Body worn cameras for police

  The Sarasota Police Department bought 24 new Taser AXON Flex body-worn cameras (BWCs) last year with a $36,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice. A one-year trial period will begin this month with the hopes of accurately documenting what happens during an arrest.…

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Alaska legalizes recreational marijuana

Alaska is the latest state to legalize marijuana use and, as of Feb. 24, is now the third state in the nation to allow recreational use of the drug. While editorial rules have been implemented, such as being 21 years of age and only possessing…

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Four Winds hosts show for Writer in Residence

The Four Winds hosted a reading and reception for the Writer in Residence and Professor of Creative Writing Michael “Tod” Edgerton last Tuesday night, providing light refreshments of coffee, tea and cinnamon scones for the audience of New College students and professors. Edgerton read from…

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Mote Marine celebrates its 60th Anniversary

In the midst of their 60th anniversary and the undertaking of a corresponding fundraiser called “Oceans of Opportunity,” Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium grieves for a special member of its family: the famous “Shark Lady” Eugenie Clark, founder of Mote, who passed away last Wednesday…

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MOTE Marine’s rescue dolphin Moonshine passes

Moonshine, the unique pantropical spotted dolphin is missed by his family at MOTE Marine Laboratory. February 25, 2015 / Volume XXXVII / Issue 2 MOTE Marine lost a cherished member of the aquarium family when Moonshine, a pantropical spotted male dolphin, passed away on Feb.…

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An Adventure Abroad: the Canopy Ecology ISP

February 18, 2015 / Volume XXXVII / Issue I Fantastical insects, glowing fungi, leaf-cutter ant colonies and glorious sights of canopies stretching as far as the eye can see. These are just some of the wonders the Canopy Ecology ISP of 2015 came across during…

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Gardening tutorial experiences ECHO’s farm

This past Saturday, Gardening Tutorial took a field trip to the headquarters’ of ECHO Inc. in North Fort Myers. ECHO is an organization that aids in world hunger and supports small-scale farming around the world by providing agricultural and “appropriate” technology training to development workers…

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A developing tools: The Course Request System

The process of registration at New College is complicated to say the least. Functioning in two main parts, the Course Request System (CRS) and contract negotiation, signing up for classes can be a frustrating process. As the spring semester creeps around the corner, students must…

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