photo courtesy of Lace Spencer On Aug. 15th, first-year students —excited to begin their careers as Novocollegians—arrived at New College. According to Associate Director of Admissions and Director of Recruitment Molly Robinson, 222 students make up the class of 2014. These students were selected from…
Apple unveiled its latest line-up of iPods last Wednesday along with two somewhat unexpected announcements: a new Apple TV and Ping, a social net- work built around music. Internet television set top boxes have normally been the domain of tech- nology enthusiasts thanks to their…
I thought someone had slipped something into my drink. The bass just didn’t sound right—it was shaking and didn’t make any sense. Some people were dancing in a strange cluster at the center of the party but the majority of students were off to the…
After a summer of uprooting trees and smashing tiles, the hallowed ground encircled by the I. M. Pei dorms remains fenced off from the New College community. Improvements to Palm Court, which Novocollegians affectionately dub the “center of the universe,” were sched- uled to wrap…
“If your operating system is a hassle and all you’re really using it for is to get on your web browser to get online, then maybe we don’t need this anymore,” pondered a video released by Google late last week. “What if when you pressed…
With Sarasota’s unemployment rate 3.4 percent higher than the national average and 1.2 percent higher than that of Florida (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics), Sarasotans are surely feeling the sting of the recession. While the 13.4% unemployment rate could make any economist, politician or news…
Donkey Kong versus Mario. Nintendo versus Sega. Xbox versus PlayStation. Rivalries have been a part of gaming culture since the early days of the arcade, but never has the competition been so fierce until now with Major League Gaming (MLG). In 2010 MLG has planned…
Palm Court, the “center of the universe” according to the New College constitution, is definitely a hub of student activity, but it surely isn’t new. Palm Court ties everyone from first years through thesis students to nearly 50 years of New College history as it’s…
What do College Hall, Old Caples, the Cá d'Zan and nearly all the theaters in Sarasota have in common? Ghost stories. Current students, sketchy alums and even campus police officers have spun tales of apparitions, unexplained phenomena and bumps in the night about these and…
