Faculty meeting discusses faculty involvement, Dean of Students' responsibilities

One resolution passed, one set to move forth to SLC for discussion

Monday, March 8, 2010
By Annie Zak

At the faculty meeting held today, members of the Knox faculty discussed two key resolutions as they pertain to recent campus events and concerns. One resolution was regarding sexual assaults and another was regarding the responsibilities of the Dean of Students. Several students were also in attendance, though Professor of History Penny Gold made it known to faculty that the students were only present as observers.

Last week, an e-mail was sent out from President Roger Taylor, first to faculty ...

Victims challenge school on handling of sexual assaults

Several students give personal accounts, administration dispels rumors

Thursday, March 4, 2010
By Laura Miller, Annie Zak

*Student’s name has been changed

In the past several weeks, students have raised questions in public and private about how allegations of sexual assault were handled by the Knox administration. As recommendations from the Grievance Panel Task Force are currently being finalized, several issues concerning that process have been raised by students and victims of sexual assault.

Main concerns ...

Sexual assault talk dominates Exec

Students, faculty discuss how to handle assault on campusat Executive Committee/Student Life Committee meeting

Thursday, February 25, 2010
By Annie Zak

The Executive Committee and Student Life Committee held a meeting on Monday with the formal agenda to review recommendations given by last year’s Greek Task Force report. Most of the meeting was spent discussing sexual assault on the Knox campus. At least 20 students were in attendance.

Dean of the College Lawrence Breitborde began the meeting by saying that ...

Posters hung and removed within the hour

Residual glue raises questions of vandalism

Thursday, February 25, 2010
By Annie Zak

The group responsible for hanging large banners regarding sexual assault in Seymour Gallery last week was allegedly the same group responsible for hanging smaller posters around campus late Sunday night into early Monday morning.

Most posters were removed by midday Monday. In most places where they had been hung, adhesive residue was left on the walls.

Hung up with a ...

News Briefs: February 16 through February 24

Thursday, February 25, 2010
By Annie Zak

'DENVER, Colorado — At Deer Creek Middle School in Littleton, Colorado, Bruco Strongeagle Eastwood, 32, a former student who graduated in the 1990s, has been charged with two accounts of attempted first-degree murder for opened fire on students as they were leaving school. Two students were wounded. Middle school teacher David Benke tackled Eastwood with the help of another teacher and ...

News Briefs: February 10-February 17

Thursday, February 18, 2010
By Annie Zak

WASHINGTON, D.C — President Barack Obama announced plans to invest $8 billion in building new nuclear power plants in the country, which would be the first plants to have been built in almost 30 years. Obama said lowering greenhouse gases and reducing dependence on foreign oil is more important than other environmental concerns. The money will go toward building two ...

Student Senate: Housing solutions and security cameras discussed

Issues raised included the use of Wallace Lounge, “no empty bed” housing policies

Thursday, February 18, 2010
By Annie Zak

Last week’s Student Senate meeting involved a brief discussion of the absolute definition of “final exam.” It was pointed out that while some professors define a final exam as something that counts for 25 percent of a student’s final grade, others only make the exam count for 20 percent. Nothing has officially been changed in terms of requirements ...

Greeks meet with Romano, Taylor

Greek moratorium lifted, students discuss system reform

Thursday, February 18, 2010
By Annie Zak

On Monday, Feb. 15, presidents of all Greek organizations on campus, along with the presidents of Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Council, President Roger Taylor and Dean of Students Xavier Romano, held a meeting to discuss the recent moratorium and issues of Greek life on campus.

Romano announced that the moratorium on social events in the Greek community has officially ended ...

Assault posters grab campus attention

Banners put up by anonymous students as result of recent sexual assaults

Wednesday, February 17, 2010
By Annie Zak

On the morning of Monday, Feb. 15, students noticed a definite change to the 8.5 x 11 flyers that usually line the windows of Seymour Gallery. Over most of the windows, an anonymous group of students put up large banners with a strong adhesive in response to recent sexual assaults reported on the Knox campus.

Separate from any official ...

Support through pin dress

Monday, Greek students will wear their pins to show solidarity

Thursday, February 11, 2010
By Annie Zak

On Monday, members of the Greek community will wear the pins of their individual Greek organizations, commonly referred to as pin dressing, to show solidarity with one other.

The decision amongst all Greek fraternities and sororities to do so was decided by senior Maddy Eaton, president of the Panhellenic Council, junior Jimmy Thornton, president of Interfraternity Council and the presidents ...