February 12 - 18

Helping charities has never been sweeter

Vu Anh Le'25 in Boston, Massachusetts.Mathematics and Political Science double major Vu Anh Le’25 is working as a research assistant for Dr. Haruko Wainwright in the MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering while attending Beloit full time. He was offered the position after participating in the summer research initiative Station1 Frontiers Fellowship Program.

Hello Beloiters!

The Outdoor Environmental Club (OEC) is holding a Valentines Candygram Fundraiser to support ACLU Wisconsin. Complete this form now and send in $3 to secure your candygram, then attend the event this afternoon at 4 p.m. in the President’s Lounge to create a custom craft or card for your gift bag. OEC will deliver the gift to the person you choose.

Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE) is holding a Valentine’s Day Bake Sale on Feb. 14 to support St. Jude Children’s Hospital. Pre-order chocolate-covered strawberries by the end of today. Otherwise, cookies and brownies will be available to purchase from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Powerhouse.

Save the date for Giving Day

Giving Day ’24 is March 6, and the Giving Day team has a goal of 1,100 donors participating with a gift of any amount. Sociology Professor Charles Westerberg has offered some of his iconic bow ties to be given to some lucky donors.

Sports recap

Beloit College track and field competed in the Roger Hayes Invite at Monmouth College over the weekend. Senior Candis Damste’24 was named Midwest Conference Women’s Indoor Track Performer of the Week for her first-place finish in the 200 M and fourth in the 60 M the week before. Freshman sprinter Josh Yearby’27 broke the 60 M record for the third week in a row with a blazing time of 6.92 seconds.

Buccaneer basketball swept the week with two wins each. The men’s team defeated Maratha Baptist, 80-65, and Knox College, 78-62. The women’s team defeated Mount Mary, 88-56, and upset Knox College for a second time this season, 84-71. The week was highlighted by senior guard Elizabeth Kalk’24 becoming the 16th member of the prestigious 1,000-point club. Up next for the Bucs is a home doubleheader against Grinnell College on Wednesday, at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.

Beloit swim and dive teams head to Grinnell College for the Midwest Conference Championships, which will be held Friday through Sunday.

Stories

Exploring museum careers and rare books

Jared Saathoff'24 inspects a rare book at the Newberry Library in Chicago.

Beloit faculty and students took advantage of the college’s partnership with the Art Institute of Chicago to participate in a panel about careers in the museum industry, followed by an exploration of the Newberry Library’s rare book collection.

Upcoming Events

Announcements

Underkofler and Kang Prize Nominations

Students have the opportunity to honor those who have been among the most important to their education through the Underkofler Award and Phee Boon Kang’73 Prize. Nominations are being accepted through Feb. 13.

RA Applications for 2024-25

Residential Life is looking for students to be Resident Assistants (RAs). Applications to be an RA are due by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 21. Any questions can be directed to reslife@beloit.edu.

Beloit’s Got Talent

The Senior Class Officers invite members of the Senior class to participate in the Beloit’s Got Talent event shortly before Commencement. Whether you are a singer, dancer, musician, magician, comedian, or more, it’s our last chance to share the stage before we go our separate ways. If you’re interested, please sign up by April 1, and let’s make it a night to remember! Contact Lorriane Pedroza (pedrozal@beloit.edu) or Tiffany Warren (warrenta@beloit.edu).

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