Navy pilot defaces sky
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Navy pilot defaces sky

  A United States Navy pilot demonstrated a sense of humor on par with the wittiest of middle schoolers when he used jet exhaust to draw male genitalia in the sky high above Washington state. On Nov. 16, residents of the Okanogan Highlands were treated…

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U.S. sees mass shooting nearly every day, no solution in sight
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Thousands marched through Washington, D.C. in 2013 to demand tougher gun control laws in response to frequent mass shootings which continue today.

U.S. sees mass shooting nearly every day, no solution in sight

  “We have a lot of mental health problems in our country, as do other countries. But this isn’t a guns situation. I mean, we could go into it, but it’s a little bit soon to go into it,” President Donald Trump said in a…

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In case you missed it: action-packed fall semester for the NCSA
(photo by Giulia Heyward/Catalyst) Students pictured at the 2016 Midnight Debates. Student turnout to NCSA events such as the Midnight Debates or Towne Meetings has decreased in recent years.

In case you missed it: action-packed fall semester for the NCSA

“Everything that has a possibility of going wrong has gone wrong,”  third-year and New College Student Alliance Chief of Staff (NCSA CoS) Katie Thurston said. It may not be apparent to the casual reader of meeting minutes or the once-a-year Towne Meeting attendee, but the…

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The internet, propaganda’s new frontier: social media companies under fire in election meddling investigations
Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures speaking to the media after his annual live call-in show in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, June 15, 2017. President Vladimir Putin said Russia will pour resources into the development of its vast Arctic region for both economic and military reasons. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

The internet, propaganda’s new frontier: social media companies under fire in election meddling investigations

126 million―that’s the approximate number of American Facebook users the social media giant estimated were exposed to advertisements posted on the site by the Internet Research Agency (IRA), a Russian marketing firm. 139 million―the total number of Americans who voted in the 2016 presidential election.…

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NCF alum and Grip Shift inventor Sam Patterson has cautionary tale for entrepreneurs
(Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons) The SRAM Grip Shift, a widely used and innovative bicycle component, was invented by NCF alum Samuel Patterson in 1986.

NCF alum and Grip Shift inventor Sam Patterson has cautionary tale for entrepreneurs

  Anyone who has been around bicycles in the last 20 years has likely seen or used a Grip Shift. The shifter is built into a bicycle’s handlebar grip, and twisting it changes the gears. Less obvious is the fact that this innovative and now…

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Is no news good news? Ham center newspapers cut from budget
The newspaper stand where the New York Times and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune used to be delivered is now occupied by board games, bus maps, and the Sarasota Observer.

Is no news good news? Ham center newspapers cut from budget

Sixteen percent – according to a 2015 Pew poll, that’s the number of United States citizens age 18-24 who read a daily newspaper. $3,000 – that’s the amount spent by the New College Student Alliance (NCSA) each year to furnish Hamilton “Ham” Center with free…

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How New College handles emergencies
These posters were placed in residence halls and classrooms last year as a cooperative effort between the New College Police Department and the Department of Environmental Health and Safety. (Photo by Cole Zelznak)

How New College handles emergencies

  “Since 9/11, that’s when the designations of emergency manager started coming into play [at universities]. So it started evolving since then, it had nothing to do with hurricanes, it had to do with the terrorist attacks and the active shooter things that just started…

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Facebook page connects students and alumnae/i
Students wear the coverings of the light fixtures in Palm Court. Posted on the NC(F) Daimon Facebook page. Taken circa 1975.

Facebook page connects students and alumnae/i

  4,997—that’s the total number of New College of Florida (NCF) alumnae/i on file with the New College Alumnae/i Association (NCAA) as of 2012. That number is staggeringly small compared to some of the state’s larger universities, where a single graduating class may be 5,000…

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