photo courtesy of Bing LiuThe two main characters of the film, Keire Johnson and Zach Mulligan. “This device cures heartache” reads the cracked paint on a well-worn skateboard in the trailer for the 2019 Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary, Minding the Gap. The film,…
Tucked away in the crevices of a long lost Google Drive lies the New College Student Alliance (NCSA) Constitution. One of the subsections of an article entitled “Article IX III/IV—Symbols Embraced by the NCSA” states that the NCSA will recognize “[ ]” as the mascot.…
photo courtesy of Nicholas Manting-BrewerNicholas Manting-Brewer ('08) studied Anthropology at New College and is now an LA-based filmmaker. On Sunday, Apr. 7, a set of Documentary 1 Shorts was showcased at the Sarasota Film Festival (SFF). Among them was Lumpkin, GA, an independent film which…
These bikes are sure to be noticed zooming down the overpass, being worked on at the Bike Shoppe or cruising around town. The Catalyst sat down with the riders of nine iconic bikes and talked with them about how they got their bike, their favorite…
photo courtesy of Yana Tallon-Hicks Tallon-Hicks holds a M.S. in Marriage & Family Therapy from Antioch University and a B.A. in LGBTQQ and sexuality studies from Hampshire College. Yana-Tallon Hicks is a sex educator, writer and therapist who focuses on the pleasure-positive aspects of sex…
photo courtesy of Tim SnyderCarlye Lay with a halo preparing to throw a pot in the barracks. In the years shortly after the establishment of New College, the various army barracks that scattered the land where the Dort and Goldstein dormitories stand today housed Physical…
The entrance view from the first steps outside the Ringling mansion. All photos courtesy of New College of Florida Archives. New College of Florida was established as a private liberal arts college in 1960 but only joined the State University System as a public institution—as…
Izaya Miles/CatalystTRPGs are often played using miniatures, which help with visualizing combat situations. Hear ye, hear ye! Great tales are in the making, with new legends forged every week here on campus: the plundering of dungeons, the slaying of dragons and acts far more strange…
Emiliano Espinosa/CatalystA first court, second floor balcony with an abundance of different plants and lights. Walking around the I. M. Pei courts, there are some balconies that are plain grey but others have all sorts of decorations ranging from plants, posters, lighting and even bird…
photo courtesy of Amy Reid Reid’s second translated volume of a trilogy of political novels by Patrice Nganang, When the Plums are Ripe, is coming out this spring. Professor of French and Gender Studies Amy Reid has been teaching at New College since 1995. During…
