The New College of Florida trustees dominated by conservatives appointed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis chose a new mascot Thursday for the Sarasota school: The Mighty Banyans.
The tree mascot will replace one that has been in use since 1997, which is the mathematical formulation of the Null Set. That's usually expressed as "( )" and was viewed by many students, faculty and alumni as perfectly suited to the quirky, historically progressive college that doesn't use traditional grades.
