photo courtesy of orlandosentinel.com On a sunny day, Gill bonds with his two foster sons at a playground. On Sept. 22nd, appellate court judges decided that Florida’s ban on gay adoption was unconstitutional, ruling that Frank Martin Gill and his partner have the legal right…
photo courtesy of votezj.com Alum Zeeshan Javed "Z.J." Hafeez ('01) is running to represent Florida's 67th state congressional district. Election Day is right around the corner, and voters in Florida’s 67th state congressional district have the chance to elect a New College alum to the…
photo courtesy of Alexis Santos/Catalyst One of many chainsaw wielding steampunk characters seen throughout Halloween Horror Nights stare the Catalyst down.
Hamilton “Ham” Center is visited by Novocollegians daily, but some may not know who put the “Ham” in Ham Center. While there’s no shortage of named buildings on campus, many of their new monikers haven’t stuck with the student body. The Peggy Bates Residence Hall…
Sarasota often conjures images of retirees, beaches and thesis papers for New College students, but usually nothing relate to technology. While Sarasota Bay is no Silicon Valley, it does have a handful of technology start-up companies. The Catalyst sat down with one of them to…
Craving a sweet, air conditioned respite from the trials and tribulations of schoolwork? With your credit card handy, indulge yourself with a day trip to Westfield Southgate Mall or DeSoto Square Mall. Southgate Mall appeals to more formal, refined tastes while DeSoto Mall has a…
New College President Gordon “Mike” Michalson announced yesterday that Professor of Music Stephen Miles would become the school’s new Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs starting on July 1, 2011 for a three-year term that is renewable. “Steve’s outstanding record of accomplishment in the…
Florida has always had somewhat of a love/hate relationship with amending its constitution. Voters have used the amendment process to build a high-speed rail system, to cancel said high-speed rail system just a few years later and to define the minimum size of cages allowed…
Fishing is still good. It's been windy this week so not alot of offshore activity. However, Capt. Scott Green has been doing well just outside the passes getting Mangrove Snapper, Speckled Trout, Flounder and Spanish Mackeral. Capt. Brian Martel brought in several kingfish on Saturday…
Add this to Florida’s ceaseless efforts to become the mythical Hollywood East: a local businessman plans to construct a set of twin soundstages in the Sarasota suburb of Lakewood Ranch for filming new film and television endeavors along with a base camp at Sa rasota-Bradenton…
