Something every liberal art’s student has nightmares about: working at a low end wage job. But we live in exciting times. The media has exploded the past couple of weeks with news of a major retailer, Gap Inc., announcing they are going to raise their…
Ranking second on Princeton Reviews list of worst college food in America certainly does not endear New College students to their dining provider. As the school’s five-year contract with Sodexo ends, the search for a new provider has piqued the interest of students and faculty.…
New College New Hope, the campus Relay for Life team, raised $150 selling carnations for Valentine’s Day. Second-year Courtney Huff-Oelberg, the team’s captain, said she hopes to raise 20 times that amount to reach their $3,000 goal by the Apr. 4th event. “We had a booth at the Fun and Fitness…
PCP (Palm Court Party) is known to be a staple of New College culture. Over the years, the event, which occurs three times per year, has become legend for the Sarasota-Bradenton community. Leading up to this most recent PCP, there were rumors that faculty and…
“One in six Florida women has been sexually assaulted,” New College of Florida and University of South Florida Manatee (USFM) victim advocate and RAD instructor Concetta Hollinger explained to a diverse group of female-bodied students who gathered at the New College of Florida Sudakoff Center…
Positive changes are in store for the Gender and Diversity Center. Last month, a group of students and professors organized an Independent Study Project (ISP) aimed at reviving the Gender and Diversity Center (GDC). Associate Professor of Sociology Sarah Hernandez and Professor of Anthropology Uzi…
A new tutorial on campus is sparking conversations about gender relations within New College’s Natural Sciences Department. Sponsored by Associate Professor of Physical Chemistry Steven Shipman and titled “Gender in Science,” the course aims to discuss the greater relationship that gender has to experiences in…
The Academy Awards are this upcoming Sunday, March 2, and this year’s Best Picture race is the tightest in years. Major precursor prizes have been bestowed to “12 Years a Slave,” “Gravity” and “American Hustle,” and though “12 Years a Slave” is ostensibly out front,…
A line of museumgoers extended out of the gift shop and into the courtyard as Dalí Museum workers shuffled behind the ticket counter to accommodate the midday rush. Clad in ashen-hued wigs and red glasses, the nine ticket vendors appeared to be lookalikes of the…
Amidst jeers, taunts and prayers spewed by pro-life activists, a group of volunteers clad in neon yellow vests stand at the entrance of the Sarasota Health Center of Planned Parenthood, silently ignoring whatever words are thrown their way. As patient escorts, they endure heavy glares…
