Planned Parenthood offers on-campus patient escort training for new volunteers
photo courtesy of Annie Rosenblum Planned Parenthood CEO Stephanie Knight speaking to New College students interested in patient escorting.

Planned Parenthood offers on-campus patient escort training for new volunteers

Far too often, patients seeking reproductive health care from non-profit organization Planned Parenthood are harassed by groups of anti-abortion protestors. Therefore, to reassure patients and provide comfort, community volunteers called “patient escorts” walk the patients from their cars to the entrance of the health care…

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Democrats take back control of the House, while Republicans retain control of the Senate
Cassie Manz/Catalyst New College Research, Instruction and Data Services Librarian Winn Wasson created interactive Lego replicas of the United States House of Representatives, Senate and the Florida Legislature for display at the Election Night Watch Party in Hamilton "Ham" Center. As the results rolled in, Wasson placed a color-coordinating Lego, blue for Democrat and red for Republican, in each chamber for each seat won.

Democrats take back control of the House, while Republicans retain control of the Senate

In a historic election night, the Democrats regained control of the House of Representatives for the first time since 2010, while Republicans retained control of the Senate and expanded their majority. With races still to be called in Arizona and Florida, their pre-election majority of…

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Students respond to changes to the CEO
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Students respond to changes to the CEO

Since the last school year, the Center for Career Engagement and Opportunity (CEO) has undergone significant changes: several new staff members, a new online career service called Handshake and a new paint job (with further renovations to come). Some students have reported concern about the…

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Trump administration’s Title IX memo leaked
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Trump administration’s Title IX memo leaked

In a leaked memo obtained by The New York Times, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is attempting to constrain the definition of gender under Title IX to be based on biological sex. This policy is the latest attempt by the…

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Passions are sparked at final gubernatorial debate
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Passions are sparked at final gubernatorial debate

In less than a week’s time, either Andrew Gillum, Democratic Mayor of Tallahassee, or Ron DeSantis, Republican former congressman, will be the Governor-elect of Florida. Both men have given no quarter to the other in this tooth-and-nail race, and the tension between them when they…

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Third Liberation Breakfast honors indigenous peoples
Image courtesy of Ruth Beltran Photo of the Third Liberation Breakfast.

Third Liberation Breakfast honors indigenous peoples

On Oct. 20 Answer Suncoast and The Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL) hosted their third Liberation Breakfast in Newtown Estates Park, focused on honoring indigenous peoples and discussing the history and current struggles faced by indigenous populations. The history of Indigenous People’s Day, both…

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The FL midterms could be decided by the youth

Traditional political wisdom has labeled midterms as gerontocratic. The elderly, even during primary cycles, are far more likely than the average young adult to vote. During the past midterm elections, from 1998 to 2014, age group participation rates were relatively stable, according to the Current…

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Sunshine State gubernatorial race heats up
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Sunshine State gubernatorial race heats up

Politics in 2018 is not for the faint of heart. Gubernatorial candidates Republican Ron DeSantis and Democrat Andrew Gillum have been conducting their campaigns with no quarter. The war cries of the candidates’ factions have grown in fervor to the point where DeSantis and Gillum…

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