Harvard professor gives lecture at New College

photo courtesy of Casey Morell/Catalyst Nathan Billings, from Harvard Medical School, gave a lecture on Nov. 5 in Soo Bong Chae Auditorium about how the thyroid affects retinal development. On Nov. 5, Nathan Billings from Harvard Medical School’s Cepko Lab gave a presentation in Soo…

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Foundation sets lofty goal to help New College flourish

Amid times of economic uncertainty, New College is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its founding. The New College Foundation is gearing up for the festivities by organizing events and campaigns to raise private funds in an effort to create growth within the college and to…

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Sarasota Succulent Society ages gracefully

All photos David Belew/Catalyst Most days of the week, the property lies still. Aloe trees and live oaks slowly creep closer to a sun silently casting light onto an ordered jumble of cacti. By Monday morning though, the property slides into a flurry of activity…

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Attack of the McMansions!

Every morning a slew of pickup trucks and white vans pulls up to the corner of Bay  shore Road and 45th.. Workers get out of there vehicles and trudge to their days work. For many months now a new mansion has been in progress there.…

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New College's darkroom is brought to light

All photos Casey Morell/Catalyst The darkroom has six enlargers, or devices to aid in the development of film negatives, for use. Nestled in the back corner of Hamilton “Ham” Center lies one of New College’s best kept secrets: a photography darkroom that is open for…

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Windows Phone 7: What you need to know

Apple, Google and Research In Motion (makers of the BlackBerry) have been the major players in the smartphone arena, but tech titan Microsoft is now stepping back into the ring. Microsoft launched its Windows Phone 7 devices on Nov. 8 and the Catalyst is here to cut through the technical minutiae and highlight how it’s different from the rest.

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StitchCraft plays part in the pleasant Revolution Bicycle Music Fest

All photos courtesy of stitchcraftmusic.com From left, Ezra Lipp, Heather Normandale and Anna Perlmutter at one point performed StitchCraft. While at NCF, Normandale studied anthropology to help her write music about her life Created in 2006, the band StitchCraft may be New College in a…

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Sarasota hosts first international chalk festival

Using the street as their canvas, local and international artists from near and far gathered for the first time on downtown Sarasota’s Pineapple Ave. to participate in the first ever international street-painting festival in the United States. On the weekend of Oct. 30 , roads…

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Award winner directs New College documentary

photo courtesy of feelgoodguru.com Tickell plans to work with the school to provide a free screening of the documentary to New College students. New College alum Josh Tickell (’03) is the director of a documentary on his alma mater which may be entitled “The New…

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