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  • K Students Establish Law Fraternity  

    By Harper Schrader  From left to right: Meadow Meskil, Jacey Merkle, Abby Gilmore, Gretchen Wilson, Jackson Rancilio-Swords, Maximus Mercurio, Ella Miller, Elizabeth McFarlen, Molly Stevison, Charlie Peterson, Lily May, George Dagg, Maya Lee, Eva Applebaum, Bridie Hart.   On October 12, Kalamazoo College held an installment ceremony for the Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, International. Founded in 1902, Phi Alpha Delta (PAD) is one of the world’s largest law fraternities, bringing together pre-law students, lawyers, judges, and other members…

  • A Demonstration of Democracy: No Kings Protests

    By Michael Wright On Saturday, October 18, 2025, thousands in the Kalamazoo community gathered along Drake Road between KL Avenue and West Main Street to take part in the second national “No Kings” day, a pro-democracy organization that had their first National Day of Action in June of this year. That day saw massive protests all across America, drawing nearly 7 million gatherers…

  • A Day in the New York Arts Program 

    By Laryn Kuchta  I can see all of lower Manhattan from the walkway outside the New York Arts Program (NYAP) dorms. The Statue of Liberty hovers in the distance, large enough to be recognizable but small enough that I still want a closer look. I’m on the edge of Brooklyn Heights, about to take the bus to my internship,…

  • From the Clinic to the Capitol: How One K Grad’s Curiosity Drove Him from Medicine to the Michigan Legislature 

    By Sarah Guerrero Gorostieta   “HARD OF HEARING,” read the laminated signs that a young medical resident at Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine strung around the necks of frustrated geriatric patients. “Repeat after me: ‘Doctor, nurse, you have to speak to my face,’” he gently coached. And so, they did, their demands for dignity traveling through…

  • A Day in the Life of a K Soccer Player 

    By Kinga Fraczkiewicz  Daily practice, weekly games, and frequent weightlifting take up significant amounts of time for college athletes, on top of studying for three classes and participating in extracurricular activities.   Jessica Forbis ‘28 plays soccer for K college and plans to declare a double major in French and Philosophy.   Forbis and her team begin to practice one month before the beginning of classes. The two practices a day are…

  • 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…