Internship opportunities offered in Tallahassee

Internship Coordinator Andrea Knies partnered with the Provost’s Office, who celebrated Constitution Day with free cake, bumper stickers, and voting registration forms, to inform students about the Tallahassee off-campus study program offered in the spring. While the Young Democrats and the cake table competed with…

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German activism: Don’t be that arschloch!

In the wake of widespread anti-refugee propaganda, Aktion Arschloch (Action Asshole), a German activist group, pushed an anti-Nazi song, “Schrei nach Liebe” (Cry For Love), to the top of Germany's charts. The song, released in 1993, tells a story of a fictional extremist who is…

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A COUP of witchcraft and wizardry

As one of two proposed themes for this Halloween's Center of the Universe Party (COUP), Something Wicked This Way Comes dominated the competition with its broad, accommodating ideas. The desperation of thesis student sponsors Garrett Murto, Lara Grauerholz-Fisher, Logan Starnes and Catalyst writer Bianca Benedi,…

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Tensions rise at open meeting

  An open meeting between administration and students brought communications issues and  tension to the forefront. The open meeting occurred on Sept. 8 at 4:00 p.m. in the Harry Sudakoff Conference Center. Sudakoff was filled with approximately  60 students and members of faculty who were…

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Task force to host panel

  The Drug and Alcohol Task Force is hosting an opportunity for the voices of students to enter into the right pair of ears. The Student Forum in Response to Substance Policy will be held on Monday, Sept. 21 in Hamilton Classroom (HCL) 8 from…

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Parente and CWC host event to help students heal

  In response to the recent tragic events on campus, an educational program aims to facilitate dialogue on the emotional state of members of the community. Good Grief: A facilitated healing program to promote working through the stages of grief, was held Sept. 10 in…

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Clerk jailed for denying same-sex couples marriage licenses

Kim Davis, a Kentucky clerk, was jailed last Thursday, Sept. 3, for contempt after defying the Supreme Court ruling in favor of same-sex marriage and a federal court order requiring Davis to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. According to the New York Times, Davis…

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Interest in New College summer courses doubles

With a semester of summer classes under New College’s belt, this summer will be a continuation of last year’s program. About 15 students signed up for the 2014 summer classes; this year, there are 28 people registered and most of them have already paid for…

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