Photo courtesy of Hayley VanstrumRodriguez and Solis construct a pyramid representing the tomato supply chain, with farmworkers taking the worst abuses at the base and corporations which demand the most product possible at the cheapest price at the top. On Thursday, Oct. 4, Coalition of Immokalee…
Photo courtesy of WikiMedia CommonsProtestors rioted in the streets of Santiago, Chile. Bedlam and blazes prevail across Chile, one of South America’s most prosperous and stable nations, as the government resorts to a state of emergency in an attempt to grapple with the riots. The…
Outside of the United Kingdom (U.K.), Brexit, a conjunction for the ‘British Exit’ from the European Union (EU), is a situation most people do not care about, or if they do, do not understand. Here’s the thing: the economic ramifications of Brexit will not only…
President Donal O’Shea will be travelling to Gainesville to defend the “New College Tomorrow: Arts and Sciences for Florida’s Future” proposal, which requests an additional $700,000 for the 2020–2021 school year, at the Oct. 30 Florida Board of Governors (FBOG) meeting. The proposal focuses on…
Photo courtesy of New College of FloridaThe cohort of 2019 outside of College Hall, facing the bay, during orientation week. In the midst of the college’s growth plan, this is the second year that the incoming cohort has claimed the title of the smallest class…
Photo courtesy of Kathleen VaccaDuring consensual encounters, there are no police commands, force, lights or sirens. Amidst concerns about the seemingly heightened presence of police on campus and controversies surrounding police encounters, students have expressed confusion regarding what rights they have as residents of this…
Photo courtesy of NCF QuizbowlThe Quizbowl team posed at the Early Fall Tournament. New College is not known for its sports programs. There is a stereotype about Novo Collegians being more erudite than athletic and preferring the air-conditioned indoors to the green sports pitch. While…
The New College of Florida Climate Action Plan, prepared in 2010, was the first call to analyze and modify the school’s individual contribution to climate change. Since 2010, however, many changes have affected the variables involved in being eco-friendly. Now, with global climate strikes stressing…
Students, faculty and staff gathered in the Hamilton Center on Tuesday, Oct. 8 to discuss the recent plans and progress made by administrators to try to aid the concerns expressed by students over the past couple of years. Some of the issues addressed include the…
The Logistics of Re—Opening After months of negotiations, the Four Winds Café reopened its doors on Tuesday, Oct. 22. The college carved out $24,000 which will pay Metz to assist with bringing Four Winds to a more business-savvy student run operation over the semester. The…
