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Student Read, Student Written, Student Led Since 1878

The Knox Student

Student Read, Student Written, Student Led Since 1878

The Knox Student

Student Senate executive board
Knox students share their perspectives on why international students compose the majority of the Student Senate
Julia Maron, Staff Writer • May 2, 2024

Student Senate's Executive Board has been 87% international over the past three years. Students suggested that this is the case because of social...

Kim Schrader, Title IX coordinator - Photo Courtesy of Knox College
Transitioning leadership
Pareesae Imtiaz, Staff Writer • May 1, 2024
My messy and polyamorous majors story
My messy and polyamorous majors story
Areesha Saif, Staff Writer • May 2, 2024

Three years ago, if you were to tell me the hopeless romantic with rose-tinted glasses for eyes, who had just come to Knox as a Literature major, on the pre-law track, that I would be graduating with a double major in Chemistry and Political Science, I would have screamed and dropped out. But here I am, a SMC rat, permanently damaged from Organic Chemistry and shaken to my core by the theories...

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Here is why Knox students don't join Union Board.
Julia Maron, Staff Writer • May 2, 2024
There's not a single student at Knox who doesn't know what Union Board is. In fact, it is hard to find a student who is not part of Union Board, or wishes they could join Union Board. Every UB meeting is crowded with people, and members often get free pizza from Baked…Ok, one more word and I'll open a fanfiction account.
Senior Ford Walters presents to Student Senate on Thursday, February 22nd. Senate recently elected a new president and vice president after the unexpected vacancy of the presidential position.
Editors Roundtable: Student Senate Bylaw
Editors Staff April 25, 2024
The Editors staff at TKS discuss the currently paused bylaw requiring student organizations to send representatives to Student Senate meetings.
The solar eclipse in totality over Noblesville, Ind
Total darkness
Jenna Schweikert, EIC-In-Training • April 15, 2024
I traveled home last weekend to see the eclipse in totality. I’m so glad I did.
Candles, map of Palestine and flowers at the Common Ground vigil.
Light after absolute darkness
Areesha Saif, Staff Writer • April 11, 2024
Knox Students for Palestine (KS4P) organized a Week of Action to honor the lives lost in Palestine and educate the campus community about the genocide in the region. Events included a Music Hour commemorating the art from Palestine, and a vigil organized by Common Ground. “I hope people reading this article, seeing the posters and calling their representatives and pushing for a ceasefire know that there is support and we can do more,” said Sage Isenhart, organizer of the vigil, at the end of the Week of Action
The sidewalk intersection outside Beta House, covered in mud
Climate conundrum
Pareesae Imtiaz, Staff Writer • April 11, 2024
With snowfall in the first week of April after a week of high temperatures, what kind of weather should we expect in the coming weeks? And what is causing this inconsistency?
Claire Dietz performing at Burn The Floor
A study in catharsis
Red Engel, Graphics Editor • March 7, 2024
A review of the Terpsichore Dance Collective winter show: Burn the Floor. From the wide breadth of fantastic choices in music, to the stunning light design, excellent costume picks, and of course the main attraction - the dances themselves - this term’s performance was phenomenal.
A student chooses a lucky wish from the tree after writing one for someone else to receive
How do Knox students celebrate Lunar New Year?
February 26, 2024
Several Knox students who celebrate Lunar New Year reflected on what the holiday means to them and how they celebrate in the Knox community.
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Alumni return to the “family” of the Knox ultimate frisbee team
Megan Shafar, Staff Writer • February 26, 2024
Current members and alumni of the Knox Ultimate Frisbee team share what being part of the team means to them as they compete at the 29th annual Natalie Veneziano Winter Whiteout tournament.
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Jordan Hurst’s role of a lifetime: LGBTQ+ Advisor
Jordan Hurst’s role of a lifetime: LGBTQ+ Advisor
Ellen/Kilroy Miller Garrett, Managing Editor • April 27, 2024
A new face entered Intercultural Life in Dec. 2023, Jordan Hurst. The 2017 Knox alumni assumed the previously vacant position of Assistant Director of Intercultural Life and LGBTQ+ Advisor. Her main goal is to center students' needs.
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