Plans for Halloween may be a bit more toned-down this year, but that does not mean they cannot be just as fun. This year, try curling up with a big bowl of popcorn and a couple close friends for a spooky movie night. The following…
Seven positive cases have been confirmed on campus since the start of the academic year, leading President Donal O’Shea to increase the proportion of random sampling from 15 to 30 percent of students and move the testing location from the Counseling and Wellness Center (CWC)…
Photos Courtesy of "The Ringling, Tibbals Circus Collection." Barnum & Bailey, Miss Katie Sandwina, 1912 This August marked the 100 year anniversary of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment, which officially granted women’s right to vote. While the suffrage movement is widely associated with figures such…
One never knows what lurks in the dark corners of New College nights. Sometimes, short doesn’t mean sweet… The Catalyst received a plethora of submissions for spooky six-word stories from students, staff and faculty. Our staff voted on our favorites. Congratulations to all of the…
Halloween during a global pandemic will be a one of a kind experience. Center of the Universe Parties (COUP) have long been a mainstay in the student body’s means of recreation. Centering around themes that run the gamut from Greek Mythology to Cryptids, they are…
In the ‘spirit’ of Halloween, enjoy these ghoulish encounters experienced by students on campus. The first story comes from current thesis student Emily Schenck who spoke to the trapped souls in the Caples mansion via an Ouiju board her first year. The second story is…
Photo courtesy of Susan Stahley. Poster made by students as a promise to support domestic abuse victims and to behave healthily in their own relationships Domestic violence is not limited to physical violence: it can come in many forms and affect any person. One in…
Submitted by Carlos Gonzalez I was one of many stunned by the announcement of an online NCF merchandise shop. While some chose to tease the shop for its offering of NCF-branded golf balls, apparel and barbecue equipment, I want to draw attention to the NCF…
One of the oldest buildings at New College, College Hall has seen several cohorts walk its halls. 60 years after New College’s founding on October 11, 1960, the New College Foundation launched a giving campaign that raised $51,239 and a virtual New Topics New College…
Many members of the cohort of 2015 graduated on May 17, 2019. The cohort of 2016 will still have to wait for their turn to walk the stage. New College’s May 2020 graduation, initially cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, was postponed until December…
