photo courtesy of ncf.edu Dedicated on Jan. 6, the new lab has been in the process since 2001. Here, Dr. Sendova works with a student. The largest federal grant in New College history was awarded to create a lab for studying bite-sized matter. The Optical…
photos courtesy of Carl Shaw and Sara Mineo/Catalyst Breakdancing, ping-pong, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu are not normally the activities one would imagine a college professor partaking in. Usually, students are only exposed to the acedemic side of their professors but instructors Carl Shaw, Patrick McDonald and…
all photos Alexis Santos/Catalyst ORLANDO – From February 17 – 19, the Orange County Convention Center buzzed with the excitement for anime, comic books, movies and video games that only MegaCon can attract. The yearly convention that brings Central Florida geeks together over the things…
Since his inauguration in January of last year, Florida Governor Rick Scott has been making enemies out of voters by consolidating control and money into his hands, especially when it comes to the economy and funding state-supported programs. However, one of the more recent fights to give Scott more power has been pushed forward less so by the governor and his staff, but by two state universities, the University of Florida (UF) and Florida State University (FSU). The House Joint Resolution 931 and its corresponding Senate Bill 1508 seek to remove the democratic power of the Florida Student Association (FSA) to elect its own student representative on Florida’s Board of Governors for Higher Education (BOG). The real kicker is that there seems to be a lot of support for it.
New College Professor of Political Science Frank Alcock has worked as a political contributor with ABC since 2007, and with CBS for the past six months. Now, Alcock is the host of Focus One, a new political talk show on Manatee Educational Television (METV). Although the…
Outgoing New College president Gordon “Mike” Michalson was honored at a gala dinner on Feb. 11 to celebrate his accomplishments and his legacy as the first president of an independent New College. The dinner, which raised a net total of $115,000 and was held at…
Over the course of the Palm Court Party (PCP) weekend, several acts of vandalism took place in the Pei dorm area, particularly in the lounges and courtyards of Second and Third Courts. Including these incidents, which involved the discharge of fire extinguishers, NCF Police Chief…
The Counseling and Wellness Center (CWC) is a New College student’s go-to place for weekly therapy, antibiotics and free condoms. But when it comes to Plan B, abuse therapy and women’s health exams, students may turn to other sources even though they are offered at…
On Feb. 7 at approximately 4 a.m., a masked predator entered the off-campus residence shared by five New College students, located about a mile south of campus on Bay Shore Rd. “I was asleep, then somebody just plopped down into my bed next to me,”…
The staff-focused portion of the teach-in was held in the morning from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Staff participated in an “Agree – Disagree” exercise, in which the 60-some Physical Plant, Student Affairs and other staff members all stood and moved to either the “agree”…
