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4.30.15 VOLUME CXLII NO. 25 The Collegian 12 pages Trustees approve 2020 Plan, gif of Buckeye building
NATHANIEL SHAHAN | FEATURES EDITOR
Last weekend, the Board of Trustees unanimous- ly approved President Decatur’s 2020 Plan. It also ap- proved the College’s new sexual misconduct policy and the acquisition of the Buckeye Candy & Tobacco build- ing in Mount Vernon. “We haven’t had a strategic vision like that in quite some time,” outgoing chair TRUSTEES TALK Barry Schwartz ’70 of the 2020
NEUTRALITY plan said in a trustee meeting Last week, a group with the Collegian. Finding of students pre- sources of funding remains a sented to the concern, according to trustee Board of Trustees Larry James, a Columbus- HENRI GENDREAU | COLLEGIAN a proposal for the based attorney. College to achieve Jim Huang will assume the role of director of Bryn Mawr College’s bookstore afer fve years managing Kenyon’s store. “You have to remember that carbon neutral- the qualifer is always money,” ity. The board ap- he said, adding that the 2020 proved the plan Plan is “a living document, it’s and senior staf a work in progress,” and that Huang to leave for Bryn Mawr will now consider what is currently spelled out the students’ work. College plans to keep bookstore independent. in the plan may not be exactly See pg. 4 what the College pursues. can be closer to his family. there.” Huang was not ac- and changed how it handled LAUREN ELLER Te College’s upcoming STAFF WRITER “Te appeal to this was tively looking for a position textbooks. “He helped with capital campaign was also a topic of discussion over the that it’s a lot closer to where elsewhere, but read about the pricing, sourcing, putting weekend. President Sean Decatur said planning for the Afer fve years of suc- my parents live, and my par- opening at the Pennsylvania books on the shelves, any- campaign is still very much in the early stages, though cess, bookstore manager Jim ents are at an age where they liberal arts college in an email thing and everything that in- the board’s external afairs committee took up the is- Huang is leaving. On May 9, need more help than I’ve been newsletter. volved textbooks,” Book As- sue. Decatur said the Board also discussed the College’s he will leave to assume the role able to do here,” Huang said. During Huang’s tenure, sociate Darlene Russell said. “I plans for “a major assessment of what’s the possible fun- of director of the bookstore at “It’s nine hours away right Kenyon’s bookstore made a will miss him there for sure.” draising capacity out there for the Kenyon page 3 Bryn Mawr College, so that he now; it’ll be two hours away proft, remained independent Russell has worked page 3 Golf eyes a win this weekend AΣT confronts gender disparities
MARY SAWYER STAFF WRITER Te logistics for actually forming the com- mittee haven’t been thoroughly discussed yet.” 1987: the year women entered Bethany Yost, educational consultant at Alpha Sigma Tau Greek life at Kenyon College. Since “national sorority then, three other sororities have joined Greek Council; however, and, subsequently, Greek Life as a disparity of Greek Council,” as re- the legacy of the male majority in whole. Greek Council is majority corded in Greek Council minutes. Greek life persists to this day. male, being comprised of one del- Laura Kane, director of student Greek Council passed a pro- egate from each of the seven frater- activities and Greek life, said gen- posal by Alpha Sigma Tau (AST) nities, four sororities and one co- der inequality on the Council re- COURTESY OF KENYON ATHLETICS on Monday, April 27 to launch ed society. Te new committee, a sults from the fraternities having a a committee that will discuss is- subset of Greek Council, will serve majority, as there are more frater- Alex Blickle ’15 lines up a shot. Turn to pg. 12 sues of gender inequality within to “research and propose possible nities than sororities or societies the voting process on the Council recommendations to the gender on the Council. Kane page 2
Students report thefts Behind the scenes Tal Nitzán shares own INSIDE THIS Softball falls short of P.2 over Sendof weekend P.7 in Peirce Hall P.10 poetry and translations P.11 NCAC tournament ISSUE @KENYONCOLLEGIAN đ WWW.KENYONCOLLEGIAN.COM 2 THE KENYON COLLEGIAN | THURSDAY, APRIL 30 | KENYONCOLLEGIAN.COM President Sean Decatur on determining Kenyon’s fundraising capacity:
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NATHANIEL SHAHAN FEATURES EDITOR I got a taste of all sorts of diferent careers. It was He may not be the next Mark actually a really cool expe- Zuckerberg yet, but Matthew Wag- “rience being able to get a nitz, formerly of the Class of 2015, can add a line to his résumé most Kenyon little slice of each path.” students can’t: tech startup founder. Matthew Wagnitz It has almost become a cliché at universities like Harvard and Stanford many new career paths. for students to drop out in pursuit of “I got a taste of all sorts of diferent opportunities at million-dollar start- careers,” Wagnitz said. “It was actu- ups. At Kenyon, however, such stories ally a really cool experience being able are hardly ever heard. But that didn’t to get a little slice of each path, every- stop Wagnitz from dropping out af- thing from creative [work] to business ter the frst semester of his junior year development, graphic design [and] to work full time at his two-year-old client management.” startup, Tapp Industries. Wagnitz still stays in contact with Tapp, which has since gone out of COURTESY OF MATTHEW WAGNITZ his friends from the baseball team and business, designed custom sofware Matthew Wagnitz took the unusual step of dropping out of Kenyon to work full time for his tech startup. several alumni. He said he missed cer- for websites of a number of domestic tain little things about Kenyon, such and international clients. Wagnitz was yon’s baseball team, said. He believes Despite his decision to drop out in the fall of 2014. However, Wagnitz as the sense of community and walks not himself involved in writing the the work ethic and schedule he kept at and focus his attention on Tapp, the made the decision to fnish his degree down Middle Path. code — he worked on the operations Kenyon prepared him for any job he startup went under. Wagnitz would elsewhere and is currently enrolled as Wagnitz said he is glad he pursued of the business. His title, as listed on might hold. Based on his experienc- not go into detail about why Tapp a fnance major at DePaul University the opportunity, in spite of the ven- LinkedIn, was president and chief cre- es, though, Wagnitz believes Kenyon failed or how it was dissolved. He said in Chicago. Tough he considered ture’s early demise. He believes he had ative ofcer of Tapp. should ofer more tech classes to pre- he did not feel it was appropriate to coming back to Kenyon, Wagnitz says a good opportunity to work on a proj- At Tapp, Wagnitz was working pare students for the demands of the comment due to his current relation- he is happy to be in Chicago. In addi- ect he cared about. In general, Wag- constantly. modern economy. ships with former business partners. tion to his coursework, he has been nitz believes that Kenyon students, or “It was a lot to handle: … emails While at Kenyon, Tapp took up a Te Facebook and LinkedIn pages doing part-time consulting work — anyone interested in pursuing a dras- before I go to bed [and] email wakes lot of Wagnitz’s time, including week- for Tapp Industries are dormant, and mostly for friends — and thinks con- tic change like leaving school, need to me up,” he said. end business trips. His former advisor, a call to the business’s listed number sulting for tech startups may be what really want to make the project suc- Working with international clients Associate Professor of History Ste- was met with a disconnected line. he wants to pursue afer graduation. ceed. required Wagnitz to be on call 24/7. phen Volz, counseled him to take the Wagnitz confrmed that he lef the “I’ve only learned from it,” Wag- “Being an entrepreneur, you have He credits Kenyon with preparing opportunity. Te Collegian reached company unofcially in September nitz said. “All you can do in life is learn to have your whole heart and your him for this lifestyle. out to Volz for this article but he de- 2014 and fully cut ties in March of this from your experiences and improve soul behind what you’re doing,” Wag- “Te strenuous schedule at Ken- clined to comment, saying he has not year. yourself.” nitz said. “You basically have nothing yon really helped develop my work been in contact with Wagnitz since To return to Kenyon, Wagnitz Wagnitz enjoyed his time at Tapp, if you don’t believe in yourself and ethic,” Wagnitz, who played on Ken- his departure from the College. would have had to notify the College in part because it introduced him to your concept.” Trustees approve 2020 Plan Bookstore to remain local The next step will be to prioritize building the endowment. Continued from Page 1 If you go across the country and you look at Continued from Page 1 tionally, there will also The board also final- with Huang for several years. college bookstores ... it’s just incredible what be renovations to the ized the College’s ac- Huang said he is excited for we accomplish here, and what we’re able to community.” The cam- Gund Residence Hall quisition of the Buckeye his new position, the variety it “do.” paign will occur in con- lounge, the second floor Candy & Tobacco build- will bring and how he will be Jim Huang, manager of the Kenyon College Bookstore junction with the imple- of Ransom Hall and the ing in Mount Vernon. helping the new store transi- mentation of the 2020 New Apartment bath- Renovation of the build- tion from being run by the store to accept K-Cards and model does not adapt well. Plan. According to De- rooms. Decatur said the ing is slated to start late chain Follett to an indepen- process packages — services a “Because we’ve been really catur, the next steps will College has no plans for this summer or early dent operation. chain might not be able to pro- creative about fnding used involve “taking the big the next academic year to next fall, and the build- “Te Bryn Mawr job will vide. Kohlman said the Col- books, using online market- three priorities of the fully renovate any build- ing is expected to reopen be interesting; it’ll be challeng- lege would remain indepen- places, sourcing them one by 2020 Plan and translat- ings to make them more for use by the fall of 2016, ing,” Huang said. “It has been dent as it searches for Huang’s one, being better at buyback … ing those into specific accessible, including As- according to Decatur. part of a chain, but things have replacement. it has allowed some professors fundraiser initiatives.” cension Hall. Describing The spring meeting not gone well under the chain, Te bookstore has been to stay with the old editions He sees the first priority the Ascension renova- was the last that Schwartz so they are becoming inde- fnancially successful during that they want to stay with,” as increasing the endow- tion as a “higher prior- oversaw as chair of the pendent again, which I love. Huang’s tenure. Huang said Huang said. “If we can stay ment, including increas- board. Schwartz, who … It kind of says something that when he saw an opening with the old edition, we can ing money available for We haven’t had a has served as chair since about the value and impor- at Kenyon’s bookstore adver- save students a lot of money.” financial aid, though strategic vision like 2011, will remain on tance of being independent tised in 2009, the economy Huang said working at building the endowment the board and receive and staying independent, and was doing poorly, and the Kenyon’s bookstore has given is the primary goal. De- [the 2020 Plan] in an honorary doctorate how independence can serve a bookstore barely broke even. him the opportunity to be in- catur also plans to fund “quite some time.” at commencement in community much better than But for the past two fscal years ventive in his role, by helping academic pursuits for May. Starting in the fall, some distant chain.” (those ending in 2013 and organize events like the Book- Barry Schwartz ’70, professors and under- outgoing chair of the the board will be led by As for plans for the future 2014), it made a proft: 2.8 per- store Olympiad and designing graduates and begin to Board of Trustees Brackett B. Denniston operation of Kenyon’s book- cent ($67,000) and 0.89 percent creative displays at the front improve the physical III ’69. store, a contract with a nation- ($23,000), respectively. Te of the store, and he hopes to plant of the College. In addition to wide company such as Barnes profts were put toward schol- bring the same fair for inno- Projects outlined in ity,” Decatur said Gund Schwartz, the trustees and Noble is not being consid- arships and a capital reserve to vation to his position at Bryn the master plan were Commons was simply concluding their tenure ered, according to Chief Busi- maintain the store, for things Mawr. not discussed in detail an “easy-to-do project” on the board are Don- ness Ofcer Mark Kohlman. such as necessary repairs. “Tis is really a special during the meeting, ac- with a much lower price ald Fischman ’57 P’13 Te College considered a “Jim has done a fantastic bookstore,” he said. “I don’t cording to Decatur. The tag (Decatur estimates a H’85, Deborah Johnson deal with Barnes and Noble job of stabilizing the fnancial know if everyone appreciates College will install an renovation of Ascension Reeder ’85 and Samuel during the the 2006-2007 aca- situation of the store in the last that every day. I mean, we use elevator in Gund Com- could cost over $1 mil- N. Fischer P’10. At the demic year — a deal that did two years, three years,” Kohl- it, we walk in and out of it, but, mons and replace the lion). He did note that next meeting, in Octo- pan out. man said. you know, if you go across the roofs on Bexley and Col- the College may conduct ber, the board will wel- Huang added that Barnes Huang attributes the book- country and you look at col- burn Halls. There are an Americans with Dis- come three new mem- and Noble’s proposed hours store’s success to its ability to lege bookstores … it’s just in- currently no definite abilities Act audit dur- bers: Marshall Chapin did not align well with what provide an array of services — credible what we accomplish plans for the future of ing the next academic ’94, Jeff Moritz ’86 and the College desired, and that something that chain book- here, and what we’re able to the rest of Bexley. Addi- year. Wendy Webster P’18. being independent allows the stores cannot do because their do.” THE KENYON COLLEGIAN | THURSDAY, APRIL 30 | KENYONCOLLEGIAN.COM 4 Moving On & Moving Up Two retiring professors will be honored at this year’s commencement: Professor of Art Barry Gunderson and Assistant Professor of Religious Studies Emerita Mary Suydam. Additionally, the Tenure and Promotion Committee awarded tenure to four professors, each of whom has taught at Kenyon for at least six years.
MAYA LOWENSTEIN | STAFF WRITER
BARRY GUNDERSON Professor of Art MARY SUYDAM Assistant Professor of Religious Studies Emerita
underson, who has taught at Kenyon for 41 years, plans to spend uydam has taught at Kenyon for 21 years. During her retirement, she his retirement in his sculpture studio and with his grandchil- looks forward to working on her current project — writing a history of dren. A recent theme in Gunderson’s art has been sculptural Christian mysticism — as well as playing with her dogs. “Kenyon has Glandscapes featuring small farms — the Dirt series. His most recent Salways been a wonderful place to work in terms of the quality and enthusi- theme was exhibited in the Gund Gallery this Spring — the Currents asm of the students and professors,” she said. Suydam said that one important series — in which water is the subject rather than dirt. Gunderson is change she has noticed during her time at Kenyon is the expansion of inter- currently working on sculptural images of fshing, an activity he does disciplinary courses. A highlight for Suydam was teaching the women’s and in the summer with his grandkids. “I have no idea how long this series gender studies senior colloquium and honors projects in religious studies. “It’s will run but right now; it is keeping me very busy,” he said. an opportunity for me to guide them rather than tell them,” Suydam said.
REBECCA LLOYD MARIE SNIPES Assistant REBECCA WOLF Assistant CHENGJUAN SUN WALLER Assistant Professor of Mathematics Professor of Drama Assistant Professor of Professor of Philosophy Chinese Snipes fnds it rewarding to see stu- Wolf’s specialties are set design, “I feel very honored and relieved dents grow mathematically over their lighting and set painting. Her re- Sun has taught at Kenyon for six years to have passed this hurdle. It’s hon- years here. “I love the fact that Kenyon search interests include South Af- and describes her time as stimulating and estly a bit hard to grasp,” Lloyd students are generally inquisitive and en- rican theater and design. Tis sum- rewarding. “Te daily inspiration from Waller wrote in an email to the Colle- thusiastic about their math classes and go mer she will be designing scenery my colleagues and students will continue gian. To prepare for tenure, she faced beyond the curriculum,” Snipes wrote in for the musical Pajama Game at to sustain my commitment to teach and the challenges of graduate school, the an email to the Collegian. In her free time, Weathervane Playhouse in New- research,” Sun wrote in an email to the academic job market and six years she plays chess with the chess club or ark, Ohio. “I look forward to many Collegian. Her ongoing project deals with at Kenyon. Lloyd Waller now looks takes pottery classes at the Craf Center. more years of teaching and learn- 18th-century Chinese female poets and forward to pursuing research on her In the future, she plans to continue her re- ing at Kenyon,” Wolf wrote in an their innovative voices in navigating gen- own timeline. search, which involves probability. email to the Collegian. der roles and literary conventions.
PHOTOS BY KRISTEN HUFFMAN Students seek trustee support for carbon neutrality
PHOEBE ROE nal decision. “Te board did rec- to take carbon ofsets in is an STAFF WRITER ommend as a whole that Decatur Carbon neutrality means that we’d have net zero investment in the local commu- continue the recommendation emissions. Tat doesn’t mean Kenyon would stop nity, weatherizing buildings and In 2014, Kenyon’s use of elec- and move forward as he sees ft,” running and be entirely solar paneled.” houses in Knox County, and that tricity and natural gas put 24,000 Mark Kohlman, chief business “Lauren Johnstone ’15 credit could come back to us,” tons of carbon dioxide emis- ofcer, said. Johnstone said. “We see it as this sions into the atmosphere. Tree Te students began work- multi-faceted approach of mak- members of Kenyon’s Environ- ing with Professor of Biology things that we should do, but it’s duct an energy audit, an inven- ing Kenyon, but also the greater mental Conservation Organiza- Siobhan Fennessy to determine not radical.” She added, “It’s not tory of the number of particulate community, more sustainable.” tion (ECO), Lauren Johnstone whether it would be feasible for asking us to change how we look emissions and other energy us- Whether Kenyon will sign the ’15, Matt Meyers ’17 and Sarah Kenyon to sign the American at fnances — it’s this nice in-be- age data, and create a committee ACUPCC will be decided by De- Oleisky ’16, hope to change that College and University Presi- tween.” to craf a long-term carbon neu- catur and the senior staf afer number. Te three recently pre- dents’ Climate Commitment Kenyon considered signing trality plan. “Carbon neutrality the trio present their proposal on sented a plan for carbon neutral- (ACUPCC), an agreement that the ACUPCC seven years ago but means that we’d have net zero Monday, May 4. ity to the Board of Trustees in seeks to unite colleges to pro- was unable to meet the standards. emissions. Tat doesn’t mean Ke- “We are behind the sustain- hopes of gaining their support mote neutralizing greenhouse Because of its Energy Star Alli- nyon would stop running and be ability ball that Oberlin [College] for sustainable actions on cam- gas emissions. “When I learned ance and LEED standard build- entirely solar paneled,” Johnstone and [the College of] Wooster pus. about the ACUPCC from a friend ing codes, Kenyon now meets said. “[It] means we’re reduc- have started to take seriously,” Afer their presentation, the while abroad, I was like, that’s it,” two out of seven of the standards ing our energy through diferent Meyers said. “It’s time for us to board discussed whether the pro- Johnstone said. “Tat’s halfway, required by the ACUPCC. means.” Reducing Kenyon’s of- have an action plan to become posal was ready to be given to that’s moving forward on sus- If Kenyon chooses to sign the sets could also beneft the com- carbon neutral; it’s the responsi- President Sean Decatur for a f- tainability and common sense ACUPCC, the College will con- munity. “Te direction we’d like ble thing for a college to do.” THE KENYON COLLEGIAN | THURSDAY, APRIL 30 | KENYONCOLLEGIAN.COM 5 Donated artworks build gallery’s permanent collection Many works donated by Graham Gund ’63 and his wife, Ann, had been on extended loan.
VICTORIA UNGVARSKY Smith and Pablo Picasso. Although STAFF WRITER some of the art is new to campus, some installations were already Since its opening in 2011, the here. Several pieces are included in Gund Gallery has shown many the Interventions and Color II exhi- exhibitions featuring exclusively bitions currently on display in the loaned artwork. But thanks to a do- Gallery. nation of art by Graham Gund ’63, President Sean Decatur ex- the gallery’s namesake, and his wife, pressed his support for having ac- Ann, the gallery is amassing an im- claimed art on campus. “It’s great to pressive collection all its own. Te have … great works of art .. not just Collegian contacted Gund’s secre- [in] the gallery but in other build- tary, Heidi Groo, but she did not ings across campus,” Decatur said. immediately reply to requests for “Te fact that it shifs from being on comment. loan to works that the College actu- In an April 13 Student-Info ally owns means that this is a legacy email, Gund Gallery Director Nat- of enriching the campus that is go- alie Marsh shared her enthusiasm ing to go on in perpetuity, which is for the donated collection. “We are wonderful.” COURTESY OF MEGAN EVANS truly honored to be granted the op- Although many classes already Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s Wrapped Reichstag is now in the permanent collection at the Gund Gallery. portunity to steward these impor- take advantage of the resources of tant works as they enter a new life the gallery, the new acquisitions theme at liberal arts colleges. Te their fall 2014 semester. soon be able to make use of the ac- in service to the ambitious educa- may allow professors to better in- Allen Memorial Art Museum at “I’m so excited for Kenyon about quisitions. “As we continue to get tional mission of the Gund Gallery tegrate the permanent artwork into Oberlin College strives for a close this,” Derstine said. “Te way we at the art catalogued, ... we’ll actually and Kenyon College,” Marsh wrote their curricula, Decatur said. “Te relationship between the museum Oberlin work with the collection have opportunities looking ahead in the Student-Info. Marsh declined problem with relying only on visit- and the classroom, according to and teaching, it’s really transformed to the fall for faculty across campus to comment for this article due to ing exhibitions is that we may only Andria Derstine, the director of the how the museum is used and how to get familiar with what the works illness. have that piece available once to be museum. Derstine said over 3,200 faculty and students feel about the are and what are some possibilities Te collection features 80 works used in a class.” students came to visit the museum museum.” Derstine hopes Kenyon for engaging with the works and of art by prominent 20th- and 21st- Te desire to expand the rela- for class, many for multiple courses, is able to achieve the same success the curriculum,” he said. “Ten we century artists, including Robert tionship between fne art and the and 34 departments or disciplines with the new acquisitions. hope that there’d be opportunities Rauschenberg, Frank Stella, Kiki liberal arts is becoming a common integrated visits to the museum into Decatur believes Kenyon will for folks to take advantage of them.” ON THE RECORD MARTHA RADDATZ JOURNALIST
SARAH LEHR your head saying that we have not cate the risk level to your family? STAFF WRITER even realized how heavily our sol- I just put it out of my mind, I diers are involved in this fght. Ten guess. You just try to fnd strength. When Martha Raddatz isn’t I met the soldiers and their stories You sort of see it through a journal- fying to Iraq or Afghanistan for were just so compelling. Te thing istic lens and that helps you cope. her job as ABC News’s chief global that really struck me was that days Tere’s no question it was hard for afairs correspondent, she will of- before, these guys had been home my son, Jake. Tose were the hardest ten stop by Gambier to cheer on and driving around in their mini- times for me — when I knew it was Lords football. Her son, Jake Gena- vans and suddenly they were in Sadr hard for him. Afer my colleague chowski ’15, is a member of the City, Iraq and being shot at. Bob Woodruf was really terribly in- team. Raddatz — who has covered jured, that drove it home to my fam- the Pentagon, the State Depart- When reporting on something ily. My kids have met so many mem- ment and served as a White House that’s so emotionally charged, to bers of the military. Jake knows it’s correspondent — will deliver Ke- what extent do you think it’s im- important to cover the stories. He’s nyon’s 2015 commencement ad- portant to cultivate emotional dis- been with me visiting the wounded, COURTESY OF MARTHA RADDATZ dress on May 16. tance? and that is a very powerful experi- I think the best reporters have a ence. He must have been 14, prob- Tis year’s commencement speaker will be Martha Raddatz, P’15. Your book Te Way Home soul. You have to remove yourself in ably. Tere was a marine with a re- chronicles the personal efects of the sense that it’s not you who’s suf- ally grievous leg injury. It looked like in. You have to be very, very careful really know how those decisions a surprise 2004 attack on U.S. sol- fering. If you’re covering a terrible, a science project. I knew Jake really pulling out a camera in situations are made and who’s getting killed. diers in Sadr City, Iraq. Why did sad story, I don’t think you should didn’t want to look at that, but then like that. I’m actually quite grateful you decide to write it? stand there and cry. You want to tell the marine helped him look at it and that cameras are smaller now. We How did you prepare for It started out as a Nightline epi- their emotional story. You don’t want sort of had a sense of humor about can, frankly, do some stuf on the moderating the 2012 vice presi- sode. It’s hard for your age group to be the emotional one. But at the it. I think my kids see it in a bigger iPhone. Te truth is that, throughout dential debate? to remember this but there was a same time I’m very touched by these picture and that hopefully I educate the years, if I wanted to go into a vil- I joked that it was like study- point when there weren’t casual- stories, and if I wasn’t I don’t think people about sacrifce and about the lage or if I wanted to talk to people, ing for the SATs and taking them ties all the time. In 2003, the war I’d be a very good reporter. Early on war. the military was great. Tey would in front of 50 or 60 million people. had just started and basically the in my career, I was told you should stand back and try to provide what- ABC actually gave me a couple of war seemed to be going pretty well; never get involved. I just don’t believe I imagine that one challenge of ever level of protection they could. months. I said, you gotta let me of people were still debating whether that when it comes to sacrifces peo- reporting for TV would be that you my regular job to do this. I recall I there were weapons of mass de- ple are making for the country. would stand out due to cameras How would you assess the level did only a couple of stories during struction. Ten I heard about this and all of the equipment. How do of press access under the Obama that time. incredible battle and that eight sol- How do you deal with your you make the decision about when administration? diers had died that frst night. It own fear when reporting from war to take footage and when to lay low? I think we barely know anything Tis interview has been edited was kind of that light going of in zones and how do you communi- Tat’s when experience comes about the drone program. We don’t for length and clarity. THE KENYON COLLEGIAN | | KENYONCOLLEGIAN.COM 6 THURSDAY, APRIL 30 ASK A “The bleary-eyed “It’s getting all the notes out to students wandering plan summer ... writing projects PROFESSOR around with kooky and remaining in denial about smiles on their faces, actually grading the finals.” What’s your FEATURES with lots of cafeine.” — Paul Kirkland, visiting favorite thing EDITORS: CLAIRE OXFORD — Jacqueline McAllister, associate professor in IPHS and about finals AND NATHANIEL SHAHAN assistant professor of political science week? political science ‘Drunken feminism’ fnds its voice in class podcasts Laurie Finke’s senior colloquium undertakes a new kind of final project.
MILO BOOKE a spin-of of Tis American Life FEATURES ASSISTANT that chronicles a single true story over each season. Finke In the women’s and gender thought this medium would studies senior colloquium, dig- translate well in her seminar. ital media and gender studies Te class has yet to distribute go hand-in-hand. the podcasts, and are still de- “We did a book club in class termining how best to share where we read eight books,” their work. Valerie Lightner ’15 said. “We Te students in the col- thought about the themes in loquium split up into pairs to the books and how we could create their projects. Collec- apply them to a project.” Led by tively, the class will produce Kenyon’s only full-time wom- only seven podcasts. Meghan en’s and gender studies profes- Brennan ’15 outlined the focus sor, Laurie Finke, the students of this project: “Te theme is in the class helped choose the drunken feminism,” she said. KRISTEN HUFFMAN | COLLEGIAN reading material for the course “It’s a pretty loose collection Professor Laurie Finke and her senior colloquium interview community members and tell personal stories in podcasts. and develop the fnal project — of ideas. Each pair has the op- a podcast series. portunity to present some- Along with her class, Finke Foley ’15 are creating a pod- of a conversation between the ment is secondary to the pod- Te project idea was a de- thing personal to the Kenyon worked on a podcast about cast that explores their own two as they explore the simi- casts’ role as a fnal project for parture from previous years’, community.” Te concept of the relationship between femi- intersecting experiences. Both larities and diferences of their the course. “Feminism should which focused on a central “drunken feminism” sprung nism and sororities on cam- grew up in suburbs outside respective experiences. “It’s be a vibrant and ongoing dis- theme such as travel, or bath- from a joking comment made pus. Brennan and her partner of Boston, attended the same this idea of growing up and cussion that keeps people mov- rooms as a political space. in class. Te students in the SJ Liegner ’15 are creating an camp and were Boy Scouts, being a queer man, and not al- ing forward,” Brennan said. Projects in previous years cul- colloquium loved the idea, as interview-based podcast about but their paths didn’t cross ways identifying with the word “We can break down the bar- minated with a public pre- it refected the intended casual going out and socializing. until they had both been ac- ‘man,’” Golovcsenko said. riers and inhibitions that are sentation by the colloquium tone of the podcast series. “We’re talking to a variety of cepted into Kenyon early deci- Women’s and gender stud- ofen placed around these dis- members. Doing a podcast Te podcasts explore a va- people in the Kenyon commu- sion. “Our podcast comes out ies is one of the smallest de- cussions.” Digital media allow had strong appeal due to the riety of topics. Many groups nity who witness [people] go- of our own shared experiences partments at Kenyon, with for the Kenyon community to popularity and accessibility of are employing an interview- ing out, and how gender or age, as being queer men and our only two majors in this year’s better experience these discus- podcasts, which can be easily based format, discussing issues and other social constructs, are disillusionment with our pur- senior class. Te students in sions. Brennan thinks the goal distributed to the entire Ken- such as the role of women in performed,” Brennan said. posed gender identity, and how the class hope the podcast se- of the podcast series is to “take yon community. Finke was comedy, relationships to gen- Other groups prefer a more we’ve navigated that through ries will allow students to en- it out of an academic, stufy en- fascinated by the incredibly der and what it means to be an individual narrative. Simon our lives,” Golovcsenko said. gage with the issues covered, vironment, and make it some- popular podcast series Serial, “unlikely feminist” at Kenyon. Golovcsenko ’15 and John Te podcast will take the form although community involve- thing accessible to people.” Class
Senior Class Total: Junior Class Total: Sophomore Class Total: First-Year Class Total: 57 56 53 54 ClashCompiled by Claire Oxford Answer Eliza Blum ’15 Alex Greenwald ’16 Sarah Lloyd ’17 Julia Wilson ’18
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What famous reality TV star gave Bruce Jenner Bruce Jenner an interview to Diane Sawyer Robert Downey Jr. Bruce Jenner No idea this week? Weekly Scores 2 3 4 2 THE KENYON COLLEGIAN | THURSDAY, APRIL 30 | KENYONCOLLEGIAN.COM 7 What's cooking? AVI takes students behind the scenes of Peirce. INDIA AMOS | DIRECTOR OF OUTREACH
very weekday around 4 p.m., Peirce Dining Hall’s AVI em- ployees who are on the din- Ener shift take their lunch break in either Thomas Hall or the Great Hall. Aside from when they are sta- tioned at their various positions, this is the only time most students see the employees. Whether they ar- rive at 5:30 a.m., like Executive Chef Meagan Worth-Cappell, or stay until midnight, like Sous Chef Michael Ho- gancamp does after closing a din- ner shift, Peirce workers are around more than students may realize. While many students recognize chefs like Worth-Cappell and Hogancamp, there are plenty of faces diners are less likely to see —such as Direc- tor of Sustainability John Marsh ’06, who gave the Collegian a complete tour of Peirce. According to Marsh, AVI employs about 80 workers. Working in two shifts that run anywhere between six-and-a-half and eight hours, the AVI employees in green —the culinary workers —and those in black —the non-culinary workers — prepare food and the facilities from the moment they enter until the second they leave. The chefs who wear white even occa- sionally work up to of 18-hour days.
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AVI employee Connie Whitcraf feeds carrots into a slicing machine.
An expansive view of Peirce’s serving areas gives only half the picture — culinary staf are usually busy at work managing these spots.
Viola Scott is among those who clean student dishes.
Grounds Person P. Brock Hopkins composts a load of lefovers afer a meal.
PHOTOS BY KRISTEN HUFFMAN | COLLEGIAN Kenyon's leftovers Behind the dish rack Chef Meagan's mantra Located behind Maintenance at the extreme south Viola Scott, a non-culinary employee who works in Worth-Cappell, who plans the menus and helps in end of campus is the Kenyon Compost Center. Tis dish return, said she loves her job. She and her col- the kitchen however possible, says she thinks both is where all of Kenyon’s compost goes, with loads of leagues are especially fond of the “thank you”s stu- students and AVI workers beneft from a behind-the- leftovers delivered most days. According to Grounds dents call to them when they return their dishes, but scenes view of the kitchen. “It’s a huge process,” she Person P. Brock Hopkins, Kenyon produces 6.5 cu- she said this nicety only became regular recently. Te said. “It’s not just what people see [out front]. Tere’s bic yards of compost per week. Te compost is used employees working the fast-paced, chaotic dish re- all these people kind of behind the scenes that don’t not only on Kenyon’s athletic felds, but also in fow- turn are responsible for clearing and sorting all the get a lot of credit.” While serving in various roles, er beds and at the Kenyon Farm. Hopkins said the dishes before running through the dishwasher. “We Worth-Cappell said there is no one aspect of the job amount of daily compost varies, depending on “how appreciate you students, too,” Scott said. “If it weren’t she dislikes most. “Any chef that is here as a manager much the kids liked the food the night before.” for you ... we wouldn’t have a job.” or a lead is here because they love it,” she said. 8 THE KENYON COLLEGIAN | THURSDAY, APRIL 30 | KENYONCOLLEGIAN.COM The Kenyon Collegian welcomes your opinions @KenyonCollegian. Share your thoughts: #QuickComplaints. OPINIONS Write to us! Submit letters to the editor at EDITORS: GRIFFIN BURROUGH AND [email protected]. GABRIELLE HEALY
EDITORIAL EDITORIAL CARTOON Access to Board can only help As eminent alumni and parents lef the Hill last weekend, as the Kenyon Inn staf exhaled af- ter the exodus of guests, as the quality of Peirce food returned to its pedestrian standard, we were lef wondering what accomplishments the spring Board of Trustees meeting delivered. As expected, the board supported the 2020 Plan and approved the College’s acquisition of the Buckeye Candy & Tobacco building. Te trustees had much to say, most of which they had already said. Te Board seems to be lagging when it comes to moving the ball forward. Afrming the goals of President Decatur’s 2020 Plan and the master plan is a notable step, but it’s time the trustees consider the specifc pillars of these plans and decide which to prioritize — not to mention how to fund them. It’s difcult to pinpoint the steps the board is taking toward improving the College when its meetings are closed to the public. While the Col- CARTOON BY KELSEY OVERBEY lege ofered a refreshing and necessary frst step this year in coordinating a press conference with members of the board for the Collegian, little newsworthy information can be gleaned outside Spurning the Collegian stifes transparency of committees, where, as the saying goes, all the work is done. SARAH LEHR AND tors, especially those who cil meetings are open to the legian has made a mistake, Although President Decatur said in the presser MADELEINE THOMPSON deal with student affairs, public, yet we have (more don’t just send an angry all- CONTRIBUTORS he believes committees are not conducive to stu- should be able to pencil in than once) over the years stu and warn your friends dent reporters, but fne for student representa- They say sunshine is the a 10-minute visit from a been asked to censor on-the- against interacting with us. tives, the College should consider allowing the best disinfectant, but trans- reporter. Moreover, if we record information. Our Write a letter to the editor Collegian access to the full board meeting. In any parency is not a priority at had a dollar for every time mission is not to make any or request a meeting with case, shrouding the trustee meetings in Masonic Kenyon. As this year’s out- someone feigned ignorance group look good any more the editors-in-chief to dis- secrecy is not the solution. going Collegian editors- when a reporter asked about than it is to make them look cuss what you thought was in-chief, we have spent our whatever project that per- bad. We have great respect unfair or wrong — we’ll be tenure working to inform son was in charge of, we’d for the mission of student happy to explain our rea- the Kenyon community to soon have enough money government, and because soning. In praise of Huang the best of our ability. We to pave Middle Path. Don’t of that respect, we will not Our desire to know and With bookstore manager Jim Huang depart- have made mistakes rang- try to tell us you don’t know report on it through rose- understand the truth — ing for Bryn Mawr College next month, the Col- ing from embarrassing to anything about the policy colored glasses. about hazing allegations, lege is losing a well-loved member of the Kenyon egregious, but we strive to you spearheaded. The transparency prob- sexual misconduct reports community and an asset in the fght for indepen- own up to those mistakes When we are repeated- lem is one all news publica- or anything else — never dent bookstores. (see page two for correc- ly denied interviews with tions face. We feel the need stems from malicious in- As the purported longest continuously operat- tions) and to rectify them community leaders, or to bring it up not to whine tent, but rather from a be- ing college bookstore in the country, the Kenyon swiftly and professionally. threatened with repercus- but to remind the Kenyon lief that these are things Bookstore is a strong selling point for the Col- The issue that stands out sions if we pursue a story, community that it is ac- about which our campus lege. Huang’s careful stewardship helped the store to both of us as being par- the message these individu- countable for its actions. has a right to know. We are weather challenging economic times, from which ticularly prohibitive to the als send is that their actions Declining to comment will a tight-knit community, but it emerged as strong as ever. fair, accurate reporting we and activities are somehow not successfully suppress an the Collegian is not going to Huang’s tenure at Kenyon — in which he aspire to is the institutional above scrutiny. Kenyon ad- article that you’d rather not let the Kenyon bubble suffo- brought the bookstore into the black, generat- obstruction of transparen- ministrators serve the stu- be published; it will only cate healthy scrutiny. ing profts that have been put toward scholarship cy that has become all too dent body and with that make it more difficult for Sarah Lehr ’15 is an inter- funds and store upkeep — demonstrates the vi- common. comes the responsibility of us to represent your side of national studies major from ability of the independent model. We are glad the If President Sean Deca- communicating with stu- the story in an honest man- Wilmette, Ill. Madeleine College has expressed a commitment to keeping tur can grant half an hour dents via student publica- ner. This campus is plagued Thompson ’15 is a political the store independent, rather than putting it in the of his time every week to tions. Members of student by a basic misunderstand- science major from Decatur, hands of a corporate giant like Barnes and Noble. Collegian editors for an in- government share this re- ing of what news organiza- Ga. They are the Collegian’s We hope this commitment endures. terview, other administra- sponsibility. Student Coun- tions do. If you feel the Col- outgoing editors-in-chief.
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MANJUL BHUSAL SHARMA CONTRIBUTOR The death toll, the economic dam- My phone was inundated with messages when I woke up this “age caused and the past Saturday. One of the mes- number of houses sages read, “I am sorry for what happened. May God give you that collapsed don’t the strength to bear this pain.” I tell the full story.” freaked out and started thinking of the worst-case scenario. Anoth- er message echoed the same senti- ment, but I still didn’t know what 80 years; an earthquake of mag- had happened. Finally, I read an nitude 7.9 centered between the email that informed me that my major cities of Kathmandu and country, Nepal, had been hit by a Pokhara had brought the entire COURTESY OF MANJUL BHUSAL SHARMA massive earthquake whose death country to its knees. Te author, lef, and Maher Latif ’17 in Kathmandu Valley’s historic city of Bhaktapur before the quake. toll has since passed 4,000. I didn’t know how to react. Al- I hurriedly tried to call home though I was relieved because my houses that collapsed? just be measured in numbers. Te rcover, has been successful thus and realized that phone services family was safe, I felt confused Finally my parents called. My death toll, the economic damage far due to the support of friends were not working in Nepal. Afer about what had just happened mom was crying, still in fear, try- caused and the number of houses at Kenyon. Furthermore, Kenyon calling my cousin in Maryland, I to the country and its people. ing to explain to me what she had that collapsed don’t tell the full College Hillel has set up an item found out that our families were Pretending to understand what just been through. She was in the story. Understanding this, people collection bin in their house and safe but temporarily homeless. they just went through would be house when the earthquake hit. across the world have come to- are supporting our cause. Tis Te boundary walls had fallen wrong, because I was in the com- She took refuge under a bed when gether to help Nepal. time of need has shown me the of, and a water tank on top of the fort of a college far away. I kept things started falling. I could tell I myself have received a lot of sense of community that Kenyon house came tumbling down be- reading and looking at pictures she had been thinking of her two sympathy and support at Ken- is built around. Tank you all for cause the pillar holding it couldn’t that had surfaced on the Inter- sons, one in the U.S. and the oth- yon, my second home. Reinstall- keeping Nepal in your prayers withstand the shock. I messaged net. Many people were focused on er, my younger brother, in South ing Hope, a nonproft that Maher and being so supportive. my parents asking them to call the destruction of Patan Durbar Korea, while she was trapped. Latif ’17 and I started last sum- Jai Nepal! me and informed them that I had Square, a UNESCO World Heri- What emotions she experienced, mer while volunteering in Nepal, Manjul Bhusal Sharma ’16 is a been asleep earlier. Not knowing tage Site. Is it OK for us to focus only she knows. What millions has already started delivering wa- math and economics major from what to do, I took to the Internet. on monuments when there are of Nepalese citizens are going ter and relief packages to victims Kathmandu, Nepal. He can be Nepal had just gone through its victims who could still be saved, through right now, only they un- and volunteers. Our online fund- reached at bhusalsharmam@ken- worst natural disaster in about who might just be trapped in derstand. Te devastation can’t raiser, gofundme.com/helpnepal- yon.edu.
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Subjecting oneself to controversial Democracy Abroad?” — stated. Tat is why it breaks views is key to intellectual growth. that helped me form genu- my heart that Rutgers dis- Dear Editors, ine ideas. invited Condoleezza Rice, ABE NELSON is benign,” she said, “that it Since Kenyon, I have and that Brown University You claim Dr. Caplan’s PhD makes him “an CONTRIBUTOR will improve the lot of the appreciated the beneft of students booed Ray Kelly, odd spokesman for the case against education.” average Cuban, rather than staying up and scratching former commissioner of “On the Record: Dr. Bryan Caplan,” April 16, I got into a familiar ar- just change dragons.” my head over something. the New York City Police 2015) It certainly would if he had argued “that gument again today. In a Dammit. Tat is a good Beliefs only fully form af- Department, of stage. I en- the current American institution of education is van in Puno, Peru, seated point. In my mind, there ter our preconceived ideas courage Kenyon to keep in- superfluous and irrelevant to the realities of the next to an Irish woman, I was a Sorkin-esque re- are bombarded. In my viting controversial speak- job market,” as you maintain in the article. For- cringed as she said “I can’t sponse. In reality, I was year working and travel- ers like Stephen Moore, tunately, he did not. Indeed, you quote him as wait to go to Cuba while it’s saved by the van arriving ing in South America, see- Zalmay Khalilzad, Charles saying, “Nothing I’ve said contradicts the claim still unique.” Here goes. and by my muttering “safe ing the human face of a Murray and, most extreme, that going to college is important for getting a I believe Cuba’s unique- travels.” then stumbling half-century of missteps of Steven Salaita, to campus. job, and in fact that’s exactly what I think.” ness is defned by rampant of. Tis is far from my U.S. policy and despicable Listening to these people, poverty and maintained frst stumping, but it is the regimes, my beliefs have rather than pretending you To clarify, Caplan argues that going to col- by a vicious regime. Tat frst one since graduation. I been shelled constantly. already know everything, lege is relevant for the job market, but not in a is why the Coast Guard spent the rest of the night Tis sounds obvious. is vital to understanding way that justifies subsidizing higher education. pulls nearly 1,000 desper- replaying the exchange. But I want to stress the im- what you really believe. I He believes completing college is a costly (and ate Cubans on their way to Tere is a response, portance of charting un- hope Kenyon never avoids therefore credible) signal to employers that one Florida out of the Carib- but the lesson is not about familiar waters. Go on the remarkable speakers like is worth hiring. If it is the costly signal that mat- bean Sea each year. Tank- Cuba. It is about us. Arriv- RealClearPolitics site and those it’s had in the past, ters, as Caplan suggests, subsidizing education fully, President Obama is ing at Kenyon, our inex- click the Fox News or MS- some of whom I deeply undermines its effectiveness. modifying anachronistic perience becomes clear in NBC links. Ask around if disagree with because they policies so that, through light of the experts around natural gas is a good step, have some questionable While perhaps unpalatable for those of us de- trade and increased expo- us. Obviously, these in- or another environmental ideas. (It is worth noting voting our lives to higher education, Caplan’s sure, Cuba’s people will f- clude professors and, per- disaster. Consider whether that there is a strong case view is not at odds with his own decision to ac- nally begin to receive more haps even more, guest religious exemption laws for blocking hate speech quire an advanced degree. He merely recognizes dignity. Usually afer this speakers. As a frst year, it really are about religious — a charge leveled against that such a signal could have been sent at a much point, the other individual is hard to see what issues tolerance, or whether they Salaita, and a good subject lower cost. (typically a European) ad- we will feel passionately are a new mask for Jim for another piece.) mits misspeaking. It feels about. Guest speakers have Crow. Or is trying to fnd In closing, be sure to Sincerely, good, like Tyrion slapping the beneft of sweeping equivalency here an efect follow up in ofce hours Jofrey. in from outside our cozy of moral relativism, and and with late-night discus- Dr. P.J. Glandon Tis time, I was talking community and jolting our debating the two sides like sions. Do not get stumped Assistant Professor of Economics to someone with 10 years preconceived beliefs. For comparing baseball bats at 12,500 feet. Dr. William J. Luther of experience working in me, it was events like the and drywall screws? Abraham Nelson ’14 was Assistant Professor of Economics international development. 2012 Center for the Study Particularly, the impor- a political science major Dr. Nicholas Snow “Cuba may become more of American Democ- tance of knowledgeable from Concord, N.H. He can Visiting Professor of Economics outwardly open, but you racy conference — titled people bombarding our be reached at abeclardynel- assume that globalization “Should America Spread set beliefs cannot be over- [email protected] THE KENYON COLLEGIAN | THURSDAY, APRIL 30 | KENYONCOLLEGIAN.COM 10 UPCOMING EVENTS TODAY | 4:10 P.M. TONIGHT | 8 P.M. MAY 1 | 5 P.M. MAY 3 | 7 P.M. A+E READING PERFORMANCE THEATER PERFORMANCE POEM IN YOUR SPRING DANCE SUMMER AND SMOKE JAZZ COMBOS I AND II EDITORS: BAILEY BLAKER AND POCKET DAY CONCERT BY TENNESSEE SPRING CONCERT ELANA SPIVACK BRANDI RECITAL HALL BOLTON THEATER WILLIAMS ROSSE HALL AUDITORIUM HILL THEATER Student-curated Color show focuses on identity politics Gallery’s second Color exhibit expands idea of what color means.
MICHAEL CUSACK STAFF WRITER
While the Gund Gallery’s Color II: Identity and Society exhibition serves as a continuation of Color: Teories and Structures, a show that went up in the space last year, the current iteration moves the discus- sion of the theme into its social con- text. Te gallery ofcially opened the new exhibition, curated by student associates, on Tursday, April 23. Te show’s use of color is meant to challenge viewers to look beyond social norms. “Last year we had an exhibition that looked at the artistic use of color from a very formalist perspective — color as a visual, aes- thetic force,” Scy Krogh ’15, a Gund Gallery associate, said. “Now we KRISTEN HUFFMAN | COLLEGIAN want to look at color through more Color II features portraits by Angelica Dass, a forthcoming artist-in-residence at Kenyon, who will take photos for her Humanae series while on campus. of a social lens, how color plays a role in the artistic exploration of identity While each piece explores color’s each other to create new commen- campus. “It is really wonderful to see part of her ongoing Humanae series politics. ... Color can be used to re- relationship to identity formation in taries. Te works are all meant to that there is this conversation start- from April 30 to May 7. Humanae examine our biases and stereotypes. a distinct fashion, the show’s most work cohesively with one another.” ing and the dialogue needs to con- consists of portraits from around It has a lot of force in how we look valuable asset stems from the inter- Provoking difcult but necessary tinue, but it needs to [happen] some- the world; each picture is assigned its at race, and defnitely gender, so we actions between pieces — the kinet- conversation was the motive behind where and maybe that can be here,” own Pantone color, which serves as wanted to fnd artists that spoke to ic, visibly tangible relationships born the exhibition, associates said. “We she said. “It’s bringing a lot of atten- a corresponding background based color from that perspective.” from the space. “Te act of creating want our audience to walk away with tion to identity in a way that we don’t on the subject’s skin tone. As Krogh Over the course of fve months, this room of art allows you to come a deeper understanding of how these always talk about or are sometimes said, “Te range of tones speaks to the gallery’s team of curators reached up with more questions and more artists have really tackled the idea of hesitant to talk about, so I’m excited how race is more complex than just out to artists, donors and other gal- connections,” Krogh said. “It doesn’t color and race, especially consider- to see what people have to say.” one or two or even four races. Ev- leries, and visited collections from have to be one ... cohesive thesis.” ing everything that has been going Te show will remain on dis- eryone has their own color and ev- nearby institutions, to assemble an Associate Emily Sussman ’15 on this past year in the news with ra- play until July 12. Te gallery will eryone has their own race. Tis ex- impressive collection of about 20 commented on the interdependence cial identity,” Sussman said. welcome contributing artist-in-resi- plosion of diversity breaks down our pieces, which includes work from of the pieces, saying, “When you go Jenna Wendler ’17, another asso- dence Angelica Dass of Madrid, who limited categories.” Selections from a diverse and international pool of through the show, you’ll see how the ciate, noted the beneft of having this will conduct photo shoots of mem- Dass’s series are currently on display artists. pieces connect with and question sensitive conversation take place on bers of the Kenyon community as as part of the exhibition. Poet carves niche through translation
SARA STAHL their own special voice.” STAFF WRITER Poetry translation has Katherine Hedeen is the National Endowment for the Humanities distin- existed since poetry has existed, Even with the intensity and stress of f- guished teaching associate professor of and without it the whole nals looming in less than a week, almost Spanish at Kenyon; she has a background “experience of poetry would be 30 students and professors gathered in the in translating Spanish literature and helped much more limited. Cheever Room of Finn House on April 27 bring this poetry reading and tomorrow’s Tal Nitzán, poet and translator to hear award-winning translator and poet translation talk to fruition. Hedeen’s work Tal Nitzán read her poetry in Hebrew and in translating Spanish literature is just be- English. Nitzán is an Israeli author who be- ginning, but she fnds the challenge fulfll- she was the frst to translate some Spanish gan her career as a translator of writers she ing as she hopes to continue “getting those poetry into Hebrew, and that some of these called “the real giants of Hispanic poetry.” voices out” so that language barriers will originally Spanish poems have become in- Nitzán said that for a few years, her work no longer limit the ability to read incred- fuential in contemporary Hebrew poetry. as a translator got in the way of her own ible literature. As she introduced herself, Nitzán said her creativity as a writer. “It was just too easy Eduardo Vargas ’18, who attended the visit to Kenyon, which she described as as a beginning poet at a very young age reading, said he is interested in bilingual- “a place where humanities, literature and to let them silence me,” she said. “In their ism and is hoping to double major in neu- poetry matters,” had been a refreshing ex- shadow, everything I would write would roscience and Spanish area studies. He said perience. Nitzán and Hedeen emphasized seem almost meaningless.” Refecting on he is “interested in how translating can the signifcance of marshalling poetry and this time in her life, Nitzán came to the re- give a new insight into poetry.” Translating literature across language barriers. Nitzán alization that “this measuring of your writ- literature into multiple languages can in- hopes to continue experimenting with ing to another’s is the worst thing that any deed allow for a more widespread audience prose writing in the wake of the novel she writer, or artist for that matter, could do. and with that, a broader understanding. had published this year, Each and Every My duty for my own poetry was to make “Poetry translation has existed since Child. Some of her poetry may be found at STEPHANIE FONGHEISER | COLLEGIAN room for it in the world. … Even if my po- poetry has existed, and without it, the the Kenyon Bookstore, which sells a collec- Tal Nitzán, an award-winning translator and poet, read in etry is small and may be unimportant, the whole experience of poetry would be much tion of poetry by Nitzán and other poets, Hebrew and English at Finn House on April 27. way I write, nobody writes. Everybody has more limited,” Nitzán said. She noted how titled With an Iron Pen. THE KENYON COLLEGIAN | THURSDAY, APRIL 30 | KENYONCOLLEGIAN.COM 11 SCOREBOARD TRACK AND FIELD BASEBALL GOLF MEN’S TENNIS MAY 1-2 MAY 2 MAY 2-3 MAY 8 SPORTS NCAC OUTDOOR AT OHIO WESLEYAN AT NCAC CHAMPIONSHIPS AT NCAA DIII CHAMPIONSHIPS UNIVERSITY SPRINGFIELD, OHIO CHAMPIONSHIP EDITOR: NOAH NASH DELAWARE, OHIO DELAWARE, OHIO 8 A.M. TBD NOON NOON ALL DAY
Sofball just misses tournament This week in
MOLLY RUBIN Kenyon athletics STAFF WRITER
On the last day of the regular Men’s tennis wins ninth-straight title season, the Allegheny Gators quick- ly established themselves as a force On Sunday, the Lords tennis team capped of a successful North to be reckoned with, scoring an im- Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) season by capturing their ninth- pressive 10 runs in the opening two consecutive NCAC championship, winning 6-1 over DePauw Univer- innings against the Ladies. Already sity. Te championship was the 18th in the Lords’ history. with a 3-1 advantage, the Gators Te Lords got of to a strong start, jumping out to an early 3-0 ad- more than doubled their lead with vantage in doubles. Weston Noall ’18 and Peter Hazlett ’18 took home a grand slam that drove the score to the frst victory of the day, prevailing over their DePauw counterparts 7-1 before the end of the frst inning. 8-5. Colin Haas ’15 and Wade Heerboth ’15 kept the momentum go- Four more runs gave Allegheny’s of- ing by winning 8-4. At number-one doubles, Sam Geier ’16 and Tim fense an 11-5 lead from which Ken- Rosensteel ’15 capped the team’s doubles run with an 8-6 victory. Rob yon was unable to recover. Turlington ’16 won the Lords’ championship-clinching point, winning While the second game began on number-three singles to provide the Lords with a 4-1 advantage and a more promising note with Lindsay secure a ninth-straight championship. Susolik ’16 delivering her single- COURTESY OF KENYON ATHLETICS Te Lords hope their season is far from over, however. Te team season-record ninth home run to Lindsey Susolik ’16 belted her ninth home run against the Gators. opens their play in the NCAA Division III tournament May 8. While score two, the early scoring marked the Lords’ frst-round opponent is yet to be determined, the team is pre- the end of the Ladies’ ofensive yield. son that never came about. Te La- the games we needed to win in order pared for anything. “From here on out, the teams are all really tough, so Allegheny immediately responded dies were forced to close their season to make the tournament.” O’Neill is we’ve just got to take things a day at a time,” Turlington said. to the Ladies’ two-run surge in the with an overall 29-11 record, but hopeful for next season and refuses Te Lords also received quite a bit of hardware following the con- bottom of the second, tying it up. went 9-7 in the NCAC. to let the team’s shortcomings this clusion of the NCAC season. Heerboth won his second-consecutive Allegheny scored three runs in the Although the Ladies’ failure to year deter it from achieving their NCAC player of the year award, and was joined on the 2015 All-NCAC following inning, which was more advance is disappointing, this does ultimate goal of winning the con- team by Geier, Rosensteel and Turlington. than enough to bring about a Ga- not overshadow their strong overall ference tournament. She is excited — Noah Nash tor victory of 5-2. Despite this pair performance this season. “We did for the development of her players. of North Coast Athletic Conference a lot of great things, set some re- “Watching them grow and improve Women’s tennis pull out upset (NCAC) losses, Kenyon still held the cords, had a long winning streak,” over their four years is so much fun,” prospect of advancing to the confer- Head Sofball Coach Erin O’Neill O’Neill wrote. “I think the players Kenyon women’s tennis fnished its season last weekend with a ence tournament; however, this was ’02 wrote in an email to the Colle- returning will be a very motivated third-place fnish in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) contingent upon a loss from Deni- gian. “Unfortunately, we didn’t win group.” tournament. Kenyon initially faced of against Allegheny College, and made quick work of the Gators, winning 5-2. Elise Altschuler ’16 and Abigail Younger ’15 led the singles play, defeating their op- ponents 6-1, 6-4 and 6-4, 6-1, respectively. Kenyon then swept the Track records fall over weekend doubles competition, cementing the win. However, the Ladies fell Numerous Lords and Ladies set personal records. 6-0 on Sunday against nationally 14th-ranked DePauw University, who went on to win the tournament for the fourth straight year. In the last match of the tournament, Kenyon upset the nationally ANNA DUNLAVEY STAFF WRITER We’re excited for her future and what she’s going to 35th ranked Oberlin College Yeowomen 5-4 to fnish third in the do.” NCAC. Te Ladies’ win came just 10 days afer a tough 7-2 home Many Lords and Ladies shat- loss to Oberlin in Gambier. Head Coach Duane Gomez, on Funmilayo Lawal ’18 tered individual track and field Kenyon was led by great singles play as Jenna Murray ’17, Sa- records last Friday at Denison “ mantha Murphy ’16, Grace Winslow ’18 and Altschuler all won University’s Last Chance Meet. “She came pretty close to Her time of 5:07.20 was seven their matches in two sets. To top of the 5-4 upset, the doubles Funmilayo Lawal ’18 threw breaking the 60-second mark, seconds faster than it was two team of Diana Aboubakare ’18 and Samantha Murphy won 9-8, 116’ 4’’ in the discus throw, which not that many people weeks ago at the Kenyon Spring 7-1. “I’m proud of how resilient my team is, especially because we beating not only her personal- do,” Gomez said. Invitational. lost to [Oberlin] in season,” Aboubakare said. She added that the best mark of 110’ 0’’, but also Kyle also placed third in the Colton Orr ’18, also back on Ladies are looking forward to next season. “It’s sad that we are los- Kenyon’s 34-year-old program 200-meter dash with a time of the track after being sidelined ing our senior, Abigail Younger, but I have a really good feeling record of 113’ 3’’. 27.13, and was named one of with an injury, had two top-five about next year,” Aboubakare said. “Our team chemistry will be This is the second school re- the North Coast Athletic Con- finishes in only his second meet even stronger and we have three incoming freshmen that will re- cord that Lawal has broken in ference (NCAC) athletes of the of the season. He placed second ally make a diference.” her first year on the team; the week. in the 110-meter hurdles with a — Peter Dola first was earlier in the season Gillian Blackwell ’18 and Jo- time of 16.45, and took fourth in the hammer throw. nah Edwards ’18 both took sec- in the 400-meter hurdles with a “We’re excited for her future ond-place finishes. Blackwell time of 1:00.33. and what she’s going to do,” finished right behind Kyle in Alton Barbehenn ’17 finished Head Coach Duane Gomez the 400-meter dash with a time second in the 400-meter hur- said. of 1:03.28. Edwards, who re- dles in 57.90, and Nat Fox ’16 Lawal shared the spotlight cently returned from an injury, grabbed a fifth-place finish in with Lucas Herweyer ’15, who finished one spot ahead of Kyle the 800-meter run with a time had an impressive showing for in the 200-meter dash with a of 1:59.83. the Lords, outdoing his per- time of 26.69. Other first-place The Last Chance meet was sonal best of 122’ 10’’ by al- finishers on the women’s side unscored, but it gave runners most five feet with a throw of were Mollie O’Leary ’17, who a chance to tune up before the 127’ 7’’. won the 800-meter run with a NCAC Championships, which Kenyon’s runners also ex- personal-best time of 2:23.45, will be held this Friday and Sat- celled at the meet. Subei Kyle and Emma Levant ’16, who won urday at Ohio Wesleyan Univer- ’17 had a first-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles in 15.83 sity. the 400-meter dash, finish- seconds. “We’ve talked to everybody COURTESY OF KENYON ATHLETICS ing in 1:01.07 and beating her Samantha White ’16 contin- who’s running, and they all prior season-best time by two ued the assault on personal re- have their goals set,” Gomez Elise Altschuler ’16 won her singles match in two sets last weekend. seconds. cords in the 1,500-meter race. said. “Everybody’s ready to go.” The Collegian
SPORTSThursday, April 30, 2015
COURTESY OF KENYON ATHLETICS Kyle Hardacker ’15 and the Lords went 1-3 against the Allegheny Gators , but hope to rebound and reach the NCAC fnal four next week. Baseball looks to rebound at OWU afer tough week scored seven runs and appeared to the Lords won 11-7. “It was four re- ANNA DUNLAVEY It was four really good games between two good STAFF WRITER be in control. However, the Gators ally good games between two good responded with four runs in the teams. We just have to fnd a way to win the games that teams,” Burdette said. “We just have Te Lords had a tough week, los- bottom of the inning. A three-run are really close.” to fnd a way to win the games that ing three of four weekend games to homer from Phillip Nam ’16 kept are really close.” “Matt Burdette, head coach Allegheny College before falling yes- the Lords ahead, but afer seven in- Te Lords, the third seed in the terday afernoon to Capital Univer- nings, the score was tied at 10. Al- eastern half of the NCAC, will trav- sity (Bexley, Ohio) by a score of 10-4. legheny scored on a double in the On Sunday, the Gators scored six 11th inning, the Gators intentionally el to OWU, the second seed in the Tree of four games against Allegh- bottom of the extra eighth inning runs in the frst inning of the f rst walked Jake Dunn ’15, who has the western half of the conference, for eny went into extra innings. “Tey to hand Kenyon a loss. Te second game. Tey added three more runs best batting average in the NCAC three games this weekend. Te out- were a tough team to put away,” Kyle game of the day had fewer runs but through seven innings, and while at .465, to load the bases and bring comes of those games will determine Hardacker ’15, an infelder, said. a similar outcome. Afer seven in- the Lords scored four runs in the up Hardacker. Choosing Hardacker whether the team advances to the “We defnitely battled to the end in nings, the score was tied at fve. A sixth, the rally wasn’t enough — Al- over Dunn is a mistake other teams NCAC fnal four, which take place all of them.” Tis weekend, they will solo home run in the bottom of the legheny won 9-4. Te Lords recov- have made this season, and the Ga- next week. “I think everyone has play Ohio Wesleyan University in eighth was all Allegheny needed to ered for the fnal game, which was tors paid for it. Hardacker blasted a pretty good feelings coming into this the North Coast Athletic Confer- take its second consecutive walk-of scheduled to go nine innings. Te grand slam homerun to lef center, last stretch,” Burdette said. ence (NCAC) Crossover Weekend. win. “We played really well, but we Lords held the 6-4 lead afer seven, all but guaranteeing a Lords win. “We feel confdent,” Hardacker By the top of the ffh inning just couldn’t close out the games,” but two runs from Allegheny in the Nam then hit his second homer of agreed, saying, “No team in our con- of the frst game, the Lords had Head Coach Matt Burdette said. eighth tied the game at six. In the the weekend for good measure, and ference is unbeatable.” Golf in prime tournament position following weekend Blickle ’15 and McCool ’17 deliver two scores of 73, ending the the next rounds is to stay con- weekend tied individually for fdent and try to replicate the big weekend performances. second place. Te team scored feeling I had over the ball this Wittenberg University, ranked a total of 598 points over the past weekend,” McCool said. JOHN BRAY STAFF WRITER number six nationally. Blickle course of two rounds. “Don’t put too much pressure shot scores of 72 and 75, good Given that McCool had to on myself; just focus on putting Tere wasn’t a cloud in enough for a fourth-place spot qualify during the week in or- up a good score for the team the sky as Alex Blickle ’15 ap- heading into next weekend. der to participate in the cham- and see what happens.” proached the tee box on the “I thought I did the most pionship series, his perfor- Te Lords’ impressive sea- 10th hole. Putting aside the important thing well, which mance came as a surprise to his son has been a testament to the fact that this would be his last was to start strong and put my- opponents, but Head Coach work ethic instilled in the pro- collegiate competition at Apple self in position to compete next Grant Wallace was not caught gram. “Te team knows what Valley Golf Club, home of the weekend for the title,” Blickle of guard by the feat. they need to do to accomplish Lords golf team, Blickle stuck said. “Most guys, even at the “It doesn’t surprise me that our goals and have been do- his tee into the ground and top, will have a bad round. If Mason played well,” Wallace ing that all year,” Wallace said. gently placed the ball on top. that 75 was mine, I love my said. “He has been playing re- “Everyone on this team is ex- Afer last spring’s second-place chances.” ally well the last few tourna- tremely motivated to do well fnish at the North Coast Ath- Blickle’s supporting cast ments, and has been dominat- and ready for the challenge this letic Conference Champion- also helped the Lords stay ing Apple Valley in practice weekend.” ship Series, Kenyon and Apple within striking distance of and qualifying. I know this As last season’s champi- Valley were awarded hosting Wittenberg. Last year’s un- will give him a lot of conf- ons, Wittenberg has hosting rights for the frst weekend of sung hero, Jordan Harlacher dence going into Springfeld rights for the fnal round of the two-weekend event. ’16, fnished with 75 and 78. this weekend.” the Championship Series. Te When the last group of golf- Ryan Muthiora ’18 tallied 78 McCool also commented home-course advantage will ers fnished on the 18th green and 76, while Jake Fait ’16 shot on the confdence he built give Wittenberg a perceived and team scores were tallied, 79 and 76. But the biggest sur- throughout the weekend that leg-up on the competition, but the Lords ended the frst half prise of the weekend was Ma- he hopes to carry over into the the Lords are used to pressure of the championship series son McCool ’17, who played fnal two rounds. and poised to capture their frst COURTESY OF KENYON ATHLETICS down by only 10 strokes to consistently and fnished with “My mindset going into NCAC Championship. Mason McCool ’17 tied for second place individually.