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The Kirkwood Call

Devin Luetkemeyer, senior, was diagnosed with cancer a few days after Christmas 2023.

Senior profile: Devin Leutkemeyer

Khadija Khan, editor-in-chief May 1, 2024

College: Webster University Major: Film Development and Production It’s Thanksgiving of 2023 and Devin Luetkemeyer, senior, chases after his younger cousins in a game of tag. The pain in his...

According to the World Cancer Research Fund, this is the reality for 81.1 million people who suffer from throat cancer worldwide.

Charity Issue: Fueling hope

Lizzie Buckhold and Natalie Hosto December 6, 2023

Richard Buckhold hooks up his feeding tube and pours the liquid food into it, preparing for another difficult meal. Because of his throat cancer, he requires a special type of canned liquid food that’s...

Photos courtesy of the Ora Lee Smith Cancer Research Foundation. left, Kelly Moffitt, center and Fraye Beyene, right.

Addressing sySTEMic problems

Tom Mueller, editor-in-chief August 24, 2020

Growing up, the only people she knew with college degrees were her teachers. She expected to cut hair for a living. After losing her aunt and uncle — the people who raised her — to cancer, however,...

VoK: MariJo Arthur

Lily Bartin, features writer November 29, 2018

Walking around Downtown Kirkwood on a rainy Saturday afternoon, I had little hope of finding anyone with a story to tell. I ducked into Great Harvest Bakery to escape the downpour. Scanning the café,...

Crushing on someone? Here is your warning

Crushing on someone? Here is your warning

Ally Ortmann, features writer September 11, 2017

Relationships are difficult, but knowing what to watch out for and what to think over before committing yourself to that special someone is a gift denied to most. So before you tie yourself down, here...

Karley returns to the game

Reese Anderson, sports editor April 20, 2015

The sun peeks out from behind the clouds on a crisp autumn afternoon in Kirkwood, Missouri. Leaves have just begun to change, lining the streets with a beautiful array of oranges and yellows. The city...

Tailgate party benefits cancer research

Tailgate party benefits cancer research

Max Shulklapper, news writer September 29, 2014

A pregame tailgating party was held before Friday’s varsity football game to benefit the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a charity organization focused on combating childhood cancer. The event took place...

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