With Halloween just a few days away, the Catalyst has been digging up tales of New College trick-or-treaters who share advice on how to collect enough sugar to make study-weary souls shriek with delight. Third-year Alex Miranda has plenty of experience in the field. “I…
It’s been 3 days since the outbreak. If you’re reading this, odds are you’re a survivor of one of the most deadly games ever to pervade New College—the feverish, adrenaline-pumped plague that is: ZOMBIES! Any human lucky enough to salvage a copy of today’s Catalyst…
Just a few weeks ago, New College police sent out a campus-wide security alert in response to the attempted armed robbery which occurred at approximately 2:42 a.m. on Oct. 3 at the Shell gas station at 6000 N Tamiami Trail. According to the report, two…
Graphic courtesy of Besthesda Softworks Fallout: New Vegas was released last week, culminating a two year period of intense anticipation by longtime fans of the franchise. It was two years ago that wildly successful game developer Bethesda Softworks released Fallout 3, a very popular and…
Facebook is a six-year old social networking business recently valued at $25 billion. Most of us here at New College use its service, as does a large part of our generation throughout the developed world. Many of its users will surely attest that it has…
photo courtesy of Tim Moone Check back in next week for the rest of the saga, including the final show in Jersey City, pictured here. Brandon Rainer pounds the keys (right) while yours truly cuts a rug (left). What follows is the story of how…
photo courtesy of ncf.edu The Four Winds Café began as an Independent Study Project. January Interterm is just around the corner and soon New College Students will be harried with work for their Independent Study Projects (ISPs). First-years are no doubt apprehensive and excited for…
All photos Kaley Soud/Catalyst Oct. 22 marked a monumental occasion for the New College campus as it celebrated Founder's Day and its 50th birthday. The morning was filled with festivities in front of College Hall as numerous speakers and alumni rose to commemorate their alma…
Bruce White is the artist New College commissioned to create a sculpture for the almost completed academic building. Since White splits his time between Florida and Illinois, most of his surroundings are flat. However, White’s artwork is anything but. “I’ve done art all my life,”…
All photos Lafe Henderson/Catalyst It was a rough night for first year Michael Long. His dream of sailing to the Dry Tortugas, an Island to the far West of the Florida Keys, was just to audacious given the short time frame of fall break. Long,…
