The COVID-19 pandemic has cost students much of their college experience over the past year. More than students’ classroom environments or living situations, COVID-19 has also changed how students are able to socialize on campus. This fall students attempted to find compromise between long-standing traditions…
By Sophia Brown and Anna Lynn Winfrey After a semester of partial occupancy during a pandemic, the college’s only dorm with communal-style living has been shut down. Interim Dean of Students Randy Harrell, who made the decision, cited revised safety protocols for quarantining on-campus and…
This article is the second in a two-part series about the recent intrusions into dormitories on the residential side of campus. Read the first article that focuses on student experiences and administration’s immediate response here. After a series of late-night intrusions into students’ dorms set…
Students leaving for winter break are reminded to clean out their fridges and throw away any perishables in their rooms. As people decide whether gathering for the holidays is safe, college students are put into a difficult position: is it safe to travel home? For…
The ACE academic plaza used to be full of classes, but due to COVID ACE hasn't seen the same amount of students. With the fall semester finally drawing to a close, mid-semester progress reports indicated that students have faced significant academic struggles due to isolation…
Director of ETS has been open since the summer, former librarian Cal Murgu was interim director until his departure in early October. As the semester comes to a close and students prepare for Independent Study Projects (ISPs), the library is continuing its search for a…
The portal will be a faster way to check results. The Counselling and Wellness Center (CWC) has partnered with test provider LabStat to create a portal for students to check COVID-19 test results. In the coming semesters, the hope is that the portal will make…
Content warning: discussion of traumatic events Real names withheld at the discretion of the Catalyst to protect the privacy of individuals affected by this situation. “Julia” was doing laundry on a Saturday afternoon in late September when she heard someone walk into the…
"We should feel good, but we shouldn't feel like everything is on cruise control." Thiessen said. "We have a lot of improvements still to do.” Every year, the State University System (SUS) allocates upwards of $13 billion in state funding, in part through a performance-based…
"Colorful Hands" by Tim Mossholder. Photo courtesy of Unspalsh. Each year, Sarasota Magazine asks readers to nominate people for Unity Awards to honor community members who help to bring the community together across “racial, ethnic, religious, sexual orientation, socioeconomic and physical and mental ability groups.”…
