Hate speech hurled at NCF students of color

CONTENT WARNING: This article describes real instances of extreme racism and sexism, including uses of slurs. Since Donald Trump’s election, a wave of intimidation, violence and harassment against minorities has swept the country. News feeds have been riddled with headlines like, “Student wearing hijab threatened…

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The Activist Newsletter

    This week (11/23 – 12/1), activists have the opportunity to participate in protest marches, donation drives, peace rallies and speaker panels. Read on if you want to get involved in the community regarding racial justice, protest etiquette, national politics and reproductive justice.  …

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Sarasota to Standing Rock: How you can help

People from all over the world are flocking to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe encampment in North Dakota to support the months-long protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), which threatens the water supply of millions of people and is set to be built on…

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Respect Week changes in light of presidential election

Despite the nation electing a president who has repeatedly insulted minorities, veterans, the disabled, women and anyone who disagrees with him, New College students got important lessons in respect last week. In place of the week of anti-hazing programs required by the State University System,…

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To secede or not to secede? South FL could become 51st state

The mayor and city commission of the City of South Miami have passed a resolution “advocating for the legal separation of Florida into two separate states, creating the 51st state in the Union and naming it ‘South Florida’,” according to the official resolution. The new…

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Racist Arizona sheriff finally gets the boot

Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County has been called “the Donald Trump of Arizona” for his hardline stance on illegal immigration. Older white conservatives have kept him in a position of power for the last 24 years, but this election cycle a growing number of…

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The Activist Newsletter (11/16 – 11/24)

  This week (11/16 – 11/24), activists have the opportunity to participate in meetings, conference calls, vigils, care package deliveries and protests. Read on if you want to get involved in the community regarding indigenous rights, environmental issues, national politics, refugee and immigrant resettlement, transgender…

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What is the ‘New College Growth Plan’?

“For the third consecutive year, New College did not score high enough on the Florida Board of Governors performance based metrics to receive performance funding,” President Don O’Shea wrote in the September State of the College Report. Our frustratingly low performance on state metrics has…

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The Activist Newsletter (11/9 – 11/17)

This week (11/9 – 11/17), activists have the opportunity to attend speaker panels, pride rallies, protests and arts performances. Read on if you want to get involved in the community regarding sensible drug policy, racial issues, LGBTQIA+ rights, indigenous rights, environmental justice, and creative arts.…

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