The Official Student Newspaper of Eckerd College
Vol. 4, Issue 8—Feb. 15, 2013
Dragonboat makes maiden voyage
Viewpoints
Boy Scouts vote delayed The Boy Scouts of America once again delay their vote to include LGBT members in the organization. page 9
Entertainment
Lonely and loving it Find yourself alone among the sappy Valentine’s of this Hallmark holiday? Get clued in to fun things to do without a lover on the 14th. page 13
The Quickie
Club spotlight Tennis club provides students with fun, exercise and outlet for stress relief while looking for new members. page 17
Health & Fitness
Homemade facial treatment Check out page 19 for some household items that can improve dry skin, acne scars and complexion. page 19
Sports
EC finishes third in regatta Eckerd sailing started off the spring season with a third place finish in the Bay just off campus Feb. 9-10. page 24
photo by Bill Stickley
Members of the Eckerd College Search and Rescue team, along with members of the Academy of Senior Professionals at Eckerd College, joined students at the Wallace Boathouse Feb. 8 to celebrate the Chinese New Year and launch the completed project. See page 6 for more images from the ceremonies.
Students travel to D.C. for second round of pipeline protests By Taylor Glaws Quickie Editor More than 100 Eckerd College students plan to join thousands of other activists from around the country Feb. 17 in Washington, D.C., to protest the Keystone XL pipeline. Again. The protest, known as the Forward on Climate Rally, is anticipated to be the largest ever on climate
change. This is the second year in a row that students will participate in the EC to DC movement, which is made up of members of the Sustainability Club, as well as other environmentally conscious students. While the movement is not officially a club and does not have a president, it is led by a group of students including Alexandra Hogan, Lauren Horning and Junior
By Aaron Levy Asst. News Editor
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involved. At a senate meeting Feb. 10, Horning, Hogan and Calder detailed the finances of the trip when requesting the contribution of funds from the ECOS budget. They met with the Executive Council the prior week after a request to ICV directed them to ECOS. They explained to the senators that the expected rental and gas cost for each of the 10 vans would be
$700, totaling $7,000. Lodging was offered at two separate churches in the D.C. area, with the first extending an offer for 30 students to stay for free and the second requesting $5 from each person staying there. A total lodging expenditure of up to $500 was expected. The funds acquired See EC to DC, page 5
Familial ties found between students, faculty as Eckerd keeps it in the family
Seminole mayor teaches at EC Eckerd’s well rounded staff continues to grow and draw new, experienced personalities to teach new courses. The newest addition: Professor Leslie Waters, adjunct professor of political science. Soon to be sworn in as mayor of Seminole, Fla., Waters has served as vice mayor and currently holds the position of interim mayor. “I like Professor Waters,” says Sophomore Ryan Wheeler, “I think she’s pretty intense but brings a lot of real world experience.” Waters grew up and lived in Eckerd’s backyard of Gulfport where she attended Boca Ciega High School. She attended St. Petersburg Junior College, now Saint Petersburg College, before going on to graduate from Florida State University with a B.S. in English and speech education and a Master of Science in counseling and student personnel. Before politics, Waters had a long career with Allstate Insurance Company, working in human resources, corporate relations and government relations management. After 29 years, she decided to run for the Florida House of Representatives, where she eventually became speaker pro tempore. “It was an
Julia Calder. After students traveled to the nation’s capital in 2012 to participate in the first protest, the single largest group to attend at 250 strong, student support for a second trip was easily found. Funding for the cost of van rentals, gasoline and lodging was gathered from a variety of sources, with much coming from friends and families of those
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courtesy of Leslie Waters Mayor Leslie Waters.
honor and privilege to serve the citizens of House District 51 and the over 19 million Floridians,” Waters said in an email interview. Waters says she has vast experience in both local and state government, the two components of her class at Eckerd called “Urban Politics and Government,” a class she described as “one of her favorites.” After leaving the Florida House in 2006, Waters ran for a seat on the Seminole City Council where she has served since. Her experience tops off EC’s strong political science collegium. She describes her course as “a perfect addition to an already terrific political science curriculum offered at Eckerd See WATERS, page 6
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Entertainment 13-16
community as closelyknit as Eckerd’s is a large draw for potential students. Another draw that can often be overlooked is the family connection shared by many of the students. It seems that a higher-than-average percentage of Eckerd students have siblings or parents who attended the school. There are several sets of siblings on campus who are evidence of this phenomenon. Senior Colby Hause is close to her younger sister, Sophomore Julia. The two are the driving force behind the field hockey club on campus and often hang out in their spare time. They share friends in the Eckerd community along with interests and extracurricular activities. “It’s interesting because we will bicker and get on each other’s nerves at home, as most siblings do, but at school I can’t imagine not
getting along with her,” said Colby. She also discussed how the dynamic of the sisters is very positive, but not overwhelming. “Both of us being here has only made Eckerd an even more special place to me. We definitely both have our own lives and identities here, but we spend a lot of time together and are always there to support each other unconditionally.” This is the final year that the sisters will share the Eckerd experience because Colby is set to graduate this spring. Another interesting set of sibling students are the Gardner sisters. Two alums and two current students share this sibling connection. The older of the current students, Junior Allison, feels that she got the best experience of the family, having spent time at Eckerd with all three of her sisters for at least one year of her college career. “Being able to share my college experience with my sisters has been nothing
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short of invaluable. There’s something special about going through it together, having someone you can trust, someone who will absolutely never steer you wrong. When it comes down to it, sorority sisters have nothing on us. There’s just nothing like the real thing,” she said. The two current Gardner students also work in Campus Activities together. The sisters’ banter during these work times shows a strong connection. The two can often be found collaborating to finish crossword puzzles or schoolwork in the Campus Activities office when not busy as office assistants. “We help one another study. We spend most of our time together laughing at our own hilarious jokes. Whenever I can give her advice or help her out, I remember how [older siblings] Anna and Abby treated me and I take it as a chance to pay it forward,” said See FAMILY, page 6
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