All photos Kaley Soud/Catalyst On Feb. 12, the weekend of New College's 50th Anniversary Celebration, I was in Palm Court helping with PCP preparations. Throughout the day I became fascinated with the stream of alums that was perpetually running through Palm Court -- a variety…
all photos Kaley Soud/Catalyst “Come closer,” were the first words spoken to an eager audience as a poet, unassuming in stature but a giant when heard, took the stage on Feb. 19th. Sudakoff conference center was filled with people waiting to hear Anis Mojgani, National Slam…
photo courtesy of Wyatt Kostygan Bright lights and bone-rumbling bass beats throb as second-year Bryce Bresnan DJs at PCP. The idea of electronic music as repetitive beats droning out the doors of plastic clubs while shiny-shirted guys give slick eyes on a sticky dance floor,…
Arthur collapses as he looks at the carnage on this once-green field in Camelot, now blood-soaked and battle-scarred. Clutching his own mortal wound with one hand, and Excalibur in the other King Arthur knows his time is short. Mordred, his enemy and his son, is…
All photos courtesy of huffingtonpost.com An overwhelming sight would have greeted the eyes of curious passersby on Oct. 30 as they toured America’s capital. They would have come across a group approximately 200,000 strong at the base of the Washington Monument sporting signs with curious…
All photos Kaley Soud/Catalyst Oct. 22 marked a monumental occasion for the New College campus as it celebrated Founder's Day and its 50th birthday. The morning was filled with festivities in front of College Hall as numerous speakers and alumni rose to commemorate their alma…
photo courtesy of Kaley Soud/Catalyst First-year Alan Sachnowski holds a red rat snake caught outside of Second Court. During the first week of school, a girl sat silently one serene summer morning, reading Catullus to the sound of birds chirping and a Pileated Woodpecker pecking…
All photos courtesy Kaley Soud/Catalyst At the sunset, around the "good feel" that they love so dearly, Brenda, Gary and their daughter Melayna Schiff pose for a photo. The tension was tangible on Saturday, Sept. 25 as students nervously shuffled around at an hour much…
The tension was tangible this past Saturday morning as students nervously shuffled around at a much earlier time than normal, hastily cleaning rooms and constantly checking the time while waiting apprehensively for the approaching gale force that would be their parents. For many, this is…
photo courtesy Kaley Soud/Catalyst Many Novocollegians use bicycles as means of personal transportation, as evidenced by the many full bike racks. Along with every college campus, and every tree-hugging hippie there is a bike, and since New College is frequently viewed as a campus full…
