Between classes, extracurriculars, jobs, family and friends, college students have little time to spare throughout the week. Consequently, personal wellness easily slips to the bottom of the daily to-do list—especially at New College, where coursework comes in droves and studying creeps into the deep…
Every student is familiar with the feeling of anxiously waiting for narrative evaluations to be submitted by professors at the end of the semester. However, starting with the cohort of 2016, the school will introduce more structure to the unique and holistic academic system:…
With eight unsolved thefts, two student arrests, and one banned person this semester, some are left to wonder whether the biggest culprit might be the community itself. On Aug. 22, a student was arrested on-campus for possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana, possession…
The Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law in 1990. It included a provision that those with disabilities have the right to public access to accommodations, a demand which went into effect for all new construction beginning in 1992. But at New College, most…
Due to racial tension erupting nationally, specifically the recent events at the University of Missouri campus, New College students held a march to the bay as an act of solidarity with Mizzou’s black students. The march occurred on Nov. 20, and was attended by…
Pulling all-nighters has become a sport at New College. And most students are participating in it. Although sleep deprivation might feel like an initiation into the “college life,” especially as finals approach, instead it’s a game to be forfeited. Americans in general have been…
While there are still plenty of people out there who confuse being a feminist with being a man-hating lesbian, New College students do not seem to be confused about what it means to be a feminist and why the world needs feminism. The New College…
After a recent appearance of several inappropriate posters found around campus and threatening anonymous emails, Carlos Marcio Ramirez has taken responsibility for the actions, and has been given a No Trespass Order (NTO). A non-affiliated guest, Ramirez put the posters up and sent the emails…
One of the largest hot button issues of the century made its way from the television screen and into Hamilton Classroom (HCL) 8. On Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 6 p.m., activist Samuel Sinyangwe arrived to give a speech on police brutality and racism in…
Studies have consistently found that undergraduate students who have a job while attending school show higher retention rates than those who do not work at all. However, these studies also reveal that the benefits of working while still in school cap out when the…
