Dr. Louis Harrison Jr., Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Texas at Austin, was invited to campus last week to impart his knowledge of the dynamic between African-Americans and popular sports culture.

The lecture was the product of the collective efforts of several Knox departments to provide answers to questions raised following last year's publication of the ill-informed column “Racism? Nah, just some truth” in ...

Greg Liebach - St. Louis, Mo.

Baseball - 4 years

Lasting Impressions:

I will never forget the sights or the feelings of the celebration pile in the middle of our infield after winning four games in 24 hours and the first conference championship in 22 years. Each year since I have arrived, we have set our goal at the beginning of the season as winning the conference championship and competing at the national regional. I leave my ...

Don’t worry, I took my seat quite some time ago. Call me what you will, but I am officially claiming whatever meager percentage of Irish that is running in my veins. I will be the first to admit that I have never been a Celtics fan. I wasn’t even alive for 99 percent of the famed Lakers-Celtics series, and despite knowing the outcome as I watch the replays, I cheer for Magic Johnson ...

First time in a long time seemed to be theme among Knox athletics this weekend. While the baseball team was busy completing a rally of substantial proportion over on Blodgett Field, the Knox track team was concerned with their own duties as they played host to the Midwest Conference Championships for outdoor track and field. This weekend marked the first time Knox has hosted the event in 15 years and was also a first opportunity ...

After consecutive weekend rainouts, the Fire were anxious to step on the first dry diamond they had seen in weeks. Last Sunday carried an extra sense of urgency as the weather had robbed them of an opportunity to regain lost ground in conference play against Grinnell the week before, following a discouraging start to the beginning of the season. The Fire came into Sunday’s double-header at 4-19 (1-3 in conference), but with an opportunity ...