Artist's creations abounded at the festival. All photos Katrina Carlin/Catalyst. From underneath the banyan tree, melodic jams rang out into the warm afternoon air. Various tables and tents covered the grassy area outside the Nook. Conversation and laughter filled the lively atmosphere as vendors at…
The All Power to the Imagination! (API!) Conference was described by co-founder and alumnus James Birmingham (‘06) as the longest running student-organized radical left conference in the United States. This spring marks the first time since 2008 that API! will not be returning to campus.…
photo courtesy of Roger Wallstadt Heavy rainfall and flooding can have a detrimental effect on an aging sewage system. One might not typically wonder about what happens to our water after we use it. Typically, wastewater is collected by the local government, treated and reused for…
photo courtesy of Bing LiuThe two main characters of the film, Keire Johnson and Zach Mulligan. “This device cures heartache” reads the cracked paint on a well-worn skateboard in the trailer for the 2019 Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary, Minding the Gap. The film,…
photo courtesy of Bobak Ha'Eri"The admissions scandal, centered at California universities, has caused state legislators to introduce new anti-corruption legislation, including a bill aimed at ending legacy donations." A wave of national attention turned its focus on higher education on Tues., Mar. 12, with the…
photo courtesy of Ronald LankoneThe Spring 2018 meeting was held in the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. There are plenty of conference opportunities for undergraduates—but one anticipated by the chemistry community like no other is the American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting. ACS will host…
Every movement is born somewhere. The Student/Farmworker Alliance (SFA) was born in Feb. 2000, at the March for Dignity organized by the SFA’s longtime partner, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW). The CIW is a worker-led human rights organization that is built on a foundation…
Katrina Carlin/Catalyst Chavez, who lives off campus, sits at B dorm with two residents. Thesis student Cesar Chavez sits on the Palmer B dorm porch in his “Proyecto Bioarqueologicó Andahuaylas” vest, conversing in his booming voice, punctuated by giggling fits—at least until he talks about…
A safe, inclusive environment: that’s the goal of T[rans] Party—an on-campus organization that is returning for the spring semester. According to an email TParty Co-president and thesis student Emily Via sent to the Student’s List, “TParty is a peer-led support group on campus for trans,…
Last Friday night, on Feb. 22, white canvas flapped in the winds over the S.S. O’Shea as music floated through the air. Thesis students Becca Caccavo and Myles Rodriguez and second-year Salua Rivera threw this February’s Palm Court Party (PCP) with the theme “SOS: Save…
