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    - Mikai Datilus, Sports Editor

    Under the bright lights at FAUโ€™s Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena, college basketball is back in Boca. At the sixth annual Paradise Madness, FAUโ€™s menโ€™s and womenโ€™s basketball teams gave fans a sneak peek of what to expect during the 2026 season. FAU menโ€™s basketball head coach John Jakus is entering his third season leading the...

    - Ava Hilton, Editor-In-Chief

    Hundreds of candles illuminated the Live Oak Pavilion on Florida Atlantic Universityโ€™s Boca Raton campus Tuesday night as students, fraternity brothers, friends, and family gathered to honor the memory of Jovani โ€œJioโ€ Major, a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity who died Aug. 7 in a traffic accident. The candlelight ceremony began with students...

    - Erin Moore, Contributing Writer

    On Monday, Florida Atlantic University students, faculty, and public viewers shifted in their seats, awaiting the arrival of Carlton Ward Jr., a conservation photographer for National Geographic and founder of the Wildpath organization. He made his way to this sliver of paradise to raise attention to the Florida Wildlife Corridor and to discuss environmental conservation.ย ...

    - Audrey Lascano, Political Reporter

    Florida Atlantic Universityโ€™s Boca House of Representatives started its 21st legislative session on Friday by unanimously electing Atlantic Partyโ€™s Sophia Procaccini as speaker of the House.ย  Unanimously voted 27-0, Speaker Procaccini pitched an open-door leadership style to help new representatives with procedural confusion. During her candidate speech, Procaccini reflected on her experience serving in the...

    - Ella Haas, News Reporter

    Florida Atlantic football (4-1, 1-0 AC) captured its fourth straight victory to improve to 4-1 after a commanding 66-10 win over the University of Texas Southern (1-4, 0-1 SWAC), marking the Owlsโ€™ best start since 2020. The final points came up three points shy of FAUโ€™s highest-scoring record, a 69-31 victory over North Texas on...

    - Anthony Ortiz, Sports Reporter

    The Florida Atlantic Owls (3-1, 1-0 in AC) are on a three-game winning streak, and even though their last game against the UL Monroe Warhawks (0-4) was a dominant offensive performance, the teamโ€™s most consistent unit has been special teams. According to Sports Feel Good Stories, special teams are the third unit that makes up...

    - David Hoyos, Staff Writer

    The Florida Atlantic menโ€™s soccer team lost their first match of the season in a 2โ€“1 loss to Temple University at home. The Owls took the lead before halftime, but a brief shift in momentum during the second half allowed Temple to score two goals in five minutes. With the loss, FAU moved to a...

    - Morgan Larkins and Mikai Datilus

    โ€œSwishโ€ as shots go into the net, players screaming as they get back on defense, and smiles and laughs could be heard by the media as the Miami Heat practiced on Thursday and Friday. A National Basketball Association (NBA) team has been practicing right on FAUโ€™s Boca Raton campus, and students may not even have...

    - Anthony Ortiz, Luke Basile, and Emily Crone

    Florida Atlantic football (3-1, 2-0 AC) has been on a roll ever since their week one loss to Florida, winning three straight games. This week, the Owls are back home during FAUโ€™s annual family weekend. Saturday, for the first time, the Owls will take on the Texas Southern University Tigers (1-4,0-1 SWAC). Last week, the...

    - Jasmine Del Aguila, Staff Writer

    Florida Atlantic University students are facing artificial intelligence detectors that professors rely on for grading. Independent research from professor-led studies and articles shows that AI detectors regularly misidentify human writing as computer-generated text, leading to allegations of academic dishonesty.ย  Platforms like Turnitin, a software used by schools and universities to check academic integrity and originality,...

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