About $20,000 were allocated at the Green Fee Allocation meeting on Thursday, Sept. 22nd, a fraction of the estimated $100,000 in total Green Fee funds. The Council of Green Affairs (CGA) convened last Thursday to allocate funds to students from the Green Fee. Five students…
At long last, refunds have arrived. For those of us receiving that surplus of funds from loans, scholarships, etc., now is the time to finally pay bills and buy groceries and fill gas tanks. There's some things we’re technically not supposed to use our refunds…
On Sept. 16, Donald Trump unveiled a new hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington DC, as well as a major reversal of opinion when he conceded that President Barack Obama was born in the United States. However, with the supposed end of Trump’s involvement with…
New College’s incoming class of 2016 is one of the most, if not the most, racially and ethnically diverse classes in recent memory. Students of color here may seem few and far between, but this year, administration has taken a big step in changing that.…
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has decided to announce their notice of intent to implement a temporary ban on the active materials in the kratom plant, labelling the once-legal drug a Schedule I substance of the Controlled Substances Act “in order to avoid an…
Students who have been living on the New College campus may be aware of the composting and recycling programs, two very vital parts of local environmental activism students can directly contribute to. The Catalyst caught up to members of the Council of Green Affairs (CGA)…
A direct action event took place in Tampa on Saturday, Sept. 17 to show support for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in their ongoing fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline Project. The proposed Dakota Access pipeline will transverse 1,172 miles from North Dakota’s Bakken and…
The second Towne Meeting of the new school year took place on Sunday, Sept. 18 at 7 p.m. in Palm Court. Lara Herzog, speaker of the Towne Meeting reflected on the meeting. “We made quorum, we passed legislative items, it went really well.” Herzog said.…
Multiple pans, pots, spatulas and spoons had disappeared from their cabinet drawer homes in Pei Third Court lounge. The discovery disappointed many Third Court residents, as the utensils were purchased with money from community donations. Although many of the items were recently returned, the…
New College is no longer solely an undergraduate institution. As the accredited Master’s in Data Science program welcomes its second cohort, campus is now home to undergraduate and graduate students alike. How it began Around three years ago, a person from Venture Capital suggested to…
