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Imagine Rick Pitino — the legendary coach at Kentucky, Louisville and the New York Knicks — leading the Florida Gulf Coast University men’s basketball team. Does this sound unrealistic? Pitino’s name along with another 20 or so candidates, many with NBA connections, have been floated to FGCU Athletic Director Ken Kavanagh. Through a public records request, Eagle News has learned of a wide-ranging group of candidates who have expressed
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interest in replacing Dave Balza. The list includes Pitino, former NBA coach Eric Musselman, former NBA standouts and Division I coaches Kyle Macy and Jan van Breda Kolff, and former Iowa and Butler coach Todd Lickliter. Kavanagh expressed mutual interest in Lickliter, who led Butler to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament twice. Macy, color commentator for University of Kentucky telecasts and former Morehead State head coach, spent seven years in the NBA with the Phoenix Suns, Chicago Bulls and Indiana Pacers. Before that, Macy was a All-
American member of Kentucky’s 1978 NCAA championship squad. Pitino, who is currently coaching Louisville, didn’t personally express interest in the position. Instead, the endorsement came from Dan Gavitt, associate commissioner for men’s basketball of the Big East conference, to Kavanagh. Pitino may be a stretch since he has a contract with the Cardinals running through 2013 that will pay him $2.5 million per year. Yet his name is out there, at least through a third party.
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car. All four teens died in the accident. According to the FHP, alcohol was ruled out as a factor in the accident, and all but one of the passengers were wearing seatbelts. Monroe was the fourth FGCU student to be killed in a car accident this school year. This past September, freshman Morgan Crofton was killed in a head-on collision in Orlando. Fewer than two weeks later, graduate student Fara Amsalem was killed in a two-car collision in Lehigh Acres. In January, junior Carisa Herald was killed in a one-car crash on Interstate 75 near Tampa.
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9p D\^Xe ?ffc`_Xe 8jj`jkXek E\nj \[`kfi Andrew Monroe, a 19-yearold freshman, died in a car accident Sunday. Monroe, who was from Sarasota, was a preathletic training major. He graduated last spring from Riverview High School, where he was considered a soccer standout, and he was known for being a gifted athlete. Although he did not play on FGCU’s intercollegiate soccer team, friends and fellow FGCU students say he was very passionate about the sport. In addition to his athletic abilities, Monroe was known for being helpful, friendly and modest. He was also noted for his generosity and tendency toward gentlemanly gestures. The one-car crash occurred at 5:25 a.m. this past Sunday. The driver of the vehicle, 19-year-old Sean Leonard, lost control of the car while driving through a neighborhood in Sarasota, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The vehicle left the roadway and crashed into a wall. Leonard’s sister, Jessica Leonard, 14, and another friend, Kelly Janis, 15, were also in the
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the document. Some members include Chris Harmon, chair and chief justice; TJ McCan, vice chair; Kim Diaz, SG president; Lauren Schuetz, Senate president, and Danielle Alvarez, SG director of governmental relations. The group has been working all year to make necessary changes to SG’s largest document. According to Harmon, the changes make the document more professional and easier to read, but also improve the organization’s effectiveness. “I am very confident in what we put together, and I am excited to get it passed. I feel this will advance our organization leaps and bounds
if it passes,” Harmon said. But it’s up to students to make the call. The changes need a threefifths majority vote to pass. If that happens, the new document goes into effect April 1. Some changes included in the constitutional revision: I\m`j\[ Xggfik`fed\ek gfc`Z`\j2 8 Z_Xe^\ `e [Xk\j ]fi \c\Zk`fe season; ;\Ôe`k`fej ]fi `dg\XZ_d\ek# censure and removal; ;\Ôe\[ ali`j[`Zk`fe f] k_\ Supreme Court. Apportionment is the process of selecting how many representatives are needed for
each college in Senate. “Now when the reapportionment goes into effect, after election season, no one is losing their (Senate) seat halfway through the year,” Harmon said. Currently, the Student Government treasurer is an internally appointed position. If the revised constitution is passed, a SG treasurer will be elected by the student body during election season. The document leaves it open to the Election Code to decide whether treasurer candidates will run independently or with a party.
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FGCU’s nightlife seems to be disappearing. On Thursday, Feb. 24, La Bamba, which was best known for its Thursday night specials, was temporarily closed for violations. On Friday, March 11, Ultra Night Club in Naples received a cease-anddesist order due to safety concerns, with violations ranging from fire alarm and sprinkler noncompliance to electrical issues, according to the Naples Daily News. On Monday, Ultra announced on its Facebook page that “after careful consideration, (the owners) have decided not to re-open Ultra for business.” “I have been to Ultra a few times during my years at FGCU, (so) I am sad to see it go considering it’s one of the few large nightclubs in the area,” said Ashley Worden, a senior majoring in sociology. According to Ultra’s Facebook page, the owners are sorry to disappoint their supporters, but are at ease with their decision. “We appreciate all the support for the last four years, it was a great run, and it’s time to be done and relax … . It was incredible to see thousands of people coming together … and saying this was the most fun they’ve ever had at a club in their life! We feel good about the legacy left behind the name, but this city isn’t really cut out for nightlife yet,” the Ultra owners wrote.
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What do you think about the local nightlife? It is awesome. I have a good time. We could use some more options. Someone please open a 24/7 food joint. What nightlife?