Photo courtesy of jigsaw.com A Walmart Neighborhood Market in Winter Springs, one of 27 in Florida. By as early as next fall, the empty lot of 3500 Tamiami Trail, former home to a Winn-Dixie store, will be replaced with a Walmart Neighborhood Market. On Aug.…
Image courtesy of the National Hurricane Center: www.nhc.noaa.gov Projected path of Hurricane Irene as of Aug. 23, from the National Hurricane Center. Days after Hurricane Irene swept through the Eastern Seaboard, death tolls and the cost of damages continue to add up. As of press time,…
All photos Puneet Sandhu A thud versus a sting: it's the difference between a slap on the hand and pinch on the wrist. Some people like both. On April 30, the curious had a chance to experience these and other sensations inside the Fetish Ball…
For three days, 10,000 young activists in Washington, D.C. learned about big-time polluting companies and the ways the government funds them. On the fourth day, they confronted the government. Powershift 2011, a conference about clean energy, culminated on April 18 with a march to Capitol Hill and meetings with state representatives, giving these activists a chance to bring their message to their elected officials.
Lobbying was only aspect of Powershift, which was first held in 2007. Activists staged several protests, marches, street theaters and demonstrations throughout the conference. “We were really yelling at BP and the Chamber of Commerce and Obama and the House of Representatives and the Senate, all with kind of different issues … unified with an idea of the government not supporting dirty energy,” first-year and Council of Green Affairs (CGA) representative Nicholas “Niko” Segal-Wright said.
Students elected new members to the New College Student Alliance on April 13 after an election was held in Hamilton "Ham" Center. One-hundred eighty-three students voted and results were sent to students in an e-mail by the Supervisor of Elections Olivia Akl. William Kingdon won…
He came, he saw and he will be back. The State Fire Marshall visited New College over spring break for a fire and life safety inspection, which NCF failed. In an email to students, Associate Dean of Students Tracy Murry wrote that in addition to…
Puneet Sandhu/Catalyst Fisher and Grace sort through items they collected for HEP. "[HEP] is the kind of place that's about helping yourself," Welsh said. On April 13, students went around campus exchanging cookies for canned foods, clothes, furniture and a variety of other goods, which…
Puneet Sandhu/Catalyst Waidele mans the C-Store in Ham Center. A new late-night convenience store is running on campus in Hamilton “Ham” Center. Called the C-store, the set up is a table in Ham that holds drinks, snacks and also pens, stamps and lip balm. The…
The 2011 Sarasota Film Festival (SFF) is still going on, with the closing night on Sunday, April 17. Students can purchase tickets at a discounted rate of $8 per ticket or $20 for four tickets to any of the films. All screenings are at the…
Puneet Sandhu/Catalyst Stand up. Take a step in place with your right foot, then step with your left. Right, left. Right, left. One, two. And you have a pulse. Add a verbal “Ta!” on each step and “Kay!” in between, clapping on each “Kay!” and…
