A young speaker who identified themself as Griffith, a member of ANSWER Suncoast. In late September, Sarasota made national news for an explosive school board meeting triggered by an educational cartoon about Black Lives Matter (BLM) available on the district’s “BrainPop” site. The tensions have…
Nigerian police officers conduct a foot patrol. Photo courtesy of WikiMedia Commons. Since early October, the citizens of Nigeria have been protesting for an end to the brutality of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS), a police unit whose abuses of power include extrajudicial violence…
Fall is here and besides a particularly tumultuous and unprecedented election week, some things have stayed the same. At New College, finals are still approaching and for the fourth years, thesis projects are underway. Although the hardest part for many will not come until finalizations…
COUPs, formerly known as Palm Court Parties (PCP), were a time when students gathered to dance, enjoy live bands and stay up partying until the wee hours of the morning. A massive party is not a safe option currently, so the New College Student Alliance…
Students pose with a decorated trunk. Resplendent in spooky decorations with trunks full to the brim with treats, a dozen cars rolled into the College Hall parking lot on Halloween for New College’s annual trunk or treat event. As students voted for their favorite costumes…
College students are well known for being broke and stressed and in an economic crisis and looming plague, both are amplified. A cloud of despair seems to be sweeping the New College campus, but have no fear! Socially-distanced events and activities still exist both on…
Sarasota County vote by mail materials. The 2020 presidential election has been chaotic. The majority of New College students are exercising their right to vote in a presidential election for the first time this year and emotions are running high. Students are feeling overwhelmed and…
Plans for Halloween may be a bit more toned-down this year, but that does not mean they cannot be just as fun. This year, try curling up with a big bowl of popcorn and a couple close friends for a spooky movie night. The following…
Photos Courtesy of "The Ringling, Tibbals Circus Collection." Barnum & Bailey, Miss Katie Sandwina, 1912 This August marked the 100 year anniversary of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment, which officially granted women’s right to vote. While the suffrage movement is widely associated with figures such…
Halloween during a global pandemic will be a one of a kind experience. Center of the Universe Parties (COUP) have long been a mainstay in the student body’s means of recreation. Centering around themes that run the gamut from Greek Mythology to Cryptids, they are…
