The craft of writing well eludes many students—and adults—but newly minted KSC alumnus Nathan Gray found the key to excellence when he approached writing as music. “I began to think of writing a page of prose as writing a page of sheet music,” said Nathan, also a musician and songwriter. “Each word can be a note, or each sentence can be a note. I kind of made it an art game, playing with the shorts and the longs. As in music, you choose a note and then you decide upon the most effective instrument to play that note. In the same way, you choose a concept and then you choose the best word or phrase to express that idea. As soon as I did that, my writing improved. Just as it’s not very interesting to have a bunch of quarter notes in a row, you don’t want a bunch of five-word sentences in your writing. You’ve got to come up with ways to add variety and present your ideas in interesting ways.”
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elebrate graduation, gather with friends and family, and reminisce about the great times at KSC! The Senior Family Dinner starts at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 4, in the Zorn Dining Commons. After dinner, the group will proceed down Appian Way, through the Appian Gateway, and over to the Alumni Center to celebrate the transition from student to alumni! Attendees will join members of the Alumni Association for dessert, a cash bar, and the chance to learn what it means to be a member of the KSC community for life!
Two representatives from KSC have been awarded fellowships to the first 
