Since the ACE Building debuted in August of last year, one area of the building has remained vastly unoccupied. The original plan was to make what has now come to be known as the ACE Lounge into a student café, complete with “cooking equipment, ovens,…
photos courtesy of Carl Shaw and Sara Mineo/Catalyst Breakdancing, ping-pong, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu are not normally the activities one would imagine a college professor partaking in. Usually, students are only exposed to the acedemic side of their professors but instructors Carl Shaw, Patrick McDonald and…
all photos Alexis Santos/Catalyst ORLANDO – From February 17 – 19, the Orange County Convention Center buzzed with the excitement for anime, comic books, movies and video games that only MegaCon can attract. The yearly convention that brings Central Florida geeks together over the things…
New College Professor of Political Science Frank Alcock has worked as a political contributor with ABC since 2007, and with CBS for the past six months. Now, Alcock is the host of Focus One, a new political talk show on Manatee Educational Television (METV). Although the…
Outgoing New College president Gordon “Mike” Michalson was honored at a gala dinner on Feb. 11 to celebrate his accomplishments and his legacy as the first president of an independent New College. The dinner, which raised a net total of $115,000 and was held at…
The Counseling and Wellness Center (CWC) is a New College student’s go-to place for weekly therapy, antibiotics and free condoms. But when it comes to Plan B, abuse therapy and women’s health exams, students may turn to other sources even though they are offered at…
On Feb. 14, the New College of Florida campus was shut down to open discussion about discrimination issues on campus. About one quarter of New College’s population attended the teach-in, including a large amount of faculty and staff members. Several things were discussed and brought…
Alexis Santos/Catalyst Anthony "Tony" Quartararo of Spatial Networks (left) and Eric Wolf of the USGS write down topics proposed by unconference attendees. 27°53'50" N, 82°42'41" W – or – Tampa Bay may not be considered a hotbed for technology startups, but on Feb. 10 and…
Corey Rodda/Catalyst Students gather on Z Green during the teach-in. Students aligned with social justice groups on campus, Residency Advisors and the New College Student Alliance (NCSA) organized the teach-in just ten days before it came to fruition on Feb. 14. They were mobilized into…
photo courtesy of Corey Rodda/Catalyst Roth (left) speaks in front of Ringling students with Robinson (right). Oscar-winning costume designer Ann Roth showed up at Ringling College of Art and Design clad in gray slacks, a printed blue wrap sweater, wedges, silver bangles and cropped silver hair.…
