photo courtesy of Alexis Santos/Catalyst Thesis student bailey Howard clings to the Tony Saprito Pier as he tries to reel in "the big one." New College’s location on Sarasota Bay provides students with access to what some call the best beaches in the world. While…
photo courtesy of Gracelena Ignacio/Catalyst Third-year and Catalyst staff member Casey Morell rearranges his playlist during his Thursday night radio show on WSLR. WSLR, a Sarasota community radio station, plans to move from is current location, 3708 Royal Palm Ave. to 525 Kumquat Ct. at the…
photo courtesy Sara Stovall/Catalyst P.J. Helgeland, 15, appears to defy gravity as he rolls up on the coping of the skatepark's flow course. The fate of the Sarasota Skate Park hung in the balance on the night of August 25 as Mayor Kelly Kirschner stood…
Family Weekend will take place from Sept. 25-26 this year. Students’ families will enjoy a breakfast reception at Jane Bancroft Cook Library at 9:00 a.m. that Saturday morning. Families may then proceed to a 10:00 a.m. workshop on financial debt and credit in the Teaching…
The first New Music New College concert of the season will take place on Saturday, Sept. 18th at 8:00 p.m. The concert will be held at the Mildred Sainer Pavilion and feature guitarist and composer, Andrew Mckenna Lee and percussionist, Michael McCurdy. It is free…
Nearly every night on strolls to the bay, New College students can witness a great blue heron wading in the water near the dock. This heron has a long, graceful neck, grayish white feathers and is normally sighted alone. The heron has become a character…
On Aug. 26, the Princeton Review featured New College of Florida in “The Best 373 Colleges: 2011 Edition” for the ninth consecutive time, according to the Office of Public Affairs. NCF received rankings in 13 categories. The college was ranked ninth for “Professors Get High…
Over the years, bell hooks has established herself as a leading feminist scholar and an accomplished author, and beginning in March of 2011, she will be joining the New College of Florida faculty. hooks, who refuses to capitalize her name so that people will focus…
photo courtesy of Joe Richard Members from various groups untied to protest outside of Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville on Sept. 11. A small non-denominational church with roughly 50 members caused a worldwide uproar this past week with plans to host “International Burn a…
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Charlene Challahan has been working on a plan to improve efficiency, faculty morale and interdisciplinary studies through reorganizing the way New College’s academic divisions operate. For the plan to reach fruition, the school’s faculty would need to voice…
