Artists paint portraits to raise money

Art festival proceeds go to support the Galesburg Civic Art Center

Thursday, October 23, 2008
By Sadie Arft

“Wickedly Live,” a party and live art experience in one, is being hosted by the Galesburg Civic Art Center on Saturday, October 25 from 7p.m. until midnight. In place of a Mardi Gras fundraiser normally thrown by the Art Center, “Wickedly Live” will be hosted in the BDI Screens Warehouse, 1255 Monmouth Boulevard, #3.

“It gives us a little freedom,” said Heather Norman, Director of the Galesburg Civic Art Center, of the industrial setting of the party and live ...

Alan Michael Parker challenges himself

Caxton Club's poet presenter uses poetry forms he doesn't "believe in."

Thursday, October 23, 2008
By Sadie Arft

On Friday, October 17 at 4 p.m. in the Alumni Room, Caxton Club introduced writer Alan Michael Parker.

Parker has had five collections of poetry published, Days Like Prose, The Vandals, Love Song with Motor Vehicles, A Peal of Sonnets, and Elephants & Butterflies, as well as a novel, Cry Uncle. He is also editor of The Imaginary Poets and ...

Campus Safety Log: October 15 to October 22

Thursday, October 23, 2008
By Sadie Arft

October 15

6:48 p.m. MEDICAL, Science and Mathematics Center. Galesburg Fire Department, Galesburg Police Department, and Campus Safety responded to a report of an unconscious person in a classroom.

October 17

5:00 p.m. INFORMATION, Main Campus Grounds.Information was received regarding a possible safety issue.

7:35 p.m. FIRE, Science and Mathematics Center. Galesburg Fire ...

Chengjuan Sun: Chinese professor enjoys research and teaching at Knox

Thursday, October 16, 2008
By Sadie Arft

Visiting Instructor of Asian Studies Chengjuan Sun enjoys reading novels, listening to music, and surfing the Internet. A graduate of Harvard University, she studied East Asian languages and civilizations. This term Sun is teaching second-year Chinese and Introduction to Chinese Civilization, and will be teaching other area studies courses during the winter and spring terms.

“I like Knox pretty much ...

Campus Safety Log: October 8 to October 14

Thursday, October 16, 2008
By Sadie Arft

October 8

4:15 p..m. FIRE ALARM, Phi Gamma Delta - 218 S. Cedar. Campus Safety responded to a fire alarm activated by a dirty detector.

7:40 p.m. FIRE ALARM, 260 W. Tompkins - Jazz House. Galesburg Fire Department and Campus Safety responded to a fire alarm activated by steam from a shower.

10:30 p.m. FIRE ALARM ...

Campus Safety Log: October 1 to October 8

Friday, October 10, 2008
By Sadie Arft

October 1

1:12 pm INFORMATION, Main Campus Grounds. Galesburg resident reported receiving suspicious phone calls from campus phone.

5:20 pm FOUND PROPERTY, Hamblin Hall. A suspicious incident was reported to Campus Safety.

7:59 pm MISCHIEVIOUS CONDUCT, 265 S. Academy. The building exterior was written on with chalk. The matter was referred to the Office of Student Development ...

Lecture on Yehuda Halevi's poetry

Levin read and interpreted Medieval poetry as the first of three lectures.

Thursday, October 2, 2008
By Sadie Arft

Visiting Joseph B. Glossberg Israeli Scholar Gabriel Levin, who is teaching a course titled Modern Hebrew Literature this term, gave the first in a series of three lectures on Thursday, September 25 in the Alumni Room of Old Main. The lecture, “’My heart is in the east and I'm at the far end of the west': The Life and ...

Campus Safety Log: Sept. 21 - Sept. 30, 2008

Thursday, October 2, 2008
By Sadie Arft

September 21

4:30 pm SAFETY CONCERN/HAZARD, Old Main. Broken glass was removed from a second floor window.

September 23

2:25 pm SAFETY CONCERN/HAZARD, Peterson House. A student was discovered on the roof. The matter was referred to the Office of Student Development.

3:34 pm 911 HANG-UP, Science-Mathematics Center. The Public Safety Building reported a 911 ...

Campus Safety Log: Sept. 18 - Sept. 21, 2008

Thursday, September 25, 2008
By Sadie Arft

September 18

9:15 am FIRE ALARM, 270 W. Tompkins. Galesburg Fire Department and Campus Safety responded to a fire alarm activated by steam from a shower.

September 19

9:15 am INFORMATION, Main Campus Grounds. A student was referred to Office of Student Development for causing a disturbance.

6:20 pm FIRE ALARM, Sigma Nu - 556 S. West St ...

Constitution Day lecture

Farber spoke on the legacy of Lincoln's presidency on modern day.

Monday, September 22, 2008
By Sadie Arft

University of California-Berkeley law professor Daniel Farber spoke in Ferris Lounge on Thursday, September 18 for Constitution Day. His lecture, “Lincoln’s Constitutional Legacy: How Lincoln Finished the Work of the Founding Fathers and Laid the Foundations for Modern America,” went beyond Abraham Lincoln’s influence upon America and delved into how he added meaning through his presidency to more ...