126 million―that’s the approximate number of American Facebook users the social media giant estimated were exposed to advertisements posted on the site by the Internet Research Agency (IRA), a Russian marketing firm. 139 million―the total number of Americans who voted in the 2016 presidential election.…
(photo courtesy of New College of Florida) This November would have marked Professor Cuomo's (center) 35th anniversary year teaching at New College. During a staff appreciation event last Friday, Nov. 3, New College of Florida President Donal O’Shea made the following remarks: “Glenn had an…
When Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s first indictments regarding the Russia-Trump campaign scandal were officially announced Monday, Oct. 30, not a single person in the entirety of the United States of America cared about cheeseburger emojis--including the “Fox and Friends” crew. People on both ends of…
The newly-formed Sarasota Fair Food group and the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) organized a protest at a local Wendy’s restaurant on Sunday to highlight the pervasive sexual abuse against farmworker women in Wendy’s supply chain. Activists of all ages, faiths and backgrounds marched…
(all photos by Azia Keever) Selby's orchid show boasts a lush conservatory exhibit with countless species of orchids to sniff and admire. Bulbophyllum phalaenopsis is an orchid that smells like rotting flesh. Unlike most other flowers, whose scent is sweet as to attract moths,…
Anyone who has been around bicycles in the last 20 years has likely seen or used a Grip Shift. The shifter is built into a bicycle’s handlebar grip, and twisting it changes the gears. Less obvious is the fact that this innovative and now…
Live freestyling and rap, independent local artists, lots of dancing and the first few days of cold Florida weather all came together this Halloween Palm Court Party (PCP). The major challenge? An unexpected and torrential downpour that reorganized the structure of the event in the…
Across the street from the timelessly popular Bird Bowl bowling center on southwest Bird Road, up the rickety metal stairs of a tightly packed strip plaza, hides the hole-in-the-wall gem known as Yesterday and Today Records which holds the timeless gifts that are vinyl records.…
Jeb Lund (‘97) is known for being both serious and comedic. His work as a writer is political, careful and consequential in tone. His Twitter account, on the other hand, with over 70,000 followers, often ranges from topically humorous to downright absurd. Of course, he’s…
While students were finally winding down from a week of midterms and preparing for their fall break adventures, members from the campus Toastmasters chapter were partaking in the Fall 2017 Toastmasters Humorous Speech and Table Topics Contest in Division G, which encompasses Sarasota and Manatee…
