Throughout the country, student groups have been gathering together and protesting for Gaza, where over 34,000 people have been killed since October, the majority of them women and children.
This year, Eckerd is tightening its budget as rising insurance rates, high inflation and an increase in minimum wage all put stress on the college’s funds.
Eckerd’s annual windstorm insurance has gone up from $561k to $1.65 million over last year, rising by 148% as insurance companies pull out of Florida.
The mood was undaunted excitement as two shuttles filled with Eckerd students pulled out of campus last week.
The destination? A protest at New College of Florida, Sarasota, ground zero in the ongoing debate over academic freedom.
At New College’s Board of Trustees meeting on Tuesday, two transgender Eckerd students were asked for their IDs by a member of private security as they attempted to use the men’s bathroom during the over four-hour meeting
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