Students share internship experiences

To follow up last week’s article about the new internship coordinator position, the Catalyst profiles student internships. Students say interning gives them real world experience, insights into their interests, thesis ideas and prepares them for their future careers. Second year Anna Rodriguez, an Anthropology AOC,…

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New College based non-profit SailFuture participating in national competition

Local non-profit SailFuture created and directed by thesis-student Michael Long has been chosen as one of 32 organizations to compete in a fundraising competition sponsored by Clinton Global Initiative University (CGIU), a student-focused expansion of the Clinton Global Initiative which convenes global leaders in an…

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Netflix revives cult-favorite ‘Trailer Park Boys’

Round up the kittens and throw some cheeseburgers on the grill, “Trailer Park Boys” is back. Netflix has  revived the cult favorite, which ended  its initial run in 2008. The company is  producing three new specials, two new  movies and two full seasons of antics…

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Self-care tips for midterms and thesis crunch time

FREE TIME: Designate time to do your work and give yourself free time. It is helpful to plan chunks of two or three hours  to truly focus on a particular project  and work on it without letting your  mind wander. An hour and a half…

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Vatican City Vinyl: not endorsed by the Pope

Hindustani classical music seeped through the doorway and the smell of fresh wood fanned through the clean, methodized space. No, this was not a trendy meditation spa where “Namaste” was dropped on the regular, but instead a cozy record shop in downtown Sarasota, satirically named…

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Digital media proves to have lower comprehension rate than print media

Developing technology has allowed easier access to resources for students around the globe. Computers  and laptops with an internet access  let students look up information  from anywhere with internet access,  and with the late 2000s boom of eReaders, students have experienced  more freedom than ever…

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Housing changes for new school year

The Housing Department is getting a number of revamps this year, including staffing and structural changes, and a new system for room draw. With the recent leave of Campus Life Coordinator (CLC) Shannon Smigo and upcoming departure of CLC Aaron Baker at the end of this semester, the staff will look very…

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CIW tour targets Wendy’s, Publix

The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) hosted their spring 2014 action, the Now Is The Time Tour, a 10-day tour culminating in a 24-hour vigil in Lakeland, FL. The event, which travelled through 10 U.S. cities, called for major corporations Wendy’s and Publix to join…

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Dean of New College Oxford visits state-side sister school

This past week, New College welcomed Dean and Professor of Music and Opera Studies Michael Burden to Sarasota, and the United States, from Oxford’s College of St. Mary’s or as it has always been referred to “New College.” During a simple reception hosted in the…

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