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Vol. III

August 26, 2011

St. Petersburg, Florida

Special Edition

Welcome to Eckerd College

photo by Lauren Murphy

Florida politics

The who’s who in Florida government

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Get to know EC

Evacuate?

Be prepared for hurricane season

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Past, present & future

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Ceremony of Lights, held Aug. 12, symbolizes the freshman class joining the Eckerd College community.

A freshman recites the Litany of Commitment.

Class of 2015

Photos by Lauren Murphy Design by Ashley Daniels

The class of 2015 signs next to their handprints on the honor banner to be displayed in the cafeteria.

Students gambled EC-money on Aug. 20 at Casino Night in Fox Hall.

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autumn term 2011 Welcome to Camp Eckerd

By Max Martinez Managing Editor I’ve been given an impossible task: to welcome all of you, the newest class of Tritons, to the campus we’re lucky enough to call home.

This, if you haven’t yet realized it, is our school newspaper, The Current, recently named the Best College Newspaper in Florida by the Florida College Press Association. We’ve undergone quite the transformation since I arrived as a freshman in August 2008, when the newspaper was “The Triton� and nobody, not even the editors, enjoyed reading it. Obama can promise change, but we actually delivered.

More important than the changes we proposed over a Chili’s dinner in 2009 was the incredible support we received from the Eckerd community, a testament to the spirit of innovation this school embraces.

Imagine telling the president and deans of your local state school that you plan on completely overhauling the school newspaper, throwing away

everything from the previous edition. They’d laugh, the alumni (especially former editors) would be enraged and only miniscule changes would be implemented.

Not here. The president was onboard. The deans were supportive. Faculty, staff and students began picking up copies, reading what for so long had gone unnoticed. Only at Eckerd are you free to make such radical changes. There’s probably a few other schools where it would work, but I guarantee none of them has a beach on campus.

The point is, you can make a mark here that is GHHSHU PRUH GH¿QHG DQG PRUH H[SHULPHQWDO WKDQ you can imagine. So start a club, join ECOS or one of the media outlets (we’re clearly the coolest, but ECTV needs somebody to run it), or achieve immortality in other ways, like countless students before you.

Some wrote an epic, nearly undecipherable tale on the seawall, others installed steps and a seat in the largest tree in the Palm Hammock, while a few more accidentally burned down part of Kappa.

On second thought, don’t follow that lead.

Photos by Lauren Murphy

On Aug. 14, the class of 2015 enjoyed a day at Fort DeSoto beach, explored the historic Spanish fort and ate lunch under the pavilion.

Quick facts about the freshman class: –You are one of more than 500 students representing the class of 2015. –You come from 43 states plus the District of Columbia & Puerto Rico. –You represent 18 countries.

photo by Weston Babelay Gamma wins! Dorm complexes competed against each other Aug. 21 in a Kickball Tournament. The final came down to Delta and Gamma.

Students dine on hamburgers and hotdogs at Fort DeSoto.

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BY STEPHEN BARBER ECOS President On behalf of the entire Eckerd College Organization of Students, we would like to welcome all new and returning students for the upcoming academic year. Whether \RXU VXPPHU ZDV UHOD[LQJ VWUHVVIXO SUR¿WDEOH RU WRR VKRUW ZH KRSH \RX KDG D great break and are glad that you’re back on campus.

7KLV ZLOO EH DQ H[FLWLQJ \HDU IXOO RI HYHQWV and programs, and we are all looking forward to the opportunity to serve as your student government.

Our goals this year include transforming the degree of collaboration between student clubs and organizations and ECOS; increasing the transparency of our procedures and processes as representatives of the student body; and leveraging the following multi-faceted plan. % % %

Continuing Tradition Engineering Evolution

One of our objectives is to build upon the

LQĂ€XHQFH RQ DWKOHWLFV ÂżWQHVV DQG UHVS(&W while maintaining the fundamental ECOS programs and traditional events (pizza with the president, pitchers with professors, etc.) to preserve the legacy left before us.

However, we also acknowledge that campus dynamics are far from stagnant.

Each new class brings an improved demographic and refreshed attitude, so we are driven to engineer events catered to who we are today as a student body.

Successful engineering requires effective communication, collaboration, ideation and implementation, and this year, every branch of ECOS has the resources and capabilities to do so.

Evolution is our long-term adaptation and design of a vision and foundation for the future. It is our goal not only to succeed as a student government by continuing tradition, engineering and evolving, but most importantly to establish an innovative legacy to leave behind.

We hope you take advantage of our open door policy throughout the year, and always welcome any ideas, thoughts, suggestions or concerns. We wish you the best of luck and hope you have a great year.

Online Now: Interested is starting a club on campus? o Download the Club Chartering PDF to find out more!

www.theonlinecurrent.com PRESS RELEASE ECOS Public Relations Eckerd College Organization of Students was especially busy Aug. 14, not only sponsoring the Fort Desoto beach trip but also hosting “Getting Involved with ECOS,â€? during ZKLFK (&26 H[HFXWLYH RIÂżFHUV DQG PHPEHUV RI WKH H[HFXWLYH FDELQHW encouraged students to get involved in several ways, such as joining a standing FRPPLWWHH IRU H[DPSOH the Financial Affairs Committee) or running for an ECOS Senate seat in the third academic week of September.

The Senate is a branch of the ECOS government

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that works with Eckerd students, faculty and staff to facilitate projects, ideas and interests of the Eckerd student body. Made up of 13 members of the student body (one representative IRU HDFK UHVLGHQWLDO FRPSOH[ and two off-campus students), senators get the opportunity to use the numerous resources that Eckerd has to offer. In the past, ECOS senators have spearheaded projects such as Safe Ride, Sigma Block Party, Kappa Karnival and the RespECt Campaign.

Gamma Senator Kyle Berghold, a junior majoring in Marine Science, stood for election a year ago because he wanted to get involved in ECOS and the academic

side of Eckerd College. “It’s a liberal arts school so everything is mostly run by students, which is how we have ECOS,� Berghold comments. “Usually, if you want to start doing something, you just have to get yourself involved and just start working at it. ECOS is unique because there are a lot of resources and funding available to the student body. All you have to do is have an idea and start running with it.�

Rhemy Brezin, the senator for Alpha agrees with Kyle and encourages students to make contact with ECOS. “If you aren’t sure where to start, go WR D VHQDWRU RU H[HFXWLYH member,â€? she advises, “or just swing by the ECOS RIÂżFH RU &DPSXV $FWLYLWLHV where there is always someone who can steer you in the right direction.â€?

Elections are open to the student body and will take place between September 19 and 23. For more information, contact Erik Brydges at ecospr@eckerd. edu.

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BY SHAWN LAWLOR Contributing Writer Last year’s election saw the rise of a Tea Party assurgency in the Florida government and it would be helpful as a new citizen of Florida to know what’s going RQ 7DNH WKLV EULH¿QJ DV DQ RSSRUWXQLW\ WR truly know Florida.

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Former Hospital CEO, Governor Rick Scott (R), campaigned on a promise to defeat President Obama’s health care reform initiatives in the state of Florida.

Following Florida’s Tea Party movement in last year’s election, Rick Scott’s political slogan resonated well with traditional conservatives and the unemployed, “Let’s get back to work.� During his short tenure which started at the beginning of this year, Scott’s policies have led to nothing but the opposite.

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The budget eliminated $1.35 billion in funding for classrooms cutting thousands of teaching positions. Education cuts also LQFOXGH WKH FROOHJH OHYHO DV EHQHÂżWV WKDW Florida students like me receive such as the Florida Resident Access Grant and Florida Bright Futures were defunded.

While Rick Scott campaigned on a promise to create jobs for Floridians, his policies have already eliminated 4,500 public jobs.

Scott’s boldest move was turning down over $2 billion in federal money for an electric rail line from Tampa to Orlando.

This is something we have been trying to achieve in the 1-4 corridor for years, and the federal government was going to pay for it. According to the Federal Department of Transportation, the rail line would have created needed jobs and government revenue.

Not surprisingly, commentators and pundits in Florida often refer to our governor as the Dark Lord, due to his physical and behavioral similarities to the Harry Potter villain Voldemort.

Florida is a great state to engage in politics with its vibrant characteristics and diversity of important issues. Make sure you know what’s going on as a new citizen of this state.

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Important Contact Information Eckerd’s Toll Free Number: 1-800-456-9009 Eckerd’s website: www.eckerd.edu Eckerd’s Emergency website: ecemergency.com Please note the emergency website has to be typed into the browser exactly as above. This website is based out of California which allows for students, staff and faculty to stay in contact.

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autumn term 2011

Prepare yourselves, things just got real Executive Board Editor-in-Chief Ashley Daniels Managing Editor Max Martinez News Editor Jaclyn New currentnews@eckerd.edu Asst. News Editor Cait Duffy Entertainment Editor Shelby Howell currententertainment@eckerd.edu Viewpoints Editor Jeralyn Darling currentviews@eckerd.edu Asst. viewpoints Editor Carver Lee Sports Editor Lincoln Andres-Beck currentsports@eckerd.edu Web Editor Max Martinez Asst. Web Editor Johnny Jones Web Master Shawn Craine Faculty Adviser Tracy Crow Director of PR/Advertising Devon Williams currentads@eckerd.edu Asst. Director of PR/Advertising Arielle Burger Director of Finances Beth Robison

Contributing Writers Stephen Barber Sean Lawlor

Photographers & Illustrators Lauren Murphy

â&#x20AC;˘ August 26, 2011 â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ Vol. III Special Edition â&#x20AC;˘

BY CAIT DUFFY Asst. News Editor Autumn term at Eckerd College can only be described as a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Each year provides a new group of students, a new group of personalities entering a unique school. As you may have already noticed by this point, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no way to tell exactly what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in for over the next few months.

All the movies, books and advice in the world canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem to fully cover every VLWXDWLRQ \RXÂśOO ÂżQG \RXUVHOI LQ $IWHU D IHZ weeks here, you may feel that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re ready for whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s next, after the rest of the students are back and the full semester begins. Yet you still have no idea what the future holds.

Trust me, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always good to prepare.

Prepare to share.

But share within reason. Whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s food, over-the-counter meds, clothing, secrets, or whatever else, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not exactly advisable to share more than that person is willing to share with you.

Prepare to budget your time.

Freedom is found in abundance at Eckerdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campus. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s up to you to do your homework, go to class, and have time for yourself. People are going to be telling you what to do, mainly your professors, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s completely up to you to actually do them.

Prepare to be broke.

Budgeting money is just as important as budgeting your time. To those of you OXFN\ HQRXJK WR ÂżQG D MRE RQ RU RII FDPSXV that money can go through your hands shockingly fast. And to those of us lucky enough to have a helping hand from family, it can be embarrassing to have to explain that you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have enough money left over for gas, band-aids, medicine or laundry because a little too much was spent on your weekend fun.

Prepare to go to class.

Over fall semester, say one of your classes meets three times a week, for the 15 weeks of the semester. Not only do you miss valuable instruction time and chances for help with GLIÂżFXOW WRSLFV EXW HDFK FODVV FRVWV DERXW $95. If the class meets twice, then it costs you $142 per class, and once a week is $285 per class. Each class you miss is literally like throwing hundreds of dollars down the drain.

Prepare to adjust to the climate.

For those of you from Florida, you already know what the weather entails here. But

photo courtesy of Eckerd College/Flickr for those of you from elsewhere, your body will adjust to the temperatures. When you become acclimated to 90 or 95 degrees every day, a dip down into the 70s or even the 60s will feel cold. Trust me, down the line, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll really enjoy having sweatshirts, jeans and maybe even a light jacket.

Prepare to feel homesick.

(YHU\RQH JHWV KRPHVLFN WKHLU ÂżUVW \HDU away, whether they admit it or not. Even going into my third year I still get homesick for the lovely state of New Jersey. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s normal to miss somewhere or something that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re so used to and comfortable with. But donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let that homesickness overwhelm you. Talk about it, get it out, and go on an adventure here. Get comfortable with your new home.

Prepare to stand up for yourself.

While peer pressure may seem like a thing of the past, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be found every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night, and very possibly every other night of the week. Learn to say no if you want to; just because everyone else is doing it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean you have to. There is a lot of respect to be given to those who know their limits and boundaries.

Prepare to go out of your way to make friends.

Everyone is just as scared as you are these ÂżUVW IHZ ZHHNV ,WÂśV H[FLWLQJ DQG H[KLODUDWLQJ but making new friends can also seem a daunting task. Put yourself out there, the Eckerd community is incredibly welcoming and accepting. Especially to those of you living in Sigma; get yourself out of that bubble and meet people from other dorms.

After spending my freshman year living in Sigma, my biggest regret is not getting to

know more people from the â&#x20AC;&#x153;other sideâ&#x20AC;? of campus.

On the note of making friends, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be afraid to make friends with the staff!

The maintenance staff, cafeteria and pub staff, and security guards (yes, the security guards) are all incredibly friendly people.

Say hi, send out a smile, get a name and shake a hand. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be surprised how far that goes.

Prepare for the bubble.

Yes, the Eckerd bubble is a terrifyingly real thing. Watch the news, get off campus, do what you can to reconnect with the â&#x20AC;&#x153;real world.â&#x20AC;? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really easy to forget about the world outside of our safe haven, this beautiful little oasis by the water. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s enough to keep you fully active and immersed every day that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re here, but make sure you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget about whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on the other side of our campus, state and country borders.

Prepare to be unprepared.

Eckerd College is a very unique school.

There is no Greek life here, no football team for us to root for. We have our own beach and waterfront, and an incredibly diverse yet small student body from all over the country and the world. Feel free to throw out most of the ideas you have about what your college experience is going to be like.

The movies and TV shows ainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t got nothinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; on what itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like to be a student at Eckerd.

And the amazing thing is, every single studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s experience is completely different from anyone elseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.

You are embarking on an incredible, unique journey, the likes of which you cannot fully prepare for, no matter how hard you may try. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be afraid of it, be excited for it.

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Where weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been...

BY MAX MARTINEZ Managing Editor 1960: Two years after the Florida Legislature granted the charter of Florida Presbyterian College, a ground-breaking ceremony was held on what would become our waterfront campus. That same year, the school began holding classes for the inaugural freshman class of 155 students in buildings downtown until campus was ready three years later.

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Given our current â&#x20AC;&#x153;hippieâ&#x20AC;? reputation, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only ÂżWWLQJ WKDW (FNHUG (originally Florida Presbyterian College) began during the cultural upheaval of the 1960s, with campus opening the same year the Beatles took America by storm.

The 60s saw the construction of many buildings we still use today, including Fox Hall, Siebert and the Roberts Music Center.

But make no mistake about it, Florida Presbyterian College was far from the Eckerd you know now.

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alcohol wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t allowed on campus regardless of a studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s age, and, according to an old school newspaper article we dug up, women had curfews.

Then-President William Kadel announced that while he supported freedom of speech and debate, he would not allow a speaker on campus if they were a known member of the &RPPXQLVW SDUW\ .DGHO ÂżQLVKHG his term as president in 1968 and was replaced by Billy Wireman (as in, Wireman Chapel), who at the time became the youngest college president in America, at 35 years old.

Oh, and tuition? $1,675 in 1962, ZKLFK ZKHQ DGMXVWHG IRU LQĂ&#x20AC;DWLRQ is equal to roughly $12,000 in 2010.

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ZDV RIÂżFLDOO\ UH QDPHG (FNHUG &ROOHJH WR UHĂ&#x20AC;HFW WKH FROOHJHÂśV gratitude to Jack Eckerd, who the year before donated $12.5 million WR WKH VFKRRO VWDYLQJ RII ÂżQDQFLDO trouble for the young college.

The founder of the Eckerd drugstore chain, Jack Eckerd ZDV RQH RI WKH PRVW SUROLÂżF DQG well-respected businessmen of the area, and became quite the philanthropist after amassing his fortune. He bought the naming rights for the Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater (it was a gift to his wife) and set up camps for troubled youth across Florida. He also served as interim president of the college in 1977 after the departure of President Wireman.

2001-present: Donald Eastman III became Eckerdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fourth president at a pivotal juncture in our collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history at the turn of the century.

Before moving to Eckerd, Eastman spent the previous ten years at the University of Georgia, ÂżUVW DV 93 IRU 'HYHORSPHQW DQG 8QLYHUVLW\ Relations and later as VP for Strategic Planning and Public Affairs. This experience more than TXDOLÂżHG (DVWPDQ IRU WKH WDVNV KH ZRXOG encounter at Eckerd.

When he arrived, the college was recovering from WKH ÂżQDQFLDO EUXLVH OHIW LQ WKH ZDNH RI $UPDFRVWÂśV resignation. The to-do list was long, and, when it comes to maintaining a college, it never really gets

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The way the college operated changed, t end of Eastmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s third year, the college was balanced and the by-laws re-wri school adopted a new resource allocati and investment strategy while simul shedding previous failed investments lik estate developments of Armacost.

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The 70s brought the toughest challenges yet to the young college.

2Q WRS RI ÂżQDQFLDO WURXEOHV HQUROOPHQW GZLQGOHG IURP WR DQG faculty spots were lost, 21 perceent of the total faculty. In 1977, President :LUHPDQ OHIW DQG -DFN (FNHUG EULHĂ&#x20AC;\ SUHVLGHG RYHU WKH VFKRRO WKDW DGRSWHG his name, until he,too, left before the end of the year to run for governor.

Sadly, he lost. Peter Armacost took over as president in October 1977, a post he would hold for the next 23 years. During his tenure, the college added the popular Marine Science and Environmental Studies majors, as well as ASPEC and the PEL program.

The 70s were not without highlights in student life. The English Language Service (ELS) center opened in 1977. Talk of adding an ROTC program stirred up debate around campus, but ultimately passed in 1978.

2I FRXUVH ÂżHUFH RSSRVLWLRQ WR PLOLWDU\ WUDLQLQJ VKRXOG SHUKDSV EH H[SHFWHG on a campus that caused one EC newspaper reporter in 1976 to write, â&#x20AC;&#x153;In theory, drug usage has always been against Eckerd policy, but R.A.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s are now being asked to enforce the heretofore lax policy.â&#x20AC;? Look for more about that article in a future issue of The Current.

1977-2000: The tenure of President Peter Armacost kickstarted Eckerdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rise to a new level of academic achievement and growth, yet ended with the school nearly bankrupt and its future in question.

Under Armacostâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leadership, Eckerd added the Program for Experienced Learners (PEL) and the Association of Senior Professionals at Eckerd College (ASPEC), two renowned hallmarks of Eckerd College. The student body grew, and new dorms were constructed to meet demand. Some of todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most popular majors, including marine science, environmental studies and international relations were added shortly after Armacostâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s arrival.

During this time, the college also received a number of grants from prestigious organizations such as the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Ford Foundation and the National Science Foundation. ,Q 8 6 1HZV DQG :RUOG 5HSRUW QDPHG (FNHUG RQH RI WKH ÂżYH PRVW innovative colleges in America. At the turn of the century, undergraduate enrollment stood at 1,485, with 1,200 more students in the PEL program.

The faculty now consisted of 92 full-time professors.

2011, You Are Here: Eckerd College is young, younger than some of your parents and a good number of our professors. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s part of our charm. Without generations of tradition to direct us, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been free to innovate. Over time, our knack for innovation has become our trademark, from inventing the 4-1-4 academic calendar to our own version of the Coast Guard (happy 40th birthday, EC-SAR).

To bring you up to speed on whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happened in our short time as a college, and to let you in on what the Master Plan says is going to happen to us, we present: A Brief History (and Future) of Eckerd College.

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Armacostâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s impressive time at Eckerd ended on a sour note in 2000.

That year, the board of trustees learned that over the previous 18 months, the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s endowment shrunk from $34 million to $13 million. Without the boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s permission or awareness, Armacost had invested the bulk of Eckerdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s endowment in two ventures, an assisted living facility and a residential development on Eckerd property (you know, the one behind the pool). Both projects ended up in bankruptcy. Armacost resigned that summer, and the collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s endowment was eventually restored, the result of personal donations made by board members.

Despite this, it is important to remember that Armacost â&#x20AC;&#x153;oversaw a period of impressive growth and innovation at Eckerd,â&#x20AC;? in the words of the St Petersburg Times. The new library that was completed in 2005 now bears the name of President Armacost.

As board chairman Miles Collier said at the library groundbreaking ceremony in 2002, â&#x20AC;&#x153;of those presidents who have served this college, none has loved this college more nor given more of his talents than Peter H. Armacost.â&#x20AC;?

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Only 280 institutions across the country have chapters of Phi Beta Kappa, and Eckerd is the youngest to receive such an honor.

Moving forward, Eastman prepared Eckerd for the future with the creation of a Campus Master 3ODQ ÂżUVW LQ DQG DJDLQ LQ 7KH 0DVWHU Plan sets a track for Eckerd for the foreseeable future, including the construction of several new buildings on campus, detailed throughout the rest of this timeline.

2008: In November 2008, in the thick of Eckerdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 50th birthday celebrations, the college announced the start of its capital campaign, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Many experiences, one spirit,â&#x20AC;? with the goal of raising $80 million for improvements to the campus.

7KH FDPSDLJQ WKH ÂżUVW RI LWV NLQG DW (FNHUG ZDV DQ enormous success. By May 2011, the campaign came to a close after surpassing its goal, collecting nearly $81 million in donations and pledges.

The campaign placed a high priority on a new, $25 million state-of-the-art Molecular and Life Sciences Building, currently under construction at the front of campus. Other priorities include a $2.5 million Center for Ceramic Arts and Sculpture, $1.5 million for chapel renovations and $2 million for â&#x20AC;&#x153;enhancing the environment.â&#x20AC;? Another $5 million is allocated for endowed professorships. Earlier this year, the GO Pavilion opened, made possible by a gift from trustee George Off (hence the name, GO Pavilion).

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2014: In the tradition of conserving the environment on campus, what we know now as Omega parking lot is slated to be dug up by 2014. In its place, will be an open green space, much like Kappa Field.

The change is part of a larger plan to adjust the parking situation on campus, which began last year with the removal of Sheen parking lot (now the construction site for the new science building). As part of that plan, Omega lot will be removed and Dorm Drive will be converted to a wide sidewalk that can be used as a service road, like the one currently running between Iota and Kappa. The school hopes to make campus more friendly to walking while reducing the number of students who drive to class from their dorms.

Before the class of 2015 graduates, all parking will be located on the outskirts of campus. North parking lot, lovingly referred to as â&#x20AC;&#x153;the freshman lot,â&#x20AC;? is undergoing an expansion to accommodate more vehicles. New lots have sprung up next to Upham and near the waterfront to make the transition smoother for the time being.

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2015-20: By the time construction on the new performing and visual arts buildings is completed, every current Eckerd student will most likely have graduated. Even if you stay for a super-senior year, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll most likely miss it.

Nevertheless, at some point this decade, the area behind Kappa will be graced with VHYHUDO QHZ DUW EXLOGLQJV 7KH ÂżUVW SLFWXUHG above, is the Center for Ceramic Arts and Sculpture, which will occupy the land that is now Kappa parking lot. Currently, ceramic work is done in a small, temporary building just in front of the Ransom Art building.

Rumor has it that the â&#x20AC;&#x153;temporaryâ&#x20AC;? studio has been in use for decades, so a new stateof-the-art center is long overdue.

Farther down the road, the Master Plan calls for the expansion of Bininger Theater, a new Fine Arts building and a new music building, all in an area dubbed â&#x20AC;&#x153;the arts quad.â&#x20AC;?

College 2012-13: The new Molecular and Life Sciences building is slated for completion in 2012, but given the normal pace of construction on campus, a 2013 opening is more likely.

The $25 million complex will provide Eckerdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s burgeoning science department with much-needed lab and classroom space. At nearly 55,00 square feet, it will be the largest academic building on campus, despite only being one story tall.

7KH Ă&#x20AC;DJVKLS EXLOGLQJ RI WKH Âł0DQ\ ([SHULHQFHV 2QH 6SLULW´ campaign, its construction was made possible by the generosity of more than 300 individual donors, 200 of whom pledged more than $5,000 each.

From Eckerdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Many Experiences, One Spiritâ&#x20AC;? campaign website: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The new building will feature a single-story facility to include 9 laboratories; two classrooms; three faculty-student UHVHDUFK VSDFHV IDFXOW\ RIÂżFHV WZR FRYHUHG FRXUW\DUGV D greenhouse; a lobby and gathering space; several student study areas and meeting rooms; research support spaces and more.â&#x20AC;?

Photos, clockwise from top left: Jack Eckerd, philanthropist, interim Eckerd President and financial savior; Donald Eastman III, current President of Eckerd College; an artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rendering of the planned Ceramics building an artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rendering of the Molecular and Life Sciences building. All photos courtesy of Eckerd.edu Friday, August 26, 2011

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6W 3HWH 6DPSOHU 7KH &XUUHQW·V JXLGH WR RII FDPSXV FXLVLQH Now that you have the feel of what Eckerd has to offer, it’s time to get off campus and explore the eclectic variety of eateries within our beautiful city. Here, we bring you some of the best of the St. Pete Sampler from the Spring 2011 semester. We here at The Current hope to provide you with a jumping off point for your explorations and endeavours around town. Bon Appetit!

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Restaurant (travel time by car from Eckerd’s Campus) Address Contact Information Hours Food Quality (1-5) *Price $-$$$$ $ = <$5.00 per meal $$$$ = $20.00+ per meal A. Undertow Beach Bar (6-10 min) 3850 Gulf Blvd., St Pete Beach Phone: 727- 368 – 9000 www.undertowbeachbar.com Hours: Su-Sa (8am-2am) Food: 3.5 Price: $$-$$$$

C. Crabby Bill’s (6-10 min) 5100 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach Phone: 727-360-8858 www.crabbybills.com Hours: Su-Tr (11am-10pm) FSa (11am-11pm) Food: 4 Price: $$-$$$$

B. Shaner’s (7-10 min) 2000 Pass-A-Grille Way, PassA-Grille Phone: 727-367-4292 Hours: Su-Sa (8am-7pm) Food: 4.5 Price: $-$$

D. Healthy Hut (9-11 min) 595 Corey Ave., St. Pete Beach Phone: 727-363-4488 www.hhutmarket.com Sun (9am-8pm) M-Sa (8am9pm) Food: 4 Price: $$-$$$

E. Burrito Boarder (11-13 min) 17 3rd St. N., St. Petersburg Phone: 727-209-0202 www.burritoboarder.com Hours: Su-Wed (11am-10pm) Tr-Sat (11am-2:30pm) Food: 4.5 Price: $$-$$$

H. Cafe Bohemia (9-11 min) 937 Central Ave., St. Petersburg Phone: 727-895-4495 Hours: M-T (8am-7pm) W-Th (8am–11pm) F (8am12am) Sa (11am-12am) Food: 4 Price: $$

F. Lucky Dill Deli (11-13 min) 277 Central Ave., St. Petersburg Phone: 727-895-5859 www.luckydillofstpete.com Hours: M-Tr (8am-9pm) F-Sa (8am-10pm) Su (8:30am4pm) Food: 4 Price: $$

I. Tijuana Flats (11-15 min) 944 4th St. N., Ste 100, St. Petersburg Phone: 727-823-5882 ZZZ WLMXDQDÁDWV FRP Hours: Su-Tr (11am–10pm) F-Sa (11am–11pm) Food: 5 Price: $$

G. The Chattaway (13-16 min) 358 22nd Ave. S., St. Petersburg Phone: 727-823-1594 Hours: Su-Sa (11am to 9:30pm) Food: 4 Price: $-$$

J. The Globe Coffee Lounge (8-10 min) 532 1st Ave. N., St. Petersburg Phone: 727-898-JAVA www.globecoffeelounge.com Hours: M-Tr (11am–1am) F (11am–2am) Sa (4pm–2am) Food: 4.5 Price: $$