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Weck earns national honors

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Ode to America’s last maverick: John McCain’s passing marks end of an era.

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EN photo / Bret Munson Women’s soccer keeper Melissa Weck blocks a kick before a game. Weck, a Junior at FGCU, has been recognized as National Player of the Week by TopDrawerSoccer.com.

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By Kyle Grosskopf Assistant Sports Editor @Kyle_Grosskopf The FGCU women’s soccer goalkeeper, Melissa Weck, earned two awards this week. Weck collected the ASUN Defensive Player of the Week as well as being named National Player of the Week by TopDrawerSoccer.com. Weck is the first player in FGCU woman’s soccer

program history to receive this honor. She’s been solid on the road facing Ohio State as well as Dayton. In the win over Ohio State, Weck had six saves in the shocking win and in the win over Dayton she had one save late in regulation while playing all 110 minutes of the contest. “I am proud of her and all she has done for us this year. She has been a

difference maker in some big games” coach Jim Blankenship said. “She is playing with a lot of confidence right now, this award is well deserved.” Earning the Defensive Player of the Week honor marks the goalkeeper’s second time this season as well as her fourth in her career. Weck also became a member of the Top Draw Soccer Team of the Week. She is the second

Rally at the ROC

SG kicks off tailgating season with a ‘twist’ By Alexandra Figares Editor-in-chief @AlexandraNews_ FGCU will be hosting a rally before the men’s soccer game against the University of South Florida on Saturday with – with a twist. For the ﬁrst time in FGCU history, students of age – 21 or older – will be able to purchase alcohol at a university event with a valid ID card. Rally at the ROC, an event hosted by Student Government in conjunction with FGCU Campus Dining, the Student Alumni Association, the FGCU Bookstore and FGCU Dirty birds, will feature a beer garden with beer and wine for purchase. Alcohol has been sold in the past for alumni associations, but the selling of alcohol to students is unprecedented, according to Student

Government Director of Student Relations Kayla Reiter. “We wanted to build a new tradition at FGCU and build school spirit and morale here, because I feel we didn’t have that,” Reiter said. The rally is not a bring your own beer event and ID’s will be checked twice. And while alcohol is expected to be sold in future rallies, if things go south – no more alcohol, Reiter warns. “We want to ensure the safety of our students and we want everyone to respect what we’re doing and not take it for granted or take advantage of it,” she said. The approval process was lengthy and required “a couple months work” that included safety guidelines, Reiter said. To sell alcohol, an alcohol application had to be approved by different departments

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and chain of command, like the vice president of student affairs, the dean of students, business operations and the university president. If one department disapproved of the application, then discussions and amendments had to be made accordingly, Reiter said. Rally at the ROC aims to bring students together and celebrate before the men’s soccer game against USF. Students are encouraged to wear blue for a “blue out” and the event will feature free food, games, inﬂatables, Kona Ice, a ferris wheel and a chance for students to mingle and familiarize themselves with student organizations and resources on campus. The FGCU bookstore will host a half-court shot competition where students will have the chance to win books for

an entire semester. Athletics has provided a bus for transportation from Sovi and West Lake starting at 4:45 p.m., and students and faculty can get free tickets with an FGCU ID. “We just wanted students to feel like adults and not feel like, ‘I have to go on social media to see all my friends at different schools doing the same thing’”, Reiter said. “We want students to feel like, ‘I’m proud to be an eagle here.’” Reiter says that she wants FGCU students to love FGCU as much as she does and feels the rally is a perfect opportunity to do so. “But I also want us to be safe and to be careful and show this university that we are the responsible adults that I know we can be.” The next tailgate will be on Oct. 19th from 5 to 7 p.m.

Eagle in three weeks to earn that honor. Majorie Boilesen earned the honor in week two of play. She is the second Eagle to earn ASUN Player of the Week with Holly Fritz earning week three honors. Weck has accumulated 23 shutouts over her career with the Eagles after the shutout against the Flyers. In the ASUN conference, Weck leads the way with her shutouts

as well as ranking sixth amongst other active keepers across the nation. Not only does Weck have the most shutouts, she also has the most wins [5], least goals allowed [4] and least goals against average [0.64]. Up next, Weck and the Eagles will look to keep up the stellar play away in Miami against FIU with a 7 p.m. first kick.

Student Government offers memorialization of senator names in exchange for a ‘yes’ vote

EN photo/ Bret Munson Student Government unanimously passed Senate Bill 1819-008 Alumni Traditions Bench in exhange for the memorialization of senators names. By Alexandra Figares Editor-in-chief @AlexandraNews_ Student Government offered senators memorialization of their name in exchange for a yes vote, appearing to contrast a Florida statute. The Senate unanimously passed Senate Bill 1819008 Alumni Traditions Bench on Tuesday evening, which would allocate about $30,000 toward a bronze bench intended to preserve university tradition. The bill was created by the Alumni Association in conjunction with Student Government.

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Student Government Legislative Chair Meghan Donaghy presented the bill, reminding senators that those voting in favor would have their names engraved on the bench. The voting procedure appears to be at odds with Florida statute 112.313. The statute states that public ofﬁcers are prohibited from soliciting and accepting gifts, loans, rewards and favors that could inﬂuence a vote. When questioned about the voting process, Donaghy said she didn’t think there was “incentivizing of any kind”. “The purpose of letting people know that they have

their name on the bench was just to let them know that they could have legacy on campus so that they can bring their kids back to and say, ‘hey this is what I contributed to’”, Donaghy said. “I don’t think it was necessarily incentivizing a gift of any kind, just having your name somewhere on FGCU that you could leave a legacy for.” When questioned, Donaghy said she did not come up with the initial bill. The bench will be displayed outside of the Cohen Center in the alumni legacy plaza.

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Thursday, Aug. 30. Authorities responded to a call regarding hearing people in the wooded area behind West Lake Village. There were approximately eight people at the lake having a bonﬁre. Students were informed they were not permitted in the area and were escorted out. Sunday, Sept. 2. Authorities responded to a welfare call from an

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employee of the 7/11 at the intersection of Ben Hill Grifﬁn, who reported a student of FGCU has not shown up for work in two days. The student does not live on campus and the complainant is waiting to further the investigation once the manager arrives. Tuesday, Sept. 4. FGCU PD came into contact with a male subject having possession

of paraphernalia in his vehicle. The subject attempted to duck behind the seats to prevent being seen. The vehicle reeked of a cannabis odor and items with conﬁscated. Tuesday Sept. 4. A female walked into UPD asking if she could speak to a female ofﬁcer regarding an incident that occurred at an off-campus frat party reported to have

taken place on Friday, Aug. 31. Female claims to have felt obligated to drink alcoholic beverages after being lined up around the bar located within the frat house. Wednesday, Sept. 5. A security guard called FGCU PD about a subject who appeared to be intoxicated near the Reef. The subject was advised to take a sobriety test at

which the subject failed. Thursday, Sept. 6. Ofﬁcers received a tip from a student in North Lake claiming her dorm had a strong odor of marijuana. The complainant later contacted the resident advisor who entered the room and looked around without searching for the origin of the smell. Future concerns are being followed up with the RA.

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UNITED STATES: President Trump visits a memorial in Pennsylvania to mark the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, 17 years ago. New York City’s 9/11 Memorial Plaza will also be holding ceremonies on the World Trade Center site. The deadly foreign attack had 2,996 victims.

AFRICA: A South African artist depicts anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela doing a Nazi salute in controversial artwork. Artist Ayanda Mabulu said the work was intended to speak on behalf of poor black South Africans. Mabulu claims Mandela failed to deliver the dream�making him an equivalent of Hitler.

UNITED STATES: Hurricane Florence heads towards the US East Coast with life-threatening ﬂood warnings. Landfall is estimated to be Sept. 13 near North Carolina. Declared states of emergency: Maryland, Virginia, Washington DC, North and South Carolina. Florence is currently a category four storm.

SPAIN:Thousands march the Barcelona streets to mark Catalonia’s national day. This is the ﬁrst celebration since last year when separatist politicians were denied in their bid to declare Catalan independence from Spain.

RUSSIA: Russia launches its biggest military exercise, involving about 300,000 service personnel since the Cold War, in eastern Siberia. The exercise is named “Vostok-2018”. China will send 3,200 troops, along with vehicles and aircrafts. Mongolia is said to also be sending some units. A similar scale was exercised in 1981, but Vostok-2018 has enlisted more troops.

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These past few weeks have been interesting for the music world, particularly in the hip-hop genre. With all the white-rapper beeﬁng with Eminem and Machine Gun Kelly, Mac Miller’s passing and a few other events, some new releases have gone unnoticed.

Kanye West, one of my favorite all-time artists, has released a new song with accompanying music video featuring Lil Pump. The song is called I Love It, and it’s catchy, the beat is Kanye-esque, and the overall theme is just weird. I do love it. Russ released a full-length album titled ZOO, and it is great. It’s a nice mix of chill and lyricism,

which is exactly why I like Russ. If you don’t like Russ, it’s because the internet told you not to, and you should give this album a listen. The song Outlaw has a great ﬂow and is something I’ll be bumping for a while. $uicideboy$ released a new album, and if you’re anything like our editor-in-chief, I think you’ll like it. The

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flows are unmatched and the songs have a great vibe. It’s a great album to play in your tinted Hyundai Veloster while vaping and going too fast around the corners in the Sovi Garage. To stray away from hip-hop, Hozier released an EP with four new songs, and they’re all pretty good if you’re feeling moody or like listening to music you’d hear in an Urban Outfitters. The first song and title track, Nina Cried Power, has a feature from Mavis Staples and has a great vibe to it. Sir Paul McCartney released a new album, Egypt Station, that reminded me Paul McCartney is

still alive. The album is still worth a listen if you’re an old soul, and is a good album. No Beatles hits here, though. To round out this list, I would like to discuss a couple more rap releases. YoungBoy Never Broke Again released a few songs that are pretty good. The EP is called 4Freedom, and if you’re a fan of YoungBoy NBA, I’m sure you liked the songs. If you’re not and have no clue who I’m talking about, give him a listen. He’s one of those auto-tune trap-beat rappers who came up with all the “Lil” rappers, but he deﬁnitely has a different art than the rest.

The ﬁnal album I’d like to talk about is Blac Youngsta’s new album F*** Everybody 2. The very ﬁrst song off the album, 901, is a song that I like to play while in the parking lot at Gulf Coast Town Center to make me look ignorant. It works. I get lots of people to look at me and all that attention makes me feel like a different person. Music is crazy. Off the Record is a weekly column focused on new music and personal recommendations for your playlists. Have any suggestions for new underground music? Email me at media@ eaglenews.org

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Ode to America’s last maverick John McCain’s passing marks the end of an era By Veronica Armbruster Contributing Writer @adecentcoffe1 When one thinks of the late John McCain, there are so many things that come to mind. His association with the United States Navy. His return from his years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. His courage in those trying times is an emblem to behold; brave or not. Born John Sydney McCain III on August 26, 1936 at the Coco Solo Naval Air Station in the United States occupied Panama Canal, he was a military brat from day one. After attending multiple schools due to his father’s frequent reassignments, McCain ended up at Episcopal High School from where he graduated in 1958. He joined the U.S. Navy immediately after graduating high school. Two years later, in 1960, he joined the Naval Flight School in Pensacola, Florida. By 1962, McCain had be-

come a lieutenant and served in the naval blockade during the Cuban Missile Crisis. In 1964, he was stationed in Mississippi as a flight instructor on McCain Airfield. He joined the USS Forrestal in 1965 and ran strategic bombing runs throughout North Vietnam. In late 1967, while on his 23rd mission, his aircraft was shot down by Soviet anti-aircraft missiles and captured. For the next five and a half years, McCain was beaten, isolated, tortured, and forced to make false statements, along with the other 591 prisoners of war that were captured. They were all released in early 1973 during Operation Homecoming, after the Paris Peace Accords. McCain later spent 30 years as a congressional senator for the state of Arizona, during which he always remembered how lucky he was during that period of time and what drove him to survive his ordeal. “In prison,

I fell in love with my country,” McCain said. “I had loved her before then ... but like most young people, my affection was little more than a simple appreciation for the comforts and privileges most Americans enjoyed and took for granted. It wasn’t until I had lost America for a time that I realized how much I loved her.” After returning home to the United States in late 1973, McCain struggled through a grueling rehabilitation process in order to regain his ﬂight status and succeeded. However, his arms would never lift beyond 80 degrees again. In mid-1977, he became a liaison to Congress for the Department of Defense and left the Navy as a captain in 1980 to run for senator in Arizona. As time progressed and he won more elections, he made friends with so many other inﬂuential politicians in Washington DC, including Lindsey Graham (R-SC).

Kaepernick just does it By Paris McDougle Contributing Writer @theparismcd About this time two years ago, white America was outraged at the NFL - speciﬁcally former 49ers quarterback, Colin Kaepernick. The antagonism was result of his kneeling protests during the national anthem at games. Instantaneously, he was criticized for being unamerican and disrespectful toward the troops. These accusations continued to swirl even after he spoke out and made it clear that his actions had nothing to do with the military, rather it was a protest against the rampant police brutality in this country. At the time, social media was riddled with videos of outraged NFL fans dramatically casting their Kaepernick jerseys into ﬂames, as they spoke racist mumbo-jumbo and insisted that it did not in fact have anything to do with race. Instead, it was about the troops. The same troops they had been radio silent about

up until the point that they needed an excuse to call Kaepernick a disgrace to the country for being black and having an opinion. Flash forward two years. This past week, the brand Nike released an ad featuring the former 49ers quarterback. The image is simple – a tight shot of Kaepernick’s face with white text overtop reading “Believe in something. Even if it means sacriﬁcing everything.” The ad is straight to the point and very meaningful, considering the fact that Kaepernick literally sacriﬁced his career to keep promoting his message. Yet, the nation’s reactions to the ad were very divided. A fraction of people were in full support and assessed that Nike is determined to be on the “right side of history.” The other fraction of people, however, thought quite the opposite. Once again, Kaepernick – and this time Nike, too – are accused of possessing “unamerican views”. Similar to 2016, people are post-

ing videos and images of themselves destroying their Nike gear either by ﬁre or by weirdly cutting off the signature Nike swoosh off articles of clothing. The last time I checked, the most American thing one could do was openly express their views. It’s in the very First Amendment of our country’s blueprint. So, how is this Nike ad “unamerican”? I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again – through his protests, Colin Kaepernick exercised the very same First Amendment rights that our armed forces are ﬁghting for. When you look at it this way, the common sense way, it becomes apparent that Nike is actually very American in their decision to support Kaepernick. With that being said, why are people SO upset about this ad? Is it because it features black face with a strong voice? Probably. Instead of bashing Nike for being unamerican, people with these complaints should just say that they’re racist and go.

Photo courtesy of AP Newsroom A large billboard stands on top of a Nike store showing former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick at Union Square, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018.

He made not one, but two famous presidential runs. His first campaign was against President George W. Bush in 2000. His second and final national contest was against Barack Obama in 2008, along with his interesting and more feminine choice of running mate, Sarah Palin. He likely will be best remembered by millennials for his last active vote on the Senate floor. On the evening of July 27, 2017, he put in the memorial thumbs down vote that stopped the Senate in its tracks: the effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which was signed into law by President Obama in 2010. McCain stopped the effort due to its fast tracking through Congress because he wasn’t satisfied with the effort. He wanted the effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act to go through the process of the subcommittees and the committees, then back

through the House and onto the Senate ﬂoor. In that light, the legislation could be tweaked, argued over, and turned into a more thoughtful process. In doing so, the repeal failed to pass the Senate ﬂoor and never became law. As a result, John McCain saved millions of lives, far more than he did while serving in Vietnam.He saved women who need choices in their health care. He saved working men from the extra burden of having to pay for their family’s expensive medical care, including childbirth. He saved their daughters. He saved their sons. He saved those who have chronic conditions and are unable to pay for their expensive treatments. He saved working senior citizens, many of whom are still working after the Great Recession in 2008. He saved individuals who will eventually develop cancer or diabetes.

As we celebrated his life this last weekend, many Americans - past, present, and future - owe him a great debt that we will never be able to repay. He taught us to love our families. He taught us to think with our hearts. Most of all, John McCain taught us to stand up for what we believe in and to always be a maverick. After all, he stated it best in Faith of My Fathers: A Family Memoir; “Nothing in life is more liberating than to fight for a cause larger than yourself, something that encompasses you but is not defined by your existence alone.” Rest in peace, John McCain. Our hearts are with you. “I don’t mind a good fight. For reasons known only to God, I’ve had quite a few tough ones in my life. But I learned an important lesson along the way: In the end, it matters less that you can fight. What you fight for is the real test.” ― John McCain

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Why the New York Times op-ed is a big deal By Leah Sankey Contributing Writer @FGCUEagleNews There is a resistance within the Trump administration. The New York Times published an anonymous op-ed by an alleged senior ofﬁcial. The Times recognized that if this essay wasn’t published anonymously, this person’s job would be in jeopardy, and they may even face personal threats. It is worth noting that this is a rare occurrence. James Dao, the editor who published the essay, told CNN that he had published only a few other anonymous pieces during his tenure as op-ed editor,

which began in early 2016. The most recent example was a piece in June by an unnamed asylum seeker from El Salvador. The Times believed that publishing the essay anonymously was the only way to get out vital information to its readers. It seems that the author of the op-ed wrote this to comfort the nation and speak from their conscience. It had to have been a difﬁcult decision for both the NY Times and the author to go through with publishing this. The Times is putting their credibility on the line by publishing an anonymous source. As someone

who trusts the NY Times, I hope that this senior official is high-ranking enough to matter. Despite the author’s anonymity, they are still putting their entire livelihood on the line, while being accused of “treason” via Twitter by a furious Donald Trump. Even with the possible ramifications, I think that publishing the editorial was the right choice. The duty of the press is to hold the powerful accountable – the publication of this op-ed is trying to do just that. The piece details how the author – amongst other senior officials – has been working tirelessly to thwart many of Donald Trump’s

ill-conceived decisions. It gives readers a glimpse into the chaos within the Trump Administration. “The root of the problem is the president’s amorality,” the editorial says. “Anyone who works with him knows he is not moored to any discernible ﬁrst principles that guide his decision making… Meetings with him veer off topic and off the rails, he engages in repetitive rants, and his impulsiveness results in half-baked, ill-informed and occasionally reckless decisions that have to be walked back.” What is most groundbreaking is the article’s mention of the consideration among cabinet ofﬁ-

cials to oust the president by invoking the Twenty Fifth Amendment. “Given the instability many witnessed, there were early whispers within the cabinet of invoking the Twenty Fifth Amendment, which would start a complex process for removing the president,” the article says. “But no one wanted to precipitate a constitutional crisis. So, we will do what we can to steer the administration in the right direction until — one way or another — it’s over.” Under the Twenty Fifth Amendment, the vice-president and other members of the president’s cabinet can inform Congress that they believe the president is unable to “discharge the

powers and duties of office.” Then, the House of Representatives and the Senate would need a twothirds vote to transfer power to the vice-president. While the author claims to not want to “precipitate a constitutional crisis,” the content of the article makes it clear that we are already in crisis. While it is reassuring to know that all of Trump’s officials are not blindly allowing the president to act on his every whim; it appears the author, as well as other affiliates of the quiet resistance, could and should be doing more than placating the president and whispering amongst themselves.

MarketPulse is a section designed to capture the thoughts and opinions of students on FGCU’s campus. To be featured in MarketPulse, be sure to hang out around campus and stay up to date with current events. This is your university; so don’t be afraid to lead the discussion about important issues. By Krista Prince | Assistant Opinion Editor | @KristaPrince_

“If you could change anything about campus parking what would it be?”

“Parking sucks, I’ve never had anything stress me out more. I made me so late. Those spots are like the hunger games, and we gotta get more spaces.”

- Jhasmine Alder, Junior

“If there could be more parking that would be nice. If I didn’t have to take the shuttle as someone living in Sovi, and could drive, that would be really nice.”

- Heather Kaufman, Freshman

“Umm is that even a question?! Add more parking!”

- Melissa Toledo, Senior

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SPORTS Volleyball falls 1-2 in Homewood Suites Classic

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EN Photo / Bret Munson The FGCU volleyball team’s Courtney VanLiew during a game against West Virginia. VanLiew reached her third straight match producing double-digit kills.

By Jordyn Matez Sports Editor @JMatez2 The FGCU volleyball team ended their first home tournament with an overall loss at the annual Homewood Suites Classic this past weekend. The girls played three games over the weekend, the first being a loss against Albany, the second a win against Western Illinois, and the

final game another loss against West Virginia. The first game was played in five sets against Albany on Friday, where the Eagles went down 2-3 after winning the first two sets. “I thought Albany did a great job coming back after being down in a 2-0 hole,” FGCU head coach Matt Botsford said. “We did not adapt particularly well after that second set.”

While the game was a loss overall, FGCU saw some spectacular performances from the team. Junior Giovanna Borgiotti set a season-high record with 14 kills, just two less than her overall career record. Sophomore Courtney VanLiew reached her third straight match producing double-digit kills, as well as her sixth of seven matches achieving this

feat. Junior Danielle Serrano hit a team-high .308 along with reaching a season-high 11 kills. This is her fourth match of the year producing at least a .300 hitting percentage. Senior Sharonda Pickering reached a career-high 11 kills along with four block assists and two digs. Maggie Rick reached a season-high record of 42

assists, this being her 24th career match with at least 40, also finishing with four kills and a block assist. The second day of the weekend brought the Eagles a 3-0 win against Western Illinois and a disappointing 2-3 loss against West Virginia to finish the tournament. While the loss was devastating to fans and players alike, FGCU freshman Dana Axner set Division I era history with

39 digs in one game to keep the spirit alive. Axner, who produced her record-breaking dig late in the fifth set, earned a spot on the All-Tournament Team due to her performance throughout the weekend. Overall, Axner reached a total of 73 digs and 19 digs throughout the threegame tournament. “Dana is special,” Botsford said.

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Men’s basketball in Gulf Coast Showcase

EN Photo / Bret Munson The annual Gulf Coast Showcase is presented at Germain Arena in Fort Myers, Florida.

By Jordyn Matez Sports Editor @JordynMatez The FGCU men’s basketball program recently announced that the team will officially be participating in the 2018 Gulf Coast Showcase at Germain Arena Monday, November 19 through Wednesday, November 21. “Our program is excited about participating in the Gulf Coast Showcase,” FGCU head coach Michael Fly said. “It’s a very competitive field and gives our fans a great opportunity to see us play quality opponents here in Fort Myers. I also think it is a valuable experience for our players to play good teams on a neutral court, which could really help us later in the season as we continue to grow and develop throughout the year.” The GCS will begin with a match between FGCU and South Dakota State on November 16th at Alico Arena. From there, FGCU will travel to Germain Arena to play the University of Toledo at 7:30 p.m. on November 19th. These teams include UC Irvine, the University of Texas at San Antonio, Colorado State, Tulane and Louisiana.

The match between Colorado State and Louisiana will determine who the Eagles will play in the second round of the showcase. The GCS was created specifically for midmajor programs and will include several teams with postseason credits from the 2017-18 season. Of these teams, South Dakota State advanced to the first round of the NCAA tournament, while Toledo competed in the MAC tournament championship game. Louisiana advanced to the NIT after winning their conference’s regular season by four games and UTSA participated in the CollegeInsider.com tournament. This will mark FGCU’s second year participating in the GCS since its inaugural year in 2013. “I think it speaks volumes of how this event has grown since 2013 when you have two very recognizable programs such as Tulane and Colorado State, and yet they are not among your four top teams from last season in this field,” Brooks Downing, whose company bd Global manages the annual event, said. “And to have FGCU back in the event with new coach Michael Fly hands down makes this our best tournament field yet.”

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Men’s soccer picks up away win against Georgia Southern

EN Photo / Bret Munson The FGCU men’s soccer team’s Raheem Somersall leads the team onto the field before an evening game. After this past weekend’s game against Georgia Southern, the Eagles now hold a record of 2-2. By Kyle Grosskopf Assistant Sports Editor @Kyle_Grosskopf After a crucial win against Georgia Southern this past weekend, the FGCU men’s soccer team brings their overall record to 2-2.

The ball didn’t move much in the ﬁrst 35 minutes of play until a corner kick by Kareem Riley touched the keeper’s gloves as Kamar Marriott tapped it in for the score moving the game to 1-0. The 1-0 advantage

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closed out the ﬁrst half of regulation. Georgia Southern played strong offense in the start of the second half as they shot three attempts on goal with no luck. Keeper Gustavo Vasconcelos was locked in

and didn’t let a single shot go by. The Eagles were able to add an insurance goal making the lead 2-0. Shak Adams set up the shot 18 yards out ﬁnding Joao Burti, who headed the shot ﬁve yards out. FGCU zoned in on defense late in the second half allowing one corner kick and one shot on goal late in the 69th minute. “To knock off an undefeated team at their home and play the way we

did in the first half was a significant improvement,” said men’s soccer head coach Jesse Cormier. “Getting contribution from the entire squad tonight was also encouraging and this was a credit to the entire team and I’m very proud of them.” FGCU only had seven shots all games with four shots on goal. Georgia Southern had only four shots in the first half, but came out on top with 13 shots in the second half.

Out of the total 17 shots, they only had ﬁve shots on goal. FGCU also had some foul trouble, ending the game with 14 fouls, while Georgia Southern tallied up ten. Both teams also picked up two yellow cards each. Up next, FGCU looks to take on the USF Bulls. The Bulls head coach, and former FGCU soccer program founder and coach, Bob Butehorn, will be returning to the Nest for the ﬁrst time since coaching in 2016.

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Holly Fritz, of the FGCU women’s soccer team, has already been a force to be reckoned with this season. Most recently, Fritz was named the ASUN Conference Player of the Week for the week of September 5th after earning her two game winning goals in the early weeks of the season. In the past, Fritz has been named to the ASUN All-Team Conference, ASUN All-Tournament Team, ASUN Player of the Week and the United Soccer Coaches Association Second Team Southeast Region All of which were awarded to her in 2017. During the first two games of the season, Fritz scored three times on seven shots and played 170 of 180 minutes played by FGCU. Currently, Fritz holds a record of four goals, one assist, and nine points.

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Women’s soccer game ends scoreless against Dayton By Kyle Grosskopf Assistant Sports Editor @Kyle_Grosskopf The FGCU women’s soccer team played Dayton on a Sunday afternoon game that saw many shots and shots on goals, but just as many saves. This draw brings the Eagles to a record of 5-0-1 and the Flyers sit at 4-2-1. FGCU was the first to try and strike with a shot on goal from Hope Van Wagner and 30 seconds later, fellow teammate Evdokia Popadinova attempted a shot, but missed wide. Those would be the only two shots the Eagles would attempt in the first half. Ten minutes later, Jordan Pauley, attempted a shot that missed high, but that set the precedence for Dayton as they would continue to put pressure on keeper Melissa Weck. Quincy Kellett attempted a shot in the 26th minute going wide. Following her, Magalie Depot went for a header that missed wide. Morgan Henderson would also miss wide in the 34th minute. That was the last shot in the first half. Quickly in the second half, FGCU’s Majorie Boilesen tried for a header, but missed. In the 49th minute, Keagin Collie of Dayton would pick up her first yellow card, and then again in the 53rd minute, she picked up a red card leaving the Dayton Flyers down a player for the rest of the game. In the second half, the Eagles would come to play some heavy offense as they attempted three shots, the first one being supplied by Zoey

>> Volleyball from page 1 “The speed and the range she is covering, the back row, her first contact skills – everything she is doing for the team is how we can grind out some of those moments where things aren’t going perfectly, and to think she’s just a freshman is even more spectacular.” The opening set of the match against West Virginia saw a 24-22 lead by FGCU until West Virginia managed to take the set. The second set gave FGCU a 14-point victory after the team scored six of the first seven points.

Spitzer, who missed a header wide. Holly Fritz would also attempt a header that missed wide. Following those shots, freshman Ashlee Brentlinger attempted a shot that went wide. Pauley would attempt two corners for Dayton that didn’t amount to much, thanks to Popadinova, who blocked the second one and then had a shot of her own that missed high. Brentlinger also had some defensive awareness with a blocked shot of her own. The game would go into double overtime with neither team being able to get more than a shot or two off. The Eagles had 13 shots in total with four of those being shots on goal, while UD only had six with one being a shot on goal. With the draw against Dayton, FGCU received 37 votes in the NCAA top-25 rankings. Fritz and Popadinova are leading the way in goals, assists, and points. Fritz has four goals and one assist in six games while Popadinova has five goals and two assists in six games. Overall, the Eagles are averaging 13.5 shots per game while averaging 2.33 goals per game. Next, the Eagles will will look for their sixth win of the season when they take on the FIU Panthers in Miami on Thursday Sept. 13 at 7pm. Overall FGCU is 8-1-1 against the Panthers. The last time these two teams met was during the 2016 season. The Eagles won 1-0 at home. With the Eagles down 14-8 in the third set, Pickering, Serrano and VanLiew produced four straight kills to put FGCU in the lead 22-20. After a tough fight from West Virginia, however, the Eagles lost the set 26-24. In an effort to take back the match, the Eagles put seven kills on the board at the beginning of the fourth set to take an 11-1 lead, eventually giving FGCU a 15-point victory and a chance to win the overall match. The fifth set saw a close game, with kills from sophomore Snowy Burnam

EN Photo / Bret Munson Women’s soccer head coach Jim Blankenship oversees team warmups before an afternoon game. Most recently, the Eagles played a game against Dayton University that ended in a 0-0 tie.

and VanLiew to put the score at 14-13. West Virginia took the set with a kill into the back-left corner of FGCU’s side of the court, however, earning the overall win as well. VanLiew saw another spectacular performance on the court as she reached a career-high 29 kills, 10 digs, three assists, one ace and one block. VanLiew’s kill total was also the third most in a match in program history. Serrano had 12 kills during the West Virginia match, also hitting .500 and tallying eight blocks. Senior Karissa Rhoades

had her best performance of the season with a seasonhigh 16 digs and a team-high two aces. This was Rhoades’s first match with over five digs this year and is well on her way to reach 1,000 digs after reaching 777 this weekend. Rick saw season-high records with 46 assists and 14 digs, while also producing two block assists and one kill to give her 25 career matches with at least 40 assists. After this weekend, Rick has 3,932 total career assists and continues to add towards a 4,000-assist

career. “It feels a lot different than after the Albany loss because I just didn’t feel like our response to some adversity in that match was good,” Botsford said of the loss against West Virginia. “I saw a different team tonight. We had to fight through some struggles, and I was just really pleased with the reaction after Friday night’s tough loss.” Next, FGCU will travel to Orlando to compete in the VolleyKnights Invitational against Yale, UCF and Alabama State on the weekend of September 14th15th.

An informational meeting for anyone interested in volunteering for the FGCU Ice Hockey Team will take place on Thursday, September 20, 2018 at 6pm in Room 249 in the Cohen Center.

If you have any questions, please email hockeyvolunteers@hotmail.com. We are looking forward to a great season!

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FGCU will look to improve on their .500 record on the season facing Cal State who has struggled this season going 1-1-3. Their win came against a win against The FGCU’s men’s soccer team will UNLV on Sunday Sept. 9. face off against the Cal State Fullerton The next game for the Eagles will Titans at home on Wednesday, be an inter-conference matchup September 19 at 7 p.m. against NJIT in Hillside, New Jersey on Most recently, the Eagles took on Saturday September 22 with a kickoff the Bulls who have struggled this time at 3 p.m. season against top-25 opponents.

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out Western Illinois winning in three straight sets. This weekend they will compete against Yale on Friday Sept. 14 at 1 p.m. followed by Central Florida that The FGCU volleyball team will comnight at 8 p.m. pete this weekend at the VolleyKnights Following this tournament, the Invitational in Orlando, Florida. Eagles will begin conference play The Eagles are coming of tough against Jacksonville University on tournament at home where they went Friday Sept 21 at 7 p.m. followed by 1-2, losing to Albany and West Virginia North Florida on Saturday Sept 22 at three sets to two. They were able to shut 6 p.m.

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37 votes on the NCAA’s latest top-25 poll. The Panthers have struggled this season as they hold a 0-7 record. Looking back on the overall head The FGCU women’s soccer team to head record between the will look to add another win to their record during their next game two teams, FGCU holds the lead with a record of 8-1-1. against FIU in Miami on Thursday Next, the Eagles will travel to Sept. 13. The Eagles have a strong record of Chicago to play Loyola Chicago on Sunday, September 16 at 2pm. 5-0-1 on the season, also receiving

By Kyle Grosskopf Assistant Sports Editor @Kyle_Grosskopf The FGCU men’s soccer team will take on the I-75 rival, USF this weekend at the nest on Saturday Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. FGCU holds a record of 2-2 and are coming off a solid win against Georgia Southern where they won

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MEN’S GOLF SAM HILL INTERCOLLEGIATE HATTIESBURG, MS By Kyle Grosskopf Assistant Sports Editor @Kyle_Grosskopf The FGCU men’s golf team is coming off a top five finish in the Golfweek Program Challenge in Myrtle Beach. Up next, the Eagle will be traveling to Hattiesburg, Mississippi

for the Sam Hill Intercollegiate at the Hattiesburg Country Club starting on Monday September 17. This will be the first time the Eagles will compete in the Sam Hill Intercollegiate. After the Sam Hill Intercollegiate, FGCU will travel to Georgia to play in the Pinetree Intercollegiate on Monday October 22.

2-0 thanks to goal keeper Gustavo Vasconcelos who had five saves. The Bulls currently hold a record of 2-4 after starting the season by losing four straight, but recently came off two straight wins against Ohio State University and Florida Atlantic University. Next, the Eagles will take on the Titans of Cal State Fullerton on Wednesday September 19 at 7 p.m.

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DIY: dorm bathroom tips By Trinia Oliver E&L Assistant Editor @fgcueaglenews The bathroom cabinet can be one of the most cluttered parts of the house— along with the bedroom closet, the food pantry, and the drawer underneath the oven. The clutter can worsen when living on your own. But whether you’re in a dorm and sharing the space with roommates or on your own, there are tricks to reduce and clutter and add organization throughout the bathroom almost like magic. Usually stored in the cabinet beneath the sink are spray bottles of cleaning

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solution, sponges, towels, or backup supplies of soaps, adhesive bandage, and toothpaste. An easy way to create space is by using a small extension rod inside the cabinet to hang spray bottles. If you need more room or if things are still quite messy, buying small plastic storage bins or storage baskets will help quite a lot. These storage organizers can be organized by products—one for folded washcloths, one for hair products, one for body products, a small one for menstrual supplies, one for cleaning tools and so on. The bins, baskets, and

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extension rod can all be bought in stores such as Target, Walmart and Ofﬁce Depot. If there are drawers in the bathroom, applying this same technique of using small baskets is useful for easy organizing small things such as bows, headbands, combs and brushes. If nail polish has taken up a lot of space, purchasing a short wire basket to mount on the wall will give them a home. For those who desire Do It Yourself projects that are more hands-on, here are instructions to make a three-tier tray for jewelry and a magnetic makeup

board that is both easy and inexpensive. For the three-tier jewelry tray, all the supplies can be purchased at Walmart or Dollar General: three crystal candle stick holders, super glue, a sponge brush and three circular plates that are painted the color of your choice. Either metal plates or even “shatterproof” dishware work well. The three-tier tray is assembled by super gluing the crystal stick holders to the centers of the dishes, stacking one on top of the other. Using the sponge brush makes the super glue easy to spread across the surfaces of the stick holders to the

plates. This tier tray can be set on a shelf or on the bathroom counter. The magnetic makeup board requires a few more materials: magnets and a hot glue gun to secure them, or sticker-based magnets, a metal sheet or a magnetic dry erase board. The easiest step is putting the magnets on the backs of all the makeup products you wish to hang on the board. If using a hot glue gun is not an option (which would be used to glue the magnets to the makeup), using sticker-based magnets will substitute just ﬁne. The next step is to as-

semble your new makeup board—depending on how strong the magnetism is, hot gluing two metal boards together may have to be done. Finalize the project by painting the board in a color of your choosing, and supergluing a nice picture frame to the front to give it ﬂair. If painting isn’t desired, another option is using patterned fabric cut to the size of the magnetic board and applied with adhesive glue. The magnetized makeup should work through the fabric. The metal boards can be found at Home Depot or Lowe’s; the magnetic dry erase boards may be the more expensive option.

Wet walk: A lifestyle By Bruno Halpern E&L Editor @brunowesome

I dreaded the infamous Colloquium wet walk. At least it was infamous to me. It didn’t matter how many good or bad opinions I read or heard from classmates and friends, my mind was set in believing it was utterly unnecessary to get myself flooded in swamp water. I must explain, however, that I’m a city guy. Despite Rio having the largest urban forest in the world, it wasn’t common at all to see animals. The first time I saw a frog and discovered I was repulsed by them, I was 15 years old. But the fact was: I felt like I was “invading” an undisturbed environment, so any ruckus I caused by my sheer presence would make me persona non grata, and an easy target for snakes and alligators. “Oh, but Bruno, alligators and snakes won’t do you

no harm,” many said to me. Let me quote my dad to answer this one, “Did the alligators and snakes agreed to that? Did they sign a contract of non-aggression?” No, they certainly did not. But I have to say that it wasn’t that bad honestly. Surprisingly, I wasn’t scared at all. I even led the group at one point. But this made me wonder about people who not only don’t mind, but love being in nature. Something in their soul draws them to it, and a stronger connection is formed. Indeed, there is something magical about nature. I love the stillness it provides, and a sense of constant wonder, where you try to absorb every detail. But don’t expect me to become a “wet walker” now. So, if you’re dreading the wet walk, be sure that there will be 20 other people for the EN Photo/Bill O’Dell alligators to choose Bruno Halpern inside a Cypress dome during the wet walk. Spoiler from. alert: it wasn’t that bad.

Just how good is ‘The Good Doctor’? By Veronica Breitfeller Contributing Writer @fgcueaglenews If you like medical dramas, you’ll love The Good Doctor. It stars Freddie Highmore, who made his debut in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, cast as Shaun Murphy, a surgical resident who has autism and savant syndrome.

Since I’ve started binging it on Hulu, I’ve grown more and more in love with the protagonist and how he proves everyone that doubts him wrong. The story begins when Murphy moves from a small town to fulﬁll his dream of becoming a surgeon at the highly respected San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital. From there he must make it past the board to

be accepted, but due to his autism, his fellow employees don’t believe he has the communication skills to be a successful doctor. With the help of his mentor, Dr. Aaron Glassman (president of the hospital), he gets a chance to showcase his unique abilities and knowledge throughout the entire ﬁrst season. Like most medical shows, every episode is a different

story. That’s one thing that makes it easy to binge, it’s not predictable. It’s one of my favorite shows because it makes me feel empowered. It’s inspiring when someone can make their disabilities into something that can make them achieve their dreams. If they can do it, then we have no excuse for things to hold us back in life.

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