With Thanksgiving drawing ever so near, the holidays are getting closer and closer, and many New College students are feeling the holiday spirit, signing up to be a part of the school-wide Secret Santa. Tricia Johnson has organized the Secret Santa event for three of…
Brussels, the capital of Belgium, has been in lockdown for three full days now while the authorites search for Salah Abdeslam, who is wanted in connection to the Paris terrorist attacks. Belgian officials have put the city’s terrorism alert to the highest level which indicates…
While Boar’s Head will be closed for Thanksgiving weekend, throughout the rest of the school year Metz plans to have the convenience store and the beverages open for business from 2-4 pm on Saturdays and Sundays. In addition, the food service is hoping to implement…
With Donald Trump coming to Sarasota Thanksgiving weekend, Nov. 28, to campaign at the Sarasota Fairgrounds at noon, Sarasota’s connection with Trump is undeniable. While Trump is well established real-estate wise all across Florida, there might not be a place in the state that…
The Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law in 1990. It included a provision that those with disabilities have the right to public access to accommodations, a demand which went into effect for all new construction beginning in 1992. But at New College, most…
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently declared processed meats a cause of colorectal cancer, the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, and conceivably a cause of stomach cancer. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a group of international experts, published…
Due to racial tension erupting nationally, specifically the recent events at the University of Missouri campus, New College students held a march to the bay as an act of solidarity with Mizzou’s black students. The march occurred on Nov. 20, and was attended by…
A faculty meeting was held in Sudakoff on Wednesday, Nov. 18. A committee on the Council of Academic Affairs (CAA) developed a new motion passed by faculty at the meeting. The committee is the Educational Policy Committee (EPC), and its student representatives are thesis…
This November saw the hottest temperatures in the area since 1946, a record that may be the result of several Gopher tortoise sightings on campus, many of them close to the restoration area along the Dort Promenade. Although these tortoises may seem to…
In the aftermath of John Boehner’s resignation from the House of Representatives speakership, Congress held an internal election on Thursday, Nov. 17 to appoint a new speaker of the House. Republican Congressman Paul Ryan, 45, beat out former speaker Nancy Pelosi and Daniel Webster to…
