What’s at stake in south Florida: Risks of climate change in South Florida and what local governments are doing to mitigate it
Photo courtesy of Lynne Sladky/Associated Press Juan Carlos Sanchez paddled a kayak with his shoes on a flooded street in Miami Beach last year.

What’s at stake in south Florida: Risks of climate change in South Florida and what local governments are doing to mitigate it

In a 2016 study released by the Yale Program on Climate Communication, it was found that 70 percent of people in the United States believed global warming was happening and 53 percent believed global warming was caused mostly by human activity. In Florida, the state…

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“Queer and Here”: Pride Ball kicks off Pride Month
Alyson Wonderland and Kiki Butter Lords performed at Pride Ball last year as well.

“Queer and Here”: Pride Ball kicks off Pride Month

Pride month kicked off at New College on April 4 with an arts and crafts poster making session in ACE lounge hosted by Queery, an LGBTQ+ student organization on campus. Posters with phrases like “Queer and Here” and “NCF Pride” written in glitter covered the…

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The History of Pei:  Aging rooms desperate for renovations
"After a year or two, someone must have found a plastic replacement for the glass globes, which had a habit of breaking (well, of being broken)," Lundell said. "Now, of course, they're long gone." (right) "A pretty good look out of first court, 60s. Notice the light-colored parapets, and the lights again," Lundell said. Photo courtesy of Jonathan Lundell ('66)

The History of Pei: Aging rooms desperate for renovations

To put the Pei dorms into historical context, Alan Burr, director of facilities and construction at Physical Plant, explained it to me like this: when the first class of New College enrolled in 1964, College Hall was 38 years old. The Pei dorms, finished in…

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RA programs keep late night ‘Walls’ on campus
The Old Mail Room was transformed into a "dreamy scene decorated with romantic pinks and pastels" as advertised on the Forum. Photo courtesy of Giulia Heyward.

RA programs keep late night ‘Walls’ on campus

Although the long-standing tradition of Walls faltered a bit last Fall, students and Student Affairs found a way to keep some semblance of the party going. Despite the fact that the Walls were now technically late night events sponsored by Resident Advisors (RA) and thus…

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