Video: Senate, May 14 2009

senate applications due tomorrow at 4:00

Thursday, May 14, 2009
By Klayr Valentine-Fossum

Turning private to public in the digital age

“Remember that text you shouldn't have sent last night? We do.”

Wednesday, May 13, 2009
By Klayr Valentine-Fossum

A new site has popped into the Knox blogosphere. Knox Texts from Last Night (http://www.knoxtfln.blogspot.

com/) is a site that allows the Knox community to post their text messages, prefaced by their area code, to the web for public view. The texts are posted anonymously. A student uses the email established for the website to send their ...

Five new houses to host campus events

A quick introduction to next year's new theme houses

Friday, May 8, 2009
By Deana Rutherford, Annie Zak, Amanda White, Klayr Valentine-Fossum, Katy Sutcliffe

Tree House

By Amanda White

The Knox Student

The Tree House, a house dedicated to fun, will debut on campus next year. Its residents, sophomores Martha Baumgarten, Sam Martone, Tim Lee, Liz Thomas, Grace Forman, Stef Gordon, Caroline Coatney, Sierra Knechtel, Katie Harte, and Priya Sharma want this house to bring out the childhood fun in everyone.

“This is going ...

Video: Senate, May 7 2009

Thursday, May 7, 2009
By Klayr Valentine-Fossum

Follow Up: Theme Housing

Senate President accused of using intimidation

Thursday, April 30, 2009
By Klayr Valentine-Fossum

At the latest Senate meeting, the ad hoc committee that had been formed on the April 16 Senate meeting announced their recommendations for the remaining two special interest housing slots. Queer and Ally House, as well as Co-House, made the cut. F.I.R.E. House and Best of the Midwest were recommended for early block housing. Feminist House and ...

Going trayless reduces waste

Some worry about the mess left on the tables

Wednesday, April 29, 2009
By Klayr Valentine-Fossum

As a result of senate’s decision to remove trays from the cafeteria this fall, there is an estimated 30 percent less food waste, 9,240 gallons of water saved a year, and $32,000, or two percent, of Dining Services’ budget, saved.

Some students and Helmut have applauded the move.

“I think it’s good. I didn’t use ...

Video: April 23 Senate meeting, follow up on theme housing

Thursday, April 23, 2009
By Klayr Valentine-Fossum

Theme housing ruckus erupts in Senate

After allegations of bias, Senate reconsiders housing decision process

Thursday, April 23, 2009
By Klayr Valentine-Fossum

On Thursday, April 16, Student Senate contested the recommendations by the residential committee on which theme houses to approve. Senate members’ allegations of bias in the committee’s decision process resulted in a revision to the list of approved houses, as well as the creation of an ad-hoc committee to further deal with the issue.

While theme housing has always ...

Greek moratorium fails in faculty vote

Faculty passes controversial amendments extending their role in organizations

Thursday, April 16, 2009
By Klayr Valentine-Fossum

At their meeting on Monday, April 13, the Knox faculty voted down an amendment to the regulations of a moratorium that would have capped the number of Greek organizations at the current number. Women of Influence and Gentlemen of Quality, however, would still have been allowed to petition to become a national Greek organization. The moratorium failed 42 to 17 ...

Students protest military recruitment at job fair

Disruption sparks discussion on how to demonstrate appropriately

Thursday, April 9, 2009
By Klayr Valentine-Fossum

"One, two, three, four, we don't want your fucking war. Five, six, seven, eight, organize to smash the state" came through the bullhorn. At 3:30 p.m., March 5, 14 students protesting the military recruitment at the annual Career, Internship and Summer Job Fair, assembled in the Lincoln and Skylight rooms.

The demonstration continued on with other chants ...