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Playing ring around the mud pit

Students gather en masse to dig mud pit prior to Flunk Day 2013

Campus Safety officers stand by the Conger-Neal halls as students play in the mudpit on Flunk Day, May 1. (Jason Deschamps/TKS)

The State of Knox Athletics | Part 1: Rebuilding the program

How Knox College is planning to bring an end to almost a decade of athletic struggles

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Students teach the art of the Con(vention)

Knox students find what they need at comic and anime conventions

Junior Hannah Black is dressed as Harley Quinn with a group of Batman cosplayers at the Anime Central convention. (Photo courtesy of Hannah Black)

$11 million Alumni Hall fundraising goal reached

Announcement made one week after college reaches $10.8 million mark

Alumni Hall waits on funds to start the interior renovations. (TKS Archives)

News

  • phil senate

    Senate election winners look forward

    Newly elected Senate officers share their visions for the upcoming year.

    May 17, 2013 Anna Meier, Editor-in-chief

  • Mugshot of accused hit-and-run driver Lakeesha Smith, 33, of Galesburg. Smith is being charged in the death of Tundun Lawani '14. (Courtesy of Knox County Jail)

    Lakeesha Smith attorney hopes for deal with prosecutors

    Smith, arrested in October after striking Tundun Lawani '14 with her car, may avoid trial through a plea agreement.

    May 16, 2013 Charlie Gorney, Managing Editor

  • Campus Safety

    Campus Safety Log: Unknown men found to be students

    The first week in May offers carpet stains, rabid racoons and stolen purses.

    May 15, 2013 TKS Staff

  • Student Senate

    Honor Code update: Amendment 6 voted down

    Senate failed to pass the sixth proposed Honor Code amendment, concerning the use of "guilty" and "not guilty" in Honor Board proceedings.

    May 15, 2013 Julian Boireau, Co-News Editor

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Mosaic

  • Theater

    New Plays sings a ‘Summer Song’

    After weeks of staged readings and two partially staged plays in Studio Theatre, Knox’s New Plays Festival will be presenting two partially staged plays: freshman Niki Acton’s “McComb 1964” and junior Jon Hewelt’s “Summer Song.”

    May 16, 2013 Paige Anderson, Co-Mosaic Editor

  • Burl Varner is the owner of the Fatfish Pub. (Sami Waight/TKS)

    Finding passion in Fat Fish

    Most Knox students have probably seen Burl Varner when they walk into Fat Fish; a quiet man with his calm demeanor and attentive ear. At the age 55, Burl Varner has accomplished his version of the American Dream: owning his own bar.

    May 15, 2013 Samantha Waight

  • Freshman Kayleigh O’Brien and junior Haley Schutt perform a routine Friday, May 10 in the Memorial Gym for KolorWorx’s show “Hypoxia”. (Casey Mendoza/TKS)

    KolorWorx hypnotizes audience with pom poms, guns

    KolorWorx, Knox's color guard team, presented their first show on Friday, May 10.

    May 15, 2013 Samantha Waight

  • Sophomore Matt Lichty and junior Sean Graney help plant vegetables in the garden across from Eco House for Garden Club Wednesday, May 8. (Kate Mishkin/TKS)

    Garden Club grows members, vegetables

    Membership grows in Garden Club as warm temperatures make for good conditions for activities.

    May 15, 2013 Kate Mishkin

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Discourse

  • The truth about student loans

    A letter to the editor about what a recent grad wishes she had known about student loans when she was a student.

    May 15, 2013 Lexie Frensley '11

  • Embers

    Thoughts from the Embers: Club budgets face cuts

    The Knox Student Editorial Board addresses the cuts club budgets faced during the Student Senate budgeting process.

    May 15, 2013 TKS Editorial Board

  • John Williams/TKSFreshman Matt Barry

    The Greatness of Gatsby: An international application of Fitzgerald

    Why do modern Americans continue to love The Great Gatsby?

    May 15, 2013 Matt Barry, Co-News Editor

  • alex

    Benghazi terrorist attack: A “cautious” presidency

    The Obama administration needs to come clean about Benghazi, columnist Alex Uzarowicz argues.

    May 15, 2013 Alex Uzarowicz

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Sports

  • (Andrei Papancea/TKS)

    Puntoriero, Mack claim track titles

    Two seniors went out on top at the Midwest Conference Track Championships last weekend, as Jonas Mack and Joe Puntoniero won the javelin and 200-meter dash, respectively.

    May 15, 2013 Jackson White, Co-Sports Editor

  • Head Baseball Coach Jami Isaacson 92’ embraces Senior Kyle Walenga following the Prairie Fire's second loss to St. Norbert. Walenga was a four-year starter for Knox at multiple positions. He had two hits on the weekend. (Courtesy of John Williams)

    Baseball season ends short of goal

    The Prairie Fire had all the right ingredients for a fairytale experience in the MWC Baseball Tournament, but fell twice against St. Norbert. The hitting was absent in both losses; St. Norbert shut out the Prairie Fire in game one and gave up only two runs in game two.

    May 15, 2013 Gavin Crowell, Co-Sports Editor

  • Graphic credited to Andrei Papancea

    Midwest Conference football welcomes Macalester College

    The Midwest Conference will add Macalester College in the sport of football splitting the conference into two six team divisions.

    May 8, 2013 Jackson White, Co-Sports Editor

  • Golf

    Fenner earns All-Midwest Conference honors

    Junior James Fenner finished tied for eighth at the Midwest Conference Men's Golf Championships earning his second consecutive spot on the All-Conference Team.

    May 8, 2013 Jackson White, Co-Sports Editor

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Media

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  • Campus and Community Events

    May 22 Wed
    12:00 pm An insider’s perspective on law school @ GDH 105
    An insider’s perspective on law … @ GDH 105
    May 22 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
    Britt Anderson, a Knox alumna, comes back after finishing up her second year of law school at Northern Illinois University to talk about the process [...]
    12:00 pm Ice cream social @ Gizmo patio
    Ice cream social @ Gizmo patio
    May 22 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
    Enjoy free ice cream sundaes provided by the Non-Traditional Students Club.
    4:00 pm General student recital @ Kresge Recital Hall
    General student recital @ Kresge Recital Hall
    May 22 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
    The music department presents a general student recital.

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