Photo courtesy of Adriana Gavilanes In 2018, red tide affected Florida's coastline from Clearwater to Naples. Florida continues to deal with the coastal infestation known as red tide. Local, state and national initiatives have been researching and working on ways to mitigate the issue. Richard…
Photo courtesy of Adriana GavilanesNear the entrance of the Jane Cook Bancroft Library, Professor of Spanish Language and Literature Jose Alberto Portugal, sitting on the left, translates while Anna Lidia Vega Serova, sitting on the right, presents. Photo courtesy of La MovidaIn the art world,…
Photo courtesy of Wikimedia CommonsFrom a 2003 protest in Beirut this banner reads "Life, Land and Liberty to Palestine. Stop the massacre." On Nov. 12, an Israeli missile struck the home of Baha Abu al-Ata, a commander in the political faction known as Palestinian Islamic…
Photo courtesy of Blavatnik School of GovernmentOn the panel sits (from left to right) Enrique Zapatas, Maeve Cohen, Professor Mark Paul and moderator Eric Beinhocker during the Challenges of Government in 2019 Conference at Oxford University. On Oct. 31, the Blavatnik School of Government at…
Photo courtesy of New College Digital ArchivesIn 1977, students shoot hoops at the parking lot behind the HCL buildings. On Sept. 30, Rep. Kionne McGhee filed the House Bill (HB) 251 in the Florida Senate, the same day that California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed…
Photo courtesy of New College of FloridaThe cohort of 2019 outside of College Hall, facing the bay, during orientation week. In the midst of the college’s growth plan, this is the second year that the incoming cohort has claimed the title of the smallest class…
Second year Art student Tara Norton and Catalyst staff writer Adriana Gavilanes entered the dimly lit gallery for Salvador Dalí’s masterworks illuminated by phone screens to explore a new augmented reality (AR) exhibit, entitled “Visual Magic: Dalí’s Masterworks in Augmented Reality”. Other open exhibits feature…
According to the 2018-2019 student demographic statistics, the “Latino or Hispanic” student population is the second largest at New College, representing 20.8 percent of the student body. Those of marginalized identities, however, feel a drastic lack of community among the predominantly white campus. As National…
An estimated 7,000 protesters congregated at Bayfront Park on March 24, 2018 to listen to the children of the Sarasota-Manatee county speak on gun control. On Sept. 20, a 14-year-old student was arrested for bringing a loaded pistol to Lincoln Memorial Academy, a middle school…
The Soccer Club is having trouble finding its footing this year. However, Court Soccer, a weekly Wed. night activity Soccer Club offers has been well attended. The New College Soccer Club practicing with the USF soccer team.Photo courtesy of the NCF Soccer Club. “We had…
