New College, USF team up to host 2011 Fun and Fitness Expo

Taylor Meredith/Catalyst The Counseling and Wellness Center will be offering tours during the Expo. “To live a healthy lifestyle you have to be happy,” second-year and New College Student Alliance (NCSA) co-president Mike Long said. “And what do puppies do?  They make you happy.” The…

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Sarasota's "99 percent" joins burgeoning Occupy movement

all potos Eva Gray/Catalyst The first Occupy Sarasota demonstration took place on Thursday, Oct. 6 on Main St in front of the Bank of America. Protesters rallied to show solidarity with the now-international Occupy Together movement. Miranda Crouse of Bradenton held a sign that read,…

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NCF student unemployment rises due to work-study cut

In past years, New College has funded between 30 and 75 work-study positions through a combination of federal and state aid. The federal government annually allocates approximately $27,000 to New College for work-study, which the college supplements with aid from the state in order to…

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Banned Books Week

Readers of all ages, races and nationalities came together to celebrate free speech during the 30th annual Banned Books Weeks (BBW), which was from held Sept. 24 to Oct. 1. BBW highlighted the benefits of free and open access to information while drawing attention to…

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American hikers released from Iran

American hikers Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer landed in New York on Sunday, Sept. 25, reuniting with friends and family after more than two years in an Iranian prison. In Aug. 2009, a fateful hiking trip turned into charges of spying and trespassing once the…

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Palestine requests full U.N. membership
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Palestine requests full U.N. membership

Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas submitted a “historic” request to UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Sept. 23, asking the United Nations to admit the state of Palestine as a full member. Just after Abbas handed in the request, he was greeted with a standing ovation as he…

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Postal workers rally to preserve the future of the postal service

United States Postal Workers rallied in front of lawmakers’ offices across the nation on Tuesday to urge their Congressmen and women to support legislation that postal worker labor unions believe would solve the Postal Service’s financial problems. One such rally was in Sarasota where more…

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State senator proposes USF Polytechnic split

In 2001, New College of Florida (NCF), after being maintained as the Honors College of the University of South Florida (USF), split off and became the eleventh Florida state university. It was a long and difficult process, which eventually paid off to produce the NCF…

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