This semester, the New College Student Alliance (NCSA) has added a new position. The addition of the Athletic Representative was proposed to the student body on Sept. 7 during the first Senate meeting of the year by NCSA Co-President and thesis student Grace Keenan. “As…
The New College Student Alliance (NCSA) functions as a three-branch student government. All New College students are automatically part of the Senate, where campus-wide voting and announcements take place. The first Senate meeting of the 2023-24 school year was held on Wednesday, Sept. 13. The…
By Aria Lockman & Gabriella Batista On Apr. 11, the results of the 2023 New College Student Alliance (NCSA) spring election were announced. Students anticipated another eventful presidential debate but with the lack of opponents, third-year and current president Grace Keenan and second-year Colin Jefferis…
This year, the New College Student Alliance (NCSA) is composed of an unusually significant portion of first and second-years. What is driving this shift towards younger students, and what do they plan to do with their newfound power and responsibility? Some are well-seasoned veterans of…
The annual fall elections have begun with twelve positions currently open. Early and late fall elections were combined after changes to the New College Student Alliance (NCSA) Great Book. The petitioning period started on Monday, Oct. 12 and has been extended until Wednesday, Oct. 21…
Sofia Lombardi is also a copy editor on the Catalyst. The Fall 2020 emergency elections are over. The New College Student Alliance (NCSA) welcomed its new members after voting ended on Friday, Sept. 11 and results were announced on Saturday, Sept. 12.Students can breathe easy…
While considering the future of New College may feel a bit impossible in this current, chaotic moment, New College Student Alliance (NCSA) presidential candidates Sofia Lombardi, Izaya Garrett Miles and Rhys Shanahan have set their sights—regarding campus improvement, internal and external relations and student needs—significantly…
Just over 64 percent of the student body voted in 2018 midterm elections, more than twice the 29.3 percent that voted in the previous midterm election in 2014, earning New College several national awards for high student voter turnout. Despite this consistency with a nationwide…
This was a milestone election for the New College Student Alliance (NCSA). The election on Tuesday, Nov. 13 was the first election that took place entirely online, as all future NCSA elections will be. However, all but one of the candidates who ran did so…
By Leigh Barber With the Late-Fall New College Student Alliance (NCSA) elections finished, second-year Carlos Santos has emerged as the NCSA’s newest president. With a total of 360 ballots cast, Santos secured 178 of the votes, receiving more than half of the first-choice ballots cast,…
