All photos Alexis Santos/Catalyst On March 12, the Time Sifters Archaeology Society and the New College Public Archaeology Lab hosted Archaeology Fest, an event giving visitors a chance to tour the Lab, attend various lectures, interact with artifacts, throw an atlatl and observe demonstrations including…
All photos Gracelena Ignacio/Catalyst William Pearson received the stage name Dr. Nik in the 1980s while working at the Golden Apple Dinner Theater. He was in a show called “Sunshine Boys” and everyone had a nickname except him — until one day, when he was…
All photos Liz Hampton/Catalyst “Is this the Rick Scott fan club?” asked a participant of Sarasota’s “Awake The State” rally held on Feb. 8. “I don’t think so!” laughed Kindra Muntz, organizer of the Sarasota protest against “the proposed draconian cuts to education, to the…
All photos courtesy of Elena Korallis There was something in the air on campus. Something green. Something white. Something yellow, red and pink. On March 12, the New College culture club celebrated Holi on the soccer fields behind Dortstein. “Holi is a festival of colors,”…
photo courtesy of andreagibson.com Andrea Gibson, politically active writer and poet. “I'll start by telling you about some things I believe in, and what I believe is that we are all good people” were the words spoken by renowned spoken word artist Andrea Gibson to…
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New College Alum and former Catalyst Editor Kazuaki "Kaz" Nagata reports and tweets from Japan.
Continue reading to see his articles from The Japan Times and his personal Tweets.
The need to monitor forum traffic was the inspiration behind third-year Rose Marz and thesis student Chelsea Montgomery's plan for a New College version of Craigslist. The New College Craigslist (NCC) will take the form of a newsletter to be sent out once a month…
In a move that shocked the nation, termination notices have been sent out to all 1,926 teachers in the Providence, R.I. school district, effective at the end of this school year. This announcement came on Feb. 22 from the Providence Public School Department (PPSD) Superintendent…
New College's resident a capella group, Acapellago, recently held auditions to replenish its dwindling numbers as former members traded singing stardom for more studious endeavors. Although there is debate as to when the group was created, the general consensus is that the student-run initiative has…
photo courtesy of celestiamotherlode.net Ruppeiner was also the first to calculate that a black hole's charge is very stable, differing from zero by 3.301 electron units on average, assuming an uncharged background. He used Fluctuation Theory to do so. "It's crazy what people overlook," he said. "Why…
