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Kalamazoo College Communications is going online.

Associate Professor of Philosophy Dr. Chris Latiolais has been awarded the 2009-2010 Florence J. Lucasse Lectureship for Excellence in Teaching.

Results of the CORE Drug and Alcohol Survey, administered in February 2009, have been partially released. The anonymous survey was given to 1,000 K students and garnered a 31 percent response rate. Dean of Students Sarah Westfall and Brian Dietz, Director of Student Activities, spoke Monday, Sept.

The social progress made by Kalamazoo College’s residential system, much like the rest of Kalamazoo’s history, has been a slow and interesting process. It is particularly interesting to look at the college’s treatment of men and women.

Dear Ms. Jilek,

On April 3, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled against a law banning same-sex marriage in the state. The case had been before the court since 2005, and the ruling legalizing same-sex marriage will stand until at least 2012, as it takes two years to amend the constitution in Iowa.

Near the end of his time in office, Thomas Jefferson wrote, “No man will ever bring out of the Presidency the reputation which carries him into it.

On Feb. 2, 2009, Hussain Turk, a Kalamazoo College sophomore, attended “Israel 101,” led by the Hillel Organization, a Jewish student group on WMU’s campus. He came alone and in protest with a sign that read “AmeriKKKa Funds Israeli Terrorism.”

In the thick of the current financial crisis, perhaps now more than ever, students, staff, and faculty can relate to one another over one concern—employment. Just as students worry about the stability of institutional employment, Work Study, and potential jobs after graduation, staff and faculty—from Facilities Management employees to visiting professors—worry that their jobs may disappear.

On April 2 and 4, 2009, Kalamazoo College’s Business Guild will host a three-day conference on the connections between rigorous liberal arts studies and emerging international business practices.