A lawsuit filed against Eckerd College through Pinellas Circuit Court alleges the school mishandled a case against David Hastings, a former Ec…
A lawsuit filed against Eckerd College through Pinellas Circuit Court alleges the school mishandled a case against David Hastings, a former Eckerd professor of chemistry and marine science. Hastings was accused of sexual exploitation and harassment in a lawsuit filed on Dec. 16, 2019. Read more
In the Office of International Education, Diane Ferris pushes aside paperwork and manila folders on her desk to uncover a faded black box. Its contents reveal photos taken from years of study abroad trips, dating back as far as 1988. Read more
Omega 211 opened its windows to students every week between Thursday and Sunday, advertising the new hot dog and snack stop “Wiener Beach” this semester. Read more
Eckerd’s scholarship sports are part of the NCAA’s Division II. Division II schools rely on a “partial-scholarship model,” which means that the budgets are designed so that athletes will, in most cases, only receive some athletics-based financial aid for their expenses—making it very rare fo… Read more
Sports and Assistant Design Editor
Senior Katherine Porter spent around two years preparing to stand amongst 504 world champion level sailors, from 25 different countries and six different continents in the Hobie 16 World Championships. Read more
Sports and Assistant Design Editor
Student-faculty dynamics show the politics of college campuses. When one group makes a decision it can lead to tension from the other. These interactions fuel the learning environments we live in by creating small-scale examples of large-scale problems. Eckerd’s recent dealings with lawsuits… Read more
Opinion Editor
Oct. 14 of this year was Columbus Day, and it saw dozens of social media posts, including several from Eckerd students, saying how unimportant, offensive and overall disrespectful the holiday is. But people treat Thanksgiving differently. Read more
Eckerd students are surveying and tagging the North American horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) with Visiting Professor of Marine Science Eron Higgins to learn more about the distribution and population sizes of these ancient arthropods. Read more
Assistant Science Editor
Despite the waterfront views and beautiful sunsets, Eckerd’s campus lies right next to a not-so-beautiful sight: a wastewater treatment plant. Read more
Science Editor
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