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Knight Life

10 year old Kaelem Helms spending his morning off of school cleaning up brush, left around his house after the ice storm.

Ice storm leaves many in Kalamazoo with fallen trees and no power

Cavan Helms, Sports Editor March 1, 2023

On Thursday, Feb. 23, around 12:30 a.m., I was watching a show in my bed when I heard a loud crash. As I went outside with my dad, I realized our tree was split down the middle and was scattered around...

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....

WMU Men’s Soccer tops off historical season with a trip to Portland to play in the NCAA Sweet Sixteen

WMU Men’s Soccer tops off historical season with a trip to Portland to play in the NCAA Sweet Sixteen

Cavan Helms, Sports Editor December 22, 2022

Western Michigan Men’s Soccer just had one of their most successful seasons in the program's history. With their defense ranked number one in the nation, they ended up with a 16-2-2 winning record. Sixteen...

Knights Speak: Fall Fashion

Knights Speak: Fall Fashion

Josephine Velo, Destiny Gutter, and Foster Neve-Jones December 16, 2022

https://youtu.be/1egFM8WxBAM

Kalamazoo bike lanes benefit teenagers, but they also have their disadvantages

Lucie Russell, Instagram Team December 8, 2022

If you’ve traveled anywhere in Kalamazoo in the last several months, you’ve likely seen the tangle of traffic due to construction. Some of the chaos has been caused by utility work throughout the city,...

June 3 Weekly News Digest: Graduation, Final Exams, and U.S. aid to Ukraine

June 3 Weekly News Digest: Graduation, Final Exams, and U.S. aid to Ukraine

News Team June 6, 2022

KPS News  The Loy Norrix Class of 2022 graduated this week, on Wednesday, June 1. The commencement was held at Wings Event Center. Principal Christopher Aguinaga and KPS Superintendent Rita Riachoudhuri...

Farmers Alley Theatre bites the blade to the best of their ability with “The Revolutionists”

Farmers Alley Theatre bites the blade to the best of their ability with “The Revolutionists”

Elliot Russell, Editor-in-Chief April 20, 2022

“The Revolutionists,” written for the stage by Lauren Gunderson, is a four-woman play set in 1793 during the Reign of Terror, the infamously bloody phase of the French Revolution when execution by...

April 15 Weekly News Digest: Gretchen Whitmer lawsuit to protect abortion, Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed to the Supreme Court and international elections 

April 15 Weekly News Digest: Gretchen Whitmer lawsuit to protect abortion, Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed to the Supreme Court and international elections 

News Digest Team April 15, 2022

COVID-19 Updates  The KPS mask mandate will stay and the school board plans to reevaluate on April 21. KPS News  Standardized state testing occurred this week, with juniors taking the SAT on...

Protesters prop signs up against a large, silver casket. Shortly after, the demonstrators were asked to remove the display.

Activists encourage students to skip school on count day in protest of KPS

Milo Turner February 25, 2022

On February 10, a protest against KPS administration was led by a group of local activists outside of Loy Norrix High School. The demonstration started at around 10 a.m. in front of the building.  One...

A nationwide epidemic: The criminalization of poverty and homelessness

A nationwide epidemic: The criminalization of poverty and homelessness

Chloe Rathbun, Staff Writer December 2, 2021

Across the United States, legislation is constantly being passed that directly targets people in poverty. Poverty is when an individual lacks the basic necessities to survive in a society. In the 2020...

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