Category: 2023-2024 School Year
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Week 5 Spring Sports Update
Since March, the teams on campus have been training daily and working hard. Now, in late April, all their seasons are wrapping up. Even if a team didn’t find success every player should be celebrated. This past weekend was very crucial for most teams at K.
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Earth for a Cure
There is no avoiding the constant news articles and statistics on global warming, melting ice caps, and global environmental crises. Even though it may all feel distant or irreconcilable, there are still ways to flip a switch for the planet in our everyday lives.
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Kalamazoo College Kicker Makes NCAA History
Kalamazoo College football kicker Madison Barch ’24 came to K knowing 48 wasn’t a famous number in sports. Jokingly she said to Head Coach Jamie Zorbo, “maybe I’ll be the one to make that number famous.” Then she made NCAA history with it.
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Black History Month at K: Pauline Byrd Johnson
As Black History Month ends, it’s important to recognize that Kalamazoo College is coming up on almost 100 years since their first Black graduate, Pauline Byrd Johnson.
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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…
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Title IX in Kalamazoo College Athletics
By Juliette Bournay It is a typical game day for the Kalamazoo College Women’s Soccer team as they anticipate their 7 p.m. kickoff at Mackenzie Field. The bleachers quickly fill with family, friends, roommates, and all else until the fans are spilling out of the stands. An intense group of soccer dads loom on the…
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The Rise of Plant-Based Diets
Nora Harris strolls down the aisles at Trader Joe’s, looking for vegan goodies. Her cart resembles a farmer’s basket, coming straight home from a harvest. The leafy greens and colorful variety of veggies will make for the perfect tofu scramble.
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Dietary Restriction-Friendly Restaurants in Kalamazoo Area
Food brings people together. It forms a community. But, for people with dietary restrictions like Kravitz, it is very easy to feel ostracized from these moments. These people are often forced to avoid social situations, like birthday parties, out of fear for their safety.
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Americans With Dietary Restrictions Feel Immune Abroad
Gluten is not the only common American allergen handled differently in Europe.