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Established 1856 Volume CXXXV, Number 14 www.kenyoncollegian.com PB News The Kenyon Collegian Thursday, January 24, 2008 Thursday, January 24, 2008 The Kenyon Collegian News The Kenyon Collegian Gambier, Ohio Thursday, January 24, 2008 12 Pages Also in this issue LBIS changes band- Four students win new award8 Features width, site, virus policy group in order to provide it to the By Nick Mohar-Schurz students.” Staff Writer When the LBIS staff met with Library and Information Servic- students at an open forum in No- es recently made three major changes vember to talk about the residential to its services: residential network network, “slow connections was a top bandwidth has doubled, the Web site priority,” said Griggs. Wireless access has been redesigned and the manda- points were also unreliable during tory installation of antivirus software power outages. To deal with this prob- for Macs has been revoked. lem, LBIS replaced the oldest wireless Due to “tremendously higher access points on campus—those in student usage this fall,” the College’s Lewis, Norton and Farr Halls, which residential network bandwidth has were installed in 2004. been doubled, said Director of In- “We’ve replaced about 40 per- formation Systems and Institutional cent of the access points with new Research Ron Griggs. Most of this ones that seem to be more reliable increase is likely due to the growing … we still have more to replace,” he popularity of online video watching, said. he said. Although doubling the band- Because of an increased on-line width helped the situation, Griggs Courtesy of Doug Givens demand for larger videos, such as said that there is still probably more Sixteen acres of Tom and Dorothy Jeglas’ property will be preserved for agriculture. those provided by sites like YouTube, demand than is being supplied be- “the amount of bandwidth we’d al- cause bandwidth is used for academic located for students was completely and non-academic purposes. It is dif- Former Kenyon professors put used up for hours at a time,” Griggs ficult to distinguish between them, said. he said. Now at 60 megabits per second, Furthermore, he said, the Col- conservation easement on property Kenyon’s bandwidth is “a little closer lege has a “responsibility to provide The easement, a legal document cial chimneys for chimney swifts and a to the top of the list” when compared [the student] with entertainment re- By Sarah Friedman specifying the future use of a piece section of a barn for barn owls, and are to those of other Ohio schools, Griggs sources … it would be a grim place on News Editor of land, will protect their land from part of the bird sanctuary intended to said. “In terms of bandwidth per stu- the Hill” if there were only classes. In December 2007, Tom and development, no matter who owns it protect species native or naturalized to dent, we’re ahead [of the Ohio State The Academic Affairs Commit- Dorothy Jegla, both former Kenyon in the future. It prohibits the building the Ohio habitat, he said. University and Oberlin College].” tee sponsored the November forum, biology professors, finalized a conser- of cell phone towers, playing fields or “We have over 120 [species] that Director of Information Access and LBIS meets with this group regu- vation easement mandating that the other developments and encourages we have identified on the property and Megan Fitch said, “this is something larly, but Griggs said that he is trying 35.79-acre property they have owned protection of “a diversity of habitats … there are undoubtedly many more,” that everyone [at all colleges] is having to talk with more student groups this since 1972 will remain a bird sanctu- and places for birds to nest,” said Tom. said Tom. “There are over about 70 to grapple with.” semester. File sharing, Internet games ary and agricultural area. Such nesting places include two artifi- see Jeglas, page 2 Griggs said that water pipes are a and the connection of game systems good analogy when trying to under- to the campus network are all to be stand bandwidth. People “want more discussed in the future. water” just as students want more Retired postmaster Woolison honored things coming into their computers. •New Web site By Teddy Eismeier Many of them also signed a book recognizing his many family mem- “We’ve made the pipe twice as big but On Wednesday, Jan. 9, the Col- Staff Writer with remarks and personal notes bers and co-workers who were in I think we’ll have to keep growing the lege unveiled its new Library and for him. attendance. pipe,” he said. Information Services Web site, which Recently-retired Gambier Post- Emmert and President S. Geor- “I’m overwhelmed,” he said. The College’s 30 megabits re- will be much easier to use, said master Charles “Chuck” Woolison gia Nugent offered remarks during “I’ve enjoyed serving all of you over served for classrooms, labs and faculty Fitch. was honored Wednesday, Jan. 23, the event, which took place in Gund the years. I just hope and pray that and administrator computers did not The new site was an in-house de- at a retirement party sponsored by Commons lounge. Nugent read a I have made a difference in your change, said Griggs. “We also didn’t sign, with the redesign team including Kenyon College and the Village of resolution to be voted on by the lives.” want to steal bandwidth from that see LBIS, page 3 Gambier. Woolison received recog- Board of Trustees at their February nition for his long years of service meeting, recognizing Woolison for to the community, as well-wishers his service. from the Kenyon and Gambier com- “Because of Chuck, we associate munities turned out for Woolison’s kindliness, friendliness and warmth retirement party. with the phrase ‘going postal,’” Nu- The 64-year-old Woolison of- gent said. ficially retired from his post on Emmert read a proclamation Jan. 1, 2008, after 36 years with the declaring Jan. 23 “Chuck Woolison postal service, 25 of those years as Day,” in Gambier, thanking the re- Gambier’s postmaster. He is known tiree for his cheerful personality and to Gambier residents as a friendly his hard work with the post office. and helpful presence at the post Fred Linger, the College’s busi- office shared by locals and students. ness services manager, encapsulated Gambier Mayor Kirk Emmert said the undercurrent of goodwill and that Woolison was a perfect fit as a gratitude that ran through the small-town postmaster. afternoon’s events. “If central casting could send “I suggest you stay up until over the ideal postmaster, it would midnight,” Linger said to Woolison, be Chuck,” said Emmert. “because this is one of the best days At the ceremony, Kenyon fac- a man could live.” ulty and staff andG ambier residents Following the brief program, formed a line to greet Woolison. Woolison addressed the gathering, Roxanne Smith Chuck Woolison, Gambier’s recently retired postmaster, at the ceremony honoring him. News The Kenyon Collegian Thursday, January 24, 2008 Thursday, January 24, 2008 The Kenyon Collegian News Jeglas: property preserved for birds, agriculture, natural energy From page 1 can build or develop or put busi- nesses on the land … Supposedly the species that have actually nested on land has a lot less value now.” the property that we have found, “I’d rather get less for it later and some are quite unusual.” and preserve the land than be able Sixteen acres of the land is to get more for it,” said Dorothy. protected for agricultural use, Many farmers make the op- which can also benefit birds such posite decision because they need as meadowlarks, said Dorothy. the revenue from selling their land, That land currently grows corn and she said. “Taking a hit on what soybeans on a rotating schedule, you can get could be a problem for according to Managing Director of someone.” the Philander Chase Corporation Doug Givens, who has become •Why protect the land? involved with the land through Though every lot into which the P.C.C. large properties are often divided The easement also encour- must be at least five acres each, some ages organic farming and natural landowners turn the land into lawn sources for energy, like wind and area that cannot support wildlife, solar power, said Tom. It forbids said Tom. harvesting trees. “They have to stay Courtesy of Doug Givens “As I see [it], our property is for the woodpeckers,” he said. The Jeglas’ easement protects their property against future development. like a little jewel for the animals and birds in this sea of agriculture •Role of the Philander Chase and building,” said Tom. Corporation The Corporation is “simply In this arrangement, “no money which often subsidizes agricul- To the Jeglas and to Kenyon The Jeglas granted their prop- a holder of the easement,” said changes hands,” said Tom, but the tural—but not conservation—ease- College, there is also a historical erty to the Philander Chase Corpo- Givens. Jeglas do receive a tax deduction on ments, Dorothy said. benefit to protecting the land. As ration, an organization that seeks “[The Corporation’s] respon- the land. a biology professor, Dorothy took to preserve the land surrounding sibility is to police that land once According to Givens, in order •Giving up property value her Kenyon classes to a meadow Kenyon through agricultural ease- a year, to check it and make sure it to qualify for a charitable contribu- “What raises the value of [our] surrounded by woods on their ments. The Corporation did not meets the requirements as we set tion tax deduction, “the property has piece of property is the [quarter mile property to study ecological prob- purchase the Jeglas’ land because it down in the easement,” said Tom. to meet some standards … it has to of ] road frontage because you can lems. is four miles from Gambier, too far “Whether we live there or someone serve the public good.” sell three or four lots for houses,” “Many generations of Kenyon away from the College to preserve, else lives there, that’s their respon- The Jeglas also did not receive said Tom. “The easement prohibits students have been out there for said Dorothy. sibility.” anything from the state of Ohio, that. It’s on our property and no one class,” she said. Health Center makes Special “Guest” at Kenyon changes for efficiency By Sarah Friedman academic year necessitated the staff News Editor meetings, which are intended to “hone our systems a bit,” said Metcalf. The Kenyon College Health The first is a new computer system Center made several scheduling for tracking and scheduling ap- changes, effective this semester, to pointments; the second is a contract improve the facility’s efficiency. with Pharmedix, a repackager of The Center will now close from pharmaceutical products, necessary 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. every other to obtain the lowest possible price Thursday for a staff meeting. The for oral contraceptives. staff, which includes Acting Director The contract with Pharmedix of the Student Health Center Re- requires the Center to buy 15 addi- becca Metcalf, Co-Medical Directors tional medications, such as antibiot- Drs. William Elder and M. Bradley ics and eye drops, to take advantage Smith and three nurse practitioners, of the $15 price of birth control pills. held meetings last year but were too The Health Center was forced to busy to do so last semester, according triple the pills’ price last August in to Metcalf. response to the Deficit Reduction Allie Wigley Pick-up times for oral contra- Act of 2005. ceptives and time slots for regular The Health Center plans to allergy shots will be restricted due to make several more changes in the Christopher Guest P’09 ed them to be funny,” Guest then quickly shoots the film overcrowding in the Center’s waiting near future. The staff intends to begin spoke to an audience of stu- said. He told the audience that with completely improvised room, said Metcalf. Students can pick a series of health awareness programs dents, faculty and staff at the Guffman, a fake documentary dialogue. It then takes about up oral contraceptives from 11:00 in student residences, said Metcalf. KAC Theater on Wednes- about a small Missouri town a year to edit the footage, a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. to These programs would focus on is- which in the case of Waiting 4:20 p.m. on weekdays. Those who sues such as staying healthy at school, day, Jan. 23 after a screening producing an original musical, need allergy shots must arrive at practicing safe sex and preventing the of his film Waiting for Guff- was based upon observations for Guffman was originally the Health Center by 4:00 p.m. on spread of common campus ailments man. Guest is a renowned he made while involved in re- about 50 hours long. weekdays. The Health Center staff like lice or whooping cough. writer, director and actor gional theatre. Guest has just finished and Dean of Students Tammy Gocial Working with Coordinator in “mockumentary” films (a When asked about his recording an album of in- made this decision in order to reduce of Disability Services Erin Salva strumental music, which the patients’ wait time. and Episcopal Chaplain to Kenyon term he claims not to have filmmaking process, Guest said Last semester, “we were seeing College Karl Stevens, the Center coined), which include This that after he comes up with an he describes as “celtic jazz,” up to 60 patients a day sometimes,” also plans to launch a sleep survey in is Spinal Tap, Waiting for idea for a film, he usually spends and is currently developing said Metcalf. “When [nurse prac- late January or early February using Guffman, Best in Show and about six months creating a Waiting for Guffman into a titioners] had to do a pill pick-up Survey Monkey. For Your Consideration. detailed treatment (containing Broadway musical. in between, it really slowed things down.” no dialogue) with his writing To make suggestions to the “I was interested in real Two major changes to the Cen- Health Center, email receptionist Lori documentaries, but I want- partner, Eugene Levy, and —Sarah Queller ter made in the beginning of the Ramsey at [email protected]. News The Kenyon Collegian Thursday, January 24, 2008 Thursday, January 24, 2008 The Kenyon Collegian News Student Council LBIS: changes in network, policy Jan. 20, 2008 The program is “an open-source old page … they might be mostly •Several adjustments were made in committee membership. Steve Klise From page 1 product … created and developed [LBIS staff ].” ’08, last year’s Budget Finance Committee co-chair, was welcomed as the new Librarian, Technology Consultant by a worldwide community of Communications Director. The junior class committee, BFC and Housing and team leader Melanie Maksin; software programmers,” which •Macs and antivirus protection and Grounds committee have lost members to semesters abroad; a school-wide Director of Information Resources makes it free. Starting this semester, Mac election will take place to replace the Chair of Campus Safety. The council also Joseph Murphy; Head of Govern- According to Griggs, Drupel users are no longer required to approved a new member to the BFC. ment Documents Andrea Peakovic; is “a content-management system, install and maintain Sophos anti- •Club Baseball was approved. Librarian and Technology Con- and more and more Web sites are virus software. “There basically are •The BFC approved funding for the shuttle to Ernst. The shuttle will run sultant Jason Bennett; Systems developed using these because it not any effective Mac viruses” and during dinner hours on weekdays and Saturdays; members of the student body Analyst James Riggs; and Librarian makes the Web site easier to up- “none that are a specific threat to will drive. The Council also discussed BFC penalities. and Technology Consultant Fang date and easier to edit.” Facebook the [Kenyon] network at this time,” •The Housing and Grounds committee proposed two changes to the Fang. Having begun the discussion uses such a content-management said Fitch. housing lottery: the first stipulates that sophomores who live in themed hous- of this project back in 2006, the system, he said. Macs are not targets for hack- ing incur a one-point loss for the next lottery, and the second designates Tafts, group’s main objective was to make The front page of LBIS’ Web ers because they represent only nine Bexley, single New Apartments and Aclands as senior-only housing. All seniors it “easier for our users to find the site, which “had become quite percent of personal computers, said without judicial point losses will be eligible to live in senior-only housing, and info they need,” said Fitch. cluttered” according to Fitch, was Griggs. Among college students, half of the occupants of each senior-only housing unit must have full points. A “Our Web page is more about reorganized into “an arrangement however, this percentage is much cheating deterrent was also put in place: the full list of lottery numbers will not function because you use it to do by constituency.” There are now higher, he said. be posted; rather, students will receive their individual number by e-mail. The something,” said Griggs. “It’s really five main tabs: research, technol- This decision reverses a policy council also discussed various cheating deterrents such as fines and community more like a Swiss Army knife than ogy, services, facilities and “about made in 2003, when a virus crashed service penalties; this proposal will be sent to the student body. like a newspaper or magazine that LBIS”. Secondary tabs appear un- the residential network during the •Council members are each to create a guidebook of responsibilities, tells you the news.” der these main sections. The fewer first week of school. Even though contacts, suggestions and recommendations that can be passed to their succes- The previous Web site was links make the site easier to use, a PC virus caused the crash, “we sors to ease the transition. A model will be created so that each member does about seven or eight years old, said and “nicer to look at,” she said. wanted to be so very sure that the not have to start from scratch. Murphy. The redesign team did not network was protected that we •The chairs and presidents are to present two- to three-minute reports “We felt that we needed to want to switch the site mid-se- required installation [of antivirus on their committees’ plans for this semester and a summary of first-semester’s update the design,” said Fitch. “Web mester, said Fitch. “We knew that software] on both [PCs and Macs],” activities. design principles have come a long would be really difficult for our said Fitch. •Dean of Students Tammy Gocial led a discussion in which she stated way since then.” Fitch said that users.” Not only are Mac users not that academic spaces were left in disrepair during and after finals; she asked the former Web site had been part She said she has received a few required to install Sophos software, Student Council to remind students to clean up. There was a suggestion that of the Kenyon community longer reports of broken links, which is but they are also being asked to un- there be an extension on the hours that some academic buildings are open than she had. “pretty natural when you’re trying install it due to “the requirements during finals. Gocial also stated that the College is trying to make the new art “We changed everything,” to migrate [a page of that size].” of the Sophos license,” said Fitch. facilites and residence halls LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental said Fitch. Drupel, “a database There is still a link to the old LBIS PCs are still vulnerable to vi- Design) certified. The Council also discussed the possibility of banning smok- platform that is used for Web pro- Web site, she said, because users ruses, so Windows users must still ing within 25 feet of College buildings, which would increase the likelihood gramming and the development of need time to adjust to a new site. run Symantec. of certification. Web pages,” will make Web pages According to Griggs, “less —Additional reporting by Sar- —Marenka Thompson-Odlum easier to update and edit, she said. than 20 people have accessed the ah Friedman White Whale redesigns Kenyon Web site

By Joe Kloc and community blogs. the page on the current Web site White Whale has published concept by White Whale is a lot Staff Writer Through this process, the containing information about life “mockups” of the new homep- more modern and contemporary design team has learned from in Gambier was too “apologetic” age and departmental pages for than the current Web site, which Come June of this year, the students where specific improve- and that it needed to instead con- Kenyon’s Web site. Reactions makes it seem less like a sterile Kenyon College Web site will ments should be made with re- vey all the unique and enjoyable among students and faculty have educational site.” have a fresh look. The current de- gards to the new Web site. Many qualities of life at Kenyon and in been largely positive. Steve Klise The mockup for Kenyon’s sign, which has been active since students, for example, felt that Knox County. ’08 commented that “the design homepage displays a mosaic of July 2003, will be replaced with photographs that capture many a site designed by White Whale different aspects of the Kenyon Web Services. experience. Klise, who attended Working alongside White open meetings with White Whale, Whale, the College has been said he recalled a discussion about redesigning Kenyon’s Web site the possibility of students submit- in order to address many of the ting pictures to Public Relations, criticisms of the current Web site. which might then be added to the Director of New Media Patricia main mosaic. Burns explained the survey of “Based on the comments and Kenyon students, faculty and concerns of the White Whale alumni that was conducted last staffers whom I spoke to in per- spring. The results, she said, son, I am confident that the proj- showed a consensus that “the ect is in capable hands,” said Jeff current site did not adequately Force ’08. “They seem to be seri- showcase the energy and liveli- ously taking into consideration ness of the College’s campus.” what Kenyon students and faculty White Whale Web Ser- are telling them.” Force did note, vices, the design firm a Kenyon however, that the designs for stu- committee hired to redesign dent and faculty resource pages its Web site, is unique in that have yet to be released. it is a five-person firm. Burns explained that White Whale was appealing because they “placed a A mockup of the final design big emphasis on having an open candidate can be found at: http:// process.” Since the redesign kenyon.babywhale.net/2007-12- began, White Whale has been 07/display.php?image=http:// updating and accepting sugges- www.whitewhale.net/ken - tions from Kenyon’s faculty and Courtesy of White Whale yon/finals/photomosaic1. The final release candidate of kenyon.edu’s new design. students through open meetings jpg&background=FFF7d6. News The Kenyon Collegian Thursday, January 24, 2008 Thursday, January 24, 2008 The Kenyon Collegian News PB Greek Council Pregnancies at Kenyon Jan. 14, 2008 on the rise By Sarah Friedman doms are effective in preventing •Rush will begin Friday, Jan. 18, following a preliminary rush meeting to introduce potential rushes News Editor sexually transmitted diseases but to the Greek system and to each individual organization. During rush, every on-campus event may be are “not a trustworthy method attended by a rush monitor; off-campus events will be seen off by a monitor. Rush is dry: alcohol is “We’ve seen way more preg- of contraception,” she said. Two forbidden at all events. Greeks should not “bash” other organizations to promote their own, said Greek nancies than we’ve seen in a long of ten women using condoms as Council President Brendan Mysliwiec ’08. Mysliwiec, Lizzy Wiener ’09 and Chad Smith ’09 are rush time,” said Acting Director of the their only method of birth con- monitors; Greek Council members nominated several more people to be monitors. They then voted and Health Center Rebecca Metcalf. trol will become pregnant in a decided on Emmet Duff ’09, Sara Hunkler ’08, Josh Omandam ’10 and two alternates. According to Metcalf, there month, according to Metcalf. •Rush ends Sunday Jan. 27 and students may enter bids in the SAC until 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday Jan. was one pregnancy at the College “If people are indigent, if 29. Tuesday evening, all presidents will receive bid lists and organizations have until the next day at 4:00 last year and none in the five pre- they don’t have the money for p.m. to send list of returned bids to Wiener and the Greek Council email account. Organizations may vious years. This year, most of the birth control pills … there’s a hand out invitations to pledge all Wednesday night, and rushes can return returned bids on Friday in pregnant students “had partners fund that can help them with the SAC until 4:00 p.m. off-campus” or came to school the cost of birth control pills,” •Pledging begins Feb. 2 and ends April 14. Work Week will be April 7-13. pregnant in August. The rise in she said. •All pledgemasters must attend a meeting on Friday Feb. 1. pregnancies is therefore probably Such strict birth control is •All pledges and all Greeks must attend the hazing meeting on Sunday Feb. 3. unrelated to the rise in birth con- necessary, said Metcalf, because •Each organization must schedule at least one meeting during the pledge period between its faculty trol prices, said Metcalf. as a young adult, “you’re more advisor and its pledge class. Still, she said, birth control fertile than you’ll ever be for the •Council will try to involve Dean of Students Tammy Gocial, Associate Dean Tacci Smith and methods may be to blame. Con- rest of your life.” Director of Student Activities Brent Turner more in pledging so that pledges will become acquainted with them. •Organizations must send in Work Week schedules as soon as possible. •Nominees for Housing Coordinator and Community Service Coordinator have not yet been discussed. Council confirmed Alex Roland ’09 as Greek Week and Special Projects Coordinator, Jordan Village Record Pedersen ’09 as Academics Coordinator, Jack Robling ’10 as Safety Coordinator, Greg Rosenbaum ’10 as Social Coordinator and Hunter Judson ’09 as Athletics Coordinator—a new position created to improve relations between Greeks and the athletics department. Jan. 16 – Jan. 22, 2008 •Greek long weekend, including a barbeque, semi-formal and day of service, may be the same weekend as Take Back The Night. Jan. 16, 1:09p.m. — Theft of money from room at Bushnell •President S. Georgia Nugent will attend Greek Council sometime this semester. Hall. •Greek Council’s meeting time will change to Tuesdays at 5:15 p.m. Jan. 16, 2:45p.m. — Marijuana found in room at McBride Resi- dence. Jan. 17, 12:07a.m. — Underage possession of alcohol in room at Bushnell Hall. Jan. 22, 2008 Jan. 17, 4:46a.m. — Vandalism–ashtray/trash can knocked over outside of Leonard Hall. •Council voted on last two coordinators and approved Jordan Zimolka ’10 (Psi U) as Community Jan. 18, 6:23p.m. — Theft of debit card number. Report filed Service Coordinator and Ed Righter ’09 (∆KE) as Housing Coordinator. with Knox County Sheriff ’s Office. •Jack Robling ’10 has assembled Safe Drives board; Greeks will not run it on Jan. 23-24 because Jan. 18, 7:50p.m. — Theft of debit card number. Report filed rush events are dry. with Knox County Sheriff ’s Office. •Greek Week and Special Projects Coordinator Alex Roland ’09 said that Greek organizations will Jan. 19, 1:28a.m. — Underage/intoxicated student at Lewis have booths at Take Back The Night. Greek Long Weekend will include a Day of Service and an all-Greek Hall. formal, maybe in Gund Commons. There will be an awards ceremony at the formal; new awards will be Jan. 19, 2:29a.m. — Vandalism/trash can knocked over outside created, on which all Greek Council delegates, rather than only the Executive Council, may vote. Peirce Hall. •Academic Coordinator Jordan Pedersen ’09 will have Greeks’ grades by Jan. 23; organizations Jan. 19, 3:27a.m. — Drugs and paraphernalia found at Mather will receive them next week. He is considering creating a Greek Academic Board. There will be a Greek Residence Breezeway and turned into Campus Safety. meeting with Kenyon Student-Athletes. Jan. 19, 5:28a.m. — Vandalism/items torn off walls at Lewis •New Social Coordinator Greg Rosenbaum ’10 will meet with Alex Roland ’09, former coordinator, to Hall. smooth his transition. Each organization must send in a list of its party monitors who are now abroad. Jan. 19, 7:05p.m. — Tampering with fire equipment–extinguisher •Council discussed whether or not pledges should be allowed to be party monitors and if so, when missing from Norton Hall. Extinguisher was replaced. their training session will be. Jan. 20, 12:19a.m. — Vandalism/window broken at Gund Hall. •Dean of Students Tammy Gocial will come to Greek Council on Feb. 4 to speak about eliminating Jan. 20, 12:53a.m. — Vandalism/obscenities drawn on message lounge parties. A self-study committee for reaccredidation, which the College must obtain regularly, board at Leonard Hall. and the accrediting agency decided in 2000 that disallowing lounge parties was a good idea because they Jan. 20, 1:06a.m. — Ill intoxicated student at Caples Residence. disturb residents and increase the risk of vandalism and date rape/sexual assault. This was not explained Student transported by squad to the hospital. further to the council but may be because sexual assault is more convenient in a dorm than after a walk Jan. 22, 12:23p.m. — Theft of debit card number. Report filed from Peirce. Gocial did not agree that elimination of lounge parties will lessen sexual assault and may be with Knox County Sheriff ’s Office. open to discussing alternatives. The self-study proposes solutions to issues, but those solutions are not Jan. 22, 7:41p.m. — Tampering with fire equipment. Extinguisher official so organizations should brainstorm ways to lessen vandalism and disturbances. Lounge disrepair removed from Caples Residence. is a separate issue because it involves money. •Alex Stoyel ’08 of ∆T∆ and Kyle Packer ’08 want an audience with Greek Council about Relay for Life. •Council discussed the issue of coaches threatening athlete rushes with a loss of playing time. This was also an issue last year. •Council discussed the possibility of holding a three-hour meeting for pledges similar to Beer and Sex, which would promote Greek unity and act as “risk management.” Greek Beer and Sex advisors could lead the meeting. The meeting might, however, be too much for pledges to handle. Want to get involved this semester? •Council voted to change permanent meeting time to 5:45 p.m. on Mondays and resolved to keep meetings short. Council’s next meeting, however, will be on Tuesday, Jan. 29 at 5:45 p.m., which is bid Write news. day. —Sarah Friedman email [email protected]

Best of “Overheard at Kenyon,” week of Jan. 17—Jan. 24: Kenyon professor: “I have nylon running pants and it’s refreshing to look at myself in them.” Arts The Kenyon Collegian Thursday, January 24, 2008 Thursday, January 24, 2008 The Kenyon Collegian Arts Select students excel in semi-annual recital By shelly parver bright baritone, and maintained music was barely noticeable. Her cate, clean sound, which showed problems with memorization at Staff Writer an aura of serenity throughout the technique remained consistently off Johnston’s finger dexterity, the very end, the audience was Brandi Recital Hall buzzed deceptively difficult work, with solid throughout the performance, yet had none of the rich timbre just as emotionally bound up in with anticipation on Saturday its unconventional rhythmic pat- proving that she was in control of and substance of the cello. At this the performance as Goodin was. night as the audience awaited the terns and busy accompaniment. the difficult and atonal work; her point the sequence of the recital, Her courage saw her through to start of the January 2008 Angela A student of Adjunct Instructor trills were even, her high notes in which each instrument was suc- the finish, and she deserved every Waite Student Recital. The semi- of Voice Nancy Jantsch for eight were clear and she made lovely ceeded by a different kind, became bit of the raucous applause that annual recital is named in honor semesters, Urist remarked that he music out of the chaos. tiresome; it seemed silly for Storer greeted her. of the wife of Trustee Emeritus enjoyed the opportunity to per- Next, Teresa Girolamo ’08 Hall Manager Larry Bower, who Next, Ananda Plunkett ’11 Charles P. Waite and features the form at the Angela Waite recital. played an imaginative Valse, Op. is under-appreciated under any calmed the hall with her lovely student musicians deemed by the “It’s an exciting opportunity and 69, No. 2 by Frédéric Chopin, circumstances, to have to move performance of “Must Winter music department faculty to have definitely something I’ve striven choosing an interpretation that the piano around the stage after Come So Soon?” from the opera given the most exceptional perfor- for for the last few semesters,” played with the phrasing of the each performer finished his or her Vanessa by American composer mances for their juries at the end said Urist. piece that best served the work single piece. Samuel Barber. Plunkett’s crystal- of the fall semester. This year’s Julia DeNiro ’10 followed in its trio section. Stretching the The next performer, Christo- line soprano made the high notes recital included the usual pianists on the flute, accompanied by tempo in some measures and ac- pher Holden ’08, played four very soar, while maintaining a pro- and vocalists as well as a flautist, Traci Myatt on the piano, play- celerating in others, Girolamo’s short works collectively titled Six found sense of warmth and melan- a violinist and a guitarist. ing the Allegro Poco Moderato playing evoked a languid yet Little Pieces, Op. 19 by 20th cen- choly that connected the audience Vocalist Stewart Urist ’08 be- movement from The First So- passionate folk dance. Joseph tury avant-garde master Arnold with the emotion of the music and gan the evening with a well-enun- nata for Flute and Piano by Czech Johnston ’10 performed a guitar Schoenberg—a daring choice, the winter theme. Though only ciated setting of Shakespeare’s composer Bohuslav Martinu. rendition of the Allemende sec- since such extremely atonal piano beginning her second semester at poem “It was a Lover and His This ambitious piece showcased tion of J.S. Bach’s Cello Suite, No. music is rare at the Angela Waite Kenyon, she already feels comfort- Lass” from the song cycle Let us DeNiro’s agile and confident 1 in G Major, which was an inter- recitals. Holden, a music major able at the College, a comfort that Garlands Bring, by twentieth- ability, and although she did not esting study in the ways in which for whom the piano is a second is particularly—and deservedly— century British composer Gerald play from memory, her perfor- different instrumentation requires instrument—percussion is his felt within the music department. Finzi. Urist sung the airy spring- mance so engaged the audience’s certain interpretations; the piece first love—seems to attribute his She said of her experience in the like piece in his customary clear, attention that her use of the plucked on a guitar yielded a deli- appearance in the recital to the department thus far, “I feel like oddness of his pieces, admitting, everyone in the department has “I was very surprised that I was been very welcoming—I’m about Married duo presents joint concert selected—it was quite an honor. to declare my music major!” By kristy gausman able, laid-back, some fast stuff … Although it is considered dif- I guess not many students here The final performer, Yi “Jo- Staff Writer wonderful stuff !” ficult to learn, dedicated study of play Schoenberg.” He need not anna” Dai ’10, ended the evening Besides teaching harp, piano, the harp results in a proficiency have been so modest; his charming with a solid rendition of Chopin’s Husband and wife team vio- violin and viola at Kenyon, as well in a unique instrument that can performance left Brandi literally Nocturne, Op. 15, No. 3. An inter- linist David Edge and Adjunct as directing a Columbus bell choir, either stand alone or provide a humming with talk as the audi- national student from China, Dai Instructor of Harp and Piano Janet Thompson is the principal harp- complement to other instruments, ence attempted to synthesize the remarked that she found that her Thompson will be giving a concert ist and violinist with the Knox especially the piano and violin. The clusters of seemingly unrelated instructor, Adjunct Instructor of highlighting the convergence of her County Symphony. A graduate harp also has the unique ability, notes and chords while the stage Music John Reitz, “helps you play prowess with the harp and his with of The Ohio State University, she through various techniques, to imi- was set for the next performer. what you want instead of guiding the violin this coming Sunday, Jan. has played for audiences ranging tate other instruments. The gong, Samantha Goodin ’10 took you in the direction toward what 27, at 7:00 p.m. in Brandi Recital from Jimmy Carter to entertainer percussive, guitar and falling hail to the stage next, accompanied they want you to be. Instructors Hall. The concert, which should Bob Hope. effects are only a few examples of by Debra Schrock on the piano, here emphasize interpretation last about an hour, will feature Edge teaches violin at Otter- the harp’s mimicking capabilities. performing on the violin the and feelings, but the teachers I approximately ten pieces from the bein College in Westerville, Ohio, It is believed that the harp has rousing Allegro non troppo move- had emphasized technique over Romantic Era, plus arrangements by the home of his Seraphin String existed since prehistory. Variations ment from Symphonie Espagnole, performance,” and she put both Thompson, who has taught at Ken- Trio. He holds a bachelor’s degree of the harp are found in cultures Op. 21 in D Minor by Edouard skills to use in her playing. Dai yon for the last 14 years. Thompson in music from Indiana University from Ireland to Japan, from Mexico, Lalo. Goodin’s enthusiastic per- used a firm touch on the piano describes the arrangements as “audi- and master’s from Northwestern Venezuela and Paraguay to Turkey formance was a highlight of the that never became too loud for ence-pleasers … romantic … having University. He has played for the and West Africa. The upcoming evening; her assured playing, the piece, which, after all, evokes a gypsy feel … pizzazzy!” Edge up- Columbus Symphony since 1984, concert is an excellent way for us especially the flourishes and the the nighttime. Juxtaposed with holds this enthusiasm and energy, along with a bevy of other groups, to better understand and appreciate fast sections of the piece, won Plunkett’s song about winter, Dai’s describing the upcoming concert as such as the Chicago Lyric Opera, the harp. This resilient instrument the admiration of the audience Nocturne was a fitting way to end a “a shared interplay between the two the Grant Park Symphony, the has managed to withstand the test so much that when she had some recital on a cold winter’s night. [harp and violin] … easy listening, Montreal Symphony and the Har- of time and still retains its ability charming, sing-able … very enjoy- rington String Quartet. to please and delight today. Don’t miss it! MST3K Preview Shown Friday at 6:30 in the Higley Auditorium Chicago Rhythm & We kicked off our semester last Friday with the thoroughly pointlessStarfighters , but the subject of our first write-up will be the painful Red Zone Cuba. This movie springs from the tortured mind of one Coleman Francis, who brought the movie-watching community such timeless classics as last semester’s The Skydivers and the as-yet unscreened Beast Blues Kings of Yucca Flats. Francis stars in his own movie this time as a mean-faced murderer freshly escaped from jail. He teams up with two lunkheaded companions on the road, and they drink coffee and try to think of ways to make money. Luckily for them, the Bay of Pigs invasion is right around the corner, and the army is looking for ugly, malformed men to do its dirty work! Saturday, Jan. 26 After a rigorous training session that involves climbing up a lot of gentle hills for almost one entire day, the United States decides to storm the Bay with these men and only these men. Their full regiment numbers roughly seven people. Predictably, these poor saps are captured almost immediately by the Cuban army and an unconvincing Castro with a crepe hair beard. They spend the rest of the movie languishing in prison and figuring out new ways to con people out of their hard-earned cash, I think. 9:00 p.m. Coleman Francis’ movies, as I think has been mentioned previously, are devoid of anything even remotely resem- bling joy or happiness. I don’t want to repeat myself or anything, but these movies have an almost Manos-like ability to drain one’s hope and crush one’s spirit. You will, by the end, have Coleman Francis’ mean, glowering visage running through your nightmares for weeks to come. Rosse Hall The sole highlight of the film is its intro song,Night Train to Mundo Fine, brought to you courtesy John Carradine’s haunting bass. — Andrew Cunningham Arts The Kenyon Collegian Thursday, January 24, 2008 Thursday, January 24, 2008 The Kenyon Collegian Arts Kokosinging for the cure By sarah queller on Love,” which was reminiscent of ful background tones. The Kokes Staff Writer traditional barbershop a capella groups. formed an adventurous and successful The song was fun and light, an effect the interpretation of Van Morrison’s song, The Kokosingers, Kenyon’s all-male Kokosingers produced through vocal making it more serious and spiritual, a cappella group, delivered a spirited and dips and accompanying movements. an interesting and pleasurable contrast impressive performance to an overflow- Steven Leiser-Mitchell ’10 led The to the many upbeat pieces. The song ing crowd in Brandi Hall on Friday, Jan. Beatles’ “Can’t Do That,” a quartet that showed the group’s serious potential and 18. The Kokes’ concert benefited the upheld the depth of a full group. The the power of movement and inspiration American Cancer Society and featured four singers used interesting vocal sound through music. the group’s favorite songs following its effects with excellent coordination, play- The Kokes returned to toe-tapping katie furlett winter tour. ing with crescendo, repetition and beat. music when they performed Jimmy A banner outside the Craft Center. The Kokosingers started the eve- Leiser-Mitchell belted a soaring last Buffet’s “Another Saturday Night,” led ning with The Doors’ “Touch Me,” fea- note, ending the song with a blast and by Cole Dachenhaus ’11. The concert’s Opportunities abound turing Dave Brand ’09, who provided a renewing the audience’s already intense informal atmosphere contributed to the warm, high voice that expertly propelled interest in the performance. group’s good-humored performance; the the tune along against the supportive, Newcomer Kevin Holloway ’11 singers—and the audience along with for crafty students low background. The singers’ jovial anchored the Kokes’ interpretation them—were laughing during the song, By john crain vironment—there are no grades,” attitudes and enthusiastic snapping of Van Morrison’s “Tupelo Honey,” allowing the concert to feel like a breezy Staff Writer a point emphasized by the other enhanced the lighthearted tune and a slower song that featured dramatic entry into the weekend. instructors. “A lot of students come drew in the audience for the first song crescendos, which kept it exciting. Hol- Nick Lerangis ’09, Riley Scheid ’11 The Craft Center, under Stu- down and decide they have to drop of the evening. loway was a very strong lead singer who and Hoffman were featured in the tra- dent Manager Alison Fisher ’08, out before they finish. But you will Following with “Somebody’s Baby” carried the song with the complemen- ditional Scottish song “Loch Lomond,” held its semesterly registration open learn even if you fail to complete a by Jackson Browne, led by Steve Dowl- tary background vocals, leading up to a a slow-paced and beautifully moving house on Jan. 20 from 1:00 p.m. to project.” ing ’08, the Ko- neat ending. piece. The alternating lead singers above 3:00 p.m. At least 50 students turned Harry Jackson ’11 took a wood- kosingers showed A successful and en- The Kokes the warm harmonies created the illusion out to learn about course offerings working class at the craft center. He off their impres- switched gears with of a much grander choir, an impressive and to register for the classes of- said of Rick Yorde, “He had a lot of sive control of tertaining evening. Manhattan Trans- feat formed through the Kokes’ soaring fered, which include photography, interesting stories—that was one dynamics, using fer’s “Birdland,” an versing and legato flow. pottery, stained glass, knitting, of my favorite parts. He would sit crescendo to create swelling harmonies. ensemble piece that featured no specific The Kokes again picked up the weaving, quilting, silver jewelry and around and tell us about the old days The singers maintained their engaging, lead singer. The song had an exciting, fast pace with Erasure’s “A Little Respect.” woodworking. at Kenyon. Jackson also commented expressive body language. tempo but was not as precise or elegant Although the strong background singers In the shadow of the Gambier that “it was fun to do crafts, just to Stewart Urist ’08 commanded the as some of the Kokosingers’ other num- sometimes overpowered Scheid’s sweet water tower, just north of the Health do stuff without having any sort of Kokes’ third song, The Smiths’ “Please bers. However, the group did master the lead vocals, the performers were visibly and Counseling Center, the Craft judgment put upon it.” Please Please Let Me Get What I Want,” song’s noteworthy shifts in volume. enjoying themselves, executing an imagi- Center houses a warm environment Upstairs, from 5:30 p.m. to the slower pace of which allowed the Sean Hoffman ’08 was the lead native and energetic delivery. for learning the finer points of a 8:30 p.m. on Monday nights, you singers to highlight complex harmonies singer of the Kokes’ second Van Mor- The Kokosingers concluded their craft, at low prices ranging from may find Deborah Yorde teaching and their seemingly effortless vocal rison selection, “Full Force Gale,” which performance with the traditional “Ko- five dollars to $60.S tudents are also weaving. She was happy to join her blend. The Kokes didn’t maintain a included only five singers. Hoffman kosing Farewell” and their crowd-pleaser welcome to work on projects on husband Rick in moving back to lethargic pace for long, however; Vinnie proved a very bold and talented lead “Jungletown,” capping off a successful their own time. Ohio for the change of pace it of- Lu ’10 led Stevie Wonder’s “Contract singer, enhanced by the group’s beauti- and entertaining evening. The Craft Center is home to fered from Chicago. The work she an array of equipment, including a does at the craft center, she says, adds darkroom, several looms and, most even more to the serenity of life in importantly, veteran instructors the Ohio countryside. It is also a way There Will Be Blood fails to impress with a passion for their craft. for her to put her years of training to By will arbery sets up a temporary home and base of ly unwatchable—and Anderson did Meet Rick Yorde ’71 and Sean use outside of the yarn store, Crafts- Staff Writer operations in the microscopic town. not give him enough depth to make Tavares. They combine their experi- man Hills Fiber, which she runs here Instead of developing these char- the conflict plausible. ences to instruct in all aspects of in Knox County. As of right now, There Will Be acters, however, the movie presents In fact, Anderson does not grant woodworking. Former cabinetmaker In the darkroom next door, Blood is the most respected movie them only as they are, never as they the religious perspective any credibility Yorde teaches furniture construc- Chris Hedden instructs students in that no one has seen. Riding a wave become. It skips the changes and the at all. It is presented as pure delusion. tion, while his wife Deborah teaches photography—both black and white of buzz revolving around its director dynamism. It denies that there is any The scenes in church comprise the only weaving. Tavares, a graduate of and, for the first time, digital. On (P.T. Anderson, Magnolia), its lead dynamism. Daniel Day-Lewis is going (mildly) funny ones in the movie. By M.I.T. and an aerospace engineer the same floor, Joe Walters teaches actor (Daniel Day-Lewis), its eight to win the Oscar for his performance, stripping the preacher’s vocation of all who works at the Rolls Royce office silver jewelry making. He offers Oscar nominations and its general and there’s no denying that his affected its authenticity, and infusing it instead in Mount Vernon, teaches model classes tailored to the skill level of magnetism, it has propelled itself into performance is memorable. Simulta- with greed and self-righteousness, making, using the skills he has de- the students he receives. As with all the cinematic scene to almost unani- neously a showman and a marksman Anderson also strips the movie of any veloped from his life-long interest of the other classes at the craft center, mous critical acclaim (The New Yorker of somehow unsubtle subtlety, Day- potential it had to make a real point. in World War I no prior knowl- liked it?!). And yet, chances are you Lewis invents a character whose quirks Conflicts are not engrossing when two fighter planes. You will learn even if edge is necessary, haven’t seen it—unless you drove to will place him among the canon of unshakeable forces butt heads. They U n d e r and he trains stu- Columbus. unforgettable screen caricatures. I say are engrossing when things get more their tutelage, a you fail to complete a dents at all levels If you have seen it, you probably “caricatures” because the film does him complicated. They never do in Blood. student’s proj- of experience, liked it. Maybe even loved it. Most an injustice. His performance suffers The film suffers for it, especially in its e ct b e g ins at project. from those who people do—I’ve come to accept that. because the film is solely about him. final passages. the sawmill and are just begin- I did not like There Will Be Blood, and I have heard the movie described as My main issue is this: thin char- continues in the - Rick Yorde ning , to those no matter what I say, I’m probably not a “character study.” Well, that doesn’t acters lead to unconvincing conflict, basement of the who have trained going to convince you of its faults. In work. Characters are only well-studied and unconvincing conflict leads to craft center. Once a semester, stu- with him before. fact, you’ll probably point to its faults if they have an engaging plot to live a weak plot. A weak plot leaves me dents accompany Rick Yorde and Fisher, who has been the student as strengths. You need to see the movie, inside. unconvinced—impressed at the aspira- Tavares to a lumberyard in Richland manager of the craft center since the though, and I might even be jealous if And the only real semblance of tion and sheer pluck of the thing, but County to buy wood. The materi- fall of 2006, uses the craft center to you like it. I really wanted to. conflict in the movie, the one between even more dissatisfied than I would als come from trees that are cut by work on a “life quilt” she has been Aided by a jarring score by Radio- Plainview and the preacher, is simply be if it was not so ambitious. I know the local Amish, making this wood working on since she arrived at head’s Jonny Greenwood and a sparse poorly dealt with. Paul Dano gives an everything I did not like about it was sustainable as well as beneficial the Kenyon as a first-year student. She screenplay by Anderson, the movie insufferable performance. As a mem- something that the filmmakers did on Amish community. came to the craft center because, tells the tale of a ruthlessly ambitious ber of his generation, I recognized too purpose, but I have never seen a movie After purchasing wood, the pair like many students and faculty, she oilman, Daniel Plainview (Day-Lewis) much of myself in him. They should that I felt was so acutely aware of itself. helps their students design and build enjoyed the laid-back feeling of the and his young adopted son (Dillon have found someone who seemed to It is the kind of movie that you watch anything from chessboards and pic- classes, quickly becoming attached Freasier). Already established in the come from a different era. Instead, intently and breathlessly, because you ture frames to full dining-room sets. to the diverse staff and classes at the American oil industry, they receive Dano’s acting was infused with our feel like every single shot is absolutely They think the classes they teach at center. This semester, most classes at a tip to check out the oil-fertile land generational ticks and an affectation crucial, somehow building up to a the Craft Center complement and the craft center have been filled. The in Little Boston, California. There, that added to the feel of the whole cinematic epiphany that will blow your enrich a Kenyon education. registration period is over for this Plainview runs into a young preacher movie trying too hard. His character mind. Instead, all I could see was it “We teach patience,” said Rick semester, but there will be another (Paul Dano, Little Miss Sunshine) and was too crucial to be so self-conscious- trying. Very hard. Yorde. “This is a low-pressure en- in the fall. 10 Editors The Kenyon Collegian Thursday, January 24, 2007 Thursday, January 24, 2007 The Kenyon Collegian Editors 11 We are the Collegian Dayne Baughman Class Year: 2008 Class Year: 2009 Leslie Parsons Editor-in Chief Hometown: Danville, Ohio Hometown: Wellington, Ohio Editor-in Chief Major: Modern Languages and Major: English Literatures Extra-Curricular Activities: Nu Extra-Curricular Activities: Mock Iota Alpha Sorority, Two Drink Trial, Senior Interviewer, KCDC Minimum, The Kenyon Daily Jolt, Collegian History: Fall 2004-Spring REACH Mentoring Program 2005 Copy Editor/News Assistant, Collegian History: Spring 2006 Fall 2005-Spring 2006 Senior News A&E Assistant, Fall 2006 A&E Editor, Fall 2006 Editor-in-Exile, Editor, Spring 2007 A&E Editor, Spring 2007 Senior Production Edi- Fall 2007 News Editor tor, Fall 2007 Editor-in-Chief Little Known Fact: Leslie is in- Little Known Fact: Dayne speaks arguably good at playing Tetris. four languages: English, French, Spanish and an unnamed language only he and Senior Editor Jesse Op- penheim understand.

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T K C S S a Ladies Basketball Ladies Swimming F u t r u n Saturday Jan. 26 at 7:30 PM Saturday Jan. 26 at 1:00 PM i d r d d KAC Natatorium Oakland University a a y a y The Ladies go for eight straight The Ladies try to stay in first Sunny y Snow Shower Partly Cloudy Sports 28° / 20° 33° / 26° 33° / 30° Thursday, January 24, 2008 | Page 12 Lords basketball grabs Gators Ladies basketball by the tail, starts recovery wins seventh straight By Bob dignazio Red in their next two contests, ever, regained their dominance By Dan Groberg of the Ladies’ game against the Al- Staff Writer both winless in the NCAC with during the last ten minutes of the Sports Editor legheny Gators, scoring five points 0-5 records. With the return of half, holding Allegheny to just in the game’s opening 45 seconds The Kenyon College Lords point guard Klinger, the Lords five field goals and outscoring the “I believe this team has the and helping the Ladies open an basketball team limped into the steamrolled the Quakers and Big Gators 26-12. potential to be very successful,” 11-4 advantage to begin the game. new year with a 3-7 record and Red by scores of 71-51 and 60-47 In the 65-44 win, the Lords said Ladies basketball Head Coach The Gators fought back, however, three key injuries. Captain Josh respectively. Forward Dave Knapke shot a season-best 58 percent Suzanne Helfant after the team’s scoring ten straight points to bring Klinger ’08, Dave Jolson ’09 and ’10 led the Lords against Denison from the field. Kenyon played its latest victory on Saturday. “We the score to 14-11. In spite of the J.T. Knight ’11 were recovering in a contest televised locally on best defensive game of the year, are just now realizing the depths Gators’ strong momentum, Gow- from knee ailments that kept them the Columbus Sports Network. as Allegheny’s 44-point total was of our talent. We have played with ins nailed a shot from behind the off the court. Although Kenyon en- Knapke, the reigning NCAC the lowest of any Lords’ opponent consistency and confidence over arc to tie the game. Kenyon went tered the second half of the season Newcomer of the Year, scored 18 this season. Knapke, Yelvington the past two weeks.” ahead by as much as seven before with a losing re- points, pulled and guard Kodey Haddox ’11 The coach’s words came as an settling for a three-point lead at cord, the Lords Kenyon played d o w n 1 2 r e - outplayed the Gators throughout understatement after the Ladies the half. ma inta ine d a bounds and tal- the contest. The trio combined for continued a seven-game winning The second half opened with 1-0 conference its best defensive lied four steals 49 points, 17 rebounds and four streak Saturday. A 59-57 victory even play from both sides before record. The race in 35 minutes steals. Yelvington shot a perfect at Allegheny College brought their Kenyon built a 49-40 advantage to grab playoff game of the year of work. Fellow 6-for-6 from the field. conference-leading record to a following a three-point shot by berths in the forward, Bryan The Lords look to maintain perfect 7-0. Gowins with 13:12 left to play. NCAC was just beginning, as the Yelvington ’09, chipped in with their momentum at first-place “It has been really exciting to The Gators responded with a 10-0 15 remaining games pit Kenyon ten points. Wittenberg University this Sat- reach the top of the pack in the run, giving Allegheny a 50-49 lead against conference foes. Saturday’s contest matched urday at 3:00 p.m. Wittenberg NCAC—we have knocked off two with 8:22 remaining in the game. The Lords’ year began on a the Lords against the Allegheny moved into sole possession of the tough opponents on the road in The Ladies came right back low note Jan. 5 against the nation- College Gators. Coming into the top spot in the conference with Allegheny and Wittenberg,” said with a 7-0 run of their own to ally-ranked College of Wooster match, both teams shared fifth an 87-86 overtime win against Hilary Gowins ’08. “I think that recapture the lead at 56-50 with Fighting Scots. Without Klinger, place in the conference, boasting Wooster last Saturday. The Lords these wins were the culmination 4:49 left on the clock. Allegheny Jolson and Knight, the Lords shot 3-2 records. The Lords needed a return home to Tomsich Arena of better attitudes and work ethic refused to yield, however, and once just 38 percent from the field and victory to remain in the hunt for on Wednesday, Jan. 30 to host in practice.” again battled back behind strong spent the entire second half trailing a top-four seed and a NCAC quar- Hiram College (5-10). Gowins was an integral part team defense to climb on top 57- by at least 15 points. The Fighting terfinal game at home. Kenyon and 56 with just over two minutes to Scots sailed to an 81-63 victory. Allegheny battled evenly for the play. Eleven seconds later, Anne Four days later, the Ohio first six minutes of the game. The Dugan ’08 made a perimeter shot Wesleyan Battling Bishops out- Lords, however, exploded to end that would prove to be the game rebounded and out-muscled the the half on a 27-9 run. A combi- winner as both offenses were held Lords to win 76-63. After Kenyon nation of impressive shooting and scoreless in the final 1:53 of play. had pulled within five points in suffocating defense earned Kenyon Dugan and Gowins topped the second half, the Bishops came a 35-19 halftime lead. the Ladies’ scoring with 17 points alive on a 19-6 run that sealed the Allegheny emerged from the apiece and combined to shoot Lords’ fate. Knight returned from locker room determined to cut 14 of 20 from the floor for the his injury to score ten points in down the Kenyon lead. They afternoon. Twelve of Dugan’s 17 22 minutes. successfully pulled within seven points came in the second half. The Lords faced the Earlham points a mere eight minutes into Dugan also led the team rebound- Quakers and the Denison Big the second half. The Lords, how- ing effort with eight boards. Laurel Stokes ’10 also had a strong show- ing, finishing with ten points and six rebounds. Lords swimming Wesley keyser “We had a close match versus Lauren Brady ’11 swims to victory in the 200-yard butterfly. Allegheny, but we had some great drowns competition defensive stops and crucial three- pointers that made us victorious By Peter Frank had individual victories, and well as Brady leads Ladies in the end,” said Brittany Currey Staff Writer emerging victorious as members of By Elana carlson in the distance events, winning both ’11. the Lords 400-meter medley relay Staff Writer the 1,000-yard freestyle (10:20.79) “Our strengths include in- The Kenyon College Lords swim team (3:32.42). Irgens took the 200- and the 500-yard freestyle (5:09.72). credibly balanced scoring and a team defeated Carthage College yard backstroke (1:55.43), Harris After returning from training in “The whole team had a great very stingy defense,” said Helfant. and Ashland University at home on won the 200-meter butterfly (155.92) Florida through break, the Kenyon training trip in Florida and is still “We subscribe to the no star sys- Saturday Jan. 19. The Lords domi- and Mitchell took the 50-yard free- College Ladies swim team hosted the working hard in the pool,” said Brady. tem in our program. There is no nated, beating Carthage 146-80 and style (21.37). Michael Northcutt Division II Ashland University Eagles “We raced really well in our meet last individual that is any more impor- Ashland 141-82 and winning nearly ’08 also contributed to the victory in their first meet of the semester on Saturday.” tant to our success than the next. all of the meet’s 13 events. with a win in the 100-yard freestyle Jan. 19. The Ladies won the meet The Ladies face an increasingly We have great team chemistry and Kegan Borland ’10 and Tim (9:50.63). 143-75 and improved their season difficult field in the weeks ahead, with I believe that is the main reason Newlin ’11 performed especially well, “We just got through the tough- record to 6-2. championship races on the horizon. we succeed.” proving victorious in two individual est part of our season, the Christmas The meet’s highlight was the La- After losing in both of the season’s The Ladies next host the events. Borland took the 500-yard break training trip, so the whole dies’ first-place finish in the 400-yard opening meets, the Ladies have now Oberlin College Yeowomen (2- freestyle (4:43.55) as well as the 400- team is swimming beaten up right Medley Relay (3:58.40). The relay won six consecutive. The Ladies hope 13) Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. yard individual medley (4:11.84). now,” said Borland. “At the meet this team featuring Tina Ertel ’10, Tracy to maintain their top ranking in the The Ladies cruised to a 76-43 vic- Newlin captured both diving events weekend we really used each other’s Menzel ’09, Lauren Brady ’11 and Jes- CollegeSwimming.com National tory in the last meeting between for the Lords, scoring an impres- performances for motivation to do sica Wise ’09 also saw individual suc- Coaches Poll at Oakland University the two teams on Jan. 5. sive 178.38 points in the one-meter well in our own swims.” cesses at the meet. Brady won both the on Saturday. “Week to week for the rest of competition and 194.68 points in the The Lords’ victory comes at a key 400-yard Individual Medley (4:32.09) “We are at the peak of our train- the season our goal will always be three-meter dive. point in the season, as the team edges and the 200-yard Butterfly (2:08.62), ing and are spending more time … to knock off our opponents in the Other important contribu- closer to the NCAC championships while Ertel captured first place in the working on individual races as we get NCAC,” said Gowins. tors for the Lords were Tom Irgens on Feb. 14. The Lords will try to build 100 and 200-yard freestyles, with times ready for our last string of dual meets ’08, Matthew Harris ’09 and Josh on their victory this Saturday, Jan. 26, of 1:53.71 and 52.50 respectively. Kati and upcoming championships,” said —Additional reporting by Kali Mitchell ’08. The three swimmers all in their meet at Oakland University. Meirs ’11 had a standout performance Brady. Greff.