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Mitchell — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:10:43 GMT

4.18.08-4.20.08
www.floridapreheat.com

See you there

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stanley fish: not one school in florida...

clancy — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 16:31:24 GMT

August 1, 2007

New York Times

Guest Columnist

Access vs. Quality

By STANLEY FISH

Whenever I’m asked, and sometimes even before I’m asked, I advise parents of college-age children to not send their sons and daughters to private schools, but to send them to public institutions, at least if there are any good ones in their state.

I say this for the obvious reason. The tuition/fee difference between a good private school and a good state school can be as much as $40,000, and, aside from the dubious coin of prestige, it’s hard to see what you would be buying. Ivy League colleges once had a monopoly on world-class faculty, but today high-powered scholars and teachers can be found in the classrooms of any number of good state universities.

There’s that word “good” again. A (relatively) inexpensive education may not be such a bargain if along with the lower price comes a lower quality. The challenge is to combine first-class schooling with affordability and access. The temptation is to do things on the cheap.

Both the challenge and the temptation are on display these days in Florida where a drama in many acts is unfolding. A former governor, Bob Graham, is suing to take away the Legislature’s claimed authority to determine tuition and fees at the state’s 11 public universities. Graham contends that the Legislature has been ignoring Amendment 11, which created a board of governors in 2002 to manage the university system. The board, in turn, has been accused of surrendering its responsibilities to the Legislature.

Meanwhile, the same Legislature voted a 5 percent tuition increase, which was promptly vetoed by the current governor, Charlie Crist, at the same time that statewide budget cuts threatened to remove $100 million from the system’s coffers. Gov. Crist has, however, reversed his opposition to a differential tuition raise of 15 percent for three of the state’s research universities.

Confused yet? I am. But things clarified a bit on July 10 when the board of governors, sometimes called the “somnolent overseers,” woke up and took three actions that amounted to laying down a gauntlet.

First, the board joined Graham’s suit, thereby defying the Legislature. Second, the board voted for a 5 percent tuition increase, thereby defying the governor. Third, the board froze enrollment at current levels, thereby defying everyone, including, potentially, parents with children in high school. Moreover, the board did these things despite warnings issued at the meeting by two state legislators who serve on the House and Senate higher education appropriations committees.

These actions did not come out of the blue. Carolyn K. Roberts, chairwoman of the board, fired a warning shot in an op-ed in The St. Petersburg Times in June. “By every indicator,” she wrote, “Florida falls behind in higher education.”

Mark Rosenberg, chancellor of the state university system, brought a “background and options” paper to the July 10 meeting, documenting in detail how bad things are (lowest tuition and highest student-faculty ratio in the country). After their vote, board members braced themselves for a firestorm of criticism. But except for a dyspeptic threat by Senate President Ken Pruitt (“See you in court”) none arrived. Instead, state newspapers published editorials with titles like “At Long Last” and “Universities’ Board Right.”

What does it all mean? The hope is that it means the beginning of the realization of the goal announced in 1980 by Graham, who called for “a thrust for greatness” and the building of a world-class university system.

More easily said than done. At present, as Rosenberg and his board know, Florida is not even in the second tier of university systems in this country. Florida does not have a single campus that measures up to the best schools in the systems of Virginia, Wisconsin and Georgia, nevermind first-tier states like California, Michigan and North Carolina. Climbing that hill will be an arduous task, and the key will be a persistence few states are up to.

The conditions that leave a university system depressed have been a long time in the making and will take time to reverse. Five straight years of steadily increased funding, tuition raises and high-profile faculty hires would send a message that something really serious is happening. Ten more years of the same, and it might actually happen.
Labels: college, economics, education, George Orwell, Robert Conquest, Stanley Fish

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NCF is # 3

Tue, 23 Aug 2005 17:23:23 GMT

on the US news list of top public liberal arts colleges.
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/libartco/libartco_pub_brief.php

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Playing at New College April 30th, 2007 Monday

jameswhetzel — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 17:56:28 GMT

Hey Ladies and Gents,

Just a heads up I will be doing a special acoustic show at Four Winds Cafe at New College in Scenic Sarasota Monday April 30th, 2007 at 8pm.

Don't know who I am or what I do? please check:

http://www.funketabla.com

http://www.myspace.com/babajames

Hope to see ya there, it's been six years since I was in Sarasota, (it's a long distance from where I live in Seattle you know?)

Cheers from Austin, TX

James Whetzel
http://www.funketabla.com

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PARTY NAKED ----- @ X Bash 2007!!!! LIVE BANDS!

XZanthia — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 22:56:11 GMT

PARTY NAKED ----- @ X Bash 2007!!!! LIVE BANDS!

X Bash 2007
August 17th and 18th

Live bands, hot tub, pool, sauna, foam dance, camping and much more.
ART SHOW!!! - Body Paintine....
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touring from Seattle to Sarasota, Sarasota to NYC

jameswhetzel — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 18:52:15 GMT

Hey excellent New College people, just a little heads up I am going to be touring across the USA and doing shows starting in Seattle at the end of March. I am planning on being in Sarasota April 10th. I'll be doing acoustic shows (guitar, sarod, vox) and electronic shows (dj gear and laptop). So if you want to hear about my shows that will perhaps be in your area send me a mail. I may try to do some music workshops at New College, because teaching a whole slew of New College students to do throat singing and play tabla beats is surely a good thing!

Some of my acoustic music is up at: http://www.funketabla.com/jwhetzel.html

Some remixes are up at: http://www.myspace.com/babajames

And claro que si I have some videos too:

Tabla Poetry:

http://one.revver.com/watch/165090

"Sarod Lang Syne" (Happy New Year to you)

http://one.revver.com/watch/130051

Mean Deep, a Live Electronic/Acoustic Band

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2964515510092992099&q=%22mean+deep%22+video

Crazy tripped-out throat singing video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ2OWQfCFiA

Alright, thanks for checking things out, cheers!

James

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David Winston, Herbalist is coming to St. Pete Florida March 10-11

Bob — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 16:52:46 GMT

Hi all,
I thought some of you might be in the Florida area and enjoy this....
An Herbalist’s Weekend with
David Winston, Registered Herbalist
Saturday & Sunday, March 10th-11th

Special discounts for AHG and FHS members

Saturday March 10
Remaking Yourself: An Indigenous Path to Becoming Human- In this daylong talk, we will discover the need for dream-work, ritual, storytelling, songs, plant communication, community & spirit to help us in this process. This class is geared towards all levels of herbal knowledge. Saturday, March 10th, 2007 9:30-5:30 $200/single day or $325/both days

Sunday, March 11
Herbal Therapies for the Eyes, Ears, Nose & Throat - In this class we will discuss Herbs and formulas for treating common ailments affecting the eyes, ears, nose, and throat. Sunday, March 11th, 2007 9:30-5:30 $200/single day or $325/both days

CEU's are available for Acupuncturists, Psychology, Dietetics and Nutrition & School Psychology 12 CEU's are available for the entire weekend event.

Contact Acupuncture & Herbal Therapies to register or for further information
727-551-0857
SPACE IS LIMITED REGISTER TODAY

David Winston is one of the world’s top herbal clinicians. An herbalist and an ethnobotanist; he is internationally known as a lecturer and author with over 35 years experience and training in Eclectic, Cherokee, and Chinese Medicine.
To learn more about David Winston check out http://www.herbaltherapeutics.net/

Presented by
Acupuncture & Herbal Therapies
901 Central Avenue St Petersburg, FL 33705
Phone:727.551.0857 Fax:727.895.6052
info@acuherbals.com www.acuherbals.com

Along with
The Florida Herb Society &
The Florida Chapter of the American Herbalist Guild

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Transformus

lisabee — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 22:18:25 GMT

Anybody from NC going to Transformus next weekend?

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Equal education policy change?

kerrickadrian — Wed, 03 May 2006 18:38:39 GMT

Anyone know yet if that went through? I missed the deadline for submitting my written comment and I'm highly upset at myself.

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New College Art Professor and Sculptor Jack Cartlidge Passes Away at 81

Miss Julie — Wed, 03 May 2006 18:15:26 GMT

For those who haven't yet heard the sad news:

http://www.ncf.edu/PublicAffairs/Documents/Cartlidge.htm

He was a warm, wonderful man and a very talented, accessible teacher. I wasn't an art student and still he sponsored my goofy art ISPs, and encouraged my paltry wheel-throwing attempts.

Ellen Golden of the alum association has listed his family's contact information for those who would like to send a card:

Erlaine Cartlidge (wife)
2950 Ashton Road
Sarasota, FL 34231

Dory Lock (daughter)
3258 Linden Drive
Sarasota, FL 34232

Randy Cartlidge (son)
8875 Misty Creek Drive
Sarasota, FL 34241

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hey Bay Area NC-ers!

Miss Julie — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 18:45:23 GMT

Not sure how many of you folks are local -- but for those in the area, a freaky fun event in West Oakland -- the Crucible's anual open house and art sale:

http://www.thecrucible.org/calendar/student_show_06.php

Come one, come all.

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armed robbery on campus

jdc — Thu, 31 Mar 2005 06:24:23 GMT

Can anyone fill me in on the recent (gunpoint?) armed robbery on campus? My guess is it was of independent pharmaceutical distributors by off-campus types, but I may be wrong. What's the scoop?

-- Jon Cooper

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Legends.

jknight — Thu, 28 Apr 2005 09:48:13 GMT

I wonder if this would be a good place to collect the legends about NCF that we all have in our back pockets? Or, perhaps it would soil the romance of hearing /n/ different versions of the story over fermented sugar in Palm Court? Anyway, in the spirit of being cagey, I'll begin with this query.

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NC Alum co-hosts Mr. Wizard!

Thu, 27 Oct 2005 06:45:10 GMT

Remember Mr. Wizard on Nickelodeon? He is our special guest on "Galaxy of Science" with David E. Jones this Sunday, October 30 from 2-3PM EST. Tune in, tell a friend!
www.talkstarradio.com

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Guerrilla Radio

Mon, 24 Oct 2005 00:42:32 GMT

What's going on, New College alums?
I am having an inspired moment, so I thought I would spread the good news to everyone on the list, especially recent New College grads.
Recently, in the past year, I walked into a radio network studio. All I saw was a mesh of wires and plugs - I had no idea what any of it was. Even though I have family members in the business in other parts of the country, I really didn't know the first thing about radio. Because of a genuine interest in learning, not due to any prior training, I was able to learn rapidly. Now, not only do I know what all those plugs and wires and switches do (I can even call them something other than "plugs and wires and switches"), but I can duplicate the systems. The moral of this part of the story: don't let fear hinder you from trying something that you don't feel you would be good at/haven't been trained in.
Now, about radio specifically. Radio has the power to connect people and ideas. Instead of lamenting the fact that Clear Channel is buying up all the stations (unique radio ownership has declined 50% over the last 8 years), or that fact that Rush Limbaugh and Michael Savage - we need to fight back! We fight back by coming up with programming of our own that is BOTH informative and entertaining; informative programming that puts people to sleep is no good; entartaining programming that lacks depth (Randi Rhodes anyone?) is also no good. It takes real skill and discernment to come up with programming that has both. I believe New College grads can come up with programming that is both informative and entertaining - radio that has the potential to make a difference!
Don't believe me yet? Although the market share of internet ads is climbing, the number reached by TV and newspapers is declining. TALK radio, specifically, generates more purchasing behavior than any other medium as of 2004. Now, let me break down "market share" and "purchasing behavior" for you, because these are empty, consumerist-driven phrases. Let's rephrase "market share" as 'active listenership'; "audience" with 'activist-in-abbeyance'; "purchasing behavior" with 'petition-signing, organizing, and actively engaging in politics'. TALK radio has greater power to transmit socially- and politically-conscious messages, connect people in disparate places, and encourage active politics than any other medium right now!
Instead of lamenting the fact that the Clear Channels of the world are repressing the true voice of the people, we need to alter how our message is presented so that it can compete for the hearts and minds of large numbers of Americans. People have to want to listen. We need to come up with that type of programming.
Now, I hear a further objection. Some of you are saying, "yeah that sounds like a great idea, but I could never be on the radio." Wrong! You can practice, practice, practice - in a tape recorder, or computer - until you get good at delivering your message. Some very famous people in talk radio were as shy as could be before they started, but they had someone encouraging them to move forward. We're sometimes lacking that encouraging voice, aren't we?
You know, I was always saying to myself, "Somebody ought to take over ABC or NBC and tell the world about... (this and that; whatever's wrong with the world)." I finally was given the opportunity to speak, and .... NOTHING. I had spent so much time whining that I even forgot what it was that I was supposed to say!
Write your message down...and then SPEAK! To yourself at first. But don't take forever - set a definite time limit for when your practice period will end. And then pitch your show. Start locally at first. As you attract more interest, start pitching your show to the networks. If you don't attract interest, get feedback; ask yourself, "how can I make my message better?"; "how can I make the message more interesting?" Don't be afraid of objections - you may not know the answer to a question/objection on a particular day; but, write it down and think of how you could have answered the question. The next time the question/objection arises, you will be ready.

Get out your pens, get out your word processors. Start writing your scripts/messages today - right now! Not everyone will get an opportunity to HOST their own show right away; but, in the meantime, you can contact existing shows and offer yourself as a guest - booking agents always have slots to fill.

If you really aren't interested in doing your own show - take over the stations and networks.
1) Become a booking agent - book guests on shows (I have booked New College alums on nationally-syndicated shows)
2) Become a promoter - know of a radio host that does a bang-up show? Promote the heck out of him (In fact, everyone - after you have finished reading this - go to www.radioinsidescoop.com - tell your local talk radio stations to carry Radio Inside Scoop with Mark Levine)
*3) Write a business plan and get the loans/funding you need to buy your own station/network.

We can't change the whole world. But we can take control of our own destinies' and encourgae others to move in a positive direction.

You would think that someone else has already thought of this. Yet, because of an all-pervasive FEAR, very few people are actually getting up and offering alternative radio programming - they are afraid they won't succeed. They don't have anyone to encourage them along. Or, they think pirate/underground radio is the answer. The weaker your signal, the less people you reach. It's OK to start small and work your way up. But why start as small as a pirate? Go for an established station. A little patience, persistence and a great presentation can go a long way (why will your presentation be great? because you are practicing - right now! - just as soon as you check out www.radioinsidescoop.com).

We have the power!

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New College alums: want to be on the radio?

Sun, 23 Oct 2005 20:29:11 GMT

Are you a New College alum? Do you have someting important in politics, environment or health to say to the American people? If so, contact me at talkstarcorey@aol.com and tell me why you should be on the nationally syndicated radio show "For the People" with Chuck Harder.

New College alum, Josh Tickell, inventor of the Veggie Van, and author of several books on biodiesel, has been a past guest on For the People. You can listen to the podcast at www.talkstarradio.com.

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Brian Lee to launch new online magazine forums below post post post

Braineel — Wed, 20 Apr 2005 01:09:31 GMT

http://84.119.193.240/forum/index.php

:)

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Thesis

patient_0 — Fri, 05 Dec 2003 13:26:46 GMT

equals pain.

04 NoDoz = hideous stomach-ache and scary, jittering typos.

Should I buy into adderol culture?

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NCF diploma $10

Sidney — Tue, 07 Oct 2003 07:22:54 GMT

if you are an NC alum you can get a replacement diploma WITH NO MENTION OF USF for $10

September 3, 2003

Sidney Cox
MSC 136-93 CALTECH
Pasadena, ca 91125

RE: Your Request for a Replacement Diploma

Dear Mr. Cox

In reference to your request for a replacement of your New College diploma, please be advised that we can order a duplicate diploma on your behalf from the printing company. However, duplicate diplomas are printed in the format and style of current diplomas, and bear the signatures of current University officials.

If you wish to have us order a diploma for you, you must:

1) Submit a signed written request to the effect, in which you list your name, social security number, the year of your graduation, and the address to which the diploma must be mailed.

2) Send a check in the amount of $10.00, which is the prepayment required to cover the printing, handling and postage of the diploma. Make your check payable to the New College Alumni Association.

Upon receipt of your prepayment check and address information, we will submit the diploma order. It should take approximately six weeks after receipt of the information requested for you to receive the new diploma.

Sincerely,

Alba I. Garcia
Office of the Registrar
PMD 115
New College of Florida
5700 N. Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL 34243

now YOU tell ME something useful

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Danielle — Thu, 09 Oct 2003 23:09:28 GMT

Sidney-can I lick you

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