Independent Study Projects — fast approaching

photo courtesy of ncf.edu The Four Winds Café began as an Independent Study Project. January Interterm is just around the corner and soon New College Students will be harried with work for their Independent Study Projects (ISPs).  First-years are no doubt apprehensive and excited for…

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Nifty 50: New College's golden birthday

All photos Kaley Soud/Catalyst Oct. 22 marked a monumental occasion for the New College campus as it celebrated Founder's Day and its 50th birthday. The morning was filled with festivities in front of College Hall as numerous speakers and alumni rose to commemorate their alma…

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Sailors return safely after a week in the Gulf

All photos Lafe Henderson/Catalyst It was a rough night for first year Michael Long. His dream of sailing to the Dry Tortugas, an Island to the far West of the Florida Keys, was just to audacious given the short time frame of fall break. Long,…

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New provost Miles talks with Catalyst

Casey Morell/Catalyst Provost-designate Stephen Miles sat down with the Catalyst to discuss a wide range of issues. On Sept. 28, the New College community was informed that Professor of Music and director of New Music New College Stephen Miles would serve as the school’s next…

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NCF musician distraught over missing equipment

After three and a half weeks of frantic forum e-mails, unfruitful police reports and desperate phone calls to local pawnshops, thesis student Carlos Larrauri’s drum machine remains missing. Larrauri reported the drum machine absent from the band room via a Sept. 27 e-mail to the…

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Gallery space open for local artists

Peter Vince's "Sarasota Swing" ($800) pictures a lighthearted caricature of Sarasota's best-known demographic. Members of Art Center Sarasota (ACS) contributed a total of 150 original works for the gallery’s latest juried exhibition, titled “Outside Looking In.” Judges awarded first through third place prizes, two “merit” nominations…

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Growler's Pub opens door for communal television

photo courtesy of Sara Stovall/Catalyst A few pubgoers enjoy a round of pool while "It's Always Sunny" fans range against the bar in the background, close to the flatscreen televisions. Fans of the hit television series It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia can double their fun…

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It's your 60th anniversary, Charlie Brown!

It’s been a long time since Charles Schulz picked up his pen and scribbled out the first Snoopy in October 1950. Over those years the strip grew from being one more throwaway gag taking up space in the funny pages to a revered and treasured…

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Exploring wildlife on the New College campus

photo courtesy of Kaley Soud/Catalyst First-year Alan Sachnowski holds a red rat snake caught outside of Second Court. During the first week of school, a girl sat silently one serene summer morning, reading Catullus to the sound of birds chirping and a Pileated Woodpecker pecking…

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