During the week of Monday, Oct. 31, Beloit College played host to its ninth annual Miller Upton Forum. 2016’s Miller Upton scholar was Deirdre Nansen McCloskey, the Distinguished Professor of Economics, History, English, and Communication at University of Illinois-Chicago and is renowned as one of
To win the office of presidency, each candidate seeks the 538 votes available through the Electoral College. In order to secure a victory, either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump must earn 270 of those votes. While Clinton has long been considered the favorite to win
The Merrill Community Center (MCC) located in Beloit will be closing its doors on Nov. 1. The community center was founded in 1989 and has been providing programs and services in Beloit for 27 years. It is a nonprofit that mainly serves youth, and senior
The armed takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife refuge in Oregon took place earlier this year. The occupation began on January 2 and ended February 11. It was led by Ammon Bundy who had previously participated in the 2014 Bundy standoff that took place on
Premiums for mid-level health plans are set to rise by as much as 25 percent next year, while consumers in several states will find fewer insurance companies offering coverage, according to a report released by the Obama administration last Monday. The open enrollment period for
After discovering 310 grams of cocaine, 202 grams of heroin and 305 grams of methamphetamine in 2015 alone, Rock County Canine Deputy Dex is retiring with distinction. The Rock County Sheriff’s Office held a retirement party on Oct. 25 for the dog after his six
On Monday, Oct. 24, the Office of Academic Diversity and Inclusiveness (OADI) hosted Beloit College’s second #GetWoke panel of the semester. The session took place in the Richardson Auditorium at 7 p.m. and tackled the complicated nature of voting, particularly the controversial circumstances accompanying the
Outside the Office of Residential Life and Student Engagement and Leadership, a group of students waited for doors to be opened the morning of Wednesday, Oct. 5. A few minutes after 8 a.m., Office Coordinator Elise Bottensek opened the doors, muttering “good morning.” The group
When Sgt. Brandon Ketchum drove to the Iowa City VA Medical Center on July 7, 2016, he thought he would receiving help for his ongoing struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder. “He had relapsed and was abusing drugs and he just was in a bad place,”
After receiving backlash regarding its first proposal, Great Lakes Basin Transportation, Inc. (GLBT) has submitted an alternative route for its rail line to the Surface Transportation Board. The new line GLBT hopes to implement will run from LaPorte, Ind., to Milton, Wis., and is intended