26 states and the District of Columbia have laws that legalize marijuana in some form. This number will increase by three after the recent election results, showing a gradual decline in national stigma towards marijuana use. Does this decline in stigma towards marijuana parallel a…
Representatives from over 197 countries have gathered in Marrakech, Morocco for the twenty-second session Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), otherwise known as COP22. The meeting is a follow-up to COP21 in Paris and will take…
After the results of the election, more than ever students are concerned about democracy. The Democracy Matters club was recently formed. Co-Presidents Mary Stevens and Franklin Sklar are interested in having a diverse amount of people in club. They want to focus on actions.…
Due to the lack of police personnel on campus throughout this fall semester, Walls have been in peril - and several have been forced to either reschedule or give up their party. Since the first couple problematic weekends, however, RAs have begun to co-sponsor Walls…
Something stressed to prospective students as a strong feature of the academic landscape at New College is the ability to create an area of concentration (AOC). Third-year Sabrina Finn recently finalized her AOC, “Interdisciplinary Studies of Language,” after two years of struggling to navigate the…
From 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., for three weekends in November, you can escape the stress of final papers and ridiculously lengthy readings to enjoy what may be the best thing America has ever invented – medieval and renaissance fairs. The first renaissance festival took…
Third-year General Studies student and new Chief of Staff Olivia Van Housen is a fresh face in the New College Student Association (NCSA), yet many students may be familiar with her from such roles as the co-President of Animal Interest Club, or looking dapper in…
No. B Dorm is not rapidly sinking into the ground, as some might say. Sitting pridefully as a bright blue beauty on the academic side of campus, B Dorm is the last remaining Palmer Building still used as a residential hall. Other than its location,…
Nearly a hundred students gathered in Hamilton “Ham” Center to witness Donald Trump become the next president of the United States. There are three things that bring New College students together (or draw them apart, depending on your perspective): forum wars, free food and election…
Over the summer, seven cameras were added to the residential side of campus totalling 101 cameras located on the campus. This, along with the recent mail theft and a trend of vandalism to student spaces, has led to a discussion on student safety and privacy…
