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Finally! Lords victorious, end 26 game losing streak

ADAM SCHWAGER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF page 12 Since last year, Lords football players have had September 7, 2019 circled on their calendars. “We better beat Catholic,” cor- nerback Bobby Strunk ’22 said in the week leading up to the game. Part of the anticipation came from its location and tim- ing: The season opener is always exciting, and having a game in Washington, D.C. allowed easier travel for a large portion of the athletes’ families. Adding to the anticipation was the chance to see Head Coach James Rosenbury II’s system play out in a live game. The most exciting part, however, was the quality of their opponent. With a 26-game losing streak, the Lords looked at the Catholic University of America Cardinals, whose only vic- tory last year was a 20-14 win against Maine Maritime Acad- emy, as a prime candidate to finally end their 1,077-day skid. As a result, the Lords were able to draw one of their largest crowds ever, despite being so far from the hill. Among the near- ly 600 registered guests in attendance were college faculty, col- lege officials, athletic department officials, over 20 alumni who had attended Kenyon with the current senior class and Presi- dent Sean Decatur. Even against the high hopes of attendees, the game exceeded all expectations. After a promising drive early on ended with an intercep- tion, the Lords almost entered a tailspin that could have de- railed them for the rest of the game. Between multiple special

Justin Bosch '21 fights his way into the end zone to seal the game-winning two-point conversion in double overtime. The Lords won 32-31.| COURTESY OF STACY SMITH In this issue

LUCY FRIEDBERG

New Chalmers Middle Path material sparks campus debate page 4 Library "topped out" with purple Muslim faith center moves to Thomas House page 3 beam COURTESY OF NATE HOLLANDER ERYN POWELL

ELLIE KLEE Kenyon community, atop the li- uled to open in July 2020. Winter NEWS EDITOR brary construction site. weather and excavation issues de- “By adding our names to the layed the project at its onset. Though the Olin and Chalm- beam, we mark for posterity our The original Chalmers Me- ers Libraries of yesteryear are shared value and commitment to morial Library, named for Ken- gone, President Sean Decatur an- this project moving forward,” De- yon’s 13th president Gordon Keith nounced on Tuesday that a piece catur said in a speech at the cer- Chalmers, opened in 1962. of them will live on: Kenyon’s new emony. The new library will also com- library will also bear the Chalm- Decatur also announced that memorate his wife, Roberta Teale Student spotlight: Surf Party, USA page 7 ers name. the construction of the library will Swartz Chalmers H’60, who was The name of the library was be complete at the end of 2020, a poet, teacher and co-founder of announced at a “topping-out” cer- with an opening scheduled for the Kenyon Review. She also served emony, during which Smoot Con- 2021’s spring semester. The library, as an advisor to John Crowe Ran- Toni Morrison memorial reading honors author page 8 struction workers placed a purple previously referred to as Kenyon som, the Review’s first editor. beam, signed by members of the Commons, was initially sched- page 3 2 Thursday, Sept. 12 | kenyoncollegian.com Village Council discusses housing demand at meeting RUIKUN GENG Kenyon people more by word of mouth, so STAFF WRITER they do not go on the market,” Kimmell ex- plained. “I am not complaining about this, During the last Village of Gambier Coun- because I bought my house by word of mouth cil meeting on Sept. 4, Mayor Kachen Kim- in 2006.” This style of market makes it difficult mell mentioned that “Gambier’s ability to meet for prospective community members to move the needs and house the increasing number of into the area. people trying to move to the Village are on the Kimmell also said that it is challenging to table.” build new houses in Gambier. As the town Young working adults often seek long- or has always been quiet and small with a close short-term residence in the Village, as do retir- community, the increased population sparks ees. With the expansion of the College, more worries about a lack of infrastructure in place Kenyon employees are also trying to move into to handle it. As a result, even though there is a town. desire for more housing, developers find it dif- Trash bins by the broken Peirce dish rotator are full of paper plates. The rotator will “However, there are 189 houses in Gambier, ficult to build new houses here. “Some, or even be operational again in a few days, when its new parts arrive. | CHUZHU ZHONG and right now, only two are on the market, and most, of people in our community have the there are rarely houses on the market,” Kimmell nostalgia of the past quiet community with less said. “13 percent of our houses are dedicated to traffic and slow life back in the 90s and 80s,” Peirce relies on paper plates Airbnb, which means that those houses are nei- Kimmell stated. “But we can be bigger and ther in the market of renting nor are their own- grow, and our community should be diverse.” ers here.” “This might be a little conservative,” she due to broken dish rotator Including the seven houses built recently, said, “but I do not think it is appropriate any- about 25 percent of houses in Gambier are not more to look at Kenyon in that paternalistic EVEY WEISBLAT served 2,070 people for lunch. When you available for people who are interested in living way and say that Kenyon should provide the NEWS EDITOR have 600 people come between 12:00 and here. residential housing here. Gambier should be 12:15, they all pretty much leave at 1 p.m. This issue hints at the exclusivity of Gam- more generous and welcoming, and 43022 is Contrary to student speculations, the So that thing was designed to handle a bier’s housing market. “Houses are known to not a private club.” paper plates and bowls currently offered certain volume of people that are coming at Peirce are not a result of missing dishes, in on a regular basis, [but] not all at once.” but rather due to a damaged dish rotator. Kohlman says that this second break- “The thing broke and we’re waiting on age has inspired a new round of discus- Gaskin Avenue print shop to the parts,” Chief Business Officer Mark sions about overhauling the dish-clear- Kohlman said. “They’ve got it working, ing infrastructure all together. However, but they’re afraid to go with full plates be- the dish conveyor is custom-built and become mail-only facility cause of their weight.” designed for its particular space, which According to Kohlman, parts to fix the brings up several obstacles in replacing rotator will arrive within a few days, at it. Namely, it would involve bringing in TOMMY JOHNSON also be delivered to administrative and academic EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR which point the servery can return to us- a specialized kitchen designer who could buildings once per week, with the exception of ing reusable dishes. examine the infrastructure to determine On Sept. 10, Fred Linger, manager of business library and overnight mail, which will be deliv- The rotator, which has already been how best to manage the space and dish services, announced via email several changes to ered daily. For urgent outgoing mail, faculty and rebuilt twice, is compromised partially intake. print and mailing procedures that will go into ef- staff can use the Gambier Post Office and pay for because of the sheer amount of dishes it “AVI doesn’t want to use paper plates; fect on Sept. 16, including the full conversion of postage using their “P-card,” a credit card desig- takes in at once. Large groups of students we don’t want them using paper plates,” the on-campus print shop to a mail-only facility nated for Kenyon-approved purchases. often come to Peirce around the same Kohlman said. “It costs more, [and] it’s all by Oct. 1. Some of the changes will directly impact time — after morning classes, for instance a lot of waste.” Due to an increase in students receiving how students receive mail. Package pickups will — and the conveyor is not designed to The one consolation: Rather than be- packages and a decrease in printing requests be- now only be available from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on handle very much instantaneous weight. ing shipped to a landfill, the temporary yond the capabilities of on-campus printers, the weekdays. United States Postal Service (USPS) “I think lunch is probably the worst,” paper dishes are getting pulped to go into College will be converting the print shop located packages can be picked up from the Gambier Kohlman said. “Somehow today we Kenyon’s mulch supply. at 106B Gaskin Avenue into a dedicated student Post Office until noon on Saturday but Sunday package and mail center. This center will be lo- pickups will not be available. This is a change cated next to the laundry room under the cov- from the current package pickup arrangement, CORRECTIONS ered parking area behind the Bookstore. where students can pick up packages from the With the elimination of a print shop on cam- basement of the Bookstore from 9 a.m. to 5 In the Collegian’s orientation issue, journalist Abby Ellin was quoted as saying “…I pus, employees and students in need of specialty p.m. Monday through Friday and from 1 p.m. tried talking to the people in Pelotonia, [but] they weren’t taking calls and the spokes- printing will have to turn to the Staples in Mount to 4 p.m. on weekends. Shifting package pickup person wouldn’t answer any questions.” This quote was taken out of context. While it Vernon, but they will be able to place their or- to the former print shop behind the Bookstore did take some time for Ellin to get in contact with the charity, she eventually conduct- ders online and will have the option to have their frees up basement space currently being used for ed several interviews, and various Pelotonia officials are quoted in her article. print jobs delivered to the school. package distribution for its intended usage. Also in the Collegian’s orientation issue, a sentence in the article “Library to be In addition to the elimination of the on-cam- These changes are prompted in part by a new ‘topped-off’ with a ceremonial purple beam” reads “the new library, to be called Ken- pus print shop, Linger announced several opera- USPS mandate that requires all Kenyon bulk yon Commons.” The sentence should have said “the new library, currently called the tional adjustments in terms of mail delivery. All mailings to be dropped off in Mount Vernon, Kenyon Commons.” departmental mail will be made available at the according to a proposal of the new changes that TheCollegian regrets these errors. mail center at 106B Gaskin Avenue, but it will Linger provided to the Collegian.

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COURTNEY FELLE graduates who want to pursue placement. It could poten- EVEY WEISBLAT ally moved in the right direction STAFF WRITER teaching. “I went through the tially include an off-campus NEWS EDITOR in terms of this.” teaching path and didn’t do study element as well, where In the past two years, there Kenyon has formed a part- certification,” Loveland said. students would be placed in Community Advisors (CAs) have only been two suspensions, nership with Capital Uni- “I wanted to have a program Columbus for a semester of can now utilize the Good Samar- each a semester long, for CAs versity’s education program like this, so that current stu- hands-on student teaching. itan Policy without it impacting who have invoked the policy. It is in Columbus that will allow dents could actually have the Students could also pursue their employment status. This is unclear whether CA usage of the Kenyon students to pursue advantages that lots of us in-school experiences over a change from years past, when policy has ever resulted in ter- a teaching certificate along- from the past hadn’t.” summers or in the fall follow- CAs could be suspended from mination. While James Jackson, side their traditional degree. When program facilitators ing their graduation. their job for using the policy. director of student rights and re- Such certificates are required reached out to alumni in the Per current conversations, According to the student sponsibilities, said no one that he for those hoping to teach in teaching field, they shared Capital University would handbook, the Good Samaritan knows of has ever lost their job public high schools, the main widespread support for ex- provide summer or off-cam- policy grants impunity to any- from the policy, Mirus believes goal of many Kenyon stu- panding students’ options. pus semester housing as part one who calls Campus Safety or it could have contributed to loss dents interested in education. “The need is there,” Loveland of its program costs, and stu- another College office “for assis- of employment in the past, espe- A sizable proportion of said, “and so that’s what we’re dents would receive signifi- tance with an intoxicated or im- cially if a CA had already com- Kenyon alumni enter careers trying to facilitate.” cantly discounted tuition. paired stu- mitted another in education. In the past 20 Beyond pragmatic and However, initial institu- dent.” This infraction. years, over eight percent of professional concerns, this tional aid would not be avail- refers both We felt that Jackson said surveyed alumni reported program could also encour- able. In the long term, “the to students even if we that the poli- teaching as their prima- age more students to develop intent is to have the financial calling for were in a really danger- cy change is a ry profession, significantly or deepen their passion for wherewithal to be able to help themselves ous situation ... that we step forward in more than any other field. teaching. students have aid,” Loveland and to those weren’t really able to use promoting the However, Kenyon still lacks Professor of American said. who call “ safety of stu- a formal track for students to Studies Peter Rutkoff, who As the program grows, on behalf that policy, because we dents, which progress toward a teaching helped develop the founda- those involved will continue of another were so afraid of losing he regards with certificate. tions of the partnership, said, to reassess how to expand person. The our jobs.” importance. Instead, alumni frequently “I think it’s entirely compat- funding and support for in- policy is, On the other apply to master’s degree pro- ible with Kenyon’s mission terested students. according Emmie Mirus ’21 hand, Jack- grams or join organizations to support public education. Currently, Kenyon’s cur- to the hand- son noted that like AmeriCorps or City Year. I think it gives us access to a ricular committee is review- book, “de- there have been These programs may offer re- world that Kenyon students ing an outline of the pro- signed to save lives.” some concerns among admin- al-world experience, but they can make a significant con- gram. According to President CAs have expressed apprecia- istrators about CAs abusing the do not replace certificate re- tribution to.” Decatur and involved faculty, tion for the change in policy be- policy. quirements. They can also The structure of the part- a pilot version will tentatively cause it allows them to get help “I think, when you’re look- come with serious expenses, nership will allow Kenyon launch next summer. when they need it without fear of ing at our CAs, they value their including tuition, living costs students to take the class- For now, Loveland said, external repercussions. leadership roles, they take it seri- and lost earnings. es required to qualify for a “if students are interested in “We felt that even if we were ously, and [like] being great role For Professor of Physics teaching certificate over the teaching as a professor, they in a really dangerous situation models for their floors,” Jackson and Director of Laboratories course of two summers at should talk to the chair of in terms of drugs or alcohol and said. “There are some people Gordon Loveland ’89, who Capital University, primarily their major department to we felt really sick or unsafe, that that are concerned about them is spearheading the partner- between their years studying say they’re interested. To re- we weren’t really able to use that abusing it, but I don’t think they ship, the lack of more viable at Kenyon. ally gauge how much inter- policy, because we were so afraid would do that. I think they really options is personal; when he According to Rutkoff, the est there is in going through of losing our jobs,” Emmie Mi- care about how they’re seen by graduated from Kenyon he program would serve as a a program like this, or just rus ’21, a South campus CA, their residents — but they’re also experienced firsthand the complement to existing op- people who are wanting to go said. “I think that’s one way in students and they’re also human, limitations placed on Kenyon tions at Kenyon, not a re- into teaching, is important.” which the administration has re- and you can make mistakes.” 4 Thursday, Sept. 12 | kenyoncollegian.com Symbolic beam placed to dedicate new library

Continued from Page 1 “enhance the striking architec- ture of Middle Path and South “I’m very pleased by the new Campus that provides sym- name, and especially pleased bolic continuity between past, at the addition of Roberta present and future.” Chalmers’s name to it,” said Decatur recognized several Students stroll down Middle Path, the subject of an ongoing accessibility debate. | LUCY FRIEDBERG College Historian and Keeper guests in attendance at the cer- of Kenyoniana Thomas Stamp emony, including Village May- ’73. “She was also a really im- or Kachen Kimmell and rep- Accessibility concerns reignite portant figure in Kenyon’s his- resentatives from the Board of tory—especially in the history Trustees, Smoot Construction of the Kenyon Review—and and architecture firm Gund debates over paving Middle Path she rarely gets credit for it. So Partnerships. He also credited RONAN ELLIOTT ty members and alumni alike. Many to bridge both tradition and acces- I think it’s a very good thing, a list of patrons, including the NEWS EDITOR expressed their shared frustration sibility,” Decatur said. “In my mind and especially meaningful this anonymous $75 million donor, Kenyon’s Middle Path has long with the state of Middle Path. we need to determine whether this year, with the celebration of 50 for their support of the library been a defining feature of the cam- “Middle path is, frankly, unsafe!” material can be fixed and we can still years of coeducation and of and the larger West Quadran- pus, but it has also been a point of Paige Bullock ’21 wrote. “I’ve had have a path that satisfies tradition and women at Kenyon.” gle project. contention, especially in regards to trouble this summer biking down is also accessible. And if not, then we Stamp and Decatur both Construction on the West accessibility. Summer rains have Middle Path because of the huge need to move in another direction.” praised the new library’s archi- Quad, which will feature the carved bumps and troughs in the gullies created by the rain, and there Chief Business Officer Mark tecture. “It’s probably going to Chalmers library, a new social path, and winter snow often turns were many times when I was walking Kohlman blames the difficulties look like it belongs better than sciences building and an ad- the gravel to ice. The renovations backwards giving a tour and almost with the paving material on a series Olin did,” Stamp said. Decatur missions center, is scheduled completed in recent years — which twisted my ankles in those gullies.” of irregular weather patterns, which said that the building would to continue through 2021. added accessibility ramps and im- “In history we learned the accu- weren’t as prevalent at the time of the proved the quality of the gravel — mulation of knowledge was the foun- project’s inception eight years ago. have done little to help the problem. dation of progress,” Teri Lammers ’84 “While in good weather the path Now students are wondering if now commented. “Gravel was probably a works the way it’s supposed to work, is the time to pave Middle Path once high tech solution to [rougher] path there are winter conditions—and and for all. in its day. We can do better now.” now spring and summer condi- The most recent conversation be- Other commenters worried that tions—that we can’t control,” Kohl- gan on the Facebook group “Over- paving might degrade Kenyon’s nat- man said. “Right now my goal is to heard at Kenyon,” where members of ural beauty. have a comprehensive conversation the Kenyon community record fun- “We need to step back and ac- with the trustees in October to kind ny or noteworthy things they hear knowledge that Kenyon has a pas- of lay out all the issues that we’re hav- on campus. Teddy Hannah-Drullard toral landscape worth preserving,” ing physically with the path.” ’20 posted a snippet of dialogue she user Dudgeon Stephie commented. Kohlman reminds students that, heard between a student and a new “Aesthetics and landscape DO mat- regardless of the Board of Trustees’ faculty member, who were discuss- ter. And it’s possible to improve ac- decision, the process will take time. ing how difficult it is to navigate Mid- cessibility without sacrificing them.” “Even if President Decatur came dle Path in the winter. She ended the The material that currently paves to me tomorrow and said, ‘pave post with a statement: “If the people Middle Path was chosen as a com- Middle Path,’ there’s no way I could who run things at Kenyon College promise between accessibility and get it done before winter,” Kohlman have an ounce of care and commit- aesthetics. However, President Sean said. “We’re going to have at least one ment to injured and/or disabled stu- Decatur recognizes that this com- more winter [with the current path], dents, faculty, staff, and guests (and promise might not meet everyone’s depending on which direction we go also stroller-users), they will pave needs. and how we solve some of these other Middle Path.” “There have been some serious issues. It’s a conversation that we’re The post has received nearly 200 problems with this material, which going to continue to have with the President Decatur reveals the new library’s name. ERYN POWELL comments from students, communi- we had hoped would be the solution trustees and see where it goes.” | Beer and Sex program subject to internal, external changes EVEY WEISBLAT spaces. Another development stemming from Center’s associate director for substance abuse people with vaginas,” Smith said. “There’s also NEWS EDITOR the transition was a directive from the Office and case management. we do not say the word man. You use assigned of Residential Life requiring Community Ad- “There was a comment that Mike put in male at birth or AMAB people or people with The Beer and Sex Advisors have undergone visors (CAs) to attend their halls’ Beer and Sex there about not using their personal telephone a phallus.” several changes to their organization since last meetings. numbers,” Smith said. “He and I never had the The organization has also been attempt- fall, including scheduling changes, restrictions However, the latest change — opening up chance to give context about it, but as my asso- ing to streamline communication between on giving out phone numbers, changing of the the group’s manual to external review — affects ciate director, I’m just going to stand with Mike its advisors and the CAs of their halls, using a language used at meetings and greater trans- all aspects of the organization. Jeremy Kauff- and say he’s either had a conversation with the shared document to establish meeting times. parency. man ’21, co-president of Beer and Sex, thinks students or he’s got a good reason for doing The schedule of Beer and Sex meetings has also While some of these changes are a result of this is a step in the right direction for the orga- this.” changed: While the first two meetings will take internal conversations within the organization, nization. Smith said that he and Durham, who will place in the first two weeks of the semester, the many are due to collaborative efforts between “I think that it’s a good thing, honestly, be- serve as the group’s advisor once he returns latter two will be scheduled by the Beer and Sex Beer and Sex, the Cox Health and Counseling cause having more people look at it, having from medical leave, are encouraging Beer and Advisors for any date before Halloween week- Center, the Office of Diversity, Equity and -In more opinions and viewpoints just [helps] to Sex Advisors to reach out to residents in other end. clusion (ODEI) and Equitus Health, the larg- make it a more encompassing manual for ev- ways, such as through email, social media or Smith hopes that the departmental collabo- est LGBTQ+ healthcare organization in Ohio, erybody,” he said. “So I think … the depart- simply in face-to-face meetings. ration with Beer and Sex will lead to a better or- among others. mental change has been a good thing in that Beer and Sex has also been pushed toward ganization and in turn a safer, more informed After talks between the Cox Health and respect.” using less gendered language in meetings with class of first years. Counseling Center and Beer and Sex during Among the departmental mandates added first years. While this change was spearheaded “We’re all involved in looking at this, and the spring of 2018, the group transitioned from to the manual is a disclaimer preventing ad- by the co-presidents, Beer and Sex has received it’s by no means gonna be perfect, but I think being a student organization to a departmen- visors from giving out their personal phone assistance from ODEI, Equitus Health and the it’s better than it probably ever has been,” Smith tal organization. This change allowed Beer and numbers to residents. According to Chris Health and Counseling Center to determine said. “And the goal is that next year as we’re re- Sex Advisors to continue meeting with first Smith, director of the Health and Counseling the specific language used. viewing the manual for the fall 2020 Beer and years in dorms, since student organizations are Center, the disclaimer was added to the man- “We do not say woman, we use terms such Sex presentations, that we can even grow and technically not allowed to meet in residential ual’s shared document by Mike Durham, the as assigned female at birth or AFAB people or expand upon what we have here.” Thursday, Sept. 12 FEATURES kenyoncollegian.com 5 Author talks 1,700 mile trek through America’s heartland

DANTE KANTER XL’s predecessor, was the best thing that FEATURES EDITOR had ever happened to him, as he was able to support himself off of the compensa- In September of 2012, Ken Ilgunas tion he received. Few expressed concern set out to hike the proposed Keystone about the pipeline’s environmental im- XL pipeline, stretching 1,700 miles from pact. “I can’t tell you how many times Northern Alberta through the heartland people said that climate change was a lib- and into Texas. His main concern was eral conspiracy,” Ilgunas said. all the cows: In the high prairie, Ilgu- However, Ilgunas does not blame the nas would be walking among hundreds climate skeptics he met, believing that of cattle, travelling in herds. During his many ranchers and landowners employ trip, Ilgunas spoke with a rancher about apathy as a tool for avoiding pain at the his fear of being attacked by a bull. “She loss of their land, saying that he felt the said that if they charge at me, I should ranchers he met had a sense of their com- just look them in the eye and talk to them munity’s mortality. manly,” Ilgunas said. Although Ilgunas of- Ilgunas gave a She said that if ten spent days walking talk this past week at across ranches without the Gund Gallery’s [bulls] charge encountering a single Community Foun- at me, I should just look human being, the peo- dation Theater as them in the eye and talk ple he met never turned part of the Edgerton to them manly.” down his request for Lectureship series “ a hot meal and a place and to promote his to stay. Ilgunas told Ken Ilgunas, author newest book, Tres- one story of a car who passing Across Amer- passed him on the high- ica. The book details his journey, begin- way and returned half an hour later with ning with its conception in Deadhorse, a Happy Meal. “I try not to think of my Ala., where Ilgunas had been working as country as what I see on social media,” a dishwasher. Ilgunas said. “I try to think of it as the Ilgunas had originally planned to guy who bought me McDonald’s.” make the trek with his coworker, Liam, Ilgunas’ parting advice to Kenyon stu- but after Liam confessed to him that he dents was to plan a trip as soon as possi- had been banned from Canada for an un- ble. His advice came with three require- answered court summons, Ilgunas decid- ments: don’t borrow money from your ed to make the journey alone. parents, leave your friends and partners During his walk, Ilgunas intended to at home and try to go for a long while. speak with those he encountered about “I think it was great advice,” said Knox the Keystone XL pipeline and its poten- County resident and former professor of tial impact on their lives. One rancher Biology Pat Heithaus. “I wish I was 20. he spoke to told him that Keystone One, Take a chance and go out there.” Ken Ilgunas describes his walk along the Keystone XL pipeline. | CHUZHU ZHONG

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Senior Class Total: Junior Class Total: Sophomore Class Total: First-Year Class Total: ClashCompiled by dante kanter 2 3 3 1 Answer Gabe Buyske ‘20 Bella Hatkoff ’21 Suleika Abdourazak ‘22 Mac Nardiello Smith ’23

Which state held a special North Carolina election this week? Ohio Alaska Georgia Texas

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Weekly Scores 1 0 2 1 6 Thursday, Sept 12 | kenyoncollegian.com Summer stories: how Kenyon seniors spent their free time Recountings of a long road trip from California, a naked TV host and one life-altering trial.

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SOPHIE WEIR ’20

This is my second summer doing production design, or work- ing for people who are production designers, in Los Angeles. My friend had been working as the art director on a TV show, and she was like, ‘Hey, my boyfriend is the prop master and we re- ally need extra help, would you want to get involved?’ This was a huge moment, because I’m a tremendous fan of the show. One of the best moments was when I got to be on set for the very first interview that they conducted. My boss was like, ‘So- phie, I need you to run one of the gags. I need you to be the feath- er girl.’ What that meant was that I was behind a big curtain with a walkie‐talkie in, and I had a big stick with a giant feather on it, and my only task was that I had to very quietly bring the feather out, rub it against the guest’s neck and kind of freak them out. So I’m standing by, waiting for my cue. They were like, ‘bring out the feather, bring out the feather,’ and so I very quietly stuck the feather out of the curtain, freaked out the guests a little bit, drew it back very quickly and then I was done. I couldn’t really see what was going on in the interview, but I GABE BUYSKE ’20 could hear everything on set. I heard the host eating all this bird seed that we had prepared, then he kind of stands up and says I worked at the District Attorney’s office over the summer. I did to the guest, ‘I have something to show you.’ He had his head some contribution work, but I spent my time mainly wandering around shaved for the season, but what no one else knew was that he had the courthouse, looking for cases to watch. I went into this one room waxed every single part of his body. So he takes off all his clothes, to ask the court crier if there was anything going on. She’s like, ‘Yeah, and he’s fully naked. I can’t see any of this, but I can hear the they’re finishing a murder trial in room 101.’ I go down there, and this guest reacting. He’s starting to run around and he’s mak- room is like the IMAX theater of courtrooms. A normal courtroom fits ing all sorts of noise. Suddenly, he just bursts through the 50 people—this one could easily fit 250. I know that because I saw 250 curtains, right where I’m at. His mouth is covered in bird people in there. seed. He looks at my feather, and he looks at me, and The decedent was a hockey player at a big Catholic school in Philly. It he just goes, ‘I’m so sorry’ and grabs the feather. And looked like he had made South Philadelphia very proud, because in the that’s the only thing he said to me on that set. courthouse they were showing videos of these massive vigils for him, everyone in the neighborhood coming to speak for him. The defendant, named Andre, only had two people to speak for him: his parents. Even as they were walking up there, the people in the benches were being horrible to them. Both of his parents seemed so tired. His mom mentioned that he was a theologian; he was on a scholarship to Roman Catholic High School for theology. During an altercation, the defendant shot and killed both the decedent and Ka- reem, who was the defendant’s friend. He got 55 years to life for the two homicides, and 40 or 50 for the gun. So his minimum is 70 years. He’ll die in prison. After he’s already been convicted, the judge asks him if there’s anything that he wants to say. Not that it’s going to make a differ- ence: you are already guilty, you are already going to prison, that is not going to change. But there’s a stenographer in the corner. Ev- erything that’s said in the courtroom has to go to this massive data- JORDAN HOROWITZ ’20 base in a server farm that no one has ever been to or is concerned with. & JACK MELICAN ’20 It’s really just there so that in 500 years, some future intern who’s aim- less and bored and for some reason on this database, clicking through JM: We’d been talking about doing it since freshman year, driving back the hundreds of thousands of files, can stop on this one file. And if for to school from California, and we finally made it happen—because this some reason they stop on this one, and decided to open it and read all was kind of our last chance. the way down to the bottom, you would see what Andre said: He stood We had some great stops. My favorite stop, I’d say, was in Kansas City. up and said that Kareem was his best friend. That day we were driving from Denver to St. Louis, which was our longest drive, I think it was like 12 hours. We got a really early start but we still stopped at the halfway point, which was Kansas City. It was like 3 p.m., and we had a rack of ribs at this gas station. JH: Joe’s Barbecue, which claims to be the best barbecue in America. Honestly, I haven’t had that much barbecue in my life, but this was mighty good. JM: It was kind of crazy. We’d already been driving for six hours, we were really on our last legs, and this rack of ribs revived us. JH: It was fuel. It was enjoyment at its finest. I mean, really good food. In the back of a gas station! JM: It was a great way to transition back to school I think, in terms of setting and landscape. We literally saw every place in between California and Columbus, Ohio. So that was really interesting and nice. Not only did we get to ease our way into it and talk throughout the trip about returning, but it was really nice to see the transition. JH: Eating sunflower seeds [during long drives] was huge. Because it’s an activity, it’s keeping you awake, it’s so salty that your mouth is burning. You’re constantly focusing on it. Also music, talking to each other. A lot of silence, too. Thursday, Sept. 12 ARTS kenyoncollegian.com 7 Student Spotlight: Ben Weinman ’21 and Surf Party, USA

SAM BRODSKY those things,” Weinman said. ARTS EDITOR The band’s name is Surf Party, USA, and over the past It is a pleasant, sunny Sun- two years they have released day morning at the New over 10 albums and EPs, two Apartments. Ben Weinman ’21 music videos and a feature- lazily strums a few chords on length musical movie, all of his guitar, soaking in the light which are dedicated to Berg coming from his bedroom and to the group’s collective window. The image is perfectly love of surfing. “It was a lot of emblematic of the music Wein- fun at first, and so we kept do- man likes to make: loose, fun ing it, putting out more songs, and carefree. albums, and playing a few live “I just like to have fun with shows,” he said. “It’s pretty ri- it,” he says between chords. His diculous.” modest tone is an understate- Their lyrics range from ment, however — Weinman is the mystical to the absurd. In one of the most prolific work- “Surf On,” Weinman sings ing musicians on campus: he over jangly guitar strings and is the musical director of all- upbeat vocals: “Picture a wave male acapella group the Ko- while you’re riding a wave and kosingers, a studio manager your hair has wave, it’s a re- for WKCO and a member of ally cool wave… surf on!” In Kenyon’s jazz band, where he another of their hits, “Sum- plays the saxophone. Now he mertime,” birds chirp in the is known on campus for his background as a piano swoons. greatest achievement yet: being Weinman sings, “I’m gonna go Ben Weinman, surf-rockstar, strums his guitar in search for new songs and melodies. | SAM BRODSKY Kenyon’s mythological surf- for a swim… I’ve got nothing rockstar. to do, I’ve got nothing to do.” Two years ago, Weinman’s Most of the songs have no hometown friend Andrew real intention or purpose be- Berg ap- hind them, proached I often struggle Weinman him to with writing se- said. They’re teach him just fun and how to rious lyrics... it’s hard to frivolous and surf. Wein- take myself so seriously.” a way for him man and to release his oth- Ben“ Weinman ’21 a constant er friend, stream of mu- Nate Hol- sic. “It’s free- lander, set out on a mission to ing to write such silly songs. I teach their friend how to surf. often struggle with writing se- Their method? Music. rious lyrics, I’ve tried it before, Goofy lyrics are the central element of the surfing duo’s sound.| COURTESY OF NATE HOLLANDER “Berg asked Nate and I to and it’s just hard to take my- teach him how to surf and so self so seriously… so I find it Weinman and his bandmate Jesse Glass ’21, vocalist Emma “Just give us a guitar, and a we were like, why don’t we easier to write dumb songs that Nate Hollander, he hopes to Spivack ’21 and guitarist Bri- stage, and we can entertain,” write a song about it? And that are fun for me,” he said. “Be- take on newer, more serious an Sellers ’21. They’re still in he said and paused for a mo- developed quickly into an al- cause at the end of the day it’s projects in the near future. search of a name. ment. “Ourselves, at least.” bum, which has now turned just something that I enjoy do- Surf Party, USA played a live Whether it’s with surf rock, You can surf through the nu- into a whole band that dedi- ing and that is fun, so why not show in the New Apartment the Kokosingers or this new merous Surf Party, USA songs cates itself to writing music keep it that way.” parking lot last semester and band, Weinman brings a posi- on Spotify and iTunes. Their about surfing and Andrew Although Surf Party, USA this semester Weinman hopes tive, lighthearted energy to ev- new album, Anyone Can Surf, Berg and any permutation of has always been a joke for to start a band with drummer ery project he’s involved with. is out now. Passionate performers take the stage during first Open Mic

JOSEPH POZO first years and newcomers who were stallation of monitors and a mixing median, Ridder saw the Open Mic as a STAFF WRITER willing to cast aside their own worries board or through proactive advertise- way of continuing the craft he engaged and add to the vibrant harmony of po- ment campaigns, it is clear that the in during high school. He aptly de- In an interlude between a spoken ets, singers, DJs, comedians and gen- Horn Gallery has made great strides scribed his oddball comedy sketch and word poem and an acoustic cover of erally creative minds gathered there. towards accommodating and support- jokes as “draped in irony and absur- The Beatles’ “Don’t Let Me Down,” the Blackman, who has been performing ing Kenyon’s prolific art scene. dity” and he put on a show that gar- managers of the Horn Gallery enlight- at Open Mic since her first year at Ke- The practical aspects of the Horn nered reactions ranging from nervous ened the vibrant crowd on the histo- nyon, reflected on what kept her and have changed, no doubt for the bet- laughter to uproarious praise. “No ry of where they were standing. Like her friends coming back. “For me, it ter, but one constant of the gallery is matter what the act was, the audience the best Kenyon stories, the manag- is an amazing place for its fusion of new was always supportive,” he remarked. ers claimed the founding of the Horn creative concentration,” and established A supportive audience may very Gallery began with Philander Chase. she said. For me, it is an acts. well be the most important compo- Chase, standing before a battered and It was this very altru- amazing place Hoolian nent of Open Mic night. The audience rickety barn, recognized that this ism that led Hoolian— for creative concentra- could only re- was not concerned with the quality would be the ideal location for stand- stage name of Julian tion.” ply “Why not?” of each performance, responding em- up comedy, mosh pits and the occa- Shaw ’20—to perform at when asked why phatically to any performer who dis- sional ukulele cover of Vance Joy’s Open Mic. Hoolian dis- someone should played passion and genuineness. “Riptide.” cussed his personal phi- Annie“ Blackman ’20 come perform, Although the voices of poets and People like Annie Blackman ’20 losophy regarding the insisting that singers took the center stage of the may have been the kind of perform- importance of the Open Mic and the artists of all varieties gathered at the night, the sound that constantly ers Chase had in mind. Talking over a greatly appreciated innovations the Horn for the sake of a communal and served as the backdrop was laughter, folk ballad that pulsated from the gal- gallery itself had put into place to fos- selfless sharing of creativity. applause and overall positivity from lery, the singer-songwriter had noth- ter such a creative environment. Paul Ridder ’23 put Hoolian’s phi- a crowd who had come out and given ing but encouragement and praise for Whether through the recent in- losophy into practice. A stand-up co- them a night to remember. 8 Thursday, Sept. 12 | kenyoncollegian.com Toni Morrison Memorial Read-in honors the author’s work Morrison, who died on Aug. 5 of this year, was honored and celebrated with her own words.

CHAMELI BELK-GUPTA others to the front of the room ARTS EDITOR to read passages from Morri- son’s work. “Come as you feel A projection of Toni Mor- moved,” she said. There was rison’s face, lost in dreamy a long pause, then another contemplation, filled the front reader came to the front, soon wall of Cheever Room. Her followed by a steady stream of quietly powerful gaze watched people eager to share Morri- over the inhabitants of the son’s words. room as they sat chatting and Each passage held an im- snacking on cake and berries. portant place in its read- As people rapidly claimed ers’ heart. One reader read a chairs, others crowded near passage from Bride that had the doorway and on benches helped her come to terms with at the edges of the room, eager her own identity as a dark- to celebrate the life and work skinned woman. Another of the acclaimed American reader, sharing a passage from author. Beloved, explained how Mor- The Toni Morrison Memo- rison’s words had helped her rial Read-in last Monday hon- to understand experiences ored the author, who died on different from her own. Aug. 5 of this year, with her Passages across the full own words. The Nobel Prize- range of Morrison’s work were winning author, known for at turns mournful, humor- works like The Bluest Eye, ous and joyful. People read Song of Solomon and Beloved, out of well-worn novels, pho- among many others, was tocopied pages and text mes- known for the vivid voices sages from those who could she gave to African American not attend. characters. For those who did not speak “She did a lot to bring the or for those who had more voices of African Americans to say, a green bowl and slips and especially African Ameri- of paper in the back of the can girls and women to the room offered the opportunity center. She was absolutely un- to further reflect on the loss apologetic about her centering of Toni Morrison by writing of black people’s stories and about the impact of her words. lives and I think that was one The read-in was a collective of the things that was special effort, organized by Schoen- about her,” said Jené Schoen- feld, Associate Professor of feld, associate professor and English Thea Autry, Assistant Attendees of the event were given the opportunity to read Morrison’s words aloud, as well as reflect department chair of English. Professor of English Orchid on her legacy and work by writing about her impact of her words. | BEN NUTTER Schoenfeld began the event Tierney, Visiting Professor of with a poignant reading of a English Sara Pfaff and Associ- Soyinka Read-in held at Ken- to return to the read-in struc- style. She phrases things in funeral scene from Song of Sol- ate Professor of English Sarah yon and across the country on ture, as the best person to re- a way I can’t imagine anyone omon that, for her, brought to Heidt. Feb. 18, 2018. flect on the significance of life else ever phrasing things,” mind feelings of familial love. The read-in format of the Upon Morrison’s death, and death was Morrison her- said Schoenfeld. “It’s just a de- As she sat to supportive snaps event was largely inspired by those planning her memorial self. light to celebrate her by read- from the crowd, she invited the Toni Morrison and Wole at Kenyon felt it would be best “She is simply a genius of ing her words.” An installation art piece, “Wade,” melds nature and people Mount Vernon sound exhibit explores relationship between the Kokosing and pedestrians.

GRACE KORTHUIS create a subtle ambience. tions to those who experience it for him from his community: “that ab- STAFF WRITER “Wade” presents a spiritual rever- the first time. “I experience it real- sence has increased my awareness of ence for nature and provides a space ly kind of as a piece of mystery, and the importance of community in my Sound artist Aaron Hoke Doeng- for those who cross the bridge to be kind of a piece about the unknown,” life, and especially for those who are es is bringing a new perspective to part of nature themselves. Doenges he said. “There’s so much I don’t frequently excluded from communi- Ohio’s diverse river system in “Wade,” said that this spiritual sensation is know about the other individuals ties.” his most recent installation art piece. rooted in his experience studying in my community and there’s some- Doenges plans to continue explor- “Wade” is a sound art exhibit on the the intersection of art and religion at thing mysterious and beautiful about ing the connection between art and footbridge adjacent to South Main Vanderbilt Univer- that unknown, and community in his future works. His Street in Mount Vernon, crossing the sity Divinity School. also the process next project is a study of the transit Kokosing River. The piece showcases The bridge lies be- There’s some- of trying to get to system in Nashville, Tenn., where the river’s significance to pedestrians tween a Comfort thing mysteri- know the unknown Doenges currently resides. The in- on the bridge. Inn and a storage ous and beautiful about … the communion teractive piece will allow community The sounds “Wade” produces are facility, but over the that unknown...” that happens be- members to express their own opin- determined by data representing the course of the short tween people.” ions about the Nashville transit sys- Sound artist Aaron Hoke depth and motion of the river collect- walk across, “Wade” Growing up in tem and offer ideas for its improve- Doenges ed in real time from the United States turns the Kokosing “ Mount Vernon, Do- ment. The project will be released in Geological Survey website. The data and the bridge itself enges experienced the next six weeks. is reflected in changing pitches that into an immersive experience. his own struggles with community. Doenges’ piece encourages Ken- combine to form a haunting composi- For Doenges, this immersion is in- “Community for a long time was a yon students to experience nature tion. As pedestrians cross the bridge, tentional. He aims to support the de- challenging thing for me,” he said. “I and to form relationships within the other sounds are integrated to repre- velopment of community through his grew up in a pretty conservative com- community he was not always a part sent footsteps melding with the riv- art, a community in which everyone munity, and in high school realized of. “Wade” was open to the public on er’s movement. The sounds gradually is welcomed. When interacting with that I was gay.” Doenges explained the footbridge in Mount Vernon until fluctuate from in pitch and volume to his piece, Doenges has similar reac- how his sexual identity distanced September 8. Thursday, Sept. 12 OPINIONS kenyoncollegian.com 9 STAFF EDITORIAL In a campus moving towards inclusion and Kenyon’s accessibility, Middle Path is a roadblock

TEDDY HANNAH-DRULLARD As it stands, Middle Path is a huge into gears and can cause wheels to leading ladies CONTRIBUTOR barrier in the way of our commitment straight-up fall off, as I experienced When President Decatur pulled away the cur- to inclusion. I understand that peo- myself one afternoon. Unless we are tain draped over the the center of the purple “Top- I recently read a tweet from the Ke- ple in wheelchairs can take separate, going to wheelchair-test materials ping Out” beam on Tuesday, Sept. 10, it revealed a nyon Twitter account quoting jour- more accessible routes. I understand ourselves, a safer and more practical familiar name: Chalmers Library. nalist Geri Coleman ’74: “Words mat- that Campus Safety readily gives choice would be to renovate the Path However, Decatur explained, while the old ter, and their power—when harnessed rides. I am grateful for that, but these with sidewalk slabs similar or identi- Chalmers library was only in honor of the Col- well—can change hearts and minds.” are examples of accommodation, not cal to the ones that have lined other lege’s 13th president Gordon Keith Chalmers, This tweet is remarkably topical, giv- inclusion. Inclusivity means equal segments of the College for decades. this new library would honor both him and his en Kenyon’s current state of transition access to that which we consider nor- We can use the rest of the campus as wife, Roberta Teale Schwartz Chalmers H’60, co- and development. By 2020, Kenyon mal, like the centralized pathway to evidence that these slabs hold up just founder of the Kenyon Review. will have a new mission statement, classes used by every student, faculty fine over harsh Ohio winters, and We at the Collegian applaud this choice of one that will explicitly articulate the and community staff member. Inclu- would be relatively easy to maintain. name choice during the 50th anniversary of co- College’s commitment to diversity sivity means accessibility and, in this Sidewalks might not come with a sat- education at Kenyon, and specifically the decision and inclusion. I want to believe that case, accessibility means paving. isfying crunch, but I hope we can all to highlight the importance of women to Kenyon the new statement and its commit- Paving doesn’t have to mean as- agree that this option is much bet- even before it was coeducational. ments will be more than just words, phalt; in fact, it probably shouldn’t. ter than the alternative: a school that Roberta Chalmers is just one among many and that the College itself will live, While it would temporarily fix our seems to care more about gravel than women who have helped to shape Kenyon’s histo- teach and enact plans and policies in wheelchair accessibility problem, as- it does about inclusion. ry. The most generous of the original contributors its light. With that in mind, I need to phalt is extremely environmentally Current and former students say to the College was Lady Jane King Parsons, the stress an obvious point: our “diver- unfriendly, and not at all weather-re- that Middle Path is the identity of Countess of Rosse. From 1889 to 1922, the College sity and inclusion” must apply to and sistant. In addition, although cover- the school, a symbol of connection Librarian was female: Emma Wright first held involve the physically disabled, or— ing the Path in asphalt would be less and unity on this campus. Guides the position until 1896, then Ellen Douglas Smith by our own purported standards—we expensive than the past few unsuc- are trained to talk about the Path at Devol replaced her and held the job for 26 years. will not be diverse or inclusive. cessful Middle Path renovations, the length during campus tours, not only Three years before the College became coed, the This campus has many accessibili- cost of upkeep would be more than because it is the fastest route to every school hired their first female faculty member ty issues right now, all of which nega- the asphalt is worth. It’s also ugly. class and event, but also because it who could potentially take a tenure-track position, tively affect even the temporarily dis- Instead of asphalt, we could ren- is the “central artery” of the Kenyon Sylvia Bernard, though she left after a year to take abled. For example, there are almost ovate Middle Path with an innova- community. The thing that makes a job at the State University of New York (SUNY) no fully wheelchair-accessible hous- tive material like Flexi-Pave, a po- Middle Path so valuable is not the at Albany. ing options, and few older academ- rous, slip-resistant, freeze-resistant, nostalgic crunch of its gravel, but the As for the Collegian, women started mak- ic buildings have elevators. We can, flexible paving product made from vibrant life that happens on it, from ing their mark in the College’s paper as soon as however, adapt to these challenges: as recycled tires. That said, although the Community Feast to live music to they enrolled. Linda Urban Sears ’73 was the first I experienced last year when I broke Flexi-Pave claims to be accessible, everyday nods and smiles. What does woman to write an article for the Collegian and my leg, classes can be moved, doors we have experienced with the cur- it say about us if we decide to largely Liesel Friedrich ’71 and Denise Largent Roberts can be propped open and ramps can rent Path material that some prod- exclude disabled people from that vi- ’73 were the first women to edit the paper. be added to aid the injured. Middle ucts advertised as wheelchair-friend- brancy? It is unfair and goes against Maintaining the connection to the Chalm- Path, though, is a problem we can- ly simply are not—on top of being our mission. Our path forward needs ers family is a great way to bridge old and new at not fix with small efforts. The path extremely difficult to roll across, to be everyone’s path forward. So Kenyon. President Chalmers made it a major goal is slippery when it rains, treacher- our current “wheelchair-friendly” pave it. of his tenure to build Kenyon something bigger ous when it snows (especially since its material eats away at rubber wheels, Teddy Hannah-Drullard ’20 is an and better than the tiny Alumni Library, which renovation in 2017) and no matter the which decreases their traction and English major from Philadelphia, PA. stood where Ransom Hall now stands today. weather,it is totally non-traversable makes them likely to cause serious You can contact her at hannahdrull- When Chalmers died suddenly in 1956, Kenyon for wheelchairs. hand lacerations. The gravel also gets [email protected] still lacked the library he thought it deserved. Six years later, his wife brought their good friend Rob- ert Frost to campus to dedicate the new Chalmers Memorial Library. When the College built Olin Library in 1986—as Chalmers proved itself inad- The opinions page is a space for equate to meet the needs of a growing college—it members of the community to dis- was a conscious decision to preserve the memorial cuss issues relevant to the campus to Chalmers and connect the two libraries rather and the world at large. The opinions than completely replace the old building. expressed on this page belong only More than just a friend of Robert Frost and to the writers. Columns and letters the champion of her husband’s memory, Rober- to the editors do not reflect the opin- ta Chalmers was a master poet in her own right ions of the Collegian staff. All mem- and she hatched the idea for the Kenyon Review. bers of the community are welcome While she co-founded it alongside Dr. Frank Bai- to express opinions through a letter ley, Chalmers came up with the idea for a stateside to the editor. literary magazine while studying poetry at Queen Anne’s College at Oxford University. She was also The Kenyon Collegian reserves among the College’s first female faculty members, the right to edit all letters submitted teaching classes on 17th- and 18th-century British for length and clarity. TheCollegian literature. She and her husband worked in tandem cannot accept anonymous or pseud- to develop the Kenyon plan, which evolved into onymous letters. Letters must be the Advanced Placement program. signed by individuals, not organiza- Roberta Chalmers was a pioneer in higher tions, and must be 200 words or few- education, and her contributions to Kenyon de- er. Letters must also be received no serve their proper recognition. We cannot think later than the Tuesday prior to publi- of a more fitting tribute to her than to announce cation. TheKenyon Collegian prints her memorialization on the 50th anniversary of as many letters as possible each week coeducation at Kenyon. subject to space, interest and appro- The staff editorial is written weekly by editors- priateness. Members of the editorial in-chief Becca Foley ’20 and Adam Schwager ’20, board reserve the right to reject any and executive director Tommy Johnson ’20. You submission. The views expressed in can contact them at [email protected], schwa- the paper do not necessarily reflect [email protected] and [email protected], re- the views of Kenyon College. spectively. ELENA RUIZ 10 Thursday, Sept. 12 | kenyoncollegian.com Fake it’ til you make it: the shock of the transition to Kenyon Through support and collaboration, we can help fight new students’ feelings of inadequacy.

MILO LEVINE tracurriculars and I was pretty part, I excelled academically at noticed by the professor when important because at one time CONTRIBUTOR well-liked by most of my teach- my public high school because I am unprepared to contribute. or another we all get confused, ers. In a very narrow sense, I I was adept at gaming the sys- It is not my intention to sug- frustrated or bested in an aca- In his legendary commence- was the epitome of what parents tem. It is now evident after only gest that I am merely a lazy demic setting. Conversely, ment speech “This is Water,” and administrators like to call a short time here that my ap- student, nor do I wish to imply whenever you are confident in given at Kenyon back in 2005, “college-ready.” But in retro- proach to education in high that I was oblivious to the fact your abilities on a certain topic David Foster Wallace alluded to spect, my academic success in school will not be viable at Ke- that college is inherently more or assignment, be mindful and a reality that has rung true for high school was largely attrib- nyon. This is something that difficult than high school. But I empathetic of those who are not me in my first couple of weeks utable to the rampant grade in- I am attempting to reconcile, do believe that I am not alone and offer them support and en- at college. flation brought on by ample AP and in the process, I can’t help in my insecurities surround- couragement. “[If you] worship your in- and honors course offerings, as but feel fraudulent and at times ing my intellect and academic The social atmosphere at Ke- tellect, being seen as smart, well as my uncanny ability to even undeserving of a spot at ability, specifically as I entered nyon is overwhelmingly posi- you will end up feeling stupid, suck up to my teachers. I owe this prestigious college. Kenyon. From what I have seen, tive and inclusive. Let’s be sure a fraud, always on the verge of my A in AP Statistics not to Students here are eager to many of my first year peers are that this mentality permeates being found out,” Wallace said my mastery of the subject, but participate in class discussions also wrestling with feelings of the academic setting, or else in his speech. I never really un- to the fact that my teacher and and their commentary far ex- inadequacy. This is why it is we will risk becoming a hyper- derstood what he was convey- I shared a love for Sublime and ceeds the superficial or redun- crucial to promote a support- competitive, stress-inducing ing in this passage until now. Afroman. dant points offered by my high ive learning environment over institution like many other top Like most Kenyon students, Of course, there were class- school classmates (and myself, a competitive one. schools in the nation. I consider myself to be an in- es and activities that I partici- for that matter). Additionally, A supportive learning envi- Milo Levine ‘23 is an unde- telligent person. I had a pretty pated in where my skill was with much smaller class sizes ronment encourages students clared major from San Francis- solid GPA throughout high authentic, but these were few here than what I’m used to, it to practice two things: humil- co, CA. You can contact him at school, I thrived in various ex- and far between. For the most is more difficult to remain -un ity and empathy. Humility is [email protected]

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Womens control a long ball from Caroline Mc- Neer ’21 and knock it past the Tartan FRANCIS BYRNE STAFF WRITER keeper. Carnegie Mellon was able to re- Kenyon women’s soccer played spond before the end of the half, their first games of the year on home scoring from a set piece in the 32nd turf last weekend at Mavec Field, tak- minute. The Tartans pulled away and ing on a pair of non-conference op- added three goals in the second half, ponents: Adrian College (Mich.) and rounding out their 4-2 victory over Carnegie Mellon University (Pa.). the Ladies. Saturday’s match against Adrian The next match for the Ladies is College began with continuous ac- a home game against out-of-confer- tion on both sides of the field. Within ence opponent Otterbein University the first 20 minutes of the game, both on Sept. 14. teams took multiple shots on goal, none of which found the back of the Mens net. Fallon Raviol ’20 alone took four shots for the Ladies. JACOB HUNKINS It was an Adrian College header, STAFF WRITER however, that broke the scoreless tie in the 24th minute. The ball was sent Last week, Kenyon men’s soccer into the box and bounced around be- took on Colorado College and Whea- Isabel Fine ’23 sprints upfield.| COURTESY OF KENYON COLLEGE ATHLETICS fore being headed home by McKenna ton College (Ill.). The Lords pre- Mahoney. vailed in both games, which boosted ner from Sebastion Brylka ’23. The The game seemed lost for the In the second half, Kenyon lined their record to 3-1 on the season. Lords continued to dominate, and an Lords, but in the 89th minute Scott up a few more shots but ultimately On Friday, the Lords bounced assist from Mac Nardiello-Smith ’23 Upton ’22 found the back of the could not find the back of the net. back from last week’s loss against to Sam Carson ’22 would lead to the net to send the game into overtime. Adrian was able to add another goal John Carroll University by defeat- winning goal. The winning goal came in the sec- in the 68th minute to go up 2-0, ing Colorado College 2-1 at Mavec The next day, the Lords faced the ond overtime when Nardiello-Smith which would end up being the final Field. The game began slowly, with Wheaton College Thunder in an ex- headed in a cross from Carson to seal score. neither team scoring during the first hilarating double overtime victory at the game for the Lords and give them On Sunday, the Ladies faced the half, but Colorado College gained home. Trevor Gleason ’23 scored the a record of 3-1. Carnegie Mellon University Tartans. the upper hand with a 54th-minute game’s first goal in the 40th minute The men’s soccer team next plays The Ladies jumped to an early lead, goal. Kenyon quickly answered in the to give the Lords the lead, but the Spalding University (Ky.) at home on scoring first after just seven minutes 62nd minute as Atli Hrafnkelsson ’23 Thunder would score the next two Friday, Sept. 13 and at Centre College of action. Isabel Fine ’23 was able to scored an impressive volley off a cor- goals to win the match. (Ky.) on Saturday, Sept. 14. Ladies go winless in tournament, now 2-6

LUCIEN KISCH struggles continued in their matches STAFF WRITER against Calvin College and Hope Col- lege, where they couldn’t muster more Last weekend, the Kenyon volley- than 17 points in a single set.Macken- ball team travelled to Lansing, Mich. zie Bruzzio ’20 and Meghan Cason to compete in the first ever North ’21 were at the forefront of Kenyon’s Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) efforts. Bruzzio led the team in kills and Michigan Intercollegiate Ath- (26) and digs (23) while Cason paced letic Association (MIAA) Volleyball the squad in assists with 43. Captain Jacob Zalenski ’20 warms up for a match. | COURTESY OF KENYON COLLEGE ATHLETICS Crossover Challenge. While Kenyon Kenyon’s third match of the week struggled in the event, going 0-3 in was against out-of-conference op- their matches, they competed against ponent Marietta College. Kenyon Lords host Kenyon Invitational as some of the top teams in the nation. dropped the first two sets, losing the On Friday, they fell 3-1 to Albion Col- first narrowly 25-21 and the second lege (Mich.), who was 1-0 prior to the 25-14. The Ladies fought extremely seniors Zalenski and Diehl dominate match. hard in a final set, earning multiple set The one set that Kenyon did win points, but eventually fell, 27-25. The SYDNEY SCHULMAN that the invitational was an respective opponents in sin- against Albion was a nail-biter, with Ladies’ record now sits at 2-6. STAFF WRITER opportunity for these new gles flight A, reaching the fi- the Ladies prevailing 25-23, helped The Ladies next match is on players to learn from the up- nals. by seven aces. However, their come- Wednesday, Sept. 18 against out-of- The men’s tennis team had perclass students and get ac- The duo then teamed up back bid ultimately fell short, as they conference opponent Otterbein Uni- their first match of the sea- climated to the culture of Ke- in doubles, prevailing over fell 25-11 in the fourth set. The team’s versity in Westerville, Ohio. son last weekend at the Ken- nyon tennis. Carnegie Mellon Universi- yon Invitational, serving as “We’re really implement- ty’s (Pa.) Josh Pinckeney and an introductory test for the ing positivity this year,” Carl- Raahil Doshi in the semifi- team. Senior Assistant Coach son said. “We cheer each nals and Denison University’s Andrew Carlson noted “[we] other on like you wouldn’t Jack Bulgar and Tim Cian- only had five days to prepare, believe.” ciola in the finals. Pascal Lee since we had just started Senior captains Jacob Za- ’22 also gave a notable perfor- school. It was about getting to lenski and Austin Diehl were mance, defeating Denison’s know the players for this first among these mentor figures, No. 1 singles player. tournament and understand- encouraging the first years The Lords won’t compete ing what their strengths are.” to apply values of positivity again until Oct. 4, when they Carlson emphasized the and confidence on the court. will travel to Kalamazoo, need to identify the playing These values served Zalenski Mich. for the Intercollegiate styles of the team’s four first and Diehl well in their own Tennis Association (ITA) Re- Macy Reimbold ’23 and Tara Ford ’22 rise up to block a opponent’s years. He also mentioned matches: They defeated their gional Championship. potential spike. | COURTESY OF KENYON COLLEGE ATHLETICS 12 Thursday, Sept. 12 | kenyoncollegian.com Two point conversion lifts Lords over Catholic in double OT

side of the field, scoring easily. Continued from Page 1 “It was essentially just a numbers game,” Merkle said. “They were completely not lined teams miscues, untimely penalties and three up at all, they had no idea what we were doing, turnovers, the Lords were lucky that Catholic so I just quickly snapped the ball and ran into was only able to put up 17 points, despite start- the end zone. [The play] was not really designed ing on the Kenyon side of the field three times. for me to do, but that was, I felt, the smartest The only bright spot for the Lords was a beau- play at the time.” tiful end zone pass from quarterback Thomas With the game tied at 17, the Lords defense Merkle ’20 to tight end Matt Jolliffe ’20. Even didn’t skip a beat, only giving up serious yard- the one moment of celebration for the Lords age on one quarterback scramble before forcing was followed up by another miscue, as kick- a punt. er Ryan Cooper’s ’20 point-after attempt was After back-to-back scoring possessions blocked, holding the Lords to six points. Enter- from the offense, Allison and Rosenbury made ing halftime, the Cardinals had a 17-6 lead. a risky decision that did not pay off: On 1st- Despite the disappointing score, spirits re- and-10 from the Kenyon 39-yard line, the Lords mained high in the locker room. “It didn’t feel ran a trick play that involved Balodis throwing like we were out of the game,” Merkle said. “We a pass while sprinting to his right. Balodis could knew exactly what we had to do, Coach Rosen- not reach his man, and his pass was intercepted bury laid out exactly what to do … we came out and returned to the Catholic 47-yard line. with the energy we needed to get ourselves back The teams then traded five consecutive into that game.” drives with no offense, as both rushing attacks Coming out of halftime, the Lords defen- were shut down. That changed when the Lords sive line played superbly. Thanks to a muffed got the ball back with six minutes left in regula- Catholic kickoff and a strong run defense, the tion. Lords started their first possession of the half at On this drive, Andrews continued his bril- midfield. On this drive, Merkle connected with liant performance. He ended the day with 153 Thomas Merkle ’20 looks downfield as he rolls right.| COURTESY OF STACY SMITH Jolliffe for another long reception, putting them total yards, 123 of which came on the ground. It on the 4-yard line. While the offense stalled out was the first time a Lord had a 100-yard rushing near the goal line, Cooper was able to convert game since Seamus McCurren’s 136-yard per- career-best day with a 12-yard touchdown run. ther honor since 2016. a chip-shot 21-yard field goal to make it a one- formance in week 7 of the 2017 season. While Catholic needed to respond with a touch- After punching the ball in with an Andrews possession game. only one game, the change highlights a new down and the extra point to send it to double rush, Rosenbury knew immediately that he Following yet another three-and-out, the philosophy in Lords football: Under former overtime. The Cardinals decided that they were wanted to end the game quickly. “Their guys Lords had the ball with a chance to tie the game. Head Coach Chris Monfiletto, Merkle would going to try to win in the trenches, handing were tired, our guys were tired,” he said. “I told After 25 yards in three plays by running back often throw 50 times or more a game, with the off the ball to running back Andrew Comeau coach Allison when we started that drive ‘when Jimmy Andrews ’21 put the Lords at the Catho- team seldom running the ball. five straight times to open the drive, forcing a we score, we’re going for two; we’re going to win lic 36-yard line, Merkle saw a clear mismatch “We felt good about our run game… and we 4th-and-4. For the second time, the Lords were the game right now.’” when analyzing Catholic’s pre-snap defense. saw something today,” Rosenbury said. “They one play away from winning the game. Finally For the third time, the Lords lined up with The Cardinals had man coverage on Andris were giving us some lanes, and our offensive dropping back, Catholic quarterback Brady a chance to win the game—however, this time Balodis ’20, the sole receiver out to the right, line was doing a great job of moving those guys Berger struggled to find an open receiver, but the game would end regardless of the outcome. with one safety helping on the right side. This up front, and Jimmy [Andrews] was really do- was able to scramble to the outside to pick up The Kenyon sideline took a timeout to consult was not the first time they had seen this cover- ing a good job of making those guys miss.” the first down, then connect on a touchdown the offense on which play would work best. age, and Balodis, a former high school quarter- Due to their methodical rushing attack pass three plays later. They decided on a rub route to the left, where back, alerted his offensive coordinator Andy and Catholic’s poor clock management earli- Catholic started with the ball in the second both wide receivers cross past each other in an Allison. “We ran that same play in the second er in the half, the Lords were able to get a first overtime, and scored in two plays on a beautiful attempt to have the defensive backs take them- drive of the game,” Balodis said. “They had the down inside the 10-yard line with 33 seconds touchdown pass from Berger. The Lords need- selves out of the play by running into each other. same coverage except I got pressed [on the line left. Rosenbury was not taking any chances. “I ed a response to keep their hopes of a victory “Coach Allison said, ‘what are you guys of scrimmage] and I kinda got held up. [Justin] didn’t want to risk another [turnover],” he said. alive. comfortable with?’ and generally in that situa- Bosch ’21 took away that safety on the first play The Lords instead ran the ball up the middle After a three-yard rushing loss on 2nd- tion is where I speak up and said we could do but I was never able to get off press. So I told one more time and let the clock run down to and-2, the Lords faced a critical 3rd-and-5 from this [play] or this [play],” Merkle said. “It was coach [Allison] on the sideline, ‘we need to run four seconds. With hundreds of Kenyon fans the Catholic 20-yard line. Merkle dropped really Bosch and Gage Anzulavich ’22 that that same play again. I’ll get off press, I’ll release on the edge of their seat, Cooper overcompen- back, and found Jolliffe on the left sideline to stepped up and said ‘this has worked for us in outside and we’ll get a big play.’” sated for the ball being placed on the left hash catch the ball at the 1-yard line. “I just ran my practice all week, we feel comfortable with it.’” This time Balodis succeeded, allowing mark, and pushed the 24-yarder to the right. route, saw what the safeties were doing, and It worked perfectly and Bosch caught the Merkle to throw him a beautiful pass in the Despite the miss, Rosenbury still believes in realized I was getting the ball,” Jolliffe said. “I ball on the 1-yard and fell into the end zone. back of the end zone that only he had a chance his kicker’s potential. “I’d make the call again,” could’ve been on the 15[-yard line], I could’ve The Lords won 32-31. Kenyon’s sideline erupted at. “It was just, get my eyes on the safety,” Merk- he said. “10 out of 10 times, I’d make the call been in the back of the end zone; all I knew is I in cheers. le said, “and if he dove down to one of our under again.” wanted to catch that ball.” “I don’t know the words to describe [my re- routes, just let it go and let Balodis make a play.” College football overtime rules stipulate that The catch marked the seventh time Jolliffe action],” Merkle said. “I turned, took my helmet Due to the missed extra point earlier, the each team gets a chance to possess the ball 25 converted a third down, either via yardage or off and tried to find some of my teammates.” Lords needed to score a two-point conversion yards away from the end zone. If the first team drawing a penalty. That, along with his 155 “I sprinted from the other side of the field to tie the game. Fortunately for the Lords, the scores, the second team has to score more to yards, earned him the North Coast Athletic all the way across to give [Bosch] a hug,” Jolliffe Cardinals defense did not anticipate them go- win, or the same to send it into another over- Conference (NCAC) Offensive Player of the recalled. ing for two, and no one lined up on the left side. time. After losing the coin toss and starting Week, and the tight end spot on the d3football. “It was a wonderful feeling,” Balodis said. Merkle hurried the snap and ran to the empty overtime with the ball, Andrews capped off his com Team of the Week. No Lord had earned ei- “We finally got it done.” Ladies drop first match, win second in a one-goal nailbiter Kenyon defeated the Washington & Jefferson Presidents with a late game-winning goal. REESE CASAIS Kenyon ceded a goal with two opportunities came early in Washington & Jefferson tied that of Payton Doan ’23, who STAFF WRITER and a half minutes remaining the fourth quarter, but they the game on a penalty corner played goalie in the second in the first quarter, as Wash- failed to capitalize on four with six minutes remaining, half of each game and saved On Saturday, Kenyon lost ington and Lee scored on a successive penalty corners. but Kenyon responded when all six shots that came her 1-0 to out-of-conference op- penalty corner. Kenyon set the tone early Sarah Metzmaier ’22 scored way. ponent Washington and Lee Kenyon’s defense was ef- against Washington & Jef- on an assist by Shetty. The The ladies are now 2-2 on University (Va.), but rallied fective after that, allowing ferson when Tara Shetty ’21 score stayed 2-1 for the re- the season, with their next the following day to defeat just four shots on goal. De- found the net off an assist mainder of the game, giving game on Saturday, Sept. 14, Washington & Jefferson Col- spite outpacing them in shots from Carolyn Herbosa ’23 Kenyon their second win of against North Coast Athlet- lege (Pa.) 2-1. (16 to 11), Kenyon was unable with just three seconds re- the season. ic Conference (NCAC) rival In the opening match to score against the Gener- maining in the first quarter. One noteworthy perfor- Oberlin College at the Baker against Washington and Lee, als. The Ladies’ best scoring In the second quarter, mance from the weekend was Bowl.