In an email sent to the Beloit College community, Residential Life and Facilities announced several changes to expect next year in terms of on-campus housing. The changes will affect students as they prepare to enter the housing lottery for next year. Notably, many dorm halls
Beloit College is now formally offering a Media Studies major as of the start of the spring 2019 semester. The college has offered a plethora of media classes through other departments in the past, but students are now able to declare Media Studies as their
Editor’s note: The Round Table published an initial story covering the Wednesday night event early Thursday morning. This article takes a closer look at what has happened since then. Beloit College made national headlines last week after a scheduled speech from Erik Prince– former Blackwater
Students witnessed a silent walkout, a drag show, “Baking with the African Americans”, drums, and a wall of chairs at Beloit College tonight. They did not see Erik Prince. Here’s the thread that followed the event as it unfolded: Pearsons is absolutely packed minutes before
On Tuesday, March 19, Beloit’s 2019 Weissberg Chair, Joel Simon, gave a Q and A on his research into terrorist kidnappings and hostage situations, as well as the government policies that affect hostage negotiations and ransom payment. Simon was introduced by Professor Beth Dougherty as
The Wisconsin Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee approved a grant worth nearly $1 million in late February for a Riverwalk development for a further addition to Beloit College’s Powerhouse project. The committee approved a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources request to fund part of the project,
Beginning in 1999 The Weissberg Program has allowed students and community alike to engage in thoughtfully addressing global problems. This is done as Beloit College invites a leading figure in human rights for a week-long residency as Weissberg Chair. This individual speaks on and off
Weissberg week concluded with a panel on Saturday, March 23 that focused on fact and truth in the age of ‘Fake News.’ Moderated by Andy Hall, the executive director of the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism; the panel featured Jeffrey Gottfried a senior researcher at
A previously suspended Beloit College student returned to campus last week after a series of hearings regarding controversial social media posts. Nathaniel Acharya’20 was suspended from campus for part of Sunday, March 17 and all of Monday, March 18 during an investigation into a series
The annual Beloit International Film Festival (BIFF) has just come to an end. The fourteenth season went on from Friday, Feb. 22 through Sunday, March 3. Films were screened at many Beloit staples: Bagels & More, Bushel & Peck’s, Domenicos, the Hendricks Art Center, La