Victims challenge school on handling of sexual assaults

Several students give personal accounts, administration dispels rumors

Thursday, March 4, 2010
By Laura Miller, Annie Zak

*Student’s name has been changed

In the past several weeks, students have raised questions in public and private about how allegations of sexual assault were handled by the Knox administration. As recommendations from the Grievance Panel Task Force are currently being finalized, several issues concerning that process have been raised by students and victims of sexual assault.

Main concerns about how the administration deals with sexual assault include whether victims are given the option to take their case to ...

Faculty meeting discusses faculty involvement, Dean of Students' responsibilities

One resolution passed, one set to move forth to SLC for discussion

Monday, March 8, 2010
By Annie Zak

At the faculty meeting held today, members of the Knox faculty discussed two key resolutions as they pertain to recent campus events and concerns. One resolution was regarding sexual assaults and another was regarding the responsibilities of the Dean of Students. Several students were also in attendance, though Professor of History Penny Gold made it known to faculty that the ...

One student's personal experience

One Knox woman shares her story of frustration

Thursday, March 4, 2010
By Laura Miller

On the evening of January 23, 2010, several students attended the Graffiti Party at Tau Kappa Epsilon, including Jan*, who decided to spend the evening with her friends. After an evening of partying, which included alcohol consumption, this young woman decided to spend the night with friends.

“They assured me I’d be safe staying there,” said Jan. “I trusted ...

Student-run forum addresses assault

Students, faculty make presentations, question current policy and attitude toward assault

Thursday, March 4, 2010
By Rana Tehir

Sophomore Angie Ostaszweski and Vice President of Student Senate senior Trevor Sorenson greeted students and faculty at the entrance to Harbach Theatre, handing out placards for people who wished to participate in the sexual assault open forum this past Monday night. Over 100 students and faculty attended the forum.

The objective of the night was to generate discussion and ideas ...

Census coming to Knox students

Knox students must file 2010 census in Galesburg

Thursday, March 4, 2010
By Anna Meier

In March, the U.S. government will begin mailing out forms for the 2010 census.

Information collected by the census will help determine how many seats each state gets in the House of Representatives as well as how government funds for hospitals, schools and public works projects will be allocated.

Since students are required to take the census in the ...

Looking beyond graduate school

Knox students set out for Peace Corps, Teach for America

Thursday, March 4, 2010
By Anna Meier

While many Knox seniors are anxiously awaiting responses from graduate schools or rushing to fill out job applications, others are instead hoping to dedicate the next few years of their lives to community or international service.

Programs such as AmeriCorps, the Peace Corp, and Teach for America (TFA) are designed not only to help people in need but also to ...

Bromances blossoming at Knox

Community offers bromances an environment in which to thrive

Thursday, March 4, 2010
By Matt McKinney

Walk down the halls of Elder Hall on a weeknight and you will probably notice the faint-blue flicker of an Xbox 360 and the chorus of a Nelly song ricocheting off the walls. Freshmen Mike Hendrick and Will Grumke like it that way.

Since first arriving at Knox last summer, the two have been nearly inseparable. Their first similarity: geographic ...

Student Senate: Senate condemns assault, vandalism

Senators discuss student expulsion, cite community division in new resolutions

Thursday, March 4, 2010
By Andrew Polk

Last Thursday, Student Senate convened with resolutions covering the weighty topics of institutionalizing penalties for convicted sexual assault and condemning the recent uses of glue as a means of placing posters around public areas on campus. Both of these resolutions can be found at the end of the article.

Speaking in sponsorship of the Resolution Concerning Sexual Assault, Vice President ...

Campus Safety Log: February 23 through March 1

Thursday, March 4, 2010
By Katy Sutcliffe

FEBRUARY 23

12:38 a.m. FIRE ALARM, Beta Theta Pi. Campus Safety responded to a fire alarm activated by a room detector. No cause was found for the alarm.

2:13 a.m. FIRE ALARM, Beta Theta Pi. Campus Safety responded to a fire alarm activated by a room detector. No cause was found for the alarm activation.

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News Briefs: February 26 through March 3

Thursday, March 4, 2010
By Sarah Colangelo

'TOPEKA, Kansas ­— Mayor Bill Bunten signed a proclamation Monday calling for Topeka to be known for the month of March as "Google, Kansas — the capital city of fiber optics." The mayor hopes to set Topeka apart from other cities vying to be the test site of Google’s fiber optics experiment, an ultra-fast and efficient wireless internet connection. The proclamation ...

Cold feet, warm hearts: Galesburg Polar Plunge

Knox students jump in frozen lake for Special Olympics

Thursday, March 4, 2010
By Anna Meier

Jumping into a lake in the middle of winter may not sound like the best idea. But last Sunday, 59 Knox students representing Alpha Sigma Alpha, Beta Theta Pi, Delta Delta Delta and Pi Beta Phi did just that at Lake Storey as part of the Polar Plunge.

“We participated because Special Olympics is our national philanthropy and a great ...