A buzzer grants entrance to Safe Place & Rape Crisis Center (SPARCC). This haven is in an unlikely location at 2139 Main St., in the heart of Sarasota’s business district. High ceilings, dark-tiled floors and a chandelier in one waiting area resemble the appointments of…
Turning 23 years old made my stomach gnarl up like a twisted tree trunk. I'm older, but I have nothing good to prove it. Not the house, or the good job, or the self-satisfied smirk at all the little victories I thought I would have…
On Nov. 26, 2011, during a flight to Orlando, first-year Dov Brenner had the sudden idea to take on an endeavor which the likes of musical artists such as the Who and Pink Floyd have undertaken — writing a rock opera. Brenner, who has always…
In an age where dogs wear different outfits every day, cats are dyed pink and plastic surgery for pets is becoming more popular, dating websites for dogs may not be as eccentric as once believed. Many human luxuries and amenities have been converted to suit…
In Los Angeles, Calif., “guerilla billboards” read “Wake up and smell the permafrost.” In La Paz, Bolivia, climate change activists climbed atop a melting glacier. In Karachi, Pakistan, demonstrators took to the streets in lifeboats, commemorating the country’s flood devastation in 2010 and 2011 that…
Between 14 swimmers, a total of 719 laps were swum on Sat., May 5 during the Swim for Africa event at the New College pool. The money raised during the event will go toward KUMI Friends, an organization that helps Ugandan orphans achieve higher education.…
With only a month left in the 2012-2013 academic year, it might seem that event after event is being thrown by different student organizations. Event sponsors go through a series of offices to get everything they need in order for the day of the event — sponsors must reserve a space, supplies, equipment TAs, make playlists and buy food and decorations. While events may be funded out of several different on-campus resources, including Student Affairs, the Council for Academic Affairs (CAA) and the Student Allocations Committee (SAC), the SAC provides the most accessible and most frequent funding for student events. The committee began this academic year with a budget of $75,000 and, as of Apr. 29, was believed to have only about $600 remaining after some budget confusion.
On Sat., Apr. 27, New College participated in the third annual Prescription Drug Take Back day. Students, faculty, staff and citizens of Sarasota and Manatee counties were invited to bring their old or expired prescriptions to the Cop Shop for safe disposal. The Drug Take…
Co-speaker of the Towne Meeting and third-year Martha Gibbons announced on Apr. 25 that the theme for Graduation PCP will be “End of the World” PCP. Other contenders were the “Call of the Hunting Horn” and “Cosmos (Carl Sagan)” PCPs. End of the World PCP…
all photos Cassandra Corrado/Catalyst The new X-dorm game room opened in the beginning of the spring semester. The room has been refurnished with two gaming tables, a big-screen T.V. and many games for students to play. The game room is open to anyone who has…
