Being a residential campus, Knox College offers its students a mandatory board plan which includes various meal plan options. But why can't students go off-board?
Heavy, rumbling jazz pours out of the gallery speakers when you walk into Linda Moses’ “It Feels Like I’m Right There With You” show in Borzello. The show is a culmination from five years of Moses’ efforts in photographing her parents at their home in Williamsburg, Virginia. Following her uncle’s terminal diagnosis and death in early 2019, Moses witnessed a change in the way her parents interacted with each other and their approaches in conversations centered around mortality.
The Orpheum Theatre, located about four blocks from campus, recently underwent a shift in leadership. Andrew Driscoll has been Executive Director for four months now, though he has 25 years of experience in the theatre scene. Driscoll is excited by the idea of establishing stronger connections with Knox College.
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This fall, Knox College welcomed more than 400 new students to campus, the third largest class in the college’s history. The Knox Student’s editorial board reflects on the new level of student engagement in this editor’s roundtable.
Every student at Knox has heard about Knox College and Galesburg's abolitionist origins. It is spoken of in the classroom, in Seymour Library books, and on school websites. However, the local history also contains deep roots of racial discrimination and prejudice, which is not nearly as talked about. From the beginning of the 19th century to the end of the 20th, segregation affected employment, housing, social life, and even recreation for Black residents in Galesburg. Julia Maron's article will show examples of stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination that Black people faced in town during that period.
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“We try to reinforce the idea that they are there because they genuinely want to be there, reminding us that belonging should be free of fear,” Vice President of Membership Experience of Delta Delta Delta Isabel Oliver said. Hazing is an issue on many college campuses. While it may be passed off as a rite of passage for some organizations, hazing can have lifelong effects. Every student should feel safe and valued in their community, something Knox College works hard to achieve.
Knox needs to explore the balance between free speech and hate speech and work on educating students rather than suppressing student voices.
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A new implementation of white vans is under use by spring athletic teams, as a practice run for future seasons. The previous charters seated...
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Jennifer Hemingway occupies a familiar but new role at Knox. Over the summer, she was hired as the Director of Title IX and Civil Rights Compliance. This job covers all of the duties of Title IX Coordination, with some additional responsibilities, making her the “one-stop shop,” for discrimination and harassment concerns.
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