• Spanías Didagéi Proágomen: Sigma Delta Pi Induction

    By Kinga Fraczkiewicz On May 29, the Spanish department held the largest Sigma Delta Pi induction ceremony since the beginning of the Kalamazoo College chapter in 2019. It inducted 21 students into the Spanish-speaking collegiate society. At the front of the Olmsted room stood a dark brown table decorated with a golden-yellow tablecloth spread out…

  • Breaking News, Literally: Thanksgiving Came Early

    By Madeline Moss At 4:52 p.m. on Wednesday, April 23, a wild turkey flew into the window of the Reading Room on the second floor of the Upjohn Library Commons and fell to its death. The crash sounded like a large rock hitting glass, breaking the room’s silence and sending students rushing to the window.…

  • The Artist Behind the Omelet 

    By Juliette Bournay   Not a lot of people know of the small, liberal arts school that is Kalamazoo College. Neither did Karen Kujawa before stumbling upon a job posting on Craigslist in 2013. The “help wanted” written next to “Omelet Chef” was intriguing, and enough for Kujawa to pick up the phone and call. Two days later, after a call back and an interview, she…

  • Acclaimed Musical Hadestown Comes to Miller Auditorium 

    By Lyrica Gee  The national tour of Tony and Grammy award-winning musical Hadestown came through Miller Auditorium in an inventive take on the Greek mythological retelling. The show stayed in town for two days, April 1 and 2, selling out the theater both nights in an outpouring of love for the stage production.   I have been a…

  • Let Passion Lead the Way 

    By Kinga Fraczkiewicz  Carlos Vázquez Cruz started teaching at Kalamazoo College almost three years ago, but has spent a total of 26 years teaching. He is inspired and motivated by his students to be a better professor.  Vázquez Cruz sat atop the brown desk in front of the grey Dewing classroom and presented his class with a dilemma. A student athlete chose him…

  • Our Impact: Recycling at K 

    By: Ella Miller On a cold Thursday morning of winter term, juniors Lukas Graff and Ethan Huebsch saddle onto one of the new Kalamazoo College compost and recycling golf carts. These carts are equipped with headlights, blinkers, and a large trunk space, to ensure that students can safely navigate campus and have space to collect discarded items. Graff…

  • Money, Money, Money: How Clubs Spend It  

    By Kinga Fraczkiewicz   “On behalf of KDESI, you are invited to join us for the Shaadi (mock wedding) of Maira & Veda,” reads the brown and yellow invitation. The Shaadi, held March 3rd  2025 is a celebration of South Asian culture, intending to educate the community about their culture and to bring the community together in a night of celebration.   At 5:30 p.m., members of KDESI filter into the empty Arcus Center…

  • The Search for Our 19th President

    By: Karis Mulcahy “How do we follow up after Jorge’s retirement announcement?” Malcolm Smith, Vice President of Student Development ponders aloud about an announcement the entirety of Kalamazoo College received earlier that day.   On April 14, 2025, President Jorge Gonzalez sent shockwaves through the Kalamazoo College campus by announcing his retirement date as June 30, 2026. After nearly a decade of…

  • Enid Valle, Professor of Spanish, to Retire this Spring

    By Kinga Fraczkiewicz  Professor of Spanish, Dr. Enid Valle is retiring after 35 years of teaching at Kalamazoo College. Motivated by learning in all its forms from teaching literature to learning the ins—and— outs of snorkeling, Dr. Valle looked for a position where she could be a Latin-Americanist, teaching literature originating from Latin America and the…

  • The Study Abroad Experience in Rome

    By: Annie Johnson  When the plane landed in 32 degrees Celsius weather at the Rome Fiumicino Airport, I had no idea what the next four months of my life were going to be like. All I knew was that I was jet-lagged, sweaty, and terrified.   Despite being in a non-English speaking country, I attended an…