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Digital Kenyon: Research, Scholarship, and Creative Exchange The Kenyon Collegian College Archives 10-3-1996 Kenyon Collegian - October 10, 1996 Follow this and additional works at: https://digital.kenyon.edu/collegian Recommended Citation "Kenyon Collegian - October 10, 1996" (1996). The Kenyon Collegian. 507. https://digital.kenyon.edu/collegian/507 This News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the College Archives at Digital Kenyon: Research, Scholarship, and Creative Exchange. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Kenyon Collegian by an authorized administrator of Digital Kenyon: Research, Scholarship, and Creative Exchange. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 8k faiw Volume 5 i CXXIV, Number Established 1856 Thursday, October 10, 1996 Academic dean becomes associate provost By Lauren Johnston offices more closely together and That change reflected an indepen the associate provost position. Aca be even more closely involved in .' , - i Senior Staff Reporter Q v, a integrate their dence in the demic deans were selected by the administration of the college," work with col- office," Bennett means of a national search. Prior Will said. "The new arrangement The office of the Academic lege. Associate said. experience with Kenyon was not will also provide another leader- Dean has been changed to that of an Provost Robert This necessary. ship opportunity for faculty Associate Provost, which will be a Bennett, for- redefinition of The position of associate members," she said. rotating position, held by a faculty merly academic r j terms is intended provost will now rotate every There have 1 - been some member for a three-ye- ar term. Katherine Will dean, said, Robert Bennett to present the three years among Kenyon fac- added responsibilities to the pro- The reorganization is Provost "This name two offices as ulty members. Robert Bennett vost and associate provost as Katherine Will's response to a re- change indicates that the two of- collaborative partners. Of the will serve as Academic Dean well. "It will affect the whole quest by President Oden that she fices function together and that changes, Bennett said "We all have until June 30, 1998 and then an- college in a lot of ways,"Bennett restructure the position of the aca- the jobs of the provost and aca- a better idea of what's going on. other Kenyon faculty member noted. The provost will maintain demic dean so it would more demic dean are closely tied." There is more communication now will assume the position. responsibility for academic af- closely complement the focus of "Fifteen years ago the posi- between the two offices." "By making the associate fairs relating to faculty, the provost's office. tion title was associate provost Another key facet to the reor- - provost's position a three-yea- r, curriculum, instruction and The intention is to tie these and was changed to academic dean. ganization is the internalization of rotating one, faculty members will see PROVOST page two 'Things are moving in the right direction, Gore says at Ohio State By Kristen Filipic students, according to Will lieve their philosophy is different News Editor Federspiel '99, president of the from yours, too," he said. Kenyon Democrats, Gore high- Lynch disagreed with Gore's Claiming that "things are mov- lighted President Clinton's description of the Republican phi- ing in the right direction," Vice proposal to offer a $10,000 tax losophy. "B ob Dole went to college A President Albert Gore emphasized -- deduction to families with a fam- on the GI Bill," Lynch said. "He education and the economy while ily member in college. Gore supports ... expanding these pro- speaking at Ohio State University claimed that this would ensure grams." - t .-- on Friday. "that no American family is taxed Gore stressed the state of the I A 1 Jim Lynch, press secretary for on any money paid for college American economy. He said that the Ohio Republican Party, re- tuition." 10.5 million new jobs have been 4 Mr '7 sponded to the speech by saying Gore stressed financial aid pro- created in the United States in the "Al Gore doesn' t let the truth get in grams supported by the federal past four years, the inflation rate is at the way of a good speech." government, including increased its lowest point in 30 years, the pov- "We believe that we are in a funding for Pell Grants and student erty rate has decreased and more period of dramatic change in the loans. He criticized Republicans for small businesses have been created. U.S. economy and in the world supporting "an economic plan ... Lynch said "Economic growth 41. kit , . economy," Gore said. "In the fu- that would have increased the cost is only 3 .3 percent right now which ture, it is obvious that what you ofevery student loan by an average is the slowest of any time in the past Alexa Goldstein Al Gore at Friday speech at OSU earn will depend on what you leam of $3000 per family." hundred years." and on your ability and capacity to Gore described the Republi- Gore also focused on the nesses in America and apply them in a row while investing more in continue learning." can approach as "akind of 'you're Clinton administration's efforts to at long last to the public sector," he education and theenvironment and Speaking to the crowd prima- on your own' philosophy." reduce government waste. "We said. "And it's working." crime protection because we have rily composed of college students, "They just have a different have tried to take the principles that "We have been able to de- gone about the task of reinventing best-manag- the budget deficit four years government," Gore said. including more than 80 Kenyon philosophy than we do and I be come from the ed busi-- crease ICS offering installation of SNAP beginning Nov. 1 Blood Drive Oct. 24 in By Ben Bagocius graphics. The Lynx program on the work is not as simple to install or able to students living on the eighth Commons the maintain as Kermit, and this will and ninth floors of Caples Resi- Gund Staff Reporter VAX allows users to access World Wide Web, but only dis- require students who like to ex- dence. One student who tried On Thursday, Oct 24, Greek Information and Computing plays the text of various topics. periment with their computers to SNAP last year, Karen Downey Council will sponsoring a blood Service (ICS) is offering installa- Because SNAP is more com- know more about their computer '98, said, "SNAP caused me a lot drive in Gund Commons from 1 1 tion of the SNAP service plex than basic SNAP, not every than before." ofproblems last year because I had ajn. until 5 p.m. Registration beginning Nov. 1, enabling stu- computer can be connected. How- The Ethernet card kit costs a slightly nonstandard system with will be at the dining halls this dents to have access to Netscape ever, IBM compatibles and Apple $70 to purchase and $30 to install. some networking capabilities built week. Information about who and other programs such as Macintoshes can be hooked up. Siddall said that although the in. I'm sure ICS learned from the can donate blood will be avail- Microsoft's Internet Explorer in Regular SNAP is easy to install, ICS staff is supportive of this new trial period and things ought to be able at registration. Greg their residences. while SNAP needs a card called connection, the students who have smoother this time." McCarthy ' 98 says that the Greek According to Scott Siddall, Ethernet to function. Installing vari- this program installed should be Downey said that some as- Council has had a "good re- interim executive director of ICS, ous computers with the Ethernet willing to experiment and toy with pects of SNAP were beneficial, sponse" to blood drives in the the SNAP connection provides card includes opening the computer, the SNAP connection so that they such as the ability to print on any past and is happy to continue the many advantages including a con- positioning the card, and program- will better understand its diverse campus printer from her dorm room project. He thinks that it is a good nection which is significantly faster ming software. functions. or using the Netscape on her per- way for the fraternities and so- than regular SNAP. Furthermore, Siddall said, "The software that SNAP was available on a sonal computer. Yet, Downey said, rorities on campus to work on Siddall stated that SNAP features makes the Ethernet connection trial basis last year and was avail-- "SNAP is great for those students something together. who know a lot about their com- puter and networking already. Publishing schedule However, to those students who AD lawsuit update P2 weekend P.7 TODAY: Chance of mainly use their computer for announced International news P. 3 Beyond Therapy prepares showers. H 50 word-processi- ng and checking I H e-m- ail, Harcourt Parish searches for first show of the year on , FRIDAY: Sunny. 50 their I would say, 'Don't an The Collegian will not publish for new rector PJ2 Sunday P.7 SATURDAY: Fair. H 6065 L bother.'" 1 issue next Thursday, Oct. 7 due 35-4- Nirvana's final teaches Wagnerf 5 Applications for the SNAP Normal publi- release Webber to October Break. SUNDAY:Fair.H60-65L45-5- 0 service will be available through following reviewed P.6 workshop P.8 cation will resume the MONDAY: Fair. H 50s L 37-4- 3 Oct 21. Thursday, Oct 24. KCDC presents Graceland Field Hockey team makes and The Dumb Waiter this history P.1 2 2 Kfte &enpon Collegian Thursday, October 10, 1996.