Since Apr. 11, rampant rains and heavy flooding have been tearing up the east coast of South Africa, devastating the province of KwaZulu-Natal. As of the time of this article’s publication, the confirmed death toll has risen to 448 people, with about 48 people missing…
On Apr. 5 Elon Musk announced he will be joining Twitter’s board—a decision confirmed by Twitter. This announcement was essentially overturned when Musk informed Twitter on Apr. 9 that he will not be joining the board. “The Twitter CEO did not say whether Musk gave…
Apr. 7 marked the day when Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed by the Senate as the first Black woman to sit on the highest court in the country with a vote of 53-47. Judge Jackson will succeed Justice Stephen Breyer as the 116th Associate…
This coming Mother’s Day, May 8, marks Café Baci’s final day of serving customers after 31 years of hosting countless families in the Sarasota area. Roberto Mei is the chef and founder of Café Baci, but this was not his first restaurant to gather communities…
Over the course of the coronavirus pandemic, New College has seen dozens of administrative positions left vacant as employees seek opportunities elsewhere. But this trend isn’t exclusive to college grounds; Manatee County schools have a massive deficit in labor, with over 100 positions in dire…
In the grand theater and spectacle of what we loosely refer to as the U.S. government, sensational television personalities have been known to undergo swift conversions from relatively innocuous goobers trained in the art of bravado, bluster and fluff, to fully-armored statesmen dawning eagle-clad regalia…
Board games, card games and those who love games gather at the Jane Bancroft Cook Library every Wednesday for Tabletop Game Night. From 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., students gather around tables and play whatever games they so desire. Tabletop Game Night is run by…
Alumni reunited on Apr. 3 to talk about coming from a Student Writing Assistant (SWA) position at the Writing Resource Center (WRC) into a career within the education department. The event—titled “SWAlumni in Education”—was made possible by Director of Writing Jennifer Wells and Assistant Director…
The Sunshine Protection Act has emerged with the aim to eliminate the one hour time change—Daylight Savings Time—once and for all. The objectives of the bill are to make the time change either permanently sprung forward or fallen back, and to repeal Section 3 of…
The New College Food Forest is an iconic part of campus life, providing a fun way for students to garden together and create community engagement through sharing food. Located at Caples campus, the Food Forest also has the added benefit of being a free, healthy…
