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Gambier, Ohio THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2004 1 6 Pages Recount underway FRA steel workers BY BRYAN STOKES II lievable," said Bobier. "llK're were kxi as cliair of Bush's Oliio campaign he Editor-in-Chi- ef few voting macliincs in ncighborlxxxls brawl widi die arrested after tampered voting pnxress. With checks loading SI 13,600 w here dicrc were college people and "Among odier allegations dial BY D.D. CARDEN AND stayed for four lxxirs. During diat time cnt to each of Ohio's 88 precincts, African-America- n people who tended have been made w ere diat die secre- ERIC FITZGERALD kxral patrons, who wished to remain Staff jho Green Part)' presidential candi- - to vole more Democratic. Those were tary of stile's office placed more vot- Culkgum anonymous, noticed dieir aggression Jate David Cobb and Libertarian just some of die problems on election ing macliincs in suburban, Republican Two steel workers working on dx; increasing as diey argued over sports brty presidential candidate N tichacl day. T1x.tc were also93,0(X) ballots that districts dian in urban districts dial tend construction of Kenyon 's new I iUxss, and odier matters. Several people also fodnarik hav e initiated a statewide were basically tossed exit as not being to vote Democratic," said James Ixe, Recreation and Adilctic center were ar- said they noticed small groups of work-

of die ballots cast in the Nov. valid. Those were ballots wIktc tiicre spokesman for Secretary of Stale Ken-nct- ii rested and banned from Gambier after a ers periodically leaving for the parking Iixount I presidential election. were eidier stray marks on die ballot, or Blackw cU. "It's simply a rklicukxis v iolent brawl broke oul at dx; Gambier lot and returning several minutes later. Aldxiugh nci titer of die candi- - dx; hanging chads... so there's 93,(XX) and baseless accusation, in dial first of Grid last Thursday, Dec. 2. Both w ere By 8:00 p.m., the group had dwin- jJates sponsoring the recount has a ballots from people who went dirough all die secretary of suite's office did arrested on cliarges of assault and disor- dled to a mere eight people, w ho w ere xissible chance at winning Ohio's dx; trouble ofvoting, and those wcxddn 't not place any of dx; voting macliincs, derly conduct left with a S378 tab. A patron at dx; bar 20 electoral votes, which were won be counted without a recount" dial's a decision dial's made by local Tlx: Cjrill opened early dial night at said that dx: Comm Steele worker who iy Republican incumbent George Secretary of Slate Kenneth Black-well officials." 4:00 p.m. to host a gadxring of twenty bnxight dx; money to dx; bar said that the A'. Bush in a 119,000 vole lead over 's office has borne dx; brunt of dxse "One of cxir thoughts w as dial a steel workers from Comm Steele w ho cash was the profit they secured selling allegations, including accusations dial w orking dx: I RA. The workers dx; metal lef I over from theirjob. Democratic Senator John Kern , Cobb see RECOUNT, page five were on scrap md Badnarik claim dial dieir intent is to Most accounts of the brawl, xsloct what they perceive as lost faith Creeks Concert including the sources quoted in s .America's election process. the report from the Knox County "There were widespread reports Sheriff's Office, said the fight began jf irregularities with the vote in Ohio," w hen steel worker Shawn Purines ap- said Blair Bobier, media director for dx; peared to stumble suddenly and fell to Cobb campaign. "Ye w ere contacted the floor. Purines stood up and imme- by many people in Ohio and elsewhere diately accused several regular patrons ho had concerns about the voting pro , . v: of knocking him over. The regulars cess. A claimed his fall was unprovoked, and Among the alleged voting ir- a heated argument ensued. regularities, according to Bobier, Before the fight broke out Greg are disproportionately long lines in Arch, a local resident and Aramark em- predominantly Democratic areas, ployee who frequents the Grill, y elled difficulties with electronic voting ma- across the bar to Grid manager Noble chines jumping to the wrong candidate Jones to call the police. The cad was and 93,000 ballots that were allegedly ,IL placed just before Purines allegedly not counted due to "stray marks on the ... punched the face of Nathan Moberg, ballot or hanging chads." a regular patron of the Grill, breaking "There were problems with elec- N loberg's glasses and injuring his face. tronic voting machines that recorded Kevin Guckes Moberg was later sent to die hospital The Owl Creek's, Kenyon's all female a capella group, relieve students' stress by singing at their tallies that were just absolutely unbe but did not sustain serious injuries. in Rosse hall Friday. concert see BRAWL, page two Employee resigns, part-tim- e Nugent discusses captial position becomes full-tim- e campaign, Kenyon's future BY CHARLOTTE NUGENT ters by hand. BY WILLOW BELDEN tion with benefits. Presley . . . dial I am highly unlikely to News Editor "Those letters will accompany Senior News Editor Until Starr took thejob in the Pub- win it due to my shortcomings as a President Georgia Nugent is not a survey which is going to many dif- 'I'm never going to be working lic Affairs office last year, the position worker. I Ie is confident that there will sure if she will be here in ten years. ferent members of the Kenyon fam- for Kenyon again, and they've made of secretary had been full-tim- e. But be better applicants than I, despite my "My husband predicts that I'll ily - trustees, faculty, some students, it very clear that they don't wish it," according to Director of I Iuman Re- having served in die position for over just love it and stay here forever," said some alumni," said Nugent "And the said former secretary ofPublic Affairs sources Jennifer Cabral, "the College a year." Nugent "The reality of presidential surv eys will ask them to identify w hat Ann Starr '73, who resigned from the Relations Division was in a period of I Iowev cr, Kahrl said, "no state- tenures these days is that an average they think are some top priorities for position in late November. reorganization, and several positions ment was made to Starr either by tends to be about seven years, and it's Kenyon in the future." Starr joined the Office of Public were changed during that time. ... Shawn Presley or me diat she cotdd used to be the The aim of this survey, said need an not apply would not be considered decreasing. That didn't Affairs in July of 2003 as a part-tim- e There was an identified for or case; presidents would stay in place Nugent, is to identify possible goals secretary but resigned recendy because Assistant Publications Director and for this position." for 20 y ears or more." for die College's upcoming capital she wanted a full-tim- e income. '1 less of a need for clerical help at that Kahrl also said Starr voluntarily In die meantime, however, Nu- campaign. Kenyon's last capital could not afford to continue working time. Consequently, the secretarial resigned twice during the last seven gent fulfills die many roles required campaign, entitled "Claiming Our half-time- ." months, informing die College diat she for the College with a part-tim- e in- position was made of a college president, including Place," was completed three years come, no benefits and the high price Now, however, Cabral said the po-siti-on was looking for odier employment see NUGENT, page three full-tim- hours spent signing hundreds of let of gasoline for my commute to and has been re-expand- ed to be e Starr contended diat this was a

miscommunication and diat she "had -- .. from Columbus," Starr explained. because "it has been decided diat ff . tiiH .1;. Vice President for Public Rela- additional clerical help is needed." not actually left" die College until diis I Iigh: full-tim- Tonight: Cloudy. High: 65F, Saturday: Few Showers. tions Sarah Kahrl said a search for Starr has applied for the e time. She moved to Columbus last let- low:47F. 61F,lovv: 44F. Starr's replacement has begun. I low-eve- r, position, but she said in a Nov. 24 summer with die intention of finding Friday: Showers. High: 58F, Sunday: Mostly Cloudy. High: according to the Kenyon websi te, ter to Cabral, "I have already learned see STARR, page five low: 49F. 61F, low: 36F. thejob is now listed as afull-tim- e posi from Director ofPublic Affairs Shawn The Kenyon Collegian NEWS Thursday, December 9, 2004 Brawl: Two banned from Gambier after fight CONTINUED from page one to restore order. Though it was not the first fight the Werner said. "... once we saw it "The episode at the Gambier Grin "It was the hardest punch I've When the police arrived on the Grill has seen, it was the only one that has didn't involve any students, we were with the workers at the FRA construc- ever seen," said an eyewitness who scene, the belligerent behavior ceased ever reached beyond their control, and only there to back up the sheriff." . tion site was terrible. The College is was sitting next to Moberg but did and Puzines was arrested. The others required this level of direct intervention Werner said the two steel workers not under contract with the workers not wish to be named. "But it was a involved in the brawl were told to leave, by the Sheriff's office. arrested at the scene have been banned involved and have little control of their

sucker punch." and all but after-wor- one left The one remaining "They wanted to fight," said a from Gambier. k activities," Lepley said As What ensued in the ten minutes person, who was not identified in the patron who witnessed the incident "It "We're going to send them a for the ongoing construction of the before the sheriffarrived was described Sheriff's Report, allegedly insisted on was an entirely unprovoked attack on trespass letter using certified mail," colossal facility, the brawl has had "no ' ' by onlookers as 'pandemairum.' Puz-in- es staying in the parking lot and yelling ob- the the most passive man at bar." Werner said "Once they receive that, impact on the job ... It is my under-standfm-g and three of his large colleagues the scenities at police, claiming he had a Kenyon College Safety and Secu- if they're found back on campus, they the two men do not work tussled around on the floor with Jel-low- ay constitutional right to do so. The police rity arrived on the scene at 8:20 p.m. , but will be arrested" on our projecf ' any more. Valley Builders employees and arrested him as well, said observers. were relieved to see no students were According to FRA Clerk of the Gambier Grill owner Noble other Grill patrons while others looked All accounts of the brawl place the involved. Works Thomas Lepley, last Thursday's Jones declined to make any comment on. 'You want a shot at the title," Puz-in- es blame on Puzines and his coworkers. "It wasn't really our jurisdiction," events at the Grill have not hindered on the events. All Grill employees also was reported to have screamed There were also accounts of three work- director of Safety and Security Dan progress on the FRA facility. declined to comment repeatedly through the noisy ruckus. ers fighting amongst themselves: There were no other serious wounds, When reached for comment in his and the pepper spray that the Grill Galloway home.Puzines had little recol- Food for the Hungry com-bat- s keeps at hand was not used. Onlook- lection of the specifics. ers described some ofthe participants' "There wasjust apile, bud," he said actions in the brawl as noble. "It's terrible. I've never been in trouble "Jamie Gump was a jewel," said before." Puzine is set to appear in the hunger in Knox County Arch, referring to the Grill's bartender Knox County Courthouse for trial on BY DAYNE BAUGHMAN who stepped into the ruckus and tried The needs for programs such wants a job they are going to have News Assistant as Food for the I Iungry, which sup- to drive. To drive you need fuel. "Gambier does ... better than port social services organizations, Most people wouldn't say gas is an most" at donating food to the Food are growing in Knox County. Ac- emergency need, but it is to those for the Hungry campaign each holi- December 1 December 7, 2004 cording to Rubenstein, Interchurch who can't afford it." day season, said Micah Rubenstein, Social Services served an average On Dec. 11,30 collection sites, Dec 1, 1:50 am. Medical call I - missing from Ianna Hall. Executive Director of Food for the of 418 clients families and including the Village Market, will regarding injured student at Bushnell Dec 4, 5:10 a.m. - Vandalism to Hungry of Knox County. "But I single people per week in 2003. be taking donations of both food Hall. Student will go to Health Center emergency light at Leonard Hall. think that is, in part, because Writer "Clients can only receive aid once and money. Sites in Mount Ver- later this date. Vandalism broken flowerpots outside in Residence Fred Kluge stands out- every six months, so it's not like non will be open from nine in the Dec. 1, 8:35 am. Trouble alarms Bushnell - Hall. Vandalism to emergen- side the Village Market and shames the same people are being served morning until six in the evening. sounding at McBride and Mather N cy and exit fights at lanning Hall. people into giving. At staff meetings every week," Rubenstein said. He Collections sites in outlying areas Residences no problems found - Dec 4, 8: 13 p.m - Hit skip accident those planning the drive joke about also reported that the number of will be accepting donations from Dec 1, 10:00 - Underage pos- at Kenyon Inn am parking lot KCSO cloning Kluge and sending him to clients served per week has risen nine in the morning until two in session of alcohol at Watson Hall. notified all the collection points. to an average of 460 the afternoon. Dec 1, 10:47 am-Fi- re extinguisher Dec 4, 6:30 Fire p.m - extinguisher "Food for the Hungry is an an- in 2004. As a result, he said, Though all donations are ap- discharged at Mather Residence. Ex- missing at Old Kenyon. Extinguisher nual drive to raise food and funds the amount that each of the clients preciated, Rubenstein suggested tinguisher was replaced. was replaced to support the less fortunate of is able to receive is decreased. that monetary donations are the Dec 2, 2:03 am. Fire alarm at - Dec 5, 1:03 am. - Vandalism to Knox County," said Rubenstein. According to published records, best. "Food pantries are able to McBride Residence caused by - handrail at Peirce Hall. This year, organizers hope to raise Interchurch Social Services has, buy so much more food for their burnt food Dec 5, 1:40 am-Rep- ort ofsmoke at $120,000 and fifty truckloads of in the first ten months of the year, money than the average person be- Dec 2, 2:22 am. Underage con- McBride Residence - - caused by burnt food to support Interchurch Social provided $99,847.09 of aid in Knox cause they are able to take advan- sumption at McBride Residence. popcorn. Services and the Salvation Army County. tage of gov ernment and producer Dec 2, 8: 19 p.m Report of a fight re- - Dec 5, 2:33 am - Medical call of Knox County. According to Mount Vernon has provided surpluses," he said. "For instance, at Gambier Grill. KCSO responded. ill garding student at lather Residence. Rubenstein, Food for the Hungry is the most aid at $60,222, with Dan- a box of cereal that might cost you Incident did not involve Kenyon College Physician was contacted and composed of many "discrete events" ville providing the second most aid or me four dollars might cost a food students. student was transported by squad to which happen throughout the month having given out $22,662. These pantry 25 cents." Dec 3, 12:31 am. - Report of fire- the al- hospital. of December. Some events have numbers do not include November Mazzari agrees. "The food works being set ofiF in the hallway at Dec 5, 3:00 am. - Vandalism to vend- ready taken place, such as the Mount or December and do not include aid pantry can usually get food for free GundHaU. ing machine and window at Manning Vernon Nazarene University 's Food given for Thanksgiving or Christ- from the Central Ohio Food Bank, Dec 3, 1:21 am. Report of fire Hall. - for the Hungry Invitational basket- mas. with only a fourteen cent per pound works being set off in hallway at Dec 5, 5: 19 -- Fire at am alarm Hanna ball tournament, but there are still Rubenstein said that Inter- delivery fee," she said. "Food do- Caples Residence, also vandalism to Hall pull station activated. No smoke many more to come. church is seeing more and more nations are great, but Interchurch vending machine. or fire was found The campaign will culminate clients who are working but still can do so much more with monetary Dec 3, 2:21 p.m -- Report of odor of Dec 5, 9:39 am - Fire alarm at Olin Saturday with a live broadcast cannot make ends meet. He de- donations." natural gas at Sunset Cottage. Mainte- Library, activated smoke detector. No from Mount Vernon City Hall. The scribed a trend that has arisen in All donations to Food for the nance notified and area checked no - smoke or fire found and alarm was drive is sponsored by a group of Knox County: people who have Hungry stay in Knox County. "If problem found. reset six partners, all local businesses or jobs paying $12 and benefits who you donate money or canned goods Dec 3, 4:07 am. - Report of car 3:07 Dec 5, p.m - Report of suspi- organizations: The Mount Vernon are fired and perhaps rehired at $7 in Fredericktown, it all stays in leaking gasoline at W'alton House cious person going through trash at News, Nelson and Nelson CPAs, part-tim- e so they do not receive Fredericktown to help j our friends lot Owner notified and will contact NewApartments. Person was advised Time Warner Cable, Clear Channel benefits. In cases such as this, and neighbors," Rubenstein said. AAA. that permission was needed to collect Radio of Mount Vernon, the Mount Rubenstein said, people are taking According to Rubenstein. Dec 3, 7: 14 p.m. - Report ofodor of trash. cans from campus Vernon Nazarene University and on two and three part time jobs. Kenyon College and Gambier as gas at Philander's Pub. Equipment Dec 5, 5:41 p,m - Vandalism to fire WNZR Radio. "This causes stress levels to rise, a whole hav e always done a lot to was shut off and area checked odor - door at Old Kenyon. According to Joe Rinehart, and health to deteriorate," said support Food for the Hungry. This appears to be coming from lighter Dec 7, 9:51 am - Fire alarm at Olin Clear Channel Radio personality Rubenstein. year, as part of the drive, Presi- fluid used to light a charcoal grill. Library-problem with smoke detector and Food for the Hungry repre- Lisa Mazzari, Director of the dent S. Georgia Nugent walked Dec 3, 7:43 p.m. - Report of student in ductwork. No smoke or fire found. sentative, Food for the I Iungry was Danville Branch of Interchurch So- in the Mount Vernon Christmas being bumped by car at Crozier Cen- Alarm was activated several times this started 23 years ago by WMVO cial Services, concurs. She has seen parade along with Mount Vernon ter. Student was not injured. date. Maintenance has been notified. radio personality Charley Kilken- an increase in needs for assistance Nazarene University President E. Dec 3, 10:36 p.m Theft of keg - Dec 7, 2:43 p.m. - Medical call ny after the closing of a factory with medicine. "It comes to a point LeBron Fairbanks. from Duff Street Apartments. Keg regarding student with finger stuck near the holiday season. In 1995, where it is. either eat or take your Though the need for social ser- was returned to owner. in barrier tine that crosses pool at Ernst WMVO joined with other local medicine," N lazzari said. "We have vices is on the rise in Knox County, Dec. 4, 12:29 a.m. - Underage Center. Student's finger was released sponsors such as Mount Vernon clients who decide who, among the so is participation in Food for the possession consumption and unreg- without injury. Nazarene UJniversity. According adults, won't eat that day so that ev- I Iungry. "Those who plan Food for istered gathering at Old Kenyon. 7, Dec 4:53 p.m. - Medical call to Sally Nelson of Nelson and eryone can have their medicine." the Hungry are always apprecia- Dec 4, 3:46 am - Theft of items regarding injured student at the eques- Nelson CPAs, Food for the Hungry Mazzari has also seen an in- tive and amazed by the amount of from vending machine at Caples trian bam. Student was transported to has grown in the six years that she crease in need for fuel in the north- people that volunteer with Food for Residence. I Iealth Center. has been a part of the drive. "When eastern portions of Knox County. the I Iungry," said Rinehart. "There Dec 4, 4:37 am. - Vandalism to Dec 7, 5:29 Student I p.rn - reporting first started, Food for the Hungry "The Danville-IIowar- d area is a two page list of "Thank Yous' in emergency light at Leonard Hall. suspicious package received in his raised about $57,000," said Nelson. has no industry or big supplier of the N lount Vernon News every year, Dec 4, 4:43 - Fire extinguisher am mail box. "Last year it raised $145,000." jobs," Mazzari said. "If someone but it never seems like enough." Thursday, December 9, 2004 NEWS The Kenyon Collegian 3 Master Plan dis- Fate of $ 1 movies consid-- cussed, revised ered, perpetrators sought BY ROSE BABINGTON Susan Spaid. Chair of the BY KATE 1 1E1.LMAN students involved." only had two screenings since the Stall Reporter Planning and Zoning Commis- .Stall Reporter Associate Dean of Students cancellation. ..and neither showed Many questions have been sion, declined to comment on Al ter several rowdy Kenyon stu- Cheryl Steele commented that she significant increases in attendance. raised about Kenvon's Master the Commission's role in the dents prompted Mount Vernon Pre- is "in the process of following up In general, KAD dollar movies and Ian, the detailed outline of future development of the Plan. Citing mier Theaters to cancel Si midnight on a possible lead regarding the KFS films are not in competition." l.anipus building and develop the Plan as a "recommendation movies, the College's administration student(s) who may have been in- Vonschillcr cited recent popular KFS ment, since its initial approval by of how the College and Village is negotiating the future of earlier SI volved." She welcomes "any infor- show ings. "One Friday night KFS he Hoard of Trustees in April. could possibly change over the movies. mation from students regarding the had 2(XJ plus people in attendance The Plan originally included next twenty to thirty years," l'an of Student Activities Tacci problems which have occurred at for Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless relocating or demolishing 31 Spaid said that the Plan involves Smith said, " The theater has discon- the movie theater so that the persons Mind" niildms, movins all academic "dozens of potential permit ap- tinued the midnight showings of the w ho caused problems can be held In order to ensure that Premier "iniidings to the south end of plications that may or may not movies, hut we are still able to pro- accountable." Theaters will offer dollar films in constructing additional ever come before" the Commis- vide the SI movies on Friday nights, Ban the future, Steele urges students not I.ampus, According to Ilouten, iousins and academic buildings. sion. around 9:00 or 9:30 p.m., which are Premier Theaters is still willing to to bring food from outside into the orating a new academic quad. Nugent says that she doubts regular show times." offer evening SI movies. The movie theater. "If they find students w ho I .hanging the location of parking that the Plan will "see any Midnight movies were cancelled schedule will be solidified alter Ke- have brought in snacks, they will ots and creating more retail space groundbreaking before the sum- after an incident involving a pair of nyon After Dark has its networking be removed from the theater and not n downtown Gambier," accord mer of 2006," as there are still students who behaved disniplively meeting on Wednesday. Smith com- able to return that night, so it's really ing to the April 2004 issue of the many details to be worked out. and brought alcohol into a Novemlier mented, "We w ill be Ux)king at how important that students are aware of Collegian. The items of highest priority on 12 showing of The Incredibles. Ac- often w e can offer the movie nights, the possibility of not seeing their The most notable change to the Plan, as recommended to Nu- cording to Premier Theaters General but can say tliat it w ill be at least twice movie." he Plan, said President Georgia gent and the Board of Trustees by Manager Greg Ban Ilouten, "Nor- a month, hopefully more depending Alex Kimmel '08 said, "I'm not Nugent, has been the decision the Senior Staff, are an improved mally we don't have that problem on how other programs and events on too disappointed about the cancella- io remove a large parking lot visual arts facility and improved here." I low ever, he said that in this campus fall into the calendar." The tion of midnight movies, as long as scheduled to be built in the student housing. instance, "we had to confiscate some first movie night after w inter vacation they offer earlier ones." woods behind Ward Street on The erecting of the visual beer. It was not a good scene." has already been planned for Friday, Rachel Kauppila '08 expressed the northwest side of campus. arts facility, says Nugent, will The identities of the perpetrators January 21. a preference to stay on campus. "I 'We received feedback from take time to develop because of are still unknown. Smith said that "al- President of Kenyon Film Soci- like going to KFS more than waiting members of 'lie community that the many conditions and actions though there were several emails sent ety Brian Schiller refuted speculation for the shuttle to go to Mt. Vernon," they weren't happy with that part that need to precede its construc- to the Dean, there was not specific that cancellation of midnight movies she said. "KFS shows really good of the plan," Nugent said, "and it tion. The facility would displace information about the names of the would boost KFS attendance. "We' ve films." was changed." Walton, Sunset, and Bailey Board of Trustees Chair Houses and currently calls for David Horvitz '74 added that, an underground parking garage Nugent: Tuition, housing are concerns in terms of future changes and to be built nearby. developments, "the Kenyon Nugent said the underground CONTINUED from page one ofAdmissions and Financial Aid Jen-nif- er Kenyon president had ever gone on, Community and the Gambier garage is unlikely to be devel- Britz. so occasionally I visit with Ron and Community will be consulted on oped, however. "I myself am ago after raising approximately S 1 18 "We've called for trying to bring tell him w hat's going on at the Col- these issues and their input will very tentative about the notion million, according to Vice President in a somewhat smaller class next lege. We have the new lecture series be solicited, but the final deci- of the underground parking lot," of College Relations Sarah Kahrl. year," said Nugent. 'The causes of by Kenyon professors speaking sions will be made by the Board she said. "I just think it's a very "When w e get responses to those the high enrollment have been an about their scholarly work at the of Trustees." expensive proposition." surveys, the second step will be that enormous increase in applications, Mount Vernon Public Library, and Several Gambier residents I lorvitz said he had "no idea in late January and early I 'ebruary w e and then w hen we offered our ac- that was a suggestion from commu- have expressed wariness about at present" which parts of the Plan w ill hold a series of w hat w e're call- ceptances, the yield was higher. nity members, that it would be nice to

the magnitude of the Plan. One w ill actually be implemented. I Ie ing 'Presidential conversations' on Concomitant to that, more upper-classme- n have Kenyon come down off the hill.

commented, "I think there are a lot said that "this is a long-ter- m plan campus ... small seminars or focus returned. Periodically, the We now run a weekly ad in the Mount of people who feel very strongly and I am certain that parts of the groups," said Nugent. "Fach will College has tried to ascertain w hat is Vernon News about activities going on in opposition to this Plan." Plan will not be executed." work... with some of the input (aim the most desirable size of the college, on the campus so people can come up. Graham Gund '63, the ar Currently, the search for an the surveys ... to explore certain top- and the trustees and I ha ve asked for a And we're trying in many more w ays chitect who designed the Plan, architect has not commenced, ics," such as curriculum, residential group to look at this question again. I like that to make the facilities that we held several meetings last year according to Nugent. "There are life, and faculty development, said w ill ask them to consider what the ap- have available," including renting to provide information to Village a number of architects who have Nugent. "All of that will then feed propriate size is for Kenyon and what Peirce I Iall for outside events hosted residents, and Horvitz maintains worked with Kenyon previously into the meeting which the trustees diat means in terms of dining halls, by the United Way and the Knox that "the College has made and and there are a number of Kenyon w ill have on Feb. 11 in New York. dormitory spaces, faculty student ra- County Community Hospital. "We will make every effort to in alumni who are architects. And They will probably then select a set of tio, access to information resources, just didn't do very much of that be- clude the Village as a partner I would imagine we would go topics and charge us on campus with and the texture of the community." fore," said Nugent in the plan and will be open to out to some of those firms and coming back and thinking through While Nugent anticipates that Although Nugent believes discussion on all issues, for the say 'Here's the type of structure those topics further." the "Presidential conversations" Kenyon 's and her own ten-year success of the college and of the we're looking at, do you want to Nugent admits that in compiling and other preparation for the capital outlook is uncertain, she has high village goes hand in hand." present a proposal?'" the list of goals for the capital cam- campaign will take up much of her hopes for the next five years. "We According to one resident, The College was given a paign, Kenyon has some tough issues time tliis school year, she was quick to work with a very tight budget these however, "the College is ruin- rough estimate of $150 million to face. "Tuition will probably be assert that that is not all she has been days," said Nugent, "and I hope ing the downtown eight blocks" for the entire project as it stands raised next year," said Nugent. "It doing. "I 've been teaching a course on we'll be so successful with the with its renovation and addition now. Nugent says that any rise cannot be the case that tuition just Ovid with Professor Bennett, which capital campaign that there will be of several new features. in tuition will "not really be continues to go up and up and up, has been a lot of fun," said Nugent ... a little more flexibility about what The Village of Gambier related to the Master Plan." In- but I don't see how we're going to "In the fall, I was doing quite a bit we're able to do. I think we're likely to Planning and Zoning Commis stead, the high costs are slated to deflate those costs at the moment. of travel as we worked on complet- see a continuation of the trends we've sion will play a defining role in be funded by outside donors. Because Kenyon does not have a ing fundraising for the FRA project; seen recently Kenyon becoming the Plan's development. Accord "Without donors, none of very large endowment, that means we hadn't finished seeing all of the better and better known , probably being to Nugent, "any structure has this Plan will be possible," that almost 80 of ou r budget comes people that we w anted to see. I'm still coming more selective as it becomes to be approved by the zoning Horvitz explained. directly from operating revenue, and in die process of meeting alumni, and more attractive to students as their first board. Many colleges and their Furthermore, according to a large portion of operating revenue I've especially tried to meet women choice. I do hope we'll see a student locations constantly clash over Nugent, donors may determine is the tuition that students pay. If we alumni." body which is more diverse in many these things. That's another which buildings get constructed are successful in the capital campaign President Nugent has also con- different ways, including ethnicity, area where we have to see how first. "It's always possible that in increasing our endowment, that tinued her efforts, begun last year, to national origin, and economic di- each individual request plays should a donor come along and means we'd be less reliant on our involve Kenyon in the Mount Vernon versity. We will certainly be. . . seeing itself out." Nugent says that she say T want to give you 5 million operating budget and on tuition." community. "I ajTpear occasionally on some building as we start to address believes that many structures, dollars to do x', if it's within Student housing also promises Ron Staats' rad io program - it's a very the Master Plan. My hope is that we'll especially those built on south things we identify as needs... you to be an issue in die capital campaign, popular news-tal- k show in Mount be successful in the campaign and it campus, will not require vari- can have donors' intentions inter- as the College is currently operating Vernon, and lots of people listen to will enable use to be richer, not just ances from the Commission. acting with the planning." "at full capacity," according to Dean it in the morning," said Nugent "No in a financial sense." The Kenyon Collegian NEWS Thursday, December 9, 2004 Senate housing vote tentative Student Council BY SHEA DAVIS representative, said he thought that it was Stiff Reporter a good idea to require 75 percent of a Senate Agenda "It's very cutthroat, really," Jackie group's members to live in division. "I Master Plan approves budgets Giordano, Vice President of Academic am in whole-hearte- d agreement with the Judicial Process Affairs, said of the housing lottery during percentage of people being picked toli ve Student Council Agenda BY ANDY CLAUT1CE budget hearings that took place ' ' Staff Reporter the Senate meeting last w eek. in division,' Raicovich said. 1 think that Referendum Saturday in which student organi- The Senate discussed a proposal 75 percent is good. .As Greek Council Jucial Process This week, Student Council zations presented budget requests for sophomores living in division and rep I know the union that living in divi- Academic Advising held their semiannual budget ap- to the BFC. Once approved, the decided on a final proposal, which will sion has. I think 75 is certainly enough, proval meeting which took place, as budgets were placed on Kenyon's be voted on at the next meeting. if not less than it should be. I think it is as sophomores. it has sometimes in the past, closed public network drive. The Senate decided in a straw-vot- e very important to the cohesiveness of "I just don't want to see people to the public and press. The closure According to a BFC report, the that the final proposal will include a Greek organization that people live living in Caples for two years," Vaught policy is due to "logistical and pro- funding requests considered this se- a permanent three point deduction for together as many years as possible." said. "I mean, that's what's going to hap- cedural constraints," said Student mester increased dramatically, with students who lived in division sopho- According to the proposal, if a pen; people who've lived in Caples and Council President Nick Xenakis '05 the $294,000 in requested funds more year. This point deduction will group does not fill their spaces in divi- done their time will get brought back to and Student Council Treasurer John more than four times the available apply whether students leave division sion, then they will lose that number of these really bad donns." Lesjack '05 in a joint statement. $61,000. This disparity led to cuts in theirjunior or senior years. spaces the following year. The Senate has spent most of this In the meeting, Council mem- in several areas.

Faculty co-cha- ii and Associate "I really think the idea of losing the semester discussing this issue and will bers reviewed and approved budget "Student Council and the BFC Professor of Political Science Alex entire divisionforayearwill provide the vote on the final proposal today, ac- recommendations from the Business recognize the extreme situation re- McKeown said the purpose of the de- proper incentive for what we want," said cording to Student Co-chair Meredith and Finance Committee. These garding student activity funding," duction was to keep students in division Student Council President XickXenakis Farmer '05. recommendations were based on said the joint statement. "The recent longer. '05 said. "If they're going to have this situation has shown the imperative "My assumption w as that a point division, I tliink we should legislate that Budget and Finance Committee Report need to pursue an increase in stu- deduction would be a sufficient penal ty," they have to use it" The $146,000 available to the Business and Finance Committee for dent activities funding and this issue McKeown said. "Maybe quite likely The Senate also discussed the next semester breaks down as follows: will be at the forefront of Student they'd stay in division as a junior. . . . possibility of closing off the New S61.000 for student organization allocations Council's agenda next semester." If they entered the lottery as a senior, Apartments to students who had lived $20,000 reserved for Student Lectureships A Council referendum to in- they'd be sufficiently penalized to keep in division as sophomores, but they $40,000 reserved for Social Board crease the available student activi- from getting the best housing." decided against this proposal. $25,000 reserved for supplemental budget hearings ties funds could occur early in the He added, "It was my understand- "That would be too much of a spring semester. The additional ing that the point reduction . . . would hit," Xenakis said. 'This isn't equity; Requested funding for next semester: $294,000, up from $230,000 funds would come from increasing basically put you on the end of the it's punishment" this semester, an increase of almost 2S'c. the student activity' fee paid by each line." Raicovich agreed, saying, "You're student enrolled at Kenyon and as The Senate also decided in a straw going to blatantly separate these two Organizations requesting funding for next semester: 86, up from 71 such would also require the approval vote to require Greek organizations to groups of people who are friends with this semester. of the student body. If approved, fill a certain amount of their division each other by this sort of housing restric- such an increase could mean as spaces. tion. I think one of the things that drew To conserve funds, the BFC did not approve funding for any of the much as S45,000 in new monies According to the most recent pro- me to Kenyon was all of these people following: for student activities for future se- posal, "If an organization with division living together. ... This separation of Event prizes mesters. housing does not fill its division, seventy members of groups and non-members Event publicity In the meantime, student groups five percent of its members must live in of groups is a little disconcerting." Charity events w ill be able to request supplemental division." . IcKeown said at the meeting Andy Vaught '05, Independent Hotel costs funds next semester from a cache of that he agrees with this proposal. Student Representative, said he was in Student organizations currently pending approval from the Stu $25,000 set aside specificall y for this "My view is that we should try to favor of the ban because it would keep dent Life Committee purpose. These appeals will be con- get housing members to fill up as many independent juniors who wanted to live Student organizations with faulty applications or that failed to sidered by the BFC and submitted division spaces as they can," he said. in New Apartments, from getting shut appear at budget hearings for approval by the Council in one EricRaicovich '05, Greek Council out by seniors who had 1 i ved in division of their open sessions. McKnight appeal set for March '05 Village Council consid- BY SEAN RYAN Gleeson said that this will not why McKnight killed Murray. Staff Reporter make much of a difference in the .Although motive typically needs ers alternate polling place first-degr- Four years after the murder of appeal, as McKnight "should have to be shown to sustain a ee Kenyon student Emily Murray by no success in the appellate process." murder conviction, Gleeson said BY ROSE BABINGTON $101,000 on Sunday, before account- former Pirate's Cove kitchen manager As to any idea that McKnight showing motive was legally unneces- SciffReporter ing for "$48,000 committed to bills," Gregory McKnight, many questions may have received an unfair trial, sary as there was "just ovens helming Mayor Kirk Emmert, in his according to SamueU's report to the Vil- remain unanswered and fates uncer- Gleeson stated, "Mr. McKnight re- evidence that McKnight did it." mayor's report, addressed the Gambier lage Council. In previous years, she said, tain. ceived the fairest trial from a defense McKnight returned to the poll ing precinct problems and distributed "it used to be $200,000." According to Vinton County standpoint that I have ever seen as headlines this summer when the a draft of a letter to go to the Knox County Miile w ater usage has decreased prosecutor Timothy Gleeson, who either a defense attorney or a pros- Columbus Dispatch inaugurated a Board ofFJections with suggestions. Em- significandy in Gambier, the ongoing won the double-murder conviction ecutor." Gleeson went on to praise the currently ongoing series concerning mert wrote that he w as grateful "to the costs are high. Village Adniinistrator against McKnight, the Ohio Supreme quality of McKnight's counsel and illicit sexual relationships in Ohio's patience, good spirit, and strong desire Rob N lcDonald reported to die Council Court will hear oral arguments in Vinton County Common Pleas Court juvenile prisons. to vote of Gambier citizens, including dial November water usage was "down IcKnight 's first appeal of his October Judge Jeffrey Simmons, who gained According to the Dispatch 's July particularly students of the College." considerably from a y ear ago." Yet, said ' 2002 conviction on March 29, 2005. international press for his ruling that 18 article, McKnight and his w ife, Council member Liz Forman Samuell , 'paying for water is still going McKnight was convicted in the poor Appalachian county could Kathryn Copley, met w hile she w as brought up the point that several constitu- to be tight next year because we have new October 2002 for the November not afford a death penalty trial. a corrections officer at the Circleville ents had felt' 'specifically disenfranchised, expenses." 2000 kidnapping and murder of In addition, McKnight's attor- Juvenile Correctional Facility', where including single parents and hourly The only overtime included in the

Murray, then a Kenyon junior. She neys filed a post-conviction relief re- he was serving a sentence for a 1992 workers" because of the voting lines tliat November bills was to pay Gambier was found shot a month later rolled quest with Judge Simmons, according robbery and murder of a Columbus exceeded four hours at die least deputies whose services were required in a carpet in the back bedroom of a to Gleeson. Such a motion asks the man. McKnight was released upon To shorten die wait in future years, at die Gambier Community Center on remote trailer home 120 miles south court that decided the case to annul his 21st birthday, and married Copley Emmert suggested ' 'anodier voting place die day of the national election. of Gambier belonging to McKnight. the conviction. Although Gleeson seven months later. atdiefirestationoratGundor some other 'Among die ordinances read and Later, investigators also found parts said that he responded to the request Tlie Dispatch also reported that college building." Several council mem- discussed at die meeting was the Toy Ve-

20-ye- of the decomposing corpse of a ar nearly a year ago, Simmons has not there was an investigation into a rela- bers entertained die idea of using die ERA hicles Ordinance, passed last y ear. After old Chillicothe man, Gregory T. made a ruling on it tionship between N IcKnight and Kim-berl- y andjoked about working out while wait- students protested die ordinance, which Julious, in and around the trailer. McKnight's lead attorney, K. Zimmerman, who is Copley's ing to vote. required diem to w ear a helmet and wrist The appeal itself gained some Robert Toy of Athens, did not return older sister. This led Gleeson to tell Widi die high costs of continuing guards at all times while skatelxnrding or notoriety when both Gleeson 's of- the Collegian 's request for an inter- Tlie Dispatch, "Kim led to Kathy and, water repairs and paying for pol ice over- skating, Council considered amending it fice and the Ohio Attorney General view by press time. I guess, wedded bliss." time for die November election, Village to include only residents aged 15 and missed a deadline to submit briefs in A question traditionally probed Zimmerman also sold the trailer Council clerk and treasurer N Lny Samuell under. Though just die second reading order to present the state's side of the in a murder case still remains unan- to the N IcKnights where N lurray was said on Monday diat die comparatively of die ordinance, Council seems to be case in oral arguments. As a result, swered, and even more so, uninves- found, and lived across the road from low general fund is "just a matter to get in general agreement about the amend- only McKnight's attorneys will argue tigated. According to Gleeson, his that residence, according to another us tiirough December." ment, only spending time discussing die before the Court. office "never pretended to know" Dispatch article. The Village general fund was at language of die amendment Thursday, December 9, 2004 NEWS The Kenyon Collegian 5

Post-resignati- Starr: on criticism sparks debate CONTINUED from p,ige one Starr s;iid tliat for her, the most occurs each year. ... Members of on campus. An alum herself, she lias somcbcxly had been displaced williin a job llxre, ;uid she informed Presley disturbing issue Presley brought up in the administration provide a self-evaluation lectured at Kenyon twice in the past the College ... they might receive that she intended to leave Kenyon in their phone conversation w as Unit an to their siiiervisor and the two years and formerly w orked as the particuktr notice." the near future. unspecified rxrson in the office hid suX'rvisor follows up with a meeting weekend supervisor at tlieUMS lilirary I less agreed that Kenyon "lias,

I lowever, SLirr siiid, "I deckled spoken to lYesley about her. SUirr to discuss the self -- evaluation." If an circulation desk. and d(x;s promote employees from thai I would stick with the College and said she had "never heard of such a employee's perfomiancc is unsatisfac- Her nine-mont- h contract at within on occasion." seeil I could make tliat work. 1 hadjust complaint" while she worked in liblic tory, supervisors ate expected to "con- the library expired at the end of (lie According to tlie SLiff and Ad- bail at the liWic Affairs office for a Affairs. tinue to work with tliat employee to 2(XB 2(XW academic year, at which ministrative I I;uidb(X)k, "The College vear aixl it seemed . . . inifiiir to them for 'To learn of Shawn's disiippoinl-inen- t get their performance to ;ui acceptable point Slut said, "1 was led to believe I must ... be responsive to the obligation me to spend a year getting to know the in me after I resigned is even more level." would have some summer work there. to provide advancement exxxxtunities job and then to up and leave. And 1 also of a surprise to me tliiui the change in Starr said in her letter to Cabral ... I ceased l(xking for a summer posi- for its own employees; so there will wanted the satisfaction of getting to do the position itself," Slut siiid. She siiid tliat, "there were never any complaints tion and then was told literally one day be occasions w hen tlie President, the sometliing that I kxl started, instead of slie and lYesley "had kkl conversations in writing alxxit me or about my work. not to come hick tlx; next, because they Director of I Iuman Resources, the bouncing around." Accoaling to Starr, about a couple of tilings. I thought There were certainly no warnings." couldn't hire mc over the summer." Equal Opportunities Officer and the Presley did not object at that point to (kit any issues w hich I thought of She said she feels thai the situation is A few months later, the College relevant Senior SLUT may conclude hcrsuvying. as fairly minor w ere solved." "LuiLunoiuit to a rxxkdoor firing." hired Slut as secreLiry of Public Af- thsil an internal promotion is in the In a phone conversation with Kalirl and lYesley declined to "I would like to trust ihc ( College faire. Scxxi after she bcg;m work in best interest of the College." Presley after her resignation, Starr comment on Slut's performance. to understand that it must insure tliat her new position, one of the full-tim- e I lowever, I less said Kenyon "also s;iid Presley infonned her of various Starr said she never received a personnel procedures ;ire to be fol- supervisors at tlie library circulation believes it is important to extend job problems with her performance. written personnel evaluation during lowed scrupulously by suXTvisors," desk resigned. Slut applied for tlie opportunities rcgionitlly and nationally 1 apparently missed too many her time as Public Affairs secreLiry, Slut siiid in her letter to Gilmd. 'This job but wasn't hired, although she said when tlx; College stands to be better davs with sickness," Starr siiid in her although she filled out the required is an inexpressibly confusing and she had received a positive evaluation served by doing so."

on e letter to Gibral. I lowever, slie said, pre-cvaluati- form at the specified damaging episode for me, the more so when she served as part-tim- circula- She said Ann Slut "was given "with an income of no more tlian $800 time last summer. because lliere is no process, no appeal, tion desk sinx'rvisor. equal opportunity to compete for the ' each month, I could not afford to miss 1 should have been evaluated in and there will be no way to uixlcrsLuxl "Ilutt was a painful episode for library position . . . The College simply many days," since part-tim- e workers season like every other employee, even or correct my alleged sliorteomings." mc," Starr said. 'The person who was chose to hire arxxher candidate. There are not compensated for sick days. if it was unclear if or when I would According to Kalirl, however, all hired ... hadn't worked for a library was no violation of our equal opportu- Starr said that in their phone leave tlie job," Suirr said in her letter iippropriate personnel procedures were aixl hadn't worked for tlie College." nity recruitment giuckiines during the conversation Presley mentioned "a to Cabral. "An orderly, documented follow cd in Starr's case. , Director of hiforrruiti on Access at search process and no dscrimination very ill adxised e-mail" she had sent process of evaluation is basic, as is the liven if tlie letter of tlie law w as LBIS Megan Filch decliixxl to com- cxi the basis of age, gender, etc." to President S. Georgia Nugent. "I employee's right to hear criticism so followed, SUirr said there is a "rather ment cxi Starr's performance or on hir- Starr is currently writing and am bipolar and was manic for a she may eitlxT try to correct difficulties cavernous gap between tlie Kenyon ing decisions, due to confidentiality. working as a freelance artist while ap- month during a destabilizing trial with or to lodge a grievance if she thinks it that I knew as a student and tlx: Kenyon SLvrr did not file a forrrud griev- plying forjobs in Columbus. She said apsychiatricdnig,"StirTexpliiined. "I appropriate." that I know as an employee t Ken- ance but did protest the decision rxx to six; is hesitant alxxit allowing potential did indeed lose control and write an of- The College's Administrative and yon, everyone is an educator. You need hire her as full-tim- e circulation desk employers to speak with her former su- fensive letter of frustration, for which Skiff Handbook does not specify that to think alxxit the people anxnxl you in supervisor by bringing up the mat- pervisor. "I wouldn't feel comfortable I had thought amends had been made formal written personnel evaluations those terms aixl with the humane and ter with Fqual Opportunities Officer having them contact anyone at Keny on I and accepted. . . . No one asked me must be conducted. I lowever, Cabral liberal position tliat tlie College likes to Wendy less. about my former employment," Starr for my psychiatrist s interpretation or said thill "members of the sLiff at Ken- claim as a teaching institution" "The College ckxs nominally say siiid "Solamontirejobmarketwith assessment of the likelihood of future yon have a performance appraisal and The job in the Public Affairs of- (hat tlx-- will look at inside caixri dates," no reliable record (good or bad) of the bad behaior." development review w hich normally fice is not tlie first position slie has held Slut said, "and I hiid understood that if time I served at Kenyon." Election: Recount to restore belief in voting system CONTINUED from page one would have been automatically trig- "The Green aixl Libertarian par- Dec. 1 arxl completed by Dec. 6. tested, and it has to be 100 percent ac- recount, if it came back showing that gered," continued Lee. "Under tlxisc ties hid already allied fcx tlx recount" Federal Judge Jitmes Gut, how- curate before tlx official results are run

up Di- tlx; the Libulator." everything was on the up-and-- would circunisLuKes, certainly tlx outcome of said Dan Trevas, GxTimimications ever, denied tliis request on basis through satisfy all of these people, and I think the election might be in doubt What w e rector for tlx; Ohio Democratic Gxn-niitte- c. tliiit "neitlxT candidate could be harmed In conjunction with the recount that faith in the process is important," rather have under this situation is two "So what we have dexx is ask irreparably if tlx recount, if such were the DNC plans to initiate their own said Fred Collins, campaign manager candidates whose combined toLil of tlx; to participate in the rccounL We are to occur, went beyond December 7, investigative study into the election, for Badnarik. "It's a good thing for vote barely was more tlian one quarter training our witnesses to be at tlx LiHe 2004, the date for appointment of w hich will include a "top-flight team people to believe in our voting system, of one percent requesting a recount and watch tlx; rcaxmt and if need be Oliio's electexs." of recognized experts to be named at a so one of the reasons I was for it is that They have no hope of winning. But raise issues to dispute a ballot or dispute 'It's my ijndcrsLrnding that the in- later date," according to their website, I wanted to show that w e have a sound ultimately the taxpay ers of Ohio are a method of counting if it appears that dependent candidates wanted a recount www .democrats.org. voting system. I don't expect the re- going to shoulder tlx large burden." it was dcxie incorrectly." before the official first count had taken 'There is no reason that in this day count to come exit exactly to tlx number "Any other costs above and be- According to Trevas, each party is place," said Lee. "And certainly that's arxl age an election should function so that the original tally was, but I expect yond what they are paying us would allotted one witness per team ofofficial putting tlx cart before the horse, arxl haphazardly" said Trevas. "The point it to be within a reasonable margin of have to come out of the general fund," board ofelections personnel, who may that's how Judge Girr saw the issue of the study is to document all of this w error. Let's face it, when y ou count a said Pam I lankins, Director of the Knox oversee the entire recount process. as well, particularly when you con- aixl to present to the state that e can do million of anything it's pretty hard to County Board of Dections. The recount may begin after a sider that tlx; candidates who filed the better, we need to change the systems get 100 percent accuracy." Knox County will not bear the period of six days has passed from the lawsuit had less than half of a percent that w e have for voting in this state and The entirety of the funding high expense of many other coun- official state certification deadline of of the vote and there was certainly no modernize it as have other states." for the recount was raised through ties, as one of seven counties in Ohio Dec. 7, provided that each county has chance that they w ere going to win the Thus far the primary' official com- the Cobb campaign's website, utilizing electronic voting machines. received full the appropriate payment as election" plaints filed with the Secretary of State's ww w.votecobb.com, primarily in According to Kenneth Lane, member determined by the state. "The counties ' Our goal is to ensure the integrity office and the Knox County Board of small contributions throughout a four-da- y ofthe Knox County' Board of Dections have ten days once the request is filed of the voting process," said Bobier. "Wis Dections have concerned the long lines period, according to Bobier. and chairman of the Knox County Re- to begin the recount," said Lee. "We'll want to make sure all of the votes are experienced in some precincts, includ- Due to Ohio law, however, this publican Party, a recount will require set a deadline for tlx; counties to report counted completely, fairly and accurate- ing those seen in Gambicr, with voting cost does not fulfill the entire cost of appro.ximalely 6-- 8 hours. This consists back to our office." ly. We want to draw attention to how continuing until nearly 4:00 am. the recount process, which is managed primarily ofreprocessing the cartridges Gbb and Badnarik, however, de- voting is conducted. There are seven 'To tlx; extent that individual vot- locally by the board ofelections in each upon which votes are stored, as well as sired to expedite the recount in order counties in Ohio that use electronic vot- ers experienced any difficulty on elec- county. manually testing the optical scanner for for it to Like place pricx to tlx; federal ing machines, aixl there's no audiLilxe tion day in a way tliat iolated Ohio law, 'The costfor candidates to request absentee ballots and rescanning those. deadline for the resolution of all con- paper trail for those machines." then certainly the voter should report a recount was set in the 1950s, and the 'This w ill Like up time ofour staff troversy regarding tlie election of Dec. According to Lee, however, the tliat to the Board of Dections or the Lee. cost was $ 1 0 per precinct, which all told that could be used to do otlxr things 7, six days prior to tlie date when tlie electronic voting machiiKs in use by the SecreLiry of State's office," said little across the state will add up to little more that need to be done," said Lane. "As members of tlie electoral college will state can produce a paper trail , which is Certainly we're cheating with a bit than $100,000 "said Lee. "In fact we for other counties that need to bring in meet in their respective sLite capiLils to done by the board of elections. of a weird circunisLinces because we estimate that it can cost up to $1.5 mil- outside staff, they may bear a heavier cast their votes. As a result they, along "We have counties in Ohio tliat had record voter registration and record lion statewide. burden." with eight other plaintiffs including have been using electronic voting turnout on both sides of tlie presidential "What is important to remember Although initially not part of Common Cause Ohio and various Ohio machines for quite some time quite election. is that if the election had been close, the call for a recount, tlx; Democratic residents from their respective slates of successfully, such as Franklin county "I think that if turnout and related and when I say close I mean less than National Committee (DNQ hasjoined electors, filed a lawsuit against Black-well which has been using the machines for uxxxivcnienccs are our biggest problem a quarter of a percent betw een the two with the Green and libertarian parties in tlx; U.S. District Court based in over 10 years," said Lee. The machines on election day, then it's a good day for candidates, then a statewide recount in organizing tlie recount effort Toledo, requesting a recount prior to are tested, the tabulation equipment is democracy," continued Lee. 6 The Kenyon Collegian FEATURES Thursday. December 9, 2004 Cartoonist Paul Palnik visits to discuss creativity BY JAMES MILLER StafFWriter During the workshop, Pal- for opening up the inner self. mind. It produces the whole the students draw cartoons of nik revealed several lessons he Make yourself comfort- of your experiences in one long themselves to stress the lesson Last Thursday Paul Palnik had learned from his trade over able for a short while, If that wail. While it was simply the that every character that a car- worked his magic before a his years as a cartoon artist. involves maneuvering into first of Palnik's recommended toonist creates is another part small and attentive group. His Foremost, he explained that it the lotus position, do so. If creative exercises, it is also the of himself, just in a different unique workshop for aspiring is vital that the cartoon contain that involves merely slouch- mind shaking loose enough, mood. cartoonists focused not at all on a quality of joyousness. While ing in you chair, do so. Now, even for a moment, to make full Paul Palnik's cartooning the boring mechanics of draw- a character may have his ups breathe in deeply and exhale. use of its creative potential. workshop was more than a ing goofy little sketches, a tac- and downs as Charles Schulz In a just a moment, you must lecture on "How to Be Funny" tic which would only squelch had shown us time and again scream with all of your might. Finding Yourself on the Page or "How to Sell Your Pictures," one's creative potential, but the general tone of the cartoon Draw out all of your anguish, The remaining exercises but a real exploration of indi- - instead aimed at tapping into must be uplifting. "Are you the electric creativity of the in- going to pay good money for - f ner mind. The lesson of Paul a bummer experience?" Palnik Palnik was one part practical exclaimed. "No!" wisdom and three parts soul According to Palnik, this searching. concession allows for a "bridge Kenyon College is right of communication" between in the path of Palnik's stomp- the artist and the Onlooker. ing grounds. He was born Certainly, an artist can devise in Cleveland in 1946 and at- cartoons of the most morose tended Ohio State Lniversity in nature, but few will enjoy the Columbus. After receiving a art but the artist himself. Pal- Master's degree in Graphics, he nik added that the result is not worked for American Greeting constructive and no more than

self-expressio- Corp. and was an apprentice an "orgy of n." to other prominent cartoonists. Among these was Tom The Inner Scream Wilson, the creator of Ziggy. The majority of Palnik's workshop actually subsisted Philosophy of Cartooning of a series of creative exer- his cises, meant to tap into the With work, Palnik Palnik draws out aspiring cartoonists' artistic minds. Kevin Guckes brings a much different phi- students' inner creativity, a losophy than most. He mines bountiful source that is too of- the impending doom of your of Palnik's workshop aimed at vidual creative power. He con- for humor in the odd quest ten hindered by logic and so- final exams, the secret despair flexing the muscles of the mind cluded that any artist, even the of mankind, and especially cial pressure. Palnik explained in your life. At the same time, and isolating that unique voice cartoonist, has a great social emphasizes the importance that beginning cartoonists try pull up the joys in your life, a from within. Most of them responsibility. "It is serious of "opposites and conflicts, too hard to project what seems beloved one, your hopes and came with a time limit. Stu- business to be funny," he said,

ill-inspir- the profound and the absurd." funny, and create stores of ed dreams. Now, keep you body dents were asked to scribble in- "because you don't want to be Palnik argues that the cartoons duplicates of others' loose and, without making a discriminately for 10 seconds, just funny you want to make contain certain elements of lit- work. The art will not stand sound, scream as loud as you to draw a pile of large pile of people think." erature impossible to manifest on its own until the artist re- possibly can. Go! eyeglasses in 15 seconds, and More information about in painting and sculpture that, alizes that all of his creations Stop! Feel better? If done to draw five distinct characters Paul Palnik is available at his if utilized, raise mere doodles are a part of himself, and the correctly, the Inner Scream can and give them names within website: to high "art." Inner Scream is one exercise draw out the arsenal of your two minutes. Palnik also had hup. i, www. 1800cartoon.com, Kenyon's Mock Trial team finds judges' favor in competition

College sends two teams to SUNY-Buffal-o over the weekend of Nov. 14th, takes 6th and 11th places BY STUART SCHISGALL StaffWriter their second tournament of the two six-ho- ur rounds, and neither but every time I took the stand most of our basics, but we still year Kenyon's law team showed did their competition which fea- I pushed the nervousness aside need to work on our preparation During the Nov. 14th week- tremendous improvement from tured Bowling Green, Hamilton and displayed supreme confi- and memorization. Working on end, Kenyon's legal experts their practice tournament at College and Yale L'niversity. dence in what I was saying." our plaintiff's response to other traveled to the tundra of Buf- Kent State LIniversity earlier in Kenyon's thorough preparation, Not only did Glayson's poise school's defenses and vice-vers- a falo, N.Y., to compete in their the fall. led by Rice and Vice President affect the judge's decision, but is still an area where we Mock Trial competition. The "Almost everyone on the Loren Rotner, allowed the his ability to take advantage of can improve on. We still need two Kenyon teams participated team was new to collegiate youthful team to feel certain in other school's weaknesses al- to focus on the individual parts in a four-roun- d invitational mock trial. We have a strong their knowledge of their case, lowed him to take total control of the trial the opening and tournament where Kenyon A freshman base, and we needed Kissner v. Polk Hospital. during the trial. "I think a lot closing statements, and cross placed sixth out of 21 teams the experience," Rice remarked Once the trial began, Glay- of the lawyers let me ramble on examinations." going 5-- 3, and Kenyon B just on the Kent competition. Since son played a stunning role as and on, which really hurt them Rice's focus for next se- missed the top 10, finishing in the Kent tournament, Kenyon defense and plaintiff witness. but helped me, and I don't think mester includes increasing the eleventh with a record of 4-- 4. buckled down and spent hours Displaying complete confi- they were prepared for the re- number of the team's competi- The highlight of the tourna- analyzing and correcting their dence in the case, Glayson's sponses that I gave. They ex- tions to gain experience for his ment was the performance of rookie mistakes. Most of their performance rose above that pected me not to know my part members. Currently, Rice is try- freshman Chris Glayson, who work for Buffalo was focused expected of a collegiate mock-trial as well as I did. Winning two ing to prepare two more com- won two "Outstanding Witness on becoming familiar with the participant. "You must best witness aw ards was amaz- petitions and one or two more Awards," for his role as a plain- basic legal practices that occur maintain a confidence and tell ing. No one won two awards scrimmages before Regionals tiff and as a defense witness. during a trial, including the the judge you know what you of any kind, I was extremely in late February, with the last "Both teams were well-prepared- ," proper use and timing of hear- are saying," Glayson com- fortunate." scrimmage taking place at Ke- President Eddie Rice say and objections. mented. "SUNY-Buffal-o hap- Pleased with the team's nyon. '07 commented on the team's Competing in Buffalo's pened to be a great competition improvement since the Kent "The more tournaments we performance at SUNY-Buffal- o. Law School classes instead of for me. I was really nervous tournament, Rice refuses to compete in, the more prepared "There were some rough spots their usual courtroom setting at SUNY-Buffal- o because the become stagnant after their we will be for the Regionals," but it was still encouraging." In didn't faze Kenyon during their team wanted to perform well, success at Buffalo. "We know Rice concluded.

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BY COLEMAN GLENN Church, Werner is currently a there is student interest. about crcalionism, evolution only one week each, meaning StatrWriter member of the Faith Lutheran Besides working as Direc- and intelligent design. "I think thai Werner can complete them chinch. "I think denominations tor of Security and Safely and right now I'd describe myself in his vacation time. Dan W erner leans back in are way over-rated,- " he says. occasionally preaching, Werner as an evolutionary theist," he Fiven when he is on vacation his chair and says wiih a smile, " There are six billion people on loves to read. "I have stacks of says that is, he believes in and going to classes, he comes "I'm out in a cruiser going 90 earth, and I believe that God has books, just slacks and stacks." evolution as a possible method into the office for a few hours one night, the next day I'm six billion different ways of talk- He recently finished reading the by which God could have created every day. he standing behind a pulpit. That "However," says,

I bi-vocatio- ing to people. think we get too Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. life and the human race. "if I were presented with a nal stuff really gets my juices pump-im.- " afraid of other denominations." Lew is. "I'm just doing now w hat Despite his ministerial avo- opportunity, Werner is the Director of I'd take Werner himself has friends from I should have been doing when cations, Werner makes it clear it," as long as he could still de- Security and Safety at Kenyon main other denominations and I w as twelve years old," he says that his job as Director of Se- vote the full attention necessary College, but that isn't his only many other faiths, and he finds with a laugh. "But I don't think curity and Safely comes before lo both jobs. For now, though, job. Since graduating with a B.A. things in each of their traditions I w ould have seen the allegories any of his other activities. "I'm he says, he is enjoying himself in religion from Olivet Na.arene that add to his own spiritual then. It's really clear that Asian not going anywhere," he says. as an University, Mr. Werner has been, serving auxiliary police life. is Christ, and I think I would "I plan lo work at Kenyon until officer in Mount Vernon, read- among other things, a disc jockey, "I'm really interested in a lot have missed thai." He has re- I retire." The ten classes at the ing his books, studying for his a radio newsperson, a newspaper of aspects of spiritual life: medi- cently been reading books about Nazarene College required for classes and working security for reporter and a police officer. I Ie tation, prayer, all that stuff," he science and religion, especially the Masters of Ministry last Kenyon. an ordained of is also minister says. Recently he went to the the Nazarcnc Church. Maria Stein monastery and dis- "I was in the early ordained covered the prayer labyrinth, one 80s," says Werner, sitting in his of his new favorite meditative Kenyon GOP leaves organization office surrounded by mementos tools. "It's sort of like a maze, a fourteen-yea- r in BY tional Committee wanted us to exist at all, they should ally with from career only with one way in and one STUART SCHISGALL pro-Bus- h the national and the law-enforcem- ent books StaffWriter run a campaign." party support and way out, so you don't get lost." law and After his Billing continued by ex- Republican candidate." on religion. Throughout the labyrinth are Werner In the November 11 Colle- plaining die Kenyon Republicans When discussing the club's ordination, served as a as various "props" such sand, a fairly substantial propor- full-tim- e a Nazarene gian, Lili Bitting, President of the "had goal to educate the campus, pastor for videos and bread and wine to church in Indiana for three years. Kenyon Republicans, publicly tion of conservative libertarians" sophomore Michael Krantz com- aid in meditation. "I really like Since then he has to announced the dissociation of whose goal was only to inform mented, "I was very disappointed continued that. My wife and the people fill pulpits his the Kenyon Republicans from the students about the conservative by the tact of the Kenyon Repub- whenever other at the church actually made a him enough free time National College Republicans. platform, not to re-ele- ct Bush. licans. They could have at least jobs give portable one out of cloth that to do so. Presently he is taking The board of the Kenyon Repu- "We are not a campaigning got the opposing point out. It's we're thinking of offering to lo- classes his Masters Min- blicansPresident Lili Bitting '07 club," said McGuire, defend- a sign of laziness. They should for of cal churches." He and his wife Mount Vernon Nazarene and N ice President Rob McGuire ing the decision. "The National focus on uniting the Republicans istry at have set up their labyrinth at the '07 made the decision. Republican Committee doesn't on campus because we are far College. Escape Zone in Mount Vernon With an active membership focus on education for the sake more in numbers than believed. Though he was raised and hope to do so at Kenyon if and ordained in the Nazarene of fewer than five members, the of scholarship," the primary goal Presenting the conservative plat- Kenyon Republicans found nu- the Kenyon Republicans execu- form to present an opposing view merous difficulties organizing tive board wanted to pursue. and educate students would end a successful election plan for Because the Kenyon Re- the liberal propaganda around 2004. When approached by the publican board and the National campus." National College Republicans, College Republicans did not With Kerry Edwards signs Bitting and McGuire decided have the same goals, Bitting and visible throughout dormitories Many students return home for break via the CMH. that the ultimatums of the Na- McGuire believed the decision and abundant Kerry Edwards tional College Republicans were to leave was the correct action. messages used by students head- What should CMH standfor? impossible to meet at Kenyon Some Republican students were ing into the final weeks and days confused with the decision. of the election, the Kenyon Dem- - College. The National College Republicans then asked the Ke- "I don't know what they ocrats played an extremely active nyon Republicans to leave the did," Colin Maclauchler '08 role in the election in Gambier. organization. commented in response to the Organizing events including "College-student- s Mi grate inaction of the Kenyon Repub- a large Kerry-Edward- s rally Home." "They wanted us to be outstanding, and I was appalled by licans prior to the election. "It with a live band and numerous Ian Kerr-Dalto- n '06 and wasn't publicized." Maclauchler celebrities in the final week of Andrea Daly '06 the party and what they asked me to do," Bitting stated as one of continued when discussing the the election, having numerous the many reasons w hy the Ken- Kenyon Republican leadership's speakers attend Kenyon for the m ii ' - yon Republicans left the College choice. "If you're committed to first two months of school, and Republican National Committee: joining the Kenyon Republi- showing Kerry's biographical The goals that the Ohioan sect cans you should be committed movie, Going Upriver, the Ke- "Cookie Monster's House." of the National Committee set to supporting your candidate. nyon Democrats tried to spread Laura McDowell '06 included recruiting 1,000 new When you break from the Na- a positive Democratic feeling and Emma Haberl '07 College Republicans in Ohio, tional College Republicans, you throughout campus. recruiting and mobilizing 500 avoid taking a strong position. "What would be the point ' volunteers for the "72-- 1 lour Task When I heard about this, my of holding a rally with twelve w I Force," registering 2,500 identi- first thought was that they're kids?" Bitting responded when fied Republican students to vote not that committed to Bush. If asked to respond to the Kerry ral- f on their Ohioan campuses and to you're that strongly committed lies. "A rally w ould be ineffec- Iloe-down- from a small ( "Cincitucky Metropolitan ." continue to strengthen and build to the Republican ideals to run tive because support the network of Republican clubs the Republican club on campus," group is difficult." Both anti-Bus- h -- Nick McClusky '07 across the state. Maclauchler continued, "there and pro-Bus- h sentiments V ; "Kenyon doesn't have the needs to be support for your within the Kenyon Republicans numbers of Republicans on candidate against the Democratic leadership lead to numerous dif- campus" to effectively imple- candidate. I understand how ficulties in decision making and t '" i i! ment these goals and "the goal they're disheartened on campus, planning towards the election. t. - - . " M - , of Kenyon Republicans is to edu- but I don't think breaking from The Kenyon Republicans cate the campus on conservative the National Republicans was meet once a week, and their loca- re-ele- times and "Creepy Meaningless viewpoints, not ct Bush," reasonable because they're not meeting dates, I Iorsepoo." Billing commented. "The Na taking a strong posilion. If they tions are sent via e-m- ail. Noah Flessel '08 r'

- - - - - On Wednesday, Dec. 15, Ilarcourt Parish w ill help the Reverend Don Rogan to celebrate the 50th BY MARA ALPERIN anniversary of his ordination. There w ill be a Eucharist Service at 5:00 p.m. Priests are flocking to Gambier from several places to observe the event. Anybody may attend the service. Columbus Municipal Hangar 8 The Kenyon Collegian OPINIONS Thursday, December 9, 2004 Kenyon Collegian The 3Vi 7i7Hv

Editors-in-Chie- f: Michael Ludders, Bryan Stokes II Managing Editor: Mick Reynolds Senior News Editor: Willow Belden News Editor: Charlotte Nugent News Assistants: Dayne Baughman, Megan Shipley Features Editors: Mara Alperin, Michael Vandenburg Opinions Page Editors: Amanda Lewis, Mario Strahinov Arts & Entertainment Editors: Ted Hornick, Katie Weiss Sports Editors: Eric Fitzgerald, Sara Kaplow Photo Editor: Kevin Guckes Ben Photo Assistant: Steve Klise Johnson Layout Assistant: James Beale Online Editor: Jen Colby

Coiner-Colli- er Textbooks are becoming inane Online Assistant: Susan Senior Business Managers: Jaimie Gesler, Jesse Lewin So after this quick review, to be able to look at of Business Assistant: Emily Plocki BYLYDIA THOMPSON pictures I'm afraid it's time to move on and Copy Editors: Rose Babington, Dayne Baughman, Aerin Curtis, Staff Columnist . Linus Charlie Brown and to the main of my dis- Stephen DeSanto, Julia Doubleday, Ellen Guigelaar, Sean Hoffman, Ted source Tiger Woods, but that was a towering, short-live- d Lawrence, SamanthaLey, Brendan Mysliowiec.Thomas Peter, Kirsten Reach, While browsing the first pleasure: the flaming, happiness. What it is Jess Rosenberg, Megan Shipley chapter of the textbook for my monster that "Exhibit A," that comes down to for me is, first of Faculty Advisors: John Elliott, RF Kluge Psychology 101 class, the up- is to say... a big fat picture of ev- all many textbooks are going to dated edition of Psychology 7 erybody's buddy Tiger Wroods. be pretty boring no matter what, Council must embrace openness by John W. Santrock, I come And yes, Tiger is sporting his so these pictures really are not across all the token textbook favorite Nike hat. Just next to helping that much, and second of For the second semester in a row, Student Council has closed features that, time after time this happy little golfer is a Pea- all, if I was at all curious about the meeting at which allocations by the and Finance Com- Budget and book after book, never fail to nuts comic. You know what this Tiger Woods or Peanuts which mittee (BFC) are discussed to reporters and the public. This policy disenchant me. This book costs means, don't you? Trademark I am I would make a point of of-respe- represents an extreme lack ct by Council for their constituents. approximately as much as a new Endorsement. reading about them in their re- This is especially true since, by the BFC's own admission in an open pair of Ugg boots, and there is, It may not sound like much spective publications which policy letter, there are now more campus organizations applying for of course, a creepy graphic on just now. But just you wait. I do). That taken into consid- funding and yet the amount of money available from activities fees the front cover depicting what Basically, when we think "text- eration, why mix business and has not increased. looks like a clay cast of a hu- book," we think "generic." And pleasure? One item from the BFC's policy statement is especially man face with the crown of the while this sounds pretty boring, Of course, the answer is interesting in this light. They made known that their first objec head open and weird random and while this is partially to simple. And green. Textbook tive to the of as as was "ensure existence many campus groups objects arguably supposed to blame for the reputation text- writers and marketers need, possible,"actively choosing quantity of groups over quality of opera- represent thoughts sticking books have for being so inter- or think they need, or just tions, causing many to lose all funding for the spring groups semester. out. minably boring, look closer at want, the money and so they reasoning this in The behind decision was not included the statement, Taking a deep breath in those generic and blah images in think trend appeal of these ndicative of the policy of concealment now being practiced by Stu anticipation, I turn the page as I one of your textbooks. Do you endorsement, so they go for it. dent Council and the BFC. arrive at my destination chap- see any secret flashy images or And let's face it, no one is lame On April 29 of this year, Robbie Ketcham, then Editor-in- - ter one. Auggh! A really scary special little messages or shiny enough to think that teenagers Chief of the this Collegian, published an argument against practice. collage made up of ten different pink and blue trademark signs? will ever be coerced to consider In that piece Ketcham wrote "Council may argue that it is not a civil human faces which are fused Hopefully not. textbooks trendy, studious as and therefore not to to the sunshine government does have adhere using Adobe Photoshop or some There's a reason for this. they may be, so basically it principles of civil government. While this is true ... it is an excuse textbook-typic- similar program. On the page Though standard, al is the monetary rewards these for exclusion, not a justification." This is as true now as it was then. opposite this hellish collage images that are for the people have in mind. While the Although there are no statutes compelling Council to open these which I love to hate, is a garish, most part one-dimensio- nal and enlarged budget from these en- meetings to the public, their refusal to do so erodes any remaining rather superfluous and annoying uncompelling, leaving with no dorsements makes it possible for between the its leaders. trust student body and supposed Chapter Outline do we really extra impression than whatever textbooks to have extra features Although Council is not a governmental body, the appropria need an adjunct to the table of gem of knowledge we can glean like full garish ugly color and an tion fees is in of student many ways analogous to the use of public tax "In-Psyc- contents? And it is not until after from their relationship to the h Plus" CD-RO- M, it is money. When funds level, or public are spent on any municipal, state viewing the hellish collage and text. Is this boring? Probably. quite possible, when one looks federal, law and tradition dictate that the body allocating those funds chapter outline that I actually no- Would we rather be read- objectively at the situation, that must be accountable to the people who provided them. tice what the title of the chapter ing a book on our own which, neither of these features is really The refusal of our student leaders to disclose the discussion is "What Is Psychology?" Iam although it may not have any necessary. which takes place when student funds are allocated is unacceptable a little peeved that the book's pictures, contains text which is Also, when one major and intolerable. Both the BFC and Council could easily commit acts bad graphic design succeeded actually personally interesting to textbook corporation acquires of corruption, bias favoritism, they have es- persona and because take-it-or-leave- in the evil deed of deterring me us, or a magazine with -it these features, it ups the ante chewed any oversight to ensure that even basic conflicts of interest are from the focus of my studies. text but busy pages of for the rest of them, forcing avoided. Did the committee member who is also officer in an group Here is a list of the other fun and bright pictures and ads. them in turn to engage in these X recuse himself from voting on that group's budget? The people are features of chapter one that I So at first, to marketers and silly endorsements, driving up consistently denied their right to know. found helpful: the "key words" textbook writers, it may have prices for textbooks, frustrating The BFC's motivations are possibly honest. If so, their deci listed in the margin next to the seemed like a brilliant idea to and bankrupting institutions, sion to close meeting access is even more questionable. As evidenced text where they appear (flash-card- s, wipe textbooks of their boring educators, and students' fami- by the of discussions organiza- angry tone campus among student anyone?); the diagrams reputation and infuse them with lies, and also subscribing to a tion leaders, the BFC has lost much the trust and respect that it once and photographs that were non-syndicate, these juicy and luscious and trend of lavishness and general earned. They have decimated their own ability to correct this by trademark registered trademarked images; however, economic inflation. Throw in closing the most crucial meeting of the semester. It is a bad ending for trademark-relate- d and therefore this approach is a double-edge- d something about the polar ice all concerned. could actually claim direct rela- sword. caps melting too, and you have To conclude his piece, Ketcham wrote, "One only can hope tion to the text; the "Review and First of all, it supposedly got my opinion on trademark that, next Council will recognize the year, and embrace public discus Sharpen YourThinking" sections makes textbooks more com- endorsements in textbooks. sion and debate that can only exist when the public is informed." unnecessary and confusing; pelling and marketable even I am wondering how I would Sadly, Council has continuously refused to be frank and honest with the photos of CDs denoting a though we have to buy them no have reacted if, when I was av- the Kenyon community. Perhaps, now that enough people are angry reference in the "In-Psyc- h Plus" matter what to students. Sec- idly reading "People" on my and confused about the allocation of their money, next spring will see CD-RO- M dorky and distract- ond, and in my opinion possibly plane ride back from Thanksgiv- a thaw in the frigid policies of active concealment currently followed ing; the color photo of a sea slug more importantly, it provides an ing break, I had spied among the by Council. It would only take a small policy change to this bring about the only acceptable use excellent source of extra money myriad of ads and images and hostility and irresponsibility to a halt. gross of bright colors in the whole to these textbook companies. If celebrity gossip but sadly no book. Of course, the picture you endorse Tiger Woods and Peanuts or Tiger Woods in this captions are not worth reading Nike and the Charles Schultz month's issue a severe-lookin- g Advertisers should contact Jesse Lewin for current rates and further and some of the text is a bit Foundation (or whatever has be- block of text entitled "Vi-

information at (740) 427-533- 8 or via e-m- ail at collcgian2 kenyon.edu. All materials oddly worded and unintention- come of all his money), there's sual Processing in the Brain." should be sent to: Advertising Manager, Tlie Kenyon Collegian, Student Activities ally hilarious. Oh, and there was a cash prize in it for you. And Thankfully, this did not happen Center, Gambier, OI I, 43022. a "Reach Your Learning Goals" the kids like the pictures... right? to me. But think about it and Yearly subscriptions to The Kenyon Collegian arc available for $30. Checks should be made payable to The Kenyon Collegian and sent to the Business. Advertising section at the end of the chapter Sure, I will admit that I defi- prepare your response, just in Manager. as promised, and I sneered at it. nitely was happy for a second case it ever happens to you. Thursday, December 9, 2004 OPINIONS The Kenyon Collegian 9 US policy should be changed Americans Take a stand for respect are targets because of government actions Dear Hdi tor,

I 1 BY MOLLY MURRAY me in the most immediate dan- emergency. It seems to mc that was appalled when read the story in the last issue of Ihc Collegian alxxil Guest Columnist ger. It is my identity, the mere the best way to protect Ameri- the recent shutdown of the midnight movies. As ;in alumnus of Kenyon College fact that I am American, that cans from this type of harm and a Conner mcmlvr of the Keny n After I . irk board, 1 was angry to sec thai This Friday " ill mark the makes me a potential target for would be to slop whatever it is the liitrd work of the stiuT members who work so h;ird to panicle idlcniative end of the first of my two se- such violent, terrifying, life-threateni- ng that we are doing that makes enlertainment oi)xirtunilies for students liad been squandered by inconsiderate mesters I will be spending in danger in today's people so mad at us. students. Such behavior as was reported in the ;irticle dishonors not only the Argentina as a Kenyon student world. The announcement tells me students w hi acted so rcprehcusibly but ;ilso shows a basic l;tck of appreciation abroad. So far, my stay has I have been aware for that I am not safe anywhere, and resxxt for fellow students ;ind staff u ho work hard to improve the qmdity been wonderful. Several weeks years that being American has that terrorists may strike in of student life at Kenyon College. I ;dso ago, I found a document from implications that are well be- "residential areas, business of- was a bit mcrcdiuous at the reaction of one student who was quoted the I'.S. State Department en- yond my control, but it is as a fices, clubs, restaurants, places in the ;uticle as being angry with the dicater's stall and considering a potential titled "Public Announcement result of recent events, perpe- of worship, schools, hotels and mvcou oi nemieie i ncatres. ,oi only is sucn an idea ncucuious, out it is also indicative that - Worldwide Caution" in my trated by my country, that these public areas." How can I live of the altitude cams Kenyon students a kid rcpuUUion in die N mailbox. implications have manifested in the cave that this allow s as lount cnionainmunitv. As someone w ho is soon to be married to a member of the kxal I tliat L'pon reading this title, themselves in a way that invites a safe haven? How can I enjoy community, know the ;irca is filled with plenty of sincere and I was surprised and worried violence and terror. this world, fulfill my dreams, thoughtful people w ho could prove to be a great resource to Kenyon students about what could have hap- The announcement claims make friends, learn as much as pursuing a well-round- ed liberal arts education. ItaidcnlNugenthas led tlx: way pened, what I could have missed that the Department of Slate is I can or hope for a future when w ith many of lier initiatives which reach out to the community. Please, Kenyon in the news. Soon I found that "deeply concerned" about these the actions of the current ad- students, do not allow a few disrespectf ul peers to jeopardize (lie College's no specific event had prompted threats. I am surprised at the ministration and its associates attempts to impro e its standing in the load community. To do so would be a the announcement, but that its Department of State's audac- put me in such a position that move to greatly devalue the wonderful education that Kenyon provides. intent was merely to remind me ity to claim such a thing and I am safe now here? James Lewis '04 of the danger that my identity to syndicate this letter when As we look towards University Park, Pennsylvania as an American could prompt. they have expressed no con- the next four years that wc The letter tells of the "con- cern about the behavior of the will spend with President tinued threat of terrorist attacks current administration, whose Bush, I encourage us, as ac- Bad student reputations against L'S citizens and inter- actions have caused sentiment tive citizens, to see where we Dear Editor, I ests abroad as well as the po- strong enough to incite this ter- went right and where wc went agree w ith Ms. Steele who mentions "it's the actions of the few spoiling it the m;ui'" die tential for demonstrations and ror. wrong and to use that insight to for in aiticle "Cinema cancels midnight movies. Note die actions ' of die few in tlie "Village RetvrJ on page two of the 1 1 18 04 issue the Col- violent actions against I'S citi- The Department of Stale work towards projecting a new, of zens and interests overseas." seems to claim a passive role in positive view of Americans that legian: v;mdaism, theft, fire alarms. Or perhaps one should walk down Kokosing From this phrase, I gather all of this, as if they cannot do will allow us to be safe and lrive to see tlie beer cans strewn by students going to and from tlicir parties. A dis- that my actions, my words and anything except be concerned welcomed by our fellow world carded couch, among other litter, has been sitting outside the Delt Ixxlge for over my behavior are not what put and provide a hotline in case of citizens of the world. tliree months. And note the absolute mess beliind tlie Milk Cartons. Just where is the rcsjX'Ct for otlicrs? Whether vandalism, boorish behavior, snow ball fights or fidse alarms, Kenyon students are earning their reputations a "few" at a time. -- Boblleasley '60 TOPNOTCH TRAINING FOR Gambler REWARDING CAREERS Work to improve our image in Biomedical Science Dear Editor, I am ashamed of the behavior exhibited by my fellow students at die Nov ember 12th midnight mov ies Cinema cancels midnight movies, Nov. 18th. Clearly, these students nev er considered tlie consequences of their Check out the actions. Now, I and undeserving others will hav e bad reputations as Kenyon students because a small group of people thought it would be fun to act like Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in spoiled children In I was Kroger v CELL MOLECULAR BIOLOGY September, at purdiasing food for a NightCAPS event The and cashier saw that my purchase order was from Kenyon, and proceeded to give College ofMedicine at the University of Cincinnati mc his cpnion of tlie college. Although it has been two months since then and I cannot remember liis exact words, it went somewhat like this: "You seem okay, but I can't stand most of the Kenyon people who come here." Although tliis was just one opinion, it carries more weight than all of tlie compliments http:cellbiology. uc. edu Kenyon students receive. While we are jiraised for our academic, atliletic and artistic achievements, w e are obviously kicking in good manners. People's lack of maturity never ceases to aruaze me. I always waxier research in world-clas- s labs why people who know better act like children. I am especially annoyed at nt opportunities students disregarding the rules about outside food in the theater. Yes, I think I trength in cancer biology die food is too expensive. However, I don't own Premiere Theatres, and ncidier do you We can complain to the management, but that's about it If Hies to publish and attend national meetings we don't like die rules, all we can do is patronize a different theater or raise enough money to buy it and do business our own way. Just because this is the , interactive atmosphere! only theater around does not mean we are allowed to act however we want when we go there. 1. mdyfull tuition, and health benefits Allyson Whipple '06

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The views expressed in the paper do not necessarily reflect the views of Kenyon College. Thursday, December 9, 2004 1 0 The Kenyon Collegian ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Die Fledermaus takes flight, sings campus The classic opera tale revenge and infidelity on the eve of the New Year comes to Kenyon's of a mauve gauze, and with the way this BY WEISS k KATIE production has been staged, the center-- A & E Co-edit- or stage based blocking and detailed ,tl (it choreography should direct the audi- "We have the best seats for ence towards the more colorful and hooks-up- watching drunken s tot you V - "trv aesthetically pleasing aspects of the will ever get." No, this is not a line : ' ; - ! show. from some lascivious hidden-camer- a . The audience will also have '06, but from Adrienne Boris - ' website, -- I .; ; v ; , ... to spend some time taking in all the explaining why Kenyon students '" ' ! . . fresh and unfamiliar faces - much of should be excited about the Opera if the cast belongs to the class of 2008. Workshop's upcoming production of ' ; " ; i . According to Gage, the production Die Fledermaus. It's an endorsement '",' '. this crop - .. :?"""'? makes the most of "bumper any the workshop has issued unlike ' first-yea- of freshman.' There are eight rs might work to bring v before, and itjust . i ... ' i involved in the production; seven with in a crowd. ' onstage roles. Production Stage N lanager Hugh : ... -- Vf-n "im- - ..;;.Hv . "The cast is probably one of Gage was far more reluctant than Boris In I. the most talented I've worked with," to classify the opera as a bawdy peep-ing-to- m J n says music major Snow, who plans on free-for-al- l, describing the pursuing a graduate degree in vocal opera instead as "absolutely without performance. "And, surprisingly, it is question the single greatest piece of Acrnpcp MP harrie also a very young cast" Vienna schmaltz ... in a good way. It and Michael Krantz, opens on Dec. 12. J Der Fledermaus, starring Sean Hoffman All in all, though, the best is thick whip cream and champagne, sends her maid Adele (Lauren century," notes Krantz. choreographer, Magic McBride, is reason to see this play so filled and it is Vienna at its best." house, '07) home for night and invites The Workshop is putting on also part of the greater Knox County with flirtation and inebriation Either way, the production has Hauser her former suitor Alfred inside. the second act of the three-a- ct opera, community, as is performer Aileen might just be for its escape value. glitz appeal, employing sequins and However, the jailor, Gerhardt choosing this section mainly because, Caldwell, a senior at Mount Vemon The play goes up the weekend princess sleeves in the period cos- Frank (Professor of Classics Robert "it's very glittery; it's wonderful to High School. before finals begin, and Die Fle- tumes, settees onstage, and tambou- Fisen-stein- varied compa- light-hearte- d Bennett), arrives, finds Alfred in 's stage," explains Gage. Also, "it has Bennett hopes this dermaus is "so and rines in the Russian-influence- d ballet and takes Alfred tojail as the most recognizable music in any of ny vvill be reflected in avaried audience. fun," explains Hauser, "that it can segment Don't let the departmental place, Rosalinda, also invited to the three acts." "We really want as many people from really take you away for a while." affiliation fool you; this isn't a concert Eisenstein. Falke's party on the sly, then leaves for The Opera Workshop is not a for- the whole shooting match at Kenyon And if Die Fledermaus does its -- it is a full-sca- le musical and dramatic the New Year's Eve ball. With Falke's eigner to such productions', in the 2003-200- 4 and Mount Vemon to come," he said. magic on your musical soul, the production. she to catch her husband in academic year, the Workshop put By advertising Die Fledermaus in Opera Workshop is holding an The plot itself is a tangle of in- help, plans the act adultery, embarrassing him in on both the opera Arnold and Gilbert the ML Vemon News, over Kenyon informationa meeting about thier cognito debauchery. In the first act, Dr. of his friends and helping Falke and Sullivan's IolaiUlie. While techni- e-ma- ils, and on local radio stations next production a musical version Jurgen Falke (played by Sean Michel front of Eisenstein back for the bat prank cally a music class, theWorkshop holds WMVO and KCO, the cast and of the Canterbury Tales, in Brandi Hoffman '08) decides to throw a party pay year before. auditions each semester. How ever, "I've crew might just get their wish. Recital Hall on Wednesday De- in order to get revenge on his friend, he pulled a further, Adele never turned anybody away from the I low ever, the performance space cember 15 at 3 PM. Audi tons Gabriel von Eisenstein (Michael To confuse matters also to the ball the class," admits Die Fledermaus director for the event is huge. Rosse Hall seats for the Spring Production vvill be Krantz '07), who left Falke drunk and the jailor go - well-to-d- mem- 19 the guise of a o lady, and Adjunct Instructor of Music Nancy hundreds of people, and some held on Wednesday, January and dressed as a bat on the middle former in latter disguised as a French- Jantsch. If students aren't ready for the bers of the cast are worried ov er the and Friday, January 21 from 3 PM of a country road late at night a year and the The second act starts, then, with stage, though, there's more than enough challenge of filling such a large space. to 5 PM. earlier. man. incognito the only backstage work to be done. "Abigpart 'The house is just so unnecessarily The Opera Workshop's pro- Inretribution, Falke persuades his almost everyone - straightforward character being the of the class is that they help dress the large," comments Boris. duction of Die Fledermaus, Act 13 year-ol- d friend Eugene Oriofsky Russian duke a Pans role, stage," explains Jantsch. "They do a lot Rosse I lall is definitely a music II, will be performed in Rosse (Adrienne Boris '07),aRussian count, young - by female. behind the scenes." v enue, and the large acoustic shell in Hall on Sunday, December 12"1 to hold a New Year's Eve party. Falke played a is a play then, not really 'It's a real company production," the background does take some magic at 8pm. Admission is free and quickly invites Eisenstein and Eisen- This retribution, but about the lighter adds Gage. And the company is notjust aw ay from the Fledermaus spectacle. open to the entire Knox County stein chooses to attend the party despite about deception, and the lust, drinking - students. Die Fledermaus includes per- I Iowev er, the shell will be draped with community. the fact that he is scheduled to begin his side of and general rowdiness that come out formances by three Kenyon employees: eight-night prison term that ev ening. night ofpartying. And the Professor of Classics Robert Bennett; Eisenstein lies to his wife, dresses in ofone crazy confusion-ridde- n ruckus just escalates Director of Laboratory for Physics a disguise, and leaves for the ball. His there. basically the collegiate and Mathematics Terrence Klopcic; 1 ot Bciiev Hie (2003) proddiiig, Champion trams bu d and wife, Rosalinda (Courtney Snow '05), from 'It's he Triplets mission to have fun and enjoy oneself and Luce Assistant Professor in Asian 8:00 PM makes it to the Tour de France. But has a deception of her own going on, Friday, as much as possible, set in the 19 Music and Culture I Icnry Spiller. The Higley Auditorium trouble is afoot in the form of the There exists an argument thai luiiformly clad French mafia, and PREMIERE THEATRES Sylvain Chomet's The Triplets of Champion falls prey to their nefari- Friday December 10th through Belleville isn't a film, but an experi- ous plotting. Souza follows the plot- Thursday December 16th ence revolving betw een and through ters to Belleville and. with the aid of Polar Express, G, 100 minutes media that makes it almost transcend the almost mythical triplets and an Ocean's 12, PG-1- 3, 125 minutes Dec. 11 & Dec. 12 the artfonn. Chomet and composer enonnous dog, ses out to save her Dec. 11 & Dec. 12 12:45&3:00 Charcst fuse the best of thcu-- grandson. 1:20 13-- Dec. 16 Benoit 10 & Dec. ' Dec. v-- ill r anMi.j: ' and Triplets is simply ail Its anir Dec. 10 & Dec. 13-- Dec. 16 5: 10, 7: 10 & 9:10 styles into tliis film, a dizzying 4:30. 7:00 & 9:30 delightful romp through the French million is a far cry from both Pixar 's National Treasure, PG, 13 1 minutes OFF CAMPUS countryside. Charest ;md Chomet digital technology ami Japan's con- Blade: Trimly, R, 113 minutes Dec. 1 1 & Dec. 12 1:30 hear music in everyday items, and they sistently gorgeous style, and though Dec. 11 &Dec. 12 Dec. 10 & Dec. 13-- Dec. 16 HOUSING bring that auditory bliss to tlieir viewers different, is still rather striking in its 12:30 & 2:45 4:20, 7:00 & 9:40 ears through tirelessjazz, music and the muted form. Triplets reminds its Dec. 10 & Dec. 13 Dec. 16 SECOND sounds ofeveryday life. In Triplets, the viewers tliat film is not only a visual 5:00, 7: 15 & 9:30 Spongebob Squarepanis: the Movie, horn is on with the French tan, artform, but also one that is driven PG. 88 minutes car m SEMESTER and the end, Chomet and Ckiresl by music. The score behind the film Christmas with the Kranks, PG, 99 Dec. 1 1 & Dec. 12 1: 10 & 3: 10 by a remarkably fun jazz lis- minutes Dec. 10 & Dec. 13 Dec. 16 5: make beautiful music out of both. makes for uses that score Dec. 11 &Dec. 12 12:30 & 2:40 10,7:10&9:10 For information on the Triplets follows the story of ten, and the film itself 13-- In Dec. 10 & Dec. Dec. 16 Champion from his eager, solitary and oilier visuals to tell the story. availability and cost dia- 4:50. 7:00 & 9: 15 COMING SOON: . of youth. His grandmother, Madame truth, there ;ire about six lines of Lemony Snicket 's A Series of Unfor- - apartments, either Milk Souza, unsure what to do with the logue in Triplets, and the fascinating The Incredibles, PG, 1 15 minutes lunale Events is boy, tries t occupy his time with model tiling is how little dialogue missed Dec. 1 1 & Dec. 12 Spanglish Carton or Pizza Hut, for train kits mid a puppy. She discovers - the story Hows so well ;uid lire ani- 12:20 & 2:40 Flight of the Phoenix second semester, please his obsession with bicycles, and noth- mation is so entertaining, the lack of Dec. 10 & Dec. 13-- Dec. 16 397-747- to the boy's face like his dialogue is unnoticeable. 5:00, 7:20. & 9:40 http:uecmovies.com call Bob at 4 or ing brings joy first With his grandmother's tricvclc. -- Brian Schiller 192-454- 2. L Thursday, 9, December 2004 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT The Kenyon Collegian 1 1 Film fest claims to end blues Fall Dance Concert A look the at Final Exam Blues Film Festival's selections Dancers deliver some holiday delights BY JESSIE SZALAY A movie about making movies. terious CD he finds on the beach. BY JOHNNY SADOFF "There is a video projection StaffWriter Two friends sit in a large room and Scars uses a montage of images StaffWriter that plays throughout whole piece," discuss the possibility of making a from Communist China to illustrate explains Murdock. "The projec- It's that time of year finals, film before leaving again for col- control of a nation. Here we are again. The end of tion shows a variety of short clips, gift shopping and trying frantically lege. One insists they don't have Finally, a trailer for seniors the semester is in the near distance. ranging from documentary scenes to find a ride to the airport. If all you time, and the other insists that they Zach Roach and Dan Neidecker's While you study, you can almost to things we created on our own. feel like doing is sitting back and do. Though the ending is a little too film The Undertaker will upcoming smell that sweet taste of freedom Accommodating the projection watching a movie, Ascension Films easy, their banter is amusing, and be screened on Thursday. in that thousandth cup of coffee. is music that is primarily iconic. has got you covered this week, as the gag of cutting to scenes from Friday: But you need to relax. Breathe Although each component could they present the Final Exam Blues each possible film they could make The Wings Angels. Dir. Jon of slowly. What better way to calm stand on its own, the movements of Film Festival. They will be screen- is fun (especially one segment in- Stout. Nothing says freshman year your mind from the anxieties of dance, the music and the projection ing more than a dozen films, all volving a half-Musli- m half-Jewis- h of like bloody murder. college final exams than to watch the help create a cohesive piece." written by, directed by, and starring identity crisis). When pony-taile- d Jake Mahogany, Kenyon fall dance concert? This As a double major in Dance your fellow Kenyon students. The Animated Film: Dream, Untitled, "sounds like a porn star name" says Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the and American studies, Murdock Festival began Tuesday and will Solitaire and The Scars of A Hun- one character, finds a dead girl who senior dance theses of Sarah Mur-doc- k, designed her piece as a reflection of continue Thursday and Friday iri dred Years: Four films by Xiaocao has been brutally stabbed in his Shannon Donald, Lindsay all she has learned over the course I Iigley Auditorium. Liu '07. These films are the visual dorm shower, he does what seems Junkin and Hall Carlough will be of her life at Kenyon. Tuesday: highlights of the festival. Animated like die sensible thing and calls die presented in the Hill Theatre at 8 "As an American studies ma- Tick Tock. Dir. Adam Sonnenfeld Film seamlessly sketches a whirling police. This gets him into a world of pm. jor, I have some ideas of my own '08. This film was not screened for dream of colors and lights, and in trouble, when it is discovered that The concert features dances of how American culture is formed. this writer. Solitaire the subtitles (die voiceover the college is separate from the choreographed both by students As well, from my personal experi- 1 Minute Scenes by the Drama 336 is all in Chinese) become a charac- township and so he was supposed and professors. Assistant Profes- ences in life, I have formed opin- Class: Acting and Directing for the ter as they move up and down the to have called security. The police sor of Dance Julie Brodie choreo- ions about American culture that Camera. This is a series of four one-minute screen, fade in and out, and letters want to crack the case, however, graphed a dance duet for seniors I wanted to present in my piece," films that were done using appear randomly. Liu also infuses and soon Jake is blackmailed being Shannon Donald and Lindsay Murdock commented. the same simple dialogue consist- these short films with deep issues. into doing detective work. This Junkin. "There is an exotic feel- While Murdock presents an ing mainly of the variation of the Solitaire uses filmmaking as a leads him into the messy college ing, a strong beat, an almost East-e- m abstract look at American culture, phrases "I told you," and "No, I metaphor for exerting control over underworld, where drugs, murder feeling layered to the music that senior Hall Carlough choreo- told you," alternating back and one's life, and Untitled features a and brainwashing run rampant. accommodates the dance," com- graphed a dance, entitled "Little B-mo- forth. The vague dialogue gives the man who is controlled by a mys This is fun vie stuff. ments Brodie. The piece, entitled Black Boxes," that, in his words, is directors an infinite array of options "Smoke and Velvet," uses abstract based on "architectural theories of for their own piece. The films range dance styles. Commenting on her the space of the theater." His piece from arguments over a girl (Told experience of working with seniors explores the dimensions of human You So dir. Daniel Barich '05) to Donald and Junkin, Brodie says, space and "how space informs ac- a man coming home and finding "They are both amazing to work tion. How different rooms impact his friend passed out drunk on his with." human action is what I want to get couch (dir. Sean O'Neil '06). Junior Modern dance is often in the across in my particular piece." Jon Stout's take on the dialogue is shadow s of theater at Kenyon. We Carlough's piece could be particularly creative, depicting are used to watching the drama of described as Aristotle's Poetics a fight between two friends who spoken language unfold in the meets modern dance. "Little have "just pulled off the academic Bolton or Hill Theaters, but the Black Boxes" is an abstract look heist of the century." subtle drama of body movements at drama through the medium of Losing Faith. Dir. Alamdar Mur-taz- a is a rare show. "In modern dance, modem dance. "I wanted to look '08. This short film depicts - it is important to remember that at the function of theater as the ma- the spiritual crisis of a young man, ! V : images come to you," suggests nipulation and creation of illusion," who doubts his religion. There is no Brodie. "All choreographers im- remarks Carlough. dialogue, or any real narrative, but pact people differently based on the So next week, take a mo- quick, jarring cutting and ominous life experiences of the members of ment to enjoy the artistry of these shots a church give the film a of the audience." performers and choreographers. sense of panic and creepiness. 'Hi - "Every piece is drastically "Keep an open mind," suggests Murtaza. . j Ashuka. Dir. Alamdar different," comments senior Sarah Carlough. This features incred- documentary Murdock. In her piece, entitled The Fall Dance Concert will ible and rare footage of a Muslim "Byte," she collaborates with se- be performed Thursday, December slash- tradition involving the act of Will Adashck nior art major, Rachel Esslinger. 9th through Saturday, December ing a It Fall Dance Concert, tonight and through Dec. 1 1, will oneself with machete. was opening running Here, lurdock has choreographed 11th at 8 PM in the Hill Theater. not screened for this writer. feature a myriad of modern dances choreographed by both students and an abstract piece of dance that pen- Tickets are $1 and are available professors in the Department of Dance and Drama. Thursday: etrates to the heart of American at the Bolton Box Office (pbx Say Goodbye. Dir. Jon Stout '05. culture. 5546). ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS Performing senior music recitals this Saturday, December ll' are Heather Benjamin and This Saturday, the Social Board w ill be sponsoring a concert by at 4 Courtney Snow. Both recitals will be held in Brandi Recital Hall, with Benjamin's piece critically acclaimed organic hip-ho- p artist Rjd2, a Columbus local and PM and Snow's at 8 PM. collaborator with such diverse artists as Mos Def, MFDoom, Polyphonic Benjamin's piece, entitled: "No Femme Libre: The Unintentional Feminism of Fanny Hensel Spree and Ric Ocasek of the Cars. Citing producers Marley Marl and and Clara Schumann," is a "lecture-recital,- " which discusses the contrast betw een Hensel and Prince Paul as his influences, Rjd2 has been called a less pretentious Schumann, two German female composers who lived in the Romantic Era, and follows with version of Moby and is an artist well worth hearing. the performance of some of their compositions. A veteran of the hip-ho-p scene for more than eleven years, Rjd2 "Although they lived at roughly the same time and in the same place," states Benjamin, originally served as producer for Columbus supergroup the Megahertz. socio-economic Ben- El-Pa- "the two led drastically different lives, due to and religious differences." He travelled with Definitive Jux label-mates nd Mr. Lif across the jamin is also shaping her talk on the intriguing fact that these two composers were overlooked United States and Europe during 2002's "Revenge of the Robots" rap due to their gender. Her hope is that by doing this piece she "may spark continued interest in tour, promoting his seminal sound collage, the album Dead Ringer. It is them." already recognized by many as being one of the most listenable instru- It shouldn't come to much surprise that Snow, an avid member of the Owl Creek Singers, mental albums in hip-ho-p history. 2003 saw Rjd2 team up with rapper Theater-Oper- a on a career full-leng- the Chamber Singers, and the Musical Workshop, plans pursuing Blueprint to release the th album 8 Million Stories as the group in opera after graduating from Kenyon. For her senior recital she will be performing music Soul Position. The album is a collection of meditations on childhood, in five different languages by a variety of composers - the lineup includes Mozart, Debussy, fierce battle rhymes, and instantly listenable samples. Just this past year, and Gershwin, just to name a few. Rjd2 releaased Since We Last Spoke, an album that some have said to I stud- "I have always loved to sing," said Snow, "and started to get involved in operatic transcend boundaries of synthesizer-roc- k and funk sounds. ies during my sophomore year here at Kenyon. I am currently applying to graduate schools in This Saturday, come to Upper Dempsey at 9:30 to see a master vocal performance to start the path to a professional career. Hopefully, I will begin graduate craftsmen doing what he does best: getting you out of your seat and on school this coming fall." your feet. Best of luck to both these musicians with their recitals as well as their future endeavors.

-- Emily Zeller and Ted Hornick 12 The Kenyon Collegian ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Thursday, December 9, 2004 Friends close and enemies Closer Weekend Love, lies and the consequences of both for a London quartet in new Nichols'film Revues the "breakout" role of the year, BY BRIAN SCHILLER BY TED HORNICK she show at least a but does Co-edit- Film Critic A & E or modicum of competence, mak- Directed by Mike Nichols ing the Star Wars debacles a This weekend saw a bonanza Starring Jude Law, Julia Rob- little more forgivable. of independent student productions erts, Natalie Portman, and Clive I. ? - Structurally, Closer invites hit Kenyon 's campus as two of the "" a good deal of questioning that Owen i school's most notable performance . l2(outof ) it can't precisely answer. The groups revealed the sum of their se- Somewhere between a film takes large leaps in time, mester efforts. The Renegade Theatre legitimate Oscar contender - which leaves the specific facets troupe unleashed "Random Acts of and a high school play lies - of character development up to Drama" on Friday and Saturday at the Closer, the screen adapta- the viewer. On one hand, this Gund Ballroom, and the Danswers'

a the Co-Operati- tion of Patrick Marber's 1997 seems like cop out, but ve delivered their Fall award winning stage drama. large scope that the film has Conceit The two groups' shows were On the surface, the film is almost demands such a long consistently entertaining and made for about relationships and hu- view of the characters. This ex- a pleasant diversion from the insanity man interaction, and underly- tended timeframe, on the other of finals. ing all of that are the lies, mind hand, also hurts the screenplay By now, Renegade's third year games, and sex that interfere K 1 - when a three month jump in action, it has becoming something with a relationship's stability. has been made, for instance, of a Kenyon tradition for the group to The play was received 1 the characters have to find a perform an end of semester set of with great enthusiasm in Lon- way to w ork in the gap through scenes. The group, which operates I I 1 the more don (and at Kenyon in a recent .. some of film's forced independently of the school's drama run), and its screen adaptation http:movies.yahoo.com dialogue. department, is dedicated to giving Closer. has been eagerly anticipated by Scarlett Johansson's going to want that back: Natalie Portman in On the other hand, the film freshman actors performance oppor- theater pundits and Oscar pre- are used as currency between is consistently tight and grip- handles other technical matters tunities they might miss otherwise. dictors. The film may not live the four, and their love and ping. rather w ell. Though the set de- Each piece of the night stood out, with up to its early Oscar hype, but relationships take rather dev i- Clive Owen was involved sign occasionally looks far too a strong introduction in an excerpt it certainly does not fall behind ous paths as they play one off in the original stage produc- much like a stage set, Closer from A Midswmner Nigltt's Dream. the group of films vying for se- another. tion of Closer (though he was uses its London backdrop to its Director Kate Culliton '08 adapted rious award consideration. In a film such as Closer, originally cast as Dan), and his advantage when outside. The Shakespeare's "play w ithin a play" to Closer follows four strang- there are really only two fac- familiarity with the tone and cinematography is splendid make a disjointed, fast and funny story ers as they work in and out of tors at work as far as quality is subject matter of the stage play throughout - both the charac- of star crossed lovers and hyperac- and are to each others' lives. Dan (Law) concerned - screenwriting and give him a marked advantage in ters settings framed tive performers. Culliton explained first encounters Alice (Port-man- ) acting. Marber's original play making the material work. Jude a very crisp visual effect. that in the tricky process ofadapting the as she is involved in a may have won awards, but his Law, a solid actor in most other Mike Nichols directed show "every Thing that could have gone The Graduate and Wolf, traffic accident in London. experience in writing off the performances, is a little off both wrong did, but we pulled through." The The two fall in love instantly, stage is limited to television, his game, occasionally sound- and Closer isn't really close first of two David Ives' pieces for the but Dan's scheming leads him notably Steve Coogan's short- ing like a high school student to either extreme of his rather night, Words, Words, Words followed, is in into another romantic interest lived "Coogan's Run." when trying to handle some of varied career. The film with an extension of the Shakespeare in a photographer, Anna (Rob- His inexperience speaks the more "mature" dialogue. many ways very frustrating theme as three chimps with three type- erts). His love for Anna is put volumes: while some sequenc- Natalie Portman, on the - it's good, but not consis- writers struggled to produce "I Iamlet," on hold, however, when he es pulse with tension and be- other hand, rebounds nicely tently enough for it to make unaware of outside sty listic influences On the up g a strong awards case. inadvertently sets her with lievable drama, other sections from her non-actin- roles in and a tendency to congratulate each an unsuspecting doctor, Larry of the film fall completely flat. the two Star Wars prequels, other hand, it's certainly a bet- other for bursts of baby talk. (Owen). In the early going, the quality and does outact her female ter film than Alexander and, in The only original piece of the Dan, Alice, Larry, and of the screenplay from scene companion, Julia Roberts, a year w hen the Oscar scene is evening, entitled Night Hawks, by as as ever, Closer could Anna spend three years in to scene changes drastically, who is almost completely in- murky Clara Elser '08 took place afterwards. unde- London, weaving in and out and it's not until about the capable of showing emotion on etch its name - probably A dialogue equally depressing and in- of each others' lives (and 40 minute mark that the film screen. Portman may not hold servedly - on a few statuettes spiring, it was helped by strong acting. bedrooms). Marriages and sex settles into a screenplay that before the season is through. The second Ives' piece of the evening, A lere A lortals, followed and w as probably the best received. The simple and Les Claypool's new LP strangely fails silly story of the extraordinariness of three ordinary people was met with BY DAVID CLARK late 70's as well as David Byrne's unbelievable skill on the bass as well decide which, resulting in a brutal Guest Writer applause and laughs. A somber tone new-wav- e funk with the Talking as his extremely intelligent and witty sound. followed for the next piece, a short Heads in the 80's. Coupled with lyrics confirms his top-notc- h musical To his credit, Les Claypool un- What when you take monologue from Tony Kushner's happens Buckethead's flamboyant strange- ability. The missing link in tlie album, expectedly infuses a large amount of the musicians in Angels in America starring Elser. The four of strangest ness and often masterful lead guitar, however, is Buckethead. I lis power- political twinge into his lyrics. Songs the world and collect them together conclusion to the show, A ladwonvm of C2B3's debut album had expecta- ful hard rock riffs never seem to fit such as "Junior" and 'Ignorance is in a band? Meet Colonel Claypool's Cliaillot, w as a riot that ended things on tions flying across the contemporary in. Occasionally his playing seems Bliss" make frequent comments on Bucket of Bernie Brains. Hailing the best possible note leaving people music world. almost flaky, attempting to -- be too the negative aspects ofAmerican cul- left field pos- simultaneously befuddled and hungry from as far out of as As soon as the CD begins, weird, something that has negatively ture and politics. In "The Big Eyeball sible, Claypool (Primus, Oyster-head- ), for more. Les however, one gets the feeling that all defined Buckethead's music in the in the Sky", Claypool sings, "But to Buckethead (Guns & Roses), The Danswers' Co-O- p was a bets are off. The album immediately past formulate opinions from what I see Talking delightful show with an engaging Bernie Worrell (P.Funk, throws the listener into a mental state It seems inconceivable that is a joke because American TV's Heads) and the mystically anony- and open atmosphere. Bookended by of disarray. Harshly blending funky four extremely talented musicians owned by Pepsi and by Coke." mous combined their talents two pieces choreograplied by Allyson Brain bass lines with hard rock noise, the couldn't bring it together despite the The political and cultural undertones the summer in an eccentric and Whipple, the afternoon showed a vari- over CD at times sounds like a garbled firepow er of skill they bring to tlie of Claypool's songs are impressive sometimes outlandish effort, Tlie Big ety ofcampus talents. 'Whipple's open- collection of confused musicians. table. Each track sounds like a funk-roc- k simply because of their direct signifi- tlie Sky (2004 Prawn Song ing number, 'Lov ing N lemory," was a Eyeball in Composed of individually brilliant song put through a meat grinder. cance to our everyday lives. Records). small and quiet piecet Caitlin Watkins members, the band can't quite come Tlie one bright spot on the album is On the whole, this album didn't one would expect '08 followed this with " engeance," a Initially, together and produce a clean result tlie instrumental "Elephant Ghost," measure up to its expectations. It the album to be dominated by trio of young women clad in purple Each band member at times re- where unexpectedly tlie band comes came off as garbled, despite its great brand of bass dancing to tlie strains of Radiohead's Claypool's unique minds us why they are in tlie band in together and delivers a silky smooth potential. The sound wasn't quite In projects, classic song "Karma Police." Laura experimentation. past tlie first place, showing unbelievable funkjam. Lulled into a false sense of developed enough and tlie band's Oysterhead, a collabora- Petnick increased tlie energy with a including potential with an incoherent outcome. security, tlie listener is then blasted by difficulty with cohesion ultimately tion with Trey Anastasio, Claypool group of Kenyon ladies belly dancing The Brain is impressive throughout tlie subsequent songs, including tlie hurt its ability to convey its enormous has funk with hard rock to as tlie sounds of applause and jangling combined the album with his creatively com- title track "The Big Eyeball in tlie skill. Perhaps a couple of live shows create a unique musical blend all his coinbells filled tlie dance area. Fi- plex drum beats, and Bernie Worrell Sky," a harsh sounding song with and another studio album down tlie own. Bernie Worrell's keyboard was nally, for the show's conclusion, consistently lays down striking R&B bizarre vocals and dissonant verses. road, tlie band will fully connect and the driving force behind Parliament Whipple led tlie audience through on his keyboard. Les Claypool, of Overall, each track has potential as use their full capabilities. epic R&B jams in the a jazzy and fun "Nutcracker' suite. Funkadelic's course, never ceases to amaze. His a funk or rock song, but never can 7?

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CopV9TU census SPORTS Thursday, December 9, 2004 li i ne Kenyon v,onegiaii . McNamara ends Stellar year Lords and Ladies earn All-NCA- C honors solid finish at nationals BY SARA KAPLOW Sussman added a bit of punch to the with Sports Editor defense, which held teams to Lords'

3-16- -0 course 2.35 goals-per-game in the teams BY ANNE POMEROY sirable conditions, in the top 20, ment, Gomez said, "Of Before leaving the fall sports StafFWriter aiming towards becoming an All-Americ- an. Christina will always be hard on season behind, it is important to season. herself, but the fact remains she the athletes who stood Football Capping off her third fan- recognize still had a great season." in their sports this year. The Second Team tastic season, junior Christina Despite the impressive finish, out Although she reached her following is a list of the competi- Alby Coombs (Sophomore) Coombs McNamara traveled to Colfax, McNamara was not quite pleased All-Nor- no-brain- er for NCAC honors, as as main individual goal of the season, who earned th Coast was a Wise, to be the first woman from with her performance, feeling tors excitement lay not Honors. he lead the Lords' with 1 399 net yards compete in the though she could have reached McNamara's Athletic Conference Kenyon College to team's re- top in her personal accomplishments Field Hockey on the season, not far from the Division III Cross Country Cham- her goal of finishing within the of the cord. He also had fourteen touchdowns 50. Nevertheless, McNamara was but in the accomplishments First Team pionships since 1999. McNamara yards whole team throughout the season. Hannah Hill (Senior) Hill racked and an average of 139.9 rushing finished 94 out of a total 215 pleased to make her first national The fact that the team met so many eight defensive saves and ranked per game. competitors, stopping the clock championship appearance. up the season that in Division in Honorable Mention some of the "I was so excited to make it, of its goals made eighteenth all of in at 23:12.8, ahead of (Senior) The lone saves-per-gam- Calvin Hatfield main much more enjoyable. e. best teams and individual runners because that was one of my Maggie Rosen (Senior) The Lord defender to receive recognition, in the nation. and 35 second of three defenders to make Hatfield had 58 solo tackles The top finishing team was " so excited to make it, because that was all-regi- tackles. on assisted in an team, Rosen managed Williams College followed (Sophomore) With goals this three sav es, an assist, and four goals, Carlin Shoemaker second by Middlebury College. was one of my main individual a team-leadin- g 59 receptions for a total Col- more than any other defender. Missy Buttry from Wartburg in scored six season. It was exciting to be competition Second Team of 834 yards, Shoemaker lege was the individual winner Kate Flinner (Junior) With four touchdowns. Shoemaker also returned with a time of 20:22. around some the best teams and runners of saves and two goals, Flin- kicks for an average of 17.7 yards, third McNamara qualified the defensive another double-threat for the in the conference. weekend at Regionals in the country." ner was previous (First-yea- r) Sanchez Ladies. Demonstrating her skill on Rafael Sanchez with one of her best races of her -- Christina McNamara Junior field, Flinner also began taking over the quarterback role, career. McNamara both sides of the collegiate throwing for two touchdowns. In addi- Region- amassed two assists. continued training after 707 yards Although McNamara will Liz Aragona (Senior) Aragona led tion, he had 48 receptions for ch season," als, preparing for the top-not- individual goals this take some time off for rest, she is the Ladies with eleven assists, the and three touchdowns. competition that lay ahead of her. she said. "It was exciting to be of already looking to what has the po- second most in the conference, and Men's Cross Country Many of her teammates continued in competition around some great season in Second Team despite their the best teams and runners in the tential to be another three goals. to practice with her Co-capta- in Ladies will return four Graham (First-yea- r) Mid- Tyler Newman (Senior) finishing at Regionals. country." 2005. The Caroline season only three Newman ran consistendy all year, and "I think it was a great accom- of their top five runners with fielder Graham not only scored McNamara's push for Nationals Champion- said senior Heather McMillan not re- goals and had two assists on the sea- finished 25 at the NCAC a team effort; McNamara plishment to get to Nationals," was ships. coach Duane Gomez, echoing turning. McNamara will have the son, but she was also awarded NCAC was disappointed that her fellow head started co-capta- in, (Junior) Strader on what help of the new junior Newcomer of the Year. Sean Strader Ladies were not in Wisconsin. his star runner's sentiment and-coming coming in Amy Wilkins and up Kim Brown (Sophomore) Brown out the season strongly, She set out in the first couple a great feeling it was to be there. first-ye- 93rd, and 17th in the first three - ar Emma Reidy. impressive stats, including five 27th, race's less than de In response to her disappoint- posted miles of the the season. He finished in 46th shut-o- ut wins in goal. She also had races of Ohio Northern University 136 regular-seaso- n saves and boasted place at the an .840 save percentage. Invitational. Honorable Mention Honorable Mention Wein- - . Sarah Pfeifer (Sophomore) Pfeifer RyanWeiristcck(Sophomore) THE made All-NCA- C Second Team IS stock ISRAEL the most goals scored, ten, and had collegiate the second highest shot percentage, last year in his first year as a CANARY IN THE MINE .294, on the team. cross country runner. between Arabs and Jews is not the Women's Soccer Women's Cross Country The war First Team First Team for (Junior) After the war on terror, as apologists Blairl Ieiser(Junior) I Ieiser contrib- Christina McNamara cause of race this uted six goals and four assists to the leading the Ladies in every claim; it is the war on terror. to com- radicals 10-7-- McNamara went on Muslim Ladies' 1 record and garnered season, East: Israel and non-Islam- ic democracies in the Middle Championships two All-NCA- solo at the NCAA Twenty-fiv- e years ago, there were her first C Team spot pete and Palestinians who joined forces placed 94th Lebanon. This was too much for Islamic radicals, Syrian irredentists Second Team in Wisconsin where she 215 of the nation's top Division to destroy Lebanon and make it a base for terror. Anne Brobst (Sophomore) With out of HI a Jewish state. team-hig- h five assists and four runners. lo a Palestinian state alongside a The goal of the post-Os- Intifada is not to establish Reidy (First-yea- r) Reidy is why Oslo was rejected by goals, Brobst racked up a .182 shot Emma is an Islamic umma extending "from the Jordan to the sea." That Its goal responsible for impressed the field with her freshman state on virtually all of the land percentage and was even though Barak and Clinton offered him an independent season and Arafat wins. season, running strongly all is why the very birth of Israel is two claimed in the West Bank of the Jordan and Gaza. That the NCAC Cham- Palestinians (First-yea- r) Spear, who placing eighteenth at To Islamic Katy Spear Palestinian leadership as the "Naqba" - the "catastrophe." 22:34. referred to by all the present played in only fifteen games due to pionships with a time of of Israel is a catastropne. radicals at war with the West, the very creation injury, scored one goal as a defender. Second Team Wilkins (Junior) Along with American apologists for Arab aggression are also apologists for Islamic Along with the rest ofthe defense, she Amy the root cause m 's opponents to an aver-- McNamara, Wilkins was one of aggression. In their eyes, Arab terror in the Middle East has a held Kenyon the season. She had goals-per-gam- e. runners of Satan." For 1 1 fastest Israel, terrorists refer to as the "little f i age of 36 the policies of whom the season (First-yea- r) As one of her strongest races of and the terror in ithn Rosemary Davis the Islamic terror of 911 Zarqawi mqjmaa -- apologists of I i Allegheny Classic, where she er and at die or me goal-keep- Davis had 84 saves self-generati- tit... is not a ng creed but has a "root cause in the policies allowed only 25 goals all season. She placed 25th. Great Satan," which is us. A lention managed six shut-o- ut wins out of the Honorable al-Qae- peace in the war with da and "With a time of Peace in the Middle East and team's ten total wins. Lauren Rand (Junior) the terrorists surrender or are defeated, and Championships, Zarqawi will come only when I Honorable A lention 20:30 at the NCAC IV third governments cease their incitement of hatred against israei v (Senior) Leading Rand helped the Ladies capture when Arab f Heather Preston and the United States. the team with seven goals and a .259 place. 5 Horowitz . McMil- David shot percentage, Preston also made Heather McMillan (Senior) came at an op- three out of four penalty kicks. lan's highest placement

-- placed sixteenth (First-yea- r) Defender portune moment, as she st& -- mi- - ' Jean Arnold kw if!lf Arnold was another crucial part of the attheNCACs. Ladies' tough defense and also scored Volleyball a goal, her first in her college career. Honorable Mention The Men's Soccer Lauren Reiter (Sophomore) to make the All-NCA- C 30 off if ordered from Frontpagemag.com Honorable i lention single Udy had 285 kills and 58 blocks Robert Sussman (First-yea- r) The team, Reiter 13-1- 7 All-NCA- in season. WWW.FRONTPAGEMAG.COM team's solitary C player, the team's Thursday, December 9, 2004 SPORTS The Kenyon Collegian 1 5 Foul trouble strangles Lords in NCAC opener Lords loss 0-- at home against Wabash College brings them to a disappointing 7 mark to start the season BY PRATT JON came out with a strategy depen- said Rehm. "Cutting it to five StaffWriter dent on making three-point shots points with seven minutes to go The Lords basketball team and senior Paul Grady made a in the game led us to believe that played its first NCAC game of the three-pointer that gave the Lords we could take that momentum for season against the Wabash Little some momentum early on. Ke- the rest of the game." Giants, Saturday, Dec. 4. Kenyon nyon often posted up near the "We played well on the de- was down nine points when junior three-point arc to receive the ball fensive end, which is something Matt Formato fouled out of the and pass it around the perimeter, we were focusing on, but our game with 1:53 left in the second but they rarely attempted to pass turnovers on the offensive end half. After committing his fifth it inside. The Lords' three-point really cost us the opportunity to foul, Formato slowly walked to shots combined to earn them win," said Formato.

the Kenyon bench 76-6- and waited to twelve points and they scored ten In the end Kenyon lost 7,

be subbed wait- 0-- 0-- out. As he stood of 26 field goals, earning a total making them 7 overall and 1 ing, the blank look on his face of 27 points in the first half. in the NCAC. characterized a team that is liter- The second half displayed a Formato scored 2 1 points and 1 " 0-- ! ally blanked its 7 first-ye- , by record and different side to the Lords' strat- collected three rebounds, ar by the 30 personal fouls whistled egy of offensive attack as 34 of Andrew Good had twelve ' on them Saturday afternoon. "I thought it was a terrible We had a much better effort and energy 7 , v call," said Formato. f . - "We had a much better effort level against Wabash. If we had given that J and energy level against Wabash," type in our six games, we said head coach Matt Croci. "If ofeffort first

' we had giv en that type of effort in wouldn't be winless. ,., i our first six games, we wouldn't : - -- , head coach Matt I be winless." Croci J' t The Lords' fouls made them their points were earned through points and three rebounds, Rehm " " ' lose two of their starters near the field goals and free throws, while had ten points and eight rebounds, ,i ... . :

end of a game w three-pointer- s. hen the point six points came from senior Till Wieczorek had five .... spread lingered around eight In the remaining seven min- points and nine rebounds and First-yea- points. r Chris Yorlando utes, Formato forced a turnover, first-yea- r Josh Klinger had six also fouled out in the final min- drove past two Wabash players, points and three rebounds. utes of the game, and three more and finished with a lay-u- p. "We're not worried though," Kenyon players each had four Junior Tyler Rehm made a said Formato. "We know at some fouls. Foul trouble cost Kenyon jump shot, even though he was time, the shots will start to fall." 30 points on free throws. Kenyon fouled, that put Kenyon within The Kenyon Lords hope only went to the line twelve times five points of Wabash, causing the some shots will fall when they and made seven free throws. rowdy student fans in the center face Division I Gardner-Web- b Despite foul problems, court bleachers to make more LIniversity, Dec. 11. Gardner-Web- b the 4-- Elena Lords' talent could be seen noise, taunt Wabash further and is 2 against Division I Fernandez throughout the game as individ- hope for a comeback. "We always teams and lost to the Univeristy Junior Matt Formato squares up to shoot a free throw against Wabash uals 67-6- 76-6- made big plays. The Lords felt the comeback was possible," of Georgia, 2, Wednesday. College, Dec. 4. Formato scored 21 points in the team s 7 loss. Lady swimmers prepare for NCAA stretch drive

JAKE APPLEMAN 200-yar- new element to a Lady squad the d individual medley. "I was really hoping to get worried, but I think we all StaffWriter that has not been known for Chornobil tacked on a victory' qualify early and take away knew in the back of our minds Intensity abounds for the its diving prominence. Junior in the 200-yar- d butterfly. Toran that pressure of having to get that we would be able to pull it Kenyon Lady swimmers as they Carly Chornobil and first-yea- r added a win to the Kenyon tally the cuts," said Connors. "It together. And we did we had enter the second half of their Alyssa Toran also impressed with a win in the 100-yar- d free- helps because it leaves the rest such a great meet this week grueling schedule. In a total of with victories in relay and style. Smith took the 200-yar- d of the season open for making not just with swimming fast, but four meets dating back to before individual events. Chornobil freestyle and Goettsch enjoyed changes and improving in lots in how we all became excited Thanksgiving, the Ladies swam participated in the 200-yar- d victory in the 50-yar- d freestyle. of other areas, and not just hav- for one another's successes and impressively against a wide va- freestyle. She also took the Smith and Goettsch's perfor- ing to think about going a par- became even closer because of riety of competition. The Ladies 400-yar- d individual medley mances highlighted the reason ticular time. I was so happy and this. I think we really needed ended up winning their two Di- with a time of 4:50.30. Toran that the Ladies are proud their relieved to be successful early this meet - it gave us more con- vision III meets. They also took out-swa- m everybody else in freshmen are fitting in. in the season." fidence and purpose, and re- second and fifth place at Miami the 100-yar- d freestyle and also "We couldn't love the fresh- Junior Rachel Smith and minded us of what a strong and University of Ohio and North- enjoyed success on the 200-yar- d man more they are so great first-yea- r Julia Straub also capable team we had. This was western University, respectively. freestyle team. and are very much a part of the excelled amongst the cutthroat so reassuring, especially after a This series of meets sets the La- Senior Samantha Mc- team," sophomore Jessica Con- competition. The two placed rougher start in the beginning of 100-yar- dies up nicely for their stretch Carthy captured the d nors said. "They are swimming sixth and seventh in the 1,650-yar- d the season." run and nationals where they are backstroke and was a part of very well too, really stepping it freestyle. Connors and her Lady team- accustomed to dominating. the 200-yar- d medley team. up and playing a huge role in At the Miami Invitational mates are confident that this is The Ladies entered their First-yea- r Jocelyn Smith won whatever successes our team is the Ladies were edged by their just the beginning. meet against Case Western the 1,650-yar- d freestyle event having." Division I host. Connors quali- "All of us are so excited, Reserve University winless, with a time of 17:56.05. At Northwestern, the Ladies fied for nationals in the 200-yar- d just like we are every year. but ended up putting a defini- While some Ladies swam swam valiantly, though they fin- individual medley finishing in This year is no different from tive stop to that streak by de- in the Northwestern Meet, ished behind Division I power- second at Miami with a time of others; we are doing so great in stroying the Case women. The others had some Dili business houses like the host Wildcats 2:08.36. She also qualified for our preparations. Practices are victory was fueled by Kenyon to attend to, challenging John and the University of Missouri. the 100-yar- d backstroke. The going well, meets are getting, domination in both relay and Carroll University at home in Connors led the Kenyon charge 200-yar- d medley relay team better, and to be successful at

First-ye- 50-yar- diving events. ar Lady Gambier. The relay team of by placing 4th in the d of Connors, McCarthy, Meilyn nationals would be a great end- Lauren Goettsch swam a leg in McCarthy, Chornobil, Toran breaststroke, tenth in the 200-yar- d Chan and senior Emmie Dengler ing to the season," Connors said. both relay events and picked up and sophomore Diana Spah-ling- er breaststroke, eleventh in placed third and also qualified "Besides that, though, I couldn't the win in the 50 yard freestyle had no troubles starting the 100-yar- d breaststroke and for nationals. be more confident because our with a time of 26.49. the Ladies off right by taking twelfth in the 100-yar- d back- Connors added, "This past abilities as a team are better than Sophomore Tempe Wein-bac- h the 400-yar- d medley relay in 4: stroke. Connors' times in the weekend was really great break- ever this year as we have been tempered any Case hopes 08.96. McCarthy continued to 100- - and 200-yar- d breaststroke through for the women's team. able to prove ourselves when of winning the diving part star, reaping individual glory were good enough to earn her an But our season usually starts and where it mattered and re- of the competition, adding a in the 200-yar- d backstroke and early invite to nationals. out a little rocky, and people ally come together." 16 The Kenyon Collegian SPORTS Thursday, December 9, 2004 Ladies fall to Notre Dame College after 5-- 0 start Two wins come against NCAC competition; team faces Allegheney College tonight at home

BY ERIC FITZGERALD locker room with some spirit. hard-foug- ht victory. substitutions against Notre Dame Ilelfant said. "Most teams try to Sports Editor "I don't think it was anything The Ladies have been playing College. All twelve players on the slow the point guard, but they can't Any questions about how the I said," head coach Suzanne Ilel-fa- nt without senior Dana Halicki, but roster logged minutes. do that against us when we have so Ladies basketball team won their said. "I said we couldn't shoot her two-wee- k ankle injury proved Although the Ladies' strength many options." first five games of the season could any worse than we did in the first this team has a lot of balance. is defense, Ilelfant knows her The Ladies host Allegheny have been promptly answered in half, so if we continued to make "We're looking forward to team's offense is also difficult College in another NCAC contest the first ten minutes of the sec- stops, we'd be all right." having Halicki back on both ends for other teams to stop, especially tonight. Allegheny brings a 3-- 3 ond half against the College of Junior Katy Zeanah led all of die floor," I Ielfant said. "One of since the Ladies have been using record to Tomsich Arena Wooster, Dec. 4. For ten minutes, scorers with nineteen points. She the things we've discovered is that different players at key positions "Allegheny is a lot like the the Ladies shut out their opponents shot eight-for-fifteen from the we really do have a lot of depth like the point guard. team we played last night," Helfant while scoring thirteen to take a lead field, claiming half the team's and w e can sustain some firepower "Because we can rotate three said, referring to the one team the they would never lose. The Ladies sixteen field goals. The Ladies even without her on the floor." different people at the point, it is Ladies have not beaten this season. held on to win their second NCAC shot 26 percent (sixteen for 62) Ilelfant proved her team's difficult for opposing teams to key Tonight's tip-o- ff is scheduled for

five-play- game of the season, 50-4- 5. from the field. depth with several er in specifically on an individual," 7:00 p.m. in was the "We take pride our team But offense not where I defense, it's the main thing we Ladies excelled. Senior Allison concentrate on," said first-year Lebar stifled Wooster's leading Anne Dugan, who has started the scorer first-year Katy Loehrke. last four games for the Ladies. Although the Scots wanted to "Our defense keeps us in games feed Loehrke the ball all afternoon, and getting stops can give us a lot Loehrke was kept scoreless from of motivation." the field during the second half A couple of Wooster free except w hen Lebar took a break i ' ... I J. throws with exactly 10:00 remain- from the action. ing were the first points of the half In a home game against Notre J I for the visitors and made the score Dame College, Dec. 7, the Ladies 59-5- 35-3- 1. The Ladies' tight man-toma- n lost their perfect record in a 7 defense allowed nothing but thriller. After trading baskets for tough shots for the Scots. Thirteen the last five minutes of the game, minutes and 30 seconds expired Notre Dame claimed a 58-5- 7 lead before Wooster knocked down its with 15.6 seconds remaining. The first field goal of the half. Although Ladies had only two team fouls the Scots managed to cut the lead and were forced to commit five to as few as three points in the final fouls before forcing the visitors to minutes of the game, the Ladies shoot a one-and-o- ne free throw. sank their free throws and applied The Ladies had a couple op- enough pressure on defense to portunities to take the ball down prevent a Wooster comeback. the court and score, but first-year Wooster pulled away with a Hilary Gowins's shot as time ex- Kevin Guckes this 6-- after a loose ball underneath the basketball, senior Allison Lebar demonstrates the tenacity of 0 run to claim a 29-2- 3 lead at pired was no good and the Falcons Chasing halftime, but the Ladies left the flew out of Tomsich Arena with a year's Ladies Basketball team. The team is 5-- 1 and hosts Allegheney College tonight. Lords swimmers keep busy over Thanksgiving In two-wee- k stretch, team went to Northwestern, Case Western, Miami (Ohio) and hosted John Carroll

.,- - .,...... ,..,-- , . - first-ye- BY SARA KAPLOW Shakespeare, ar Jacob I Ioy-so- n In the first meet after the tire- Editor Sports and first-year Kyle Packer. some break, the men reclaimed the The Lords' swimmers were Meanwhile the rest of the team number one spot, with an impres- busy over Thanksgiving break, as was engaged in intense competition sive score of 1 ,92 1 team points over they split their squad and attended in Evanston, 111., looking to show second-plac- e Miami Llniversity's two meets on the same day, hosted their strength against big-nam- e 1,274.5. The Lords again posted a dual meet and prepared for a schools like LIniversity of Pitts- qualifying numbers, as Zarins

seven-tea- m invitational. Despite burgh and host Northwestern. In qualified for the NCAA's in both the tough schedule, the team addition to the fifth-plac- e overall the 100-yar- d breaststroke and the prevailed, defeating Case West-er- a finish, the event involved a number 200-yar- d breaststroke, with times Reserve LIniversity and John of personal achievements for team of 56.17 and 2:01.72 respectively. Carroll University, placing fifth members. Senior Elliot Rushton set Seniors Rushton and Thomas at Northwestern LIniversity dur- a new NCAA record in the 1,650-yar- d Ashby posted big numbers for the ing the vacation and winning the freestyle with a time of 15: team, with Rushton qualifying

500-yar- d " Miami LIniversity Invitational this 21.69, the fastest swim in that in the freestyle and the ! - f . past weekend. event so far this season. The time 400-yar- d IM with times of 4:26.87 At Case Western, the team automatically qualified him for and 4:02.51 respectively. Ashby escaped with a 103-10- 1 win while the NCAA Championships in that swam to a third place finish in the part of the team was compet- event. I Ie won two other events and 200-yar- d freestyle and fourth in ing against Division I schools at place second in a third, with quali- the 100-yar- d butterfly, qualifying Northwestern. Even though Case fying times in all three events. for the NCAA Championships with won both relay events and swept "I had been swimming great a time of 50.03.- - the field in diving, the Lords all weekend but nothing made me "Qualifying for NCAA's early managed the victory with strong think I would swim that fast on the on is always a relief for any of us: it first-plac- e swims by sophomore last day. Coach gave me two very gives us a chance to really spend the Eduardo Rodriguez in the 400-yar- d simple tilings to work on during the rest of the season getting focused on individual medley (IM), first-year race and they seem to have paid NCAA's instead of having to re-focus Josh Mitchell in the 100-yar- d back- off," said Rushton. for the next big meet such stroke and junior Chris D'Ardenne Sophomores Davis Zarins and as conference," said Rushton.

in die 500-yar- d freestyle. Joey Gosselar and senior Russell The Lords compete next af- included a Hunt also put up impressive num- ter Winter Break on Jan. 14 with " Other solid swims - win by junior David Del Iart in the bers. Zarins and I hint placed fifth another split squad competition,

200-yar- d freestyle, two second-plac- e three times each, Zarins in the including a home meet against Kevin Guckes finishes by sophomore Matt 50-yar- d, 100-yar- d and 200-yar- d Oberlin College. However, they

6-- 0, all also finished 200-yar- At the Lords have not lost a dual meet season. They Jacobssen in the d free- breaststroke events, and limit in will not slack off, as they head to

Dec. 3-- 5, in fifth 500-yar- 50-yar- y in first place at the Miami University Invitational, and style and the d freestyle, the d and 100-- ard butterfly Florida during the vacation to train

50-ya- place at the Northwestern Invitational, Nov. 19. and strong finishes by senior Lain and the rd backstroke. for the season's second half.