The fight for a $15 federal minimum wage has been ongoing for several year, across several states. Image courtesy of Flickr. This November, the majority of Floridians approved Amendment 2 with 60.8 percent of the vote. The amendment will raise Florida’s minimum wage—currently $8.56—to $10.00…
The Taylor Center free testing service provides a local service that students are encouraged to take advantage of. On Oct. 29, the Robert L. Taylor Community Center, located on 1845 34th St., began providing 15-minute rapid COVID-19 tests. However, on Wednesday Nov. 4, the RL…
Students pose with a decorated trunk. Resplendent in spooky decorations with trunks full to the brim with treats, a dozen cars rolled into the College Hall parking lot on Halloween for New College’s annual trunk or treat event. As students voted for their favorite costumes…
One of the oldest buildings at New College, College Hall has seen several cohorts walk its halls. 60 years after New College’s founding on October 11, 1960, the New College Foundation launched a giving campaign that raised $51,239 and a virtual New Topics New College…
Many members of the cohort of 2015 graduated on May 17, 2019. The cohort of 2016 will still have to wait for their turn to walk the stage. New College’s May 2020 graduation, initially cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, was postponed until December…
The search to replace New College President Donal O’Shea has been kicked into high gear with the formation of a presidential search committee, led by Board of Trustees Chair Mary Ruiz. O’Shea has led the College since 2012 and plans to step down from his…
Signs from SS4C's photo campaigns. All photos courtesy of SS4C. As in-person activities across Florida have ground to a halt due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, local climate advocacy organization Sarasota Students 4 Climate (SS4C) is bringing climate activism to the virtual sphere. In April…
Organizers with the Party for Socialism and Liberation march towards downtown Sarasota with a banner that says, "this is a revolt against racism! Stop the war on Black America!" On the evening of Thursday, Sept. 24, protesters in Sarasota and Bradenton spilled into the streets…
“Kind of a nightmare,” was the way third year Lily Burse described applying for the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO)’s Reemployment Assistance benefits in March, as businesses shuttered across the country and the national unemployment rate shot to its highest point on record due…
As federal disaster relief funding in response to the coronavirus pandemic arrives in fits and starts, mutual aid organizations have proliferated throughout the state of Florida. In Sarasota, community organizations such as the Peace Education and Action Center (PEACenter) and Streets of Paradise (SOP) have…
