Experience New College: Prospective student events brings hundreds to campus
STARs and thesis students Eugenia Quintanilla and Alexis Pujol with third-year Paola Baez-Perez and second-year RA Elizabeth Ramsamooj.

Experience New College: Prospective student events brings hundreds to campus

  Hurricane Irma had classes, work and businesses cancelled. While the roads were filled with Floridians leaving for nearby states, New College had to cancel its annual October Open House Event for prospective students. This is partly why Experience New College was able to see…

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How arts funding can fill in gaps of institutional support
(Photo courtesy of Zoe Heuermann) Interest in art as an AOC continues to increase. Students are concerned that the current organization of the art department, in addition to the amount of resources received, will fail to support the projected growth of students.

How arts funding can fill in gaps of institutional support

The following article is a continuation to the “Funding for art resources draws a blank” piece by Jacob Wentz. The previous article can be accessed online at ncfcatalyst.com. As hopeful faculty hires provide presentations on Chilean protests and science labs are built from the ground…

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Sulfuric acid scare highlights safety concerning accessibility and federal regulations on chemicals
(Photo by Giulia Heyward/Catalyst)
Concentrate sulfuric acid (center) can be found in the chemistry storage room in the Heiser Natural Sciences building. The room is double bolted and only a select amount of faculty have the key into the room.

Sulfuric acid scare highlights safety concerning accessibility and federal regulations on chemicals

Sulfuric acid is a chemical capable of corroding paper, metal and human skin. It has the potential to cause blindness, and is unique in its ability to also cause thermal burns as a result of dehydration. This chemical can be found in household cleaning supplies,…

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West African Dance class hints at increasingly diverse curriculum
Kya Conner instructs the class on a West African dance known as Soko and typically danced during moments of celebration.

West African Dance class hints at increasingly diverse curriculum

  Students and faculty lined up in rows to the sound of beating drums as they danced in synchronized movements as Professor of Sociology Mecca Zabriskie instructed them where to go. A nod to the African Goddesses tutorial taught this semester, this event was a…

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