Health in Motion bus offers free full-panel STI testing
U.S. Army Spc. Juan Hernandez, Jr., McDonald Army Medical Center U.S. Army Medical Activity medical laboratory technician, draws a blood sample from a patient at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., June 26, 2017. The JBLE lab technicians perform over a million tests annually and study the hematology, coagulation, chemistry and microbiology of the samples. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Teresa J. Cleveland)

Health in Motion bus offers free full-panel STI testing

The Sarasota Department of Health (DOH) operates a Health in Motion bus that visits the college every last Wednesday of the month from 11:00 a.m to 4:00 p.m. The bus functions as a mobile walk-in clinic that tests for sexually transmitted infections (STIs). All testing…

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The life behind the badge: one officer’s story
An unidentified University Police officer and another unidentified individual in front of Hamilton Center in the late 1970s or early 1980s. (Image courtesy of Officer Kelley Masten)

The life behind the badge: one officer’s story

         It is not hard to find a police officer on campus. Sometimes they patrol around on foot or cruise near the Bayfront in a Campus Police Department (CPD) branded car. Sometimes they sit down in Hamilton “Ham” Center and eat Italian subs from the…

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The Climate Action Plan: how New College aims to slowly minimize its carbon footprint
Food Forest TA Evan Teal gives an informational plant walk to a visitor from the (area or community)

The Climate Action Plan: how New College aims to slowly minimize its carbon footprint

 The New College of Florida Climate Action Plan, prepared in 2010, was the first call to analyze and modify the school’s individual contribution to climate change. Since 2010, however, many changes have affected the variables involved in being eco-friendly. Now, with global climate strikes stressing…

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Fruitville Grove Pumpkin Festival brings fall festivities to Sarasota
The patch features big pumpkins, small pumpkins, pie pumpkins and tall pumpkins.

Fruitville Grove Pumpkin Festival brings fall festivities to Sarasota

With state temperatures still climbing above 90 degrees Fahrenheit, many Floridians question whether October truly represents the change of season from summer to fall. Despite the weather, the Fruitville Grove Pumpkin Festival aims to celebrate the arrival of fall with copious cornucopias, plump pumpkins and…

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Campus Climate Town Hall brings student concerns to the forefront through open conversation
(photo by Giulia Heyward/Catalyst) Students pictured at the 2016 Midnight Debates. Student turnout to NCSA events such as the Midnight Debates or Towne Meetings has decreased in recent years.

Campus Climate Town Hall brings student concerns to the forefront through open conversation

Students, faculty and staff gathered in the Hamilton Center on Tuesday, Oct. 8 to discuss the recent plans and progress made by administrators to try to aid the concerns expressed by students over the past couple of years. Some of the issues addressed include the…

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Four Winds reopens, students involvement necessary
Third-year Emily, Bill Moore and first-year transfer Elan Sandler welcome eager students to the soft opening of the café.

Four Winds reopens, students involvement necessary

The Logistics of Re—Opening After months of negotiations, the Four Winds Café reopened its doors on Tuesday, Oct. 22.   The college carved out $24,000 which will pay Metz to assist with bringing Four Winds to a more business-savvy student run operation over the semester. The…

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Exploring new exhibits at the Dali Museum
Nature Morte AR apart of Visual Magic: Dali’s Masterworks in Augmented Reality exhibit.

Exploring new exhibits at the Dali Museum

Second year Art student Tara Norton and Catalyst staff writer Adriana Gavilanes entered the dimly lit gallery for Salvador Dalí’s masterworks illuminated by phone screens to explore a new augmented reality (AR) exhibit, entitled “Visual Magic: Dalí’s Masterworks in Augmented Reality”. Other open exhibits feature…

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CWC and RAs provide contraceptive resources after NCSA budget cuts
Photo courtesy of Vianey Jaramillo. The CWC provides a variety of condoms, including flavored ones.

CWC and RAs provide contraceptive resources after NCSA budget cuts

photo courtesy of staff writer Vianey Jaramillo The CWC provides a variety of condoms, including flavored ones. Contraceptives come in many forms: pills, condoms, implants, injections, vaginal rings, diaphragms and patches. At New College, the only contraceptives currently available for free to students are condoms,…

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PCPreview: cops, costs and cryptoids

Despite recent budget cuts, the triannual Palm Court Party (PCP), also known as the Center of the Universe Party (COUP), will take place on Friday, Nov. 1. Co-hosts and second-years Clayton Bauldree and Gillian Boll will be throwing “Cryptid COUP: a Campus of Oddities,” a…

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Doctors for Camp Closure protest immigration policies
This local DC physican was heavily involved in advocating for pro-immigration policies.

Doctors for Camp Closure protest immigration policies

On Saturday, Oct. 19, Doctors for Camp Closure (D4CC) held a rally in the U.S. Navy Memorial Plaza, mere blocks from the White House. This rally turned out nearly a hundred physicians, students, reporters and local activists, all ready to challenge the actions of the…

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