When I chose to go to New College, I liked that it was small. I had been warned of the grand legacies of wild New College. Study hard. Party harder. That’s the New College way, so I had been told. This excited me, but between…
Living abroad undoubtedly presents its challenges, but for New College students who have studied foreign language, these difficulties can be less daunting. For former students Abi DeGregorio (‘19) and Joey Daniels (‘21), the choice to move abroad after graduation was clear after both became English…
Jacob Wentz/CatalystEven in the small city of Pau, the movement attracts a decent number of supporters. After 12 weekends of protest, the “Gilet Jaune” (Yellow Vest) movement continues to impact France. The protests initially developed in response to President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to raise fuel…
Jacob Wentz is the Catalyst’s foreign correspondent reporting from Pau, France. Thousands of demonstrators organized in streets and highways throughout France over the weekend to protest proposed tax hikes on gas. The activists are organized under the Gilet Jaune, or “Yellow Vest,” movement, a name…
For decades, anthropologists have been baffled by a unique language and ancestry belonging to the Basque Country, located in Northern Spain and Southern France. Finally, scientists have determined the origins of the Basque due to the recent discovery and results of eight ancient Iberian…
