DEJA VU

Thursday, May 6, 2010
By TKS Staff

"DEJA VU: a dance series about shifting perspectives" is the culminating dance concert from two terms of work by the Knox College Dance Ensemble, Theater Department and guest artists. The show will run from Thursday, May 6 to Saturday, May 8 at 7:30 p.m. in Harbach Auditorium. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for alumni and seniors and ...

Film Freak: Knox's Film Freak

New columnist to address the good, the bad and the ugly

Thursday, May 6, 2010
By Dan Kahn

Film, like all things, is prey to subjectivity. No two people see the same movie. Sure, you and I may enjoy the same movie for the same reasons, but we are not watching the same film. And yet we are. The good, the bad and the ugly are all opinions. Unfortunately, that leaves us back at the start, at zero ...

Knox College voices dedicated to song

Women's Chorale group making music, looking to expand

Thursday, May 6, 2010
By Katy Sutcliffe

Women’s Chorale, which has been in existence for several years now, is a singing ensemble that is open to all female students and faculty members. Meeting once a week and directed by Julie Clemens, the choir, which requires no audition or previous experience to join, has grown from ten members at the end of last spring term to 28 ...

First-time director tackles tough subjects

Looking back on director Charles Ely’s production

Thursday, May 6, 2010
By Kelsey Ingle

The production of Terrence McNally’s Bringing It All Back Home in Studio Theatre this weekend has reaffirmed the mission statement of this experimental, student-run space: to provide a safe place to make mistakes and bold choices in a receptive, theatrical setting.

For directors, designers, actors, Theatre Advisory Board members and all other students involved in the process, putting together ...

Joyce, everyday

Mahaffey explores Joyce, Howard Wilson prize announced

Thursday, May 6, 2010
By Sheena Leano

Ever notice that the word “bed” looks like a bed? On last Thursday’s Caxton Club, Professor Vicki Mahaffey gave a talk entitled “On Beds: Joyce, Books, and Dreaming” and announced the winners of the Howard Wilson Prize in Literary Criticism.

Professor and chair of English Rob Smith introduced Mahaffey. Her talk was an excerpt from her work in progress ...

Words: a different style of art form

Printing and graphic design create a life of art

Thursday, May 6, 2010
By Katy Sutcliffe

Most people rarely take the time to notice the font of the book they are reading or the design of the words on a wine bottle label. Ron Gordon, however, has made these things his life’s work. A professional graphic designer and the owner and founder of The Oliphant Press, Gordon spoke about changing technology of printing and its ...

Lincoln Fest: not your prof's Gettysburg Address (Part 1)

Crazed and calm, an eponymous presidential weekend

Thursday, May 6, 2010
By Jennifer Lloyd

Mother nature seemed to be against Lincoln Fest, but the music festival, a creation of sophomore Angie Ostaszewski and Union Board, persevered through all the re-schedules. The two-day outdoor event originally scheduled for Friday, April 30 and Saturday, May 1, was moved to Saturday and Sunday, with the first day held in Kresge Recital Hall.

Ostaszewski joined Union Board because ...

Lincoln Fest: not your history prof's Gettysburg Address (Part 2)

So chill even Mary Todd couldn't ruin it

Thursday, May 6, 2010
By Sam Lewis

am going to be very upfront about this: Lincoln Fest represents the biggest failure I have witnessed in my two years at Knox.

Now I would like to back up a little and clarify. For it is not Lincoln Fest that has failed us, brothers and sisters of Knox, but we who failed Lincoln Fest.

For those of you (and ...

A peaceful path in Palestine

One Palestinian student speaks about growing up in the West Bank, attending school at Knox, and a path to peace in the Middle East

Thursday, April 29, 2010
By Ben Reeves

“My family lives in Ramallah. I would say that bombings don't happen often, but it's still an occupation. I'm not really worried about my family; they know how to deal with the curfew and bombings. I have family in Kasam, though, and I was really worried when there were bombings there; it's under siege. Sometimes when ...

Nova Singers close 24th season with soulful American Folk

The Nova Singers performed "The Road Home" under the direction of Professor Laura Lane

Thursday, April 29, 2010
By Laura Jorgenson

Knox music professor Laura Lane has done it again. Last Saturday, the Nova Singers presented The Road Home in their 24th season. Twenty voices led by Lane took the audience on a trip through time across traditional American folk tunes. These are the songs I sang in middle school, except, unlike when I sang them, I heard what hard work ...