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'''Winter Term 2007''' was part of the [[2006-2007]] school year, running from January 2 to March 11, 2007.
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This was a term full of floods, ice storms, and very cold weather. Like many winter terms at Knox, students are stressed out, too cold to go out, and sick with the flu.
 
This was a term full of floods, ice storms, and very cold weather. Like many winter terms at Knox, students are stressed out, too cold to go out, and sick with the flu.
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==Events==
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===Official Calendar<ref>[http://www.knox.edu/x10903.xml#key Academic Calendar 2006-2007]</ref>===
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* January 2, Tue, 10:00 AM – [[Residence halls]] open; [[board]] begins with [[dinner]]
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* January 3, Wed – Classes begin
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* January 3-9, Wed-Tue – Winter [[Check-In]] online
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* January 9, Tue – Add/Drop deadline
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* February 5-16, Mon-Fri – Pre-Enrollment for [[Spring 2007]]
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* February 27, Tue – [[Withdrawal]] deadline
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* March 6, Tue – Classes end
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* March 7, Wed – [[Reading Day]]
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* March 8-10, Thu-Sat – [[Finals]]
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* March 11, Sun, 12:00 PM – [[Spring Break 2007]] begins.  Residence halls close, and board ends with [[breakfast]]
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===Academic Events===
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====Course Events====
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* February 22-March 3 - [[Rep Term]] puts on two plays, ''[[The Madwoman of Chaillot]]'' and ''[[Working]]''
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====Faculty Events====
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* February 12 – [[Douglas Wilson]] is awarded his second [[Lincoln Prize]] for his book, ''Lincoln's Sword''
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* March 8 – [[Jim Vandergriff]] is appointed chair of the Commission on American Indian Education
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* March 21 – [[Knox]] announces that it will give [[Douglas Wilson]] of the [[Lincoln Studies Center]] an [[Honorary Degree|honorary degree]]
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===Administration and Student Senate Events===
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====Administration Events====
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====Campus Safety Events====
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====Admissions Events====
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* January 26 – Knox receives 2,195 applications to date for 340 class openings in the [[Class of 2011]], exceeding the total applications receipt of 2,182 for the [[Class of 2010]]
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====Housing and Physical Plant Events====
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* January 16 - The [[Old Jail]]'s [[Underground Railroad Freedom Station]] is added to the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom program of the National Park Service.
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====Student Senate Events====
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===Club and Student Organization Events===
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* January 27, Sat – [[International Club]] hosts the [[International Fair]] in the [[Round Room]], [[Kresge]], [[CFA Lobby]], and the [[Oak Room]].
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* February 17 – [[TKS]] receives nine awards at the 2007 Illinois College Press Association convention in [[Chicago]]
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* March 2 – The [[Beta]] Ballers win the 2007 [[Dodgeball]] Intramural Tournament
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* March 8 – ''[[Catch]]'' is named Magazine of the Month by the Forum for Undergraduate Student Editors
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===Athletic Events===
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* February 17 - [[Jaran Rutledge]] wins the heavyweight category at the Great Lakes Wrestling Regional, and advances to the [[NCAA]] Division III Wrestling Championships
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* March 2 – The [[Beta]] Ballers win the 2007 [[Dodgeball]] Intramural Tournament
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* March 3 – [[Jaran Rutledge]] places third in the [[NCAA]] Division III [[Wrestling]] Championships
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===Greek Events===
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===Speakers, Plays, Exhibitions, and Special Events===
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====Music====
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* February 3 – The [[Knox-Galesburg Symphony Trio]] ([[Bruce Polay]], [[David Suda]], and [[Carolyn Suda]]) perform in [[Kresge]]
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* February 11 – [[Knox College Jazz Ensemble]] performs for [[Black History Month]] in [[Kresge]]
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* February 17-18 – The [[Nova Singers]] perform "Love Walked In" at [[First Presbyterian Church]] and in [[Moline]]
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* February 24 – [[Knox-Galesburg Symphony]] performs at the [[Orpheum]]
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* February 28 – [[Knox-Sandburg Community Band]] performs in [[Kresge]]
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* March 4, 3 PM – [[Knox College Choir]] performs at [[Central Congregational Church]]
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* March 8-10 – [[McGillacuddy's]] hosts the [[Knox-Rootabaga Jazz Festival]]
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====Art====
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* January 5-February 4 – [[Claire Sherman]] holds an art exhibition, with an opening lecture January 5 in the [[Round Room]]
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* February 9-March 2 – [[John Bakker]] holds an art exhibition, with an opening lecture February 9 in the [[Round Room]]
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====Theatre and Dance====
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* January 27, 7:30 PM – [[Funkadesi]] performs as part of the [[International Fair]]
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* February 10 – [[Afriky Lolo]] performs at [[Carl Sandburg College]], co-sponsored by the [[Center for Intercultural Life]]
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* February 22-March 3 - [[Rep Term]] puts on two plays, ''[[The Madwoman of Chaillot]]'' and ''[[Working]]''
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* February 23 – [[Terpsichore]] performs in the [[Aux Gym]]
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====Other====
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* January 5, Fri, 4 PM, [[Douglas Wilson]] of the [[Lincoln Studies Center]] gives a talk on his new book, ''Lincoln's Sword'', in the [[Alumni Room]]
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* January 11, Thu, 4 PM – [[Gregory Divers]], a visiting assistant professor of [[German]] at [[St. Louis]] University, gives a talk on [[Carl Sandburg]]'s influence on modern German [[poetry]].
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* January 15, Mon, 11 AM – Professor [[Konrad Hamilton]] delivers the keynote address at the [[Martin Luther King Day Convocation]]
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* January 19, Fri, 4 PM – Poets [[Nancy Eimers]] and [[William Olsen]] give a [[poetry]] reading in the [[Alumni Room]].
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* January 22-25, Mon-Thu, 4 PM – [[Eric Edi]], [[Bob Seibert]], [[Pavel Oskinsky]], and members of the [[Campus Diversity Committee]] give talks on international issues, as part of the [[International Fair]].
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* February 15, Thu, 5 PM – Knox celebrates [[Founders Day]] in the [[Muelder Reading Room]]
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===Student Events===
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====Student Academic and College Events====
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* February 17 - [[Jaran Rutledge]] wins the heavyweight category at the Great Lakes Wrestling Regional, and advances to the [[NCAA]] Division III Wrestling Championships
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* February 17 – [[Andy Fitz]] won first prizes for Best Feature Photograph and Best Sports Photograph for [[TKS]] at the 2007 Illinois College Press Association convention in [[Chicago]]
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* February 17 – [[BJ Hollars]] won first prize for Best Column for [[TKS]] at the 2007 Illinois College Press Association convention in [[Chicago]]
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* February 17 – [[Bill Mayeroff]] won third prize for Best News Story for [[TKS]] at the 2007 Illinois College Press Association convention in [[Chicago]]
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* February 17 – [[Bill Mayeroff]] and  [[Tom Fucoloro]], along with alum [[Julio Trujillo]], won third prize for Best In-Depth Reporting for [[TKS]] at the 2007 Illinois College Press Association convention in [[Chicago]]
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* February 17 – [[Jesse Temple]] won third prize for Best Sports News Story and Best Sports Feature Story as well as honorable mention for Sports News Story for [[TKS]] at the 2007 Illinois College Press Association convention in [[Chicago]]
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* March 1 – [[Farah Ahed]] is named a finalist in a national college photography contest sponsored by Photographer's Forum magazine
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* March 3 – [[Jaran Rutledge]] places third in the [[NCAA]] Division III [[Wrestling]] Championships
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====Parties and Social Events====
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====Gossip====
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===Alumni Events===
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* February 15 – Knox presents [[Alumni Achievement Award]]s to [[Eugene Binder]], [[Margery Rosen Kraus]], [[David P. Fridovich]], and [[Monica Berlin]].
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* February 17 – [[Julio Trujillo]], along with students [[Bill Mayeroff]] and [[Tom Fucoloro]], won third prize for Best In-Depth Reporting for [[TKS]] at the 2007 Illinois College Press Association convention in [[Chicago]]
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* February 17 – [[Cigi Ross]] won honorable mention for Headline Writing for [[TKS]] at the 2007 Illinois College Press Association convention in [[Chicago]]
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===Miscellaneous Events===
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* January 22 – [[Stephen Colbert]] threatens to burn his Knox [[Honorary Doctorate]] in protest of [[Bill Clinton]]'s engagement to speak at [[Commencement]].
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==References==
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''NOTE: Much of the event information listed comes from Knox's online news archive, which is accessible [http://www.knox.edu/x174.xml here].''
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==See also==
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* [[Summer Break 2006]]
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* [[Fall Term 2006]]
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* [[Winter Break 2006]]
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* [[Spring Break 2007]]
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* [[Spring Term 2007]]
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[[Category: Terms]]

Latest revision as of 01:52, 23 July 2011

Winter Term 2007 was part of the 2006-2007 school year, running from January 2 to March 11, 2007.

This was a term full of floods, ice storms, and very cold weather. Like many winter terms at Knox, students are stressed out, too cold to go out, and sick with the flu.

Events[edit]

Official Calendar[1][edit]

Academic Events[edit]

Course Events[edit]

Faculty Events[edit]

Administration and Student Senate Events[edit]

Administration Events[edit]

Campus Safety Events[edit]

Admissions Events[edit]

  • January 26 – Knox receives 2,195 applications to date for 340 class openings in the Class of 2011, exceeding the total applications receipt of 2,182 for the Class of 2010

Housing and Physical Plant Events[edit]

Student Senate Events[edit]

Club and Student Organization Events[edit]

Athletic Events[edit]

  • February 17 - Jaran Rutledge wins the heavyweight category at the Great Lakes Wrestling Regional, and advances to the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships
  • March 2 – The Beta Ballers win the 2007 Dodgeball Intramural Tournament
  • March 3 – Jaran Rutledge places third in the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships

Greek Events[edit]

Speakers, Plays, Exhibitions, and Special Events[edit]

Music[edit]

Art[edit]

  • January 5-February 4 – Claire Sherman holds an art exhibition, with an opening lecture January 5 in the Round Room
  • February 9-March 2 – John Bakker holds an art exhibition, with an opening lecture February 9 in the Round Room

Theatre and Dance[edit]

Other[edit]

Student Events[edit]

Student Academic and College Events[edit]

  • February 17 - Jaran Rutledge wins the heavyweight category at the Great Lakes Wrestling Regional, and advances to the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships
  • February 17 – Andy Fitz won first prizes for Best Feature Photograph and Best Sports Photograph for TKS at the 2007 Illinois College Press Association convention in Chicago
  • February 17 – BJ Hollars won first prize for Best Column for TKS at the 2007 Illinois College Press Association convention in Chicago
  • February 17 – Bill Mayeroff won third prize for Best News Story for TKS at the 2007 Illinois College Press Association convention in Chicago
  • February 17 – Bill Mayeroff and Tom Fucoloro, along with alum Julio Trujillo, won third prize for Best In-Depth Reporting for TKS at the 2007 Illinois College Press Association convention in Chicago
  • February 17 – Jesse Temple won third prize for Best Sports News Story and Best Sports Feature Story as well as honorable mention for Sports News Story for TKS at the 2007 Illinois College Press Association convention in Chicago
  • March 1 – Farah Ahed is named a finalist in a national college photography contest sponsored by Photographer's Forum magazine
  • March 3 – Jaran Rutledge places third in the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships

Parties and Social Events[edit]

Gossip[edit]

Alumni Events[edit]

Miscellaneous Events[edit]

References[edit]

NOTE: Much of the event information listed comes from Knox's online news archive, which is accessible here.

  1. ↑ Academic Calendar 2006-2007

See also[edit]

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