“House of Cards” unveiled its new season on Netflix last month, and a significant herd of college students migrated to their laptops, logged into their (or their friend’s) account, and binge-watched the new episodes of the political drama series. The timing of the season’s arrival…
Trigger Warning: eating disorder, anorexia Slightly toasted and thinly sliced pieces of white bread ooze with sugar-free strawberry jam and oily, natural peanut butter. I am at Mote Marine Laboratory with the children that I babysit. After our picnic, we are off to see manatees and the mangrove walk. For nine years,…
At the 86th Academy Awards, held on March 2, host Ellen DeGeneres closed her opening monologue with a salty take on the two ways the night could end: “Either ‘12 Years a Slave’ wins best picture, or you are all racists!” While perhaps not that black and-white, the year…
Attendees of the most recent New Topics New College presentation “Our Bodies, Ourselves: Four and a Half Decades of Advancing Women’s Health and Human Rights,” walked away with a vast amount of knowledge on one of the most significant books on women’s health in existence. “Our Bodies, Ourselves” is an informative handbook…
This past weekend the Ringling Museum welcomed visitors to its annual Ringling in Bloom celebration. It was a “fabulous four-day celebration of flowers and fine art.” Throughout the museum’s galleries there were 26 displays designed by 33 floral designers from the region. The event was…
So what brings you to New College? I was attracted by the opportunity to work at a small public institution like New College. I haven’t worked at a campus like this before. The Honors college aspect [appealed to me] along with the uniqueness that is…
Something every liberal art’s student has nightmares about: working at a low end wage job. But we live in exciting times. The media has exploded the past couple of weeks with news of a major retailer, Gap Inc., announcing they are going to raise their…
Ranking second on Princeton Reviews list of worst college food in America certainly does not endear New College students to their dining provider. As the school’s five-year contract with Sodexo ends, the search for a new provider has piqued the interest of students and faculty.…
New College New Hope, the campus Relay for Life team, raised $150 selling carnations for Valentine’s Day. Second-year Courtney Huff-Oelberg, the team’s captain, said she hopes to raise 20 times that amount to reach their $3,000 goal by the Apr. 4th event. “We had a booth at the Fun and Fitness…
PCP (Palm Court Party) is known to be a staple of New College culture. Over the years, the event, which occurs three times per year, has become legend for the Sarasota-Bradenton community. Leading up to this most recent PCP, there were rumors that faculty and…
