Scientists at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) have developed a promising new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) vaccine that could not only control but also cure the disease. While taking a common approach of testing the vaccine in 16 monkeys infected with simian immunodeficiency virus…
Twenty-three Sarasota businesses and non-profits set up booths at the Volunteer and Internship Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 17. Hamilton “Ham” Center was filled with organizations such as the Sarasota Opera, Florida Walks and Bikes, Meals on Wheels and Manatee County Habitat for Humanity, drawing large…
This past summer the New College bubble was pierced from the outside by 15 students and area residents who participated in the Summer Pilot Program (SPP), an experiment put together during the 2013 spring semester in an effort to increase funds and attract potential donors…
On Thursday, Sept. 12, millions of Harry Potter fans screamed in excitement and sighed with relief when the series author, J.K. Rowling, announced that there would be an expansion of the film franchise. Not only that, but Rowling also revealed that she would be writing…
Get ready Scrabble players, in its most recent update, Oxford University Press announced that 65 new words and phrases will be added to its free online dictionary. Some new additions include selfie, emoji, fauxhawk, srsly, twerk and guac. Though the list takes words from the…
The Obamacare debate rages on. House Republicans are preparing to vote to extinguish President Obama’s soon-to-be-enacted health care reform plan for a 40th – yes, 40th – time. Only now, it is coupled with threats of a total government shutdown. The Patient Protection and Affordable…
A 24-hour waiting period for tattoos and other body modifications was recently proposed by the District of Columbia Department of Health. This would mean that clients would need to wait a full day before being able to receive a tattoo or body piercing. The regulation…
New College of Florida is known for unique course offerings, which give students the opportunity to explore topics outside of academia. This semester, “Living Well and Living Together,” a for-credit course taught by the transpersonal psychologist Mark Libowitz, has been met with equal measures of enthusiasm,…
On Saturday Sept. 7, 2013, VOX co-president Lynn Gussman and a dedicated group of VOX trainees piled into their cars to go to the Planned Parenthood Sarasota Health Center, where they learned what it means to be a voice for Planned Parenthood. Led by New…
