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As students began filtering back onto campus with the start of the fall semester, one particularly noticeable change was apparent – the renovation of Iowa Hall brought many new perks; along with those came community-oriented lounges. Now hosting a Pride Lounge, Multicultural Lounge and Veterans Lounge students are [Continue Reading »]
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Many college students have had to engage in at least one late-night study session in preparation for an intense exam. On the evening of Friday, Feb. 10, students burned the midnight oil under a slightly different type of pressure: They needed to write an original script for a [Continue Reading »]
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Ballantyne Auditorium was filled on Saturday night with the poetic lyrics of the Elizabethan Era, bound together by smooth harmonies. An assortment of jazz tunes also made their way to the stage for Kirkwood’s winter choir concert, which showcased Jazz Express, the Concert Choir and Jazz Transit. [Continue Reading »]
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On Saturday, Kirkwood’s instrumental jazz ensembles—the Kirkwood Jazz Ensemble and the CR Jazz Big Band—gathered in Ballantyne Auditorium to perform a concert that’s been in the works since the start of the semester. The two bands opened with contemporary jazz tunes before being joined by Chad Lefkowitz-Brown, this [Continue Reading »]
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Tuesday, Nov. 1, Kirkwood’s main campus hosted a Día de los Muertos celebration on the second floor of Iowa Hall during activity hour. An accompanying display included necessary elements of any traditional Día de los Muertos celebration, including an ofrenda covered with symbolic items, papel picado and several [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]Kirkwood Community College welcomed Chibbi Orduña, a spoken word poet born in Mexico and raised in Texas, on Tuesday, Oct. 11. His work centers around his identity as someone who is both Queer and Latino and how these characteristics have shaped the way he views the world. Chibbi’s [Continue Reading »]
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Students at Kirkwood Community College are gearing up to perform “Shrek the Musical,” a show that brings the much-beloved 2001 film onto the stage. Rehearsals began during the first weeks of the semester, though some students prepared for several weeks before auditions took place. There is a [Continue Reading »]
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