Knox alumni start a new football league in Quincy, Illinois.
Excerpt from KHQA TV-7, Quincy (video available):
The Spartans were started by two brothers who played college football at Knox College. These players are not paid and they play simply for the love of the game. We spoke to their mother who told us how the team struggled to get team sponsors back in July.
Features Editor Jane Carlson interviews Knox music professor Nikki Whittaker on the eve of the annual Knox-Rootabaga Jazz Festival.
Excerpt from the Register Mail:
When Nikki Whittaker graduated from Knox College 10 years ago this spring, she didn’t think she’d ever live in Galesburg again.
But she’s been back in town for five years and now considers Galesburg her hometown — and it was jazz that brought her home…..
“It was not necessarily a goal of mine to come back,” Whittaker said.
But she did — and hasn’t regretted it. Since taking over as director of the jazz festival, which is in its 28th year, Whittaker has moved events from Cherry Street Bar and Restaurant to McGillacuddy’s across the street. She also has seen attendance grow, with an average of 100 to 150 people attending the more informal performances on Thursday and Friday nights and well over 400 attending the formal jazz concert on Saturday night at the Orpheum Theatre.
Knox and Galesburg join hands to create a new gathering place.
Excerpt from the Register Mail:
The Center opened its doors to the public Friday and is dedicated, in the words of Knox College associate professor of environmental studies Peter Schwartzman, to provide “a space for members of the Galesburg and surrounding community to gather, connect and learn from one another.”
Schwartzman is one of the 59 founding members of The Center.
Excerpt from the Register-Mail:
Knox College senior wrestler Jaran Rutledge became a two-time NCAA Division III Wrestling All-American with an eighth-place finish at the 2008 Wrestling Championships on Saturday.
Rutledge suffered a left knee strain in the first period of his first match on Friday, but perservered to pick up an overtime victory in the consolation bracket….
Rutledge became Knox College’s first All-American wrestler last season. The top eight in each weight class are named All-Americans.
