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Student Read, Student Written, Student Led Since 1878

The Knox Student

Student Read, Student Written, Student Led Since 1878

The Knox Student

I-Fair 2022's Food Fair in The Hard Knox Cafe. Photo Courtesy of Knox College
Why is the meal plan mandatory?
Pareesae Imtiaz, Copy Editor • November 9, 2024
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?
Jazz and Silence: Linda Moses’ "It Feels Like I’m Right There With You."
Jazz and Silence: Linda Moses’ “It Feels Like I’m Right There With You.
Red Engel, Graphics Editor • October 21, 2024
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.
Fall Institute Day's "Learning to Disagree Across The Culture Wars," a discussion held at the Orpheum
New Executive Director makes plans for historic Orpheum Theatre
Gwen Heidank, Staff Writer • October 21, 2024
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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The Gateway 2 Galesburg event, highlighting what the city has to offer to students, was held on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024.
Large first-year class leads to increased engagement on campus
TKS Editors October 30, 2024
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.
Racism in our abolitionist land
Racism in our abolitionist land
Julia Maron, Managing Editor • October 13, 2024
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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A large poster created during National Haze Prevention Week reading "These Hands Don't Haze," covered in handprints.Photo courtesy of The Parthenon
Haze-free initiation at Knox: How to spot signs of hazing
Emma Blankenship, Volunteer Writer • October 30, 2024
“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.
Students chalking messages for the 2023 Palestine ceasefire protest
The legend of the graffiti wall and student expression on campus
Areesha Saif, Staff Writer • September 25, 2024
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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The opinions expressed in The Knox Student are solely the opinions of the writer or editorial staff, and not necessarily those of Knox College, or of its faculty, administration, or student body.
Womens Soccer vs Grinnell 230926 (Photo Courtesy of Knox College)
Knox athletics implements transportation pilot program
Aleene Ramirez, Staff Writer • May 8, 2024

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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Jennie Hemingway in her office
Jennifer Hemingway: Back again
Ellen/Kilroy Miller Garrett, Copy Editor • October 18, 2024
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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