Bilingual Cubano-American tutorial finishes with a ‘Big Fiesta’
Students performed as puppet-version of Paulina Pedroso, Jose Marti and Ybor Vicente Martinez.

Bilingual Cubano-American tutorial finishes with a ‘Big Fiesta’

Giulia Heyward is one of the students who participated in the Bilingual Cubano-American tutorial. Salsa music, Afro-Cuban beats and the sounds of a puppet show stole the silence in the library that usually occurs on Saturday mornings. Families, students and professors crowded the Jane Bancroft…

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SFF ‘Block Party’ attracts New College students
Thesis students Shelby Statham and Kayla Evens were in attendance at the event

SFF ‘Block Party’ attracts New College students

  Hours before Pride Ball, students could be found at JD Hamel Park listening to live performances and waiting in line for food trucks as part of the Sarasota Film Festival’s Sea and Be Seen Block Party. The block party took place on April 7…

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New College student performs in local freestyle competition
The competition took place in an intimate venue that allowed attendants to cheer on each competitor.

New College student performs in local freestyle competition

A local freestyle competition attracted would-be rappers in south Florida, including one New College student. Third-year and New College Student Alliance (NCSA) co-President, as well as student-facilitator of the Freestyle & Floetry tutorial, Miles Iton, performed at the local freestyle competition at Goodies Gentlemen’s Club.…

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CIW hosts fundraiser for  upcoming ColumBUS
The CIW fundraiser event featured a vegetarian friendly dinner and discussion on the CIW.

CIW hosts fundraiser for upcoming ColumBUS

A fundraiser for the upcoming CIW Florida Caravan to Columbus, Ohio, over Spring Break occurred on Saturday, March 18 at the Green Bean Coffee House. “We will be joining thousands of farmworkers and allies at the Wendy's headquarters to demand farmworker justice from the final…

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Aeolus: New College’s premier undergraduate  research journal
Aeolus is currently accepting submissions before their April 3rd deadline for their four- page insert in Nimbe. All photos Giulia Heyward.

Aeolus: New College’s premier undergraduate research journal

The Beginning Neal Lacey received a fellowship to do research in Columbia, Missouri. He packed his bags and flew to Dr. Justin Walensky’s chemistry lab at the University of Missouri. It was while at Mizzou, that Lacey befriended his Residential Advisor (RA), Anurag Chandram. They…

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‘We’ll see you at the movies!’ Sarasota Film Festival  kicks-off more inclusive and diverse films and audience
Marketing Director Ali Vallarta closed her speech by thanking the audience for attending. "Without you, our theatres would be dark. We'll see you at the movies!"

‘We’ll see you at the movies!’ Sarasota Film Festival kicks-off more inclusive and diverse films and audience

Pint-sized reporters, chicken and waffles and anticipation filled the air at the 2017 Sarasota Film Festival press event. The Sarasota Film Festival (SFF) hosted a press event on March 13 to celebrate the release of the final film program for this year’s events. The event…

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Students ‘redefine activism’ at BHM Symposium
Students listen to a raw Keynote Address given by Kavindu Ade.

Students ‘redefine activism’ at BHM Symposium

  All photos by Giulia Heyward The Redefining Activism: Navigating Identity and Self-Care Symposium took place on Sunday, March 5 in the Jane Bancroft Cook Library. The symposium was one of the few last events part of the 2017 Black History Month programming centered around…

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Black history month:  a recap
Students listen as Dr. Lisa Merritt discusses her experiences as a black college student.

Black history month: a recap

Black History Month at New College was once the brain child of alum Nasib McIntosh (‘12) and Professor of Sociology Queen Zabriskie. Three years later, and the Black History Month (BHM) Planning Committee is a subsect of the school’s Black Student Union (BSU). The committee…

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