendment Week
and a meeting with the Marjory Stoneman Douglas students were written by one of us. Also, the bigger events put on were in large part organized by us. We tabled the most and likely gathered the most contacts in the organization. While we truly believe in our contribution, we also recognize the important contributions by former executive board members that have since graduated and wish to assure you that our qualms are not with them. Extending beyond what we had already contributed to the organization, we even did our best to ensure the chaos that would ensue following our departure was as mitigated as possible by offering to help in any way we possibly could. We left assuring them any questions or advice they needed would be answered as our replacements learned their roles. On top of this, we had even secured Roger Stone, one of Trump’s top campaign aides, to come to campus for no cost on behalf of their organization as a last parting gift. However, they refused stating they weren’t ready to host him. (The TPUSA chapter which is newly formed has agreed to host Roger later this semester.) As we reflect on what the College Republicans has accomplished – or rather, failed to accomplish – since our absence is telling. The social media
presence has been atrocious. We believe there was only three meetings held this semester. Large scale events, which were planned while we were board members, never actually came to fruition. The singular event they hosted without any of our help, the debate between the candidates for FL State House 76, drew a crowd of 23 people. So, what happened? It’s simple. The leadership of the FGCU College Republicans is nonexistent. If it does exist, those in charge most certainly do not know how to succeed in their roles. The most telling example came on the day of the Political Philosophy Debate, which again, was almost solely organized by one of us. The new PR Chair for the College Republicans forgot to answer her phone, and thus could not pick up the conservative participant in the debate from his hotel, which nearly caused him to be late. The leadership is so nonexistent, in fact, that not a single current executive board member was granted VIP access for the Donald Trump rally at Hertz Arena this past Wednesday (however, two of us former CR executive board members were both offered VIP tickets, even though we do not support the President with the same amount of enthusiasm as the College
Letter courtesy of Alex Pilkington The following letter of resignation was submitted to the FGCU College Republicans on August 22, 2018 by Alex Pilkington. Republicans leadership). The FGCU College Republicans have faltered and failed this semester. They may play this off as they were too busy with vol-
unteering on campaigns, however if that were the case, they would have been offered a few VIP tickets for their efforts. It’s not simply us who
notice the currently failing leadership, it’s the community as well. The FGCU College Republicans drove out their backbone and are paying the price.
Why I didn’t vote in this midterm election By Sam Palmisano Opinion Editor @Sam Palmisano I didn’t vote because I knew it wouldn’t make a difference. I didn’t vote because the outcome doesn’t affect me at all. I didn’t vote because it was easier to join the silent majority of non-voters. While the majority of citizens choose not to vote, especially during a midterm election, very few abstain for the reasons that I do. I do not believe that any action of government actually has an impact on my life. Never before has an election made a difference. You see, I’m not from Parkland or Sandy Hook. I don’t attend gay night clubs or do yoga. I attend FGCU, not Florida State. I don’t even own a gun or know anyone who cares about gun control. My parents were born here. Their parents were born here. Their grandparents came here legally because they were wealthy and heard America had valuable land. No one in my family came here to escape political corruption or any other type of adversity.
I’m not Jewish, nor am I a Muslim. I don’t go to church and don’t believe there is some higher power. I think religion is stupid and it doesn’t matter to be what happens to religious people. I never go outside. I don’t care about the environment or the wildlife. I think people are overreacting about climate change. I’ll be dead before it matters. My income is guaranteed. I inherited the family fortune, and I’ve never worked a day in my life. Taxes don’t apply to me, so it doesn’t matter if they are raised or lowered. No one in my family is in the military. I couldn’t care less about the troops or where they get deployed. Wars are going to happen; there’s no use trying to end them. I’ve never been pulled over by the police. The police don’t even patrol where I live. I can’t remember the last time I saw or spoke with an officer. My health insurance is the best of the best. I have the top doctors in case I ever get sick, which I don’t. Cancer and other illnesses have never struck anyone I care about. I have no opinions on drugs. Legalized marijuana
doesn’t make a difference in my life because I’ve been getting away with worse things as long as I can remember. I’m not married. My mother has passed. I don’t have to worry about the women in my life being sexually assaulted or trafficked. A woman’s ability to have an abortion has nothing to do with me. I don’t have children, so the education system is a waste of money for me. No one in my family will be inheriting this planet after I am gone. In my experience, the people always go out and vote, and the people always lose. They lose when they get their hopes up that any particular politician or elected official will actually be good for them. American politics is a continuous cycle of the lesser of two evils being favored simply for not being the other side. I enjoy hearing people talk about democracy because we’re actually a constitutional republic. The political process takes years to make anything happen, which is how they sell you on re-election. After a few terms, the other side gets its
EN Photo / Sam Palmisano This article being satirical, Sam Palmisano promises that he did, in fact, vote in this election. He took this photo with his sticker when he returned to campus. shot, and it’s the same story. I didn’t waste my time
voting in an election that has no benefit for me.
I didn’t vote because I don’t care.
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White terrorism: facing the real threat By Karina Cashman Staff Writer @_silvrtng_ink_ In years past, in regard to the ongoing threat on terror, the use of political fear tactics was seen left and right. Politicians will have you believe that groups you should fear, who resort to acts of radical terrorism, mass shootings and violence, are of the Muslim and African American communities. This is based solely on prejudice, racism, bias and ignorance. Statistics show that the majority of acts of violence are committed by white middle-aged men, or more specifically, the far alt-right.
According to PolitiFact, 74 percent of attacks by violent extremists were committed by far-rights, as opposed to the 26 percent committed by radical Islamic sects. According to the Investigative Fund, we see that the numbers indicating right-wing domestic terrorism incidents far outweighs incidents by Islamic sects and the far-left combined. The Oklahoma bombers, the Columbine school massacre, the Chardin school massacre, the Isla Vista massacre, the Charleston church massacre, the Las Vegas massacre, Sandy Hook, Aurora Theater, Casa Adobe, the Austin Bomber, Parkland,
Santa Fe, Jacksonville, the MAGA Mail bomber. There is an alarming trend in the types of people committing these atrocious acts, and while not all of these criminals were middle aged, it’s clear to see there is some correlation in what demographic is really the culprit. Time and time again, we have seen that the type of individual who perpetrates this violence and aggression is a part of the very same group that continually blames Muslims, African Americans and illegal immigrants. While the data is undeniable, this begs the question as to whether or not we should be directly fearing the altright after these shootings
and terrorism attacks. The answer? Not really; here’s why: blaming any group as a whole for the unforgivable acts of extremists is wrong, and moreover, nonsensical. We saw it with Al-Qaeda after the events on 9/11, and the repercussions of the stigma that came as a result still has negative impact on Muslim communities to this day. Should you fear the alt-right in general? That’s up to you. Should you fear the altright because an extremist sect is crossing a major line regarding terrorism and gun violence? Not really. To blame an entire political group for the actions of extremist makes you
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no better than those who blame and fear Muslims for the incident on 9/11. Now it’s fair to ask, what does all of this mean? I’m not saying we shouldn’t be focusing on white middle-aged men due to these acts of violence; far from it actually; that’s exactly what we should be doing. All of the data shows that this is the group that has been the most prevalent in these kinds of attacks, and so we should be focusing our collective efforts on this demographic. What we shouldn’t do is call up a witch hunt. This isn’t Salem in 1692, and we shouldn’t be crucifying any one group for the acts of radicals. We
should instead be re-organizing and re-strategizing in order to prevent more senseless tragedies from occurring in the future. Let’s reiterate once more. Is the far alt-right the group that has been predominantly the cause of these attacks? Yes. Should the entire group as a whole be crucified for this? No. Should the United States as a nation be refocusing its efforts on middle-aged white men rather than immigrant and minority groups in regard to these types of attacks? Definitely. The facts are there, and the choice is yours, what must be done to face the real threat?
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MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY IN NCAA TOURNAMENT The FGCU men’s and women’s cross country will travel to Tallahassee to compete in the NCAA south regional competition.
Men’s basketball falls to Illinois State in season opener By Jordyn Matez Sports Editor @JordynMatez The FGCU men’s basketball team lost 74-66 to Illinois State University in their first game of the season on Tuesday evening. The game started out in favor of the Eagles, with a dunk by Ricky Doyle putting the first two points on the scoreboard and allowing FGCU to tally up a 6-0 run. Four straight defensive stops by the Eagles defense also kept the Redbirds from advancing. Following this, however, FGCU went two minutes without a basket and allowed Illinois a chance to cut the lead back to 8-6. After an equal amount of offense seen on both sides, a dunk by Troy Baxter Jr. broke a 13-13 tie to put the Eagles up by two. The game remained close throughout the duration of the first half, with the Redbirds taking their first lead of the night with 8 minutes left in the half to make the score 20-18. T his gave Illinois leverage going into the halfway mark and allowed them to gain their largest lead of the game with a 31-23 lead in the last five minutes of the second quarter.
1. How many times has volleyball appeared in the conference tournament? A.) 8 times B.) 4 times C.) 7 times 2. What is men men’s soccer’s overall conference tournament record? A.) 8-3 B.) 7-4 C.) 5-6 3. How many wins does men’s basketball have against Southeastern University? A.) 0 B.) 2 C.) 5 4. How many wins does women’s basketball have against South Dakota State University?
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The FGCU men’s basketball team (from left: Schadrac Casimir, Haanif Cheatham, Christian Carlyle and Caleb Catto) scrimages at Dunk City After Dark. The men’s basketball team fell 74-66 to Illinois State in their season opener this Tuesday. At the halfway mark, the Eagles were down by nine and the score on the board was 37-27 in favor of the Redbirds, largely due in part to 13 first-half turnovers for FGCU. This would prove to determine the fate of the game, as FGCU would be unable to
come back from their first-half deficit. The second half remained in favor of the Redbirds throughout the duration of the third and fourth quarter, with the Eagles never coming within three points of the Redbirds’ lead. Overall, FGCU came out
with all intentions of sweeping Illinois, but lost momentum early on in the game and allowed Illinois to take advantage. Next, the Eagles will return to Fort Myers for their home opener against Southeastern University on Thursday, Nov. 8 at 7 p.m.
A.) 5 B.) 1 C.) 2 5. Who has the fastest south regional time for FGCU women’s cross country? A.) Carley Lutzow B.) Kelly Perzanowski C.) Lauren Tarovisky
Answers: 1.) A 2.) A 3.) B 4.) C 5.) B
THIS WEEK IN ATHLETICS By Jordyn Matez Sports Editor @JordynMatez
MEN’S BASKETBALL VS SOUTHEASTERN
The FGCU’s men’s basketball team will be playing its home opener against Southeastern University on Thursday, Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. The Eagles most recently opened up their season on the road at Illinois State, where they
By Kyle Grosskopf Assistant Sports Editor @Kyle_Grosskopf
CROSS-COUNTRY NCAA SOUTH
REGIONAL
Men’s and women’s cross will travel to Tallahassee, Florida to compete in the NCAA south regional competition on Friday, Oct. 9 at 8:30 a.m. Both teams have competed in five meets this
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VOLLEYBALL
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The FGCU volleyball team will return home for their season closer against Liberty University on Saturday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. The Eagles will be looking to continue their
By Alyssa Delia Contributing Writer @FGCUEagleNews
WOMEN’S BBALL VS. FLORIDA MEMORIAL
The FGCU Eagles women’s basketball team will be holding their home opener against Florida Memorial University on Monday, Nov. 12th at 7 p.m. The last time these teams played against
fell 74-66 to the Redbirds. This will be the first time FGCU and Southeastern meet on the court. Next FGCU will be heading back on the road to face off against #10 Michigan State University on Sunday, Nov. 11 at 6 p.m.
year. The men’s team has taken first place in two meets and placed third in another, while the women’s team placed second at the USF Invitational. Most recently, the men’s and women’s teams placed fifth and fourth place in the ASUN conference cross-country championship, respectively.
12-game win streak during this game after defeating Stetson earlier this week 3-0, while the Flames will be coming off two ASUN losses against Kennesaw State and Lipscomb. Following this game, the Eagles will prepare for the upcoming ASUN conference championships.
Shak Adams 8 goals 8 assists 24 points O’vonte Mullings 7 goals 4 assists 18 points Joao Burti 4 goals 2 assistS 10 points
Cortney VanLiew 390 kills, 257 digs Snowy Burnam 190 kills, 173 digs Maggie Rick 697 assists, 222 digs Daniele Serrano 178 kills, 132 blocks
Lucas Kiprotich 3 top-3, 1 win Ronny Greenup 2 top-5
Carley Lutzow 2 wins, 3 top-3
each other the Eagles beat the Lions 82-43. The Lions are coming in with a 2-2 record after losing to LSU- Alexandria 73-91 in the Xavier tournment last week, while the Eagles have not begun their season yet. Next, FGCU will remain at home to welcome FIU on Friday, Nov. 16 at 5 p.m.
Evdokia Popadinova 14 goals, 7 assists, 35 points Majorie Boilesen 5 goals, 9 assists, 19 points Holly Fritz 6 goals, 4 assists, 16 points Alyssa Abbondandolo 5 goals, 2 assists, 12 points Melissa Weck 17 games, 13 wins, 10 shutouts
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A look ahead to the upcoming cross-country NCAA tournament By Kyle Grosskopf Assistant Sports Editor @Kyle_Grosskopf The FGCU men’s and women’s cross country will travel to Tallahassee, Florida to compete in the NCAA south regional competition on Friday, Nov. 9 at 8:30 a.m. Both teams have competed in five meets this year. The men’s team has won two meets and placed third in another. The women’s team came in second once. On the men’s side, the Eagles won the FAU Invitational with four Eagles finishing in the top-10. The top finisher for the Eagles was Lucas Kiprotich, who placed second overall. Ronny Greenup finished in fourth place. On the women’s side, the Eagles placed fifth in the FAU Invitational. Carley Lutzow won the meet with a time of 17:35, winning by almost 45 seconds. In the next race for the Eagles, the men took home third and the women placed seventh in the Fordham Fiasco. The men were led by Kiprotich, who placed third with an 8 km time of 26:07. The women were led by freshman Jillian Felton, who had a 5 km time of 20:08 to give her 22nd place. The end of September
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The FGCU men’s cross country team concludes a race at the Paul Short Run Race, where the women placed 25th overall and the men’s team placed 31st overall. did not fare well for either teams. In the Paul Short Run, the men’s team finished 31st out of 41 teams, with the top Eagle finishing 90th. The women fared better finishing 25th, and Lutzow finished third, collecting her second top3 of the season. After this race, Kiprotich and Lutzow put themselves in the FGCU
record book with Lutzow having the fifth fastest 6k time (after already holding the third spot), and Kiprotich taking the fastest 8k sophomore time. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Eagles had to cancel the final meet of the regular season at FSU but switched locations to USF midweek. This meet gave
the men their second win of the season on the strong run of Kiprotich, who won the meet. Greenup placed fifth, and to round out the top-10 for Eagles, Boniface Mutai placed eighth. The women placed second on the feet of Lutzow, who won the meet one second slower than her previous win at the FAU Invitational
(17:36). To start the postseason, the Eagle’s traveled to the same place as the Fordham Fiasco to take on the rest of the ASUN conference. The men’s team placed fifth, with Jan Figueroa scoring first for the Eagles at 25th place. On the women’s side, the team placed fourth. Lutzow earned First-
Team All-Conference after finishing third. She is the second-highest scoring Eagle in FGCU history. This was also her second season getting First-Team honors. Going into the NCAA south regional meet, the Eagles will look to challenge themselves and other teams to make it to the National Championship.
Volleyball continues with 12-game wins streak
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The FGCU volleyball team earns their 12-straight win over Stetson Tuesday night. The tean was led offensively by Snowy Burnam and Cortney VanLiew with 19 kills apiece.
By Jordyn Matez Sports Editor @JordynMatez The FGCU volleyball team has defeated Stetson University 3-1 to not only retain their number one spot in the ASUN conference standings, but to raise the teams winning streak to 12 wins. This is FGCU and Stetson’s second time meeting this season since a match in early October, where the Eagles defeated the Hatters 3-0. The Hatters took the first set of the evening by four points to give Stetson a 1-0 lead and threatening the Eagles’ 11-game win streak. This also meant
that, in order for FGCU to take the match, they would have to take every remaining set. The second set proved to be equally as close as the first, with the Eagles winning by a margin of only two points with a final score of 25-23. This win gave FGCU the momentum the team needed to take the match, winning the remaining two sets 25-18 each. FGCU led most aspects of the match statistically as well, with winning numbers in points (78-65), kills (7056), assists (67-51) and digs (72-71). Leading FGCU’s offense were Snowy Burnam and Cortney
VanLiew, both adding 19 kills apiece to their record. These 19 kills led the overall match in most individual kills logged. Daniele Serrano also shone offensively, tallying up 16 kills. Maggie Rick also led the overall match in assists, scoring 48 of FGCU’s 66 assists of the night, which was also three more than the next best record of 45 assists by Emily Destaffino of Stetson. Defensively, Dana Axner led the team and the overall match in digs, scoring 27 to her name. Next, the Eagles will return home to host Liberty University Saturday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.
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A week in review: Burnam and VanLiew lead with 19 kills Volleyball
FGCU won on Nov. 2 against Lipscomb 3-0. They won 25-21,25-22 and 25-17. FGCU had 47 kills, 45 assists, 9 blocks and 58 digs. This was FGCU’s 10th straight win and seventh straight three set win. FGCU won on Nov. 4 against Kennesaw State 3-1. FGCU had 57 kills, 57 assists, 14 blocks and 60 digs. The win was FGCU’s ninth 11th straight win. FGCU won on Nov. 6 against Stetson 3-1. FGCU had 70 kills, 67 assists, 6 blocks and 72 digs. The win was 12th straight win.
Men’s soccer
FGCU lost to Stetson in the semifinal of the ASUN conference championship after going into penalty kicks. Ryan Medilah scored for the Eagles in the first half with an assist from Joao Burti. Stetson would tie the game up late in the second half off a corner kick. The Eagles lost in the shootout 5-4 after six rounds. Overall, they put on 17 shots compared to Stetson’s 11.
Men’s tennis
At the Dick Vitale Invitational, Juan Montes defeated FSU in two sets in a singles match 6-1 and 6-0. Ezequiel Cerrini UF 7-5 and 6-2 in a singles match. Felipe Ramirez defeated Michigan 8-4 and UF 8-6. Mateo Ruiz and Marcelo Tebet defeated princeton in a 6-0 doubles set. They also defeated Michigan and Notre Dame.
Women’s tennis
Madison Gallegos and Sofia Perez beat Boston College 7-5 in the doubles tournament. They moved on to beat USF 8-3. In the semifinals match, where they lost to OSU 8-4. Julia Ascua and Patricia Villar lost to UF 7-5.
Swim and dive
In a meet against Princeton and FAU on Nov. 2, The FGCU team finished second in the 200 yard IM and won the 200 yard freestyle relay. Liz Zeiger finished second in the 1650 Yard Freestyle. Hannah Burdge finished third in the 200 yard freestyle, while Petra Halmai finished second in the 100 yard breaststroke and first in the 200 yard breaststroke. Tina Elmgreen won the 200 yard butterfly, while Gracie Redding won the 50 yard freestyle and placed second in the 100 yard butterfly. Rebecca Moynihan won the 100 yard freestyle. Morgan Wakefield won 3 meter diving.
Men’s basketball
Men’s basketball lost the season opener to Illinois State 74-66 on Nov. 6. the Eagles shot 24-54 FG, 12-29 from the three line and 6-12 from the free throw line. They also had 10 offensive rebounds, 25 defensive rebounds and 15 assists. Transfer Casimir Schadrac lead the team with 18 points playing 34 minutes. Christian Carlyle had 9 rebounds as well for the Eagles.
Dennis Zapata Senior 5 feet 10 inches Hometown: Orlando, Fla.
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Volleyball’s Cortney VanLiew sets up a shot for a teammate. VanLiew, among with Daniele Serrano and Dana Axner, earned ASUN Player of the Week honors to give FGCU all three ASUN Player of the Week honors for the first time in program history.
Dennis Zapata has been a key defensive player for the Eagles this season. He started 12 out of his 15 games this season. He also scored two goals out of 12 shots. One of the goals came against rival UNF on a penalty kick. Zapata was crucial in the midfield for the Eagles helping keep the ball on the offensive side of the field. As a junior, he was apart of the ASUN Second-Team All Conference scoring five goals and five assists to rank second on the team. As a sophomore, he scored three goals and five assists giving him 11 points, tying for third on the team. As a freshman, he was on the ASUN AllFreshman Team for his defense assisting the team in allowing only 13 goals in conference play.
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FGCU students share voting experience Hannah Kenzie, an Environmental Studies major, said this is her first time voting in Lee County. “I feel like this election had a lot more publicity,” she shares while on her way to class. “There were a lot of people telling everyone else to vote. That’s one of the reasons I made sure to vote this year.”
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Sophia Pandey, a Political Science major, said she isn’t happy with the electoral system. “I feel like my voted was more conscious this time,” shares Sophia Pandey, a Political Science major. “I think this election is different -- in past elections I used to have a lot of hope. Like, ‘Oh yeah, I’m voting out of these great options,’ but now it doesn’t really feel as impactful.”
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John Brown, an FGCU student, said he voted Republican ever since he could vote. “That’s just how I grew up, that’s just how I was raised. I will say that some of the amendments on the ballot they were not even in correlation with each other. My opinion on the whole election: I like the stances Gillum had, but I voted for DeSantis. But the main things I saw were the increase in sales tax, and pre-Medicaid.” EN Photo/Trinia Oliver
Alex Pilkington, an accounting major, said that he considers a broader perspective when voting. “I think there is a lot more at stake in this election,” he said. “I’m not saying this is the ‘most important election of our lifetime,’ but with all the divisiness we’ve witnessed -- and it’s only growing -- I think this election is only increasing it. I don’t think afterwards is going to get any better. I think it’s only get worse from here on.”
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FGCU students voting for the first time
EN Photo/Trinia Oliver Jack Sajevitce, sophmore
EN Photo/Trinia Oliver Isaia, senior
EN Photo/Bruno Halpern Brandon, environmental studies
“It’s the first year
“This year was my
“Yes, this is my first
I’m actually voting”
first time voting”
time voting, unfortunately.”
“From what I’m hearing about Gillum,
“I wasn’t too crazy for the whole system
“I didn’t vote prior because I wasn’t
he’s very positive, like someone who can
we have in place, but I didn’t vote for any-
too familiar with the candidates. I didn’t
get things done if he gets in office.”
thing I wasn’t informed about.”
do enough research.”
Eaglepalooza 2018 recap By Sean Porter Media Editor @lunchtime58 Two weeks before Eaglepalooza, FGCU Programming Board lost its opening act. Marc E. Bassy, a singersongwriter, had to cancel his scheduled performance, leaving Programming Board without an opener. If you’ve never had to contact artists’ agents, you wouldn’t know that they can be difficult, and it can be an especially daunting task with just weeks to coordinate; but the FGCU Programming Board took it all in stride. They were able to
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book J.I.D, an up-andcoming rapper, to play before Miguel came on stage. For some of my friends, J.I.D was the reason they came. J.I.D blew away the crowd of nearly 2,000, performing his hits “151 Rum,” my personal favorite “EdEddnEddy,” and plenty more. But the main performer, Grammywinning R&B singer Miguel, was the star of the show. His command of the crowd and stage presence was felt, and his vocals shook me. It was truly an experience and I’m glad I was in attendance. The crowd was singing
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along, and the feel was almost electric when Miguel played his most well-known song “Luke Skywalker.” A l t h o u g h Eaglepalooza just finished, Programming Board and PB Director of Concerts, Austin Oberfrank, have begun planning Nest Fest 2019. “I cannot thank you all enough for the continuous support and encouragement,” Oberfrank said. “Also, make sure to be on the lookout for who are going to have for Nest Fest 2019.”Defensively, Dana Axner led the team and the overall match in digs, scoring 27 to her name.
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En Photo / Bret Munson Grammy award winner Miguel performs at FGCU’s annual Eaglepalooza music festival on Nov. 2 at Germain Arena.
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