Death From Above 1979 to reunite in April 2011

photo courtesy of clashmusic.com The cover of You're a Woman, I'm a Machine. featuring the band's logo. "To see my silly elephant trunk idea become so popular [...] I'm sure it's the greatest piece of graphic design I'll ever do," Keeler said on the band's…

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Valentine's Day at Siesta Key

Last week on February 14th, Valentine’s Day, an estimated 400 couples renewed their vows as the sun set on Siesta Key. 300 couples registered for the romantic event held by Sarasota County, but the coordinator Jennifer Groff estimated that at least 100 more arrived last…

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Crossbows and plunder pants: reenacting De Soto's conquest

All photos Christine McCormic/Catalyst Lazarus demonstrates the proper use of the matchlock arquebus. This early firearm was used by De Soto's army on their expedition throughout the southeastern United States. Thesis student Dayna Lazarus never was a history buff. “I liked history, but avoided trying…

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Customers play with construction equipment at local business

All photos Alexis Santos/Catalyst Pete Russell loads bowling balls onto the skid steer loader to place them in goals. The 21-acre field on the corner of Tallevast Road and State Highway 301 sits empty on most days, but on others tourists don hardhats and climb…

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Students share their stories over soul food

Anne Larkin/Catalyst Alum Loren Mora ('06) at the Storytelling night. The Four Winds Café filled with narrators and narrative-appreciators alike last Wednesday night, the familiar furniture re-arranged into a circle conducive to storytelling and soul food eating as brave, funny, clever students perched above us…

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Slam Poetry from the mouth of a master

all photos Kaley Soud/Catalyst “Come closer,” were the first words spoken to an eager audience as a poet, unassuming in stature but a giant when heard, took the stage on Feb. 19th. Sudakoff conference center was filled with people waiting to hear Anis Mojgani, National Slam…

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Student Constitution revision plan approved at Towne Meeting

At the Towne Meeting Feb. 9, students voted to begin the process of thoroughly restructuring the New College student government’s constitution. While a small amount of debate and discussion surrounded the vote, including the passage of an amendment specifying the facilitation of a design charrette…

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Event held to honor and introduce Alum Fellows

On Feb. 3 a small crowd of students, faculty and Alumni Foundation administration gathered in Keating Center to meet and greet the year’s new Alum Fellows, graduates who have returned to lead Independent Study Project (ISP) groups or teach a course in the upcoming 2011…

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Swanky dinner party aims to raise $100k for NCF

As strains of The Beatles’ track “Yesterday” and other classical ditties performed by a violinist and harpist were heard in the background, nearly 600 well-dressed socialites, alums, philanthropists and others noshed on choice cuts of filet mignon and made small talk at a dinner held…

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