Throughout the years, New College has been met with criticism from the student body regarding issues of food insecurity and the quality of life on campus. Whether it be due to food quality, accessibility issues or even just finding suitable times to eat during a…
As the final days of November begin to get crossed out on the calendar and the page flips to December, so approaches the end of another year of the world battling COVID-19. Obviously, this time of year always comes with a lot of traveling and…
Fall 2020 marked the first time that students were allowed to stay on campus over winter break at New College, in response to COVID-19 and the increased risk it created for international, immunocompromised and housing insecure students. Only select students qualified last year, either through…
Students leaving for winter break are reminded to clean out their fridges and throw away any perishables in their rooms. As people decide whether gathering for the holidays is safe, college students are put into a difficult position: is it safe to travel home? For…
If a student does not fill out a break form, housing will assume the student will be leaving for Thanksgiving break and will secure their room. Between this year’s move-in process, which phased students in over the course of a week to avoid overcrowding, and…
A dire trap to be aware of this coming winter break is that, while away from the stress of college life, one might make the horrible mistake of thinking that the world is a good place. Thankfully, a cure for optimism does exist: pay attention…
I don’t mean to assume but I’m willing to wager that some of you share the same apprehension I have of going home for break. The way it goes for me, I feel like a fish out of water for about a week, bored and…
