Category: Features
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Dr. Thomas Evans’ Legacy at Kalamazoo College
As students slowly trickle into room 11 of the Light Fine Arts Building on a Friday afternoon, the windowless space quickly comes alive with the sounds of laughter, the tuning of instruments, and idle chatter about the upcoming outdoor concert.
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Women in Business and Economics at K
By Melissa Diaz Cabrera In a school with a slight majority of female students and faculty members, there is one department that does not represent this – the economics and business department. Economics and business is the second largest major at K, boasting 10.5% of all K graduates, according to The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data…
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Music Connects Through Experiential Learning
By Bailey Callaway At the Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital, a sea of patients sway in every direction, engulfed in a melody of 30 joining voices. Forming a circle around the room, the singers’ notes flow through the air as their words consume the crowd in music. As the patients sing back to the choir, the energy…
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A Day in the Zoo With Belle and Sebastian
When I was eight months old, Scottish indie pop icons Belle and Sebastian released their fifth album “Dear Catastrophe Waitress.” My parents danced me around in our kitchen to the band’s peppiest album yet, and 21 years later, I had the opportunity to interview founder and lead singer Stuart Murdoch ahead of the band’s show…
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Whilst We Were
History guides us all. Every place we set foot flickers with glimpses of the past. Each step one takes on Kalamazoo College’s campus is matched by hundreds, if not thousands of others throughout the college’s history, following unique pathways towards their future successes.
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A Cappella Beyond the Limelight
At 9:30 p.m. on a Thursday, the windows of room 228 in the Light Fine Arts Building (FAB) are wide open, allowing a cascade of harmonies and laughter to spill out into the night. Inside the frigid room stands 18 members of the Limelights. Chalkboards adorned with chalk dust cover all four walls. At the…
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Civic Engagement in the Classroom
On a rainy Tuesday evening, Olivia Laser ’26 steered her car into the parking lot of the YWCA of Kalamazoo at the same time as Joseph Stein ’25. The YWCA of Kalamazoo works to support survivors of violence, which often includes offering transitional housing to those in need. Olivia and Joesph volunteer at the shelter…
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Getting Dirty: A Look Into The Hoop House
As Jessalyn Vrieland ‘24 opens the door to the Hoop House, she is immediately greeted by the cozy atmosphere, filled with the earthy scent of soil––a striking juxtaposition to the sub-zero snowstorm raging outside. Surrounded by lush greenery, she momentarily loses sight of the harsh reality awaiting her beyond the confines of this sanctuary.
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Kalamazoo College Can’t Afford Accessibility
By Maxwell Goldner Mitchell Chrapek, a Kent City High School senior, is in the process of applying to college. Unlike the majority of his classmates, Mitchell is legally blind due to a degenerative eye disease. He is interested in Kalamazoo College, but he fears that our college won’t be able to fit his needs. “I…
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A Nice Day
By Lyrica Gee The air in my dorm is stale. The warm, afternoon sunlight peeking through my blinds is fleeting. Today is not a day to sit inside. I walked outside to the swing hanging from the tall tree behind Hoben. I thought back to the week prior when I walked past the swing while…