WRC releases first ever Nude Collage

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…

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With help from CGA, compost system undergoes improvement

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…

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Hairstyling: one alum's path after graduating

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.…

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Harry Truman one-man show comes to Sarasota's Cook Theatre

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…

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Pottermore opens to public, leaves many students underhwelmed

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…

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In Focus Casino Night: class, snazz and all that jazz

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…

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Annual Cheese Fest serves up hearty slices

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…

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Learning from peers: student-led physics seminars resume this semester

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…

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