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service base.” The well-known college bar has resorted back to the name Stoney’s, which was its original name when it first opened several years ago. They will be offering plenty of new specials and additions to bring in customers. Livingston, who is a business management major at FGCU and has been working at the bar for more than a year, said the bar has also ordered new bar stools and painted the tables. “It’s been a big change since the name changed,” said Stoney’s manager Laurie Mullen. “With a new menu and happy hour,
everyone is liking it.” Although Mullen says many people are enjoying the changes Stoney’s has made, one FGCU student has her doubts. “I’m not really sure Estero can handle an advanced nightlife just yet,” said Shannon Quinn, a senior majoring in marketing. Quinn may be right. Quinn, who works as a bartender at Fuel Tap and Tavern, located in Fort Myers, and Seven Nightclub, located in Bonita Springs, said she thinks nightlife attractions shut down and reopen so frequently because the community is still
growing and there are not enough members to ensure profitable after-hour investments for business owners. However, Quinn believes a neighboring bar is onpoint with their business. “Uptown Larry’s seems to be leading the way right now,” Quinn said. “I like it because it’s a bar-like atmosphere without having to pay a door fee.” Unlike Uptown Larry’s, located at the corner of Estero Boulevard and U.S. 41, Stoney’s did have a cover charge while under previous management and the name Olympia. J\\ JKFE<PËJ fe g^ 8+ 55
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9p D\^Xe ?ffc`_Xe E\nj \[`kfi On Dec. 17, FGCU will hold two ceremonies celebrating its 27th commencement, which will mark the graduation of more than 1,000 students. The morning ceremony will confer the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education and College of Health Professions. Doors will open for guests at 8:30 a.m. The afternoon ceremony will confer the Lutgert College of Business, U.A. Whitaker College of Engineering and College of Professional Studies. Doors will open for guests at 1 p.m. Students who are graduating have been given tickets to provide to their
guests, and tickets will be required of all guests. Tickets are labeled for the specific ceremony of the graduate, and will not be exchangeable for another ceremony. Each ceremony will last about two and a half hours. Since 1997, FGCU has conferred more than 10,000 degrees. Commencement ceremonies are held each May and December. The December ceremony is held for students who have completed or plan to complete all of the degree requirements in either the fall or summer semesters. The commencement ceremony will be viewable via webcast at www.fgcu. edu beginning at 9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.
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This is it. The end of the semester is upon FGCU. Finals, projects and papers will be the main sources of stress and time consumption among many students. As students prepare to turn in their final papers, several will seek help to ensure their paper is going to obtain the best grade possible. Websites now offer editing and proofreading services on papers for a price. PleaseEditMyPaper. com, for example, is a site that offers both services and, for an extra fee, feedback on how the individual can make the topic or thesis better. Prices begin at $7 for the first 700 words for a three-day turnaround. FGCU offers writing help through the Writing Center, which offers top-notch help with papers for free to students. Carol Bledsoe is the director of the Writing Center. “On the fall 2011 endof-semester feedback questionnaires, of respondents whose data has been recorded, 85 percent rated the overall effectiveness of their sessions as ‘excellent,’ and 15 percent rated them as ‘good,’” Bledsoe said. However, the Writing Center is not just about making the grade on an assignment. “The Writing Center’s goal is to help students improve their overall writing skills,” Bledsoe said. When it comes to websites verses school resources for writing help, it is hard to compete with a one-on-one experience where students can ask questions and receive instant feedback. According to Bledsoe, students get personalized help for whatever is needed from writing consultants. Though the consultants do not proofread papers for the students, they can assist students with proofreading, editing, grammar and mechanical problems. Daniela Hartmann, a junior majoring in business management, found the Writing Center to be very helpful with her papers. English is Hartmann’s second language. “They helped me phrase sentences correctly,” she said. The Writing Center is not just for those who are non-English majors, though. Marissa Gard, a junior majoring in English, goes to the Writing Center often. “I am a writer in training, so I value feedback and other comments to help me improve my writing,” she said. “The writing center staff helped me with organization and formulating a clear, concise thesis.”
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