Trump announces allowance of release of JFK assassination

For historians and conspiracy theorists alike, Oct. 26, 2017—the scheduled date on which classified government files regarding the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy were to be released—has been a day to look forward to for years now. Despite reported opposition from national intelligence…

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McDonald’s to test vegan products in Finland

  Tampere, Finland, will be ground zero for McDonald’s testing-stage product, the McVegan. The meatless burger will have a soy patty and can be served with vegan fries, according to McDonald’s Finland Marketing Director Christoffer Rönnblad. The McVegan’s Tampere test-run through November will determine whether…

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NBA season opens up to major injuries

Within the first six minutes of the first game of the 2017-2018 National Basketball Association (NBA) season, Boston Celtics star Gordon Hayward’s year was likely over, dislocating his ankle and fracturing his tibia after falling awkwardly. The very next night, Brooklyn Nets star Jeremy Lin…

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Giant tree rat species, Uromys vika, found at last
Illustration of Uromys vika by Velizar Simeonovski / Field Museum

Giant tree rat species, Uromys vika, found at last

  What lives in trees, is a foot-and-a-half long, can punch holes in coconuts with its teeth and has eluded mammalogists for two decades?   For all of the aspiring naturalists out there, the answer is the newly discovered Uromys vika, a species of giant…

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US vote on death penalty causes outrage

In a turn of events that appalled activists, allies and members of the LGBTQ+ community, the United States voted against a United Nations (UN) motion at the Human Rights Council in Geneva that urged states that had not already abolished the death penalty to ensure…

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CIW Women’s Group launch mobile museum campaign on sexual violence in agriculture
Farmworker women launch “Harvest without Violence” campaign to end sexual violence in Wendy’s supply chain. (Photo courtesy of Student Farmworker Alliance)

CIW Women’s Group launch mobile museum campaign on sexual violence in agriculture

The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) women’s group has announced a new education and action campaign called “Harvest without Violence” to address issues of sexual harassment and assault against women farmworkers. The campaign is part of the broader Boycott Wendy’s movement.   For this campaign,…

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Campus police release Annual Security Report (ASR)
Sergeant Jennifer Coley is the lead instructor of the Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) classes taught once a semester, and once during the summer.

Campus police release Annual Security Report (ASR)

The New College Police Department (NCPD) has shared their Annual Security Report (ASR) detailing the rates of various crimes on campus.   The report offers a comparative look at crime rates between 2014, 2015 and 2016, as well as fire drills conducted in the last…

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Yale joins list of schools opting for gender-neutral terminology

  Yale’s official documents will soon sound much like New College’s. After deliberation from students, faculty and administration, Yale University in New Haven, CT, will no longer utilize gendered terms such as “freshman” and “upperclassmen” in official campus publications. Instead, the school is adopting the…

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New ‘Trump Travel Ban’ will halt travel from Venezuela
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New ‘Trump Travel Ban’ will halt travel from Venezuela

  Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Catalyst will be featuring briefs focused on latinx narratives in order to celebrate the month (9/15-10/15)!   President Donald Trump’s Travel Ban, formerly known as Executive Order 13769 and Executive Order 13780 respectively,…

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