The magic behind illustrating children's literature

photo courtesy of Skylar Ead/Catalyst Grand Pré showcasing her image of "the Magic of Harry Potter." Before the magic of Harry Potter held captive an enchanted world-wide audience — before the first book even left the printing room — there was a table, a chair and…

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Students, alums, faculty and staff united in film

all photos courtesy of Puneet Sandhu/Catalyst The cover of the documentary for sale describes New College as "America's most innovative, eclectic and avante-garde college." For New College, it has been a tumultuous and exciting 50 years since its opening in 1960. To capture its history,…

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"42: the Women of Sierra Leone" presented at NCF

Photographer Lee Karen Stow reflected, “A very well known photographer once said something and it stuck in my mind. She said, if something is not documented in the eyes of the world, it does not exist. These women exist. This situation exists. So I try…

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Recent bike thefts afflict New College's campus

On Feb. 1 2011, New College police issued a campus-wide email to the student body attempting to locate the owner of a non-registered bike which had been recovered after officers arrested a 48 year old non-affiliated male, Troy Miller, whom New College students confirmed had…

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The facts about NCF students and student loans

A report by Peterson’s Undergraduate Financial Aid and Undergraduate Databases showed that in 2009, 41 percent of New College students graduated with an average debt of $14,794. The same report stated that 48 percent of Florida State University students in 2009 graduated with an average…

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News Corp.'s The Daily makes debut on iPad

photo courtesy of the Daily The Feb. 11 issue of The Daily was updated just minutes after Hosni Mubarak stepped down as President of Egypt. On Feb. 2, News Corporation’s CEO Rupert Murdoch introduced the world to The Daily, the first daily national news publication…

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Hoop dreams: one Novocollegian's love of the game

photo courtesy of Evan Dunlap Despite having an undefeated football team, Novocollegians are notoriously apathetic when it comes to following professional or collegiate sports. But thesis student Evan Dunlap bucks the trend. A die-hard basketball fan, Dunlap manages and writes for a well-respected online blog…

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Farm workers fight for their rights

All photos Anne Larkin/Catalyst One of the protesters at the Paradise Plaza Publix. “¡Justicia ahora!” (“Justice now!”) demanded an invigorated mass during an afternoon protest on Sun., Feb. 6 in front of the Paradise Plaza Publix, holding signs rebuking the supermarket chain’s refusal to comply…

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