The Cultural Diversity Festival, an event hosted by second-year RA Paolo Baez-Perez, celebrated the various backgrounds of Novo Collegians. The event emphasized cultural education, but in a fun way; there were many distinct foods to try, dances to watch and history to learn. With the…
New College was recently awarded a $750,000 grant from the Andrew V. Mellon Foundation in support of our humanities programs. The grant, which will be given to the school over the next five years, is intended to bolster projects between New College and the…
The Counseling and Wellness Center (CWC) is an important resource for many students on campus, providing many undeniably vital services, but the CWC can be underwhelming to some students and downright useless or uncomfortable to others. It will not come as a surprise to students…
Since 2015, Jim Obergefell has become the face of the recent wave of the LGBTQ+ rights movement. His fight for gay rights reached its climax when he was the plaintiff in the landmark Supreme Court case, Obergefell v. Hodges, where he claimed that state officials…
Every week, multiple performance opportunities take place around campus. In addition to contributing to New College’s creative atmosphere, these shows give students the chance to practice their instruments in a collaborative setting. Whether the performances are hosted by students or organized by the music…
The rise in drug-related deaths in the United States has become a public health crisis as deadly and widespread as the H.I.V. epidemic of the 1980s and 1990s. An estimated 125 people a day die from a drug overdose in the United States, 78 of…
In a survey of New College students on the forum, students expressed over 13 different dietary restrictions that could impact their ability to find food on campus, with the most common dietary restrictions being vegan and vegetarian students with 18.27 and 25.96 percent of the…
Many New College residents pass by the Dort and Goldstein chess pieces daily, yet few know the somber history associated with them. Though the chessboard has evolved into a quirky symbol of campus community, the game was purchased in memoriam of the late student John…
The funk ended before it could start. As was the case for third-year student Mei Jing Bernard upon finding out that her Wall, Get FUN-ky, occurred on a weekend night where the New College Police Department (NCPD) was understaffed. With her Wall still weeks away,…
When asked about the problem of accessibility, including mental and physical disabilities, on campus Director of the Counseling and Wellness Center (CWC) Dr. Anne Fisher said, “Our campus has always been a mess. I've been here for a long time and it's always been…
