Beloit alum Matt Tolmach’86 majored in Literary Studies and Composition Writing, now rebranded Creative Writing, and went on to pursue a career in film production. Tolmach is best known as the former president of Columbia Pictures and has been the executive producer of “The Amazing
On Wednesday, September 11, 2019, the city of Beloit had experienced torrential rain that knocked power out in different neighborhoods and at Beloit College caused major flooding across the residential side of campus. The flooding included places like Alrich, the Fieldhouse, The Wall, the front
On Friday, Sept. 13, 2019, this year’s Ousley Scholar in Residence, Elizabeth Yeampierre, delivered a keynote speech on climate change, the challenges it poses, and how it affects poor communities. The talk was organized by the Office of Academic Diversity and Inclusiveness and in collaboration
On June 1st, the Beloit College website announced the hiring of former Allegheny College chair and Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies Eric Boynton in the role of Provost and Dean of the College. According to the Beloit College website, under the newly-created title of
On Friday night, Nov. 30 at 7:30 p.m. in Richardson Theater, 2012 Beloit graduate and professional speaker Tobias Gurl gave a presentation titled “The Unspoken History of the American Trans Man,” highlighting prominent trans male figures and how their stories have remained mostly ignored throughout
On Halloween night, groups of Residential Assistants held a Fall Crawl for their residents from 6:00- 8:00 pm, providing students with trick-or-treating, DIY crafts, and social hours as a way to spread spooky cheer. Seven events were held in total with the three RA complexes
On Thursday, Nov. 1, Students for an Inclusive Campus sent copies of a letter addressed to President Scott Bierman, Interim Dean of Students Cecil Youngblood, Director of Student Engagement and Leadership Jen Walsh, members of the Funding Board, and the Young Americans for Freedom student
From the week of Oct. 22 through Oct. 26 Beloit special interest clubs Afro-Caribbean Club, Voces, Black Students United (BSU) and Feminist Collective (FemCo) came together to celebrate women of color in a series of meetings and events. Voces, Afro-Caribbean Club, BSU and FemCo all
Every year on Halloween we see it: the white girl dressing up as Pocahontas with braids, feathers in her hair and moccasins; the frat guy wearing a sombrero, mustache and shaking maracas; and the Cleopatra get-up with eyeliner cat-eyes and a long white robe. Costumes
At the beginning of the Fall 2018 semester, it was made known to the Beloit College campus that one of the residence halls — 609 Residence Hall, which offered first-year only, substance-free housing –was closed due to the drop in new student enrollment. The building