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Marissa Mayer & Women in the Workforce


By Elizabeth Tomaselli
February 28, 2013 - 12:37am

Yahoo! made waves earlier this week when the company’s CEO Marissa Mayer announced they  would no longer allow telecommuting, a process where employees don’t physically come to the office, but work from home or remotely. READ MORE

A (Real Live College) Guy's Perspective: Ladies and Beer


By real live college guy
February 19, 2013 - 11:13pm

I don’t know about you guys, but I live for the weekends, and the appropriate weeknights. We’re in college. We’re here for our studies, but we are also here for the social aspects. This includes going downtown, partying on campus, going to events and everything in between. So for all of you ladies who are 21, have an older sister who looks eerily similar to you, or dropped $100 on a seriously flawed ID so you can get into the Daq Shak, this post is for you.   What do you like to drink? READ MORE

Real Live College Guy: Advice for Valentines Day


By real live college guy
February 13, 2013 - 12:23am

Whether you’re single and ready to mingle, in a long-term relationship, or just starting out, Eckerd's Real Live College Guy will be bringing advice and commentary from a guy’s perspective on everything from snap chat savvy flirting to friends with benefits and will even be answering questions. To have your question answered by our Real Live College Guy, write it in a comment below. READ MORE

Gift Giving Guide: $20 and Below


By Devon Williams and Elizabeth Tomaselli
December 9, 2012 - 10:17pm

Five for Under $5 Secret Santa budgets brings you down during the holidays? Here are a few gifts for $5 or under that can sneak their way under the tree this year at your next Christmas party.
  Be a Sweetie For those with a sweet tooth, candy is always a good gift choice and with the holiday season there is lots of it. Large bags of gummy bears and bins of ring pops can easily be found cheap. Candy canes are only $0.98 at Walmart. Also, Santa isn’t the only one who likes cookies.
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Finals Week Laughs


By Elizabeth Tomaselli
December 9, 2012 - 10:12pm

We know it's the home stretch, we know you're tired and, trust us, we know you're stressed and so done with not getting a study room at the library. Here are a few finals week memes to keep your spirits up. Good luck on finals! READ MORE

5 Ways to Recover from Thanksgiving and Push Through the End of the Semester


By Elizabeth Tomaselli
November 29, 2012 - 10:58am

So, you used Thanksgiving break as an excuse to eat all of the food you wanted, drink too much with your friends from home, completely abandon any semblance of a workout regimen, consume things like pumpkin pie and hot chocolate for breakfast and sleep through the afternoons with reckless abandon. Join the club. Coming back to school after Thanksgiving break is no picnic; it’s a tease, really. You leave your home, your bed and your dog only to come back to school for three weeks of seemingly pure anxiety and torture complete with papers, exams, projects and presentations (disclaimer: this may be a mild exaggeration). READ MORE

8 Tips for Surviving Florida Cold Fronts


By Devon Williams
November 15, 2012 - 4:35pm

When your day to day is 74 degrees and sunny, even the smallest cold front can really throw a wrench in your plans at Eckerd. Here are 8 tips to keep warm during our less than favorable weather as the semester draws to a close. 1. Appropriately accessorize READ MORE

The Top 5 Presidential Debate Memes We Just Can't Get Enough Of


By Elizabeth Tomaselli
October 19, 2012 - 7:35pm

If you watched the debates--or have at least been on Facebook or Twitter in the last two weeks--then you'll know the late night comedy shows have had no shortage of material. Wether it was the big bird comment that sent twitter into an instant frenzy, a creepy fit of laughter or even a comment about office supplies, sometimes, you don't even know a gaffe until the meme pops up on your facebook feed. Check out these top 5 memes that the Her Campus Eckerd team just can't stop laughing at. READ MORE

How to do Fall in Florida


By Elizabeth Tomaselli
October 2, 2012 - 10:08pm

For those of us that migrate from up North to come to Eckerd, we're happy to give up snow and ice for the palm trees and dolphins, but fall is a hard trade-off to reconcile. The smells, the food, the clothes, the weather and the feeling. Fall just has a feeling. It's hard to recreate that feeling in hot, humid, rainy Florida. For those of you up for the challenge, here are 8 ways to pretend it's fall..even if you're tanning on South Beach. READ MORE

The Art of the Workout Playlist


By Ursula Ayers
September 28, 2012 - 10:30pm

Even though it can be relaxing, the drum of ellipticals in the Fitness Center can eventually become, well, boring. Unfortunately, most have to venture to the workout room anyway. Only those lucky few can pound pizza from the Caf and never have to worry about attending that weekly body sculpt or Pilates class. Still, there’s just something about the Fitness Center that makes most students avoid it like a Western Heritage lecture. READ MORE

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