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Knight Life

The Voice of the Loy Norrix Community

Knight Life

The Voice of the Loy Norrix Community

Knight Life

President Isabella Essink and Treasurer Ella Stangl look over the agenda for an NHS meeting. The club meets biweekly to go over events and volunteer opportunities.

Young women involved in civic engagement and leadership face pressure to outperform

Lucy Langerveld, Staff Writer April 16, 2024

2023 was dubbed by mainstream media as the “Year of The Girl”: the "Barbie" movie dominated movie theaters and powerhouse pop artists like Beyonce and Taylor Swift broke records with global tours.  While...

Multiple parts are needed to construct a pad, including adhesive, absorbent, and cover. Dignidade Para Elas worked in the labratory for months to make sure that all of the materials they used were biodegradable.

Biodegradable pads and addressing menstrual poverty: Cecília Giacomin’s activism in Brazil 

Sophia Ciokajlo and Eleanor Cook February 9, 2023

Editor’s note: This story is part of the Global Ties Kalamazoo and Knight Life Series. On Jan. 17 and Jan. 23 Global Ties Kalamazoo’s Youth Ambassador program from Brazil visited Knight Life....

The Loy Norrix student's guide to activism

The Loy Norrix student’s guide to activism

Eleanor Cook, Editor in Chief November 3, 2022

You're young, opinionated and dedicated. You've always had differing views from the adults in your life, but it seems like there's nothing you can do about it. You could join a rally or sign a petition,...

Reniya France, one of the leaders of the Women Empowerment Club discuss the forming of the club. Anna Edleson and Nadia Abbot talk about woman's rights issues.

Female Empowerment Club is back on track

Unique Payton, Staff Writer January 26, 2022

“The purpose of the Female Empowerment Club is to create a safe place for women, especially women of color, because we need some reassurance and a support group,'' Reniya France, a junior leader of the...

The E-sports team can no longer go to in person competitions, instead having to do them online.

Clubs that are running online during the pandemic

Kai Neve-Jones, Assistant Photo Editor October 13, 2020

In the time of the pandemic, students are getting less and less social interaction. Luckily, some of the clubs at Loy Norrix are ready to provide that.  The clubs that are running online are the Gender...

A Change in Modern Day Feminism

A Change in Modern Day Feminism

Izze Fahl January 11, 2018

Feminism was a movement originally formed for the advocacy of women's rights, which should be politically, socially and economically equal to men. The Suffragettes led a movement that involved these rights...

Transphobia in Country Wide Women’s March Displays Ignorance in Modern-Day Feminism

Transphobia in Country Wide Women’s March Displays Ignorance in Modern-Day Feminism

March 29, 2017

GUEST WRITER: Connor Wilger On January 21, millions gathered in major cities across the globe in protest of Donald Trump's inauguration. Many had signs declaring they won't tolerate any bigoted agendas...

The Difference Between Feminism and Radical Feminists

The Difference Between Feminism and Radical Feminists

Vanessa Rodriguez February 14, 2017

In the past, feminism was the gateway for middle and upper-class white women to achieve the right to vote, unlike white men who already had the right. This was known as the first wave of feminism, which...

Gender Wars: Why Women Have Harder Lives than Men

Gender Wars: Why Women Have Harder Lives than Men

ElizabethKo November 20, 2014

    It’s a normal Tuesday morning. As you carefully open your eyes to look at that dreadful alarm clock, fear immediately strikes within you. You’ve woken up an hour late, and school starts...

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