THE KNOX STUDY: FALL TERM 2020

The Knox Study – Episode #3 – Before the Election

Worried about the election? You’re not alone. Hear responses from a TKS survey sent out to Knox students and predictions of professor Duane Oldfield – a political science professor of over 25 years – as we brace for Nov. 3.

The Knox Study – Episode #2 – The Computer Powered Experience

The official Knox website says: “A Knox education is not something you sit and watch – it’s something you do.” Does this still ring true during the pandemic? Stories from virtual classrooms featuring handmade sock puppets, the Cherry Street combo and Seymour archives.

The Knox Study – Episode #1 – Reporting on a College in Quarantine

This is the first episode of a new podcast series from The Knox Student newspaper. Host Samuel Lisec meets with the new Co-Editors-in-Chief of TKS – Sadie Cheney and Carlos Flores-Gaytan – to discuss what challenges the paper faces as it prepares to report on a college campus in quarantine. New episodes will air every Thursday.

TKS OFF CAMPUS: SPRING TERM 2020

TKS OFF CAMPUS EPISODE #5 – TINA HOPE

In this episode of the TKS podcast for Knox’s remote term, host Samuel Lisec gives a roundup of the week’s stories regarding housing, Student Senate and the challenges that international students face. This episode also features a conversation with Knox Food Systems Coordinator about her professional and personal gardening work amid the pandemic.

TKS OFF CAMPUS EPISODE #4 – MONICA CORSARO

This is the fourth episode of the biweekly TKS podcast in which host and TKS News Editor Samuel Lisec provides a round-up of the latest TKS stories and has a conversation with former Knox Director of Spiritual Life Monica Corsaro who was recently laid off due to the financial pressures the pandemic has placed upon the college. Corsaro reflects on her time at Knox, what she did and what she is doing now in the Galesburg community. (P.S I say I say it is the 3rd episode in the intro but it is the fourth!)

TKS OFF CAMPUS EPISODE #3 – ISAAC HUGHES

In this episode of the TKS podcast for the college’s remote term, host Samuel Lisec gives a roundup of the week’s latest stories and has a conversation with Knox student Isaac Hughes about a recent study abroad trip that resulted in similar-quarantine conditions as well as exercising and participating in clubs amid the pandemic.

TKS OFF CAMPUS EPISODE #2 – SOLEIL SMITH

In this episode of TKS’s podcast for the remote college term, host Samuel Lisec provides a roundup of recent campus stories and has a conversation with YDSA activist Soleil Smith regarding the college’s handling of the pandemic and the demands the student activist group has for the school.

TKS OFF CAMPUS EPISODE #1 – JUDITH ESPINOZA

Welcome to the first episode and debut of the TKS podcast for the spring remote term. This biweekly podcast aims to provide a roundup of the latest TKS stories for listeners in the Knox community and share a phone conversation each episode with someone from the Knox community. I hope this podcast may bring listeners together even in our individual quarantine isolations and hear each other’s voices.