On Mar. 29, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed recently proposed congressional map CS/SB 102—which would have redistricted the state’s congressional districts in accordance with the 2020 United States Decennial Census—and that had already been approved by the state’s legislature. In a veto transmittal letter, DeSantis…
On Apr. 10, New College Student Alliance (NCSA) Election Supervisor and third-year Jack Sobel announced who would be New College's next Student President and Vice President, along with who would be filling the additional cabinet positions—including the new positions of Senate President and Senate President…
Over the course of the coronavirus pandemic, New College has seen dozens of administrative positions left vacant as employees seek opportunities elsewhere. But this trend isn’t exclusive to college grounds; Manatee County schools have a massive deficit in labor, with over 100 positions in dire…
On Mar. 18 during a Catalyst interview, President Patricia Okker alluded to something called the “New College Challenge,” described it at the time as a wide-scale renovation of New College’s spaces and places, and promised to release more information at a later date. That date…
There is a lot of plastic in the world. Since 1950, more than 7,800 million tonnes of plastic have been produced, generating 6,300 million tonnes of waste, of which approximately 9% was recycled, according to Life. Plastic waste has its own host of issues, but…
Since Jan 23. 2019, the United States and Venezuela have not had any official diplomatic ties to one another. The two countries have had a tumultuous relationship over the years, especially in the last two decades, making recent commercial negotiations between the two regarding crude…
By a vote of 220-204 on Apr. 1, the House of Representatives voted in favor of the decriminalization of marijuana at the federal level. The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (MORE) is set to include a multitude of changes for buyers and sellers alike,…
On Apr. 1, Amazon center employee Chris Smalls—and the rest of the Staten Island JFK8 Amazon warehouse—won a landmark victory for labor rights, starting the first Amazon labor union. The implications here are tremendous, and if the wave of Starbucks unions in the past year…
The Florida-raised Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has dominated the news cycle as of late, with several Republican politicians spending their time during her hearings trying to show off by accusing her of not knowing what a woman is, being a proponent of critical race theory…
In a bid to punish the Russian people and economy for the illegal invasion of Ukraine, the western world has mobilized the full brunt of its economic might through an unprecedented sanctioning campaign. The European Union, Canada, Australia and Japan join the United States in…
