photos courtesy of Taylor Meredith/Catalyst Having the menu boards taken down and replaced with blackboard paint isn’t the only change the Four Winds’ menu has undergone. On Monday, Nov. 7, both subtle and blatant differences were made to café’s list of options. “None of the…
“The road to hell is paved with incompletes,” Dean of Students Wendy Bashant said. This statement was made during the Oct. 25 Independent Study Project (ISP) workshop, an event designed to help first-year students obtain knowledge concerning their upcoming January ISPs. Bashant’s statement was part…
Taylor Meredith/Catalyst Braasch answers questions from the audience at the end of his presentation. It was the eruption of Mt. St. Helens in 1980 that marked Gary Braasch’s transition from nature photographer to photojournalist of environmental issues. Braasch, standing at a safe distance, was able…
Taylor Meredith/Catalyst The Counseling and Wellness Center will be offering tours during the Expo. “To live a healthy lifestyle you have to be happy,” second-year and New College Student Alliance (NCSA) co-president Mike Long said. “And what do puppies do? They make you happy.” The…
"Today is a tragic day in our nation's history,” Innocence Project Co-Director Barry Scheck said. “Troy Davis was executed in spite of serious doubt about his guilt.” This doubt, which has spread through communities worldwide, resulted in thousands upon thousands of signatures on behalf of…
Taylor Meredith/Catalyst Profesor Skinner sits outside of his HCL 7 classroom. “I certainly flirted very hard with journalism,” visiting Professor of Political Science Richard Skinner answered when asked what career path he would have taken if not for teaching. “I was an editor for the…
Taylor Meredith/Catalyst Miranda Cuckson warms up before her Sept. 24 performance at Sainer Pavilion. During a festival in Mongolia, violinist Miranda Cuckson recalls playing a concert on the slopes of sand dunes in the desert. Her audience was one to remember. “Nomads came riding up…
All photos Taylor Meredith/Catalyst "Women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimized,” said Toronto police officer Constable Michael Sanguinetti, paving the way for the first SlutWalk in Toronto on Apr. 3, 2011. Since then, these rallies have made their way to…
All photos Taylor Meredith/Catalyst For some incoming New College students, high school is a thing of the very recent past, with graduation photos uploaded and digitally immortalized last summer. For other students, high school took place decades ago, and those memories can be found between…
All photos Taylor Meredith/Catalyst A sarcastic voice cried out, “The Great State of Florida!” in response to a comment made by a Florida legislator at the front of the room. This was just one of many disgruntled exclamations heard at the redistricting hearing that took…
