No one instrument has done more damage to the female psyche than the guitar. Ask a woman her greatest fear, and, after the obvious ones, she will probably say a serenade. Right now, the United States has no protocol in place to prevent men from buying guitars.
The recent attacks on public education by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are unjust and unwarranted. Dystopian future novels such as “Fahrenheit 451” and “1984” may seem far-off, but the censorship being proposed by DeSantis crosses the gray line that keeps these novel ideas fictionalized.
The oldest breakup letter ever discovered was carved into stone by Neo-Babylonian King Nabonidus. A sixth century B.C.E. artifact, it reads, paraphrased, “I know you slept with my friend. If you don’t come get your things, I’m giving them to the moon temple.”
Eckerd College prides itself on being as environmentally friendly and sustainable as possible. One of Eckerd’s many outlets with the focus on helping sustain the earth is the recycling program. This federal work-study program uses student workers and volunteers to collect the recycling waste…
I get it. You lost your favorite pencil or the bike which you may or may not have neglected to lock up. This is tragic and you are beginning to panic. Pushing past the beginning stages of sadness and worry, you bring together your composure and decide to reach out to the Eckerd student community.
A majority of relationships end due to “poor communication” or, alternatively, due to differences in communication styles. This difference is inherent to heterosexual relationships because men and women simply communicate differently. Men are direct, whereas women are subtle. Men tell you th…
While partying can be fun, spending hours throwing up and then waking with a massive headache is not. If you know your limits you can have the best of both worlds.
St. Petersburg, FL has not sustained major damage from a hurricane in over 100 years, according to the Washington Post. Mentioned in this same 2017 article, Hurricane Irma seemed to be coming toward St. Pete with vengeance, however, it only landed as a Category 1. We saw a similar story in S…
Disaster doesn’t end when the storm does. It’s just the beginning.
Birds are a symbol at Eckerd College for the exploration of new beginnings. Tritons of all ages are inspired daily to soar to new heights as they are able to step back and look at their problems from a bird's-eye view. As we fly together, we are reminded to keep our beaks up through the stor…
Recently, Eckerd students were evacuated because of Hurricane Ian. During this evacuation, students were given roughly a day and a half to take whatever belongings they needed and find someplace safe on their own. Eckerd classes were canceled on the evacuation day and the day after, but many…
You want passion. You want fire. You want him obsessed, jealous, desperate and wrapped around your finger. You want someone elusive, unique, almost a little dangerous. What you’re looking for is something cinematic – a Ghostface, a Jason, a horror slasher and here’s why.
I get it. You have a latex allergy. Your girlfriend is on birth control. It just doesn’t feel as good. Whatever your reason is, you aren’t using a condom. But, with reproductive rights on the ballot and a global financial crisis on the rise, you really should be.
This man is holding you back. He is. He did his first load of laundry two weeks ago, he can barely use a stove and his grades are shaky, to say the least. You feel like you’re his mom, doing his stinky dishes and acting like his dirty laundry isn’t gross. This is your sign that it’s time to go.
The yellow bike program is an essential part of the Eckerd Community, enabling anyone on campus to ride around for free. The program was started in 2004, yet in recent years, there has been a steep drop in respect for the bikes.
Dear Eckerd First-Years,
So you made it into college, good job. But the struggle isn’t over yet. Navigating Eckerd should be a class of its own, but since there isn't let me guide you through to survive and thrive your first semester here. You may have already read Joe’s survival guide back in 2020, and two years la…
As the Russia and Ukraine War continues to grow and call for international attention, it has become clear that social media is now one of the driving sources of real-time documentation of events. Because of this increased social media representation, large amounts of users and time spent onl…
The Parental Rights in Education bill, which many people call the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, has harmful implications for students in Florida schools as it will inevitably lead to confusion, neglect and further prejudice against people in the LBGTQIA community.
We accomplished our goal of reaching a vaccination rate of 85 percent and, because of this, events like Casino Night and the Glow Party were allowed to be put on during Autumn Term. Both events were mask-optional for vaccinated individuals, and both nights gave a sense of community and the o…
President Fernández,
On April 14, 11 students tested positive for COVID-19 and were quarantined. They joined seven students who were already in quarantine for testing positive, and 26 close contacts, including myself. This led to the suspension of many college operations, including in-person classes, any group g…
Eckerd made the right call
Despite St. Petersburg committing to 100% renewable energy in 2016, a new bill is moving quickly through the Florida state legislature that may reverse this progress, effectively banning all 100% renewable energy commitments. Essentially, this bill will prohibit the banning of fossil fuels a…
On Sunday, Feb. 28, the Residential Wi-Fi network went offline for fourteen hours, leaving students without any connection to do their online work.
It’s 8 p.m. and you’ve just returned from a trip to Walmart. After showing your ID to campus safety, you drive around the roundabout and down Avenue of States. You reach the parking lot bordered by Omega, Nu, Iota, Epsilon and Delta. The speed bumps are not your prime concern, however. As yo…
Dear Eckerd,
Although I would love to brag about the fact that I share a Zodiac sign with Elon Musk, it really means nothing. Let’s face it, Zodiac signs are everywhere. How many times has someone asked you what your sign is, or has made snippy judgements based solely on when you were born? Can someone r…
“It’s a difficult time.” We’ve all heard this one before. But for the Eckerd College Class of 2024, it has even more layers than just the pandemic sweeping the nation. For us, it also refers to our adjustment of a new way of life, of living away from home for the first time, and of learnin…
Today is National Voter Registration Day. Eckerd’s chapter of Florida PIRG Students has written four Letters to the Editor for the occasion, and to help get as many Eckerd students to register to vote as possible.
On July 29, President of Eckerd College Damian Fernandez announced the phased-return plan that has left many upperclassmen frustrated, confused and upset. Many juniors and seniors wondered why first-year students get the privilege of being back on campus in August while they continue to take…
At 5:15 a.m. one morning in June in her home in Minnesota, senior Kate Ehle woke up with intense vomiting. Her parents decided to take her to the emergency room after an hour and a half of not keeping liquids down.
While many schools take the first Monday of September off in honor of Labor Day, Eckerd students will still be attending classes, despite the closure of many campus services such as the mailroom and the health center.
George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Micheal Brown, Trayvon Martin and so many other black Americans have been killed by the hands of systemic racism. The death of the 46-year-old father Floyd has sparked protests in all 50 states and around the world, where people are chanting black lives matter a…
As spring semester 2020 began, Eckerd’s campus buzzed with anticipation about what this year would bring as we welcomed the roaring 20s back into the world. COVID-19 took that feeling away in March.
Eckerd announced it will continue the rest of spring semester remotely on March 24, and ever since then students have been wondering how the professor that can’t even respond to their email is going to deliver months worth of class content online.
Campus officials closed our school on March 18 to halt the spread of COVID-19, which turned our beloved home into a 188-acre storage unit. But as the raccoons and ibis take over our campus, and our academic lives are in flux, one thing remains the same: our reliance on the internet.
At Eckerd, there is an alarming number of students who claim to be poor in their everyday conversations. But when I look around, I see BMWs and Teslas in the student parking lots, Cartier rings and Gucci merchandise in class and new iPhones chirping all around campus.
This week, professors and students discussed the possibility of an Eckerd shutdown after the administration told faculty to plan remote classes as a likely response to COVID-19, or the 2019 coronavirus. But scattering Eckerd students across the US for a “coronacation” may hurt containment ef…
In fall 2019, Eckerd’s film studies major changed its focus from theory to production. But many students in this major still feel as if they don’t get to spend enough time on production. This leaves students taking mandatory theory courses with little to experience
On Jan. 26, Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others died in a tragic helicopter crash in Calabasas, Calif. Hours later I saw a viral TikTok video of three kids mimicking the crash.
As global crises like climate change and inequality grow, celebrities and billionaires compete to seem charitable. But these charities are often misrepresented by celebrities themselves, whose incomes make their donations look pitiful. In an ongoing battle for influence, celebrities should r…
The United States has historically welcomed refugees across its borders and into its communities. As students, and college faculty, we should continue that tradition by answering calls to action.
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…
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.
The likelihood of any Eckerd student being attacked or killed by a shark is lower than them being crushed by a vending machine. But it is our responsibility to prevent any such incident from occurring by being respectful of our role in the ecosystem just beyond Eckerd’s seawall.
Eckerd opened its campus to pets in 1973 to manage animals kept here illegally. The school created new rules to ensure these pets got proper care, but students habitually break them. It’s time to end that pattern.
Dean of Students James Annarelli sent an email to our Editor-in-Chief Elaine Newbern Monday morning stating that President Donald Eastman requires we take down an article published in 2017.
Father Gregory Boyle came to speak to Eckerd students and the St. Petersburg community about his gang rehabilitation program, Homeboy Industries, on Oct. 30. Boyle was both inspirational and charming, but was also a prime example of people in this country who have yet to acknowledge their pr…
Entitlement is an ongoing problem among Eckerd students. And while the inherent privilege of attending a private institution is unavoidable, arrogance towards our staff and faculty is unacceptable.
Our bubble, tucked away on lush, waterfront property in South St. Petersburg, offers little incentive to go elsewhere.
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