Before 2018, it was easy to believe that labor no longer really mattered in U.S. politics. President Donald Trump’s election-winning speeches painted a bleak picture of a country in which the whims of elites and billionaires overshadowed the needs of working people. However, teachers in…
For the first time since the start of the three-year pilot program in 2014, there are no Daughters for Life in the incoming cohort of 2018. Since 2010, the Daughters for Life Foundation, based in Toronto, Canada, has helped more than 30 “young women from…
“We just have to create alternatives, so we are trying to get people to imagine what could it be and how can we help get it there,” Arlene Sweeting, former director of the Peace and Action Center and Fogartyville, said regarding the futures of both…
(all photos Miranda Gale/Tangent) No matter their area of concentration, many denizens of New College read F. Scott Fitzgerald’s famous novel, The Great Gatsby, in high school or watched the 2013 film version with Leonardo DiCaprio as the titular character. For some, this classic…
Crowded into the back of the bar, nearly 50 spectators danced and hollered through a glittering cabaret of hard-hitting raps and acrobatic drag performances. The show, called “Drag ‘Em!” was put on by New College’s own N.E. Bodied Entertainment at Old School Bar & Grill.…
Sarasota will soon be adding another museum to its already extensive selection of artistic and cultural institutions. However, this museum, with a focus on contemporary art and a commitment to community engagement, is determined to develop a new institutional model that will reflect the diversity…
In America, clowns have a multiplicity of meanings, evoking many different emotions. They’re associated with laughter, play, tragedy and fear. They’re also associated with Sarasota. Clowns have existed in a plethora of forms across continents and centuries. The American clown image, however, relies upon…
For many students, B-dorm is a place surrounded in a smoke of mythical dew. For others, it is a place surrounded by a wafting mildew. However, one thing all students agree on: B-dorm is sinking. (Photo by Azia Keever/Tangent) A few B Dorm residents…
Tangent reporter, Cassie Manz, sat down with Kira Albiez (‘12), manager of the Four Winds, the student-run cafe on campus. Albiez has worked at Four Winds since the fall of 2015. She also attends school at the State College of Florida (SCF). In her free…
The 2018-9 New College Student Alliance (NCSA) presidential elections have now come and gone-- twice. After controversy over interpretations of the Great Book, decisions made by Student Court and several last minute write-ins added to the ballot, first-year Steven Keshishian and second-year Selena Goods have…
