The portal will be a faster way to check results. The Counselling and Wellness Center (CWC) has partnered with test provider LabStat to create a portal for students to check COVID-19 test results. In the coming semesters, the hope is that the portal will make…
Content warning: discussion of traumatic events Real names withheld at the discretion of the Catalyst to protect the privacy of individuals affected by this situation. “Julia” was doing laundry on a Saturday afternoon in late September when she heard someone walk into the…
Although this year’s presidential election continues to dominate headlines, many important state decisions were also made on Nov 3. Here’s what you may have missed on this year’s ballot measures. Labor The left enjoyed a few big wins on the state level, perhaps most notably…
A young speaker who identified themself as Griffith, a member of ANSWER Suncoast. In late September, Sarasota made national news for an explosive school board meeting triggered by an educational cartoon about Black Lives Matter (BLM) available on the district’s “BrainPop” site. The tensions have…
First-Year Office Hours poster. Photo courtesy of Sofia Lombardi. New College Student Alliance (NCSA) President Sofia Lombardi and Vice President of Academic Affairs Elan Sandler are there “for everything and anything” that first-year and transfer students need during first-year office hours. In this case, first-year…
"We should feel good, but we shouldn't feel like everything is on cruise control." Thiessen said. "We have a lot of improvements still to do.” Every year, the State University System (SUS) allocates upwards of $13 billion in state funding, in part through a performance-based…
The fight for a $15 federal minimum wage has been ongoing for several year, across several states. Image courtesy of Flickr. This November, the majority of Floridians approved Amendment 2 with 60.8 percent of the vote. The amendment will raise Florida’s minimum wage—currently $8.56—to $10.00…
Nigerian police officers conduct a foot patrol. Photo courtesy of WikiMedia Commons. Since early October, the citizens of Nigeria have been protesting for an end to the brutality of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS), a police unit whose abuses of power include extrajudicial violence…
A photo of Zelznak's room in Pei, where they quarantined for two weeks. On Tuesday, Oct. 13, third-year Jessica Edmonds was in the middle of an online class at her parent’s home in Tallahassee when her roommate, thesis student Jacob Lough, called. Edmonds waited until…
"Colorful Hands" by Tim Mossholder. Photo courtesy of Unspalsh. Each year, Sarasota Magazine asks readers to nominate people for Unity Awards to honor community members who help to bring the community together across “racial, ethnic, religious, sexual orientation, socioeconomic and physical and mental ability groups.”…
