On Apr. 6, 2018, student workers in the Office of Admissions, Maria Simmerling (‘14) and Eugenia Quintanilla (‘14), filed a complaint citing allegations of discriminatory practices within the admissions process to former General Counsel Michael Pierce and the New College Board of Trustees (BoT). In…
New Topics New College is a community series that hosts national speakers at the Mildred Sainer Auditorium. This year’s series is scheduled from October through April. Each month a new speaker and a new topic are welcomed to the school. There are seven speakers, five…
All photos Charlie Leavengood/Catalyst. Calling all book lovers! Situated between Lime Avenue and Apricot Avenue is a world of wealth, if one believes knowledge is the greatest treasure. Adventure seekers looking to solve maze-like tunnels of books and searching for the “perfect” read among thousands…
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Tucked in the back corner of the Hamilton “Ham” Center is all the world, or as some prefer to call it, a stage. For New College students, it’s simply The Black Box. The Black Box Theatre’s (BBT) first production of the 2018-2019 season is an…
Dear Wendy’s and Heidi Schauer, This past spring break, instead of going to some tropical paradise to sip on virgin piña coladas, I fasted for five days alongside 80 other farmworkers and allies. We woke up at 6 a.m. every day, sat in the freezing…
This week (9/20 – 9/28), activists have the opportunity to participate supply drives, town halls, film screenings and marches! Read on if you want to get involved in the community regarding farmworker’s rights, the drug war, immigration reform, or racial justice. Sept. 13 –…
April is one busy month! Students have been hard at work planning and organizing events for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), Pride Month and for Palestinian Awareness Week! Support your friends and check out what they’ve been planning, and keep an eye on the Student’s…
Farewell to graduated Catalyst staff Colton Dodd and former General Editor Sara Mineo. Thesis student Kaylie Stokes is our new General Editor, second-year Haley Jordan and first-year Audrey Warne are our Layout Editors, and third-year Dylan Pryor and first-year Angela Duda are our new staffwriters!…
Welcome to all returning students and the incoming class of '15! The Catalyst wishes everyone a happy start to classes and the Fall semester. Remember to visit us at our website, Facebook, twitter, and tumblr to stay updated on everything New College!
The National Scholastic Press Association named the Catalyst this year's first-place newspaper! We also won a special award for Outstanding Weekly College Newspaper of 2014-2015. We want to extend a big thanks to our amazing sponsor Professor of Anthropology Maria Vesperi and everyone who reads us.…
