Of Sarasota County’s 390,429 residents 11.6 percent fell below the poverty level from 2008 to 2012, and the number of children living in poverty nearly doubled from 2000 to 2010, rising from 12.9 to 21.5 percent. More than ever, Sarasota residents are in need and…
Time magazine was the focus of a recent Internet debacle over an online poll that allowed readers to select a term used frequently in pop culture that they would like to see disappear. It was not the existence of this poll that caused a stir,…
The United States Senate struck down a bill by one vote that would have allowed for the construction of the remaining 60 percent of the Keystone pipeline, referred to as the Keystone XL expansion. The full pipeline would stretch from Alberta, Canada down to the…
By Leigh Barber The students studying in Florida State University’s Strozier Library felt a fear many people will never have to experience during their lifetimes. At around 1 a.m., their late-night work was disrupted when a shooter opened fire in the lobby of Strozier. FSU…
Arnold Abbott came to Stranahan Park to feed the homeless and left in the back of a police car. The Fort Lauderdale resident was in violation of a controversial ordinance, officially passed Oct 22, which is one of several pieces of legislature that aim to…
Musician Taylor Swift recently made the decision to remove her music from popular music streaming service, Spotify. The decision is only one incident in a chain of behavior from music artists who have recently spoken out about issues they have with Spotify and other services…
By Colt Dodd After nearly three months of construction, the interior Metz kitchen opened to the student body last week and was met with mostly positive feedback. Metz Culinary Management, the new food service provider that replaced the long running Sodexo earlier this semester, is…
Dr. Andrea Blanch, President and Director of the Center for Religious Tolerance (CRT), visited on Nov. 20 in Sudakoff to discuss interfaith peacebuilding in Israel and Palestine. The presentation was part of several events, including an international wellness potluck and a global map activity that…
Newstock, New College’s annual salute to Woodstock, took place this past Saturday on Z-Green. The groups that performed covered everything from rock to jazz to alternative electronic music. Newstock is an Resident Advisor (RA) sponsored event, overseen this year by Residence Hall Director Lauren Burr.…
By Colt Dodd Amid light conversation, Exposure, a thesis student art exhibition, opened in the Iserman Gallery last Thursday and will run until Dec. 11. Featuring the work of eight artists, exhibits of all different mediums ranging from oil paintings to animation were put in…
