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The Eckerd College Ultimate Frisbee club brought home its first official win since before the pandemic. Seventeen players traveled to Florida Gulf Coast University on Feb. 10 and brought the “Eckerd vibe” with them. Read and written by Ashlyn Fransen '24. For the web version, and photos, visit https://www.eckerd.edu/news/blog/ultimate-frisbee-club/

Shoes squeak and a basketball thumps loudly on the McArthur Gymnasium floor at the  Eckerd College women’s basketball  game on Feb. 7. Chants ring out from the sidelines to attempt to pass on strength. Read and written by Claire Barnett '27. For the web version, and photos, visit https://www.eckerd.edu/news/blog/national-girls-women-sports-day/

Anna Kohler Smith ’06 stood before  Professor of Political Science Mary Meyer McAleese ’s International Political Economy class with questions. Read and written by Grey Curcio '24. For the web version, and photos, visit https://www.eckerd.edu/news/blog/alumna-overseas-public-health-work/

The teal dorm-room doors typical of  traditional housing  at Eckerd College are adorned with notes written on colorful index cards for the week of Valentine’s Day. They say things like “You are strong,” “Your smile is beautiful,” or “The world needs your creativity.” Read and written by Ashlyn Fransen '24. For the web version, and photos, visit https://www.eckerd.edu/news/blog/active-minds-ran...

Author and conference co-director Les Standiford opened each evening reading at the  Eckerd College Writers’ Conference: Writers in Paradise  with a “guy walks into a bar” joke. The terrible punchlines usually earned an equal measure of giggles and groans from the enthusiastic audience of writers and readers in Eckerd’s Dan and Mary Miller Auditorium. Read and written by Ashlyn Fransen '24. Fo...

This Winter Term,  Associate Professor of History Adam Guerin, Ph. D. , led 17 Eckerd College students across the Atlantic to Paris, where they immersed themselves in French culture and studied travel writing. They focused on the work of Eckerd grad and travel writer  Linda Lappin ’75 , with whom they met during their time abroad. Read and written by Grey Curcio '24. For the web version, and p...

The scent of hot chocolate and sugar cookies laced the air as students crafted their own seashell ornaments, watched  Frosty the Snowman  and learned more about the  Remora App  in Triton’s Pub during the Eckerd College Environmental Responsibility Committee’s Waste-Free Winterfest on November 30. Read and written by Claire Barnett '27. For the web version, and photos, visit https://www.eckerd...

Every week in  Triton’s Pub  at Eckerd College—a private  liberal arts  college on Florida’s Gulf Coast—a group of creative students gathers in a cozy, couch-filled corner to explore hobbies such as knitting, crocheting and sewing. The spicily named club—Stitch ’n Bitch—exists to foster space for relaxation, crafting and venting. Read and written by Ashlyn Fransen '24. For the web version, and...

While cookies baked in the oven, filling Eckerd College’s Zeta lounge with the sweetened aroma of chai,  Taylor Swift Society  members sat together and chatted about their favorite memories from The Eras Tour. Read and written by Grey Curcio '24. For the web version, and photos, visit https://www.eckerd.edu/news/blog/eckerd-college-taylor-swift-society/

Flyers plastered on the Starbucks wall in the  James Center for Molecular and Life Sciences  at Eckerd College ask a simple question: “Need your dorm room cleaned?” Read and written by Claire Barnett '27. For the web version, and photos, visit https://www.eckerd.edu/news/blog/entrepreneurship-course-cleaning/

Isabel Warren had been working at her internship for less than a week when she noticed something that most people would never consider valuable. Or even approachable. Read and written by Tom Zucco. For the web version, and photos, visit https://www.eckerd.edu/news/blog/squid-fertilizer-college-farm/

A room full of students, faculty, staff and friends in Eckerd College’s Fox Hall listened actively to a remarkable woman whose words were chosen to stick with the audience forever. Read and written by Claire Barnett '27. For the web version, and photos, visit https://www.eckerd.edu/news/blog/roslyn-clark-artis-lecture/

When Working Food’s co-founder Melissa DeSa was growing her first Seminole pumpkins—a variety originally grown and cultivated by the Calusa, Creek and Miccosukee peoples—she realized only one company supplied the seeds. Read and written by Grey Curcio '24. For the web version, and photos, visit https://www.eckerd.edu/news/blog/resilient-food-communities/

“Let’s talk about the weather,” said Emily T. Yeh, Ph. D., the  Phi Beta Kappa  visiting scholar speaking at Eckerd College’s Dan and Mary Miller Auditorium on Nov. 9. But this conversation went far beyond small talk. Read and written by Ashlyn Fransen '24. For the web version, and photos, visit https://www.eckerd.edu/news/blog/phi-beta-kappa-scholar-weather-modification/

Within the first few days of  Autumn Term  in 2020, Madyson Woodburn decided she wanted to lead outdoor fitness classes at Eckerd College. Read and written by Grey Curcio '24. For the web version, and photos, visit https://www.eckerd.edu/news/blog/student-fitness/

Student clubs Latinos Unidos and  Ethnobot n’ Tea  threw a Día de los Muertos—Day of the Dead—celebration at the Eckerd College  Community Farm  Nov. 1. Attendees drank Abuelita’s hot chocolate, painted flower pots and planted marigold seeds while the movie  The Book of Life  played in the background. Read and written by Ashlyn Fransen '24. For the web version, and photos, visit https://www.ec...

Eckerd College Counseling Services  and  Athletics  staff were delighted Saturday, Oct. 21, when more than 200 walkers and runners came out to support the campus’s first Tritons Together: Stride for Mental Health 5K run/walk to celebrate October Mental Health Awareness Month. Read and written by Claire Barnett '27. For the web version, and photos, visit https://www.eckerd.edu/news/blog/counsel...

Footsteps echoed across the bleachers as students found their seats on October 26, and the powerful voice of Danielle Allen, Ph. D., boomed through McArthur Gymnasium at Eckerd College. Read and written by Ashlyn Fransen '24. For the web version, and photos, visit https://www.eckerd.edu/news/blog/harvard-professor-pluralism/

Donning matching teal-and-navy swim caps emblazoned with the Eckerd College wave, the  EC Swim Club  made a splash at its first Fall Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 21. Read and written by Grey Curcio '24. For the web version, and photos, visit https://www.eckerd.edu/news/blog/eckerd-college-swim-club/

Chatter filled the faculty dining room on Oct. 19 as writing students and career advisors explored “careers in writing” over bowls of noodles. Read and written by Ashlyn Fransen '24. For the web version, and photos, visit https://www.eckerd.edu/news/blog/netflix-writer/

The two guides for Eckerd College’s  Winter Term trip  to Morocco last January made Magdalena “Maggie” Peffer Castellanos feel like she’d truly gotten to know the culture and country from the experts. Read and written by Ashlyn Fransen '24. For the web version, and photos, visit https://www.eckerd.edu/news/blog/professor-leads-charge-on-fundraiser-for-moroccan-earthquake-relief/

Renowned environmental author and journalist Cynthia Barnett came to Eckerd College on Sept. 26 to tell the community just how important listening to seashells can be. Read and written by Grey Curcio '24. For the web version, and photos, visit https://www.eckerd.edu/news/blog/cynthia-barnett-talks-seashells/

Meows, barks and chirps filled Eckerd College’s Hough Quad on Oct. 4 as  Pet Life  and  Religious Life  teamed up for their annual Pet Blessing ceremony. Read and written by Ashlyn Fransen '24. For the web version, and photos, visit https://www.eckerd.edu/news/blog/four-legged-friends-pet-blessing/

State Representative Lindsay Cross  flexed her biceps with a grin as Eckerd College  Political Science Professor Tony Brunello, Ph. D. , introduced her as a political hero in the state of Florida. The Democratic representative was elected in 2022, and Eckerd alumnus Will Shedden ’21 was her campaign manager and serves as her legislative aide. Her environmental interest stems from her previous care...

Upon his return to Eckerd College’s beautiful bayfront campus, Tyler Cribbs ’16 found it strange to drive to the academic side of campus. He is no longer a student heading to a rugby game or the  Eckerd College Emergency Response Team  office.  Residence halls  are in his past. Read and written by Ashlyn Fransen '24. For the web version, and photos, visit https://www.eckerd.edu/news/blog/visit...