Students and faculty were treated to a reading by writer Rebecca Barry on Monday in the Alumni Room. The event, which was sponsored by the Caxton Club, started off with a brief introduction from sophomore and Caxton Reading Group coordinator Lauren Assaf. Rebecca Barry read from her book Later, at the Bar. She was very interactive with the audience when she read. She would often stop and explain certain parts that amused her and related ...

Knox students took a crash course in the ways of divination last Saturday in the Compass room. Sponsored by the Pagan/Student Alliance on campus, the event went for two hours as students learned the background and two techniques of divination. The purpose of the event was to raise awareness of paganism and disprove stereotypes of pagans on campus.

Chicago Priestess Paulette who is the director of the Wiccan Interfaith Council International (WICI) led this ...

Knox may be getting a new class next winter and spring term that would cover the principles of self-defense and be listed under sports studies.

“Our reason for doing this is to promote awareness of sexual assault across campuses in the country,” said Vice President of Students Against Sexism in Society, sophomore Ashley Atkinson. “It will empower people to fight against assault.”

Atkinson hopes that in setting up this class, people will become more prepared ...

In the past Terpsichore Dance Club has always been able to use the Auxiliary Gym to host their shows. Now, this is no longer possible. After the show “Forget Me Not” held in the Auxiliary Gym last term, a city firefighter in attendance reported that the place was not up to fire safety standards for hosting performances. Even though this has hurt Terpsichore, they have taken the opportunity to become creative in how they perform ...

A recent e-mail scam went largely unnoticed by the Knox Community this past Monday. The scam was a “phishing” e-mail message. In phishing, someone sends an authoritative looking message out that requests private information from users to send to a website. From there, the information is used to access accounts and credit cards. Despite the threat, the matter was dealt with quickly and without much attention.

According to Steve Hall, the senior associate director of ...