all photos Martin Steele/Catalyst Whether it’s done in the name of hipster style or a tight budget, thrifting is treasure-hunting for the budget-conscious, and as such is a staple of the average college life. Conveniently, many small-scale thrift stores are also non-profit, taking in their…
Martin Steele/Catalyst Walking into the stuffy barn on the rural fringe of Sarasota, the scent of dog was as unmistakable as it was powerful. Adjusting to the musky surroundings proved fairly easy, though, as one was quickly (and adorably) greeted by a host of curious,…
all photos Martin Steele/Catalyst For some, the word “Medieval” conjures mental images of kings, peasants, knights in shining armor and damsels in distress. Others may be inclined to think of watching underpaid actors joust while wearing a paper crown and eating greasy food without napkins…
Martin Steele/Catalyst The exhibit takes up 1,200 square feet of floor space and features audio/visual touch-screen panels as well as large panels emblazoned with eye-catching pictures and informative text. “For Americans, the iconography of Nazism is found in the swastika, the jackboot, the Nazi banner,”…
Over the course of the Palm Court Party (PCP) weekend, several acts of vandalism took place in the Pei dorm area, particularly in the lounges and courtyards of Second and Third Courts. Including these incidents, which involved the discharge of fire extinguishers, NCF Police Chief…
After nearly half a century of patrolling the world’s oceans and embarking on countless environmentally-conscious activist missions, Rainbow Warrior II, the flagship of international activist group Greenpeace, was finally retired to a quiet life as a hospital ship off the coast of Bangladesh. Its successor,…
Muammar Gadaffi was confirmed dead on Thursday, Oct. 20 after rebel forces overran Sirte, the Libyan ex-leader’s hometown and the last bastion for the loyalist faction. According to Al Jazeera, both the former leader and his son, Mutassim Gadaffi, were killed “following an apparent attempt…
All photos courtesy of Martin Steele “Places, everyone,” the director, a portly Australian man in a yellow baseball cap, barked to the bleary-eyed crowd of tuxedo-clad extras. “Make sure everyone’s accounted for … anyone who shouldn’t be on set right now, get out of the…
“I [am] shocked to hear a presidential hopeful, U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, suggest that drilling in the Everglades might be a good idea,” Environment Florida State Director Aliki Moncrief said to members of the environmentalist cause in a Sept. 9 e-mail newsletter. “Please take a…
All photos by Kim Butler, Office of Public Affairs. The changes made to the layout of Hamilton “Ham” Center on Thursday, Aug. 25 may have been temporary, not to mention purely cosmetic, but for the two hours encompassing New College’s annual club fair, the transformation…
