Trip for teaching results in learning

Wednesday, January 14, 2009
By Erin Coleman

After an intense application process, 15 Knox students traveled to Anhui, China to teach English to college students over winter break.

Assistant Professor of Educational Studies Stephen Schroth, one of three faculty advisors who accompanied the students summed up the experience by saying, “The one thing you can expect when traveling internationally is the unexpected.”

Senior Jennifer Hoben said she went into the program with as few expectations as possible — an approach she sensed as being shared by the other ...

Registering to vote

Two easy ways to register

Wednesday, September 17, 2008
By Erin Coleman

Next Thursday from 7 to 9 the Knox Democrats and Campus Life are hosting a voter registration event. The school will be deputizing individuals, students and perhaps faculty, who are registered to vote in Knox County, as registrars who can lead you through the voting registration process.

There will be LIVE MUSIC and FREE FOOD.

These Illinois voter registrars and ...

For Denver Health and Safety Department, DNC is more than the speeches

Behind-the-scenes preparations ensure the safety of convention attendees.

Wednesday, September 17, 2008
By Erin Coleman

DENVER, COLO. - Approximately 50,000 people attended events associated with the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colo. August 22-25. Those 50,000 people also visited Denver restaurants, and occupied 17,200 out of the 40,000 hotel rooms in the Metro Area. It was the responsibility of the Denver Heath and Safety Department, in coordination with other agencies, to ...

Out with the old, in with the new

Old trees to be replaced with new landscaping.

Wednesday, May 21, 2008
By Erin Coleman

The flowering crab trees that, until a few days ago, were located outside the Ford Center for the Fine Arts (CFA) were planted in the 1960’s and were as old as the building.

“We took them out because they were looking scraggly,” said Facilities Services Director Scott Maust.

Several bushes were also removed to make room for the new ...

President stresses campus civility

Roger Taylor discussed SASS demands and briefly suspended the Sustainability Task Force this week.

Wednesday, April 30, 2008
By Erin Coleman

The first thing Knox College President Roger Taylor said to senior Kelli Refer and freshman Alison Ehrhard when they arrived at his office on April 23 was that he could not talk long, because he had other business to attend to. The three spent 45 minutes in what Taylor termed “a discussion,” rather than a meeting, talking about a list ...

Resolution expresses faculty Greek position

Resolution including apology and explanation of intention passes.

Thursday, April 10, 2008
By Erin Coleman

The round room of the Ford Center for Fine Arts (CFA) moved beyond standing room only, to floor space only, for Monday’s faculty meeting.

Junior Randy Geary, president of Inter-Fraternity Council, was among the students in attendance. Within the first ten minutes, he addressed an issue that turned out to be pertinent to the rest of the meeting. He ...

Students suspended for experimenting with chemicals

Thursday, April 3, 2008
By Erin Coleman, Mark Muñoz, Deana Rutherford

Campus Safety and the Office of Student Development were notified March 11 that three students had been experimenting with household chemicals in Neal residence hall.

The previous week, the students had been asking their chemistry professor questions concerning the effects of mixing certain chemicals. The professor became concerned and contacted the Office of Student Development when their questions started to ...

Risk management forum focuses on community responsibility

Dean Romano reminds the student body that safety is not only the responsibility of organization officers.

Thursday, April 3, 2008
By Erin Coleman

On Monday the members of Tao Kappa Epsilon (TKE) and Dean Xavier Romano hosted a forum to discuss the risk management policies of the institution in general, and those of Greek organizations specifically.

Romano said he feels it is important to have this type of discussion at least twice each academic year. With the transition of officers and an increase ...

The history behind the history

Exhibit presents the Lincoln-Douglas debate of 1858 from a new perspective.

Wednesday, March 12, 2008
By Erin Coleman

At 11:30 p.m. on Monday the stage of Harbach Theater was scattered with strips of paper, glue sticks, cutting boards, string, hammers, and several students who knew they would get little, if any, sleep that night.

At 10 a.m. Tuesday, the exhibit about the Lincoln-Douglas debate of 1858 went up in the lobby of the Ford Center ...

Workshop, talk bend gender and break binaries

Students discuss how to go beyond stereotypes and labels in regards to gender and sexual identity.

Thursday, March 6, 2008
By Erin Coleman

The Human Rights Center was so full of noise that the approximately 20 students sitting on sofas, chairs, and cushions strewn about the wood floor, could scarcely hear each other as they exchanged stories on Friday afternoon.

Robyn Ochs, a nationally known GLBT (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Trans-sexual) activist, speaker, writer, and educator was brought to Knox by Common Ground to ...