The United States’ national debt is rising by the second. The military is engaged in multiple wars that have been going on for years. The Obama administration has, in the past year, transformed the American health care system. In a presidential election as hotly contested…
The first official presidential debate between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama took place on October 3, 2012. According to Real Clear Politics, which takes an aggregate of the most-recognized and accurate national polls such as Gallup and CBS News, Obama entered the debate with a…
The theme of Poe continues with a fancy masquerade, a one-night event that the Powel Crosley Estate Foundation is throwing on Halloween. The event is called “The Masque of the Red Death” gala, named after the Poe tale. The price for this upscale masquerade is…
Thirteen rooms, the unlucky number association, Edgar Allan Poe, better known as the “master of the macabre” and the Powel Crosley Estate, with a history that, like so many old and wealthy estates in Sarasota, inspires ghost tales. All of these come together for the…
From now until Oct. 9, Students for Barack Obama can be heard in Hamilton “Ham” Center at each lunch and dinner, stating a polite inquisition to would-be diners: “Hey, are you registered to vote?” Second-year Catherine Turner, a member of Students for Barack Obama, described…
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Community Planning and Development reported that, on a single night in January 2011, across the nation, 636,017 people were homeless. Almost two-thirds of these people were in shelter, while 38 percent went unsheltered. While…
On Saturday, Sept. 1, Reverend Clay Thomas of the First Prespetarian Church of Sarasota, walked towards the entry of the Promenade Publix on 17th and Tamiami Trail. A corporate executive, whom he later found out was Mark Codd, Director of Labor Relations, confronted…
It was during Orientation Week when first-years Janie Friedman and Marjorie “Margie” Sweeney decided to introduce their roommates to their favorite activity, swing dancing. They hadn’t gotten to know many people yet; the plan was to teach their roommates the basics of swing, head to…
The New College “hook-up” culture is, for many, liberating. There is far less stigma towards a single-but-active lifestyle compared to other institutions, and most students find they do not have to worry about being unfairly judged or shamed. While many first-years are aware of and…
“Hagrid, what’s Quidditch?” “It’s our sport. Wizard sport. It’s like — like soccer in the Muggle world — everyone follows Quidditch — played up in the air on broomsticks and there’s four balls — sorta hard ter explain the rules.” When the Harry Potter series…
