Spanish film festival explores female perspectives

Galesburg will be exposed to movies directed by women at the Orpheum this weekend.

Thursday, October 23, 2008
By Devinne Stevens

Across the globe, women have been making significant movies without the opportunity to expose their messages to the rest of the world. However, this weekend at the Orpheum Theatre, Family Dynamics and Body Politics, a film festival centered around women directors of the Spanish-speaking world, will be presented to not only bring a unique cultural opportunity to the Knox/Galesburg ...

Zine Club! takes a road trip

Zine enthusiasts attended a zine festival in Madison last week.

Thursday, October 23, 2008
By Annie Zak

Zineheads flocked to the Majestic Theater in Madison, Wisconsin on Saturday, October 18 for the day-long Madison Zine Fest. Pronounced like “magazine” without the “maga,” the fest was sponsored by the Midwest Zine Collective, which tries to make it easier for people who make zines to get in touch with one another and distribute their zines. The Zine Club! from ...

Jazz band keeps rocking Galesburg

Band director Nikki Malley brings Knox talents together.

Thursday, October 23, 2008
By Devinne Stevens

By Devinne Stevens

The Knox Student

One of the best gigs in town has to be Knox’s own jazz band. From the formal concerts to jam sessions, the band definitely keeps it interesting. The students themselves also contribute to the energy of the ensemble with their enthusiasm and passion as they perform for a wide variety of audiences.

Each ...

Shan culture still strong

An AnSo professor presented her ethnographical research last week.

Thursday, October 23, 2008
By Sheena Leano

Nancy Eberhardt, Professor of Anthropology/Sociology, gave a presentation Friday on her research about an ethnic minority called Shan in the Thai-Burma border. Her research explored the economic, social, and cultural processes in Thailand, as well as how those processes compare to the United States.

“I’ve always conducted my research in a rural base, living in a particular Shan ...

Dubya has little to offer

Oliver Stone's latest film disappoints.

Thursday, October 23, 2008
By Jonathan Sulinski

Crafting a film around a monumental figure is always a challenge. Such a film must present its audience with a view of the man or woman not seen in the headlines or tabloids: someone with their own dreams and triumphs as well as shortcomings, both in the public and private sphere. Though we may admire or even despise the figure ...

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 ...

New prof to connect disciplines

Katherine Adelsberger hopes to work with other professors to integrate Environmental Studies.

Thursday, October 23, 2008
By Laura Miller

By Laura Miller

Mosaic Editor

Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Katherine Adelsberger will be teaching several courses at Knox this year, including Environmental Geology, Introduction to GIS, and World Resources.

“I have a lot of interests,” said Adelsberger.

As an undergraduate at Beloit College, she started pursuing a degree in anthropology then realized while studying abroad that her questions were ...

Show examines expanding male egos

"Never Swim Alone" explores the connections and diconnections between men and women.

Thursday, October 16, 2008
By Devinne Stevens

Man versus man is a fight never destined to be won. Such is the case for “Never Swim Alone,” a student-directed play to be performed this weekend. It revolves around the soaring egos of two of men, Frank and Bill, who are engaged in a lifetime struggle for superiority of a most intense variety. They compete in everyday mini-battles, each ...

Third time’s a charm: Blu & Crew rock Beta porch at WVKC showcase

WVKC rocked the weekend with varied hipp-hop acts.

Thursday, October 16, 2008
By Jimmy Pittman

Whoever invented the saying “less is more” clearly was not talking about live hip-hop. Recent Knox favorites Blu and Exile were joined last Saturday by an eclectic crew of underground deejays and emcees on Beta Porch for an absolute onslaught of hip-hop muscle.

Gifted this time around with a much larger stage and an unseasonably warm October night, the beats ...

Rhythm important in Ellis' poetry reading

Audience participation helped create the desired poetic effect during a reading last week.

Thursday, October 16, 2008
By Monica Harasim

On Friday afternoon, poet Thomas Sayers Ellis and a room packed full with Knox students and professors joined in unison to what became a neat collaboration between Ellis’s poetry and his audience. Taking the day off from his job as an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Sarah Lawrence College, Knox students were given a unique glimpse into Ellis ...