Shane Donglasan/Catalyst The cover of the first Nude Collage journal was designed by artists Foxanne Mesmer. In the back right corner of the Jane Bancroft Cook Library, behind the DVDs and the public computers, between the offices of the research librarians and the bathrooms, exists…
The compost system on campus will soon be undergoing improvements to make the collection process more efficient. Second-year and compost TA David Smith is currently working with the Committee of Green Affairs (CGA) in exploring new alternatives that would not only increase the productivity of…
photo courtesy of Sarra Armbruster Strischek trims first-year Sarra Armbruster's hair. Shannon Strischek (’09) set up shop in Hamilton “Ham” Center on Apr. 21 and 22. Thousands of bristles of hair littered the tile in front of the reflective glass of Boar’s Head Sub Shop.…
all photos courtesy of Larry McGee According to actor Jack Rabito, the one-man show titled “Give ‘Em Hell Harry” is not just for history students or “political geeks.” Rather, Rabito feels that the average New College student will enjoy the performance because it will give…
Pottermore was first announced on Jun. 15, 2011 as J.K. Rowling’s next Harry Potter project. The only information given out was the official logo. Then on Jun. 23, 2011, Rowling released an official announcement video that described Pottermore as an “online reading experience unlike any…
all photos Cassandra Corrado/Catalyst The New College Student Alliance (NCSA) hosted a Casino Night on Sat. Apr. 28. Members of the cabinet and volunteers distributed gambling chips and dealt cards out to students dressed in formalwear. Rather than gambling for money, players risked their chips…
Sara Mineo/Catalyst The conservatory is a large greenhouse which features exotic and tropical plants such as pitcher plants, orchids and other bromeliads. Delicate orchids, towering bamboo, sinuous banyan trees, a serene koi pond and more than 20,000 other classified plants make the Marie Selby Botanical…
all photos Paul Zombory/Catalyst Gruyere, mountain gorganzola, brie served on tiny bread slices with sweet fig jam and many, many other delicious cheeses welcomed the taste buds of over 70 attendees of the Gulf Coast Cheese Fest’s grand tasting event. Crowds of people made their…
Puneet Sandhu/Catalyst Third-year Brent Boland explains the possibility that hypercanes – long-lived, powerful hurricanes extending farther up into the stratosphere – may have caused the extinction of dinosaurs. Occupying a small wing upstairs in the Heiser Natural Science building is a corridor devoted to the…
On Wed. May 2, spoken word poet Anis Mojgani will once again entertain the New College community with his soulful and empowered lyrics. Mojgani, who first came to campus in Februrary 2011, is a two-time National Poetry Slam Champion, a National Book Award Nominee and…
