Students, faculty and members of the Sarasota community packed into the Iserman Gallery at Caples Fine Arts Complex for the Juried Student Art Exhibition, an annual event showcasing New College Student art. Every year adifferent juror from outside New College is brought in to host the exhibition.…

Actors-turned-directors George Clooney and Ralph Fiennes have each been met with a fair share of acclaim for their work behind the camera. For their newest efforts, Clooney, an Oscar-nominated director for his “Good Night, and Good Luck,” and Fiennes, coming off of his well-reviewed debut…

As the spring semester kicks into full swing, transfer and exchange students alike are further assimilating into the unique and rigorous New College way of life. These students, who joined the community at the beginning of February, are the first who were marketed to by…

The Sarasota Police Department recently unveiled the result of one of the largest drug arrests made in the area to date. In an investigation aided by the Bradenton Police Department, the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), police seized 12 kilos…

More than 400 people filed in to the Michael’s On East ballroom on Feb. 12, as one of Florida’s hottest political issues – a medical marijuana legaliza­tion amendment, to be voted on this November – was intensely debated among Sarasota and Florida political elites as…

The latest defender of the rights of dolphins as non-human persons is Remus Cernea, a member of the Romanian Parliament. Cernea introduced draft legislation on Feb. 4 to the Romanian Parliament arguing that dolphins as well as other cetaceans (whales, porpoises, and other sea mammals)…

CVS Caremark has announced that by Oct.1 their in-store tobacco sales will cease. Following the announcement, pharmacy President Helen Foulkes remarked that the company would renew the business’ “health and wellness” focus. Foulkes said that CVS has potential to eventually become a valid alternative to…

On Jan. 14, 2014, while adventuring in the Corn Islands off the coast of Nicaragua, Ariel Gonzalez (‘09) passed away. A consummate conversationalist with an infectious smile, he dreamed of running a community health clinic in his native Nicaragua. Ariel mused that the clinic would…

Sensing free food, students came out in droves to check out what this year’s Fun and Fitness Expo had to offer. The Counseling and Wellness Center (CWC) put together the expo, which took place on Feb. 6. Attendees were able to rock climb, take a spin on an electric bike and participate in…