Scots Day of Giving
In its second year, Scots Day of Giving was able to surpass last year’s total as well as this year’s goal of $185,300. In just 18 hours and 53 minutes, the fundraising effort was able to raise $217,082! Thanks to 667 alumni and supporters, Monmouth College is…
Barbara Bush passes at 92
Barbara Bush, the former First Lady of the United States passed on Tuesday, April 17. Bush lived to be 92 years old, and died in her home in Houston on Tuesday night. The former First Lady’s health had begun to go downhill, and on Sunday night, the…
19 year old arrested for impersonating a doctor
A 19 year old man, Adnan Khurram, was arrested in Dehli for impersonating a doctor. He was caught after five months by making different claims to different doctors in the hospital. Khurram posed as a junior resident doctor and an undergraduate medical student. He has no past…
34 closing through Galesburg
Beginning this month, one of the main roads that Monmouth residents and students drive closed all four of its lanes. U.S. Route 34 that runs between Monmouth and Galesburg began construction on April 16, and the project is expected to be finished in early October. The 14…
Racial profiling at Starbucks
In recent events, Starbucks has come under fire for calling the police on two black customers for “trespassing.” Last Thursday, Philadelphia authorities reported the arrest and handcuffing of two black men who asked to use the restroom at a Starbucks. The gentlemen claimed that they were waiting…
1st woman wins Boston Marathon after 33 years
When the Boston Marathon began at 9:32 a.m. on Monday morning, an American woman had not won the storied race since Lisa Larsen Weidenbach in 1985. Two hours, thirty-nine minutes and fifty-four seconds later, Desiree Linden ended that drought. Linden is a two-time Olympian in the marathon…
