On Sun. Apr. 22, also known as Earth Day to the environmentally conscious, New College’s Council of Green Affairs (CGA) will be hosing the first-ever “Free Market” at the Four Winds — in collaboration with the Four Winds Make Fair — from 1:00 p.m. until…
The life of the average college student seems to revolve around four basic premises: school, social life, food and, perhaps the most important, money. In these tough economic times one can only hope that the cost of living remains affordable, especially to penny-pinching college students for whom bills and debts have only just started to manifest. However, the Florida legislature has proposed massive tuition hikes to occur over the next several years, which may be counteracting that goal. Florida currently holds the position of 45th out of 50 states for the cost of in-state tuition for Higher Education. This position allows for Florida high school students to remain in Florida for a more reasonable price, cheaper than the national average, as well as attracting a number of out-of-state students to come in as well. Despite the positive effects that this has on Florida’s economy and even taking into account work of the Florida Student Association with events like Rally in Tally, increases are inevitable.
The Gender and Diversity Center (GDC), located on the far right of Hamilton “Ham” Center, has become a staple for group meetings, movie showings, Wallternatives and study sessions. Filled with books, magazines and movies on gender and diversity related topics, comfy couches and open doors…
Skylar Ead/Catalyst The Invisible Children road crew travels across the US to show their documentaries. On the morning of Mar. 5, 2012, a 30-minute video was posted online about a man, his son, and a Ugandan rebel leader. The video, self-proclaimed as a viewing “experiment”…
Although social media is a relatively new concept, the speed at which it was integrated and expanded into an ever-growing, technologically-savvy society paints a somewhat skewed picture when considering some of the devastating effects social media websites have on those who use them. This worldwide…
Since his inauguration in January of last year, Florida Governor Rick Scott has been making enemies out of voters by consolidating control and money into his hands, especially when it comes to the economy and funding state-supported programs. However, one of the more recent fights to give Scott more power has been pushed forward less so by the governor and his staff, but by two state universities, the University of Florida (UF) and Florida State University (FSU). The House Joint Resolution 931 and its corresponding Senate Bill 1508 seek to remove the democratic power of the Florida Student Association (FSA) to elect its own student representative on Florida’s Board of Governors for Higher Education (BOG). The real kicker is that there seems to be a lot of support for it.
In early November of last year, Lecia Brooks, the Director of Outreach for the Alabama Chapter of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), set foot on the New College of Florida grounds for the first time to hold a workshop on her organization and diversity.…
Neither gloom nor grey skies nor threat of rain stayed career-oriented college students from the swift sense of enlightenment offered by the Second Annual International Career Development Seminar. Not-so-bright and early on Saturday, Oct. 29 over 100 people gathered in the Harry Sudakoff Conference Center…
photo courtesy of Time.com The last of the Marines to leave Iraq, cross the border into Kuwait. Military Humvees are already shipping out through U.S. military Victory Base Complex, stationed near Baghdad, Iraq. On Friday Oct. 21, President Barack Obama announced to the country…
It should come as no surprise to those of us who have already felt ire towards Florida’s current governor, Rick Scott, that he has once again alienated students in his latest action against higher education. In recent interviews with the Herald Tribune and right-wing radio…
