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    - Isaiah Sewell, News Editor

    Over 600 hopeful students arrived at Florida Atlantic’s Boca Raton campus excited to meet NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal, and eager for a chance at winning just part of the total $25,000 awarded towards tuition at the Credit One Bank’s Credit Tip Off College Tour.  It’s been two years since O’Neal visited paradise, the...

    - Anthony Ortiz, Sports Reporter

    Editor’s Note: This piece presents critical commentary on the new college football playoff format based on documentary facts and opinions from those who have influence in college football. The opinions expressed represent the author’s perspective and not necessarily those of the University Press’s editorial board or FAU Athletics. The idea of expanding the college football...

    - Manuela Correa, Staff Writer

    Free menstrual products, digital OWL cards, and student food insecurity were among the topics discussed at the Boca House of Representatives meeting Friday afternoon, where representatives unanimously approved a $5,290.84 catering bill for the upcoming Entertaining Democracy Conference at FAU.  The House passed BRHB 2026-71, the Entertaining Democracy Conference Catering Bill, in a 21-0 vote....

    - Braelyn Alford, Staff Writer

    Florida Atlantic women’s basketball (1-2) had another test to face as they battled the Duke Blue Devils (2-0) during their back-to-back slate of games, but ultimately lost 78-56 to the team ranked No.4 by Associated Press preseason rankings. The matchup was announced only 48 hours before the official whistle as a placeholder matchup for Duke,...

    - Braelyn Alford, Staff Writer

    Florida Atlantic (1-1) Women’s Basketball picked up a convincing home-opener win, defeating Kennesaw State (2-1) 68-28, and bounced back from a tough road loss to the Miami Hurricanes (2-0). FAU’s style of play helped to instantly set the tone against their opponents: getting rebounds, preventing points, and capitalizing on early turnovers were all a part...

    - David Hoyos, Staff Writer

    Florida Atlantic (6-3-7, 3-2-3 AC) men’s soccer saw their season come to an end Friday night after falling 5–2 to the University of Memphis (8-4-5, 2-2-4 AC) in the American Conference Championship quarterfinals at the FAU Soccer Stadium. The fourth-seeded Owls entered the match hoping to continue their postseason run after finishing the regular season...

    - Ella Haas, News Reporter

    The lights shone brightly on the Florida Atlantic Owls (6-3, 3-2) Thursday night as they faced the University of Texas at San Antonio Roadrunners (7-2, 4-1) in primetime on ESPN. The Owls took advantage of the opportunity to showcase the football talent they have been developing in Boca Raton, taking down UTSA, a team that...

    - Melissa Manzi, Copy Desk Chief

    The Florida Atlantic’s Wilkes Honors College, located in Jupiter, held the Governor’s Administrative Cabinet (GAC) for its bi-weekly meeting on Wednesday night. In the meeting they discussed upcoming student events on the Jupiter campus, the turn out of past ones, mandatory club training, new laundry sheet initiative, and an upcoming open house event. Many of...

    - Dionne Augustin, Contributing Writer

    Florida Atlantic University has issued an early dismissal today ahead of the nationally televised game against the University of Texas at San Antonio at Flagler Credit Union Stadium. According to FAU Owl’s Nest, this is the first time in FAU history that a non-bowl home game will be aired nationally on ESPN’s main flagship channel,...

    - Mikai Datilus, Sports Editor

    FAU Football (5-3, 2-2 AC) is coming off their second conference loss into the season, and they head straight into the fire: three final games all against competitive conference opponents. That stretch starts with the University of Texas at San Antonio Roadrunners (7-1, 4-0 AC), the American conference’s no. 1 team. ESPN’s Sportscenter will be...

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