Imprisonment of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei brings international attention

image courtesy of guardian.co.uk Ai Weiwei strikes a pointedly messianic pose in his latest installation at the Tate. One hundred million ceramic sunflower seeds currently carpet the foyer of London’s Tate Modern, each handmade using traditional Chinese methods, that are the product of the labor…

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NCF Foundation hosts Pique-nique sur la Baie

All photos Corey Rodda/Catalyst On April 6, the Bay became saturated with the scent of Jimmy Choo perfume. Tables garnished with vases of pink water and rose petals, a runway and a legion of hat-clad people transformed the space behind college hall into the fashion…

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Heavy rains cause flooding in Pei dorm room

During last week’s downpour, a puddle appeared in first-year David Smith’s Second Court room. “The room is on the second floor and has been flooding ever since we moved in at the beginning of the year,” Smith said. “But it got worse with the heavy…

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Buenos Aires: more than the Paris South America

All photos courtesy of Anne Larkin/Catalyst It’s certainly not Mexico and it’s not quite Spain. It’s somewhere inbetween, with its multitude of cafes hawking jamón crudo sandwiches and café cortados, its old colonial facades in various states of shine and disrepair, its cobbled streets and…

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Portraits of the Jane Bancroft Cook Librarians: Part one

Interim Director of Technical Services and Systems Librarian Nancy Spaid Where are you from? I’m originally from Colorado, but I’ve lived here in Florida for more than half of my life — always on the west central coast. I’ve lived up in Palm Harbor and…

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Four Winds Séance offers food and spirits

David Belew/Catalyst It wasn’t a normal dinner at the Four Winds cafe. The rain had not let up all day and the lights were out with the diners’ faces illuminated by candle-light and the occasional flash of lightning. “Don’t let go, its very important that…

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There's more to Nintendo's 3DS than 3D

Alexis Santos/Catalyst A dragon springs from an issue of the Catalyst with the help of an augmented reality game on the Nintendo 3DS. Last year, filmmakers and TV manufacturers sought the holy grail that is 3D. Nintendo hopes to claim it in 2011 with the Nintendo…

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Two students add a handmade touch to tobacco

All photos Christine McCormick/Catalyst Second-year Jonathan Weinberg meanders between the trees, his eyes darting in search of the perfect tree branch. After dismissing several that revealed flaws after closer inspections, he settles on the perfect piece of beech. “I look for wood where one branch…

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Born out of struggle, Tube Dudes are bringing smiles to Sarasota

all photos courtesy of Christine McCormick Scott Gerber is making Sarasota smile. Up and down Tamiami Trail, dozens of his vibrant, life-sized aluminum Tube Dudes can be found fishing, stretching out in yoga poses, or playing tennis, all with enormous grins spread across their faces.…

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MegaCon 2011 shatters attendance records

all photos Alexis Santos/Catalyst Spring signals warmer weather, but more importantly to geeks of all kinds, it means the beginning of Anime, Gaming and Comic conventions across the country. Between March 25 and 27, the Orange County Convention Center filled with comic book, anime, gaming,…

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