All photos Anne Larkin/Catalyst The corps de ballet in Les Sylphides. The Russian National Ballet is a traveling manifestation of a fascinating bit of history. Founded in the late 1980’s during perestroika, or a time of somewhat increased freedom in the late Soviet era, the…
All photos Anne Larkin/Catalyst On Saturday, Feb. 26, citizens with some fascinating stories and fully stamped passports gathered in St. Armand’s Circle to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps. Differentiated by their blue hats, or for many the dress of the country they…
The New College board of Trustees welcomed two new members this semester -- third-year and New College Student Alliance (NCSA) co-president Oliver Peckham and Professor of Economics and faculty chairman Richard Coe. “The board is the policy making body for the college, so they set policy…
On Feb. 11, the House of Representatives’ Appropriations Committee, the committee that allocates money to different branches of the government, introduced H.R. 1, a resolution to cut $100 Billion in funding for various government agencies. While one version of the bill included a proposal to…
The revolutionary spark that was ignited in Tunisia this January when a young man set himself on fire after the police forbid him from selling produce has spread like a wildfire. From Tunis, Tunisia, to Cairo, Egypt, to Sana’a, Yemen, and now to Manama, Bahrain,…
photo courtesy of putthisonthemap.org Members of Put This On the Map who are inspired to educate and inform the public about queer people. Selam Gebrekidan, Sid Jordan and Megan Kennedy, members of the queer youth activist group Put This On the Map, came to New College…
Even for a school as committed to environmentally-friendly policies as New College, the path to a student-controlled initiative for funding to improve campus sustainability has been long, difficult and fraught with disappointment. However, after four years, thanks to the efforts of the New College Student…
photo courtesy of wildecommunity.com The inside of Ringling's Historic Asolo Theater, where each dance company performs. Since its inception in 1927, the Ringling Museum of Art has brought and showcased the contemporary art of its time, often to the ire of critics. In fact, this…
photo courtesy of bestweekever.tv Jeopardy! contestant Ken Jennings loosely quotes The Simpsons character Kent Brockman during Final Jeopardy! “I for one welcome our new computer overlords,” read part of former Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings’ answer for Final Jeopardy! on Feb. 16 after losing an exhibition…
image courtesy of Capcom KABLAM! The game offers endless hours of mindless simulated violence for gamers. Players can button-mash it out with a variety of avatars, such as the grotesque Modok seen above. Designation pending narrative evaluation: Strongly Satisfactory After a decade of silence the…
