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Midwest correspondent for The Economist to speak about region he covers during April 18 talk at Monmouth College
A journalist who has worked on four continents will report on a subject much closer to home when he presents Monmouth College's next Midwest Matters Lecture. Daniel Knowles, who is based in Chicago as the Midwest correspondent for The Economist, will...
Apr 13, 2023, 8:55am EDT
Scots Softball Drops Pair of Close Games to No. 22 Coe
The Monmouth College softball team were swept in a non-conference double header by No. 22 Coe College on Wednesday. The Scots (8-14) lead early in game pne but eventually lost to Coe (21-3) 5-3 and 4-1. Monmouth got things going right away as Calist...
Apr 12, 2023, 10:14pm EDT
Monmouth College student connects 'The Last of Us' to relationships in regional conference presentation
At a recent academic conference, a Monmouth College student demonstrated the academic benefit of video games, and two Monmouth faculty members won an award. At the annual conference of the Central States Communication Association, held last weekend in...
Apr 12, 2023, 12:11pm EDT
Boley, Newton Named MWC Track & Field Performers of the Week
With career best performances on Friday, Monmouth College sophomores Eli Newton (Dallas City, Illinois) and Maddie Boley (Beecher, Illinois) were named Midwest Conference Track & Field Performers of the Week on Tuesday. Boley won the women's field pe...
Apr 12, 2023, 11:24am EDT
Scots Run-Rule Knox for Season Sweep
The Monmouth College baseball team walked-off Knox 12-2 on the mercy rule Tuesday with a two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh. The Fighting Scots (9-14, 4-7) swept the season series against the Prairie Fire and have won two games in a row over...
Apr 11, 2023, 8:22pm EDT
Peorian Zak Edmonds '08, who 'bleeds tartan,' tapped to lead Monmouth College alumni program
The person named Monmouth College's director of alumni engagement is himself a successful Monmouth alum with a "deep passion" for his alma mater. "There's just something special about this place," said Zac Edmonds '08, who graduated with a degree in c...
Apr 11, 2023, 9:16am EDT
Nate Melvin Drives in Three as Scots Beat Blackburn on Monday
The Monmouth College baseball team scored multiple runs in three separate innings to cruise past Blackburn 12-5 in a non-conference game on Monday afternoon. The Scots (8-14) collected 12 hits and drew seven walks in the victory. Blackburn scored twi...
Apr 10, 2023, 8:05pm EDT
Monmouth's Simmons, Dailey bring home prestigious honors from regional classics association
A Monmouth College professor and student brought home once-in-a-lifetime and first-in-a-lifetime awards from the annual meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South, held March 29-April 1 in Provo, Utah. At the conference, which h...
Apr 10, 2023, 12:14pm EDT
Softball Earns Saturday Split
The Monmouth College softball team split a Midwest Conference doubleheader on Saturday against Lawrence. The games were moved to Green Bay and the Scots (8-14, 2-4) dropped the opener 11-3 and won the nightcap 7-2 Lawrence took a 2-0 lead against Lizz...
Apr 8, 2023, 8:57pm EDT
Long Ball Does in Scots on Saturday
The Monmouth College baseball team lost a pair of games to Grinnell College on Sunday, 12-7 and 11-1.. The Pioneers (9-12, 6-4) hit seven home runs on the day to sweep the Fighting Scots (7-14, 3-7) in the three-game series. Grinnell scored three ru...
Apr 8, 2023, 8:06pm EDT