As the end of the spring semester approaches, students find themselves switching gears to the end of school year routine. Finishing up finals, packing up dorm rooms and taking a look at future opportunities for the next semester all come with the territory of this…
A Graduation Cruise interest form has recently been making its way around the New College emails, surveying how many students would want to attend a newer and slightly different version of the Novo tradition. The Sunset Graduation Cruise (or Booze Cruise for those that are…
Since Apr. 11, rampant rains and heavy flooding have been tearing up the east coast of South Africa, devastating the province of KwaZulu-Natal. As of the time of this article’s publication, the confirmed death toll has risen to 448 people, with about 48 people missing…
On Mar. 29, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed recently proposed congressional map CS/SB 102—which would have redistricted the state’s congressional districts in accordance with the 2020 United States Decennial Census—and that had already been approved by the state’s legislature. In a veto transmittal letter, DeSantis…
The Sarasota Film Festival is a fairly young event, only coming to fruition in its current form as recently as Jan. 1999. The only wide-scale film festival in the city beforehand was the Sarasota French Film Festival, which only ran for seven years until its…
Since Jan 23. 2019, the United States and Venezuela have not had any official diplomatic ties to one another. The two countries have had a tumultuous relationship over the years, especially in the last two decades, making recent commercial negotiations between the two regarding crude…
Over the course of the last couple of years, the city of Sarasota has been growing at a rapid pace, due to increasing in population size and numerous ongoing construction projects, as well as the addition of a brand-new tourist trolley known as the Bay…
Kristopher Lynn “Kit” Reilly was attending New College at the time of his passing, but he was so much more than just a New College student. He was always an upstanding, present member of his community, and while a memorial in the form of a…
The Mable is a bar and grill that also boasts a contemporary art gallery and live music. It’s found just five minutes south of New College, across the street from Ringling College of Art and Design. Since the beginning of Jan. 2022, every Wednesday night…
On Feb. 16, the Felicity Ace cargo ship, capable of carrying over 17,000 metric tons, caught fire in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. The ship departed from Emden, Germany, with a planned route to Davisville, Rhode Island. The fire broke out while the ship…
