• 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…

  • The Athens Experience  

    By:  Karis Mulcahy  My introduction to Athens, Greece was at a hostel tucked into a side street, as though it was hiding from the rest of the city. Since my study abroad experience through College Year in Athens (CYA) did not start for another day, I spent my first night in Athens with five strangers…

  • Hornets Secure Overtime Win Against Albion College, 83-78

    For the first time since 2013, Kalamazoo College men’s basketball earned a home victory over Albion College with an 83-78 overtime win. Albion took control early, jumping to a quick lead, but Caleb Caul kept Kalamazoo in the fight by scoring the team’s first eight points.  The Britons’ defensive switching presented both challenges and opportunities…

  • Studying Abroad in Aberdeen, Scotland

    By: Madeline Moss  Studying abroad in Aberdeen, Scotland was truly a transformative experience. Unlike other programs, Aberdeen lacks many of the language and cultural barriers that others present, so I found myself more deeply immersed in Scottish life.   The University of Aberdeen’s “Go Abroad” team played a crucial role in my study abroad experience as…

  • Federal Student Aid Unaffected by Freeze on Financial Assistant Funds 

    Federal Student Aid Unaffected by Freeze on Financial Assistant Funds  By: Olivia Schleede  On Jan. 27, President Trump announced a freeze of federal aid in accordance with his promise to cut federal spending. While this could be understood as a dozen different things, what does it actually mean for federal assistance to be frozen? And…

  • Hornets Clinch Back-to-Back League Wins with 70-59 Victory Over Olivet

    The Kalamazoo College women’s basketball team defeated the University of Olivet 70-59, improving their overall record to 7-12 and 2-8 in conference play. This marks the Hornets’ first back-to-back league wins since 2020. Notably, starter Jordan Wesaw was still sidelined due to injury, but Ruby Hogan stepped up with an outstanding performance, finishing with a…