With Britain’s announcement of proposed legislation to legalize same-sex marriage, Ben and Jerry’s has relabeled its “Oh My Apple Pie” flavor, which is not sold in the United States, to become “Apple-y Ever After.” The label of the alternative packaging shows an interracial same-sex male…
Roughly three weeks ago, new signs were installed on the New College campus. While they may just point out the obvious to students, the new signage is actually part of a $400,000 comprehensive master plan of signs aiding directions, building identification, maps, parking and points…
When I first heard about The Hunger Games, I must admit I was skeptical. Every time someone would explain to me what the books were about, they sounded even worse. I pictured little kids with machetes going at each other in a coliseum setting. It…
Shane Donglasan/Catalyst David Raeburn reads selections from his translation of "Metamorphosis" at a Bookstore I in downtown Sarasota. On Mar. 20, Classics scholar and professor David Raeburn read from his translation of Ovid’s “Metamorphosis” in front of a full audience at Bookstore 1 in downtown…
Puneet Sandhu/Catalyst For rock stars, it seemed to me that once you hit age 40, you are dead to the world. Not so for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, a band made up mostly of men pushing 50, who released their tenth studio album I'm…
Sara Mineo/Catalyst Meandering my way through the crumbling streets of Ybor on a Friday night is not something I would choose to do often. But on Mar. 23, I pushed my way through hundreds of club-goers nevertheless. My destination: the Orpheum. My purpose: to see…
Martin Steele/Catalyst Walking into the stuffy barn on the rural fringe of Sarasota, the scent of dog was as unmistakable as it was powerful. Adjusting to the musky surroundings proved fairly easy, though, as one was quickly (and adorably) greeted by a host of curious,…
all photos courtesy of Kendreah Byron Attendance records were broken for the Sun Life Stadium in Miami when over 78,000 wrestling fans gathered for WrestleMania XXVII. The televised event featured famous wrestlers such as Kane, The Undertaker and Chris Jericho. The main event, however, was…
On Monday, Mar. 26, Trayvon Martin’s parents, Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, were among thousands marching in Sanford, Fla. to mark the month since the 17-year-old was shot to death in a gated community. Taryvon’s death, which occurred while he was walking to a convenience store to buy Skittles and Arizona green tea, has triggered a firestorm of protests after Sanford police failed to press charges against his killer, George Zimmerman. Many believe the killing was racially motivated, based on the killer’s conversation on a 911 recording. Zimmerman is believed to have followed the black youth, who was wearing a hoodie, and then bystanders heard a gunshot. The details of that fatal confrontation are open to dispute.
In the wake of hard hits on public education during the recent 2012 Florida legislative session, New College Student Alliance (NCSA) Vice President of Relations and Financial Affairs Alex Wyllie presented a resolution to the Towne Meeting on Mar. 14 that would revise NCF’s current…
