Sergeant Jennifer Coley is the first promoted woman NCPD officer
Sergeant Jennifer Coley is the lead instructor of the Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) classes taught once a semester, and once during the summer.

Sergeant Jennifer Coley is the first promoted woman NCPD officer

Jennifer Coley originally wanted to be a police officer so she could help people, and as the first woman to be promoted to Sergeant on the New College Police Department (NCPD), she may be closer than ever.   “I like to help people,” Coley said.…

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Raising floors and installing doors: a look into what makes dorms habitable
The balcony on the right has been used to test leaks. It has four sliding glass door panes as opposed to three.

Raising floors and installing doors: a look into what makes dorms habitable

Students are aware of the different kinds of buildings and residence halls that scatter the campus, but it’s safe to say that most are unaware of what goes into making these buildings habitable. Flood protection, air conditioning, hot water and Wi-Fi are essentials that are…

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May the Fourth be with you: New College Celebrates “Star Wars” day.
Professor Shipman and thesis student Katherine Ervin dual it out "Star Wars" style.

May the Fourth be with you: New College Celebrates “Star Wars” day.

The Australian Senate celebrated “Star Wars” day by starting a intergalactic twitter war tweeting, “It’s a shame there isn’t a Galactic house of Representatives @AbouttheHouse [the official Twitter of the Australian house of Representatives] #StarWarsDay.” The Russian Embassy in the United Kingdom, tweeted a picture…

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Missing in Action: Recent string of bike thefts suggest alarming trend in campus behavior
Biking can give students in the Sarasota area over the summer the chance to explore the city. Photo courtesy Cole Zelznak. A live stream of the Sept. 30 Critical Mass, in which dozens of student bikers participated, can be found on the NCF Catalyst Facebook.

Missing in Action: Recent string of bike thefts suggest alarming trend in campus behavior

Second-year Harrison Reid’s bike was left outside his dorm room on April 25. By the time he had woken up the next morning, his bike - and its cable lock with a plastic coating around it - was gone. As of right now, Reid has…

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STEMfemme returns to empower students of  underrepresented genders in the STEM field
The following graph highlights the percentage of women in AOCs in STEM during the 2014-2015 school year. Anya Maria Contreras Garcia/Catalyst

STEMfemme returns to empower students of underrepresented genders in the STEM field

According to the Census Bureau’s 2009 American Community Survey (ACS), women only comprised roughly 24 percent of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workers in the country. Non-cis male representation in STEM continues to be a central concern in academic communities as a result. Next…

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