Knox choir goes transcontinental

KCC shines at send-off concert as group prepares to tour Spain

Thursday, March 4, 2010
By Ben Reeves

The Knox College Choir performed their send-off concert on Saturday at First Lutheran Church in Galesburg. The choir, directed by professor and Chair of Music Laura Lane, performed the program for their upcoming spring break 2010 tour in the Catalonia region of Spain. The choir has been preparing the pieces for the duration of the term.

The program included pieces by a variety of composers, from Eric Whitacre to Moses Hogan to Rossini. Early in the program the audience responded ...

Alto Sax Rocks Orpheum Theatre

Knox-Galesburg Symphony performed for community with the help of visting Alto Saxaphonist

Thursday, March 4, 2010
By Ben Reeves

The Orpheum Theater was filled to its top balconies for the February 27 performance of the Knox-Galesburg Symphony, directed by Knox professor Bruce Polay with special guest Russell Peterson. The program for the evening included three pieces: Miacomet Dreaming by Carson Cooman, Concerto for Alto Saxophone by Russell Peterson and the Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Opus 36 by ...

Nova Singers inspire across genres

Ensemble tackles music from across centuries

Thursday, February 25, 2010
By Ben Reeves

“One of the things that I admire most is that they have five centuries of songs that they perform with equal virtuosity,” said junior and Knox College Choir member Ed Davis about the Saturday performance by the Nova Singers. The Nova Singers, Knox College Music Professor Laura Lane’s 20-voice ensemble, performed in Galesburg at the First Lutheran Church.

“The ...

Populations for incoming class at max

Calculations indicate that next year may bring more students than 1,350

Thursday, February 25, 2010
By Ben Reeves

The Knox College administration is projecting a student population for the 2010-11 school year of 1,350 degree-seeking students. However, using historical retention averages provided by registrar Kevin Hastings, the size of the school next year could be anywhere from 1,375 students to 1,395.

There are two methods for calculating the number of new students needed in fall ...

Future of electric cars steers closer to home

Des Moines soon to receive electric pickup truck, new goals for vehicles

Thursday, February 11, 2010
By Ben Reeves

The streets of Israel will hum quietly, Des Moines, Iowa will be invaded by Romania and Ford will finally move into the future. No, this is not some kind of science fiction story; all of this is real and happening right now, all the result of electric cars. The last couple of days have seen some major advances in electric ...

Opportunities to dig in Greece

Wilkie shares her love of archeology

Thursday, February 11, 2010
By Ben Reeves, Jennifer Lloyd

In her junior year, Nancy Wilkie went on a trip to Egypt and Greece with her school. Wilkie described her first impressions of Pylos in southern Greece as “almost mystical.” At the time, Wilkie was attending Stanford University in California for an undergraduate degree in Classics. She later got a PhD in ancient Greek.

While at Stanford, Wilkie had an ...

I-Fair challenges stereotypes

Annual celebration of the many cultures of Knox students

Thursday, February 4, 2010
By Ben Reeves

International Fair (I-Fair) 2010 brought hundreds of people from dozens of countries together for a day filled with food, costumes, music and dance. The theme of this year’s I-Fair was “Breaking Down Stereotypes,” and most performances and booths were devoted to identifying stereotypes and seeking to correct misinformation about different cultures.

The morning began with the food fair where ...

Music Review: Rocking out to science

They Might Be Giants' new album combines fiction, fact

Thursday, January 28, 2010
By Ben Reeves

' Here Comes Science, They Might Be Giants’ newest album, is a frenetic mind trip through the frontiers of basic science. Conceived as a children’s album, Here Comes Science works both as a children’s album about science and as a new They Might Be Giants album, combining wacky lyrics, unusual (and sometimes nerdy) subjects and illustrative musical licks to ...

Kindle vs. iPad

Textbooks of the future?

Thursday, January 28, 2010
By Ben Reeves

The e-reader and tablet battle is heating up, and right now all eyes are fixed on Cupertino, California, home of Apple. Apple unveiled its new iPad tablet computer today in a multi-hour presentation. The piece of the future revealed today by the minds at Apple is a 1.5 pound, half-inch thick rectangle with a 9.7 inch LED touch ...

Seminary Street business continues to thrive

Bookstore, candy stores optimistic for future

Wednesday, January 20, 2010
By Ben Reeves

“I wish them well, but I plan to crush them under my heel,” Ben “Stone” Stomberg, owner of Stone Alley Books, good-naturedly said of the new games and comics store in Galesburg. “I don't expect much competition from them – games and new comics are mostly their focus.” Stone said his sales of classic comics had actually improved since the ...