At the February Towne Meeting, Dean of Students Tracy Murry presented, and the student body passed, a motion to update and clarify New College’s current Medical Amnesty policy. The proposal came on the tail end of a months-long process originally initiated by thesis student Austin…
Last week the tuition-free online university, University of the People (UoPeople), was accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council, a national accrediting group. The institution was created to reach underprivileged students around the world. Currently,the university educates 700 students from 142 countries in programs such as…
Along with turning 10 years old this month, Facebook made the choice to expand its personal gender options. Overnight users went from having two options to having more than 50. Besides having trans options, users can also identify as agender, androgynous, gender fluid, gender queer…
For the second semester in a row New College students have broken their own record: 96.7 percent of students turned their contracts in on time. The remaining 3.3 percent will be subjected to a $100 fine. Last semester a similar number of contracts were turned…
Over a hundred students showed up to College Hall decked in their finest attire on Saturday night to attend the first ever New Prom. The music room was transformed into a dance floor and students were free to mingle throughout the entire bottom floor of…
Reduce waste, produce dirt and grow lovely plants. New College provides the best way for students to positively impact the environment while having fun! Why should I compost? According to the EPA, the benefits of composting include preventing pollution by diverting organic materials from landfills,…
Some were angry, some were hopeful and even more were tired, but all of the approximately 100 students who attended the New College community discussion on safety and respect felt that face-to-face conversations were needed to move toward positive change. The discussion held on the…
The administration is hiring a new director of writing who will replace current interim director, John Gillette (‘88). While the goal is to expand the writing program beyond the current scope of the Writing Resource Center (WRC) and to provide more services to students, many…
There may not be any monsters lurking under second-year Erika Folk’s bed, but there sure are enough Girl Scout cookies to keep the Cookie Monster happy. Cases of Caramel deLites (Samoas), Peanut Butter Patties (Tagalongs), and Thanks-A-Lots line the walls of her room and peak…
A sign at Turner Donuts states that the shop is the home of the potato-raised donut – their competitors, Bradenton Donuts, echo this claim. “Spud-nut” copyright aside, Turner’s has the air of a community institution. On a Sunday morning, a line of customers thirsting for…
