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Vol. CXLVII, No. 5

After a year-long delay, Chilitos restaurant opens its doors Jose Avalos, Chilitos owner, has been working to open the restaurant for two years. Chilitos is located underneath the new Gaskin Avenue Apartments. | BEN NUTTER EVEY WEISBLAT NEWS EDITOR

After seemingly endless student speculation and a year-long delay, Gambier’s long-awaited fast-casual restaurant, Chilitos Fresh Mex and Margaritas, is finally open for business. The first customers gathered around a patio table at around 1 p.m. on Wednesday; the students said the restaurant had asked for a photograph of them to commemorate the moment.

The Gaskin Avenue restaurant, from Fiesta Mexicana owner Jose Avalos, has been just over two years in the making. The College first announced its plans for the new restaurant in August 2017 via a blog post that said Chilitos would open by fall 2018. Instead, for a number of reasons, mainly construction-related, the restaurant’s opening suffered a year’s worth of delays.

Avalos said that he finalized

the lease agreement in early 2018, and was told his team would have access to the space in late August of that year. However, due to construction delays, they couldn’t actually move into the space until March or April of 2019. From there, Avalos had planned to have the restaurant open by the start of the fall semester, but the opening was delayed by a few weeks as he waited for food and liquor licenses to come in.

“Everything has been here for some time and we’ve been already ready on our side,” Avalos said.

Chilitos’ opening comes after a slew of dining and retail changes that have swept downtown Gambier in the past few years: The Gambier Grill, affectionately nicknamed “the Cove,” closed in early 2016, leaving the Village with only one consistent late-night meal option, the Village Inn. In November of 2018, the Deli took a year-long

hiatus to relocate, further reducing Gambier’s dining options.

Chilitos fills a much-needed and long-anticipated space on campus: “Change is good, and we’re ready for change,” Sophie Barrio ’20 said of the restaurant’s opening.

Other students are just as enthusiastic about the restaurant opening its doors. “I’m really, really excited about the opening of Chilitos,” Helen Cunningham ’21 said.

“I think it’ll be a great addition to our thriving Gambier downtown.”

For Gambier residents, students and visitors from Mount Vernon and surrounding areas, Chilitos offers the best of both worlds: Fiesta’s authentic Mexican food and famous margaritas, but with an American twist that adds supreme fries (with queso and bacon), Philly steaks, chicken tenders and burgers—among other items—to the mix. Avalos said that he is especially excited about the Philly steaks,

Punctured gas line leaves North buildings without hot water, dryers ELLIE KLEE NEWS EDITOR

For most students, going to class without pants is just a bad dream. For Nate Wiener ’23, it was a Wednesday morning.

Wiener was in the shower at around 8:20 a.m. when “an improperly marked gas line was punctured during the installation of a sign-post in front of Allen House,” according to a Student-Info email from Chief Business Officer Mark Kohlman.

The gas leak affected Mather Hall as well as McBride Hall, where Wiener lives.

“I hear an alarm go off. And I’m like, ‘I’m in the shower, this can’t be happening,’” said Wiener. “‘I’m just gonna stand here for like two more minutes and brush my teeth.’ Then I realized, oh, there are people run-

ning and screaming … I need to actually get out of here.”

Campus Safety and the College Township Fire Department arrived quickly to evacuate Mather and McBride. Residents were unable to return to the dorms while Columbia Gas “assessed the situation and areas were purged of any fumes,” according to the email from Kohlman.

That left Weiner stranded in his navy blue towel, boxers and a women’s volleyball T-shirt he borrowed from a friend. “So I go get breakfast,” he said. “I have nothing else to do.

And then I’m still locked out of my dorm room, so I have to go to class.”

At 10:09 a.m., a Kenyon Alert announced that Mather and McBride had been reopened. After back-toback morning classes, Wiener returned to his room at around 11:30 a.m. to retrieve his phone, his wallet

which he’s never sold before.

Besides boasting a full bar, Chilitos’ beverage options differ slightly from its Mount Vernon counterparts. Rather than serving its margaritas in schooners, the restaurant serves them in 16-ounce mason jars. Margarita and beer pitchers are also available, along with draft beer by the glass.

Avalos repeatedly stressed the importance of one thing: Chilitos is not a full-service restaurant.

Unlike Fiesta, waitstaff will not be attending tables, and patrons will have to walk up to a counter to order before seating themselves. As a fast-casual restaurant, the menu is limited, but the food comes quickly.

Food prices are comparatively cheap, Avalos said, with an average meal costing $9. Chilitos also has free Wi-Fi and plenty of charging ports — not to mention a plethora of flat screens to watch television

from the bar.

Avalos plans to keep the hours from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., with the bar open until 2 a.m. on weekends, though he said these hours may be subject to change. At least until November, when he can put it up for vote on the Village ballot, Chilitos will not be selling alcohol on Sundays.

For Avalos, who has never opened a restaurant in a college town, the Chilitos in Gambier is something of an experiment. It’s a chance to see what works, what doesn’t, and what best fits the needs of Kenyon students.

“Everything could change,” Avalos said. “We want to see how everyone wants [things]. That’s what we said in the beginning — that we would do [it] for the kids of the college, and that’s what we’re doing. We’re going to go with whatever they want — if the customer is there, we’ll be there.”

In this issue 50 years of coeducation

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Nate Wiener ’23 arrives to his English class in a towel. | COURTESY OF NATE WIENER

and a pair of pants.

Some buildings on North campus were still experiencing a gas outage as late as 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

Hot water and clothes dryers were unavailable in those buildings until the line was repaired.

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Students give input on possible Chalmers Library furniture Visitors to Peirce Lounge tried out potential new library couches, chairs and other furniture.

Students were offered the chance to try new library furniture before purchase. Visitors filled out surveys detailing their chair and couch preferences. | SARA HALEBLIAN RONAN ELLIOTT NEWS EDITOR

On September 10, students arrived at Peirce Dining Hall to find Peirce Lounge filled with furniture samples. The event, which was open to the public for three days, allowed students to try out chairs and couches and offer their opinions on what the library should purchase. This event was the latest step in the process of planning the Chalmers Library. While construction is expected to finish in spring of 2021, the interior plan needs to be finalized long beforehand, including the furniture

choices.

“We’ll have to order furniture like six months out from when the building will open,” Mark Kohlman, Chief Business Officer, said. “So we need to know which pieces of furniture are going where, and how many of certain types of chairs we’re going to need. These are the concepts that we’re working on, and we wanted to get feedback and hear from students and staff.”

A variety of chairs and couches were on display, with each piece of furniture being presented beside others of the same type. Students were invited to rank their favor-

ites among the study chairs, the reading chairs and the chairs designed for relaxation. In some categories there were clear winners — wooden chairs with padding, for example, were favored over those without. In other categories, students enjoyed several of the choices. One popular chair was designed to be an enclosed study space, with a built-in desk and barriers on two sides to block out distractions.

“I think the students really liked the idea of that,” Amy Badertscher, Associate Vice President of Library and Information Services and Library Director at Kenyon,

said. “[The chairs are] private, but you’re still in the open. It’s like the nooks we used to have in Olin ... They give you that sense of, ‘I’m studying with my friends, but I have a little of my own space.’”

Badertscher considered the event a success; over 300 people visited during the three days the furniture was on display, and more than 270 of them left comments about the furniture.

“What the students really liked was the opportunity to have a say in what we’re trying to accomplish in the new library,” Badertscher said.

“There’s still some skepticism

about when it’ll get done, [or] if it’ll get done while they’re here. But there’s only so much we can control in a construction project. So it was a good opportunity for the students to try a lot of different things.”

There will be another event on September 19, this time displaying office furniture such as desks and cabinets rather than seating. The event will be geared toward the faculty members who will have their offices in the library to offer them a say in their future workspaces. While the event will not have a place for student feedback, students are welcome to visit.

Local Digest: Controversy surrounds lethal-injection drugs Ohio lawyers request permission to destroy expired drugs after DeWine halts executions.

KAYLEIGH MCCOY NEWS ASSISTANT LINNEA MUMMA STAFF WRITER

Local Digest is the Collegian’s newest weekly feature, which highlights the latest developments in news stories across the state and county.

After months of controversy, Ohio government lawyers have officially requested permission from federal courts to destroy expired lethal-injection drugs used for executing death-row inmates, according to the Columbus Dispatch.

This request comes a few days after the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the decision of a Dayton judge who said the three lethal injection drugs used cause sensations of drowning and then burning when administered, making their use unconstitutional, according to the Dispatch.

Despite the Circuit Court’s ruling that the drugs are constitutional, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has still called for a hold on all executions until the state’s death penalty method can be investigated and unexpired drugs can be obtained. However, Cleveland.com re-

ports that pharmaceutical companies appear reluctant to sell these drugs, which have other medical uses, to the state for use in executions. DeWine has not proposed any alternative execution method, and it is unclear how long his hold on all executions will last.

Ohio is not unfamiliar to controversy surrounding its death penalty procedures. The state, sometimes called the “Texas of the North,” ranks seventh nationwide in numbers of executions, with 55 having been performed between 2000 and 2014, according to Cincinnati. com. In 2014, the 25-minute-long death

by lethal injection of Dennis McGuire, during which he repeatedly spasmed, gasped for air and received worldwide attention, according to Cincinnati.com.

The fallout lead to a three-and-a-half year stall on executions, during which the Ohio government developed the three-drug protocol that is currently being challenged. These controversies have led groups, such as Ohioans to Stop Executions, to advocate more aggressively for an end for Ohio’s death penalty. It is unclear as of yet whether Governor DeWine and the Ohio Legislature will move towards doing so.

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Kenyon comes together to celebrate 50 years of coeducation Celebrations featured art exhibitions, panels, staged readings, concerts and sports games.

Speakers discuss diversity on college campuses in “The Intersection of Race and Gender in American Higher Education” panel in Gund Gallery. | CHUZHU ZHONG COURTNEY FELLE STAFF WRITER

From Sept. 13 to 15, Kenyon hosted a celebration marking 50 years of coeducation. Over 150 alumnae visited, with graduation years ranging from 1971 to 2015.

Events honoring their contributions, alongside those of current faculty and students, spanned the weekend.

“This weekend has been a collaboration between alumni, folks on campus, some faculty, some students as well, in terms of trying to capture not only the impact that women have had on campus, but then celebrating the diversity of

success alumnae have had,” President Sean Decatur said.

Panel topics included women in political leadership, intersectionality in higher education, the process of leading a meaningful life and more.

Art exhibitions, staged readings, sports games and concerts also helped draw alumnae back to their alma mater for the weekend. On Saturday, students, faculty and alumnae dedicated the Black Box theater to Harlene Marley, Kenyon’s first female tenuretrack professor. The weekend concluded with the planting of a new weeping beech tree (known around campus as an upside-down tree).

Vice President for Student Affairs Meredith Harper Bonham ’92 appreciated the atmosphere of gratitude on campus. “It was wonderful,” she said. “The women who returned for the anniversary celebration are so inspiring.

These are women who are really quite extraordinary, and that was very much on display over the weekend.”

Celebratory events will continue throughout the year.

A full schedule is available online through the 50 Years of Women at Kenyon website. Kenyon is also using the hashtag #KenyonWomen to promote stories and upcoming events on social media.

Jan Thomas, Sylvie Coulibaly, and Marla Kohlman are three of the speakers in a panel on women at college. | CHUZHU ZHONG

Students invited to participate in mission statement revision The College’s updated mission statement is expected to be finalized by February 2020.

RONAN ELLIOTT NEWS EDITOR

On September 10, the Kenyon community received an email via Student-Info containing a short survey. The survey, which has since closed, asked participants to consider what they felt was most important about Kenyon in an effort to update Kenyon’s mission statement.

“What single aspect of Kenyon has had the greatest impact on your college experience thus far?” the first question said. The second asked, “What makes Kenyon Kenyon? What distinguishes it from other colleges?”

The new mission statement seeks to define Kenyon’s identity and core values. The current mission statement—which can be seen on Kenyon’s website—is viewed by many as no longer relevant. “It’s very out-

dated and not very in tune with what Kenyon is today,” Delaney Barker ’20, president of Student Council, said.

The statement describes Kenyon’s changing identity “over the 185 years of its life” (the school is now 195 years old) and emphasizes the school’s connection to the Episcopal church, which many members of the Kenyon community feel isn’t as central as it once was. The statement clocks in at 746 words, uncommonly long even among our peer institution. For reference, the Kenyon’s fellow nine North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) schools mission statements come to 921 words combined.

“The problem is to make it shorter, more relevant and inclusive,” Delaney said. “President Decatur—and, I think, the senior staff as a whole— wants to use this as an opportunity

to unify the Kenyon community and tee hopes to have a new mission statehave those discussions about what ment in place by February 2020.

Kenyon is about.”

While the results of the survey The revision process began in have yet to be analyzed, Decatur beApril, when the lieves that they Board of Trustees inwill play a key role It’s very outvited a select group of in shaping the fistudents and senior nal mission statedated and not staff to hold a discus- very in tune with what ment. sion about Kenyon’s “There’s no Kenyon is today.” core values. Shortly target [response afterward, President rate],” Decatur Sean Decatur ap- Student Council President said. “We’re not pointed a Mission Delaney Barker ’20 aiming for some Statement Committee percentage to have made up of 15 students, faculty, and a confidence level. It’s mainly [that] staff members. The committee will we’re looking for [responses] that are spend the following months collectthoughtful and well-considered. To ing opinions and holding discussions me, that’s more important than large before drafting a new mission statenumbers. I would rather get a large ment and sending it to the Board of number of folks who are responsible Trustees for approval. The commitand have thought about it a lot.”

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Sixth Baron Kenyon, descendant of College’s namesake, dies The great-great-great grandson of Kenyon’s original benefactor passed away in August. project as a way to raise his clout amongst the Anglican Church’s ecclesiastical elite. While Lord KeOn August 17, Lord Lloyd nyon was active in the politics of Tyrell-Kenyon, 6th Baron Ke- England at this time, he saw supnyon, passed away at the age of porting Chase’s venture as a way 72 following a short illness. His to increase his involvement with great-great-great grandfather, the Church. the second Lord Kenyon, was the The sixth Lord Kenyon visited College’s namesake and one of its the school named for his family original benefactors. twice in his life, most notably in The family’s connection to the October of 1999, when he came College is rather informal — the to campus to deliver the FoundKenyons have hosted students in ers’ Day Address on the 175th anEngland and receive the alumni niversary of the College. In his magazine. According to Thomas address, he talked about the first Stamp ’73, College historian and time he came to Kenyon, on a Keeper of Kenyoniana, the near- road trip across the United States ly 200 years of contact show that that he took after graduating from Kenyon College and Lord Kenyon Cambridge University in 1969. are connected by more than just “Although the College was name. closed for the summer holiday The second Lord Kenyon, the when we arrived, everybody we original benefactor for whom the met made us feel very welcome College is named, never actually and nothing was too much troustepped foot in Gambier. He came ble,” he recounted in his address. to meet Philander Chase after Lord Kenyon and his wife, Lady Lord Gambier Sally Kenyon, introduced visited Gambier them when in 1999.

When they Chase was in “When they were here, I Britain solic- think they were very were here, I iting funds think they were to found an taken with Kenyon.” very taken with Episcopalian Kenyon,” Stamp seminary in College historian and said. In parOhio. Lord Keeper of Kenyoniana ticular, Lady Kenyon made Thomas Stamp ’73 Sally, a florist, a promise of was enamfunds that alored by central lowed Chase to proceed in found- Ohio’s unique flora. “Lord Kening the institution that would be- yon shared her passion for plants,” come Kenyon. According to the Stamp said. “He had the largest sixth Lord Kenyon, the second collection of [varieties of] viburLord Kenyon saw funding Chase’s num in England.”

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Gredington, the Kenyon family home is located in Flintshire, Wales. | COURTESY OF TOM STAMP

In addition to his passion for plants, Lord Kenyon was an active councillor on the Wrexham County Borough Council, representing Overton. He was also a member of the Clwyd South Conservative Association. According to an obituary in The Leader, a local newspaper in Wrexham, Wales, he served the area for 26 years.

By speaking at the 175th anniversary of the College’s founding, the sixth Lord Kenyon was carry-

ing on a tradition started by his grandfather, who came to campus for the College’s centennial celebration in 1924. His father continued the tradition by coming for the College’s sesquicentennial in 1974 and again in 1984 for the dedication of Olin Library.

“The original Lord Kenyon certainly never set foot in Gambier, so it’s fascinating and really kind of cool that that connection, even on a sort of casual, informal basis has been maintained over

the course of nearly 200 years between the original benefactor’s family and the College,” President Sean Decatur said. The sixth Lord Kenyon is survived by two sons, Lloyd Nicholas Tyrell-Kenyon and Alexander Simon Tyrell-Kenyon.

Lloyd Nicholas, his eldest son, is now the seventh Lord Kenyon.

With the College’s bicentennial just five years away, it remains to be seen if he too will make the journey to the college that bears his family’s name.

Head Community Advisors Key departures in Residential replaced by professional staff Life leave office understaffed EVEY WEISBLAT NEWS EDITOR

As of this semester, Head Community Advisors (HCAs) no longer exist at Kenyon. Instead, Community Advisors (CAs) will be supervised by two professional staff members.

Carl Mackey and Helen Eckhard began as Residential Life Coordinators (RLCs) in late June. This is an entirely new position, created in lieu of the HCA role. While Mackey is supervising upperclass area CAs, Eckhard is overseeing CAs that work in first-year halls.

The Office of Residential Life (ResLife) decided to restructure the community advising system after it became clear to administrators that it was creating an unnecessary burden for student HCAs, many of whom were seniors.

“We eliminated the HCA role because we were really seeing the ways that that role presented a pretty significant challenge for student leaders

in terms of balancing the supervision of peers — never easy — as well as academic commitments,” Jillian Yoder, interim director of ResLife, said. “It was a lot to ask a student to do and to maintain consistency with. Sometimes it was like, ‘Okay, yes, I can focus on my staff and I can be a really present supervisor, but comps!’”

Yoder said that this balancing act among HCAs had created inconsistency in their ability to supervise the CAs under them. According to her, the last academic year ended with seven senior students in the position, one having dropped out.

The previous supervision model had been in place for the past four to five years. Coordinator of Housing and Office Operations Beth Pae said that model is only one of a number that ResLife has tried out over the years. “I have to credit us for that,” she said, “to try things and see what works — and with the changing needs of students and everything, to respond in ways that we feel is best for changes.”

EVEY WEISBLAT NEWS EDITOR

Over the summer, two administrators departed from the Office of Residential Life (ResLife), leaving it temporarily understaffed.

Jill Engel-Hellman, director of ResLife and Assistant Dean of Students, requested leave on Aug. 23, the day before first years moved in. Lisa Train, former Associate Director of Housing operations, accepted a job at the State University of New York College at Cortland at the end of June.

According to Associate Director of ResLife Jillian Yoder, while Train’s departure was anticipated, Engel-Hellman’s was unexpected.

Yoder is currently serving as interim director in Engel-Hellman’s absence.

“We don’t have a date about the end of [her] leave or any information about that,” Yoder said. “I think because it is a little bit of a unique situation where Jill is on leave — she’s not separated from the institution, she’ll remain on the website. I am updating my materials to reflect [that I am] interim director so people know that they can send communications to me.”

The College has hired Jenn Bermudez as Train’s replacement, and she will begin in the

role of assistant director of housing operations on Sept. 25. “We acted as quickly as we can because it’s a key position in that office and within Student Affairs,” Vice President of Student Affairs Meredith Bonham ’92 said.

Two additional hires have joined the ResLife office: Carl Mackey and Helen Eckhard began in late June as Residential Life Coordinators (RLCs), replacing the Head Community Advisor role that was previously occupied by student employees. Both Yoder and Coordinator of Housing and Office Operations Beth Pae agreed that Mackey and Eckhard had helped tremendously in easing the turnover.

“We are very lucky that Carl and Helen joined us, and very excited,” Pae said. “They’re doing a great job, and [we] just enjoy working with them. I think they’ve been two great additions to ResLife, been immensely helpful with the changes that have happened.”

Neither Yoder nor Pae knew much about Engel-Hellman’s departure. When asked when Engel-Hellman would reassume her position, Bonham said she didn’t know. She said she couldn’t speak publicly about whether Engel-Hellman plans to return.

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Need a ride? Meet the last Lyft driver based in Knox County As local cab services struggle to stay afloat, ridesharing apps are attempting to fill the gap.

Brandi Bell, said, adding to Bell’s remark that, in addition to the charge of each ride, he generally It took Molly Fording ’23 three gets a tip in cash or through the aptries to find transportation to John plication. This has a downside for Glenn Columbus International some customers, such as Enrique Airport last Friday. After discover- Thompson ’20. He noted that local ing that the GoBus, which departs taxis—like Madden Transportafrom Gambier once a day, would tion, which is going out of business not get her there in time for her on No 1—generally cost less than flight, she attempted to book an Lyft because they don’t charge all Uber. It quickly became clear that the surplus fees that come with usthere were none available. Fording ing a third-party application.

Thompson has used Lyft to then learned that Lyft was opercommute to and from his job at ating in the area and managed to Walmart relatively frequently book a ride from Kenyon to the since the service’s arrival to Mount airport a day ahead of her trip.

Vernon and reported that, aside Lyft has been operating in Knox from Bell, there seem to be very County since last winter, though few drivers available in the area. at a level of activity far from that On the occasion that the bus is seen in large cities. Jeremy Bell, not running a Mount Verand Thompnon resident It’s amazing son cannot and local Lyft how much he’ll find a friend driver, said that make in...a few hours.” to drive him he often drives to work, he clients from has to schedGambier into Brandi Bell, wife of Jeremy ule a Lyft in Columbus, and Bell advance. “If works there for you’re just several hours in the moment trying to get a Lyft, before returning in order to enyou’re not going to get a Lyft,” he sure more frequent pickups. This said. method ensures a constant stream To resolve availability issues, of ride requests in an otherwise irone driver, who has since stopped regular schedule of local Lyft usworking for Lyft, according to Bell, ers. While Uber does not cater as created a Facebook page called Lyft much to rural areas, Lyft has marMount Vernon, OH. The majority keted substantially in Knox Counof posts on the page asked for rides ty, making it easier for Bell to earn into Columbus, although in late extra money outside his regular July, one woman posted asking for work schedule. a ride to the emergency room.

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“but I should probably go.”

Luckily for Kenyon students, Lyft users will find their experiences to be relatively luxurious.

Bell said that, along with keeping the car clean, he keeps it stocked with drinks and snacks for clients. Fording recalled that on her drive back from the airport, “We stopped for gas, and he asked me if I wanted anything from the gas station. I was like, ‘I’m good, but thanks.’”

Music is another part of the

Lyft experience for clients. “The one [Lyft driver] with the beard, he likes to play heavy metal,” Thompson said. Bell said he likes to play soft rock when he has a client to make them feel more at ease about riding with a stranger.

Generally, conversation is kept to a minimum. “I usually take early morning rides, so they [the drivers] don’t really bother you,” Thompson said. “You’re tired, they’re tired, they’re just like ‘yeah, I’m giving you a ride. How’s your

day going,’ or whatever.”

For Bell, who also drives for DoorDash, a food delivery service in the Mount Vernon area, Lyft serves as an opportunity to get paid for something he loves — driving around and taking in the scenery. “He likes doing it,” Jeremy’s wife said, “It’s good for him.

Jeremy is always available, and I think that is one of the main reasons why he is up there [in Lyft’s rating system]. I think he’s doing really well with it.”

Senior Class Total:

Junior Class Total:

Sophomore Class Total:

First -Year Class Total:

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Lillian Fox Peckos ‘20

Theo Schneider ‘21

Maya Fair ‘22

What does Kenyon’s motto — ‘Magnanimiter Crucem Sustine’ translate to in English?

Valiantly bear the cross

Valiantly bear the cross

Magnanimous Sun Cross

The Greatness of Knowledge

Valiantly bear the cross

What is the name of Gambier’s mayor?

Kachen Kimmell

Leeman Kessler

John Constance

Caroline

Decatur

What song replaced Lil Nas X’s hit single “Old Town Road” as #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 list?

Bad Guy - Billie Eilish

Bad guy

Bad Guy Billie Eilish

Panini - Lil Nas X

What is the word for the fear of the number thirteen?

Triskaidekaphobia

Tridesiphobia

Triskaidekaphobia

Thirteenphobia

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Vik Gudhe ‘23

Billie Eilish

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As night descends on Kenyon, late-shift employees clock in

Middle Path late at night. While most of Kenyon is resting by now, the night is only beginning for these late-night workers who keep campus running. | JACKSON WALD CAMERON AUSTIN AND ARIELLA KISSIN | STAFF WRITERS

Thursday night: Time to cram some French vocabulary or scribble down a chemistry problem set, right? Not for everyone, as it turns out. While your study playlist pulses through your headphones, Kenyon’s late-night workers keep the pulse of this campus alive. Here are just a few of their stories:

Maintenance

Jennifer Anderson has been working at Kenyon for three years. In the course of her eight-and-a-half hour shift — from 11 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. — she cleans the Bookstore, the Church of the Holy Spirit, the Wright Center and R-32. Of all the places she cleans, the spookiest is the church. She recalled finding students sleeping in the basement on various occasions, either scaring them with her presence or being scared by them. Another time, a black cat snuck into the chapel after her, keeping her company throughout the night.

“It can be difficult at times,” Anderson said. She frequently watches her grandchildren in the afternoon, so she does not get to sleep until 3 p.m.. “I don’t know if you ever really adjust to it.”

Jessica Maglott, like Anderson, also works third shift. Her responsibilities include cleaning the sometimes-eerie Peirce Hall. She has heard music playing with seemingly no one around and doors slamming unexpectedly, as well as seeing shadows moving out of the corner of her eye. “You know, it’s a haunted building, Peirce,” Maglott said.

Jennifer Anderson (right) and Jessica Maglott (left), two maintenace employees, pictured in their office. | ARIELLA KISSIN

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Its late-night hours might go unnoticed most days, but the Village Inn’s bar remains open until midnight or later. On one sleepy Thursday night, bartender Jason Speece said of late-night business, “It will get busier, a little bit further into the year, but I think everyone’s still figuring out how their schedules are, when their friends’ schedules are, so they can come out together.”

Speece hopes that, this year, the Village Inn becomes a place for late-night socializing — and that it becomes as lively at night as it does during the day.

“It’s definitely busier during the day, like when there are locals coming in to get food or sports teams coming in to get food,” Speece said. For the time being, the Village Inn is looking for ways to attract more student clientele by keeping the bar open late after trivia on Wednesday nights, which is hosted by students. That is, so long as they get business — and the tips are good.

Library worker Spencer Beck ‘22 on shift. | ARIELLA KISSIN

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Staff members are not the only ones at Kenyon working odd hours. Since his first year, Spencer Beck ’22 has worked the late shift at Library B’s circulation desk, which often lasts until 2 a.m. The late hours have sometimes impacted his sleep schedule — Beck had an early morning class the second semester of his first year, right after working the night shift until 2 a.m. — but Beck sees both upsides and downsides to the hours. “[The night shift] is more relaxing, but I can’t say I prefer it though,” Beck said. “I know some people can thrive studying at night, but I really can’t. I end up just on my phone — ‘cause we’re allowed to do that, thank God.” The hushed late-night atmosphere of the library provides ample opportunity for contemplation, at the very least. “Otherwise, I just sort of stare off … It is very nice, for times of introspection or otherwise,” Beck observed.

Our tour of Kenyon “nightlife” ends at Campus Safety. The office never closes, and there are always officers up and about. Kathleen Mickle, who worked part-time at Campus Safety for two years as a dispatcher and now works full-time as an officer, rotates between the “afternoon” shift and the night shift — the former from 5 p.m. to 3 a.m., the latter from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. “I have to set a schedule. I go straight home and go to bed.

I try to get up at the same time every day, and it’s usually 1 to 2 p.m.,” Mickle said of her sleep pattern. “I feel like, health-wise, I do the best if I do that.”

Campus Safety dispatcher Joseph Petrie pulls even longer all-nighters. In addition to working at Kenyon full-time, he also works full-time at CenturyLink. “I used to work here part-time, but I loved it so much that I also picked up full-time here as well,” Petrie said. “I hardly ever sleep.”

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If there’s a moral to be learned here, it’s that if you can go to bed early, take it as a gift. Sleep well tonight, Kenyon.

Thursday, Sept. 19

ARTS

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Horn photography exhibit explores processes of adaptation SYDNEY FALLON STAFF WRITER

The photographs displayed in Within This Place at the Horn Gallery are true to their title in that they each demonstrate the importance of place in one’s life—in terms of both location and experience. The exhibition displayed the works of senior photographers Eryn Powell, Cameron Peters, Natalie Berger and Emma Raible. The photographers took many of the selected photos while studying abroad last year.

Each collection is unique in style. However, together, they tell a cohesive story about the importance and challenge of adapting to one’s environment. While the title implies that many of the images would focus on location and landscape, each photographer took the idea of ‘place’ in a different direction. Peters created a series of photos centered around tea leaves that form distinct images, accompanied with various captions explaining the meaning of each image. Each teacup is accompanied by an item that serves to justify the tea leaves’ prediction. The work deals with the idea of a looming future, but also offers the possibility for adaptation.

“Because everyone’s photographs were so different, there was a lot of liberty,” Berger said. Her photographs focused on portraits from her time abroad in Exeter, England.

They consisted mostly of candid photos from daily life, which gave each image an intimate feel. Despite the contrasting subjects of each photographer, the idea of uninhibited human behavior is apparent in each piece. “[Photography] has a certain familiar quality. It isn’t a complete abstraction of reality, but it frames moments that people don’t see,” Raible said. Many of her photos shared the concept of incorporating a window within a larger space to direct the viewer into a specific perspective. Raible’s set of photos give the onlooker a peek into another reality.

Her work allows the viewer to see through another perspective as if they were a fly on the wall; to witness a moment without taking part in it.

Capturing these pieces aided the adjustment to a new place for each photographer, as their art allowed them to develop a greater sense of their surroundings. “I use photography to interact with new spaces … It helps me adapt to a new space and process where I am,” said Berger.

Viewers admire the range of student photography in the Horn. | BELLA HATKOFF

This idea of adaptation is also apparent in Powell’s set of images. Powell presented an artist’s statement alongside her photographs, which described how “each moment I had the opportunity to photograph became a practice of deep listening and conversation.”

Indeed, her bold and striking photographs from her time in Europe demonstrate the process of understanding a new setting to the point where that setting evolves from an

unfamiliar environment into a home. The processing of each new space is apparent in each richly colored shot, and the photographs invite the viewer to take part in these spaces alongside the photographer.

The pieces from Within This Place will be displayed in the lower Horn Gallery through Sept. 25.

Powell and Peters are members of the Collegian staff.

Alumnae return to Kenyon to discuss their pieces hanging in Gund Gallery KATIE MOST STAFF WRITER

Guests filed into Gund Gallery on Thursday night to welcome back two Kenyon alumnae: Meg Cranston ’82 and Mia Halton ’73. Members of the first class of women to attend Kenyon sat at the front of the room, proudly snapping photos of their classmate, Halton. When the crowd settled in, Christopher Yates, the gallery’s assistant director, took the mic. He introduced the Visiting Artist Talk as both a direct response to the 50th anniversary of coeducation at Kenyon and the first in a series of student-curated alumni exhibitions that will span the academic year. The talk last Thursday served as an opportunity for members of the Kenyon community to meet these two alumnae artists and gain insight into their exhibits at the gallery.

Cranston’s artistic practice is guided by her liberal arts education. Having studied anthropology and sociology at Kenyon, her approach to making art is disciplined and conceptual. Her new exhibit, Hue, Saturation, Value: The Archer Paintings, explores how

people know which colors they prefer.

The paintings were created for a survey of students at the Archer School for Girls in Los Angeles and consist of 168 color swatches across four panels. “I made these paintings to give the girls a ballot,” Cranston said. Adjacent to the paintings, a fifth panel titled “Mr. Moseby’s Salmon Not Pink Shirt,” features the chosen color: Living Coral.

Cranston is interested in Pantone, a monopoly in the color industry whose annual color forecast directly informs the production of goods. Pantone says 2019 is the year of Living Coral, and the Archer girls agree. “Either we’re very good at forecasting or our choices are controlled by capitalism,” Cranston said.

Halton, who arrived in 1969 as a member of the first class of women to attend the College, was also shaped greatly by her time at Kenyon. She described the liberty of challenging ideas and forming her own identity at Kenyon. “I was free and I was kind of a grown-up. I loved it here,” she said with a smile. The experience of contributing to such a turning point in Kenyon’s history has found its way into

Halton’s work.

In response to her show, Mad as Hell, Halton’s For Girls Becoming Women; everyday encounters asks: Why are we mad? For this new exhibit, Halton turns her encounters with big topics into works of art. Clay, paint, and words fill four corners of the room to create an intimate space honoring the lived experiences of women and girls. Halton uses figures from literature, history and politics to illustrate the “feeling in her gut.” A red glazed sculpture of Brett Kavanaugh stands in the center of the room directly across the table from sculptures of Anita Hill, Clarence Thomas and Christine Blasey-Ford. Together they sit on a bed of anonymous, blank faces.

The event inspired dialogue about the slowly evolving culture surrounding women in the art world. Conversation landed on the importance of education and the role of Kenyon. There was a sense of optimism in the promise of the community that connects us all.

Halton’s exhibit will be on view in the gallery until Sept. 27 and Cranston’s exhibit will be on view until Dec. 15.

Top image, Cranston’s Archer Paintings. Middle, Cranston discusses her work. Below, Halton shares her experiences. Right, Halton’s photos and sculptures. | CHUZHU ZHONG

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Stagefemmes festival celebrates Kenyon women in theatre A collection of simple, staged readings bring the work of seven playwright alumnae to life.

Left: students share the work of Belinda Bremner. Middle: Actors perform the words of Katharine Long. Right: The audience examines their programs. | REID STAUTBERG PAIGE KELLER STAFF WRITER MAYA YUKSELEN STAFF WRITER

This past weekend, Stagefemmes put together a series of performances in celebration of the 50-year anniversary of coeducation at Kenyon. The festival took on the simple, yet explanatory title of “Scenes from plays written by Kenyon women and performed by Kenyon women.”

Founded in 2013, Stagefemmes is a small, on-campus theater troupe dedicated to showcasing the underrepresented talents of women in theater.

A group of seven student directors came together to select short excerpts from plays written by female Kenyon alumni and cast Kenyon actors to bring the scenes to life. For three nights only — Sept.

12, 13 and 14 — Stagefemmes took advantage of the Harlene Marley Black Box Theater to showcase plays written by Kenyon alumnae.

The simple set preserved the power and authenticity of each piece. They were performed in the style of a stage reading: with limited props, no costumes and with scripts in hand. The directors kept the writing as the focal point, but still brought the works to life with the help of the actors.

Each ten-minute scene covered a different time period with a different set of characters, presenting a multitude of genres. There was a mixture of comedy, tragedy and intrigue within the scenes as the viewer slowly learned how the characters’ different experiences interconnected throughout the course of the excerpts.

The performances in each of the seven pieces were gripping and honest. The scenes may have had different plots and perspectives, but they all contained universal themes of family and friendship.

The subjects varied from a terrified new mother to the rocky relationship between a grandfather

and his granddaughter. No matter the plot, the deeply personal nature of the interactions never changed.

Kenyon alumna and featured playwright Caroline Nesbitt ’73 spoke about her piece, Contra Dance, which explores the relationship between a combative grandfather and his equally aggressive granddaughter. “The inspiration for the play was the people I live among,” Nesbitt said.

The power from this piece, like many others in the show, is rooted in this authentic narrative. She describes “the crusty … natives, the back-to-the-land hippiesgrown older, the new elements of

a more diverse and complicated world impinging on a small rural town.”

“I’m really honored to have had a piece of my play performed at the 50th anniversary of women at Kenyon,” Nesbitt wrote. She continued to reiterate her appreciation for this celebration, “What a lovely way to recognise the work of people whose work is often solitary and largely invisible. I hope it becomes a tradition.”

The production also featured works by Kenyon alumnae Belinda Bremner ’71, Katharine Long ’77, Ann Marie Healy ’97, Kate Dakota Kremer ’10, Gracie Gardner ’13 and Natalie Margolin ’14.

Clovis performance briefly rocks the Horn FRED GIRON-GIESSEN STAFF WRITER

On Friday the 13th, the Horn Gallery shook from the thumping bass, supplemented by the thumping of students moshing under the full moon. Hairstyles of the audience flipped unapologetically as their heads banged to the beat.

Once Clovis took the stage with their heavy, wandering, metal sound, no one could resist moving. As the crowd grew in size, people flooding into the gallery from the hilltop, more and more feet stomped along to the songs with unknown names. The ripple effect was felt from every part of the Horn, only adding to the intense ambiance.

The three Brooklyn locals—Attila Anrather, Ben Arauz and Adam Sosnicki—have been touring liberal arts colleges in a graffitied white van, stopping at schools such as Bennington College (Vt.), Bard College (N.Y.) and, of course, Kenyon. The trio have been playing together for around two years, making their way from backyard concerts to small venues around New York City and larger spaces. “We never say no to a show,” lead drummer Anrather said.

Word spread around campus that a “punk” band was performing at the Horn, but the members of Clovis have a slightly different view of their style: When the band was in its early stages, they experimented with the “post-punk genre.” “And then, we all had this revelation, this awakening, at the same time [to start making] Sabbath-Riff Raff-Rock ‘n Roll,” Sonicki said. This “Sabbath-Riff Raff-Rock ‘n Roll” is Clovis stuffed into a made-up genre: a conglomeration of screaming, dynamic bass, with dispersed incoherent lyrics which had a hypnotic, cathartic impact on the audience. The musicians cited Black Sabbath as their biggest influ-

ence, alongside Sleep, MC5 and Fu Manchu, as well as some 70s rock artists.

The night opened with Shane Wells ’22, who performs under the name Organs, donning stylized glitter eyeshadow in an emulation of David Bowie. Organs’ creative, lyrics presented a contrast to the stark beats yet to come. At the introduction of Clovis, the intimate circle that surrounded Organs gradually expanded to an explosive audience that reached outside the Horn. People flooded into the Horn from the hilltop, and the crowd grew rowdier and rowdier.

Each member of Clovis had their own signature movements, the combination of which created a unique and memorable performance.

Arauz was often on his knees low to the floor, leaving audience members wondering where

he disappeared to, while deliriously strumming the guitar in different positions with passion.

Sosnicki had an intense focus and gait while methodically playing the guitar, shouting lyrics with emotional fervor. And finally, Anrather’s shirtless drumming featured his long, dark hair flying everywhere. Somehow he managed to effortlessly hit the drums on beat, despite being drenched in sweat by the conclusion of the intense show.

When the performance came to an abrupt end, Kenyon students were hungry for more.

They remained standing in the gallery, waiting expectantly for another song to play. Alas, the lights went on, and the band had to start packing up. Students were left stunned that the concert was already over. There was no better way to celebrate Friday the 13th.

Brooklyn based band Clovis’s intense metal performance in the Horn Gallery on Friday the 13th ended abruptly. | ZOË CASDIN

Thursday, Sept. 19

STAFF EDITORIAL

Mission statement needs to reflect all Two articles this week, “Sixth Baron Kenyon, descendent of college’s namesake, dies” and “Students invited to participate in mission statement revision,” delve into Kenyon’s past and future, respectively.

While we are fortunate to have the opportunity to redefine Kenyon’s mission, it is important to pay heed to how the College’s history plays into its future. If our new mission statement is going to be committed to inclusivity, the redefinition process must be the product of collegewide deliberations.

One cannot overstate the inadequacy of the College’s current mission statement: At 746 words, it says, for the most part, a whole lot of nothing. The first paragraph talks about the Platonic ideal of liberal education, featuring a paltry, weak-kneed and lukewarm commitment to diversity. The second paragraph explains how a historical relationship to the Episcopalian Church “has marked its commitment the values celebrated in the Judeo-Christian tradition, but without dogmatism, without proselytizing.” Yikes.

While we agree with the College’s leadership that the mission statement could stand to be a bit more clear—and, well, concise—we hope that a statement that reflects the College’s purpose accurately is informed by more than just the sentiments of the student leaders currently on campus and the few respondents to a short survey. Today, from 2:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., select student leaders have been invited to a discussion with the Mission Statement Committee that focuses on the same questions touched on in the survey. While this is commendable, and indicates the committee’s and College’s commitment to soliciting student voices, a mission statement that truly reflects our core values will come from a process that does not merely consult a small portion of students, but where the whole of the College community — students, faculty, staff and alumni — have an opportunity to truly deliberate the College’s mission. This means that the committee should not simply ask us what we think Kenyon is, they should constantly be telling us what they think Kenyon is, and how they are interpreting what we think.

We at the Collegian want to remind the College that values are not constructed out of thin air. A mission statement that says the right things but does not get at the heart of what Kenyon has been and should be is one that will fall short. In order to create a mission statement that accurately reflects the College’s history and demonstrates the ways in which the College hopes to grow, there needs to be more conversations on campus, conversations not limited to select student leaders and a 14-person committee.

Kenyon is a small place. We should use this to our advantage when asking such soul-searching questions as, “Who are we?” or “What do we stand for?” On Feb. 1, 2018, there was a panel discussion open to the whole school to discuss the “Good Samaritan” controversy. Why only hold such town hall-type events in times of crisis? Why can a goal of campus-wide events like “Kenyon Listens” not pair the broadly-defined goal of “making our community stronger” with more specific goals like understanding what Kenyon’s mission is? If the new mission statement is intended to be more inclusive and accurate, we assert that it will only be so if the conversations around it are inclusive as well.

The staff editorial is written weekly by editors-in-chief Becca Foley ’20 and Adam Schwager ’20, and executive director Tommy Johnson ’20. You can contact them at foley1@kenyon.edu, schwager1@kenyon. edu and johnson1@kenyon.edu, respectively.

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Pelosi got it right: Impeachment could hurt the Democratic party JOSH LANTIS CONTRIBUTOR

Ever since the Democratic Party took back the House of Representatives in the 2018 midterms, congressional Democrats mulled over the idea of impeaching President Donald Trump.

Impeachment proceedings, while unlikely to ever yield a conviction in the Senate, would serve as a ‘vote of no confidence’ from the Democratcontrolled House of Representatives and be the most substantial House impeachment vote since that made against former President Bill Clinton in 1998.

In the last two months, the House Judiciary Committee has intensified its consideration of articles of impeachment. However, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Ca., continues to oppose the idea—justifying her disapproval of impeachment measures by the “lack of public support” behind such measures. Here’s why she is making the correct decision.

First and foremost, Speaker Pelosi is correct about the public’s views on impeachment. A July Washington Post-ABC News poll showed that 59 percent of Americans don’t believe the House should begin impeachment proceedings, compared to the 32 percent that do. In fact, the num-

ber of Americans opposing impeachment proceedings has only grown in the last year—rising a shocking 13 percent since August of 2018. It seems that, even in the wake of Robert Mueller’s findings and testimony (fun fact: only 10 percent of Americans believe the Mueller report completely exonerated Trump), the American populace simply doesn’t want the House of Representatives to adopt articles of impeachment.

In addition, it remains unclear whether all the evidence against President Trump is out in the open or if there is more to come. More than a dozen congressional and legal investigations, from the House Intelligence Committee’s investigation into the president’s relations with Russian president Vladimir Putin to an investigation by the New York attorney general into the business practices of the Trump family, still plague the president more than three years into his presidency (per Newsweek’s Alexandra Hutzler).

The House Ways and Means Committee is still attempting to retrieve President Trump’s tax returns, which have been a source of controversy for years. Why should House Democrats pursue impeachment now when more information on the president—perhaps even information that would force congressional

Republicans to take action—could still emerge? Another misstep by the president, be it one surrounding his tax returns, foreign influence on the Trump administration or malpractice within the Trump Organization, could force action by the president’s supporters in Congress and investigate the process of impeachment.

However, Speaker Pelosi has an ulterior motive for not pursuing impeachment: She’s considering the best interests of her party. Impeachment proceedings have the potential to muddle the party’s message in the 2020 elections. The president’s past controversies, from his boasts about sexual assault to his racist tweets, haven’t lost him support—in fact, they have often done the opposite.

Following President Trump’s July tweets directed towards “The Squad,” his favorability actually increased five percent among Republican voters (per Vox’s Catherine Kim). It’s clear at this point that another controversy won’t shake Republicans’ support of the president, so the Democratic party should not risk invoking Trump’s wrath going into the 2020 election year. In an election that could shape the United States’ future, why take any chances?

Josh Lantis ’23 is an undeclared major from Wooster, Ohio. You can contact him at lantis1@kenyon.edu.

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Columns and letters to the editors do not reflect the opinions of the Collegian staff. All members of the community are welcome to express opinions through a letter to the editor.

The Kenyon Collegian reserves the right to edit all letters submitted for length and clarity. The Collegian cannot accept anonymous or pseudonymous letters. Letters must be signed by individuals, not organizations, and must be 200 words or fewer.

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Letter to the Editor Dear Editors of the Collegian: In preparation for its upcoming re-accreditation, Kenyon is currently revising its mission statement. I believe it imperative that the College’s new mission statement affirms our continuing commitment to a truly global and inclusive understanding of the humanities and social sciences. Not only has Kenyon long been home to a thriving International Studies major, but in recent decades we have also established groundbreaking Asian Studies and Islamic Civilization and Cultures concentrations, as well as a unique Asian and Middle East Studies joint major. Kenyon currently of-

fers three Asian languages: Chinese, Japanese and Arabic. Furthermore, we offer numerous courses across multiple departments that focus on Asia, Africa and Latin America. The number of courses teaching about the world outside of Western Europe and North America on our campus is remarkable. More remarkable still is the fact that all of these courses have healthy enrollments, far more than any of our sister schools in the Great Lakes Colleges Association and the Associated Colleges of the Midwest.

It is significant that these courses do not divide the world into “us” and “them.” We have not treated the literatures and cultures of Western

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Europeans as the main course, while presenting the thoughts and ideas of Asians and Africans as a side dish to provide a bit of diversity. Instead, many of us at Kenyon have worked diligently to build a curriculum that treats Plato and Ibn Arabi, Herodotus and Sima Qian, Jalaluddin Rumi and William Shakespeare, the Buddha and Jesus, Sinan and Frank Lloyd Wright, Ray Bradbury and Liu Cixin, Zora Neal Hurston and Eileen Chang as part of a single shared global human heritage: It is all “us;” there is no “other.”

Sadly, many of my colleagues seem unaware of this ongoing struggle to develop and maintain a curriculum that ref lects a truly

global approach to the social sciences and humanities. In fact, many students have reported to me that, as prospective students, while they were told a lot about Quest for Justice, English and opportunities for studying STEM at Kenyon, but little to nothing about the global scope of the humanities at the College. Given the uniqueness and strength of our curriculum, I think it’s time for our mission statement to ref lect that.

Vernon James Schubel Professor of Religious Studies and Asian and Middle East Studies This letter was edited for length and clarity.

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Thursday, Sept. 19

SPORTS

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Kenyon’s Athletic Director aims to Ladies prevail in upset foster a community at the KAC over No. 15 Otterbein JORDY FEE-PLATT SPORTS EDITOR

Kenyon’s new Director of Athletics Jill McCartney, like many current and former students here, was an English major. A graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, her appreciation of English and the academic rigor found in all of Kenyon’s disciplines was a major reason for her interest in the position. “I knew all about the “Kenyon Review” and just so much about the reputation of the College.

So for me, it was like, ‘wow, this would be fantastic,’” she said.

McCartney -- who was hired in early 2019-- was also intrigued by the opportunity to make an impact on a broader portion of the student body. Her job is not only to direct athletics, but also to coordinate fitness and recreation for students.

These elements weren’t a part of her responsibilities at Doane University (Neb.) and Washburn University (Kan.), where she was athletic director and assistant athletics director, respectively. “I like that new challenge as part of the job because we do serve the entire campus, the community, and we serve it in the Kenyon Athletic Center, which is a fantastic resource,” McCartney said.

In her short time at Kenyon, McCartney has worked to bolster fitness and wellness programs. The Athletic Department is also hoping to strengthen their partnership with the Cox Health and Counseling Center’s “Eat Well, Sleep Well, Be

Well” initiative.

Another area McCartney discussed as a focus is revamping intramurals. McCartney believes intramural activities are a low-pressure environment where students can use exercise as a study break.

In addition to enhancing intramural options, McCartney is working on a new resource center to make it easier for students to discover which sorts of physical activity work for them. She believes athletics in any form are crucial for success in the classroom, especially during taxing periods like midterms and finals. “Your professor can’t say, ‘hey, I need you to go take a lap while you’re studying [for finals]’,” she said.

As she looks out her window at the hill construction project, McCartney envisions a bright future for Kenyon athletics. She thinks the construction will eventually help accomplish her goal of forging a stronger connection between the KAC and the broader Kenyon community. “It will help make it more enticing to come down, even if it’s just to pop in for a little while,” she said.

Of course, the project also features a new athletic field, specifically the Benson Bowl. With the new facility, teams will have the ability to practice more frequently; previously, multiple teams shared McBride Field during each season.

Fairly allocating resources amongst Kenyon teams has been one of her most difficult tasks. A key distinction in the process, McCart-

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ney pointed out, is the difference between equal and equitable. “Not every sport is built the same. There are only so many field hockey teams in the country. How much do you have to travel compared to another sport where there may be lots more in this area? Then you also have to factor in how competitive the sports are. So if you’re a top 10 team every year, to compete with teams that are your level, you might have to travel a little more,” she said.

McCartney has many responsibilities, but perhaps her favorite is watching students pursue their interests at the KAC. “The most enjoyable part of the job is watching student athletes do what they love to do, or students in general do what they love to do.”

Winslow and Collins lead Ladies in strong showing at season opener SAM HAGA STAFF WRITER

The Kenyon Ladies tennis team began their season with a successful showing at the Kenyon Invitational this past weekend. Out of the five women’s singles flights spanning the two-day invitational, the Ladies secured two first-place wins.

Anna Winslow ’22 took down Carnegie Mellon University’s Ola Wojciak in dominating fashion, winning 6-1 and 6-0 sets in the championship match. Megan Collins ’20 impressed with 6-3 and 6-2 sets in the finals to defeat Case Western Reserve University’s Hannah Bradvica, finishing in first place for her flight.

Ilana Blackwood ’21 fell just short of securing a position in the finals of Flight B, ultimately placing third after a loss against Case Western’s Savannah Bright.

Collins took home her second win of the invitational in women’s doubles alongside Erika Pontillo ’23, playing in her first competitive match for the Ladies. The duo beat Case Western’s Shreyaa Mukund and Nina Hoog 8-3 in their final match, while defeating Denison’s Devin Gramley and Han-

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The Kenyon women’s soccer team welcomed a formidable opponent to Mavec Field last Saturday. The Otterbein University Cardinals not only came into the weekend undefeated on the year, but ranked nationally at No. 15 by the United Soccer Coaches among NCAA Division III schools.

However, by the opening kick, it became clear the Ladies were not about to go down without a fight. The first goal came 33 seconds into the game, when Kenyon’s Isabel Fine ’23 found Fallon Raviol ’20 in open space to set up a shot from distance which beat the Otterbein keeper. This early goal set the tone for the match and gave the Ladies a momentum that they carried throughout the hard-fought game.

Roughly 20 minutes later, after a series of unsuccessful shots on target

by Otterbein, Samantha Hayes ’21 found space on the left side to whip a cross to the open Raviol, who headed it in to secure the brace and put the Ladies up 2-0. Just three minutes later, in the 24th minute, the Ladies scored another goal via header: This time it was Olivia Dion ’22, who headed it home for her first goal of the year.

At the half, Kenyon was up 3-0, and the Ladies looked like they had the match in the bag. They kept their momentum going, scoring almost immediately after play resumed.

Raviol continued her impressive performance, earning an assist by finding Olivia Carriero ’23, who slotted it into the net. Down by six goals, the Cardinals finally started to make their presence known on the scoreboard, converting on a pair of penalties in the 48th and 54th minutes that decreased the Ladies’ lead to two goals.

As it became clear that the Cardinals were not giving up, the Ladies re-focused and scored another goal to restore their three-goal advantage.

Dion sent a ball through the Otterbein defenders, finding Hayes on the left side of the 18-yard box, where she easily scored.

Despite being down three goals with just over 20 minutes of play left, Otterbein still had fight left in them.

The Cardinal duo of Emily Ganz and Bella Shivley teamed up twice to score in the 70th and 84th minutes.

In the final three minutes, the Cardinals kept their foot knocking on the gas, with four shots including one

by Ganz that hit the post in the 89th minute. However, thanks to Hayes’ decisive 67th-minute goal, the Ladies ultimately prevailed, winning 5-4. It was the first victory for the program against a nationally ranked team since 2007, when Kenyon defeated Calvin University (Mich.). For her efforts in this game, Raviol would go on to be honored as the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Player of the Week.

Unfortunately the Ladies could not carry the momentum any further. On Wednesday, Kenyon struggled to find their footing on the road against Capital University, falling 4-0.

The Crusaders outshot the Ladies 26-2, and found their first goal in the 27th minute, when Lauren Bowe took a pass from Jordan Pike and placed it in the back of the net. A few moments later, Avery Hart found Gabbi Viggiano for Capital’s second goal. The Ladies struggled to find their stride on offense: Gwyneth Phillips ’20 and Lara O’Callaghan ’23 delivered the only Kenyon shots in the entire match. Two goals from Bowe and Fike in the second half secured the win for the Crusaders, who are now to 5-2 on the year.

The Ladies will return home for their next game against Franklin University on September 21 at Mavec Field. They look to improve on a 2-4 record.

Golf, led by Lifson, wins Irish Hills Invitational REESE CASAIS STAFF WRITER

Megan Collins ’20 hits a strong backhand. Collins went on to win her singles flight. | COURTESY OF KENYON COLLEGE ATHLETICS

nah Bradvica in a tight 8-7 match along the way. Daria Beshentseva ’22 and Erika Oku ’21 fell just short of winning their flight, falling to Carnegie Mellon’s Linda Cornwall and Bin Zheng 8-5.

Notably, Kenyon’s three debuting first years combined for a total singles record of 7-1.

The Kenyon Ladies tennis team will face their next challenge in Kalamazoo, Mich., where they will compete in the three-day Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Regional Championships on September 1921. This competition marks the last scheduled competition for the team in the fall season.

This past weekend, the Kenyon golf team earned a first-place finish in the 13-team Irish Hills Invitational at the Grande Golf Club in Jackson, Miss. Kenyon led the tournament following the first round on Friday, September 13, shooting a combined 299 for the first round before following that up with a 290 the next day.

Kenyon finished with 11 fewer strokes than second-place Trine University (In.), and 14 fewer than thirdplace Ohio Wesleyan University.

Eric Lifson ’21 had the best individual performance of the tourna-

ment, as he shot a 73 on Friday and a 69 on Saturday for a combined 142.

Nick Lust ’22 finished sixth with a score of 148, while Andrew Kotler ’22 finished 13th with 152. Also contributing were Lawrence Courtney ’22, who tied for 17th and Logan Spiess ’23, who tied for 44th. Kenyon has started strong this season; prior to this first-place finish, Kenyon placed fourth at the Transylvania Fall Invitational.

Kenyon’s next tournament will take place on September 28 and 29, as the Lords travel to the Bridges Golf Club in Abbottstown, Penn. to play in the Mason-Dixon Collegiate Classic.

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THIS WEEK

IN KENYON SPORTS HISTORY

Football loses 42-0 against OWU Receiver Andris Balodis ’20 jukes to the right as he prepares to turn upfield. | SEJIN KIM/KENYON SID/NCAA ADAM SCHWAGER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Fresh off their first win in almost three years, the Lords football team came into their home opener against Ohio Wesleyan University (OWU) with renewed confidence. Despite the optimism, the Lords could neither snap their active eight-game losing streak to the Battling Bishops nor their active 24-game North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) losing streak.

The Lords started the game in much better shape than they had against Catholic University (D.C.) a week earlier. Both teams’ defenses showed up for the majority of the first half, and the Lords played the Bishops to a virtual stalemate, only down 7-0 for the majority of the first half.

However, with just over two minutes left in the first half, the game quickly got away from the Lords. The Bishops had a

4th-and-10 from the Lords’ 37-yard line.

Bishop quarterback and punter Zane Ries started backing up as if to punt, but went under center to either try a pooch punt or to go for the 4th-down conversion attempt. The Lords were thrown off guard, and Ries slung the ball out to the wide right to his receiver Kenny Streb.

Streb took the screen and immediately looked downfield, finding tight end Cody Brown streaking down the field unguarded. Brown walked into the end zone effortlessly. The back-breaking play put the Bishops up 14-0, and an interception on the following drive allowed them to put up one more touchdown, turning what could have been a 7-0 game into a 21-0 game by halftime.

To start the second half, the Bishops scored a touchdown on three of their next four drives to go up 42-0. In the fourth

quarter, both teams sent in their secondary units, allowing depth players to get some of their first snaps of the season.

With their second-unit offenses, neither team scored again, cementing the final score at 42-0.

On the bright side, Lords quarterback Thomas Merkle’s ’20 132 passing yards were able to move him from fifth place to third place on the NCAC all-time leaderboard. Merkle (8,702) currently needs 688 yards to catch Earlham’s Justin Rummell (9,390) for second place and would need 2,637 more after that to surpass OWU’s Mason Espinosa (11,069) for first. He will need to average 296 yards a game for the remainder of the season to reach that mark.

This Saturday, the Lords will face DePauw University at noon on McBride Field.

Field Hockey shuts out OWU and Oberlin, extends win streak to three

Sarah Metzmaier ’22 prepares to strike the ball. The Ladies defeated Oberlin 7-0. | SEJIN KIM/KENYON SID/NCAA EVE COHEN STAFF WRITER

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The Kenyon Ladies field hockey team started a winning streak this week, defeating Oberlin College 7-0 on Saturday and Ohio Wesleyan University 1-0 on Wednesday. Both games took place at the brand-new Benson Bowl in front of the Kenyon Athletic Center.

The Ladies completely dominated the Oberlin Yeowomen, who did not record a single shot on net. In the first quarter, Sarah Metzmaier ’22 started off the Ladies’ flurry of goals with a hard shot into the net. As the quarter drew to a close, the game began to pick up pace.

Very quickly into the second quarter, Metzmaier scored

another goal to continue the onslaught. Olivia O’Connell ’21 also contributed a goal, shooting straight down the middle of the field, knocking in her first goal of the season. Later in the quarter, Bella Kern ’23 rebounded the ball to score, followed by another goal from Emma Hyer ’22 to put Kenyon in a 5-0 lead.

During the second half of the game, Kenyon continued to dominate. Tara Shetty ’21 scored the sixth goal before Isabella Meneguizzi ’22 put the final goal of the game between the legs of the Oberlin goalkeeper, putting the Ladies in a 7-0 winning position.

In their 1-0 victory over Ohio Wesleyan University, the Ladies scored the only goal of the game in the 40th minute, as Kern recorded her third goal of the season off of a penalty stroke. The Ladies only allowed the Battling Bishops two shots in the second half.

The Ladies now sit at 4-2 on the season, and will look to continue their three-game winning streak against Rhodes College (Tenn.) on September 21 at 11:00 a.m. at the Benson Bowl.

In 1958, after finishing his NBA career as an All-Star and threetime champion with the Minneapolis Lakers, Bob Harrison became the head coach of the Kenyon Men’s Basketball, Soccer and Tennis teams.

Lords soccer dominates in hardfought matches FRANCIS BYRNE STAFF WRITER

Continuing their dynamic season, the Kenyon men’s soccer team traveled to Danville, Ky. this past weekend and faced Spalding University (Ky.) and Centre College (Ky.). In both games, the team was victorious. Later in the week, the team traveled to Marietta College and prevailed over the Pioneers 2-0.

The weekend commenced with a matchup against Spalding.

From the start of the first half, the Lords displayed the strong performance that would eventually lead to a 2-0 shutout. An attempt at the 2:44 mark was the closest the Golden Eagles got to scoring, which was promptly stopped by goalie Ian McInturf ’21. From that point forward, the Lords’ defense was impenetrable.

As for offensive play, midfielder Gunner Found ’20 took control at the six-minute mark when he drove left and crossed a pass to Philippe Stengel ’20, who scored near the right post. From there, the forward scored his first goal of the season. This put the Lords in a lead that they would add on to later in the half.

Shortly following two shot attempts from Spalding (both of which were wide), Sebastian Brylka ’23 skillfully guided a through ball to forward Sam Carson ’22. Carson then hit the back of the net from the top of the 18, adding to the Lords’ lead.

In the second half, the Lords made some substitutions to attempt to keep their lead. Their defense remained strong, as did the goalies; both McInturf and Lev Rosenbush ’22 made crucial saves towards the end of the second half. The Lords prevailed in the end with a final score of 2-0.

Coming off of the excitement from their victory the previous day, the Lords prepared to face Centre College. The beginning of the game was marked by many scoring attempts on both sides, with most going wide or being blocked. Toward the very end of the period, a shot by Centre’s Michael Vogt was skillfully blocked

by McInturf. The first half ended in a stalemate for both teams.

The second half of the game began with more shot attempts, leading to a successful score by Scott Upton ’22. After receiving a pass from Stengel, Upton drilled a shot from the left side into the right corner of the net. Throughout the second half, the Lords’ defense dominated. Persistent efforts by the defensive players made it near impossible for the Centre Colonels to shoot. Centre midfielder Alexander Garuba tried to score near the 80-minute mark, but his shot went wide. The game ended 1-0, in favor of the Lords.

The Lords’ 2-0 victory against Marietta College was more of a hard-fought contest than the scoresheet let on. While the Lords outpaced the Pioneers in shots 21-9, the margin of shots on goals was considerably closer, the Lords leading 8-6. The first goal of the match was scored by Carson in the 37th minute. Carson received a through ball, and shot directly into the bottom right corner of the net. Mac Nardiello-Smith ’23 sealed the victory for the Lords, scoring a rebound goal in the 85th minute.

The Lords’ next game is against Thomas More University (Ky.) on September 21 at 3:30 p.m.