Eva Gray/Catalyst Matisyahu announced to his fans via Twitter in December 2011: "No more Chassidic reggae superstar. Sorry folks, all you get is me...no alias." He noted that he was reclaiming himself from a life of strict religiosity. Although he shaved his signature Hassidic beard, he told his fans…
Puneet Sandhu/Catalyst About half of those that RSVP'd showed up, while stragglers filled in the empty seats. He asked what color my panties were. Four minutes later, it was over. On Feb. 25, New College resident advisors (RAs) held a speed dating event and the…
Although social media is a relatively new concept, the speed at which it was integrated and expanded into an ever-growing, technologically-savvy society paints a somewhat skewed picture when considering some of the devastating effects social media websites have on those who use them. This worldwide…
photo courtesy of New College Public Affairs According to ncf.edu, "Prior to her current role as reviews editors for Drunken Boat, Dentz was the poetry co-editor of Quarterly West." Shira Dentz, New College’s Spring 2012 Writer-in-Residence, began writing when she was younger after the death…
Sara Mineo/Catalyst Soul and hip-hop artists Geno & Skunk Boogie play the opening performance for Ringling Underground: Hip-Hop edition. The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art held its second edition of Ringling Underground on Mar. 1. The event, which is held on the first Thursday…
Skylar Ead/Catalyst Attendees openly share their opinions and questions at the follow-up meeting. The follow-up discussion to the teach-in about discrimination and diversity at New College took place on March 2 in the Black Box Theater. Students, faculty and staff were all invited to attend…
Martin Steele/Catalyst The exhibit takes up 1,200 square feet of floor space and features audio/visual touch-screen panels as well as large panels emblazoned with eye-catching pictures and informative text. “For Americans, the iconography of Nazism is found in the swastika, the jackboot, the Nazi banner,”…
all photos Corey Rae Rodda/Catalyst Big E’s smells like grease. Local art adorns its walls and its lending library is filled with well-thumbed books. “Big E’s is the only non-profit coffee shop in America,” regular Michael John Silverman announced. Since last year, the coffee shop…
all photos Alexis Santos/Catalyst by Alexis Santos Musically, I’m a child of the 1980s. Every band I’ve seen in concert has claimed its fame in the decade that baby blue and hot pink were considered a combination at the peak of style. Shirts from Styx,…
New College has received its second-largest individual gift in its history from the estate of Heidi H. Boothe, the mother of New College alum Sharon Boothe Rider (‘71), who unexpectedly died from an illness in 2004. The $3 million gift is a combination of monetary and property assets – about 100 acres of land from the Boothe estate – and was bequeathed by Heidi Boothe in her daughter’s honor. According to newcollegeofflorida.wordpress.com, this gift is only surpassed in the college’s history by the $3.752 million gift in 2004 from the estate of Jane Bancroft Cook, whose name now graces the university’s library.
