The Current

Official Student News Publication of Eckerd College The Current & Cat. 5 magazine

The Current is a daily news organization with two publishing formats: online and print. As The Online Current, web exclusives about or of interest to the Eckerd College community are uploaded daily. A 24-page print format with a circulation of 1,000 is published biweekly and distributed on campus and to subscribers.

04/28/2023

Senior marine science major Cameron Larmer will release the album “Baby Shower,” a love letter to people who have impacted him and contributed to his growth, today on all platforms.

Check out the link in our bio to learn more about the album and don’t forget to check out the music.

Writer: Kiley Woods, News Editor
Photo: Album cover art courtesy of Cameron Larmer

04/27/2023

Bodies, bagels, breasts, oh my!

Click the link in our bio to learn more about what EC Feminists do to celebrate bodies.

Writer: Elle Bancroft, Current Intern
Photographer: Donovan Snell

04/27/2023

The cafeteria that has stood at the campus’s heart since 1958 will be undergoing major changes beginning Fall semester of 2023.

Check out more at the link in our bio.

Writer: Katya Tjaha
Photo courtesy of Eckerd College

04/26/2023

I think Moodle sucks, do you? Should our love for Google Classroom shine brighter than our forced relationship with Moodle?

Read more at the link in our bio to gather your own opinion.

Writer: Nicole Vogler, Current Intern
Graphic by: Atlas Chambers, Design Manager

04/19/2023

Do you love teen angst, rebellion and the exploration of sexuality? Then you’ll love the Eckerd College Theatre Department's new show, “Spring Awakening,” running today through Saturday in Bininger Center for the Preforming Arts.

Check out the rest of the preview at the link in our bio.

Writer: Grey Curcio, Culture Editor
Photographer: Ace Muccio, PR Manager

04/18/2023

Wondering who the commencement speaker will be this year?

The commencement speaker for the class of 2023 will be LaRuby May ‘97, an alum of Eckerd notable for her work as a lawyer, entrepreneur, developer, teacher and strategist.

Read more at the link in our bio.

Writer: Katya Tjahaja, Editor-in-Chief
Photo courtesy of May Jung Law Firm website

04/14/2023

Triton’s rugby team competed against teams from all across the country in the Annual on April 7 and 8. Eckerd finished with a total record of 2-4, finishing in fourth place in the University men’s open division.

Highlights include Eckerd’s victory over Division 1 school University of Cincinnati. Eckerd rugby now turns their focus to the championship game next saturday vs St. Thomas University.

Read more at the link in our bio.

Writer: Ian Shepperd, Assistant Sports Editor
Photograph courtesy of Derek Carlson

04/13/2023

Yellow bikes are a staple of what is to be at Eckerd College. Just like the white sand of South Beach and the towering palm trees, this free ride share service has been integral to many Eckerd College experiences.

However lately functioning yellow bikes have been fewer and farther between. This begs the question: What is happening to the yellow bikes and who is to blame?

Check out more at the link in our bio.

Writer: Aaron Chimelis, Co-Science Editor
Graphic by: Atlas Chambers, Design Manager

04/12/2023

Tampa Bay Rowdies must have been named after the fans. Al Lang Stadium, the heart of downtown St. Petersburg, pollutes the spring Saturday night air with yellow and green cheers.

One crowd, in particular, stands out, literally–the Ralph’s Mob supporters group. These season ticket holders never miss a game, home or away, and invite anyone and everyone into their section, members of the group or not.

They’re a tight community that wins and loses together. Find out more about their story through the link in bio.

Writer: Georgia Bobo, Sports Editor
Photographer: Donovan Snell

04/12/2023

Despite success on the court Memphis Grizzlies star point guard Ja Morant has experienced a wave of negativity off of it.

Reports of threats and physical altercations have followed Morant from the summer to the 22-23 season. This negativity would escalate in early March when Morant flashed a gun on Instagram live.

Morant’s actions have resulted in a suspension and time away from the second team in the Western conference. Morant’s behavior comes at a poor time as the conclusion of the NBA season looms.

Read more at the link in our bio.

Writer: Ian Shepperd, Assistant Sports Editor
Photo by Hoop Habits

04/11/2023

There may be no other academic value as sacred to higher education professors than freedom. And when it's under attack, they come out fighting.

Check out more at the link in our bio.

Writer: Kiley Woods
Graphic by: Nikki Bonfiglio

04/06/2023

The University of Connecticut Huskies beat the San Diego State University Aztecs 76-59 Monday in Houston to win their fifth NCAA basketball championship in twenty-four years.

Read more about their recent NCAA win at the link in our bio.

Writer: Ian Shepperd, Assistant Sports Editor
Photo by CNN Sports

03/31/2023

Tired of your complex’s laundry machines? Throughout the month of April, CSC ServiceWorks will be installing new machines across campus.

Check the link in our bio to find out more.

Writer: Katya Tjah, Editor-in-Chief
Photographer: Amelia Burns

03/19/2023

The results are in. Check out the winners of the 2023 ECOS Presidential Race at the link in our bio.

Writer: Kiley Woods, News Editor

03/15/2023

The Sunday dinner rush wasn’t the only noise made at Triton’s Pub on Sunday.

The last ECOS debate allowed each candidate in the election to speak their final platform for why they should be inducted into their positions over their opponent, and how they can improve Eckerd’s student life.

While the presidential position runs unopposed, the other positions are in tight competition, whether candidates are up for reelection or not.
Voting is open now until 3 p.m. Friday, vote now for the candidate you want to see as a leader on your campus!

Read more about the Sunday night debate at the link in our bio.

Writer and Photographer: Georgia Bobo, Sports Editor

03/14/2023

Eckerd’s new student grassroots organization, the Coalition of Students for Indigenous Action (COSIA), has big plans for Eckerd’s campus and beyond.

“It’s not a club, but more of a social justice group, a group of students dedicated to action,” Ansley Jacobs, one of the founding members and senior majoring in marine science said.

Read more about COSIA at the link in our bio.

Writer: Emily Dorsey, Managing Editor
Graphic by: Atlas Chambers, Design Manager

03/13/2023

“My service to this place is not dictated by my contract,” Annarelli said.

This year marks Dr. James J. Annarelli’s 33rd with Eckerd, one that he’s going into with a “new energy” in his step.

As the official sixth president of Eckerd College, Annarelli is looking to both continue the work he had been doing while also expanding into new areas.

Read more at the link in our bio.

Writer and Photographer: Carter Weinhofer, Senior Editor

03/12/2023

The Winter Term Photo Contest winners were announced earlier this weekend. Access the winners at the link in our bio.

03/09/2023

Mass shootings on college campuses continue to alarm and catch us off guard. The recent Michigan State University incident that took place almost a month ago still looms over college communities.

Eckerd College urges students and community members to implement the “Run, Hide, Fight” protocol from the U.S Department of Homeland Security.

Read more at the link in our bio.

Writer: Katya Tjah, Editor-in-Chief
Graphic by: Atlas Chambers, Design Manager

03/07/2023

Fire by Night is a non-denominational Christian club that made its first appearance at Eckerd in 2013. Although this Bible study club has been around for nearly a decade, its club members feel some students have some misconceptions.

Read more about the club at the link in our bio.

Writer: Elle Bancroft, Current Intern
Graphic by: Atlas Chambers, Design Manager

03/07/2023

Looking for affordable places to hang out off campus? Check out these hidden gems in St. Pete at the link in our bio.

Writer: Elle Bancroft, Current Intern
Photographer: Amelia Burns

03/04/2023

With the validity of recycling becoming a more and more hotly debated topic, Eckerd recyclers and microplastics researchers were welcomed to the Waste Connections of St. Petersburg facility, where Eckerd’s as well as the rest of St. Petersburg's recyclables are sent to.

The goal: to see what really happens to what we put in those green bins.

Find out more at the link in our bio.

Writer and Photographer: Ian Shepperd, Assistant Sports Editor

02/28/2023

Head Coach Billy Buttner began working with the men’s golf team in 2002 and was a huge part of launching Eckerd’s first women’s golf team for the 2005-06 season.

After 21 years, Coach Buttner finally said, “I’m getting old,” and announced his retirement last November.

Senior Apryl Parker and alumni Andrew Boyle ‘20 express gratitude and reflect on their Triton career from first-year recruits to seniors with Buttner on their side as both a coach and a friend.

“Coach Buttner’s personality, and his persona, how he is as a coach, and how he manages our team are really what drew me to the program,” Parker said.

Read more at the link in our bio.

Writer: Georgia Bobo, Sports Editor
Photographer: Andy Meng

02/20/2023

Two women who came of age before abortion was legalized in the United States are frightened about what will happen to women’s health care now that that right has been largely stripped away.

“The most important thing to know is that your healthcare is at serious risk,” said Dr. Jane Petro ’68, professor emeritus of surgery at New York Medical College. “We need to be knowledgeable on how revolutionary Roe v. Wade was.”

Check out more at the link in our bio.

Writer: Kiley Woods, News Editor
Graphic by: Nikki Bonfiglio

02/20/2023

Every year, Black History Month is assigned a theme that is relevant to the Black experience in America. This year, the theme is resistance.

Read more at the link in our bio.

Writer: Kiley Woods, News Editor
Graphic by: Ace Muccio, PR Manager

02/17/2023

Eckerd College student Nicholas Hess spent January working alongside researchers along the Tambopata River in Peru. At a rustic research station in the Amazon Rainforest, conservation minded people from across the globe collaborate to better understand the Amazon Rainforest, and how to conserve it.

Read more about their winter term journey at the link in our bio.

Writer and Photographer: Nicholas Hess

02/09/2023

Do you have a story to tell?

The Eckerd College Library is providing an opportunity for anyone to engage with the college community. Students can apply through an online application or suggest a volunteer to Heather Bush, assistant professor and access services and instruction librarian.

Check out more details at the link in our bio.

Writer: Katya Tjah, Editor-in-Chief
Photographer: Nicholas Hess

02/04/2023

Eckerd College prides itself on being as environmentally friendly and sustainable as possible. One of Eckerd’s many outlets with the focus on helping sustain the earth is the recycling program. However, it is impossible to work a recycling shift at Eckerd and encounter purely recyclable materials.

Student employees report the disposal of rotting chicken breasts, taquitos and carrots as well as many bags of dog p**p in paper bins and even a used tampon. How can the Eckerd community improve recycling habits?

Read more at the link in our bio.

Writer and Photographer: Ian Shepperd, Current Intern

02/01/2023

“Hidden Figures” is a beautiful, celestial story of three women who revolutionized the aerospace mission onboard the Friendship 7 aircraft. This is a strictly character-focused story so the film is a simple adaptation.

Read more about the full movie review at the link in our bio.

Writer: Kiley Woods, Current Intern
Photo: Copyright to Fox 2000 Pictures

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