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Greeks meet with Romano, Taylor
Greek moratorium lifted, students discuss system reform
Thursday, February 18, 2010
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 ...
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Assault posters grab campus attention
Banners put up by anonymous students as result of recent sexual assaults
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
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 ...
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Support through pin dress
Monday, Greek students will wear their pins to show solidarity
Thursday, February 11, 2010
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 ...
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Two cases of sexual assault on campus
Student expelled, police investigation on one assault still under way
Thursday, February 11, 2010
This past week, a Knox student was expelled for sexual assault and misconduct in violation of the Knox College Student Handbook. The administration has not named the expelled student and the Galesburg Police Department is currently investigating the situation.
“Somebody came forward with what we would define as sexual misconduct/sexual assault,” said Dean of Students Xavier Romano. “I can ...
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News Briefs: January 28 to February 3
Thursday, February 4, 2010
'MACOMB, Illinois — A police swat team surrounded a Macomb Farm King store where a man armed with a rifle trapped two employees inside the buildings before he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. During the hostage situation, the man also shot at a police officer. The surrounding area and the public schools in Macomb were on lockdown throughout the situation ...
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Conference returns to Knox this Friday
Third annual "drive-in" for Midwest colleges comes to campus
Thursday, February 4, 2010
This Friday, the Third Annual Student Development at the Small College Drive-In Conference will bring representatives from other liberal arts schools to the Knox campus to discuss the topic of running a college.
Many colleges throughout the country have staff who attend Student Development conferences annually, though these conferences usually take place in major cities such as Washington D.C ...
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Moratorium on Greek social events due to Beta incident
Dean of Students says time is needed to reflect
Thursday, February 4, 2010
In light of the arrest made by the Galesburg Police Department at a party at Beta Theta Pi on January 24, Dean of Students Xavier Romano has called for a moratorium on all Greek chapters. Beta Theta Pi has been in discussion with their national organization, Romano and their faculty advisor.
This moratorium means that there will be “no more ...
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Police bust up Beta party
One student arrested, investigation to follow
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Just before 1 a.m. Sunday morning, the Galesburg Police Department was called to 745 South West Street, where a female Knox student was intoxicated and had fallen ill. She was later sent to Cottage Hospital.
The student said she fell ill while at a party at Beta Theta Pi. Police then proceeded to the fraternity house. There they found ...
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Elevators may come to GDH, Old Main
If state funds approved, major architectural changes to come
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Over the years, the accessibility of the Knox campus for disabled students has been questioned. When a disabled student signs up for a class, the course is often moved to the first floor of a campus building. While this is a problem that is easily solved, others are not so quick to fix.
In coming years, Knox aims to make ...
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Obama addresses economy
First State of the Union address of year focuses on jobs
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Thousands of Americans gathered around their televisions and radios on Wednesday night to watch President Barack Obama give the State of the Union address of the year. He called for unity amongst parties to repair the country and stated that there is not only a financial deficit but also a “deficit of trust” across the nation.
He spoke of the ...
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Annie Zak
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Annie Zak has written 90 articles since first writing for The Knox Student Online on October 16, 2008. To date, Annie's most-read article is "HRC forum explores meaning of ‘safe space’".