This year’s incoming first-years made up the largest and least diverse class New College has ever seen. The first-year class consists of 293 students, 27 of which are transfers. Although 25 states and five countries are represented, 81 percent of the new students are from…
The popular off-campus gathering place, Big E’s, is nearing its last days. The owner, Eric Hamilton, has decided to close his doors after 11 years due to raised rent prices and an offer to be a manager at Starbucks. The eatery is celebrated for…
The Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) hosted a panel on Aug. 28 to discuss the potential dangers associated with college “party culture” and give students valuable information on harm-reduction techniques and their rights as citizens and students. “The panel’s goal was to provide a…
Starting in 1979 the Sarasota Farmers Market is one of the oldest in Florida. In its over three and a half decade run it has continued to grow, bringing in over 10,000 visitors on Saturdays during peak season. Every Saturday, from 7 a.m. to 1…
Between securing global Internet trafficking routes and writing three theses throughout his education, Professor of Computer Science Matthew Lepinski developed an interest in teaching. Lepinski, who got his doctorate in computer science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), worked with BBN Technologies for…
It has been years since any sport league’s offseason has been so eventful, generating buzz from the dramatic and controversial unraveling of “Deflategate,” to a flurry of league-altering trades and team-dooming injuries. Adrian Peterson, one of the best running backs in the league, is coming…
Foals’ latest album “What Went Down,” the band’s fourth studio album, has left the near addictive catchy songs, such as “My Number,” behind. More than Foals’ previous albums, “Antidote,” “Total Life Forever” and “Holy Fire.” “What Went Down” tells a story. Although not a very…
SUBMITTED BY David Canfield “I’m more drawn to our dead than I am to our living.” Start to finish, the dramatically precise “Phoenix” takes its every cue from this encompassing, chillingly recited line of dialogue. Director Christian Petzold fuses Hitchcockian tension with classical noir for…
Friday, Sept. 18 Pool Party Wall Pool Party Wall will be hosted by thesis students Garret Murto and Zachary Poe. “Pool Party Wall began two years ago as Zack's inspiration to expand the use of all of New College's facilities for entertainment and fun by…
In the Spring 2015 semester, the student body voted to change the name of the New College Student Alliance (NCSA) body known as the Council of Student Affairs (CSA) to the Council of Student Life (CSL). This council serves to represent students and their needs…
