In preparation for the next academic year, both new and returning students have signed up to endure the challenging process of becoming a resident advisor (RA). This year, however, administration has made several changes to the RA hiring process. Previously, becoming an RA involved…
The Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, was signed into law five years ago this month. Since then, it has been challenged in the House of Representatives more than 50 times and has already reached the Supreme Court once. Now the court is preparing…
This past January nine students participated in the Bystander Intervention Independent Study Project (ISP) sponsored by Professor Amy Reid and facilitated by thesis student and former New College Student Alliance (NCSA) president Cassandra Corrado. Students were tasked to develop and implement a bystander intervention program…
The Black Box Theater (BBT) hosted a full house on Saturday for the performance of experienced slam poets Alex Dang and Clementine Von Radics. Dang is a two-time National Poetry Slam competitor, and Von Radics' newly released book "Mouthful of Forevers" currently holds the spot…
This past Saturday New College celebrated the Pi Day of a century with $400 worth of pizza and pie down by the waterfront at Old Caples. The Sail Club used the celebratory occasion – which took place immediately after the regatta – to get…
If Lennart Lopin is chosen as one of the final 24 to be sent on a one-way trip to Mars, he may perish in 68 days, or he may spend the rest of his life watching a blue sunset from the surface of the…
The Islamic State – also known as ISIS or ISIL – has been making headlines with horrific beheadings and acts of war for several months, but has recently been making waves in another way: the destruction of artwork and historic creations. From the desecration of…
With awards totaling $1,612,500 and the motto “Tomorrow begins today,” the annual Intel Science Talent Search (STS) fuels the next generation of scientists. Held this year during the first week of March in Washington D.C., STS is the oldest and most esteemed high school…
With more than a thousand homeless people counted on a given night in Sarasota, the community has rallied around a few buzzwords. “Enablement,” “come as you are” and “93 percent” are on the lips of everyone arguing for and against the various solutions for…
The traffic has suddenly increased in Sarasota; the beaches are flooded with people; restaurants are packed to the brim with old and young alike. It all signals the arrival of spring – the season of fertility and awakening. A tradition that should be credited…
