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…
Bruce White is the artist New College commissioned to create a sculpture for the almost completed academic building. Since White splits his time between Florida and Illinois, most of his surroundings are flat. However, White’s artwork is anything but. “I’ve done art all my life,”…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
photo courtesy of Lafe Henderson/Catalyst First years play Super Smash Bros. on the Nintendo 64 in the Third Court Lounge. A walk through almost any dormitory lounge or common room on campus at 9:30 on a wednesday night will more likely be a stroll in…
