all photos Corey Rae Rodda/Catalyst I waddled out of “¡Buen Provecho!: GDC Cuban-American Cuisine Bite Night” after savoring a meal that tasted of heritage and roots. Vista Coordinator Monica Tambay and alum James Sheridan served up batido de mango (a mango milkshake), moros y cristianos…
all photos Corey Rae Rodda/Catalyst I strive to eat vegetarian, but I have my indiscretions. I gobbled down a paté smeared Vietnamese sub filled with barbecue pork, grilled chicken, carrots, cucumber, parsley and a menacing wedge of a jalapeño pepper at J.R. Phò Vietnamese and…
Last December, UF students held a rally to demand that Gov. Rick Scott veto the "preeminence" bill, which would allow universities to charge market-rate tuition. Many responded angrily to UF president Bernie Machen's advocacy of the bill. After working in the Registrar’s Office for 20…
all charts courtesy of Faculty Appointments and Status Committee and the Provost's office A group of 40 faculty members, staff and students came together on Tues., Apr. 10 to discuss faculty workload and its effect on the New College community. The Faculty Appointments and Status…
all photos Cory Rae Rodda/Catalyst With a glass of Dom Pérignon in one hand and Norwegian artesian water in the other, the Catalyst milled about in a sea of pastels, Derby Day-style hats and open checkbooks as Cook Hall's bayfront played host to the 29th…
In a new scientific study reported by The New York Times on “enclothed cognition,” scientists observed that the way people dress can affect their thought processes. The study focused on lab coats and deduced that individuals who were wearing the lab coats were more observant,…
Thirty-six hours, 10,705 donations, 109 charities and the generosity of four foundations was all that it took to raise almost $2.5 million from Mar. 27-28. The Community Foundation of Sarasota County, the Gulf Coast Community Foundation, the Manatee Community Foundation and The Patterson Foundation sponsored…
In these hard economic times, securing an interview is both a promising and vital part of the employment process. However, in recent months, a trend has been noted that employers are increasingly asking for the Facebook password to potential employees’ accounts, causing public backlash in…
photos courtesy of Chloe Dodd/Catalyst and Taylor Meredith/Catalyst With gold earrings dangling from her earlobes, eyes framed behind artsy glasses, and dressed nearly all in black, renowned poet and current New College writer-in-residence Shira Dentz melodically recited selections from her books black seeds on a…
all photos Cory Rae Rodda/Catalyst “I’m gonna feed worms,” Orange Blossom Community Garden Co-Director Barbara Powell Harris said. With her bare hands, she pressed pulp donated from the juice bar at Whole Foods into tubs brimming with thin red worms and just-minted soil. “A pound…
