Category: Features

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…