From now until Oct. 9, Students for Barack Obama can be heard in Hamilton “Ham” Center at each lunch and dinner, stating a polite inquisition to would-be diners: “Hey, are you registered to vote?” Second-year Catherine Turner, a member of Students for Barack Obama, described…
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Community Planning and Development reported that, on a single night in January 2011, across the nation, 636,017 people were homeless. Almost two-thirds of these people were in shelter, while 38 percent went unsheltered. While…
On Saturday, Sept. 1, Reverend Clay Thomas of the First Prespetarian Church of Sarasota, walked towards the entry of the Promenade Publix on 17th and Tamiami Trail. A corporate executive, whom he later found out was Mark Codd, Director of Labor Relations, confronted…
In Los Angeles, Calif., “guerilla billboards” read “Wake up and smell the permafrost.” In La Paz, Bolivia, climate change activists climbed atop a melting glacier. In Karachi, Pakistan, demonstrators took to the streets in lifeboats, commemorating the country’s flood devastation in 2010 and 2011 that…
Eva Gray/Catalyst The Filmakers Reception brought out several of the writers, directors and producers of the documentary features and narrative shorts featured in the Through Women's Eye's Film Festival. Each person introduced their film, role in production and how it felt to be part of…
Image courtesy of New College of Florida Red text denotes day-shift Custodial and Housing workers, while names in blue show the night shift workers. Seven workers cover the whole of the Bayfront Campus, and are supervised nightly by Bil Harmon. Every day, students attend classes…
This semester, Wednesdays are silent in the aerobics room of the Fitness Center. With closed eyes, students forget about all of life’s distractions and focus on their breath, posture and the moment of “now.” Stephen Gillum, a resident of Sarasota, offers over 40 years of…
With Britain’s announcement of proposed legislation to legalize same-sex marriage, Ben and Jerry’s has relabeled its “Oh My Apple Pie” flavor, which is not sold in the United States, to become “Apple-y Ever After.” The label of the alternative packaging shows an interracial same-sex male…
Roughly three weeks ago, new signs were installed on the New College campus. While they may just point out the obvious to students, the new signage is actually part of a $400,000 comprehensive master plan of signs aiding directions, building identification, maps, parking and points…
In the wake of hard hits on public education during the recent 2012 Florida legislative session, New College Student Alliance (NCSA) Vice President of Relations and Financial Affairs Alex Wyllie presented a resolution to the Towne Meeting on Mar. 14 that would revise NCF’s current…
