Hello Novos! My name is Bill Woodson. I use the pronouns he, him, himself. The culture of pronouns is relatively new for me. Imagine that—the school’s new Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) is new to preferred pronouns. Maybe instead of new, I should say it feels…
Submitted by Cassandra Parvaz Last summer, I was looking for an internship program. I was aiming for something that would allow me to help people by writing. One of the internships that New College of Florida recommended was the Borgen Project’s internship program. The Borgen…
Michala Head/CatalystThe Wilde Honda dealership has a picturesque blue entrance. In the dead of the Florida winter, I lost my closet, filing cabinet, library and storage for empty water bottles. By this, I of course mean my 2005 Dodge Neon, lovingly known as “Baby Car,”…
Dear Becca, How do you come to terms with a relationship that has an expiration date? How do you accept that it has to end? Dear, “Hey now hey now, don’t say it’s over” First off, my deepest condolences. For those who haven’t experienced the…
New College started the year with 835 students and hoped to have 860 by the fall of 2019, but it might not even have 800 next semester. This was the bombshell that President Donal O’Shea dropped on the Board of Trustees (BOT) on Feb. 26,…
Every movement is born somewhere. The Student/Farmworker Alliance (SFA) was born in Feb. 2000, at the March for Dignity organized by the SFA’s longtime partner, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW). The CIW is a worker-led human rights organization that is built on a foundation…
photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons The UK and the EU have 16 days to come to an agreement on the Brexit deal proposed by Theresa May in November 2018. On Mar. 29, the United Kingdom (UK) will leave the European Union (EU) and the two…
photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Netanyahu will see the effects of Mandelblit's indictment announcement come election day Apr. 9. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took a significant blow on Feb. 28 when Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit announced that he would indict Netanyahu for bribery, fraud…
photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Trudeau's reputation as the face of a progressive, honest Canadian government could be tarnished by this growing scandal. In the past month, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has lost two of his cabinet members and his principal secretary in the…
Throughout these coming weeks (3/13 - 3/26), activists have the opportunity to participate in public meetings, panel discussions and marches. Read on if you want to get involved in the community regarding educational reform, environmental protection, ending gun violence and local politics. Thurs., Mar. 14,…
