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EagleMail is getting a new nest. On Jan. 3, FGCU will undergo a conversion to Live@EDU, Microsoft’s hosted email solution. The change will lead to new features and extra storage, but students will be required to reactivate their account after the conversion. “Because of the MS Domain, the available tools, and the SGA’s choice to purchase the campus-wide agreement, the move to Live@EDU
was the most logical choice. We did look at all of the hosted solutions and compared features, benefits, and implementation issues and costs,” said Charlie Weaver, director of network services. Although the change may feel sudden to some students, the system conversion began almost two years ago with a technology survey that started the process of determining what features students are most interested in. “After the survey results were reported, we went to the SGA and
asked them for further input and clarification,” Weaver said. “We are making this change to benefit students and move the current student email into a modern robust system with many more features than they have had in the past, for no additional costs, and without asking for money from the SGA or raising fees to support this system.” One of the new features offered by Live@EDU is a calendar that students can share with friends, groups and family. The university will also be able to create a calendar to which students
8[[\iXccj_fikX^\ 9p D`b\ I`ZZ` :f$dXeX^`e^ \[`kfi Finals week checklist: textbooks, Red Bull, Adderall ... Adderall? Many college students across the nation are including the commonly prescribed medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, also known as ADHD, on their list of items to stock up on for the dreaded finals week. The combination of dextroamphetamine and amphetamine helps children and adults suffering from ADHD stay focused. “Adderall and amphetamines like that are designed to replace certain neurotransmitters or to help them work better so that a person can reduce their anxiety enough to actually be able to focus and study,” said Rosalyn Gross, an assistant professor in the school of nursing. However, according to the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 6.4 percent of students used the drug for non-medical purposes. Since Adderall accomplishes the goal of being an effective study aid, it is growing more popular with students on college campuses across the country. “I don’t have a specific person I can go to, but if I really wanted it and went through certain people, I’d probably be able to find it,” said Alycia Silber, a junior majoring in communication. Adderall comes in two different forms, extended (XR) and immediate release. XR releases the active ingredient over an extended period of time (usually eight hours) so it lasts the length of school for children. Immediate release, the more popular form for non-medical use, delivers the dosages instantly, making the effects happen sooner.
Following a brief discussion, the FGCU board of trustees unanimously approved a raise for faculty and staff at the board of trustees meeting Tuesday. The 2 percent increase from last
can subscribe with all of the academic dates on it. “Any entity or group on campus can create and maintain a calendar that students can decide to subscribe to or not,” Weaver said. “Students will be able to send appointments to other students or to anyone using a system that supports the standard method of calendar appointments. Students will be able to arrange group meetings or club meetings very quickly using the calendaring features.”
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year’s salaries will be effective on Jan. 1 for FGCU faculty and staff. Provost Ron Toll said that FGCU officials did not consider the university financially capable of offering the raise at the close of bargaining, but additional information, such as enrollment
figures, altered this opinion. “Based on additional information that came to us, including fall enrollment — which we really don’t know until students get here — the administration determined we would be able to reward our faculty by providing this raise,” Toll said.
It was an announcement that has been five years in the making. The FGCU men’s soccer team, fresh off a dramatic win in their first Atlantic Sun Tournament, turned their attention to the NCAA selection committee Monday. The Eagles (12-5-2) intently watched, via live broadcast, as they drew Central Florida (11-5-3) in a highly anticipated rematch. The first NCAA tournament game in the program’s young history is scheduled to take place in Orlando on Thursday. With the A-Sun tournament victory, won on a goal scored by senior Scott Harrison in the 89th minute, the Eagles earned an automatic berth into the NCAA’s 48-team field. UCF will be a familiar opponent for Bob Butehorn’s squad. FGCU already holds a victory over the Golden Knights this season, defeating the then No. 8 team in the country 2-1 in September. The mood of the Eagles is tense in the wake of the announcement. The business-like manner in which Butehorn conducts himself is heightened right now, as he must be feeling the intensity of the moment. Not nervous, but focused, the A-Sun Coach of the Year is staying on message. “I don’t think nerves have been a problem all year. I don’t think there is any real emotion right now,” Butehorn said. “After we won (A-Sun) it is gone. It’s all done. It is a new season. We will see what comes (in the NCAA tournament) and take it day by day.”
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