From: PsychCentral (Newburyport, MA)
For many young adults, there is a ‘Fantasy Gap’ between expectations grounded in materialism and a commitment to work ethic, according to “new research by San Diego State University psychologist Dr. Jean M. Twenge [and] Dr. Tim Kasser, a professor of psychology at Knox College in Illinois.
“Recent high school graduates are more likely to want lots of money and nice things, but less likely to say they’re willing to work hard to earn them,” said Twenge. “That type of ‘fantasy gap’ is consistent with other studies showing a generational increase in narcissism and entitlement.”…
It is important to understand the generational relationship between money (materialism) and work ethic because mental health issues such as depression and anxiety often surface as adolescents begin placing a strong priority on money and possessions, Kasser said… Read more…
From: The Hollywood Reporter (Los Angeles, CA)
The Hollywood Reporter praises the set design of Knox grad Richard Hoover, ‘69, in its review of “Mad Forest” by Caryl Churchill, playing March 16-May 4 at the Open Fist Theatre in Los Angeles: “Inspired by the 1989 fall of Romania’s Ceauşescu regime and written in the heat of the aftermath, this panoramic epic of a people in turmoil remains pertinent and incisive… [Director] Marya Mazor orchestrates its intricacies with unflagging forward energy and clarity, assisted in particular by the sinuous scenic design of the peerless Richard Hoover, who manages to suggest an aptly stolid architectural rigidity while permitting limitless flexibility of movement for the actors in history’s pageant…” Read more…
From: The Register Mail (Galesburg, IL)
Kiara Booth had an official reason to be outside the Knox County Courthouse for Friday’s “Hands Around the Courthouse.” The just-turned 21-year-old Knox College student has been an intern at Safe Harbor Family Crisis Center for the last two terms. And she plans to continue volunteering this summer. But the real reason Booth went to the annual event held to mark April as National Child Abuse Prevention Month was shared by the close to 100 people who joined her.
“I’ve learned a lot about myself,” Booth said. “And I’ve learned about different people’s perspectives. It’s been time-consuming and I’ve been asked questions I’ve never heard before. But I’ve learned I have a gift for helping others.”… Read more…
From: The Register Mail (Galesburg, IL)
Birmingham, Ala.-based band Bourbon & Bleach, with Galesburg native Bob “Hurricane” Harrison serving as lead vocalist and on harp (harmonica), has released its first self-titled CD… Bob was born in Galesburg, and was graduated from Galesburg High School and Knox College. His first band, “Innocent Byproduct,” was formed by Bob and pals in high school. His second band, “Tricyle,” was organized at Knox… Bob’s day job is assistant creative director for Luckie Co., a Birmingham advertising agency… Read more…
From: La Salle News-Tribune (La Salle, IL)
While the Marquette [High School, Illinois] football program lost one of its front line leaders, Knox College gained one as Jack Donahue committed to play for the Prairie Fire on Wednesday. The left guard helped the Crusaders score an area-best 32.4 points per game en route to a 9-0 regular season in the Northeastern Athletic Conference and a trip to the second round of the Class 1A playoffs. Donahue, a NewsTribune All-Area selection, said a visit to the NCAA Division III school in Galesburg solidified his decision… Read more…
From: Humanities (National Endowment for the Humanities, Washington, DC)
American poetry has seldom promised a path to fame and fortune. One lively exception was the work of Carl Sandburg, who achieved a celebrity before his death in 1967 that seemed more typical of a Hollywood screen legend or a Hall of Fame athlete… But since his death, Sandburg’s stock has fallen… Along with frequent striving to please the popular culture’s broad middle, a more radical strain of thought provided an alternating impulse in Sandburg’s poetry, sometimes giving his poetry an edge that pushed prevailing social conventions…
“Sandburg has to be viewed as a political writer, someone who was very much concerned with politics and social issues,” said Jeffrey A. Douglas, director of the Henry M. Seymour Library at Knox College, where some items from Sandburg’s literary career are archived… Read more…
