New College started the year with 835 students and hoped to have 860 by the fall of 2019, but it might not even have 800 next semester. This was the bombshell that President Donal O’Shea dropped on the Board of Trustees (BOT) on Feb. 26,…
Every movement is born somewhere. The Student/Farmworker Alliance (SFA) was born in Feb. 2000, at the March for Dignity organized by the SFA’s longtime partner, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW). The CIW is a worker-led human rights organization that is built on a foundation…
photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons The UK and the EU have 16 days to come to an agreement on the Brexit deal proposed by Theresa May in November 2018. On Mar. 29, the United Kingdom (UK) will leave the European Union (EU) and the two…
photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Netanyahu will see the effects of Mandelblit's indictment announcement come election day Apr. 9. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took a significant blow on Feb. 28 when Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit announced that he would indict Netanyahu for bribery, fraud…
photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Trudeau's reputation as the face of a progressive, honest Canadian government could be tarnished by this growing scandal. In the past month, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has lost two of his cabinet members and his principal secretary in the…
Throughout these coming weeks (3/13 - 3/26), activists have the opportunity to participate in public meetings, panel discussions and marches. Read on if you want to get involved in the community regarding educational reform, environmental protection, ending gun violence and local politics. Thurs., Mar. 14,…
Schell loading his arrow. All photos courtesy of Danienl Schell. On Feb. 23, first-year Daniel Schell returned from the Indoor Nationals in Pennsylvania as a gold medalist. Schell is part of the United States Archery Team (USAT), the top ranked archers in recurve, compound and…
Noah Baslaw/Catalyst The two coffee machines have remained under the back sheet for a few weeks. The Jane Bancroft Cook Library began offering free coffee from their new Starbucks Serenade™ coffee machines at the café Grand Opening on Sept. 6, 2018. The Library ran the…
Festival-goers enjoyed the range of fresh produce available. All photos Eileen Calub/Catalyst. As the warmth of spring gradually embraces Sarasota, families eagerly flock to Fruitville Grove to enjoy the fourth annual Berry Festival. Every weekend from Saturday, Mar. 7 until Sunday, Mar. 17, Sarasotans can…
Data Science (DS) continues to advance as one of the most promising career paths for skilled professionals. Today, successful data professionals recognize the importance of mastering skills outside of the traditional tasks of analyzing myriad data, programming and data mining to help achieve the goals…
