The Shore Acres neighborhood in St. Petersburg is notorious for flooding. Several inches of water can cover the streets during a routine summer thunderstorm. Many of the people who live in the 12,000 or so homes there think of the rising water as an occasional nuisance. But on August 29, Hurricane Idalia came calling. Read and written by Tom Zucco. For the web version, and photos, visit https://www.eckerd.edu/news/blog/rescue-eckerd-students-hurricane-idalia/.

Aidan Webster strode onto the sand of Eckerd College’s South Beach and turned to face an audience of several dozen people eager to see if he could really do it. Wearing shorts, a flowered shirt and the look of a gathering storm, he checked twice to make sure the counters, witnesses and videographers were all in place and ready. When you’re trying to break three Guinness World Records, all within one hour, those people are crucial. Read and written by Tom Zucco. For the web version, and photos, visit https://www.eckerd.edu/news/blog/guinness-world-records-juggling/.

In the Dunkin’ Donuts drive-thru line, Carter Weinhofer’s phone buzzed. The text from Journalism and Communication Instructor Janet Keeler—faculty adviser for Eckerd College’s student newspaper, The Current—congratulated him on winning first place in the Region 3 Mark of Excellence Awards of the Society of Professional Journalists. Read and written by Ashlyn Fransen '24. For the web version, and photos, visit https://www.eckerd.edu/news/blog/environmental-studies-student-esteemed-journalism-award/

TaunTaun and Bantha—a bonded pair of female bunnies—wore grad caps as they waited to hear their names called at the Eckerd College Pet Graduation on April 11. Read and written by Ashlyn Fransen '24. For the web version, and photos, visit https://www.eckerd.edu/news/blog/eleventh-class-pet-graduates-eckerd-college/

Earlier this semester, signs were posted in the grass asking for silence to protect the owls nesting in the tall pine trees. Through binoculars, you could see their nest and two great horned owlets poking their heads out over the stack of sticks. Read and written by Ashlyn Fransen '24. For the web version, and photos, visit https://www.eckerd.edu/news/blog/national-wildlife-federation-habitats/

The Oculus 2 headset is designed to sit on your forehead and block out all elements of our world as we know it. There are two controllers, one for each hand, with triggers and buttons to control the views presented by the headset. Read and written by Ashlyn Fransen '24. For the web version, and photos, visit https://www.eckerd.edu/news/blog/grant-virtual-reality-technology/

Sixty-seven posters lined the hallways and lobby of the James Center for Molecular and Life Sciences on March 29 for the 16th Annual Eckerd College Research Symposium. Read and written by Grey Curcio '24. For the web version, and photos, visit https://www.eckerd.edu/news/blog/16th-annual-research-symposium/

When you think of Greece, your mind might first go to the vibrant and ancient world popularized by myth. You might think of The Odyssey or The Iliad, stories that have lasted centuries and entertained thousands. But modern Greece is greatly separated from the world of The Odyssey and ancient Greece—as some Eckerd College students learned on their 2023 Winter Term trip with Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics Michael Goyette, Ph.D., and Assistant Professor of Philosophy Louise Daoust, Ph.D. Read and written by Grey Curcio '24. For the web version, and photos, visit https://www.eckerd.edu/news/blog/greece-modernity-myth/

They shared fist bumps and a delicious meal of salad, rice, several protein options, pita with yogurt, and baklava for dessert when more than 100 Eckerd College students, faculty and staff joined Arabic Instructor Qays Majeed and the Arabic Club for a traditional Iftar in Fox Hall on March 29 to learn more about the holy practice. Read and written by Ashlyn Fransen '24. For the web version, and photos, visit https://www.eckerd.edu/news/blog/iftar-ramadan/

“She was just the sweetest little old lady,” explains Eckerd College junior Tay Zilinskas, an animal studies student from Kissimmee, Florida. “She was about 80 years old, didn’t speak English, and lived in a poor neighborhood outside of Fort Myers. Her daughter was killed in the hurricane, and the storm wrecked her house. Read and written by Tom Zucco. For the web version, and photos, visit https://www.eckerd.edu/news/blog/students-spring-break-hurricane-ian-survivors/