Students, without television, use other media to stay informed

Don't want to be an American idiotOne nation controlled by the mediaInformation age of hysteriaIt's calling out to idiot America.These lyrics from one of Green Day’s more famous songs suggest that the role that the media plays in the lives of Americans may be something…

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Florida lawmakers tell college students to pay up

As the school year begins, many students are noticing changes to their financial aid and tuition that are the result of decisions lawmakers in Tallahassee have made over the past year.  Among such changes are increases to tuition by 15 percent, as well as a…

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Remodeled Four Winds goes in new, bigger direction

With its laid back atmosphere, all-vegetarian food and freshly roasted coffee, the student-run Four Winds Café is a popular destination for students, professors and campus visitors. However, due to complaints of a too-small kitchen, long lines and perpetually missing ingredients, the café is attempting to…

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Black Box Theater receives grant for new equipment

New College’s Black Box Theater, which is the only undergraduate theater of its kind in the area, received a sizable present to celebrate its first birthday: a $23,480 grant from the William G. and Marie Selby Foundation to purchase new equipment such as lighting, seating…

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First world problems: the toilet paper shortage of 2011

It is an unfortunate instance when one finds themselves stranded in the bathroom with no toilet paper. In such a situation, they are given two options: they may either venture out into the open with their pants around their ankles in hopes of finding a…

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NCF students protest presidential candidate Michele Bachman

All photos Corey Rodda/Catalyst Gathered under the rainbow flag, a spirited group of Novocollegians showed Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann that Florida was no safe haven for what some perceive as her message of intolerance. “Two! four! six! eight! — you can’t pray the gay…

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New College technology plan in development

New College has started developing a long-term technology plan that aims to help meet New College’s future technology needs. “The concept came about last January,” Dean of the Jane Bancroft Cook Library Brian Doherty told the Catalyst. “It pushes us into a more strategic way…

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