As pro-Palestinian student protests erupt across the country and the world in the form of encampments, what began at the University of South Florida (USF) as a hunger strike has now become a center of violence against protesting students. Beginning on April 29, USF students…
The Florida Legislature meets every year for a session to propose laws in an attempt to increase the wellbeing of citizens, resolve issues and ensure future success for the state. Session takes place “...on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March of each…
Tenure, as the Office of the Provost at Florida State University defines it, is awarded to professors when “the community of scholars has judged the candidate to have excelled in teaching, research and service [and] that it has confidence in the individual's judgment.” The governing…
Section 553.865 of HB 1521 went into effect on July 1, 2023. On the afternoon of March 29, the New College community was notified via email by Chief Audit Executive and Chief Compliance Officer Alexander Tzoumas that New College will be implementing the bill, which…
Three times not such a charm for former President Donald Trump in his approaching trial for 34 felony counts of falsifying bank records to cover a sex scandal. Trump’s lawyers have made their third unsuccessful attempt at delaying the trial. Maybe they had an upcoming…
Less than two years after his coronation, Buckingham Palace announced on Feb. 6 that King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer, sending shockwaves through the United Kingdom and raising questions about the future of the British monarchy. The Palace released a statement confirming that…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 3 on March 25, prohibiting children under 14 from joining social media and requiring a platform to obtain parental consent for 14- and 15-year-olds. The bill does not name any specific social media platforms, but states that its…
Sarasota County’s 24-hour social service helpline, 211, was scheduled to shut down April 1 after the Sarasota County Commission cut funding for a multitude of social service programs. The 211 line provides callers with referrals to community resources for non-emergency crises, such as food pantries,…
House Bill 1365 prohibits Florida cities and counties from allowing anyone to sleep or camp outside without a permit, a law that disproportionately targets the homeless. The bill defines “public camping or sleeping” as “lodging or residing overnight in a temporary outdoor habitation used as…
The Florida Senate passed SB 632 titled the “Self-Defense Act” last month, allowing people to kill black bears in Florida under specified circumstances. The bill states that if a person believes that there is an “imminent threat of death or serious bodily injury to himself…
