Taylor Swift has had a rough couple years with the rights to her master recordings of her first six albums being sold in June 2019 when record executive Scooter Braun’s company Ithaca Holdings LLC purchased Big Machine Records for roughly $330 million. These first six…
On March 15, Governor Ron DeSantis added Florida educators to the list of eligible for vaccination, providing a loophole for many students employed by New College and enabling them to receive the vaccine with pay stubs from the college. This was the first large-scale wave…
The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly sucked for the general music scene as live shows were rapidly canceled and studios closed, but a few artists, with suddenly a lot of free time on their hands, passed the time in quarantine by doing what they do best:…
Over the weekend of Saturday, Feb. 27, the Florida Undergraduate Research Association (FURA) hosted their annual research conference over Zoom. The event was co-sponsored by Florida State University (FSU), where an in-person conference was originally planned. For the first time in New College history, six…
Exploring the past theses in the library is an integral part of the New College experience. But with talk of digitizing theses in the near future, students and faculty alike have expressed concerns about not having a physical copy of student work stored in the…
This week’s Songs You Should Hear is a little different. Given the vast influence the Black community has had on music history, the Catalyst thought it only appropriate to dedicate the last SYSH column in February to Black History Month. “Describing the African-American influence on…
Canadian punk rock group The Wrong Brothers released their new single on Jan. 11. “Nazi Cops Fuck Off” is a tribute to the iconic Dead Kennedys song “Nazi Punks Fuck Off” as well as a navigation of present-day political events, such as the rise of…
It can be hard to be motivated to stay moving, even in the restlessness of quarantine. This week’s Songs You Should Hear, however, might be helpful in that vein, so throw on some headphones and get lost in the upbeat tempos of this playlist. “I…
Plans for Halloween may be a bit more toned-down this year, but that does not mean they cannot be just as fun. This year, try curling up with a big bowl of popcorn and a couple close friends for a spooky movie night. The following…
This year has been stressful politically and emotionally with the coming presidential election and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the adjustments to daily life, but one way that Catalyst staff members have kept their heads above water by listening to music. The following are the…
