Letters to the editor: On the Greek moratorium and solidarity

Thursday, February 25, 2010
By Shuye Chen

There’s been a lot of talk about fraternities, rape and Greek solidarity. I think much of this discussion has been misguided and confused by the actions of the administration and certain activist group(s).

First off, the administration missed the point entirely by placing a moratorium on Greek social activities. What indication is there to suggest that it is something about Greek parties in particular that is conducive to rape or getting dangerously drunk as opposed to parties in ...

Thoughts from the Embers: Effective communication

Thursday, March 4, 2010
By TKS Staff

Over the past few weeks, several students have taken issue with the recent sexual assaults on campus, producing an array of responses. From posters glued to the walls to informative zines about sexual assault to an open forum arranged by two individual students, the campus has been buzzing with discussion about the issues.

The initial response to the two sexual ...

The Senate Perspective: Faculty and campus life

Thursday, March 4, 2010
By Heather Kopec

We are a community that both lives and learns together; we share nearly every success and every failure, just like a family. For many, it is this sense of family or community that attracted us to this campus. It is the warm, inviting, and smiling atmosphere that makes Knox unique. Lately, however, the smiling faces have not been as prevalent ...

Letters to the editor: Sexual assault awareness

Thursday, March 4, 2010
By Magali Roy-Fequiere

Bridging together in an act of recognition and awareness, we insist that March 8 be recognized as a day of sexual assault awareness on the Knox College campus. This act of visibility is to counteract the silence and shame associated with sexual assault and to endorse empowerment. We invite all Knox students, faculty and staff to participate in a sexual ...

Letters to the editor: An open letter to the cast of Angels in America

Thursday, March 4, 2010
By Alice Nicholes

Today as I was walking down the hall after lunch, my friend and I were aurally accosted by a spectacle I never expected on a campus such as Knox. You yelled and carried on, carrying handmade signs which reminded me of religious propaganda I would rather not be subjected to. Your yells could be heard throughout Seymour, irritating those who ...

Letters to the editor: An open letter to the individuals placing flyers in student mailboxes

Thursday, March 4, 2010
By Gabe Ayers, Ellen Jackson, Casey Patrick, Cassidy Bires, Rebeccah Lanni, Jaclyn Stillmaker, Madison Davis, Evan Massey

This letter is not on behalf of mailroom staff, but we write this as students of Knox College who also happen to be employed by Knox Postal Services. In the past week, over 1700 fliers were distributed to Knox mailboxes, and we would like to express some personal concerns regarding these fliers.

To begin, the mailroom employees have been responsible ...

What's special about the Palo Verde National Park in Costa Rica

Wednesday, March 3, 2010
By Po Ling Chan

What do you imagine when you think of forests in the tropics? Up until now, I have always linked the idea of dense wet forests with images of thick canopies, yet this is only one aspect of tropical forests. Here at the Palo Verde National Park (PVNP) where I have been staying for the past few weeks, tropical forests look ...

World Politics Corner: Japan’s technological suicide

Thursday, February 25, 2010
By Kyle Cruz

Although the Land of the Rising Sun is better known as being one of the world’s premier producers of automobiles and pioneers in the nascent field of robotics, the country tops yet another, though more ominous, list: suicide. To set the record straight, Japan is not alone in this morbid predicament. It is not, contrary to popular belief, the ...

The Senate Perspective: February 25, 2010

Thursday, February 25, 2010
By Student Senate Executive Board

To say the campus atmosphere the past two weeks has been stressful would be an understatement. As a campus, sexual assault is major concern and has been a key topic of discussion as a result of current events that transpired. The Student Senate and the Executive Board are well aware of this and have been and will continue to take ...

Letters to the editor: Response to letter from Eric Ratzel ’08, Feb. 18, 2010

Thursday, February 25, 2010
By Garrett Rapp

As a recent editor-in-chief of The Argus, the student paper at Illinois Wesleyan University down I-74, I know better than most the intense effort and thought that TKS staff has surely put into their publication over the past year.

It’s ironic that Mr. Ratzel attempted to critique TKS last week, of all weeks. I have just returned from attending ...

Letters to the editor: The pitfalls of anonymity

Thursday, February 25, 2010
By Rana Tehir

It was Martin Luther King Jr. who said, “One who breaks an unjust law must do so OPENLY, LOVINGLY ... and with willingness to ACCEPT THE PENALTY.” - Letter From a Birmingham Jail, April 16, 1963.

It was Gandhi who said, “A man who was completely innocent, OFFERED HIMSELF as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became ...