From WGIL radio:
Knox College senior Christina Davis recently broke the school record in weight throw at the Monmouth College Invitational.
Davis improved her previous record by almost three feet, breaking the school record with a throw of 44′ 1 1/4″. The previous school record (42 feet, 7 inches) was held by Morgan Spanel and was set nearly 10 years ago on February 19, 2000.
From WGIL radio:
The Knox College swimming and diving team competed had an exceptional day in the Grinnell Invitational January 15th and 16th, setting five new school records - two individual records and three team records.
The individual record-setters were Bess Cooley (Shorewood, Wisconsin) and Emilie Perrot (Besancon, France). Cooley won the 200 Breast stroke in 2:28.79 - breaking her own school record that she set earlier in the season. Perrot set the second individual record as she won the 200 Back in 2:18.45. The previous record was 2:19.45 set in 2000.
Breaking team records were the 400 Medley relay team, the 200 Medley relay team and the 400 Free relay team.
From the Qunicy Hearald-Whig:
Question: What do Pretzels, Geoducks and Wooden Shoes all have in common? Answer: The same thing Student Princes, Orphan Annies and Criminals do. They are all some of the best high school, collegiate or professional nicknames in sports.
No, really, they are.
Nicknames often give our teams an identity, but let’s face it, some are just downright hysterical.
Try telling me the Whittier College (Cal.) Fighting Poets doesn’t make you laugh. It’s almost as funny as the California State University-Long Beach baseball team, which unofficially goes as the Dirtbags…
Some nicknames are pretty creative like the Polo (S.D.) Bears. Trying saying that five times fast. What about the Gregory (S.D.) Girl-illas or the University of New England Nor’Easters?
Heck, even this extended area provides us with some interesting nicknames. Are the students in Putnam County (Mo.) really Midgets? Do Prairie Fires really rage at Knox College in Galesburg, Ill.? And what caused Western Illinois University to name their female teams the Westerwinds? It’s a good thing they switched and joined the men as the Leathernecks.
From WGIL radio:
Food and entertainment from around the world will take center stage at Knox College’s annual International Fair, on Saturday, January 30, on the Knox campus in Galesburg.
Celebrating its 29th year in 2010, the fair will feature an international buffet lunch, educational displays, a student talent show and an evening concert by a guest musical group, Funkadesi, a Chicago-based band whose music combines Asian, African, Latin and contemporary funk….
Knox College International Fair is sponsored by the International Club, one of the largest student organizations on campus, and the Office of Student Development.
From WGIL radio:
Galesburg Mayor Sal Garza has taken on some pretty serious tasks since becoming mayor last year, from, he admits, disbanding unnecessary commissions to what he calls giving direction to others, but he says he also wants to recognize people doing good deeds who might not otherwise get a lot of recognition.
Garza started what he calls the “Mayor’s Recognition Initiative” at Monday night’s City Council meeting, by giving organizers of a free community Christmas dinner last month the first of those recognition awards….
Garza says he wants to simply recognize what he called “everyday people,” and says they’re not necessarily star athletes or other types of people like that.
Garza recognized the Second Baptist Church, members of the Knox College Student Body, and the People in Galesburg organization for putting together the holiday meal.
From the Iowa Press-Citizen:
Visitors took part in activities ranging from a 5K race to quilting demonstrations at sites around the Amana Colonies during the sixth annual Winterfest, which organizers expected to attract a crowd of more than 2,000.
Out near the barn and stables where farmers markets are held in warmer months, people tried their hands at a snowball toss, enjoyed steaming bowls of chili and watched culinary arts students from Kirkwood Community College sculpt a penguin from a block of ice with chainsaws.
“It’s just a great way to get out and do something different in the middle of winter,” said Laura Sue Woods, co-chairwoman of the event. “All of us start feeling cooped up about now.”….Tasha Coryell, a senior at Knox College in Galesburg, Ill., made the two-hour drive to Winterfest with fellow members of the school’s German club. After trying her hand at log cutting, she was looking forward to checking out Amana’s craft shops for some knitting supplies.
“We like trying to go to different places in the area and experience different things,” said Coryell, the club’s president. “I’d say it was worth the drive. It’s better than studying.”
Other Winterfest events included an eagle watch at the Lily Lake shelter, candy-making demonstrations at the Chocolate Haus and the Snow Ball dance in the evening at the Iowa Theatre Artists Company.
