Features
30 March 2007
Volume 119, Issue 16
Senior artwork
placed on display in Hewes Library
The first group of Monmouth College Senior Exhibitions will be on display in the Len G. Everett Gallery in the Hewes Library until April 18.
This display features artwork from Lindsay Andrews and Lee Gabbert, both of Galesburg, W. Michael Schmidt of McHenry and Jeremy Kafka of Huntley. There will be a reception today, March 30 from 2 to 4 p.m. Both the exhibit and reception are free and open to the public.
Andrews is an art major with a minor in business. Her work will feature a combination of computer-generated color art, as well as some black and white pencil drawings, all of human figures. Andrews’ print “Plum Blossom Branch Logo,” won first place in the design category at the Monmouth College Student Art Show in 2006. Read More...
Alternative
Spring Breaks provide helping hands
When you hear the word “poverty,” you may think of places like India, Africa or the states recently devastated by Hurricane Katrina. More often then not, the thought probably seems far from home, but there are many areas like these which are closer than most people think. Two such regions are Bridgeport, Conn., and the area along the Ohio River. Read More...
Courtney
presents philosophical talk
Monmouth College alumnus Charles Courtney lectured at his alma mater at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 29 in the Morgan Room of Poling Hall.
Courtney graduated from Monmouth five decades ago, in 1957, and went on to attend Harvard Divinity School and receive his P.h.D in philosophy from Northwestern University. Read More...
Calendar of Events
Friday, March 30
- 3 p.m. - Music Dept. Recital - Dahl Chapel & Auditorium Upper Stage Level
- 7: 30 p.m. - MC Jazz Band Concert - Dahl Chapel & Auditorium Upper Stage Level
- 8 p.m. - ASAP - Comedian, Jeff Hanna - Stockdale Center Scotland Yard
Japanese
trip enlightens Monmouth College travelers
$2,280 might sound like a lot of money for a person to spend in only one week, but more than 20 Monmouth College students were willing to lay down all of that yen to travel during spring break as part of a school-sponsored trip to Japan. Read More...
NLBM
curator gives lecture
Spring, a time of renewal and, for baseball fans, spring training, a time when even the Cubs have the initial promise of a new season—which they will inevitably blow. In the United States, baseball has proven to be a sport after our own hearts. Read More...
Scots
Senior Spotlight Music coming soon!
Now that the spring semester is half over and summer is sneaking up on us, you may be finding yourself getting bored with the same old scene which Monmouth College has to offer. Read More...
The tunes
review of what’s new
The MC Music Man takes on: Citizen Cope
Clarence Greenwood, who is the lead singer and head member of Citizen Cope... Read More...
Reality Check: The ‘American Idol’ Leaderboard
Top of the Game: Melinda Doolittle- Aretha Franklin, Donna Summer, Stevie Wonder, Frank Sinatra…these are just a few of the artists whose songs Melinda Doolittle has tackled and given a run for their money. Read More...
Monmouth
College students visit Singapore
An enthusiastic group of 16 Monmouth College students traveled to Singapore and Malaysia over the holiday break. Read More...
Summer promises cinema splendor
It’s that time of year again. The weather’s warming up and summer’s right around the corner. So, what better way to enjoy the pleasant conditions than by heading indoors to the nearest movie theatre for what’s sure to be a season of box office-busting features? While it’s not even April yet, the hype machines are already running overtime building up the heavily anticipated titles for the upcoming movie season. Read More...
MC goes poetic
Last Thursday, March 22, Monmouth College played host to Dan Rosenburg, a second-year graduate student studying poetry at the Iowa Writer’s Workshop.
The purpose of Rosenburg’s visit was to discuss his experiences in the world of publication, graduate studies in English and to perform a reading of his poetry for interested students at Monmouth College. Read More...