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Donohoo Scores Five as Men's Lacrosse Wins Opener
The Monmouth College men's lacrosse team got off to a great start on Saturday as they knocked off Northland College 10-6 at April Zorn Memorial Stadium. Sophomore Kain Donohoo (St. Charles, Illinois) scored a career-high five goals, including the game-...
Mar 20, 2021, 8:19pm EDT
Political scientist will examine how Latinos have reshaped American politics during March 23 Monmouth College talk
Is America's fastest-growing racial and ethnic group making a difference on the landscape of U.S. politics? Luis Fraga, a professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame, where he also directs its Institute for Latino Studies, is amon...
Mar 19, 2021, 9:52am EDT
Monmouth College emeritus professor Ken McMillan: U.S. economy 'is basically sound'
For a third of a century, Monmouth Rotarians have engaged in a friendly competition to forecast the year's U.S. economy. To help them make an informed guess about what 2021 holds, the Rotarians turned once again to Monmouth College emeritus professo...
Mar 18, 2021, 9:08am EDT
Women's Lacrosse Falls to Augustana Wednesady
The Monmouth College Fighting Scots women's lacrosse team were shutout 15-0 by the Augustana Vikings on Wednesday night at Thorson-Lucken Field in Rock Island. The Vikings outshot the Scots 32-8 and had three players score at least three goals as the ...
Mar 17, 2021, 10:39pm EDT
Monmouth Baseball Sweeps Saturday Doubleheader
The Monmouth Fighting Scots baseball team baseball team swept Simpson College in a doubleheader 10-7 and 4-2 Saturday at Glasgow Field. The Scots (2-2) had not played at home in 664 days and came from behind to win both games in front of a limited crow...
Mar 13, 2021, 9:38pm EST
'Inspiring public problem-solver' Hafner named Newman Civic Fellow for 2021-22
Monmouth College's Shay Hafner '22 has been named to an exemplary group of students from around the country who are looking "to change the world for the better." The data science and political science major from Sterling, Illinois, is one of 212 co...
Mar 12, 2021, 11:54am EST
Monmouth, Midwest Conference, Set Attendance Policies for Spring Sports
A limited number of spectators will be allowed at Monmouth College's home spring outdoor sports competitions, College officials announced Thursday. Monmouth's next home spring athletics event is a baseball doubleheader scheduled for noon Saturday af...
Mar 11, 2021, 3:20pm EST
Hall of Fame sports broadcaster Joe Tait, who died Wednesday, got his start at Monmouth College
A sports broadcasting legend who died Wednesday got his start as a Monmouth College student. Joe Tait, a 1959 Monmouth graduate and the longtime voice of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers, died March 10 at the age of 83. Tait began his sports broadc...
Mar 11, 2021, 11:37am EST
Scots Softball Swept by Fontbonne
The Monmouth College Fighting Scots softball team scored 10 runs in an inning but lost both games of a double header against Fontbonne on Wednesday night. The Scots dropped the opener 3-1 and led 10-0 before losing game two 11-10 on a walk-off single i...
Mar 10, 2021, 11:39pm EST
Artist with 'clairvoyant' works has drawings on display at Monmouth College
A series of watercolor drawings by an artist whose works have been described as "clairvoyant" is on display in the Len G. Everett Gallery of Monmouth College's Hewes Library. "The Life Hermetic" features 16 watercolor drawings by Scott Espeseth, the...
Mar 9, 2021, 4:12pm EST