{"id":18627,"date":"2022-12-21T10:05:34","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T14:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=18627"},"modified":"2022-12-21T10:05:36","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T14:05:36","slug":"top-news-stories-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/top-news-stories-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Top News Stories of Students in 2022 Reflect Outstanding Achievements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Kalamazoo College students exemplified academic excellence in the classroom along with outstanding achievements around campus and around the world in 2022. Based on your clicks, here are the top 10 news stories featuring K students from the past year. Watch for our top news stories of faculty and staff, alumni and the College coming soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>10. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/women-in-science-day\/\"><strong>Student\u2019s Research Signals Trouble with Climate Change for Fish<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grace Hancock \u201922 and her Senior Integrated Project (SIP) are proving that something fishy is going on with climate change. She is a great example of the women celebrated by the U.N. every February 11 on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/02\/Grace-Hancock-in-the-Fish-Lab-600x399.jpg\" alt=\"Grace Hancock Analyzing Fish\" class=\"wp-image-15744\" width=\"334\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/02\/Grace-Hancock-in-the-Fish-Lab-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/02\/Grace-Hancock-in-the-Fish-Lab-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/02\/Grace-Hancock-in-the-Fish-Lab-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/02\/Grace-Hancock-in-the-Fish-Lab-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/02\/Grace-Hancock-in-the-Fish-Lab.jpg 1541w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/><figcaption>Grace Hancock &#8217;22<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>9. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/national-science-foundation-fellow\/\"><strong>Chemistry Student Selected as National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The National Science Foundation has selected Ola Bartolik \u201922 as a Graduate Research Fellow to support her graduate career at the University of Michigan. The fellowship recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in STEM disciplines who are pursuing research-based master\u2019s and doctoral degrees at accredited U.S. institutions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/03\/Ola-Bartolik-600x338.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/03\/Ola-Bartolik-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/03\/Ola-Bartolik-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/03\/Ola-Bartolik-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/03\/Ola-Bartolik-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/03\/Ola-Bartolik-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Ola Bartolik &#8217;22<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>8. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/phi-beta-kappa-chapter-at-k-welcomes-newest-inductees\/\"><strong>Phi Beta Kappa Chapter at K Welcomes Newest Inductees<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Delta of Michigan Chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Society at Kalamazoo College welcomed 42 inductees for 2022 at an induction ceremony on June 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The mission of the Phi Beta Kappa Society is to champion education in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/academic\/\">liberal arts and sciences<\/a>, foster freedom of thought and recognize academic excellence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"489\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/06\/Phi-Beta-Kappa-Logo-Color-600x489.jpg\" alt=\"Phi Beta Kappa logo says, 'Dec 5, 1776'\" class=\"wp-image-17051\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/06\/Phi-Beta-Kappa-Logo-Color-600x489.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/06\/Phi-Beta-Kappa-Logo-Color-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/06\/Phi-Beta-Kappa-Logo-Color-150x122.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/06\/Phi-Beta-Kappa-Logo-Color.jpg 1196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>7. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/alpha-lambda-delta-2\/\"><strong>Student Earns Alpha Lambda Delta Scholarship<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the first time in nearly 10 years, a Kalamazoo College student received a merit scholarship from Alpha Lambda Delta, the honor society for first-year academic success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shahriar Akhavan Tafti \u201924 will receive one of 50 undergraduate scholarships worth $1,000 to $6,000 each, as the honor society issues a total of $105,000 nationally through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalald.org\/trow\">Jo Anne J. Trow Award<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"449\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/07\/Alpha-Lamda-Delta-Scholarship.jpg\" alt=\"Alpha Lambda Delta scholarship recipient Shahriar Akhavan Tafti \u201924\" class=\"wp-image-17221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/07\/Alpha-Lamda-Delta-Scholarship.jpg 449w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/07\/Alpha-Lamda-Delta-Scholarship-300x401.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/07\/Alpha-Lamda-Delta-Scholarship-112x150.jpg 112w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><figcaption>Shahriar Akhavan Tafti \u201924<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>6. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/big-year-birding\/\"><strong>Hundreds of Birds Plus Thousands of Miles Equals Student\u2019s Big Year<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Will Keller \u201923 told the Audubon Society of Kalamazoo about his Big Year. For bird enthusiasts like Keller, a Big Year is a personal challenge or an informal competition to spot and identify as many bird species as possible within a calendar year in a specific geographic area.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/12\/Will-Keller-23-600x413.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/12\/Will-Keller-23-600x413.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/12\/Will-Keller-23-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/12\/Will-Keller-23-150x103.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/12\/Will-Keller-23.jpg 881w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Will Keller &#8217;23<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>5. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/fulbright-total-reaches-five\/\"><strong>Bienstock Pushes K\u2019s Fulbright Count to 5<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rebecca Chan \u201922, Libby Burton \u201922, Matthew Flotemersch \u201920 and Kiernan Dean-Hall \u201922 initially were chosen among about 1,900 students, artists and young professionals to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/fulbright-student-program\/\">represent the U.S.<\/a> in about 140 countries for one academic year. Julia Bienstock \u201922 later became the fifth K Fulbright recipient.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/09\/Fulbright-Recipient-Julia-Bienstock_fb.jpg\" alt=\"Fulbright Recipient Julia Bienstock_fb\" class=\"wp-image-17789\" \/><figcaption>Julia Bienstock &#8217;22<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>4. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/signing-day\/\"><strong>Signing Day Spotlights Students Headed to Graduate School<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Much like student-athletes would gather to sign letters of intent when formally selecting their collegiate destinations, six K chemistry students met to officially declare where they will attend graduate school.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/06\/Annie-Tyler-Signing-Day_fb-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"Annie Tyler Signing Day_fb\" class=\"wp-image-16931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/06\/Annie-Tyler-Signing-Day_fb-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/06\/Annie-Tyler-Signing-Day_fb-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/06\/Annie-Tyler-Signing-Day_fb-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/06\/Annie-Tyler-Signing-Day_fb-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/06\/Annie-Tyler-Signing-Day_fb-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Annie Tyler &#8217;22<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>3. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/jumping-worms\/\"><strong>Kalamazoo Gardeners Beware: Student Unearths Jumping Worms<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Senior Integrated Project (SIP) of Katie Rock \u201923, cataloging the earthworms inhabiting Lillian Anderson Arboretum, uncovered an invasive species never before officially documented within our city, the jumping worm.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:28%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/08\/Katie-Rock-smiling_fb-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"Katie Rock smiling_fb\" class=\"wp-image-17475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/08\/Katie-Rock-smiling_fb-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/08\/Katie-Rock-smiling_fb-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/08\/Katie-Rock-smiling_fb-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/08\/Katie-Rock-smiling_fb-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/08\/Katie-Rock-smiling_fb.jpg 2046w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Katie Rock &#8217;23<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>2. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/2022-heyl-scholars\/\"><strong>Eight Heyl Scholars Choose K<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eight Kalamazoo County high school students seeking to major in STEM-related fields have earned Heyl Scholarships to attend Kalamazoo College in the 2022-23 academic year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/06\/Annaliese-Bol_fb-600x337.jpg\" alt=\"Annaliese Bol_fb\" class=\"wp-image-17042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/06\/Annaliese-Bol_fb-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/06\/Annaliese-Bol_fb-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/06\/Annaliese-Bol_fb-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/06\/Annaliese-Bol_fb-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/06\/Annaliese-Bol_fb-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Annaliese Bol \u201926<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-10 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>1. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/landsea-leaders\/\"><strong>Woman\u2019s Fall Tests LandSea Leaders\u2019 Mettle, Training<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Imagine being in a remote area of the Adirondack Mountains when you hear a scream. Darkness is falling and a storm is approaching. Would you know what to do? Ava Apolo \u201925 and Julia Leet \u201922 did.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/11\/LandSea-Leaders-Ava-Apolo-and-Julia-Leet_fb-600x337.jpeg\" alt=\"LandSea Leaders Ava Apolo and Julia Leet_fb\" class=\"wp-image-18395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/11\/LandSea-Leaders-Ava-Apolo-and-Julia-Leet_fb-600x337.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/11\/LandSea-Leaders-Ava-Apolo-and-Julia-Leet_fb-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/11\/LandSea-Leaders-Ava-Apolo-and-Julia-Leet_fb-150x84.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/11\/LandSea-Leaders-Ava-Apolo-and-Julia-Leet_fb.jpeg 1533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Ava Apolo &#8217;25 and Julia Leet &#8217;22<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kalamazoo College students exemplified academic excellence in the classroom along with outstanding achievements around campus and around the world in 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":147,"featured_media":17475,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,231],"tags":[38],"post_formats":[],"class_list":["post-18627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-students","tag-students"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>Top News Stories of Students in 2022 Reflect Outstanding Achievements<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In our top news stories of 2022, K students exemplified excellence in the classroom along with outstanding achievements around campus and the world.\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/top-news-stories-students\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Top News Stories of Students in 2022 Reflect Outstanding Achievements\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In our top news stories of 2022, K students exemplified excellence in the classroom along with outstanding achievements around campus and the world.\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/top-news-stories-students\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"News and Events\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KalamazooCollege\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-12-21T14:05:34+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-12-21T14:05:36+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/08\/Katie-Rock-smiling_fb.jpg\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2046\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1151\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Andy Brown\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@kcollege\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@kcollege\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Andy Brown\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\r\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/top-news-stories-students\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/top-news-stories-students\/\",\"name\":\"Top News Stories of Students in 2022 Reflect Outstanding Achievements\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/top-news-stories-students\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/top-news-stories-students\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/08\/Katie-Rock-smiling_fb.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-12-21T14:05:34+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-12-21T14:05:36+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/8b54e37c984840c05e9ec797b6616166\"},\"description\":\"In our top news stories of 2022, K students exemplified excellence in the classroom along with outstanding achievements around campus and the world.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/top-news-stories-students\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/top-news-stories-students\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/top-news-stories-students\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/08\/Katie-Rock-smiling_fb.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/08\/Katie-Rock-smiling_fb.jpg\",\"width\":2046,\"height\":1151,\"caption\":\"Katie Rock '23\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/top-news-stories-students\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Top News Stories of Students in 2022 Reflect Outstanding Achievements\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/\",\"name\":\"News and Events\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/8b54e37c984840c05e9ec797b6616166\",\"name\":\"Andy Brown\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a85189587f7af74a5efd2cb4233df125?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a85189587f7af74a5efd2cb4233df125?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Andy Brown\"},\"description\":\"As the Director of News and Social Media, Andy shares the stories that distinguish Kalamazoo College through social media, the Web and the news media. Contact him at abrown@kzoo.edu.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/contact-us\/\"]}]}<\/script>\r\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Top News Stories of Students in 2022 Reflect Outstanding Achievements","description":"In our top news stories of 2022, K students exemplified excellence in the classroom along with outstanding achievements around campus and the world.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/top-news-stories-students\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Top News Stories of Students in 2022 Reflect Outstanding Achievements","og_description":"In our top news stories of 2022, K students exemplified excellence in the classroom along with outstanding achievements around campus and the world.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/top-news-stories-students\/","og_site_name":"News and Events","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KalamazooCollege","article_published_time":"2022-12-21T14:05:34+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-12-21T14:05:36+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2046,"height":1151,"url":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/08\/Katie-Rock-smiling_fb.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Andy Brown","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@kcollege","twitter_site":"@kcollege","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Andy Brown","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/top-news-stories-students\/","url":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/top-news-stories-students\/","name":"Top News Stories of Students in 2022 Reflect Outstanding Achievements","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/top-news-stories-students\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/top-news-stories-students\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/08\/Katie-Rock-smiling_fb.jpg","datePublished":"2022-12-21T14:05:34+00:00","dateModified":"2022-12-21T14:05:36+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/8b54e37c984840c05e9ec797b6616166"},"description":"In our top news stories of 2022, K students exemplified excellence in the classroom along with outstanding achievements around campus and the world.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/top-news-stories-students\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/top-news-stories-students\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/top-news-stories-students\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/08\/Katie-Rock-smiling_fb.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/08\/Katie-Rock-smiling_fb.jpg","width":2046,"height":1151,"caption":"Katie Rock '23"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/top-news-stories-students\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Top News Stories of Students in 2022 Reflect Outstanding Achievements"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/","name":"News and Events","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/8b54e37c984840c05e9ec797b6616166","name":"Andy Brown","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a85189587f7af74a5efd2cb4233df125?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a85189587f7af74a5efd2cb4233df125?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Andy Brown"},"description":"As the Director of News and Social Media, Andy shares the stories that distinguish Kalamazoo College through social media, the Web and the news media. Contact him at abrown@kzoo.edu.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/contact-us\/"]}]}},"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/08\/Katie-Rock-smiling_fb-600x400.jpg","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/08\/Katie-Rock-smiling_fb-600x600.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Andy Brown","author_link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/author\/abrown\/"},"guten_post_layout_featured_media_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/08\/Katie-Rock-smiling_fb.jpg",2046,1151,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/08\/Katie-Rock-smiling_fb-150x84.jpg",150,84,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/08\/Katie-Rock-smiling_fb-300x169.jpg",300,169,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/08\/Katie-Rock-smiling_fb.jpg",2046,1151,false],"large":["https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/08\/Katie-Rock-smiling_fb-600x338.jpg",600,338,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/08\/Katie-Rock-smiling_fb-1536x864.jpg",1536,864,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/08\/Katie-Rock-smiling_fb.jpg",2046,1151,false],"ab-block-post-grid-landscape":["https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/08\/Katie-Rock-smiling_fb-600x400.jpg",600,400,true],"ab-block-post-grid-square":["https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/08\/Katie-Rock-smiling_fb-600x600.jpg",600,600,true],"pl-blogpost-landscape":["https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/08\/Katie-Rock-smiling_fb-600x400.jpg",600,400,true],"pl-blogpost-square":["https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/08\/Katie-Rock-smiling_fb-600x600.jpg",600,600,true],"guten_post_layout_landscape_large":["https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/08\/Katie-Rock-smiling_fb-1200x800.jpg",1200,800,true],"guten_post_layout_portrait_large":["https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/08\/Katie-Rock-smiling_fb-1200x1151.jpg",1200,1151,true],"guten_post_layout_square_large":["https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/08\/Katie-Rock-smiling_fb-1200x1151.jpg",1200,1151,true],"guten_post_layout_landscape":["https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/08\/Katie-Rock-smiling_fb-600x400.jpg",600,400,true],"guten_post_layout_portrait":["https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/08\/Katie-Rock-smiling_fb-600x900.jpg",600,900,true],"guten_post_layout_square":["https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/08\/Katie-Rock-smiling_fb-600x600.jpg",600,600,true],"campus-posts-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/08\/Katie-Rock-smiling_fb-300x300.jpg",300,300,true],"gform-image-choice-sm":["https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/08\/Katie-Rock-smiling_fb.jpg",300,169,false],"gform-image-choice-md":["https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/08\/Katie-Rock-smiling_fb.jpg",400,225,false],"gform-image-choice-lg":["https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/08\/Katie-Rock-smiling_fb.jpg",600,338,false]},"category_info":"<a aria-label=\"archive of category News Stories\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News Stories<\/a><a aria-label=\"archive of category Students\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/category\/students\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Students<\/a>","tags_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/tag\/students\/\" rel=\"tag\">students<\/a>","social_share_info":"<a data-share=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/top-news-stories-students\/\" class=\"pl-facebook-share social-share-default pl-social-share\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook-f\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><a data-share=\"twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/top-news-stories-students\/\" class=\"pl-twiiter-share social-share-default pl-social-share\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fab fa-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><a data-share=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?url=https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/top-news-stories-students\/\" class=\"pl-linkedin-share social-share-default pl-social-share\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fab fa-linkedin-in\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>","wordExcerpt_info":"<p>Kalamazoo College students exemplified academic excellence in the classroom along with outstanding achievements around campus and around the world in 2022.<\/p>\n","comment_info":"No Comments","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/147"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18627"}],"version-history":[{"count":44,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18627\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18672,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18627\/revisions\/18672"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18627"},{"taxonomy":"post_format","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_formats?post=18627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}