Wednesday, September 29 , 2010
Volume 9, Issue 5
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Prez gets big bonus, raise By Samantha League News editor
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GCU President Wilson Bradshaw received a 5 percent pay raise of $16,275 and a $60,000 performance bonus from the Board of Trustees last Tuesday, Sept. 21. Trustees also approved 2 percent pay raises and $1,000 bonuses for faculty and staff at the same meeting. The university paid $15,000 for a private consultant, John Moore of IndiBradshaw ana State University, to conduct Bradshaw’s evaluation, which is required every three years under Bradshaw’s contract. After Moore interviewed more than 90 people, he gave Bradshaw an overall favorable rating. According to Moore, many indicators — including student diversity, freshman retention and sponsored research — show upward trends since Bradshaw started at FGCU in October 2007.
500 acres Basketball gets new players Men’s hoop team welcomes in a new class of talent this season. See SPORTS on page 16
Are the dorm charges fair?
please see BRADSHAW on page 4
Read about the process of assessing dorm charges at the end of the year. See NEWS on page 3
nTurn to page 12 to read an opinion on Bradshaw’s raise
$8 million value
Student dies in accident By Megan Hoolihan Senior staff writer
Fun with football
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Read about ways to spice up your pigskin parties. See A&L on page 8
Don’t feed the alligators Well-meaning people could get our reptiles removed from campus. See OPINION on page 12
Index News ....................... See page 3 A&L ......................... See page 8 Opinion .................. See page12 Sports ..................... See page 15 Fun & Games .......... See page 11
EN Photos/ Anna Nguyen
FGCU given Buckingham spread By Katie Egan Senior staff writer All 500 acres of the Buckingham property look like a suburban neighborhood. The road twists and turns
around clean-cut, green grass, and the houses only look big enough for one or two people. The address 5820 Buckingham Road in east Fort Myers used to be Gulf Coast Center, a mental institution. Now, it be-
longs to FGCU. The property is about 30 miles from FGCU and has 60 structures on it. It’s estimated to have a value of $ 8 million.
organ Crofton, a freshman majoring in criminal forensics, died in a car accident Thursday. Crofton and three other young women were heading home from the funeral of a friend in Orlando when a pickup truck crossed the median and hit their car. The pickup struck the back passenger door on the driver’s side, where Crofton was sitting. The driver, 18-year-old Amanda McAffee, and one of the other passengers, 16-year-old Julie Rivkees, were both treated for minor injuries at the scene. The other passenger, 18-year-old Lauren Tipton, remains in critical condition. Katheline Castin was one of Crofton’s close friends. They were texting just before the crash. Castin said that she and Crofton bonded during Eagle View Orientation. earlier this year. please see MORGAN on page 6
please see LAND on page 4