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Inside the meal plan

Summer research

Humans of Eckerd

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Learn to manage the ups and downs

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Student serves up opinion on caf food.

Students get their hands dirty in the field and in the lab.

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Updated policies bring change to Eckerd social scene

By Bryan Arnott & Sebastian Battle

News Editor & Contributing Writer In past years, campus nightlife has been a mixture of lights, sound and cramped space. This year, the college is trying to tone down the rowdy tenor of the weekends in hopes of promoting student safety and alleviating complex damages.

The 2014-2015 Eckerd College Student handbook reflects the college’s attempts to resolve these issues through updated policies. Policy six under Residence Life Policies and Procedures outlines these new rules: “The use of disc jockey mixing boards, music mixing equipment and associated light controllers are not permitted in the residence halls, complex lounges and complex courtyards. DJ boards and mixing equipment may only be used outside of the residence halls or complexes in a designated location once permission has been granted in writing from the Dean of Students or his/her designee.”

Dean of Students James Annarelli said that staff carefully considered the way in which they wanted to address these gatherings when making the new guidelines.

“We preferred to address the challenge contextually,” Annarelli said in an email. “It was suggested by some students and staff that the truly large gatherings within complexes were occasioned by events that featured full DJ boards and extensive accompanying lighting effects. In limiting the use of such

DJ set ups within complexes, staff hoped to avoid the occurrence of unsanctioned large gatherings and their negative impact within these complexes.”

Following the creation of this rule, students have been signing petitions for the parties at which they would like to have DJ booths -- often for the larger, themed parties, such as Toga -- and getting them approved beforehand.

Annarelli added that there was no specific catalyst that caused the administration to create the rules this year versus in previous years.

Rather, these updated policies were the results of a long-standing discussion between Annarelli and other members of the administration over the past couple years in response to the increase in the size and frequency of Eckerd’s weekend gatherings. According to Annarelli, many schools in warm places like St. Petersburg are experiencing similar problems regarding large parties.

The new rules are a substantial adjustment for many students who are used to parties taking place in the middle of complexes, most notably in Kappa’s complex courtyard. Senior David Steren is an experienced DJ and has disc jockeyed in complex courtyards in the past.

“Tables, electricity, places to dance… residential complexes fulfill all of those needs,” Steren said.

Steren loves his role as a DJ and initially was angry with the new policies.

“It’s a chance for me to showcase my art to a crowd that appreciates

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Junior Will Ribbans mixes tracks at a party.

it,” Steren said. “So when they’re just like ‘no DJ boards,’ that’s basically, to me, saying you can’t do what you love at your school… And I’ve honestly just been trying to do that.”

However, Steren said he is fully aware of the issues with having parties where people live and is entirely open to alternative methods that

fulfill those same needs.

Kappa Leighton Resident Advisor Marina Belotserkovskaya agreed that complexes, specifically Kappa, have been abused during parties, and that the policy was designed to mitigate damage.

“The administration’s conclusion behind the initial policy, which was no DJ boards allowed in the com-

plex lounges, was that it gave off a certain energy that made the parties harder to shut down,” Belotserkovskaya said.

She believes that students were initially confused about the policy.

At the beginning of fall semester, Belotserkovskaya coordinated complex-wide meeting with AnSee DJ, page 4

Jane Goodall spreads message of hope at USF

By Emma Cotton Science & Tech. Editor

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Jane Goodall, a legendary scientist who has conducted groundbreaking research in the field of animal behavior, conservation and anthropology, took the stage in front of more than 4,000 people at the USF Sun Dome on Sept. 9.

Her lecture, titled “Sowing the Seeds of Hope,” is part of her 80th birthday celebration tour. She was greeted with a standing ovation and applause that lasted for several minutes.

“Well,” she said, “one good greeting deserves another, so here we go…” She imitated a chimpanzee’s pant-hoot, a call that is distinct to an individual, with “who-whowhos” that became increasingly loud. The audience was silent.

When she was finished she translated: “This is me, Jane,” followed by more applause. She continued on with the lecture, and meanwhile, people leaned forward in their chairs, eyes fixed on the podium, entranced with the scientist and her eloquent story.

Jane Goodall began studying chimpanzees in the summer of 1960 in Tanganyika, which later became Tanzania. It was here that she first sat on a peak with her binoculars, observing wild chimps as they cre-

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ated and used tools, and it was here that she realized that each chimp had his or her own personality.

Although she never obtained an undergraduate degree, she acquired her Ph.D. at Cambridge University, where she was told that everything she did was wrong. She shouldn’t have named the animals, she should have given them numbers. Goodall was disheartened by the criticism at first, but stood fast in her convictions.

Now, Goodall travels across the world to talk to young people. In doing so, she empowers them to act on their aspirations as she did.

“She has done so many amazing things in her life without much guidance,” said Junior Ciera Akins.

“She can inspire young people because she was so young when she started. I think it’s really important and fantastic that she does that.”

On the morning of Sept. 9, Jane Goodall made a surprise visit to about 200 local school children at the USF Botanical Gardens. The children sat quietly as she spoke of her early days in research.

“People used to think that we, humans, were so different from the other animals,” she said, “that there was a sharp line, with us on one side, so arrogant and superior, and

all the other animals on the other side.”

At the lecture, she described the moment when she saw a chimp pluck a blade of grass and use it, as a tool, to fish termites out of a mound so that he could eat them.

At the time, humans were thought of as the only tool-using species on the planet.

“Now we shall have to redefine tool, or redefine man, or accept chimpanzees as humans, ” Louis Leakey, her mentor, famously said.

Here was a woman of just 26 years, in the 1960s, with no college degree, changing the definition of man.

In 1986, Jane Goodall left the forest after attending a conference about conservation, where she heard about deforestation and the Bushmeat Trade, where animals were commercially hunted for food.

“I knew when I left that conference that I had to try and do something to help,” she said.

Since that day in 1986, Goodall has become a world-renowned activist for animal welfare and environmental conservation. In 2003, she was asked by the United Nations to serve as a Messenger of Peace. She travels an average of 300 days per year to encourage people to get involved.

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LET’S BE BRIEF

By Bryan Arnott and Chelsea Duca News Editors

Tampa Bay clean-up commences Self-Defense Club holds first meeting

Office of Service Learning

The Self-Defense Club will be holding its first meeting, an information session, in Zeta Lounge at 7 p.m. on Oct. 1.

Training sessions will be instructed by certified trainer Kathy Marlor in the gym. Dates, times and other pertinent information will be explained at the meeting.

On Saturday, Sept. 20, there is a clean-up dive to help clean up Tampa Bay. The Office of Service Learning, in conjunction with Tampa Bay Watch and Project AWARE, organized the event at Ballast Point Park - about 10 minutes north of McDill Air Force Base and right next to Tampa Yacht & Country Club. Service Learning will provide van transportation for 16 to 20 students. Full gear rental costs $15.

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Senate elections end Friday

ECOS

Be sure to vote in this year’s ECOS Senate Election for your complex’s candidate. Voting ends on Sept. 19. All votes will be submitted online at ecweb.eckerd.edu.

WECX hosts logo design competition The Flush

WECX 99.9 is currently holding a contest for a new logo.

The winners will receive new merchandise and a $50 prize.

For more details, visit www.facebook.com/EckerdWECX.

First club fair of the semester approaches In the Know

The first club fair will be held at the GO Pavilion on Friday, Sept. 19, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. All clubs are required to attend, so make sure to check out what Eckerd has to offer.

Meditation classes held weekly

In the Know & email from the Center for Spiritual Life Eckerd Buddhist Chaplain Ayya leads a meditation class every Monday in Wireman Chapel from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Center for Spiritual Life will also host a 30-minute meditation classes every Wednesday in Wireman Chapel. All students are invited to attend both of these events. Email chaplains@eckerd.edu for more information.

Deadline approaches for Writing Portfolio The Writing Center The Current is a free biweekly student newspaper at Eckerd College.

Offices are located upstairs in Cobb at 4200 54th Ave S, St. Petersburg, FL, 33711. Opinions expressed in this publication are those of the writers and do not necessarily reflect those of EC students, staff, faculty and administration.

The Current welcomes letters to the editor. Submissions should be typed and not exceed 400 words.

Writers must include their full name, graduation year and contact number. Faculty and staff should include their title, department and contact number. All submissions are subject to editing for the purposes of clarity, style or length. The Current holds the right to reject any letters deemed inappropriate. Letters can be sent via email to thecurrent@eckerd.edu with subject “Letter to the editor.” _______________________________ The Current will run full-length articles covering any arrests that present a clear danger to the community.

Charges that would be investigated under this policy include robberies, assaults, weapons charges or illicit drug manufacturing, such as methamphetamine. The Current will continue publishing a small police blotter for felony arrests, and misdemeanor charges against student government leaders, Residential Advisors and staff members of The Current. We learn of arrests through searching the police arrest database by entering Eckerd’s address, as well as from tips. Questions and comments can be emailed to thecurrent@eckerd.edu.

at www.eckerd.edu/academics/writingcenter.

For students planning on graduating in May 2016 or sooner that haven’t passed the writing competency requirement, the deadline to submit your portfolio is 4 p.m. on Friday Oct. 3.

Specific requirements for the portfolio can be found in the Foundations Office, the Writing Center (SE 103) and online

Library showcases banned book week Email from library staff

In an attempt to raise awareness for the freedom to read, the library will be hosting banned books week from Sept. 21 to Sept. 27. Students and faculty will have the opportunity to have their mugshot taken with a banned or challenged book and also pose for a photo that will go on the Eckerd Library facebook page.

ECOS looks to assemble a committee for new online initiative In the Know

ECOS is creating a student committee for a new crowdsourcing initiative called “The Center for Online Solutions.”

This online forum will be used to faciltate a college-wide discussion about solutions to campus problems.

According to the email, a committee member’s responsiblities would include attending weekly meetings; publicizing, organizing and attending events and publicizing the initiative through social media and various other platforms. Interested students should email Greg Johnson at ecosvpaa@eckerd. edu.

Office of Service-Learning announces fall break scuba trip Email from Christopher Higgins

Senior Michelle Carpenter and Rabbi Ed Rosenthal will lead a fall break service trip to the Florida Keys to help restore coral through a partnership with the Coral Restoration Foundation.

The trip costs $352 per person, which covers transportation, lodging and numerous dives. Students will pay any additional costs for their scuba equipment. Applications are now open and will close Sept. 10. For more information, stop by the Office of Service-Learning or email mmcarpen@eckerd. edu.

Eckerd community holds memorial for Triton’s Pub worker

By Chelsea Duca News Editor

Supervisor for Pub Operations JoAnn Flowe, affectionately referred to as “JoJo,” died unexpectedly on Aug. 8 in Ruskin, Fla. A Bon Appétit staff member and a member of the Eckerd community for nearly 10 years, Flowe was known for her “Smokin’ Red Bean Chili” and her caring nature.

“She was reliable and efficient, and the students loved her a lot,” Former General Manager of Dining Services Scott Myers said. “She had a way of making students and her team feel at home. I didn’t know her on a personal level, but she was a super human being.”

An on-campus memorial service for Flowe was held on Sept. 10. Students and staff gathered at Triton’s

Pub at 4 p.m. to honor her memory. The service included speeches from Chaplains Libby Shannon and Doug McMahon, Dean of Students James Annarelli and President Donald Eastman. EC Tritones member and Sophomore Alex Watkins also paid tribute to JoJo with his rendition of Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You.” “I always looked forward to lunch on Thursdays because of JoJo’s chili,” Junior Alexa Iorillo said.

“It’s going to be sad not seeing her around anymore.”

Iorillo is one of many students who will miss Flowe. Flowe’s family has established an online memorial, and the guestbook contains several signatures from current students and alumni.

One graduate, who signed the guestbook as Sarah, wrote: “I just

graduated from Eckerd and I will never forget how Ms. Jojo would always ask about how I was doing and she would always remember the little things. She will be deeply missed by all the lives she touched.”

If you would like to add your own memories of JoJo to the guestbook, her online memorial can be found at www.gregglmasonfh.com in the Obituaries section by searching “JoAnn Flowe.”

photo by Spencer Yaffe The Eckerd community gathers to celebrate the life of JoAnn Flowe.

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News Campus reacts to Ferguson shooting

By Christie Schafer Contributing Writer

photo by Cypress Hansen Eric Foster is the new General Manager of Dining Services at Eckerd.

Eckerd Dining Services appoints new General Manager

By Chelsea Duca News Editor Eric Foster took over as the General Manager of Dining Services for Bon Appétit here at Eckerd, effective Sept. 1.

Former General Manager Scott Myers has decided to step down for personal reasons, and will be returning to a support position while Foster settles in. Myers first started at Eckerd in July of 2013 in a support position, meaning that he worked directly with clients and served as an aid and mentor within the Bon Appétit program at Eckerd. Myers was asked to stay on as the General Manager last December.

Foster has been cooking since he was 17. He graduated from the Associate in Applied Science Culinary Arts Program at Johnson and Wales University and trained at the Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago.

He has extensive culinary experience and has served as chef and pastry chef at both the Mint Restaurant in Raleigh, N.C. and the Hermitage Hotel in Nash-

ville, Tenn., as well as Chef de Cuisine at McCrady’s Restaurant in Charleston, S.C. and pastry chef at The Grille at Turtle Point on Kiawah Island, S.C. “I worked in fine dining and traveled the U.S. I never thought that I would go corporate,” Foster said. “About three years ago, though, I broke into the corporate world. It goes against every bone in my body, but it seemed like the best idea for me at that time.”

Before coming to Eckerd, Foster worked as a traveling support chef with Bon Appétit for three years. When Foster’s travels brought Eckerd within his range, his District Manager asked him to check out the area and told him about a possible opening for the General Manager position.

Now that he is at Eckerd, Foster plans to make a few changes.

“I’m still kind of on the outside looking in, but I want to push the food program in a healthier direction,” Foster said. “I want to focus more on food made from scratch and get away from hot dogs and corn dogs every day.”

Foster emphasized that he intends to incorporate locally

grown foods, but he has to find growers that meet Bon Appétit’s requirements. According to Foster, Bon Appétit has very high standards for local foods like produce, meat and eggs. Some of the criteria listed on Bon Appétit’s website state that the food must be grown within 150 miles of the Bon Appétit kitchen and the grower’s annual sales volume must be $5 million or less.

Foster is also looking to use food grown right here at Eckerd. He is pushing for the kitchens to use produce grown in the Eckerd garden. According to Foster and Myers, produce from the garden has not been used by Bon Appétit before.

“The kids worked hard to get a garden on campus, and I want them to see their work pay off,” Foster said. “If they want to see specific things made with the food they’ve grown, then I am more than willing to prepare those dishes.”

Junior Sam Bell, a supporter of the home-grown food movement, is looking forward to more student-grown options.

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needs to be taken to bring forth the issues that are still pertinent in this country regarding race,” Roberts On Aug. 9, an unarmed black said. “It should not have to come to teenager from Ferguson, Mo. was that. It could have easily been me shot and killed by a police officer. or anybody else in the country. It’s Eighteen-year-old Michael Brown good now that a conversation has and his friend were walking on the finally started about it, but it’s 2014 street when a police car pulled up and we’re still in a time where racial next to them and ordered them to bias is still very much in play. Death doesn’t need to happen for us to figet on the sidewalk.

Since the shooting, civil unrest nally start talking about it.”

According to USA Today, a grand has erupted in Missouri. The St. jury has begun Louis Police investigating Department has whether Wildefended their son should be tactics by excharged for killplaining that civing Brown. il disorder is at “Everyone stake if they do in the communot take action nity wants acduring protests. tion now, but With cases like the grand jury this happening moves slowly. more frequently We might never in America in know the details, recent years, it is but we do know no wonder that the result [of this controversy has sparked a courtesy of Google Maps the shooting],” Political Science heated reaction Location of Ferguson, Mo. Professor Robert among Eckerd Wigton said. students and faculty.

“All this high powered military “Honestly, it was just racism. armor sounds counterproductive to He was shot multiple times in the head and in the body. It shouldn’t me,” continued Wigton, “The pohave happened. It was like a double lice department should work more kill shot. He didn’t steal anything,” on community outreach instead of bringing in heavy armor.”

Freshman Emma Nassaney said.

This news bears no surprises for Another freshman added his some Eckerd students and faculty, feelings. as controversies such as this one “I feel like when children die, have occurred in St. Petersburg in that’s always bad. I feel like when past years. a community feels this much pain, In 1996 a race riot in the midthat’s bad. I feel like when people town area started after two offidon’t take responsibility though, cers shot 18-year-old Tyron Lewis that’s the worst and that’s what after pulling him over for speedcauses a lot of this. You need people ing. While the officers say the car to take accountability,” Freshman lurched forward as they approached Cliff Lezark said. him, witnesses say the car was at a Junior Kendall Roberts feels crawl. Since then St. Petersburg has strongly about the shooting as well. worked to refine their image as this “It is unfortunate that it hap- drew national media attention in a pened and that a young man’s life negative light.

Out with the old, waiting on the new Dormitories to receive new washers and dryers

By Bryan Arnott News Editor Seven years of wear and tear on the washers and dryers on campus, from clothes to glitter, and an expiring contract with Mac-Gray, afforded Eckerd College the opportunity to put in new systems throughout campus this year.

“New washers and dryers went in all the legacy dorms,” Associate Director of Campus Housing Victoria Reeves said. “Nu, Sigma, West Lodge and then there’s a few washers and dryers in McArthur [Physical Education Center], Turley [Athletic Complex] and in the facilities and housekeeping offices.”

While an official announcement was made to all students from ECOS VP Jack Layden on Aug. 29 concerning the start of the process of replacing all of the machines, the original completion date was supposed to be Aug. 20.

“It’s a rolling deadline,” Reeves said, “and that’s sort of out of

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our control. That’s on Mac-Gray, they’re waiting for deliveries and for them to be installed.”

While the legacy dorms will have their machines replaced throughout the year, Omega already had new machines put in last year, and they have made headway on two dorm complexes so far.

“All of Nu has been replaced, and they started in Gamma replacing the new ones,” Reeves said.

Students should look forward to the new feature of the washers and dryers that aims to curb the need for students to check their couches and mattresses for extra change.

“Specifically with the washers and dryers that we’ve added this year are card readers so you don’t just have to have coins. You can use credit or debit cards,” Reeves said.

While the card readers make the process of laundry easier, students, especially returning upperclassmen, must also take into consideration that the machines are now more expensive to use.

“The new washer/dryer will cost the same as the current ones ($1 for each),” Layden wrote in an Aug. 29 email to students.

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This may come as a surprise to many students, as last year the cost per machine was 75 cents for a wash and 50 cents for a dry. The price change came this Autumn Term, when students started paying $1 for each machine, whether they were using new machines or not. The price change, according to Treasurer of Eckerd College Christopher Brennan, is a periodic price increase. The price hasn’t been changed since the old machines were put in, and the routine price increase is similar to that of tuition or room and board’s continuous increases.

“I think they’re the same,” Senior Joseph Keintz said about the new machines at Omega. “I don’t understand why there’s a price increase, but the card reader would make it worth it.”

The machines are running without card readers for now.

It is currently unclear when all the machines will be completely installed; only then will students have the opportunity to decide for themselves if the new card readers and “high-efficiency” washers warranted the price increase.

photo by Eileen McGraw New washing machines (top) have replaced the old machines (bottom) in Gamma.

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Another result was the implementation of event forms for all planned parties.

“Filling out event forms is a huge thing that Dean Annarelli wanted to have us start doing for parties,” Belotserkovskaya said. “[In the past] the administration got no heads up or no warning so they weren’t able to staff up properly, which is definitely scary for them given how thin they had to be spread out with all the incidents that are happening and all the calls they are getting.”

In an effort to curb the problems that both Kappa residents and the administration have raised concerns about, parties now have new designated areas, according to Belotserkovskaya.

“One of the locations is South Beach, where we’re going to start trying to have a lot more parties,” Belotserkovskaya said, “and also behind Oberg, where Toga was the other night.”

Annarelli hopes that this change of venue will influence the vibe of the gatherings that take place there.

“Moving a large gathering out of a residential complex and on to an open field usually makes for a safer event,” he said. “However, it is too early to assess the overall effectiveness of the new policy.”

Many students are currently leaning one way or the other on the From DINING, page 3

“I think it’s a great idea because it’s best to try and use foods that are the least processed and using the garden is always positive because you know where it’s coming from,” Bell said. “And if you’re the one growing it, you feel more connected to the food. Like when I grew my own food over the summer. It was really fun and it gave me a really positive feeling.”

Foster sees his position here at Eckerd as a relatively short-term commitment.

issue. Sophomore Caelan Donovan lies in the middle of the spectrum.

“I think compromises could be made before banning everything. I don’t really see banning anything as a way to solve any kind of problem or issue,” Donovan said. “I always see that a compromise is the best.”

Though there is a large spectrum of reactions to the rules, Annarelli welcomes students’ varying opinions on the changes.

“Eckerd is not a place where policies are created for the sake of policy, but in order to realize community values and address challenges to those values,” Annarelli said. “Student life staff and I have been in ongoing conversations with both student groups, individual students and student leaders to gather feedback on whether the policy, as crafted, will lead us where we need and want to be. On the basis of this feedback, modifications in the policy certainly will be considered.”

For Belotserkovskaya, the compromise has seemed successful thus far.

“Overall, compared to last year, I think [Toga] went immensely better,” Belotserkovskaya said. “Damages were very low.”

While Belotserkovskaya thinks that the first party of the year in a new location went well, she wants to remind students to be aware that their actions have repercussions.

“Three to five years is generally my staying range,” Foster said.

While he is glad to be at Eckerd for the time being, Foster is still hoping to work his way up to higher positions.

“Versus academia where people will stay for their whole career, in the restaurant world it’s normal for a chef or manager to only stay threeto five years to earn their stripes, if you will,” Myers explained.

“When you get up to District Manager or Regional Vice President, people are likely to stay longer.”

ECOS picks up campus cable bill

By Bryan Arnott News Editor As Eckerd ushers in a new school year, ECOS is picking up an age old practice -- paying the bill.

With a troubled budget and waning cable support among the general population, the college administration gave serious consideration to stripping cable from residential dorms, but leaving it in the lounges of dorm complexes to alleviate the costs.

ECOS hatched a new plan; by hiking up the student’s activities fee by $10 per student, to a total of $326 a year, they were able to give From GOODALL, page 1

Today, Goodall’s main project is called Roots and Shoots. It was started in 1991 by Goodall and 12 Tanzanian high school students who were concerned about the poaching that was impacting their national parks, the children who lived on the streets, the dynamiting of the coral reefs.

Together with their schools, they designed a program where each group chose three projects to help, in the words of Jane Goodall, “make the world a better place.” One project is focused on helping people, one is designed to help animals, and the last is focused on improving the environment.

Roots and Shoots has spread to over 140 countries, with a total of over 150,000 groups. It involves all ages, from the preschool level to college age, and is starting to involve more adult groups as well.

“It’s about taking action,” Goodall said. “It’s about thinking about the problem, finding something you’re passionate about, going out there and rolling up your sleeves.”

Goodall is working to eliminate hopelessness in youth.

students another year of cable for the price of $17,000.

“Hopefully this is a short term process,” ECOS President Brady O’Donnell said. “We’re going to decide if students really want to use cable this year. We’re subsidizing it for right now in hopes that either students will decide ‘yes, we really want it’ and administration can make the changes they need, or no they don’t, and then we can not use that next year.”

With the decision being applied directly to the students, ECOS wants to reach out to everyone to gather an opinion before making the final decision. To do this, they plan to employ various techniques, from print publication to surveys, in order to assess interest and usage.

“The vice president of academic affairs is starting a program this year called ‘Mind Mixer,’” O’Donnell said. “It’s for actual community governments or schools to gauge their constituents’ opinions on different things.”

Senior Alex Freeman enjoys the convenience of having cable already installed in his dormitory.

“It saves me the time of having to go to a provider, waiting for installation and handling all of that myself,” he said.

The community should be on the look out for surveys asking for their input. The feedback ECOS receives will decide their own abilities and those of future students to have cable in their dorm rooms without going through outside means.

“It’s not surprising, really, that as I was traveling the world, I was meeting a lot of young people who seemed not to have too much hope for the future… but is it true that there’s nothing that can be done? No. It’s not true, it’s not too late.”

There are three reasons that Goodall has hope for the future. The first is young people.

“I think that everywhere I go around the world I meet young people with shining eyes, and they’re telling me what they’ve been doing, what they are doing, what they’re planning to do to make the world a better place. And they’re not just talking about it, they’re doing it.”

The second reason is our brain, and the massive development of our intellect. Goodall believes that after amazing accomplishments like getting a man to the moon, that we will be able to save our environment.

“Only when head and heart are in harmony can we become the kind of amazing human beings that we have within us to be,” she said.

The next reason for hope is the resilience of nature. Goodall believes

that there are enough people who care passionately enough about natural areas to not let them fade away.

Finally, she has hope because of “the indomitable human spirit.” She has faith that people will persevere, and that those whose head and heart are aligned will guide the rest of the world to peace.

Jane Goodall resolved to prove that animals are individuals, that they have compassion for each other and that we should have compassion for them. Now, she carries the same steadfast resolution to convince young people to have hope and to try to make a difference. Though gentle, her voice held conviction and purpose.

Goodall has witnessed, firsthand, the effects of poaching, disappearance of the forests in which she has lived and a drastically decreasing number of her beloved chimps. Yet her speech focused on hope.

“Every single one of us makes an impact on this planet every single day,” she said, “and we have a choice as to what kind of impact we’re going to make.”

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Viewpoints Star’s death brings light to disease

By Hailey Escobar Online Editor

bad days when life gets overwhelming.

I have dabbled with ideas that still scare Over the summer, just me today because I as freshmen were beginning know they lie dormant their journey at Eckerd and in the back of my head. upperclassmen prepared to reMy family and friends turn, the world lost some of its keep me anchored. I laughter. On Aug. 11, we lost a know that I’m lucky. teacher, a genie, a radio disc Depression makes jockey, a dad pretending to be a you feel empty, a lost nanny and a friend. After years speck of dust floatof battling depression, drugs ing aimlessly through and alcohol, Robin Williams space. You don’t care. lost his battle in his home in You can’t even cry half Tiburon, Calif. He was 63. of the time. It weighs I had grew up a fan of on your chest until you Williams just like I’m sure can hardly breathe. All most students and staff at you can think of are Eckerd were. We were well the moments when aware of his ability to make you wish it would all us laugh and the good that end and you wonder he did for many charities. He why it’s happening to was a comedic genius, comyou in the first place. passionate, successful, kind Why should you and an overall good person. care about me or “[Robin Williams’s death is] Robin Williams or another sad case that reminds others who suffer us all that depression is a very from depression? prominent, serious issue,” In 2011, suicide beFreshman John Burdette said. photo courtesy of @thebella files instgram came the 10th leading That was not the sole rea- Actor Robin Williams died on Aug. 11 2014 from a suicide connected to mental disease. cause of death in the son why his death seemed to US, taking 40,000 carve itself into my heart.

Since my senior year than just these past four years. lives, according to the Centers for The reason the news affect- of high school, I have of I’m currently in a contented Disease Control and Prevention. ed me so was because I couldn’t struggled with depression. place where I use therapy and “Depression is a condition in help but think of one thing: I am also certain that I had been prescribed medication to help my See Willams, page 7 “That could have been me.” suffering from it for much longer emotions stay level. But I do have

Student opinions mixed on meal plan

By Christa Perry Contributing Writer Students in college always struggle with their expenses. Starting at a whopping $5,240 annually for a tier A meal plan, students have to find it in their budget to pay for the meal plan on top of housing, tuition, textbooks and more.

According to Eckerd’s website, there are four tiers of meal plans that students can sign up for, all with varying prices. There are two variations of tier A, both costing $5,240 annually for either 250 or 210 meal swipes per semester. With 250 meal swipes per semester, students

average about three meal swipes per day. With 210 meal swipes per semester, students average about two and a half meal swipes per day.

Next, there is the tier B meal plan in which students pay $4,828 annually for 170 meal swipes a semester.

170 meal swipes a semester means that students average about two meal swipes a day. Lastly, there is the tier C meal plan which costs $4,590 annually with 130 meal swipes a semester (about one-anda-half meal swipes a day).

All of these meal plans have varying amounts of flex dollars which can be used in Triton’s Pub after block meals have ended. The amount of flex dollars for each meal

plan increases as the swipes themselves increase. All four meal plans require a large sum of money from each student.

Some dissatisfaction with the price and variety of food has spread across campus.

The food often gets repetitive and severely lacks fruit variety,” Sophomore Kathleen Sievers said.

“It would be great to have bananas, strawberries, melon and other healthy options available at all meals and times on the meal swipe.

I also rarely know exactly what goes into some dishes, and would like to know exactly what I’m consuming.”

Sievers is currently on the tier C meal plan, and feels as though she

photo by Alex Zielinski The main cafeteria is one out of three places for students to get food with their meal plans on campus.

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would spend less money and eat better off of the meal plan.

“If I were off the meal plan I would be spending much less on food per week on healthier options. I switched to Tier C because I didn’t use all of my meal swipes freshman year and thought I was unnecessarily wasting money,” Sievers said.

The school’s meal plan policy states that all students must be on the meal plan unless they live in Omega Complex, live off campus or have filed a meal plan exemption request. Students are required to be on the meal plan to ensure that they receive adequate nutrition and can be social during meal times. Meal plan exemption requests can be submitted online by students with medically diagnosed dietary conditions whose diets cannot be accommodated by the school.

Many students consider exemption from the meal plan to have more freedom with their food choices. The only reason why Sophomore Chloe Hartt is not off the meal plan is because she doesn’t live in Omega or off campus. Hartt is currently on the tier C meal plan.

She feels she was paying too much for the meal plan, Hartt said.

“Flex dollars don’t go a long way.

People will make themselves food and feed themselves even if they are off the meal plan,” Hartt said.

Requiring students to be on the meal plan is nutritional and social needs and is done in their best interest by the school.

Though many students believe that the meal plan policy is quite See Meal Plan, page 7

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Matter of the Mattress

By Hailey Escobar Online Editor

I read an interesting story the other day about a visual arts student at Columbia University. According to several news sources such as Today and Yahoo News, Senior Emma Sulkowicz at Columbia University has been carrying her twin mattress around the New York campus as a form of performance art and protest. Why, you may ask? It was on that very mattress that Sulkowicz was raped in her dorm room as a sophomore.

According to the Huffington Post, awareness has spread throughout campuses around the U.S. as the students at Columbia staged a demonstration in support of Emma Sulkowicz by dragging mattresses in front of the school’s Alma Mater statue in protest of the way the school handles sexual assault cases. Students used red tape on mattresses to spell out phrases such as, “Stand with Survivors,” “Carry what Weight” and “CU has a Rape Problem.” A few have even offered to help Sulkowicz carry her mattress, but she refuses, stating that it’s a weight she must carry on her own.

The issue of rape culture on campus is not, necessarily, a new topic of discussion. Last summer, “Time” magazine did a spotlight on rape culture the featured The University of Montana in Missoula.The magazine reported that the college town has seen at least 80 reported rapes over three years and had received the title of America’s Rape Capital. However, sexual assault is a reality for all students on college campuses.

Students and faculty make an effort to ensure that students feel safe on Eckerd’s campus and Eckerd College is nowhere near schools such as the University of Montana in Missoula. At the forefront is the Women’s Empowerment Society, which is run entirely by students, and the Women’s Resource Center, an organization that is made up of both faculty and students alike.

“We actually just had this brought up at the WRC meeting we had yesterday,” WES Secretary and Sophomore Casper Brophy said.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in five women are sexually assaulted or raped in college each year. Sexual assault includes other forms of unwanted sexual contact, even kissing.

This issue affects all of us, as men and women are both possible victims, though females make up an overwhelming majority of the victims.

One in five women is too much of our future that is being damaged and jeopardized. We, as the younger generation, have an opportunity to understand and put a stop to rape while we’re still young and, hopefully, pave the way to a future where more women can walk freely without fear of being attacked.

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Eckerd’s chit-chat on Yik Yak

By Dorothy-Mae Eldemire Asst. Viewpoints Editor “Eckerd College pick up line: I have a car” is one of the many Top Yaks in my area as I scroll down my Yik Yak feed. Coming from a Caribbean Island that gets the

latest dance fad three months after it’s made its way through the U.S., I had no idea what Yik Yak was, much less its purpose.

So, like the diligent college student I am, I went home and did my research. For those who haven’t already found this latest social me-

The Yik Yak icon surrounded by Eckerd’s top Yaks.

dia fad, Yik Yak is an anonymous message board that allows you to see what people post within in a certain mile radius that was made by two college students who wanted to keep students connected with those around them. There is still hope for those of you that want to be the next Mark Zuckerberg.

In the process, I got some pretty good laughs as I made space on my already filled to capacity 32 GB phone memory to download another app I felt I did not need. Little did I know I would be up half the night scrolling through various colleges’ Yik Yak feeds while constantly checking to see what was going on around Eckerd at the same time.

If you want more graphic by Hannah Hamontree people to view your posts, all you

have to do is pay a “small fee” of 99 cents, but we’re all college students, so that probably won’t happen.

If you have not taken the time to check it out, brace yourself. Also, don’t waste time opening it while sitting in Panera or Walmart. You get the full function of Yik Yak opening it on or near a college campus.

Many around Eckerd have already taken full advantage of this app. The social media phenomena can tell you where are the yellow bikes are to what it’s like being a squirrel on campus. Yes, some of my all time favorite yak’s happen to be squirrelrelated. But it’s also reliable when many want to know why there are four police cars on campus too.

“It’s basically people just ranting because no one will judge them because they don’t know who they are,” Freshman Ashley McDonald said. Others are more interested in using the app to stay in the know.

“I don’t like it but I still read it to keep up with things,” Freshman Lucy Fitzgerald said.

The fear still arises among the masses that it could get out of control; however, the makers of this app have announced that they made it for the college scene rath-

er than the typical high school.

They believe high schoolers aren’t psychologically ready to handle anonymous social networks.

I’m pretty sure all those Tumblr users out there have witnessed the hate received from the younger generation of users sending out anons.

Incidents have already occurred where high school students, thinking they could hide behind the anonymous threats, did not realize they could be traced.

You have to be aware that everything you post can be traced back to you if another person deems what you have written as a threat or unsafe to the wellbeing of others.

As generations have gone on, social media has grown at a rapid pace.

“At one point in our history you had to be six feet tall and 200 pounds to bully somebody. Now you can be 80 pounds. You can be a freshman.

Your target can be a senior. All you need is a cell phone,” High School Principal John Dodig said in a Business Insider article about Yik Yak. However, like all social media, eventually a new one will come along and replace the old and we’ll all be obsessing over something new. But for now, happy yakking, Tritons.

Student’s journey into the Jewish faith

By Jake Hamblen Contributing Writer

For some Jewish students at Eckerd, joining the Hillel group might be a bit daunting at first.

A number of students feel that they simply don’t know enough about Judaism to get involved, as though they might be tested to assert their “Jewish-ness” in order to remain in the Hillel group.

As a Jewish student myself, I will admit to my lack of commitment to the religion before arriving at Eckerd. After I completed my Bar Mitzvah at thirteen, I made the conscious decision to disassociate myself with my temple. I did not attend Jewish camps or youth groups, and certainly did not go to Synagogue aside from the High Holidays when dragged there by my parents. Even with this shoddy track record, I do not feel ostracized at all at Hillel meetings and Shabbat dinners. In fact, I’ve been able to be a part of the Shabbat committee, which helps plan these din-

ners, in addition to temple services.

Eckerd College Hillel is part of Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life, which is the largest organization working with Jewish college students in the world.

“We’re also part of the Hillels of the Florida Suncoast,” Executive Director of Suncoast Hillel and Campus Rabbi Ed Rosenthal said. “A lot of people think Hillel is a religious organization.

We are not. Religion is a component of what we do, but it is not the totality of what we do.”

Hillel provides opportunities for Jewish students to connect with their Jewish identity in whatever ways the students feel is appropriate for themselves.

They provide opportunities for community service, fun social programs, educational opportunities, trips to Israel and our environmental group, Scubi Jew: EC Environmental Divers.

One does not need any prior knowledge of Judaism to be a part of the group. Hillel provides a

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“I believe that they should be less expensive for a college student that doesn’t have a job.” - Rose Serra, freshman

broad range of opportunities to meet the needs or desires of the students. One does not have to be kosher to join either. Hillel is a pluralistic organization and does not push any religious practice or observance on anyone. “We have lots of programs that are open to everyone, whether you’re Jewish or not,” Rosenthal said. “Everyone is welcome to any Hillel program.”

As evidenced by this conversation, all those worries about personal knowledge of Judaism are unwarranted. Joining Hillel and getting involved without prior adherence to The Torah or other Jewish texts or ideas is not only permitted, but encouraged.

It’s an understatement to say that Eckerd College Hillel is an accepting group. It is not a crime at all to attend Hillel with little to no Jewish background.

“Everyone [has been] welcoming and nice, and it didn’t matter that I didn’t get my Bat Mitzvah,” group member and Fresh-

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man Jamie Kleckowski said.

Hillel is simply a window for Jews and non-Jews alike to learn more about the cultural meaning of Judaism, and what its implications are.

If this sounds like something that interests you, then take a second

out of your day to like the Eckerd College Hillel page on Facebook.

This will help you stay informed with what the group is up to, and provide you with opportunities to get involved with Jewish life on campus.

How do you feel about the rise of laundry prices?

“I couldn’t care less because I thought ahead and brought eight pounds of quarters but for the most part I’m pretty sure most people would care.” - Michael Steven Serati, freshman

“I was really surprised by the increase in prices and it makes me less inclined to sort my clothes into lights and darks, but I’ll still do my laundry” - Carly Olson, sophomore

“I like the new edition of the debit/credit card but I don’t like the rise in prices.

I think last years prices were fine ”- Paige Austin, sophomore

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MBFGC:

Eckerd’s unfashionable closet

By Adrien Krajnik Coulmnist

Hello, everyone. My name is Adrien Krajnik. I’m a transman and a senior, but most importantly, I am the new MBFGC columnist.

After spending three amazing years on this campus — a campus that has always appeared to me as a place of not just tolerance and acceptance, but a place ringing with celebration and support for the LGBTQ* (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning) community — I cannot help but notice something: the proportion of out, gay or bisexual men on this campus is consistently dwarfed by the number of out lesbian or bisexual women.

Why is this? At first glance, you might think that this is simply an issue of population.

Eckerd’s student population typically hovers around a split of 60 to 40, where women make up the higher percentage (ignoring all outliers like myself).

I would argue on the other hand, that the population offset is not the root cause of the lack of many out-and-proud guys on campus, but that it is instead motivated by the same emotion that has kept so many of us closeted: fear.

But fear of what? As I said earlier, the campus has always seemed to me a very welcoming place for queer folk, so why should this be so different for our guys? Is there a danger here that applies to men and not to women? Perhaps.

Over Autumn Term, an Activator friend of mine told me she overheard some new freshman refer to an Eckerd employee as a “flaming f**.”

She reacted with outrage, telling them that if that’s how they felt, they were at the wrong school. She hoped with enough time at Eckerd, these freshman would shake off the

old prejudices that they might have brought from home. While I agree with her wholeheartedly, I cannot help but wonder if our

perception of this school is skewed by the relatively open acceptance toward queer women, and the lack of exposure to queer men’s issues.

My theory on the subject is guided by my own struggle with the issue of gender, which is deeply intertwined with patriarchal society.

Before diving into this metaphorical explanation, I want to be clear that this is not something I think is just.

It is instead, as I see it, the best way to explain what seems so contradictory about how LGBTQ* issues are handled by others when it concerns someone of a particular gender.

Imagine for a moment that gender is a ladder, and because we live in a patriarchy, machismo lives on the topmost rung.

Femininity, on the other hand, lives at the bottom, which is why the average woman makes 70 cents for every dollar a man makes, among other slights. The middle rung is something like androgyny, or neutrality, and there are of course other variations there in the middle.

Imagine that a woman stands near the bottom of the ladder, and after years of soul searching comes out as a lesbian. Her gender has not changed, but in an ideal world, she is no longer positioned as the object of male pursuit.

It is viewed in this simplified parable, that she is now more masculine because of her sexuality, and so she must climb the ladder to rest slightly higher.

A man on the other hand, who has just come out as gay must climb down, towards “dreaded” femininity, and toward objectification by the male gaze.

It is this societal confusion between sex, gender, sexuality and objectification that I think is the root cause of male-targeted homophobia.

As a result, these men have made the decision to remain in the closet, even in a place as accepting as this.

Depression cont.

From Willams, page 5 which a person feels discouraged, sad, hopeless, unmotivated or disinterested in life in general. The Anxiety and Depression Association of America says on their website.

When these feelings last for a short period of time, it may be a case of ‘the blues.,’ It is prevalent in the modern, everyday society with a growing number of suicides and mass shootings in the U.S. from people who feel hopeless. According to the CDC, one in 10 American adults report having depression. Anxiety disorders affect 40 million adults 18 or older, according to the ADAA. Depression also appears as part of

control disorders, eating disorders, panic disorders and sleep disorders.

It affects the body and it is a disease.

It’s something that doctors treat.

This disease does not discriminate or focus on a particular age group. It is paramount that we support each other and pay attention to our own emotional states. If you need help, there are free counseling services available through the health center, and you can set up an appointment by going to the office or emailing them at counseling@eckerd.edu. There are also hotlines that you can call such as the National Suicide Prevention Hotline 1-800-273-8255.

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Creative Writing professor: I think I am going to start a bad simlie board because some of the ones I am getting from you guys are just terrible. #Justsmile

Student weighs meal plan options From Meal plan, page 5 strict, the Director of Counseling & Accessible Education Services Scott Strader, points out in an email that Eckerd counts itself as one of the few colleges that accepts meal plan exemption requests.

The current General Manager of Dining Services for Bon Appetit is Eric Foster who started the job this year.

According to Strader many schools do not give students the option to file a meal plan exemption request and simply require them to pay for the meal plan each year.

In fact, of the exemption requests received, over 70 percent were approved last year according to Strader’s comments in an email.

As a school, Eckerd requires most students to be on the meal

plan to monitor their nutritional and social needs; however, Eckerd also allows exemption requests to be processed for those with medical or dietary problems.

Don’t bite the hand that feeds you.

Though money is tight and the lack of food-freedom is frustrating, the college only has the best interest of the students at heart, and for that, we should be grateful.

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Are Ebola patients a threat to Americans?

By Matthew Cramer Contributing Writer

Ebola is a dangerous disease; of that, there can be no doubt.

However, the media coverage of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has distorted the views of the country, and the ability for the populace to objectively take a step back and examine the situation.

In fact, a recent Harvard study showed that up to 40 percent of Americans believed that there was going to be a pandemic level outbreak of Ebola in their area within a year.

This runs in contrast to everything medical professionals have been saying regarding the spread of Ebola, so where is this panic coming from?

Mostly it can be attributed to miseducation regarding the disease.

In recent cinema and pop culture, such as the movie “Outbreak,” we’ve seen a deadly and easily transmitted disease sweep over the world.

As such, people have been pro-

This summer, the global media turned its attention to the West African countries of Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Nigeria as the disease known as the Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever (Ebola HF) claimed an estimated 1,848 lives -- and continues to spread.

There is still so much to learn about the disease. Researchers have yet to discover how the outbreak began or to come up with an effective medicine or strategy to combat the virus, besides “providing intravenous fluids, balancing electrolytes, maintaining oxygen and blood pressure and treating other infections as they occur,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The disease spreads through direct contact with an infected person’s bodily fluids or through contact with an infected animal. The Ebola HF has yet to spread outside of Africa, but has spread at an alarming rate within West Africa itself.

In early August, two American missionaries were transported from Liberia to Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, a joint evacuation effort from the U.S. De-

partment of State and the CDC. When I learned of the American Ebola patients’ transfer to Emory Hospital, which is around 10 miles from my home, I, like countless other Atlantans, felt rather indignant. We have an immense amount of pride in the quality of Emory’s doctors and facilities and have received assurance from CDC Director Tom Frieden that the virus escaping the isolation unit and infecting other Americans is extremely unlikely.

“I really hope our irrational fears don’t trump our compassion,” Frieden said in an interview with CNN. For me however, my objections stem from my compassion. Why does our compassion begin and end with these two American missionaries?

No matter how many statements the CDC and the government release the assuage fear of Ebola outbreak in the U.S., there is still a possibility, just because of the highly contagious nature of the virus.

If transporting the patients to Emory Hospital would offer a chance of finding a breakthrough in the treatment of the

jecting their fictional experiences onto a real world situation, such as the spread of Ebola. However, when the facts are examined, Ebola is really nothing like the diseases Hollywood has pitched our way.

It is not transmitted through the air; instead, it requires contact with bodily fluids, such as the victims blood or vomit. In the third world countries where Ebola has taken hold, precautions against this are difficult to maintain, especially in understuffed, technologically deficient hospitals of West Africa. That is the environment where the virus thrives, and it is certainly dangerous there.

Many brave medical professionals have chosen to wade into that environment anyway, and suffered for their bravery. Doctors and nurses working in those hospitals have often become infected themselves, as improper sanitation and equipment have put them at risk.

This has extended to American

disease on a whole for Americans and Africans alike, I think this risk would be worth taking.

However, the only reason they are being transported is because their American citizenship somehow entitles them to more expansive and precise medical resources than the African patients.

Infectious disease specialist and Virginia Commonwealth University Professor Richard Wenzel stated in an interview for the Wall Street Journal that these patients have a higher chance of survival due to our hospitals having “a culture for general disease control that is sophisticated,” compared to the substandard facilities in Africa that lack equipment, doctors and clean resources to properly treat patients.

At the risk of sounding heartless, I don’t believe that increasing the survival rate of only two patients, just because they are American, is a good enough reason to risk spreading this dangerous disease.

I think by allowing the (very public) transport of these two Americans after barring all other travel out of the infected countries and leaving the infected

medical professionals that were working in the field as the outbreak took place, and as of now, three cases of Ebola have been reported in American citizens. They are lucky and privileged to be able to seek care in the advanced hospitals of the U.S., which contain the most modern technology prepared specifically for cases such as this.

Highly trained doctors and other staff are ready to treat Ebola safely, in a clean, isolated environments that are not possible in West African hospitals.

The largest obstacle to accomplishing this has largely been American citizens and the media. The reaction on social media to the evacuation of infected Americans to Emory Hospital has been hysterical. Following the twitter hashtag #EbolaOutbreak reveals some of the panic, with a user writing “What do we tell our kids when they get sick/die?”

There is little understanding of

the situation, but the popular consensus seems to be that everyone would be better off if the American doctors were left to die in Africa.

The words that ring particularly true to me at the moment come from the great American president Franklin Delano Roosevelt: “The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself.”

The CDC and the medical community is trained and prepared to deal with the disease.

The disease is quarantined and difficult to transmit, and the infected patients are brought over safely and securely. People need to take a deep breath, and realize that there are much more trained and qualified people dealing with the problem.

This is not a zombie movie; the lives that are at stake are those of the American doctors who risked their lives to help those in need and they deserve the highest standard of care possible.

African patients to make due with inferior medical technology, we are sending the message to the world that the suffering of two Americans matters more than the suffering of thousands of Africans and the endangerment of millions of other Americans.

While we are sending aid to the infected countries via the UN and the CDC, I believe we still have so many more medical resources we could share and we are missing a very important opportunity to make a difference during this crisis.

If the African facilities are not good enough for Americans, why are they good enough for Africans?

If the CDC wants to display “compassion,” instead of removing Americans from the abhorrent conditions in Africa, we should be making more of an effort to improve conditions for all Ebola patients, American and African alike.

I would hardly call putting two Americans ahead of international containment efforts while we are in the midst of a global health crisis “compassionate.”

By Clara Suarez-Nugent Contributing Writer

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Science & TEchnology Summer research promotes exploration

By Sarah Raney Asst. Science & Tech. Editor

photo by Lia Nydes Solar panels are located on top of the Sheen complex.

Solar energy powers Sheen

By Lia Nydes Contributing Writer October 2013 marked a milestone in the history of Eckerd due to the new renovations of the Environmental Studies building and Behavioral Science building, previously known as Sheen A and B. With these renovations, three solar panels were installed on the roof of the newly renovated Environmental Studies building, creating a new era of Eckerd College running partially on solar energy.

According to Sustainability Fellow Evan Bollier, the solar panels provide enough energy to power Sheen A and B, with the exception of the energy necessary for air conditioning that comes from the James Center for Molecular and Life Sciences.

This solar energy is the first alternative energy to power Eckerd College.

Solar panels were previously installed at Eckerd next to the Galbraith Marine Science building. MIT graduate student Matt Orosz installed these panels as a prototype for a project he planned to install in Africa in order to power a small hospital. They are not in use and were never used to power the school.

The Sheen Center solar energy panels have been in operation for almost a year and have increased in productivity. According to Bollier, when the solar panels began operation, they were generating 3,000 Kilowatt hours (KWH). From November to December, the rate increased to 5,000 KWH. In May 2014, 9,000 KWH was being generated. In June, the generator was negatively impacted due to a lighting storm and the output was reduced to 4,000 KWH. According to Bollier, a current estimate for the amount of energy being generated is 10,000 KWH. Estimates show that last fiscal year Eckerd College used 21,498,746 KWH from on the grid sources.

“We pride ourselves on being an environmentally friendly school,” Senior Emma Van Zandt said. “But [we] sometimes fall short like lights always being on in the molecular science building and power-washing the dorms.”

The installation of alternative energy is not cheap, but in future years can be extremely cost effective. According to Bollier, the entire alternative energy system cost Eckerd College $150,000. Eckerd has received $80,000 rebate from Duke Energy through their SunSense program.These savings have created a net cost for the system’s original installment of $70,000.

The system is positively efficient and is currently saving $8,000 to $10,000 a year in electricity costs. Estimates show that in eight years the system will have paid for itself entirely through solar energy savings.

Bollier is excited about the positive progress of the solar panels. There are no current plans in place to install more panels such as these on campus, but hopefully more alternative energy will be used at Eckerd in the future.

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While summer may be a time for rest and relaxation, many Eckerd students use it as an opportunity to get involved in research and internships both on and off campus.

Madeline McGrath, a junior biology major with a focus in pre-med, spent eight weeks of her summer at University of Alabama-Birmingham participating in their program Summer in Biomedical Sciences (SIBS).

While there, McGrath was using a mouse model to study obesity.

“These mice started to get really fat, and they didn’t know why,” McGrath said. “They thought it might be metabolic syndrome, which is basically an overarching umbrella for things like obesity, diabetes and insulin resistance. I was investigating what other characteristics of metabolic disease these mice might have.”

McGrath also had shadowing opportunities with a pediatric ER doctor and cardiothoracic surgeon.

“I got to see a bypass that repaired a hole in a five-month -old. I think the surgery was two hours long, but it went by so quickly,” McGrath said.

Senior biochemistry major Jeremy Hoppe has been working with Eckerd Chemistry Professor David Grove for two summers trying to synthesize an anti-cancer agent called CPD188.

CPD188 should inhibit the pathway that allows cancer cells to avoid apoptosis, or cell death, and prevent its proliferation through the body, according to

Hoppe.

“I’ve been trying to synthesize CPD188 in bits and pieces. The first summer we just did a bunch of model reactions,” Hoppe said.

“Once we knew the model synthesis was down, then we started with the real compounds.”

All the reactions had been successful for Dr. Grove and Hoppe until the final step. “[It] was unsuccessful on multiple attempts,” Hoppe said. At the end of the summer, they ordered a new catalyst, which is, they hope, more likely to be successful. They have not been able to try yet due to the start of the school year, according to Hoppe.

“Going into it, I thought chemistry is just like cooking: you put the recipe in there, and then you pop out a souffle,” Hoppe said. “There’s a lot of going one way, realizing that doesn’t work, backtracking and trying a different path. I have definitely learned a lot about failures in the lab. But when it is good, and you actually get it down, it’s amazing.”

Junior Brigid Carr, a biology major, worked with Marine Science and Chemistry Professor David Hastings this summer.

“I was working on his multiyear project that is looking at the sediment from the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico and figuring out the effects after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill about four years ago,” Carr said.

While Carr spent most of her time processing core samples in the lab, she spent the last week on a week-long cruise in the Gulf of Mexico.

“I got to help collect samples,

and it was really interesting and cool to see where the samples came from,” she said.

S h a n n o n Weeks, a senior and biology major on the molecular track, was one of eight Eckerd students who participated in an internship at the Center for Human Genetic Research (CHGR) at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital this summer.

She studied familial dysautonomia, a genetic disorder affecting nerve cells. photo by Eileen McGrath “We were look- Students take advantage of Eckerd’s facilities while particiing at the production of a specific pating in summer research. protein called Tuberous sclerosis is a multiIKAP, and patients with FD don’t produce enough of this system genetic disease that particular protein due to a splic- causes benign tumors. Some ing disorder,” Weeks said. “We of the techniques Harned used were trying to correct the splic- were western blotting and iming disorder, which would then munohistochemistry to deterpromote an increase in IKAP mine which proteins were present. “The levels of these proteins protein.”

Senior Taylor Harned, a bio- would indicate something like chemistry major, also did an how a signal pathway was disinternship at CHGR and Mas- rupted,” Harned said.

All of these students have sachusetts General Hospital this spent the summer doing science summer.

“We were working on under- and have come back with many standing molecular dysfunction new experiences and insights. that goes on in people who have Note: Student research to be contintuberous sclerosis,” Harned said. ued in Issue 2.

Professor Larkin receives prestigious research grant

By Ania Szczesniewski Contributing Writer

In the spring of 2014, Assistant Professor of Chemistry Joseph Larkin received a research grant from the National Institutes of Health for experiments regarding boron-based drugs used to treat cancer. Larkin is receiving $747,000 to do his research.

Approximately half of this hefty sum is invested in hiring student workers and other personnel such as professors from University of Southern Florida.

The rest covers logistics like airfare, conference costs, supplies and the construction of a computer cluster on Eckerd’s campus.

Before the research begins, one must, Larkin explained, navigate the submissions process.

Larkin largely credited Eckerd’s Associate Director of Grant Development John Johnson for guiding him through all the rules and regulations while Larkin could brainstorm and write the proposal for submission.

The concise nature of such a proposal can pose a challenge.

“I [had] to prove to them in 12 pages that my idea is valid, that it would get done, and that I am the right person to do the research,” Larkin said.

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from USF as well. Larkin is preparing to hire graduate students this fall because his two summer employees are beginning graduate studies of their own. Larkin will take on about three undergraduates, one post-doc and one graduate student a year.

As for the research, Larkin delineated two main components to his project.

courtesy of eckerd.edu The first part is foProfessor Larkin begins three year research cused on a boron comproject. pound that is very effective in treating aggressive After submission, a board of about 30 experts in the field re- forms of cancer. “What’s not review the proposal. Larkin thinks ally known about it is why it is so being from a smaller university effective,” Larkin said.

Larkin will explore how the could have hindered his chances.

“Usually grants like this are drug shuts down enzymes in awarded to larger universities cancer cells and why cancer cells like University of Southern Flor- are becoming more resistant to ida or University of Florida,” he it.

Secondly, the grant recogsaid.

Grants of this size require nizes that this boron type of significant research time, so compound is highly reactive schools Eckerd’s size do not usu- with sugars as well as overactive enzymes in cancer cells. Larally receive them.

Larkin said he began his re- kin hopes to use a fluorescence search over the summer with marker to identify instances Eckerd graduates Chloe Holz- where the boron compound inger, ‘14, and Vanesa Mancada, binds to sugar in diseased cells.

“We’re a bit on the forefront ‘14. He also hired a post-doc from University of South Flori- of looking at these and we want da and collaborates with others to stay there too,” Larkin said.

His interest in boron type compounds stems from his days in graduate school. He followed his interest by doing research at the NIH and now will continue with this grant.

Larkin said his post-doctoral advisor played a key role by allowing him freedom and the resources to research.

Larkin has goals for the threeyear project. “I hope to have a better handle of how this particular chemotherapeutic is metabolized as well as build mathematical and computer models to allow us to predict how certain drugs like this may interact in the body,” he said.

Larkin hopes to improve the early detection of diseases through chemistry applications on computers.

During this research period, Larkin will only have time to teach one class a year. For 2014 and 2015, that class will be Human Experience. The two following years he will teach physical chemistry.

Larkin has many exciting plans beyond these three years of research, though.

“I already got my next grant idea kicking around in my mind that extends this but we’re going to start looking at how these particular drugs can help in Alzheimer’s research,” Larkin said.

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By Graydon Neill Contributing Writer Visiting Associate Professor of Mathematics Nicoleta Bila has joined our community to fill in for Professor Jianqiang Zhao, who is currently on a courtesy of Dr. Nicoleta Bila year-long sabbatical pursu- Professor Bila is excited to be a part of ing research for a grant he Eckerd faculty. was awarded. Bila is also on a sabbatical from Fayette“[I would] prefer more one ville State University (FSU) in on one conversations or conNorth Carolina where she has versations in class with all the worked since 2006, and recent- students, instead of just writing ly earned tenure. Bila said that on the board, and trying to exshe enjoys Eckerd, and that she plain everything,” Bila said. would love to continue teachBila herself is a student of ing here. pure mathematics, which foBila has traveled all over. cuses on theory, but will often Before immigrating to the look for real-world applications United States, Bila received to help students understand her doctorate in Differential the concepts.

Geometry from the UniverShe has felt very lucky in the sity Politehnica in Bucharest, past to be taught by inspiraRomania. After receiving her Ph.D., she presented her post- tional teachers and wishes to doctoral research at a mathe- give that same experience to matics conference in Durham, her students. “[I] would love for my stuScotland. She has worked at dents to look at the world the University of Kent, Cambridge University, Johannes Ke- around differently, from a math pler University in Linz, Austria, point of view, to discover the and the Johann Radon Insti- beauty of math through applications,” Bila said. “I try to tute, also in Linz.

In the classroom, Bila is fond inspire my students to explore, of conversing with her stu- and to, as Eckerd says, think outside the box.” dents.

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Really thirsty. When they are not having earthquakes, California is known to have a drought every couple years. The current drought has been an issue over the spring and summer but has recently become much more serious. I’m sure the many Eckerd students from California are already aware of this problem.

I, being one of those students, live in northern California and saw

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After just a week on campus, Eckerd’s new biochemistry professor, Dr. Crystal YoungErdos, has only positive things to say about her experience photo by Spencer Yaffe here. A native of Pittsburgh, Professor Young-Erdos arrives ready she attended Washington and to get to know students.

Jefferson College.

“I went to a small liberal teaching specifically in a smaller arts college and I loved my exenvironment at a school with perience there,” Young-Erdos real investment focused on stusaid. “I loved the small class size, dent success. After visiting EckI knew my faculty there really erd as her potential workplace well… They knew what I did in and home, she said “Eckerd felt the summers, they knew what more homey to me...I met with my passions were outside of the students and they were very classroom and I loved that intergenuine and I could tell that action.”

From her undergrad, she went they worked really hard and on to pursue her PhD in Bio- asked great questions; they were chemistry from the University thoughtful.”

Here at Eckerd, Young-Erof Michigan, then moved down dos’s lab class focuses on the to Jupiter, Florida, to finish her degree at the Scripps Research in-depth research of ribosomes: the machinery in your body Institute.

Before coming to Eckerd, that are responsible for makshe had a visiting teaching posi- ing proteins in all of your cells. tion at The College of Wooster Her research focuses on figurin Wooster, Ohio. The school ing out how all the pieces come has around 2,000 students and together to make the ribosomal many other similarities to Eck- structure, by using yeast. Neederd, including its reputable natu- less to say, her office is one you ral science department. should all visit. Keep an eye out Dr. Young-Erdos’s pursuit for for her on campus to give her a a Ph.D. was for the purpose of warm welcome.

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some of the drought’s effects first hand. Near my home town, the Steven’s Creek reservoir is 3,138 foot-acres in water volume (a lot) and recently does not have 89 percent of its total capacity. Even my dear father pep-pep had to sit the family down and tell us to conserve water as much as we can.

Don’t let this dampen your mood; there are alternatives that scientists and politicians are looking into for retrieving more water.

Gov. Jerry Brown has endorsed a plan to build a 30 mile water tunnel to help the drought…. right

beneath an ecologically sensitive river delta. My environmentalism O senses are tingling, although it will be able to give water to 25 million people.

O If only there was an alternative to help ship water to people in need.

In order to spread awareness and help California, we need another Ice Bucket Challenge! But this time, we probably shouldn’t be using any more water or ice. They have even begun to fine people doing the Ice Bucket Challenge in California because of the waste of water. It is a top priority for Californians to conserve what they can.

California’s drought helps put a new perspective on conservationalism. Here inside our Eckerd bubble, some of us may not realize how much of a resource that we are using. We have enough water here as it is. But in other places, like California, water is precious.

New additions add color to campus

By Emma Cotton & Sara-Jayne ThursbyScience & Tech. Editor & Contributing Writer The Environmental Studies and Science departments have added three new additions to campus with a variety of purposes.

Butterfly Garden Members of the Environmental Studies Department have been planning to create a native plant butterfly garden north of the Palm Hammocks. The landscaping for the area will begin next week and continue throughout the semester. The plants will be entirely native to Florida, and each is selected specifi photo by Lia Nydes cally to attract butterflies.

A few of the more abun- Construction on the Butterfly Garden will continue throughout the semester. dant species in the garden “Once it’s up and running, we’d will include Muhly Grass, Wild Sage campus, and was motivated to bring and White Indigo Berry, according the idea to Eckerd. According to love to get a lot of student involveto Environmental Studies Profes- Forys and Ormsby, construction is ment,” Godshall said. “We want to sors Alison Ormsby and Elizabeth due to finish in the next month, and make sure that people know this is Forys. Both have been leaders in the then it will take a week to make final a student-run project, because the best way this is going to keep going conquest of making the garden a re- adjustments.

Aquaponics is a system where nu- is if it’s student involved the whole ality. Both see it as a valuable teaching tool: they will use the garden for trients from waste products from way through.”

If you are interested in getting inhands-on demonstrations, and they fish are used to feed plants. It comwill each have classes that will par- bines hydroponics, which is the volved, contact Derek Godshall or growing of plants using alternative Professor Barber. ticipate in its maintenance.

This project was primarily born mediums such as water and sand in- Greenhouse Assistant Professor of Biology Liza out of the plans for the Sheen com- stead of soil, and aquaculture, which plex’s renovations; however, about uses aquatic environments to har- Conrad is helping to coordinate construction of a new greenhouse 25 percent of the funding has come vest plants.

The garden includes four 450-gal- on campus. This project is funded from the Environmental Studies delon tanks, which will be home to completely by the college, and there partment.

“We added some money because Blue Tilapia and Channel Catfish. will be a groundbreaking ceremony we wanted to have some nice diver- These fish will produce nutrient- in the next two weeks. According sity to make it a little more valuable rich water that will travel through to Conrad, the greenhouse is to be pipes to the grass beside Galbraith, located beside the loading docks [for] instruction,” Forys said.

The money for the project is also where six 55-gallon tanks will hold south of the James Center and will bringing in Bruce Turley, the owner plants with low nutrient require- be primarily used for Professor of Wilcox Nursery, who plans to in- ments, such as basil, parsley and Conrad’s and Professor Jeannine corporate native plants that he has lettuce during the year, and grass Lessmann’s research but will also be or rice in the summer. Additionally, used in Biology, Marine Science and grown.

“We’re confident that his plant two 250-gallon tanks will filter the Environmental Science classes for choices are appropriate for the water before it is sent back to the demonstration purposes, hands-on fish tanks. area,” Ormsby said. experience and to give a fuller classAfter consulting Marine Science room experience. It should be opAlthough the garden will be used as an educational tool, Ormsby and Professor Bruce Barber, who be- erational before the start of spring Forys are also excited about its po- came the project’s academic advisor, semester.

Godshall applied for a grant from tential for the public.

Conrad’s research entails the ge“Of course, it’s open to the whole the Tampa Bay Estuary Program netic regulation of flower developcommunity,” Ormsby said. “We’re with the help of Eckerd’s Associate ment in rice and other grasses. She excited for it to also be a reflective, Director of Grant Development, has been working on the greenhouse John Johnson. He first tried to apply relaxing area.” project for approximately a year Students may also be able to get freshman year, but just missed the with help from Professor Wetzel involved with the maintenance of deadline. and Lessman during the original “I still wasn’t sure I was going to the garden as the year progresses. planning. get the proposal done because it was “I think it’s a good use of the “The greenhouse was an origiland, and I think everyone can ben- so long,” Godshall said. nal part of the James Center plan Because the project is almost enefit from it,” Forys said. but was postponed,” Conrad said.

Students may also contact Pro- tirely student run, the system is de- “There are growth chambers within signed to be flexible. fessor Ormsby or Professor Forys “We decided, you know, we’re go- the James Center, but they are small about ways to get involved. ing to start with our best design and therefore limit what we can do.”

Aquaponics Students are encouraged to help based on our knowledge, and if An aquaponics garden is currently with the research and general tasks. being built under Galbraith. Junior something needs to be altered later, If you are interested, contact Profeswe can do that,” Barber said.

“It’s an Derek Godshall was inspired by an sor Conrad for more information. aquaponics system that he saw off- educational process.”

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Arts & Entertainment Fall TV preview Hailey Escobar Online Editor Gotham Fox, Sept. 22, 8 p.m.

The first of three new superhero shows premiering this fall, the story serves as a prequel to the Batman series, as the name suggests.

courtesy of Sarah Feehan Umphrey’s McGee lights up the stage at Jannus Live.

Eckerd students kick off the year at Jannus Live with Umphrey’s McGee

By Nate Gozlan Contributing Writer Summer was fantastic, but nobody seemed hesitant to return to the sunny shores of Eckerd’s campus. With the fall term approaching and friends slowly making their way south, I gladly emptied my bank account for tickets to local concerts that were to come.

Fall term brought with it the first local event of the season to St. Petersburg: Umphrey’s McGee. The six-man progressive rock ensemble gathered in downtown St. Petersburg for the final show on Aug. 31 of their most recent tour.

With a capacity of 2,000, every square inch of the Jannus Live dance floor was occupied. From old hippies to groups of more than 20 Eckerd students and everything in between, Umphrey’s McGee attracted fans from near and far.

“It was nice to have so many Eckerd friends there, but it was awesome being surrounded by cool older people that were super into it.

That made it really fun,” Sophomore Sarah Feehan said.

Umphrey’s McGee, named after a relative of the guitarist and lead vocalist Brendan Bayliss, features an array of extremely talented members, including two guitarists, a keyboardist, a bass guitarist, a drummer and an auxiliary percussionist.

Founded at Notre Dame in 1997 by four of the original members, UM has had plenty of time to hone their unique sound.

Although similar in performance to many bands in the Jam Band scene (featuring lots of improvisation, open taping policies and twoset shows) the band takes most of its influences from progressive rock acts Pink Floyd and Frank Zappa.

They have developed an unparalleled sound by mixing progressive rock with heavy metal influences such as Iron Maiden and Guns N’ Roses; the new-age old-school band brings copious amounts of resonating sound to the table.

The band has placed in various “Best Live Acts to See Today” lists on media/magazine websites such as Rolling Stone and it’s no wonder why. At Jannus, the multitalented group played many fan-loved old originals such as “Booth Love” and new ones from their latest album “Similar Skin.” It was fantastic hearing the new songs live, but the kicker was hearing classic covers by original artists, from Rush to Frank Zappa, playing classics such as “Tom Sawyer” and “Willie the Pimp.” Perhaps the most exciting cover of the night was a delivery of The Clash’s “Rock the Casbah” that certainly rocked the crowd.

Nearly as enthralling as the music played were Umphrey’s stage lights.

Lighting designer Jefferson Waful works full time with the band in producing a completely synced lightshow to echo the breakneck pace of Umphrey’s lineup.

Umphrey’s featured the bread and butter of their new album “Similar Skin” throughout the Sunday night performance. One could easily identify with the wide range that their distinctive sound contained in this album alone. Ranging from light, upbeat tracks like “No Diablo”, to heavy metal-esque tracks like “Educated Guess,” it was certainly a varied performance by the crew. At one point, the progressive rock show turned into a house concert, the lights and sound transporting the crowd to a Dutch warehouse with flashing orbs and glow sticks. The crowd heard all the songs we could have wished for. In particular, Umph played one of the best renditions of “The Linear” I have ever heard (one of my favorites from the new album).

“I loved the way Umph is able to synthesize all genres of music while still appealing to a crowd of audiophiles,” Sophomore Jack Driscoll said. “Umphrey’s was a great way to kick off the year with the homies.”

To have your event added to the calendar, email currentae@eckerd.edu.

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Another Man’s Trash Miller Auditorium

7 p.m. CPS International Cinema Series presents: “Ida” Miller Auditorium

How to Get Away with Murder* ABC, Sept. 25 10 p.m.

Rounding out what should be called Shonda Rhimes night on ABC, this show includes Academy Award winner Viola Davis (“The Help”) as a cutthroat lawyer and criminal law professor. The question is, how far will her students go to make the grade?

Selfie ABC, Sept. 30, 8 p.m.

You might recognize Karen Gillan from “Guardians of the Galaxy” or “Doctor Who,” but she takes on a whole new image for this modern day version of “My Fair Lady.”

Gracepoint Fox, Oct. 2, 9 p.m.

Based on the BBC show “Broadchurch,” the show stars yet another “Doctor Who” alum, David Tennant, along with Anna Gunn (“Breaking Bad”) as a pair of detectives following the murder of a young boy in a picturesque, seaside town.

The Flash CW, Oct. 7, 8 p.m.

After his successful appearance on “Arrow,” the DC comic is also getting its small screen origin story following the hero Flash as he learns to control his new power of speed.

Sleepy Hollow* Fox, Sept. 22, 9 p.m. After approximately six plot

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Have no fear, fans of “Frozen,” you will not have to wait until next year for your dose of Elsa and Anna’s adventures. In the past, “Once Upon A Time” has dealt with most of our favorite fairy tales, Peter Pan and The Wicked Witch of the West being the most recent. Now, it’s the ice queen’s turn to walk through Story Brooke.

American Horror Story FX, Oct. 8, 10 p.m.

Following a highly successful third season, “American Horror Story” veteran Jessica Lange, who has been in all four seasons, returns with a new set of stories, this time based in the tent of a Freak Show. Alongside her will be Kathy Bates, who won an Emmy for her role last season as Madame Delphine LaLaurie, and many other show returners.

The Walking Dead* AMC, Oct. 12, 9 p.m.

What is Terminus? This was the question everyone was left wondering as our zombie-slaughtering heroes were captured by the mysterious group that once promised survival. They’ve faced plenty of walkers, but how will they do against possible, conscious cannibals? *Editor’s Pick

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7:30 p.m. CPS “Art and Faith: The Interconnectedness of Being” Miller Auditorium

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Forever* ABC, Sept. 22, 10 p.m.

Henry Morgan can’t die… and no one knows why. However, it does allow him a unique ability to solve murders around New York with the help of Detective Jo Martinez.

Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.* ABC, Sept. 23, 9 p.m.

Director Phil Coulson has taken the reins of S.H.I.E.L.D. following the spy organization’s fall from grace to Hydra in last year’s “Captain America: The Winter Soldier.”

While Coulson has survived a lot, even death, he is now left as the keeper of secrets in a web of liars and spies. Who should he trust and what are the symbols he seems to be writing on the walls?

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Scorpion* CBS, Sept. 22, 9 p.m.

While the main characters of “Scorpion” may be geniuses, they are anything but the boring type.

Even the preview for this show leaves you on the edge of your seat wondering what this band of misfits can really do.

twists and a cliffhanger ending at the end of a short season, fans are already salivating for more in season two. Will Ichabod live? How will Abby escape purgatory? Can the apocalypse be stopped?

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7:30 p.m. CPS “Reading Genesis, Reading Culture” Fox Hall

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Just Dance/Rock Band Series Triton’s Pub

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Issue one puzzle fun

crossword by Rae King, Nate Gozlan and Leah Bilski

Miss New York crowned as the newest Miss America.

Across 1 Pen brand 4 On top 8 Justin Bieber catchphrase 12 Time period 13 Completed 14 Attempted 18 Deserved 20 Bell stroke 21 Leap 23 Spanish for “yeah” 24 Depression in the Earth 25 Chewing candy 26 Type of boat 27 Parent groups 29 Submarine weapon 32 “Where has the ___ gone?”

33 Christmas log 34 Doctors 38 Myself 40 Conflict 41 Crazes 42 Coin 43 Electric fish 44 Charted 46 Defunct 47 Association (abb.)

50 ‘80s band 51 Type of tree 52 Scary sound 53 The Soviet ___ 55 Large green onion 58 Cup of joe 60 Oil used for lighting 63 Asian nation known for monks 64 Home of the Great Salt Lake 65 Decade 66 Winds 67 Father 68 Ready, ___ , go!

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Down 1 “At your ___ and call” 2 Tony Stark is ___ man 3 Filmer 4 Older person 5 Tater ___ 6 The first number 7 Lying under oath 8 Part of flower 9 Cover a present 10 Atmosphere 11 City in Italy 15 Sandwich shop 17 Addition 19 Delaware (abbreviation) 22 Umpire (abbreviation) 25 Tiger Woods’ sport 26 Carbonated drink 27 High school dance 28 Albacore 29 City in Oklahoma 30 To edit or correct 31 Obligation 33 365 days 35 Frozen water 36 Treble, Bass 37 Vend 39 “___ the dotted line” 40 Seen as 42 Regular doctors appt.

45 Opposite of con 46 Purposes 47 “___ , easy as one, two, three” 48 Chimney dirt 49 Gloria from Modern Family 51 Hawaiiian for “hello” 53 Bud Light, Corona, Miller 54 Allows 56 Joint in leg 57 Mailed 59 Federal Bureau of Investigation 61 Estimated time of arrival 62 Hip Hop

Araesia King Asst. Arts & Entertainment Editor

Urban Outfitters produces “blood-stained” Kent State University sweatshirt.

Coca Cola re-releases “Surge” soda.

“Django Unchained” actress, Daniele Watts, detained for alleged prostitution after kissing boyfriend in public.

Pet goldfish in Australia recovers after successful brain surgery.

THE TIPSY TRITON Cocktails & Mixed Drinks Dirty Bastard

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1 1/2 oz. Jameson

2 oz. vodka

1 oz. lime juice

5 oz. grapefruit juice

1/4 oz. simple syrup

Pour vodka and freshly squeezed grapefruit juice (store bought works too) over a glass filled with ice.

1/2 oz. ginger beer

Combine all ingredients except ginger beer in a cocktail shaker Hot tip: add salt to the rim filled with ice. Shake and strain to turn the drink into a Salty into glass. Top with ginger beer. Dog.

photo by Eilleen McGraw Rosemary Smith has been working at Eckerd College for a total of 10 years. She loves coming to work each day to see all of her “babies.” She says that the students are the reason she has stayed with the college.

“I was born in the country, in Levy County straight up U.S. 19. I like country.

I mean the city’s fast, but there it’s just not fast, I don’t think. As a matter of fact, I’m going back the first Sunday in October. I’m going home. We have what we call a Homecoming, where everybody who used to live in the town comes back. We just have a real big celebration. We do it every year, the first Sunday in October. You see a lot of family friends, people I went to school with, people I haven’t seen in years. I’m looking forward to that.”

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How to keep off the “Freshman 15”

By Blaide Woodburn Health and Fitness Editor

For any student moderately interested in healthy living, the words “college” and “calories” do not usually go well together. Every first year college student has the fear of gaining the “Freshman 15,” and rightfully so. With the buffet style dining that is offered by most colleges, students can easily consume more calories than they can ever hope to burn.

Fortunately, it is very possible to avoid the “Freshman 15” or even use buffet style dining as a dietary advantage.

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things first: be aware. Be aware of consuming an excess of calories if you are an inactive person. Unless you are an athlete, avid gymgoer or a metabolic miracle, you are more than likely not burning enough calories to be consistently consuming more than 1,800 to 2,400 calories per day for women or 2,400 to 2,600 calories per day for men.

Secondly, develop healthy eating habits. Next time you’re thinking of eating a cookie after dinner, have a banana, which can help fight depression, reduce cramps and aid in digestion.

I am not saying to count calories at every meal; for most college students, this is unrealistic.

Rather, keep in mind your activity level and a rough estimate of how many calories you’re consuming daily. Nevertheless, the same abundance of

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calories that can negatively affect students can also significantly help individuals pack on lean muscle.

The most neglected aspect of muscle building is diet. Of course, intense training and a proper sleep schedule are important to making those long sought after gains in the weight room and on the field, but the ‘caloric fuel’ that you feed your muscles also plays a very important role.

“Even when your protein intake is correct, and other aspects of your nutrition and training are on target, something as simple as not ingesting sufficient calories will have anti-anabolic effects,” Bodybuilding.com said.

For example, John Doe is a varsity athlete, a dedicated weight room warrior and enjoys playing sports with his friends during his down time. On an average day, John attends practice, goes to the gym and passes the football with some friends, burning a total of 3,000 calories. If John only eats 2,400 to 2,600 calories per day, he will enter into a caloric deficit. A caloric deficit, moderated properly, can be useful in weight loss, but is counterproductive to his goal of gaining 20 pounds of

Crossfit provides Eckerd with daily dose of fitness

By Jason Baer Contributing Writer Eckerd College Crossfit, a program started by Eckerd alumni Brad Williams and Andrew Miller in 2012, is one of the few clubs on campus entirely dedicated to physical fitness.

The goals of this club are to incorporate CrossFit principles and exercises into daily workouts that allow and encourage all types of people to participate.

CrossFit Inc. is a fitness company founded in 2000 that has rapidly risen in popularity to become an accepted and promoted exercise philosophy as well as being a competitive sport.

CrossFit workouts aim to improve an individual’s all-around level of fitness, targeting strength, flexibility, stamina, agility, coordination, cardiovascular and respiratory endurance and power while exercising in various strenuous environments.

CrossFit Inc.’s website defines its philosophy as “constantly varied functional movements executed at high intensity across broad model and time domains.” The exercise philosophy has even spread to U.S. military training, with CrossFit WODs (Workouts of the Day, published daily on the CrossFit website) appearing as training regimens for the U.S. Navy, Marines, Army and Air Force physical training programs.

Eckerd College’s own CrossFit program, now run by Juniors Henry Ashworth and Jared Vick, aims to promote these high intensity workouts in a group setting on Eckerd College’s very own South Beach. EC CrossFit meets Mondays through Fridays at 5 p.m., rain or shine, in the South Beach

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pavilion. People of all shapes and sizes are welcome, as all of these workouts can be scaled to meet the physical requirements of each individual participant.

“The team atmosphere really keeps me going,” Sophomore and Crossfit regular Daniel Chapman said. “Having everyone there together as a group is motivating and fun.”

EC CrossFit is a great place for anyone who wants to get in shape, stay in shape or challenge themselves in a friendly, supportive environment. It’s a great way to lead a healthy lifestyle by keeping the mind and body active, as well as getting outside and seeing more of this beautiful campus. Finally, CrossFit is an awesome place to build and grow friendships through strenuous workouts that will, guaranteed, make you feel accomplished (and maybe a bit sore). For more information, check out the EC Crossfit page on Facebook.

Jason Baer is a crossfit member.

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lean muscle because, in addition to protein, calories play an important role in muscle recovery. This is where Café Bon Appétit’s buffet style dining proves a useful tool. John can consume well over 3,000 healthy calories in order provide his body with the fuel it needs to not only to perform now, but to grow and recover for the next day.

Students at Eckerd have even claimed that the buffet style has aided them in gaining healthy weight.

“The buffet style offered by Bon Appétit definitely helped me pack on solid muscle last year,” Sophomore Zachary Chupak said. “I was always able to get the calories I needed.”

Ultimately, by taking control of the dietary advantages offered on college campuses, you can also take control of the “Freshman 15.” College is a time of intellectual, social and spiritual growth – who’s to say it cannot also be a time of muscular growth? Overall, the “Freshman 15” is not a myth, but the idea that it is an inevitable, uncontrollable accumulation of fat is

Sex on the Beach

By Alana Heston Staff Writer

Despite the fact that it is 2014, premarital sex is still a controversial topic in American culture. Most sex education programs in public high schools emphasize that abstinence is the best attitude to have towards sex when it comes to preventing unwanted pregnancies or sexually transmitted diseases. Celebrities such as the Jonas Brothers, Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus and Jessica Simpson have taken the “virginity pledge” to wait until marriage, causing society to put them on some unrealistically high pedestals.

But many people are still having premarital sex.

Let’s look at the facts. According to an article by USA Today, America has one of the highest unintended pregnancy rates in the world, with four in 10 pregnancies in each state being unwanted or mistimed.

America also has one of the highest rates of abortion and sexually transmitted infections.

This number is unusually high compared to other developed countries around the photo by Spencer Yaffe world that have a more liberal Former EC Student Brad Williams demonattitude toward sex. strates a proper squat for the Crossfit club.

Let’s look at the many ad-

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vantages of premarital sex.

Premarital sex is associated with longer and more stable marriages, as stated by Feministe blogger Jill Filipovic in her article “The moral case for sex before marriage.” The saying goes that you have to take the car for a test drive before you buy it, and the same concept may apply to marriage. Sexual compatibility is important to a relationship and a marriage, so it might be a good idea to figure that out before walking down that aisle.

According to The New York Times Article “She Works.

They’re Happy” by Tara Parker-Pope, women who choose to go to college, have a stable career and have premarital tend to stay married and raise more successful children. They tend to marry when they’re ready and have partners who believe in equal gender roles.

Antiquated views on marriage and gender roles usually leads to early marriages and higher divorce rates.

Sex also makes people happier. A study done by Dartmouth economists David Blachflower and Andrew Oswald of the University of Warwick showed that having sex once a week is the “happiness equivalent” of receiving a $50,000 a year raise.

In addition, sex is healthy and natural. Humans reproduce sexually, not to mention sex provides us with exercise, and endorphins.People with active sex lives tend to live longer because it relieves stress, boosts the immune system, helps one sleep better and is good for the heart.

Besides being physically and mentally beneficial, sex can also be fun. In order to get the maximum enjoyment out of sex, the people involved need to be willing and have the same goal in mind, which is mutual pleasure. When all the pieces come together, sex is a great time.

Finally, the whole abstinence concept has never at any point in time stopped the majority of people from having sex. Statistics from the National Survey of Family Growth show that 95 percent of Americans have had sex before their wedding night.

I’m not here to tell people that it’s wrong if they still want to wait until their wedding night, as long as it’s their personal choice. But what I am saying is that premarital sex is better for most people. Instead of abstinence, we should be more focused on educating people about safe sex through the use of condoms, birth control and self-respect.

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Put your chest on blast

By Blaide Woodburn Health & Fitness Editor

Flat Bench – five sets of five repetitions (Heavy weight) Incline Dumbbell Press – five sets of six repetitions (Heavy weight with 30 second rest between sets) Flat Bench Dumbbell Flyes – four sets of 12 repetitions Weighted Chest Dips – four sets of max repetitions Svend Press – three set of 12 repetitions Weighted Push-ups – 3 sets of maximum repetitions

This movement is mostly used to build size and definition to the outside and inside of the chest through the hypertrophy method. To maximize results, extend the flye until you feel a tightness throughout the chest, then bring the dumbbells together with a tight squeeze of the pectorals when “locking out.”

Meals with Midge: Very Green Quinoa Salad

By MJ Harford Staff Writer The start of the semester is a hectic time as one balances moving in, setting up, new classes, social events and all kinds of other demanding scheduling. The rush of being back at “camp” can leave little room for preparing healthy meals, and between those late nights and early mornings, pizza and microwave lasagna can seem so tempting. But if you’re able to disperse those indulgences with a few plant-packed meals, your body and your waistline will be grateful.

This complete chest workout is designed to maximize strength, size and definition.

Flat Bench As with any muscle group, you’ll be starting with a basic compound movement: the bench press. Five sets of five reps enables the lifter to use moderately heavy weight. Heavy weight is great for strength gains, building muscle fiber and conditioning the CNS (Central Nervous System).

Finding plant based sources for quick, satisfying meals can seem like a challenge, but with a little creativity, they can easily supply an environmentally friendly meal that is complete in all nutrient requirements. This salad combines high fiber, healthy fats, nut and seed proteins and carbohydrates to create a meal that is both filling and delicious. Remembering those elements, leafy greens and other richly colored vegetables, good fats, varied protein and carbohydrates will help you create a formula for creating the meals you like best. For example, my formula includes high fiber vegetables like kale and roasted root vegetables, healthy fats from avocados and alternative carbohydrates and proteins from quinoa. I try to add variety to each of the categories by selecting a different food of choice and seasoning it with a wide variety of spices. Experiment with the options and try to find your best meal preparation. photo by Alex Zielinski The elbows have a slight bend during the dumbbell fly motion.

A chest dip is simple bodyweight (or weighted if you’re feeling strong) that increases strength as well as size. Tip: the difference between a tricep dip and a chest dip depends solely on how much the lifter leans forward. Triceps will always be involved in this movement, but the more one leans forward, the more the chest will be worked.

photo by Alex Zielinski The flat bench works out the pectoral muscles.

Very Green Herb and Nut Quinoa Salad Inspired by With Food and Love Prep time: 10 minutes Serves two

Ingredients:

2 cups packed kale

2 teaspoons chopped basil

1 cup roughly chopped sprouts or micro greens

1/3 cup chopped pistachios

1/2 cup cooked white quinoa

1 cubed avocado

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 teaspoon lemon juice Directions: Place the kale and basil in a medium sized bowl and massage with the olive oil and lemon juice for about two minutes, until the kale is coated and tender. Toss with the sprouts, pistachios and quinoa. Put the cubed avocado on top just before serving.

Incline Dumbbell Press The Incline Dumbbell Press allows the lifter to work the upper half of the pectoral major while also conditioning stabilizing muscles in the deltoids. Five sets of six reps with only 30 seconds of rest between each set incorporates the benefits of using heavy weight while also incorporating muscle hypertrophy for size gains.

photo by Alex Zielinski The elbows bend to a 90 degree angle when performing chest

Svend Press Supersetted with Push-ups By now, your chest should be exhausted. At the end of the workout, a good rule of thumb to adopt is to not let yourself finish thinking you could still workout.

This is how you burnout. The svend press is a rather unusual movement, but it works the chest very well and will especially help you develop the middle of the chest.

Supersetting the svend press with push-ups will aid in maximum hypertrophy.

photo by Alex Zielinski Woodburn demonstrating the incline dumbbell press.

Dumbbell Flyes supersetted with Chest Dips A superset is a type of training where two exercises are coupled together. For example, after one set of dumbbell flyes, the lifter will go straight to the chest dips with no rest. When the lifter finishes the chest dips, he or she will then rest until the next set. Supersets are ideal for increasing heart rate, burning calories and achieving maximum “muscle pump,” or hypertrophy.

Very green quinoa salad.

photo by Alex Zielinski Woodburn performs the staring position for the svend press.

photo by MJ Harford

Each issue I’ll be sharing an allergen friendly recipe that is easy, nutritious and delicious. If you make any of them, tag me in your instagram photos (@midgesmoments) with the hashtag #mealswithmidge. If you have any requests, like converting a classic recipe to its healthier version, or particular kind of meal for a particular allergy, email me at mjharfor@ eckerd.edu.

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Sports Volleyball earns four wins in home tournament

By Sabrina Lolo Sports Editor The Women’s Volleyball team went undefeated in their fourth annual Eckerd College Volleyball Classic Sept. 12 and 13 at the MacArthur Center. The two-day tournament included the University of Mary, Florida Tech, the University of Puerto Rico- Rio Piedras, Queens University of Charlotte, Chadron State, Nova Southeastern University and Daemen College.

The Tritons had a great start on the first day, taking home two consecutive victories against the University of Mary and Daemen College.

Eckerd dominated the University of Mary in their first match in a 3-1 decision. Freshman Lauryn Nelson and Senior Ali McAlvany were key components to the Tritons’ first victory against the Marauders.

Nelson had a stellar rookie performance in which she had a team high of 12 kills while McAlvany was a close second with 11 kills.

“I feel pretty confident,” McAlvany said. “We’ve had a lot of practice with the team so I feel very comfortable with everyone on the court. I think we have a really good group of girls this year.”

The second match against Dae-

men College proved to be a little more challenging for the Tritons.

Eckerd lost in the first set to the Wildcats 25-18 due to many critical mistakes. However, the loss was enough to fuel their fire and take the next three sets for the win.

Senior Grace Jones led the Triton offense with 14 kills that kept Eckerd in the lead as well as a combined eight aces by Junior Emily Schadow and Sophomore Katie Arnette that kept the Tritons in the lead for the rest of the match.

“I’m excited because we’re constantly improving and staying hungry for our more difficult matches ahead,” Jones said. “Our chemistry is good and getting better and better each time we play together. I feel confident that we’re going to enjoy a successful season.”

The Tritons performed just as well on the second and final day of the tournament as they went undefeated against the University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras and Chadron State.

Despite losing the first set to Puerto Rico, the Tritons were able to come back and win the match.

Junior Tjasa Kotnik led the team that match with 11 kills while Nelson tied for a tally of six kills with Freshman Madison Whiting.

The final match against Chadron State turned out to be a much more

photo by Eileen McGraw Freshman Lauryn Anderson spikes the ball against the University of Mary.

challenging and close match. Eckerd won the first two sets but fell to the Eagles in the third set. The Tritons were able to bring back the pressure and defeat Chadron with a score of 25-19 in the fourth set.

Jones and Nelson led Eckerd with 10 kills each, putting the Tritons in

photo by Dominick Cuppetilli Nick Taylor kickflips up to second level at Battle Falls.

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Nick Taylor wins the final stop of Wakeskate tour

By Dominick Cuppetilli Sports Editor

The Wakeskate Tour has come to an end, and Nick Taylor couldn’t be more excited about the way he finished his season out. Winning his first event this year, Taylor ended his weekend at Battle Falls with champagne running down his face.

Battle Falls was the fourth and final stop of the Wakeskate Tour, which is gaining more and more popularity with every year. This final event is one of the most anticipated in the wakeskating commu-

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nity, and this year’s finale certainly did not disappoint.

Battle Falls is one of the premier wakeskating spots in the country, and it just so happens to be in someone’s backyard. Of course, it’s not just anyone’s backyard. Battle Falls is hosted by none other than five time world champion, Reed Hansen.

The setup is fantastic by any means, but especially for being in someone’s backyard, even if he is wakeskating royalty. A Sesitec 2.0 system connects a two-story pond for riders to compete on. While being pulled one direction, riders

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launch off a ramp to the second level. If they land that trick, they are able to ride back down to the lower level by riding a rail or gapping a set of stairs.

Consistency was what led Taylor to the top of the podium. Even in the opening quarterfinals round, he was landing some of the most impressive tricks of the day, only falling a handful of times in the allocated 45 minute heat set. The semis and finals were no different, and Taylor was able to walk away with a victory.

The win assured Taylor a spot in the top 10 riders of the tour, who will all get a trip to the Philippines for spring training.

Following Taylor on the podium was Andrew Pastura. Although he took second in the contest, it landed him enough points to secure his third overall Wakeskate Tour Title in a row.

Hansen was able to secure the third place finish with his home court advantage, ending up fourth on the overall tour leaderboard.

a position to stay ahead for most of the remainder of the match.

“I’m happy about the weekend and that we got four wins,” Head Coach Piantadosi said. “I’m confident in the fact that we trained so hard but I think we still have a lot of work to do. We’re in a very

tough conference and the girls can see that once conference play starts, the level of play is going to get tougher and we have to be ready for that.”

Eckerd will continue their season on the road against Barry University on Friday, Sept. 19 at 7 p.m.

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Sports Women’s soccer remains dominant early in season

By Dominick Cuppetilli Sports Editor The women’s soccer team put on an offensive show to beat Johnson and Wales University 9-0 Sept. 13. In their third win of the season, six players contributed with goals, while Junior Michelle Spesshardt scored two and Senior Captain Arie Anahory recorded her second hat trick of the season.

The game started off with a goal from Freshman Abby Sanchez, the

first of her collegiate career. The freshman said that the goal was a confidence booster to start the season for her. She had a second close shot early in the second half, just bouncing off the side bar of the goal.

Much to the enjoyment of the rest of the team, Senior Kaitlyn Curley was able to start in the day’s match. Curley suffered a serious injury in her freshman year, and has not been able to play since.

The affliction resulted from reinjuring a hit to the knee the player

took in her high school career. Curley had her kneecap knocked out of place by a collision with another girl, and the injury had not healed correctly. She would later find out that she suffered a torn medial patella femoral ligament, and is missing all cartilage in her knee.

Curley played limited minutes, starting the first and second halves before being pulled out early in each. The senior said she felt refreshed by the playtime.

“It was great to feel part of the

photo by Brady O’Donnell Senior Kaitlyn Curley guards the ball from a defender in the match against Johnson and Wales.

team in a way I haven’t in so long,” Curley said. “I have been half in the soccer world and half out.”

Anahory scored her first of three goals to put the Tritons up 2-0 past the midway point of the first half. Shortly after, Spesshardt would get her first goal of the game.

Leading 3-0 at the half, the team already had plenty to be proud of. The ball was on the opposing team’s side for most of the half, limiting them to just one shot compared to our 11.

The Tritons didn’t let up offensively in the second half, and even seemed to pick up the pace against the Wildcats. Fifteen minutes into the second half, Anahory was able to get her second goal by tapping the ball in with her left foot after the keeper rejected a ball shot by Spesshardt.

Unfazed by the blocked shot, Spesshardt rallied to score her second goal of the game within two minutes of the rejection. From there on out, the Tritons acted as a machine, scoring two more before the 20-minute mark of the half.

The first came from Senior Danielle Cook, shooting the ball from 40 yards out that deflected off the goalie’s hand and rolled into the goal. Junior Shannon Estes-Larkin was then able to get her goal just minutes later.

The final part of the hat trick came for Anahory with just three minutes left. This is the captain’s second hat trick of the season, scoring eight goals in three games.

She has also racked up eight assists, including three in this game.

Anahory says that while scoring does feel good, she actually

finds more satisfaction from assisting, and knows that will be how she contributes to the team in the upcoming conference play.

Anahory’s final assist of the game came right at the ending buzzer with a corner kick that was headed in by Freshman Brooke Silvest to complete the game with Eckerd up, 9-0.

The Triton defense saw little action in the contest. The Wildcats were limited to only two shots on goal while Eckerd shot 22 on the game. Curley remarked that the team is having a great start to the season, and Sanchez believes the team has the potential to go far into the postseason.

After watching the program grow for four years, Curley says that the team keeps moving forward since she was a freshman. She says that the talent and attitude has improved, and that she likes the direction in which the program is going.

Fellow senior Anahory agreed, saying the team’s strategies have improved in the last couple years.

“We are creating different opportunities that we haven’t been able to before,” Anahory said.

Women’s Soccer Upcoming Games Sept. 16 at 7 p.m.

Sept. 20 7 p.m.

Sept. 24 4:30 p.m.

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Men’s soccer victorious in home opener

By Pat Mullen Contributing Writer The men’s soccer team improved their record to 2-1 after defeating Clearwater Christian Academy 4-0 at home on Sept. 9. The Tritons kept Clearwater on the defensive for the majority of the game, made evident by the total shot count in which Eckerd won 16-2.

Senior Nick Murawski scored early in the first half off of a pass from Junior midfielder Jordan Lee. Moments later, the senior forward from Texas almost tacked on another before being rejected by a diving save. Murawski went on to tally a team-high five shots on net, despite not being able to cash in on that second goal.

“It was a good game for us,” Murawski said after the game. “It felt good to get back out there after we lost last week and get back into winning ways. I think this will put us in a good position going into Montevallo on Friday. We’re looking forward to getting back out there again.”

Another close call for Clearwater came off of an Eckerd counterattack. A tackle by Lee led to a textbook give and go, which Lee followed up on with a crisp pass into the box that was intended for Freshman Wyeth Leemon. The ball was barely stopped by the last defender. Junior forward Mitch Metzger chipped in almost im-

mediately after coming off the bench, scoring bottom right with his left foot.

Eckerd continued to attack Clearwater for the rest of the half but failed to score on several chances.

“I don’t think we played particularly well in the first half,” Head Coach Cristian Neagu said. “I think we gave a lot of balls away. On a different night we might not get that many chances, and we might not score any goals if we finish at that rate.”

The second half of play feaJunior Jordan Lee runs up the field in the game against Clearwater Christian. tured two more in another goal. On the subsequent Freshman Ian Arch. Coach Neagu Triton goals.

Junior midfielder Nick Jackson corner kick, Murawski’s header was was more pleased with his team’s converted on a penalty kick after blocked by a diving save in yet an- performance in their second half of play. a Clearwater handball inside the other close call.

“I was pleased with the second Minutes later Metzger tacked box. A fake by Murawski on the right side of the box followed by on his second goal on a header half performance,” he said. “We a cross to Metzger almost resulted that stemmed from a fine cross by created a lot of chance and I think

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we should have done a better job finishing them,, but our overall speed of play in the final third was very good.”

Eckerd’s next game will be in Melbourne on Sept. 20 against Florida Tech.

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