New College has started developing a long-term technology plan that aims to help meet New College’s future technology needs. “The concept came about last January,” Dean of the Jane Bancroft Cook Library Brian Doherty told the Catalyst. “It pushes us into a more strategic way…
Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs Julie Morris (‘70) was appointed to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee (MAFAC) on April 21. “I applied for the appointment in December of 2010 and received notice that I had been appointed in mid-April,” Morris…
Associate Professor of History Carrie Beneš and Associate Professor of English Nova Myhill each published a book within the last month covering topics from urban legends in medieval Italy to the audience of 16th and 17th century theater. In Urban Legends: Civic Identity and the…
With a total of 66.2 percent of total votes, Bioluminescence bested Burn it to the Ground and Laser Tag for Graduation PCP theme. Burn it to the Ground came in second with 18.9 percent of the vote and Laser Tag came in at a close…
Even with the new academic center scheduled to open this summer, little will change concerning on-campus parking for the upcoming academic year. “The new building will not be opening up any new parking,” said Mike Olson, coordinator of parking services. “But when the Ajax construction…
The members of The Sarasota Brass Quintet were not the nervous ones in the Mildred Sainer Pavilion on Sunday, May , as they warmed up to play the music of three new composers with distinctive styles. Rather, the composers themselves, seated just yards away, were…
“Newtown is your town,” began Barbara Langston member of the advisory board of Newtown’s Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) and life-time Newtown resident. “You have that great opportunity to be part of what the redevelopment is going to be in this whole district.” Four Winds manager…
Chances are that those who have watched the History Channel within the last decade have seen Bill Birnes. Even those not familiar with his name would likely recognize him wearing his signature UFO Magazine hat and aviator sunglasses. Birnes has appeared on the History channel…
Photos Courtesy of Kaley Soud. While Burning Man is well known as being a festival for radical self expression, what goes unnoticed are the many burns in between and the Burner culture that underlies it all. Due to some fortunate random circumstance I found one…
All photos Anne Larkin/Catalyst Nearly 150 people from Sarasota and the surrounding area woke up before sunrise on the morning of April 29 and made their way to the Ritz-Carlton for a live-stream of the wedding ceremony between Prince William, son of beloved Lady Di,…
