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Dec. 4	6 P.M. Women’s Basketball v. Alma College, Anderson Athletic Center
	8 P.M. Men’s Basketball v. Elmhurst College, Anderson Athletic Center
Dec. 8	4 P.M. BachFest Christmas! Celebrate the spirit of the season with a festive holiday concert featuring the Kalamazoo Bach Festival Chorus under the direction of Professor of Music Jim Turner. Tickets are $25 (center or balcony, $22 if purchased by October 11), $16 (side sections, $14 if purchased by October 11), $5 (students), Free (children under 12). Stetson Chapel
Dec. 19	7 P.M. Men’s Basketball v. Marygrove College, Anderson Athletic Center
Dec. 30	2 P.M. Women’s Basketball v. Dallas College, Anderson Athletic Center
Jan. 6	Winter Quarter Classes Begin
	1 P.M. to 3 P.M. Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays through March 14. “Flying Gems: Hummingbirds by John James Audubon and John Gould.” The A.M. Todd Rare Book Room (Upjohn Library Commons, 3rd floor)
Jan. 8	6 P.M. Women’s Basketball v. Olivet College, Anderson Athletic Center
	8 P.M. Men’s Basketball v. Albion College, Anderson Athletic Center
Jan. 9	4:10 P.M. What is Ethnic Studies?, lecture by Dr. Reid Gomez, the Mellon Visiting Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies, Mandelle Hall Olmsted Room
	7 P.M. What is Ethnic Studies?, lecture by Dr. Reid Gomez, the Mellon Visiting Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies, Mandelle Hall Olmsted Room
Jan. 10	10:50 A.M. Community Reflection: Winter Quarter = Best Quarter. Some people seem to believe that winter quarter is nothing more than dark and cold. They are wrong! Winter quarter is a fantastic time of warmth, friendship, hot cocoa, sledding and so much more. Start your quarter out the right way! Sponsored by the Student Chaplains. Stetson Chapel
	5 P.M. Kalamazoo Art Hop: “Flying Gems: Hummingbirds by John James Audubon and John Gould.” The A.M. Todd Rare Book Room (Upjohn Library Commons, 3rd floor)
Jan. 11	3 P.M. Women’s Basketball v. St. Mary’s College, Anderson Athletic Center
Jan. 15	4:10 P.M. Ethnic Studies Conversations–There Are No Mistakes on the Bandstand: Listening and Choices, Mandelle Hall Olmsted Room
Jan. 17	10:50 A.M. Community Reflection: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Redeem the Dream: All Hands on Deck. Faculty, staff, and students speak from their own experiences about the meaning of the commemoration of Dr. King as well as this year’s theme. Stetson Chapel
Jan. 18	3 P.M. Men’s Basketball v. Calvin College, Anderson Athletic Center
Jan. 20	10:50 A.M. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Convocation: Redeem the Dream: All Hands on Deck, featuring guest speaker the Reverend Jevon Caldwell-Gross ’05, Pastor, Hamilton Memorial United Methodist Church, and member of the Kalamazoo College Board of Trustees, The theme for this year’s convocation comes from the following words of Dr. King: “When we look at modern man, we have to face the fact that modern man suffers from a kind of poverty of the spirit, which stands in glaring contrast with a scientific and technological abundance. We’ve learned to fly the air as birds, we’ve learned to swim the seas as fish, yet we haven’t learned to walk the Earth as brothers and sisters. Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.” Stetson Chapel
Jan. 22	7:30 P.M. Women’s Basketball v. Trine University, Anderson Athletic Center
Jan. 23	7 P.M. Faculty Discussion–Ethnic Studies is not the Study of Ethnicity, Upjohn Library Commons Room 306
Jan. 24	10:50 A.M. Community Reflection: The Power of Assumptions. Sponsored by the Center for International Programs, this discussion will challenge people to question what they assume of people who come from cultures other than their own. Stetson Chapel
Jan. 25	1 P.M. Swimming and Diving v. Alma College, Natatorium
	3 P.M. Women’s Basketball v. Albion College, Anderson Athletic Center
Jan. 29	4:10 P.M. Ethnic Studies Conversations–The Danger of a Single Story, Mandelle Hall Olmsted Room
	7:30 P.M. Men’s Basketball v. Alma College, Anderson Athletic Center
Jan. 31	10:50 A.M. Community Reflection: Taking WOW Even Further. The gathering will increase awareness on how to become a healthier person, physically, mentally, and emotionally. Sponsored by the Peer Health Advocates. Stetson Chapel
Feb. 1	POSTPONED! 2 P.M. Men’s Tennis v. University of Chicago, Markin Racquet Center
Feb. 5-6	9 A.M. to 1:30 P.M. 16th Annual High School Choral Festival, featuring Dr. Z. Randall Stroope, director of choral and vocal studies, Oklahoma State University. Ten area high school choirs will work with Stroope in this non-adjudicated choral festival. The public is invited to attend free of charge. Choirs attending on February 5 are from Kalamazoo Central, Rockford, Battle Creek Lakeview, Marshall, and Schoolcraft high schools. Choirs attending on February 6 are from Mattawan, Portage Central, Portage Northern, Three Rivers, and Vicksburg high schools. Light Fine Arts Dalton Theatre
Feb. 5	6 P.M. Women’s Basketball v. Hope College, Anderson Athletic Center
	8 P.M. Men’s Basketball v. Olivet College College, Anderson Athletic Center
Feb. 6	7 P.M. Faculty Discussion–Colonization and De-colonial Thinking, Upjohn Library Commons Room 306
Feb. 7	Midwinter Break
Feb. 8	10 A.M. Women’s Tennis v. Ohio Northern University, Markin Racquet Center
	3 P.M. Men’s Basketball v. Trine University, Anderson Athletic Center
Feb. 12	4:10 P.M. Ethnic Studies Conversations–Decolonizing Knowledge, Hicks Center Banquet Room
Feb. 14	10:50 A.M. Community Reflection: Why We Play. The annual event provides a sense of the greater purpose and meaning in athletics and, this year, welcomes K alumna and member of the College’s Athletic Hall of Fame, Marj Snyder, to share her thoughts about how athletics shaped her life. Sponsored by the Athletic Department. Stetson Chapel
Feb. 15	10 A.M. Women’s Tennis v. Baldwin Wallace College, Markin Racquet Center
	1 P.M. Women’s Basketball v. Adrian College, Anderson Athletic Center
	3 P.M. Men’s Basketball v. Adrian College, Anderson Athletic Center
Feb. 16	2 P.M. Men’s Tennis v. University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Markin Racquet Center
Feb. 19	7:30 P.M. Men’s Basketball v. Hope College, Anderson Athletic Center
Feb. 20	7 P.M. Faculty Discussion–Ethnic Studies: Interdisciplinary Theories and Methods, Upjohn Library Commons Room 306
Feb. 21	10:50 A.M. Community Reflection: The Many Faces of Fossil Fuels. Broaden your view of the effect of fossil fuels beyond its environmental impact to include an understanding of the multiple ways fossil fuels affect our global community. Sponsored by Divest Kalamazoo College. Stetson Chapel
Feb. 22	9 A.M. Men’s Tennis v. Ohio Northern University, Markin Racquet Center
	3 P.M. Women’s Basketball v. Calvin College, Anderson Athletic Center
	5 P.M. Men’s Tennis v. Wabash College, Markin Racquet Center
Feb. 23	9 A.M. Men’s Tennis v. Luther College, Markin Racquet Center
	3 P.M. Women’s Tennis v. University of Chicago, Markin Racquet Center
Feb. 26	4:10 P.M. Ethnic Studies Conversations–The Transformation of Silence Into Language and Action, Humphrey House Lounge
Feb. 28	10:50 A.M. Community Reflection: Black History 365. Members of the community will reflect on the role that blacks have played in society and how to honor these contributions every day, thereby gaining a deeper understanding of everyone’s history and how our histories interconnect. Sponsored by the Black Student Organization, Stetson Chapel
Mar. 1	11 A.M. Women’s Tennis v. Wheaton College, Markin Racquet Center
	POSTPONED TO 7 PM ON APRIL 14 1 P.M. Women’s Lacrosse v. Defiance College, MacKenzie Field
Mar. 6	7 P.M. “We are One and We are Diverse: Muslim Women’s Responses to Gender Reform,” the annual Thompson Lecture, delivered by author and Islamic scholar Amina Wadud, Ph.D., Mandelle Hall Olmsted Room, free and open to the public
Mar. 7	10:50 A.M. Community Reflection: Sing-a-Long. Join the Student Chaplains for a musical reflection! Be prepared to sing your heart out with friends, sharing laughter and familiar tunes. Stetson Chapel
Mar. 12	4:10 P.M. Ethnic Studies Conversations–In Conversation: Trauma, Health, and Economics, Upjohn Library Commons Room 306
Mar. 13	2 P.M. Baseball v. Calvin College, Woodworth Field
	6 P.M. Women’s Lacrosse v. Augustana College, MacKenzie Field
	8 P.M. A reading from *Raising Elijah, Protecting Children in an Age of Environmental Crisis* by Sandra Steingraber, Ph.D. Steingraber is an ecologist, author, cancer survivor, and internationally-recognized expert on the environmental links to cancer and human health. She works with scientists and activists and has testified in the European Parliament, before the President’s Cancer Panel, and in briefings to Congress and before the United Nations. She is also the author of Living Downstream, Having Faith, and Post-Diagnosis. She currently serves as scholar-in-residence at Ithaca College. In Raising Elijah Steingraber confronts the crisis of an environment more threatening to the health of today’s children than was the case in any previous generation in history. The book is a lyrical, witty, moving memoir characterized by precise science. Steingraber demonstrates how closely the intimate world of parenting connects to the public world of policy-making and how the ongoing environmental crisis is, fundamentally, a crisis of family life. Light Fine Arts Dalton Theatre
Mar. 14	10:50 A.M. Community Reflection: Reflections on Rejection. Faculty, staff, alumni, and students talk about their experiences with rejection and what they learned from those experiences. Sponsored by the Center for Career and Professional Development. Stetson Chapel
	Winter Quarter Classes End
Mar. 15	9:30 A.M. to 4 P.M. Bach Festival Annual Young Vocalists Competition. Vocalists from both high school and college divisions compete for prize money and a chance to perform in the Young Vocalists Concert (April 12, 3 PM, Light Fine Arts Dalton Theatre). The public is invited to attend free of charge. Interested competitors should visit the Bach Festival Society’s webpage for application requirements.
	2 P.M. Book Launch Party. Professor Emeritus of English Conrad Hilberry’s new poetry collection, *Until the Full Moon Has Its Say*, will be featured in a event where several readers will read selections from the volume. Con will be available to sign copies. Mandelle Hall Olmsted Room.
Mar. 16-18	Winter Quarter Final Exams
Apr. 14	7 P.M. Women’s Lacrosse v. Defiance College, MacKenzie Field