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Organization and FGCU is not university’s athletic program with too much traffic. The Buckingham a member, nothing is being into one of the elite programs 505-acre Buckingham property The new system, which was in July, FGCU has decided to property is about 19 miles done to build the extension in Florida,â€? Fundora said. put into place just in time for the the main campus. at this time,â€? Shepard said. Since FGCU does not use this as a chance for a “new from summer and fall registration “The distance is manageable While there are plans to plan to make this property a leadership academic center process, is likely successful due with some athletic training.â€? if there will be transportation build a course for the FGCU satellite campus, there are no to the limited amount of students between the cross country team, which plans for student housing there The Buckingham property, provided that are allowed to be signing up once used by the Florida main campus and the new will also be accessible to the in the future, Shepard said. at one time. During the weekend, Remodeling and building Agency for Persons with property,â€? said Marissa Rudd, public, “there are no plans for student athletes, honors students Disabilities, has 60, 1950s-style a senior majoring in biology. a football team,â€? Shepard said. are under way and there is and students with more than 110 The property would be That’s disappointing news no set date for completion. buildings, including a water credit hours were able to register. FGCU has already started tower, swimming pool, chapel, more accessible through the to some students, such as Rudd “The process was much easier gymnasium and housing for 300 potential extension of Country and Jorge Fundora, a freshman remodeling work on a few and much faster than my previous people, according to a recent Road 951 from Immokalee majoring in criminal justice, buildings, and during the years. It usually always took me article in The News-Press. Road in Collier County to who said they would like to see next 10 years will continue to about 30 to 45 minutes to get FGCU plans to expand by Corkscrew Road in Estero, had plans for a football stadium. work as the budget permits. all my classes. By 12:10 I was all “With the school planning “The budget for the expenses adding 10,000 more students it not been removed in October finished!â€? said Rebecca Skinner, a in the next decade, according by the Lee Metropolitan to add 10,000 students in the of the property is set as funds junior majoring in communication to Joe Shepard, FGCU Planning Organization from next decade, why not use the are available,â€? Shepard said. and criminal justice. The Arts and Sciences Advising Office is also receiving positive feedback and hearing from fewer students frustrated t 5XP QBSUJFT BSF SVOOJOH UIJT ZFBS UIF &BHMF 1BSUZ BOE UIF 'PDVT and worried about not getting into their first-pick classes. 1BSUZ “So far it seems to be going t TFOBUPST BSF SVOOJOH GPS TFBUT JO 4UVEFOU (PWFSONFOU 4FOBUF that regulate possession of firearms 9p D\^Xe ?ffc`_Xe well. We’ve had positive feedback on campus. (P POMJOF UP www.eaglenews.org UP WJFX B GVMM MJTU PG 4FOBUF 8jj`jkXek e\nj \[`kfi from students and we’ve had less The campaign’s website, traffic in the office. So we hope DBOEJEBUFT BOE UIFJS QBSUZ BĂłMJBUJPOT A resolution was introduced at KeepGunsOffCampus.org, states: the good news continues,â€? said t " GVMM WJEFP PG UIF 4( &MFDUJPO EFCBUF JT BWBJMBCMF POMJOF UP IFMQ Tuesday night’s Senate meeting in “A growing body of evidence shows Melanie Stanis, an academic support of making FGCU a gun-free that allowing private citizens TUVEFOUT NBLF JOGPSNFE EFDJTJPOT adviser in the college. to carry concealed handguns in campus. After having gone through the Florida state Sen. Greg Evers public creates a new public safety process, Adam Weiner, a senior and other members of the state threat. Since May 2007, conceal majoring in sports management, Legislature have proposed an carry licensees have killed at least agrees that the new method amendment that would allow nine law enforcement officers and makes registering quick, easy and the possession of firearms 273 private citizens (including 25 takes one less worry about school by non-law enforcement shooters who killed themselves off of his mind. officials on university after an attack). In addition, conceal “It’s a big stress-reliever and college campuses, carry licensees have committed at because before I would worry including FGCU. Similar least 17 mass shootings (three or about it the whole day and the legislation has been more victims) that claimed a total entire process would take me introduced in at least 18 of 73 lives.â€? up to an hour and a half. With SG Senate’s resolution states states. the new way, I signed on at The resolution in SG that there have been several 12:01 and was done by 12:02,â€? Senate, if passed, will affirm gun-related incidents on college Weiner said. the student body’s opposition campuses around the U.S. during The next round of registration of any amendment to the the past decade. is for undergraduate juniors #F TVSF UP GPMMPX &BH The incidents mentioned Florida Statutes of this kind. with 75 credits or more, starting MF /FXT PO ' # B O include the University of Arkansas More than 260 colleges have E 5 X Thursday. JUUFS UP SFDF JWF MJWF VQE shooting in 2000 in which two signed a Campaign to Keep If students are still unsure as BUFT Guns Off Campus Resolution, students were killed, the University to which day they are assigned, condemning colleges that of Arizona shooting in 2002 in they can locate the information permit the carrying of concealed which four students were killed, under the Eagle Registration tab and the Virginia Polytechnic weapons on campuses. on the Office of the Registrar’s The campaign was formed in Institute shooting in 2007 in which home page. order to combat the legislation 32 students were killed. Visit www.eaglenews.org for a that would prohibit colleges and full registration schedule.

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