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…
Every year during Florida’s balmy winter months, tomatoes, green beans, peppers and cabbages ripened by the ever-present sun are picked, packed and shipped across the continental United States. Much of the produce goes to restaurants, schools and theme parks, but this year, shuttered industries and…
Florida’s peak growing season is underway, and with it looms the peak of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. The global pandemic threatens to decimate historically disenfranchised farmworker communities who continue to bear overcrowded living conditions, starvation wages and meager access to medical care while working to…
Amidst campus closure, student evacuations and work-from-home guidance, the mailroom staff in Palmer A soldier on. Delivery to student mailboxes at Hamilton center has been suspended, but between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. on weekdays, students are still welcome to pick up…
For some, time at home may pale in comparison to life on campus, but one thing that most can take solace in amidst virtual classes, loud siblings and fights with parents is pets. On campus, curious passersby often peeked into third-year Calypso Habermehl’s first floor…
On March 16, New College welcomed the new Vice President for Finance and Administration Christian Kinsley, who replaced John Martin. Martin had occupied the position since 2001, when New College gained independence from the University of South Florida. Kinsley was chosen out of four candidates…
On Tuesday, March 17, the New College administration made the rapid decision to close residence halls and transition to virtual learning for the remainder of the spring semester at the behest of Florida’s Board of Governors. This decision marked a sharp departure from previous plans…
