Public Ethics professor says money is not everything

Current environmental situation affecting the economy as well

Thursday, April 30, 2009
By David Nolan

On Tuesday, April 21st, former director of the Australia Institute think tank and Australian National University Professor of Public Ethics Clive Hamilton delivered a lecture to Knox students and faculty entitled “Growth Fetishism and the Climate Crisis.” Introduced by Knox professor Tim Kasser, Hamilton spoke steadily and earnestly about how the world’s preoccupation with gross domestic product was getting in the way of the bigger picture.

“Most countries nowadays measure their prosperity by GDP,” said Hamilton. “Either they’re ...

Prairie Fire men’s golf not yet par for the course

After a berth in the National Championship tournament a year ago, Fire struggling to find its stroke

Wednesday, April 22, 2009
By David Nolan

This year’s men’s golf team still has some work to do if it is going to follow up last year’s Midwest Conference Championship. Shooting a combined score of 671 during the two-day invitational, the Fire finished 16th and last in the Beu/Mussatto Invitational at Western behind comparably sized Monmouth, in eighth, and Bradley, in sixth. When ...

Campus Campaigning: The Do’s and Don’ts

Wednesday, April 8, 2009
By David Nolan

Over this past weekend 169 students received an e-mail from Knox faculty member Marilyn Webb concerning the elections for mayor and alderman, which took place on Tuesday, April 7th. According to Dean of the College Larry Breitborde, a misuse of a Knox College Directory will lead to an examination of college policy regarding political campaigning on campus. In a letter ...

Sal Garza, mayoral candidate, looks to bring opportunity back to Knox

Wednesday, April 1, 2009
By David Nolan

Sal Garza, 45, lives with his wife, Eva, and their three children, ages 18, 14 and five. He worked as a Senior Engineer for Maytag for 20 years, and when Maytag left began a new career leading Illinois’ Workforce Development program “Opportunity Returns Economic Development.” He has since transitioned to a job in the Western Illinois Region, working as a ...

TKE makes changes in wake of allegations

The fraternity has abolished the ‘ramp rule’ and changed the way ‘scroll’ is used

Thursday, February 5, 2009
By David Nolan

A report submitted by the Greek Task Force and emailed to the student body yesterday encouraged students who feel they have been hazed to come forward.

After the allegations made against Tau Kappa Epsilon by two of their former pledges two weeks ago, the Knox community has wondered what repercussions might result, but the words published in the report echo ...

Campus Safety director teaches self-defense

Schlaf teaches students to be on their guard.

Wednesday, January 21, 2009
By David Nolan

Twelve students, 11 women and one man, attended the self-defense class taught by Director of Campus Safety John Schlaf this past Sunday, Jan 18. The class, developed as a result of the grievances and demands submitted to President Roger Taylor by S.A.S.S. last year, was the solution to finding a self-defense program that was less time-intensive than ...

Burning stations, closing bookstores

Over the break Galesburg lost one gas station to fire and was informed that Waldenbooks in Carl Sandburg Mall will be closing.

Thursday, January 15, 2009
By David Nolan

Over winter break one business disappeared from the community, and before the month was out, a second was to follow. A week before Christmas on Dec. 19th, the gas station on Losey st. burnt down. Around 1 a.m., a police officer driving past the station noticed smoke curling around a neon sign at the front, and after phoning it ...

Knox debates Greek life

Thursday, November 13, 2008
By Deana Rutherford, David Nolan

The Greek Task Force has concluded its series of meetings with students, faculty, and administrators to evaluate the Greek system at Knox.

In March 2008, the Faculty Executive Committee asked that a task force be formed to evaluate Knox’s Greek system as the result of three new colonies forming at the same time. The group was officially formed and ...

Faltering economy pierces Knox bubble

Thursday, October 30, 2008
By David Nolan

Due to the recent dip in our country’s economy, several “round two” college building plans, such as adding new boxes to the mailroom and reconstructing Wallace Lounge, have been put on hold.

Students often joke about the “Knox bubble” here on campus; the outside world passes us by without affecting us and we seldom notice. In the past two ...

Greek women terrify kids for cash

Thursday, October 30, 2008
By David Nolan

For the last three weekends, women of Pi Beta Phi and Kappa Kappa Gamma have been getting into their cars, driving twenty minutes north of campus and scaring the pants off people.

This year, the two sororities are trying something new for both of them: a joint philanthropic venture.

“We’re sister sororities,” said senior Pi Beta Phi philanthropy chair ...