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with the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana and 12 to make the 16- hour trip to New Orleans The houses we were at were some of been emptied of all belongings and stripped BY MEGAN SHIPLEY the other sponsored by the Black Student Once they arrived the 50 volunteers the harder hit said senior Sam Shopinski down to the frame thepile of garbage in front Staff Reporter and Union NIA sorority traveled to Louisiana working through the Episcopal church settled who led an onsite crew There had been 4 of the house was almost as large as the actual We couldnt solve New Orleans the second week of spring break to help with into a FEMA camp housing 1500 volunteers to 8 feet of standing water in them for two to house said sophomore Allison Mauk residents problems but we could give them the cleanup of areas devastated by hurricane from all over the country The group spent five three weeks after the hurricane so everything The work we did was very challenging said hope sophomore Aaron Clark- Ginsberg Katrina days clearing out and gutting houses damaged was totally destroyed physically as well as mentally said Mauk about voluntceringin New Orleans over spring The group of more than 60 students by the hurricane they finished a total of 10 Students removed any furniture and Occasionally one of us would find something break Two from stafFmembers groups Kenyon one working and set off from Kenyon March houses by the end of the week belongings remaining in the homes then very personal in the home such as a photo al- stripped them down to the wood frame and bum that was only partially destroyed or even exterior walls a tub of tax forms from former years things Week of Sustainability We took out the moldy destroyed walls that quickly reminded you that someone had and interiors with crowbars sledgehammers lived in this house and these were all of their etc lots of fun leaving only the frame of things which we were hauling to the curb to the houses so the homeowners can rebuild be thrown away said sophomore Matt Huber who organized The group also visited other parts of the trip New Orleans We visited the 9th ward For the first couple ofdays I had a hard it made me want to cry said sophomore time breathing said junior Elizabeth Trenga Blossom Barrett The whole city of New We were working with a lot ofinsulation alot Orleans except the French Quarter is like a of mold Even though we wore masks it felt ghost town especially the tesidential neigh- like I had just smoked a pack ofcigarettes borhoods I just wish I could have seen it Trenga added that her favorite part of before Katrina the trip was the accomplishment of completely The trip arranged through the Episcopal gutting a house We would get there in the Diocese of Louisiana was organized by Huber morning and the house would be a mess in response to what he saw when he went pretty much untouched since the hurricane on the January trip to New Orleans After At the end ot the dav it was completely gutted coming to an understanding of the disasters and ready for repair magnitude on the first trip I knew it was Without the help of the volunteers something I would not be able to leave alone homeowners would have had to pay 55000- Huber said 510000 to have their house stripped profes- Funding for the trip came from a sionally according to Clark- Ginsberg Even number of sources on campus including Kevin Guckcs more importantly he said we could show the BFC the Board of Campus Ministries Be careful what vou throw awav E nvironmcntil groups raises awareness of Kenvon wastefulness that there are still people even at a small col- several deans Crazier and donations from lege in the middle of nowhere Ohio who care the Gambier community Volunteers paid 550 about New Orleans for the whole week which in addition to the goes of the houses students were raised coveted their Mock At Trial to nationals transportation many money

ballots in a hard- fought trial with Univer- composed of members from both ofKenyons able to talk to the owners of the houses they food and housing DAYNE BAUGHMAN sity of Illinois- Chicago 5- 21 Despite the regular teams 690 and 691 were working on Plans for a summer trip to New Orleans Senior News Editor disappointing end to the competition Rice Minium said she believes the team Senior Liam Haggerrywhowenton the are underway We are working on a much Three weeks after learning that they was pleased with the teams performance did well despite all the travails of prepa- first Kenyon- sponsored trip to New Orleans in larger- scale organization to send students were to take patt in the Silver National overall saying that even the rounds they lost ration She also said the team had fun January said it was somewhat disheartening to from Kenyon and around Ohio back for the Competition the Kenyon College Mock Trial were close which I think was the best part If return to a city that looks nearly the same as it summer said Huber Check your e- mail team ttaveled to Minneapolis Minn where Although the team did not win the youre feeling miserable about the whole did more than thtee months ago Talking to for updates made feel like he and said they are they finished with a record of 3- 5 competition two members of the team were thing then no one gets anything out of the homeowners however him Shopinski Haggetty in New Or- The national competition was held given individual awards for their outstanding experience could offer some help definitely planning on working There whose house we leans for least a month this summer March 17- 19 at Hamline University where performances throughout the tournament Rice was also pleased with how well was one woman at she I think really for the more than 40 colleges from throughout the Rice won an Outstanding Attorney award the tournament was run saying that it was worked on who thought had gotten every- its important that the she wanted save of her house realize that even although its not country came to compete for a bid at the Gold for his efforts which has become par for the a well- managed tournament and thing to out campus to said found a box TV months after the National competition course as he also took an award at Regional judging at the tournament was superb already Haggerry But we on anymore eight storm She started there is still so much work be done said Kenyons first- round opponent was Competition and team member Sasha With their year over the Mock Trial of her grandmothers crystal cry- to the future and us all about her grandmother Haggerry Most ttaffic lights dont work Washington and Lee University 3- 5 Ken- Minium 09 was given an Outstanding Wit- team is now looking toward ing telling Because like that can think neighborhoods are abandoned If students yon won one judges ballot and lost the other ness award for her portrayal of the victim in Rice said that he hopes to start recruiting ofsomething you it really glad we came down here because we are thinking about what they want to do this establishing a 1- 1 record after the first round this years case new members for next year because Im could do that for that summer or if they have money to donate they of competition Rice praised Minium noting that she would give the new members the sum- one person also this should temember New Orleans The second round of the tournament had less than a week of work on the part mer to learn the ins and outs of Mock Clark- Ginsberg compared trip it much easier to into the in January Last trip we stayed at NIA is co- hosting a fundtaiser called saw Kenyon facing intra- state rival Bowling making her award an even more impressive Trial making get to one church and it was us he said Cuties for a Cause on April 15 in Gund Green State Univetsity 4- 4 After a hard- feat For her part Minium thought that it next year a building just will be We felt a little overwhelmed It was to Commons said Barrett Students and staff fought round in which Kenyon lost both winning an award at a national competition Although the team losing gteat its participants to study abroad see all the volunteers from religious groups will be auctioned oft and all proceeds will ballots by a total offive points the team found was pretty wild many of is that the and colleges all over the at the FEMA go to New Orleans relief efforts 1- for Rice confident themselves at 3 heading into round three None of the seven team members who next year country Silver had team will on He noted that there was all there to do one thing to help people The third round was a great success for competed for Kenyon at Nationals go camp The a that Kenyon might only field out The camp had five large tents with rows the team Kenyon took both ballots against huge amounts of time to practice team possibility but he said that it was of a main dining tent with outstanding the University of Minnesota Twin Cities was only together for one week of practice one team next year cots Inside This the fact that unlikely considering that with the remain- food a common room with a TV and laundry 1- 7 winning their third round match by a before the competition due to team members they would already have facilities among other things according to total of 26 points Kenyons spring break was scheduled for the ing weeks the The enough members to complete one team Clark- Ginsberg Issue Going into the last round of competi- two preceding competition last Minium too is looking forward to The BSU and NIA group also spent the tion president Eddie Rice 07 was team encountered the same situation year team OCS student limit p- 2 next year Whether we have one team or week gutting houses they worked through an pleased with the teams 3- 3 record so far in the but Rice said that this year preparations went two I think we have the potential to do as organization called ACORN Association of Last year after the third round much more smoothly tournament Newman Day p- 5 well Rice well as if not better than how we did this Community Organizations for Reform Now we were 2- 4 so we knew we were going to do We were pretty prepared forward in Metairic Louisiana said We said He on to say the team practiced on year she said Im really looking at leasj that well Rice went into went Lobby Hero preview p6 especially getting a new case The group worked on gutting several the last round really relaxed the plane in the hotel and between rounds to next year I out well as houses and was able to complete one house successful They were also at a disadvantage because and hope everything works as The final round was not as p- 8 finish the house had Mens Lacrosse Victory the was it did this year from start to By the time as the previous rounds Kenyon lost both the team that went to tournament 2 News The Kenyon Collegian Thursday March 30 2006 New percent limit set for off- campus study semesters keep numbers below the maximum Although the numbers are subject to We want the students to be responsible said a collision ofdifferent ways ofseeing the world BY ALLISON BURKET Over the years we have been able to change 63 juniors have been approved to go Hamlet Ultimately it is an academic program At times it can be difficult to an American who Staff Reprter manage the cap said Hamlet We have seen abroad in the fall and 105 in the spring There students are receiving transfer credit sees the world in a certain way The maximum number of students a trend of students double majoring or doing are also 30 students who plan to participate in One thing we do well something that We work really hard in getting our differences allowed to participate in off- campus study pro- concentrations so that people wanting to go a year- long program and 16 who will spend has been applauded by those evaluating our students to understand in academic for well takes grams has been expanded for students studying for a full year had not been very large So that their two semesters in different programs program Hamlet said is the fact that the culture as It that inner motivation abroad in the 2006- 07 academic year has been able to help straighten out the number a total of 214 students or 260 total semesters students work so closely with their academic You have to be proactive for your own educa- The number of students allowed abroad of semesters abroad for the same number of In the 2005- 2006 academic year a calculated advisor making sure that it is something that tion is calculated in terms of semesters spent off students 207 students are participating in OCS 44 who the student has thought about Students must But ultimately Hamlet values seeing Kenyons campus A 26 percent cap means The Office of International Education studied in the fall 1 1 2 who are studying in the declare their majors beforehand and so on her students maximizing their experiences that 26 percent of the junior class could go however faced an increase in the number of spring 36 who are doing a year- long program The planning stages are important not Just a beautiful thing that is happening with abroad for a full year 52 percent could go applicants for the 2005- 06 school year such and 1 5 who have a split year only for academic reasons but because of the off- campus study is that we are seeing students abroad for one semester or anywhere in be- that they had to wait- list students based solely This year we based our decision solely cultural challenges involved in an off- campus who are looking to get funding to go back to tween explained Joseph Adler a member of on the numbers said Hamlet on what was in the file explained Hamlet study as well Entering a new culture is not their place ofstudy to continue their research the Faculty Advisory Committee In 2004- 2005 we experienced the Even though the cap is there we have a tem- very easy its very difficult Srudents have to be She sees this as the results of going on such a Senior staff agreed to increase the cap situation that the 26 percent model did not plate for students going off campus and certain interested in something they want to do regard- program but doing it in a very committed and from 26 percenr to 30 percent in response to allow for all of the study abroad opportunities things that we want to see She explained less ofthe difficulties said Hamlet Its sort of interested way an increased number of qualified applicants our academically qualified students desired the importance of student transcript faculty but also largely due to a growing interest in said Associate Provost Sarah Murnen an ex recommendations and personal statements re- off- campus study officio member of the faculty committee in garding plans goals and expectations We hold March 22 March 28 2006 Each year students planning on partici- a rationale to fellow senior staff regarding the students to the standards that we have set even Mar 24 642am Medical call regarding ill student at Taft Cottages pating in off- campus study submit their applica- need for a changed percentage in the budget if the cap were not there College physician was contacted tions to the Office of International Education planning model Hamlet and Adler both emphasized that Mar 24 0427pm Drug paraphenalia found in room at Old Kenyon by the beginning ofFebruary Throughout that Factors that were cited as contributing to the off- campus study should be a well thought Mar 25 523am Illintoxicated underage student at Leonard Hall month Director ofthe Office of International the growing popularity of the program included out academic experience Student will be spending night with friends Education Barbara Hamlet and Associate Di- the increasing popularity of international According to Adler one of the successes Mar 25 254pm Fire caused by experiment at Fischman Hall rector Marne Ausec read every application and studies language and culture majors such of the original cap was the improved standards Extinguisher was used to put out the fire then with the assistance and input of the Fac- as anthropology at Kenyon which require that came along with it In a way the policy Mar 25 851pm Underage consumption at Old Kenyon Student ulty Subcommittee of International Education or encourage studying off campus as well as a worked well because it made people really think was transported to his residence decide who is granted the opportunity more interest in non- Western culture among about it kept them honest so to speak made Mar 25 1040pm Underage possessionconsumption at Lewis Hall The decisions that were made in Febru- students in general and the greater popularity sure there was a good academic reason Mar 26 124am Underage possession of alcohol on Wiggin Street ary and those that will be made in the future of the ptogram among incoming students and Students were aware of the cap that Mar 25 309pm Fire extinguisher discharged at Hanna Hall are under the 30 percenr cap That percentage parents very first year and there were some complaints Mar 26 1 00am Vandalismbroken window at Weaver Cottage is applied to numbers given by the registrar Last year said Adler as a result of then but now it has become an understood Mar 26 852am Fire extinguisher missing from Weaver Cottage about class size This year 30 percent meant a applications going way up we had to really part of the process that you have to make a found outside Bexley Hall maximum of 268 semesters abroad limit individuals that really shouldnt have been good academic case for it Mar 26 1 100am Theft of license plate from vehicle at Wilson The original 26 percent cap was instituted limited Hamlet also emphasized the importance Apartments in the 1994- 95 academic year in order to help We had to cut the numbers to try to deal of the planning stages in order to ensure that Mar 28 1 107pm Vehicle accident without injuries at Maintenance with planning die budget In the budgetary with the budget problems that would ensue the student knows what he or she wants from a Building Sheriffs office notified process you need to know how much things are continued Murnen in her rationale Many of program and how to fit it into his or her major going to cost in the following year to decide the the srudents who wanted to study abroad for a budget said Adler They wanted to standard- year were only granted one semester and we ize it so that they could put a more concrete were very strict with our qualification standards number for what study abroad would cost such that those students who did not make the March 24 1937 The 26 percent cap attempted to limit grade point average cut- off were nor given time Tax on food abolished the number because of the financial pressures to try to bring that value up College The Ohio State Legislature eliminated a sales tax on food provided at the dining halls local coffee shop and of the time said Adler As a response the Overall said Hamlet the cap of 26 residence halls after a number from students who felt such charges were unfair taxes on those receiv- committee said that anyone going abroad percent initiated in 1994 proved to be no ofprotests ing no income This resulted in decreased room and board charges by the College and fewer people soliciting would have to make a strong academic case longer feasible sales for coffee from their friends As a result an element of competitiveness was As a result of the difficulties faced in tax pennies brought in really for the first time the decision- making process for this year the March 16 1957 On implementation the cap resulted in faculry subcommittee and the Office of Inter- authorize proceed with expand Commons kitchen a slight reduction in the numbers of srudents national Education decided to ask the senior Trustees College to program to Crowded conditions at Peirce Hall led to the renovation ofkitchen facilities over the summer of 1957 The going abroad but both Adler and Hamlet said staff to raise the cap was approved shortly after an architectural study recommended a definite step be taken toward improv- that for the most part based on the academic This year we were working with the new project ing rhe and serving of the food in the Commons An architect from New York worked with the and preparatory expectations they have in place cap said Adler and we have been under Ir preparation head dietitian Miss Mildred Kimball create plans for increasing interior building space over the years they have not had to struggle to seemed to be successful Colleges to Most ofthe cost ofthe program was for the purchase of new stoves deep fryers and a more efficient garbage The American Lung Association Can Help disposal system The changes did not alter the general appearance of the Great Hall except for additional tables Then- Acting President Frank E Bailey stated that we arc not going cafeteria unless we have to and I certainly hope we shall never have to

March 27 1980 Students accorded involvement in department planning Twenty- six years ago Kenyon faculty passed a proposal to create departmental student committees This meant majors could convey their opinions regarding senior comps major requirements course offerings faculty appointments and other decisions in their field of study It also required rhat each department have meetings oel c aas iri5aax j tr with its declared majors once per academic year Student complaints that the faculty and administration were not listening to them prompted the policy changes Professor of Classics Robert Bennett then serving as Senate chair emphasized rhe advisory roles these committees would play to assuage faculty who feared too much interference with their final decisions Bennett thought some faculty might have voted against the proposal because some WANT TO QUIT SMOKING IN 2006 people felt that we dont need any more regulations We can help with that WWWFFSONLINEORG Freedom From Smoking Oniline a FREE Quit- Smoking program that is replace- available 24 hours a day on your own schedule from your own home During spring break changes were made to many campus facilities One of the many changes was the ment of the flooring in the Olin Art Gallery The old torn and unraveling carpet was in need ofa change according Register today to begin your journey toward a smoke- free life to Acting Olin Gallery Director Ruth Woehr who is filling in for Olin Gallery Director Dan Younger while he is Quality Information When You Need It Most on sabbatical The carpet was a hazard for the staff and for visitors she said The plan was to replace the carpet with new carpet but with the urging ofgallery directors and the studio art AMERICAN faculty the carpet was replaced with tile because it would ease the cleaning of the gallery and be a neutral back- Healthy wwwohiolungorg For your nearest LUNG ASSOCIATION which display Woehr said The College covered the price of the renovations but no final 18- against to Ohioans call 00LUNGUSA ground art office of Ohio price was available for the replacement Thursday March 30 2006 The Kenyon Collegian FEATURES 3 Notes from another world Canadian Druids and Naked Women v

WILLOW BELDEN what we had seen what happened clothes ie hooded beige- colored EditorinE- xile in Iraq and Palestine and how your cloaks reminiscent ofsomething dru- democracy builds on people bod- ids might wear Then we removed our Dont leave the hotel at night ies which you bombed on civilians shoes and stepped into the massive PUTTING ON SPECIAL Dont go anywhere in groups of less innocents The banner went on to courtyard of the Mosque than three And lie lie often This denounce America for pushing the The majestic domes massive jLOTHES ROGN was the advice that Lindsey Fauss Security Council to adopt pro- Israeli pillars brilliant mosaics and polished the academic director for the School anti- Arab decisions It was signed by marble floor were stunning But for International Training SIT in Syrias president even more fascinating was the activ- Jordan gave us before we left Amman Given these circumstances it ity The courtyard felt like a school for Syria When people ask where may come as a surprise that I fell in playground during recess children We followed her into a spacious est dresses and veils Apparently their youre from she explained youre love with Syria But I did Damas- ran around played tag yelled sang bathing niche which contained aba- absolute freedom and power didnt not American youre Canadian She cus fulfills just about every dream danced and skidded about in their sin of running water and sat around extend to the outside world warned that the secret police would and expectation of the Middle East stocking feet Adults milled around while she and another equally scant- The week in Syria was refresh- follow us around and would listen in Narrow twisting streets and bustling reclined in the sunshine chatted and ily clad woman scrubbed us one by ing and enlivening I constantly had on our conversations since we were alleys are lined with beautiful albeit appeared completely oblivious to the one doused us playfully with buckets the somewhat awe- inspiring feeling foreigners slightly dilapidated old buildings hullabaloo around them Nobody of water washed our hair massaged of being in a magnificent historical As it turned out I didnt notice and colorful shops and stalls sell was solemn or somber everyone us and occasionally spanked us when place a place that is alive vibrant the secret police but then again I everything from jewelry to baklava seemed to be genuinely having a they wanted us to shift position and proud to celebrate its history its dont suppose youre supposed to Palm trees lush parks and gurgling good time The experience was delightful multicultural heritage and the splen- notice the secret police At any rate fountains are smattered refreshingly Upon entering the mosque itself Unlike outside on the street where it dor of its traditions we took Lindseys advice seriously throughout the city a welcome we found ourselves in a massive but seems almost indecent to roll up ones During our week- long educational sight after the aridity ofjordan airy pillared room with high stained sleeves I somehow didnt feel naked Willow Belden is currently study- excursion read packaged tour to There are serene mosques ornate glass windows wallto- wall oriental in the hammam It was invigorating ing abroad with the Schoolfor Interna- Damascus and Aleppo all of us SIT marble palaces shady courtyards carpets and Saladins green glass tomb and refreshing to sit naked with a tional Training in Amman Jordan students said we were from McGill ancient churches and Roman ruins in the middle To my surprise men bunch of other naked women all of and we were extremely careful about Cafes and restaurants serve heaping and women alike worshiped in the whom seemed to revel in their naked- Share your adventures what we discussed Israel was a forbid- platters of hummus taboule and same room praying together walking ness The women who bathed us were This is the first in a new series den word for the week whenever we kebabs everyone relaxes sips Turkish around and talking quietly amongst the most confident unself- conscious of columns from Kenyon students wanted to mention it we used the coffee and smokes the argileh and as themselves The atmosphere was in- women Ive seen so far in the Middle studying abroad We are intersted code word Wadi Rum entertainment whirling dervishes viting uninhibiting and alive East The baths were clearly their in hearing from students all over the As Canadians we were re- dance to traditional Middle Eastern Even more uninhibiting was the domain and they seemed to love it world so if you would like to tell ceived in Syria with open arms Just music ancient hammam or bath which It thus came as a surprise that they your stories please e- mail collegianfg like in Amman even people who Since Damascus was originally a we visited in Aleppo and which is emerged later clothed in long mod kenyonedu didnt speak English said Welcome major tradingpoint on the silk route said to have provided the inspiration and invited us into their shops for tea the influence of disparate civilizations for Roman and Turkish baths We or coffee is readily apparent in the art archi- were handed colorful cloths to wrap Had they known we were Amer- tecture people and products It is around ourselves and were ushered Sex the Country icans we would likely have met a truly a crossroads of civilizations a into a stone sauna where we relaxed Boys and their Balls a clutching our towel- like things much colder reception given the multicultural city melting pot in to BY SABRINA LEICHTER prevalence of anti- Americanism in the best sort of way maintain a bit of modesty until a Staff Writer Syria In the huge covered souq or One ofthe highlights ofthe trip heavy- set woman with luscious black bazaar in Damascus a prominently was a visit to the famous Umayyad curls and wearing nothing but span- Second only to my inexperience with romantic relationships is my in- displayed banner read From Syria Mosque in Damascus Before going dex shorts pranced into the room competence at playing team sports I like to blame both of these shortcomings the land of peace and loving to the in we had to go into a little room She grinned broadly clapped her on my days spent in middle school because Im fairly certain that my bad luck Israel allied Amer- labeled the On Special hands and said Yallal motioning aggressive and its Putting widi boys began around the same time that I struck out when the bases were ica We refuse democracy after Clothes Room and put on special for us to come your loaded Lets face it Even at the age of 12 guys like girls with whom they can at least get to first base Given my braces and my lack of coordination on the baseball diamond I was definitely out of the game In college the curse seems to have followed me Im hopeless in my dealings with the male sex and I shy away from anything that includes the word intramural Anytime I see

i mi rinri rrii t nm ii iti an allstu for sand volleyball or floor hockey I get a familiar feeling of dread While Kenyon suffered from a lack registered parties this weekend enterprisinggroups threw their own ofopen in the pit of my stomach start to perspire and quickly press delete It is a fear bashes the body with much- needed merriment Friday night fetes afforded students the opportunity providing student similar to that of getting your heart broken akin to being tongue- tied when rural March weather in favor of more glamorous destinations The EDMs transformed Weaver to escape Ohios dreary the boy you like says your name In my experience it is a sensation so unset- for semiformal While the was incredible- they actually barred people Cottage into Midnight in Paris their turnout ding that I forgo what could turn out to be something fantastic and choose list from the because it was crowded the decorations were less than inspired not on the guest entering party too not to take a chance on a team or on a man for Eiffel Tower the wall the theme was all but Guests reported that except the chalk drawing ofthe taped to partys At Kenyon die rules ofdie game are even trickier because if you do decide of this small the stayed packed with well- dressed guests until 2 am forgotten Regardless shortcoming party to get involved with someone and it doesnt go so smoothly its guaranteed for tropical there was also the Pink Door be confused with Pink For students looking a destination not to that you will see that person every day until you graduate He will be in your Filled flip- flops flowered leis and bikini this soiree was sweet medicine for House beachbirthday party with tops classes and at your table in Peircc silendy reminding you of the debacle that break for those who already missed the debauchery of spring Kenyonites who missed out on spring debauchery or was your attempt at a relationship Similarly you cant play on a team without laid- back actual in the from the looks of break And even though the atmosphere was more than an spring tropics being recognized by people you know no matter how wide the brim ofyour leid course there were nonde- stinationthemed parties things on the dance floor people got just the same And of Overland cap is In love and in sports at this college there is no hiding you fun could in drinking various beverages in as well These varied in sizes and degrees of ambitious students engage can only warm up and get on the floor Yesterday I did just that I played a few over the course of the evening Old Kenyon Hanna and New Apts to name a game of I M floor hockey and I assure you that in the world of Kenyon dating which the social scene In Saturday night featured another host of OK parties none of dominated evenings and athletics there is nothing scarier than boys with big sticks Phi held bar at Pink House The bash was more wel- lattended than I honor ofreturning alums the Kaps an open- party I cant say that I scored a goal or even that wewon die game but can Psi by sample the spirits usual with Betas D Phis and even Us reportedly stopping to say that it was some of the most fun Ive had at Kenyon since Ive been here provided face Down south Old Kenyons AD lounge was rockin with Hillels Purim Party The event painting and that the fear ofwhat might happen was far worse than what actually oc- the best fun elements I have run balloon animals alcohol and a dimly- lit dance floor probably combination of curred My coordination is no better than it was in middle school but I have due the observance a strict 21 only alcohol policy many across in a while And many students stopped by but to of learned that dexterity is not as important as a willingness to try students also bailed early to imbibe elsewhere In matters of the heart and sportsmanship chances are you will get actually The beer ran early and Milk Cartons was the final destination ofmany partygoers Too many out pretty hurt you might need a few stitches and you will have to learn how to heal like I on feet one more time guests lamented the partys mosh- pit feeling with interjections swear ifsomeone steps my But ifyou spot someone that youd like to talk to or you see a Frisbee being conditions Im eonna scream and Dude gross I just got a mouthful of some girls hair Despite these imperfect thrown around on Peirce lawn untie your tongue and double- knot your and happily if sloppily most guests submitted to the lure of the music and did their best to dance carouse not shoelaces If you are brave enough to enter the match you might just get be there Until next weekends Thats it for now Remember ifyoure gonna throw a party make it good well some beautiful play work hard and play harder 4 OPINIONS The Kenyon Collegian Thursday March 30 2006 All about

W- J gm- scssmg acceptance For some time since die 2004 election perhaps Kenyon has enjoyed a small yet considerable presence in the media spotlight This has manifested in such surreal spectacles as Jake Gyllenhaal com Yes Critics must respect and listen to Dean ing to campus and such rewards as RandyCohencommendingstudent those other fun things that are used to they have presented no empirical data BY MICHAEL SCHNAPP voters However no Kenyon media measure one s academic merit during the supporting that point Guest Columnist l cameo seems to have created a reac- admissions process We have to ask ourselves is it valu- Kenyon M tion like Dean Jennifer Britzs recent Recently Scott Jaschik of the On a personal level I feel that if able for the Kenyon admissions process The Cj article in Vie New York Times To Internet magazine Inside Higher Ed Kenyon were overwhelmingly female to continue building its incomingclasses Collegian All the Girls Ive Rejected March responded to a New York Times column it would pose some potentially upset- with an eye toward diversity diversity 23 2006 a sincere ifbrutally honest To Ail the Girls Ive Rejected Mar 23 ting academic problems As one of three in a variety of areas like socioeconomic EditorsinCb- ief assessment of the facts pertaining to women 2006 by Kenyons Dean of Admissions male students in an AP English class of background race home country extra- Kevin Guckes applying to colleges This article spelled out Jennifer Delahunty- Britz He attacked 22 high school seniors I was called on curricular interests academic interests Ted Hornick realities with severe consequences for both Britzs column tor recognizing a fact far more often than most of the female personality athletic or artistic ability current college students and anyone con- well- known to anyone whos applied to a students I dont feel as if my comments community involvement and yes gen- Managing Editor templating putting their progeny through liberal arts college that male applicants were significantly more poignant or that der If you say no welcome to Scott the Dean have a slight edge in the the self- proclaimed feminist teacher ik and Katha Pollittas a place Michael Vandenburg applications ringer Britz presented competition Jasch camp the truth that men have a higher chance of to be admitted He then went on to secretly favored males or perhaps put where intelligence and personal validity Design Editor being accepted due to lower rates for apply- describe the disparity in the SAT scores them under more scrutiny I felt just are based on numbers and where admis- Gilad Barlev ing Thus the high school efforts ot women ofadmitted males and females at Kenvon that as a male I was somethingdifferent sions officers deny the value ot a vibrant planning their collegiate futures may not the females did better than males on the When you stand out for any reason diverse college community A place Layout Staff be enough to cement certain prospects verbal section by an average of 14 points despite how much people like to pretend where those students with lower SAT Brendan Mysliwiec Although responses to the piece have died and the men did better than the women it doesnt happen you tend to receive scores an already subjective measure Arianna Herman down in the Newman Day allstu contro- on the math by just 10 points He closed more attention If every class I took in of intelligence or ability does anyone versy the sting of Nation correspondent the article with a quote from Katha college was overwhelmingly female denv the advantage given to students News Editor Katha Pollitts reactionist reading that the Pollitt of Ue Nation who said with a like that particularly discussion- based from wealthier families who are able boys who go there Kenvon are stupid still startling demonstration ot immaturity class there would be an unfair advantage to afford expensive prep courses are Dayne Baughman hurts and must be considered I wouldnt apply there Now we know involved deemed necessarily dumber than those Bevond noticing the obvious imma- that the boys who go there are stupid Men are steadily becoming an un- who scored higher But ifvou recognize Features Editors turity in such a dismissal one is impelled Whv Pollitts argument is so pain- derrepresented group in liberal arts col- that there is more to an applicants po- Kirsren Reach to consider the harmful consequences of fully absutd is that her claims are un- leges and were being told that because tential contribution to Kenvons or anv Maia Raber such a statement This kind of classifica- substantiated The only wav for her to our gender mav have been a factor in our community than his ot her SAT scores tion disregards the individual strengths of make a conclusive statement that she admission to Kenvon were stupid and its time to support Jennifer Delahuntv- Opinions Editor every person who contributes to a learning in fact knows better than our tar more dont deserve to be here It boys are told Britz in her admittedly painful admis- Kathryn Chiasson environment Pollitt writes on her blog experienced admission representatives that they have no place in the liberal arts sion that in the interest of a diverse and that If I was a man at Kenvon I wouldnt would be for her to collect information its only a matter of time until we start to well- rounded student body sometimes A E Editors want people to think I needed a boost just proving a disparity in achievement see the dramatic effects ot that selff- ulfilling voung women like her own college- aged because I was male And I wouldnt want between male and female students in prophecy The anti- Britzians present daughtets have a slightly toughet time Katy Cosse to wonder if mavbe I DID need a boost terms of CPA community service club an economic argument that equity in getting into a selective liberal- arts college Leslie Parsons Students are alreadv subject to scrutiny in and organization participation and all admissions hurts overall quality but like Kenvon coundess forums ranging from classrooms to Sports Editor social scenes to their own efforts in affecting No Discrimination okay Since when Charlie Kelleher Gambier for what they hope will make their school abetter learning institution Organiz- been enjoying unprecedented application sports and money and gettingon the fast BY ERIN ELLINGWOOD ingliterary magazines or producing musicals pools that are three and tour times latger track thats distracting men from taking Photography Editor Staff Columnist takes dedication and lets not begin with the than the number of students the school time offtor education Whatever the case Kevin Guckes courage of the Mystery Si lence VieUer WOO I have a litde sister whos applying can admit How much higher do the women should not have to sutler because fans weekly screenings to college right now She wants to be a numbers have to be before theyre satis- men have decided that college is not as Business Manager It takes conviction and intelligence to chemistry major and work in toxicology fied Mavbe five or six times the amount important to them as it once was Jesse Lewin work as hard as you can to get to college let shes an ambitious one isnt she But is what theyre waiting tot Yet while the higher- ups arc worried alone to push yourself beyond those prec- because of policies like Dean Britzs it What it comes down to in the end about out schools reputation and how Online Editor edents College alone is not an easy decision seems my sister will be denied a fair chance is that women still arent as valued as attractive wc look to future students girls despite the self- evident rewards your parents at a good college education simply because men Ms Britz says that demographers like my litde sister are opening more and Ian Kerr- Dalcon or teachers tell you are there Pollitt would shes got ovaries My mothers reaction to predict that by 2009 only 42 percent more rejection letters When did college seek to present Kenyon as a competitive and Ms Brirzs Op- Ed piece in the Times was ot all baccalaureate degrees awarded in become more about business and profit Faculty Advisors closed- minded place for people who dont as contused and angry as mine before the United States will be given to men than about education and the opportu- Pamela Camerra- Rowe deserve its academic legacy or die awards it the womens movement women werent Im sorry is that a problem Is that a nity for intellectual equality Science is RE Kluge has to offer More importantly the people admitted because they were women And bad thing It doesnt mean that men arc statistically speaking a less attractive field it has to offer after the womens movement women getting any dumber or are being given tor women to major in but that memo Copy Editors Dean Brirz not only put a red face on arent admitted because they are women fewer opportunities than women it just apparently has yet to reach my sister and Cory Anderson Sara Brinda the institution considering students applica- What does this say about us as a progres- means that women are more apt to seek I admire her for that And it schools like Allison Burkct liana Feldman tions but offered an apology for the hardsh ip sive society Dean Brirz argues that having advanced degrees than men According to Kenvon are going to reject a perfectly Tim Miller Shelly Parver and diin envelopes that so many of us faced as a higher percentage of women will make the statistics these days college just doesnt qualified applicant based solely on her sex Jeremy Sher Rebecca Yarbrough recently as one year ago Her acceptance of us the school less attractive to men and other seem to be as important to men as it is to I franklv dont dunk that such an institu- IS Kenyons and serves as a testament to the women vet Kenvon has in recent years women Perhaps its the larger emphasis on tion deserves her in the first place calibur of this campus and its students

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wftisimoriMEdusoerinstihite 18- 88CSUOHIO SIMON n Make the smart choice this summer choose 6 Arts The Kenyon Collegian Thursday March 30 2006 Vfor Vendetta Violent vivid and very very good W f i taken the place ofParliament and as a re- points of the film project sult Big Brother is everywhere All media The script courtesy of Larry and Yet the most fascinating captivating and speech is government- regulated and Andy Wachowski proves that the two thingabout Vfor Vendetta remains its tide killer government- produced Those who stand brothers are better at adapting material character Hes a terrorist a a science out homosexuals blacks Muslims than coming up with their own In any project gone wrong and a man without activists are black bagged and never case the screenplay is just as strong as compromise or mercy but ifyoure not i X seen or heard from again From this world its two leading actors performances cheering for him ten minutes into the rises the mysterious V a man with a letter The style is at once dramatic comedic movie then youll be the only one What for a name and nothing but a vendetta poetic and at times downright cool is it about this man who embodies ev- on his mind Nothing that is until he Particularly literary filmgoers will recog- erything that were supposed to hate and meets Evey Hammond From that day nize lines from Shakespeares Macbeth fear that draws us to him like a moth Is it j on everything changes for both ofthem and English majors will be dazzled at because V is charming and mysterious in X his is it something deeper and England feels the consequences both Vs masterful command of alliteration own way Or good and bad but the real strength of the film lies not We are at a time when our government At the heart ofthis violent thrilling in its gimmicks but in its humanity V is is putting more and more restrictions rollercoaster ride are two very talented superhuman but certainly not invincible through Congress in the name ofsecurity actors who have previously been cast in and Evey is open- faced but definitely not and there is awar on with no end in sight blockbuster genre films Hugo Weaving simple Vfor Vendetta is at times a thriller Im not going to spell out connections httpyahoomovicscom HiondLordofthe Ring as V and Nata- a political statement a dark comedy and between our world and Vs because I totalitarian barber Vendetta Two bits Evey Natalie Portman gets tortured by a in Vfor lie Portman Amidalazr Wars as Evey a love story but it engulfs you so com- would undoubtedly make some people Hammond Though not completely out- pletely that you dont even recognize the very upset suffice it to say though that 1988 and written by the award- winning side their film repertoire Vfor Vendetta differences until the credits rolL there are notale glimpses BY ERIN ELLINGWOOD Alan Moore and illustrated by David provides a chance for the two somewhat Speaking of credit much of it goes Maybe V appeals to that part of us StaffWriter Lloyd Fans of the comic and of Moore pigeonholed actors to prove their worth to first- time director James McTeigue that needs freedom like we need air that first of us thats free for now but Directed by James McTeigue have been waiting for this movie for years as leading characters In the end both Some may remember him as assistant part getting day V is a hero out ofS stars some with trepidation and some with give convincing honest performances director for both Star Wars II Attack of chipped away at every not would he being called Beneath this mask there is more excitement I was one of those excited while surmounting two very different the Clones and all three Matrix movies nor appreciate is victim and victimizer a than flesh There is an idea Mr Creedy fans but I feel compelled to tell you that challenges Weaving must operate under but Vfor Vendetta is McTeigues first one He a a who that is and ideas are bulletproof There are many I will not be comparing the movie to the one basic principal we can never see his project as director I tip my hat to the man citizen recognizes tyranny for and above ideas put forth in the Wachowski broth- comic At alL As a different medium face yet must portray V as both a man who brought V offthe shelfand into the too high a price security alL whose devotion ers latest movie some you may agree the movie is merely an interpretation of and a myth who undergoes a myriad of theaters in a way that doesnt alienate the a man unswerving idea the of his with and some you may not but that the story not the story with sound and emotional changes Portman has the general movie- going population while to an to point giving up happiness lays the is the ultimate message Ideas are things moving pictures benefit ofa visible visage but the daunting at the same time providing comic book own cornerstone 1 for His methods are bloody that can set a world to war against itself The wodd ofVJbr Vendetta is not an task of leaving her character 80 degrees geeks with an interpretation of the story change Le and will with them but things that can give hope or cause despair altogether impossible future for the worid from where she begins in addition to get- that doesnt make us want to gag many not agree the face revolution And But above all ideas are the only lasting we currendy live in worid war perpetu- ting tortured onscreen Not an easy pair Flektra Fantastic Four etc McTeigue thats of its not that will resolve itselfovernight impression we can leave ofourselves they ated by the United States has destroyed of given circumstances for your actors keeps the spirit of the film alive without achange is whose is planned can outlast even nuclear bombs the stability ofalmost every country civil Mr McTeigue However both finish with making it just another mediocre comic nor it one course bookcome- Rather a change that allows for some- As many know and some have yet war reigns almost everywhere except flying colors and Ill be surprised and a blockbuster Im eager to its else thing we all need as humans to survive to discover the story of Vfor Vendetta was England But the price ofEngland s stabil lirde worried ifyou dont want to shed a see what McTeigue will produce second chance bom as a graphic novel first published in ity is high a totalitarian government has tear or leap right out of in awe at certain when given the reigns on another large a Heroes ofthe Hill the night lives of cops and doormen rule he must balance his strict moral code Dawn must forge a compromise weekends performance will complete the BYJAMES MILLER respect Detmold admitted the between her admiration for Bill the independent study requirement of their SugWriter play revolves around this need Jeff must widi familial loyalty acquire a backbone if hes to survive the Spatially- compressed comic drama police officer she aspires to become and respective senior exercises in Drama The curtain rises this weekend on numerous power struggles ofthe play draws in a veteran police officer and his her disgust with his amoral lifestyle Despite the subde complexity of Kenneth Lonergans Lobly Hero a play Four characters butt heads early rookie partner Bill and Dawn played Morenos greatest obstacle is she said the characters and dialogue the cast and that leads audiences into the seldom- seen on Jeffs biggest obstacle is William a by Rubin Miller 06 and Tricia Moreno figuring out that reLitionship with BilL crew want to keep the emphasis on the realm oflare night security guards co- worker and verbal sparring partner 06 Bill as described by Miller is the Dawns character is a lot more serious ofa entertainingpower dynamics and human N morality Todd Detmold 06 plays the lov- played by Brian Ketdcr 08 William is ultimate hypocrite he plajs die cop but role than just about anything loreno has interactions There are a lot of able loser Jeff whose life seems to be in a guy who has every stria moral code is undoubtedly the robber he preaches done before The stakes rise every time she issues concedes Chris Loud 06 director uls establ Lsh herself Bill but its about the relationships permanent transition after a failed stint Ketdcr explained and he has a very clear honesty but lies and cheats to get his way f to with very soon Lobby will this in the Navy and a few unsteady jobs he journey Williams central conflict arises Bills intolerable treatment of Dawn her job is on die line Hav be perfonned works a graveyard shift at the front desk when his brother becomes accused of helps to highlight die importance of Jeff The real- world stakes run equally Friday and Saturday at 800 pm in the of an apartment complex He wants murder Fighting to retain his audioriry Miller added high for Detmold and Moreno as diis Hill Theatre

I chose her in because theyre For lumper however the experience spend the near future teaching Daly as an BY REBECCA RIDDELL it when was growing up pieces part features 1 musi- extremely from com- has been different With limited faculty English teacher in France and Culpepper StaffWriter The performance 9 expressive ranging cians all students except for Adjunct Harp plete despair to die comforts oflove and available in her area of interest Juniper through the Teach for America program For music majors at Kenyon senior and Piano Professor Janet Thompson salvation Similarly percussioiiLst Chris had little guidance Since I dont have a as a math teacher in Chicago I for the seniors with year is far from over As many others For Laura Jumper 06 this is an Gray 06 chose one particular piece fiddle teacher basically had to pick the But now pre- said have little their mind but begin to consider post- graduation plans opportunity not just to perform but because its a really pretty song I think it project myself Jumper adding that sentations on admits the musicians among us are preparing also to present research completed as a will make my mom cry up until the other day I was still cutting their immediate future Daly for their Senior Music Presentations music student Her lecture and recital will For Gray this is also an opportunity and adding songs myself that doing an honors project consumes culminating performances lectures and feature a selection of reels and jigs on the to challenge the audience I chose Songs After this year students seem to your life Many like Gray must prepare demons when- recitals that represent years ofeffort and Irish fiddle as well as several Irish vocal I- 1X simply because I needed to perform be going in many different directions to meet performance dedication pieces Jumper is planning to speak briefly something that wouldnt make sense to Jumper plans to tour with ficulty mem- ever I perform solo my legs start shaking and soaked in Just like every giant project for between pieces going more in depth into a lot of people Gray said adding that ber Peggy Dye and act as nanny for Dyes uncontrollably Im sweit first seniors this takes so much time and ef- her own ethnomusicology project on I would have never thought of Songs chiIdrenrUbesnidyingwith her and Ill by the end of my piece Culpepper much fort Andrea Daly 06 reports But the Irish music for the audience I- IX but for the help of his instructor be able to see her concerts Juniper said labels herselfnot really nervous so performance- related pieces are especially I went to Ireland for a year and Cary Dachtyl Adjunct Instructor of Grays plans for the future include a as excited lecture arid recitil is sclxd- cool because you can share them with it was great Jumper said Speaking about Percussion summer tour of die East Coast with his Jumpers this StfurtLiy 1 everyone her inspiration Jumper said Ive been Gray credits Dachtyl with assisting band and after diat Im moving to Or- idedfor April at S pjn schedided Daly will be presentingasymphony studying it for a long time and my fam ily him gready in selecting pieces Culpep- egon and starting a new band with some Culpeppers voad recital is for of her own creation a composition in listens to a lot ofold Irish music per appreciates the help of her Voice other Kenyon students Gray adds that April 2at 7pm and Gnzys senior percus- pired by the melody of a Protestant For many the music presentation Professor Cynthia Mahaney whom she on the long- term scale I actually want to sion redud is ipril 8u8pjn Ddys sym- hymn Its themes and variations on the is a unique chance to share an emotional calls incredibly helpful adding that spend at least a year in Mongolia learning phony willbeperformedApril 15 at 4pjru hymn Be Thou My Vision Daly said experience with others Sarah Culpep- many of these pieces were her recom- everything I can about die music there Gnry willbepaforrningin RosseHall and ReciLdFLdL Its one ofmy favorite hymns and I sang per 06 performing four sets of songs mendations Both Daly and Culpepper plan to all otjers will be in Brandi Thursday March 30 2006 The Kenyon Collegian Arts 7 Pride in performance for Kenyon dance Housing help at the Gala senior exercise in Dance the school seems so hungry for information BYKATYCOSSE new BY LESLIE PARSONS It is an honor to have student brought Brodies dis still ation Other professors AE Editor agreed The faculty AEAssistant work chosen for the past two years which featured Dana Powers 06 per- take as many classes as the students felt like I It was punched in said Associate Professor of Dance forming for her Senior Exercise Both said Craig- Quijada Its a lot of fun Springbreak means many things the face Surprisingly this actually Balinda Craig- Quijada It shows that pieces then went through additional and a good opportunity to get new to a Kenyon student It means a few describes a good moment for senior Kenyon has a thriving and vibrant rehearsals during die spring semester material to share weeks of relaxation and vowing to Abi Rollins when last Tuesday morn- dance program that is making high- to prepare In a small program such as Ken- get ahead ofyour studies which you she learned ing her piece had been caliber choreography as well as training I was so happy to have a chance to yons said Brodie the chance to take know will never happen but it also chosen for the Gala performance of strong dancers perform Julies piece again said Pow- a multitude ofclasses from African marks a very important time in ones the American College Dance Festival In addition to the competitive as- ers While Brodie used rehearsals as a dance to Capoeira to somatics to jazz Kenyon College year It is that time After attending the festival the past pect of the conference it provides edu- way to fine- tune the piece for a very and tango is invaluable Technique to decide your living situation for the weekend with members of Kenyons cational opportunities for attendees different situation and for the dancers classes were supplemented with panels upcomingschool year and I have many Dance Department and after return- with exposure to prominent figures in to go deeper with their performance on hot topics in the field including helpful suggestions that will facilitate ing to campus Rollins had to travel dance and the work offellow schools A Powers honed her personal technique theory and technology your quest to find proper housing and to Columbus for a surprise second panel of three professional choreogra- As one of two performers onstage she For student choreographers proper housing mates performance that evening phers adjudicates the performances and noted the change in audience from the festivals exposure to the dance North campus has its benefits It was 1 130 am and our tech then gives peers to world took on a different tone As a The air- conditioned buildings are a was at 1230 pm she said I was on feedback Kenyon students take risks comp performer Rollins spoke of herself as plus forpeople like me who like to live the phone with Leslie Visiting Assis- for each tors A- filling a role as a vessel for the choreog- arctidy Your social circle will expand tant Professor ofDance Leslie Seiters piece in their choreography and lthough rapher But this year she said at the in the form of shoulder- tapping first- and Administrative for Assistant for the My f- don t to shy away from I barely adjudication every single one of those years looking a place to drink and Dance and Drama Department Kris avorite tend knew comments was directed at me someone to buy them beer You will Conant Julie Assistant Professor part is the the challenge of making anyone Professors felt students were well- also have die joy of that fragrant smell of Dance Julie Brodie was on the feedback in the au- prepared to take the attention Both of buttered noodles and thrice- fried phone with the tech people Then I sessions thinking dances dience Kenyon pieces selected for the Gala squash from Gund Commons every was running around campus trying said Seit- Craig- Quijada she said have been the result ofsenior exercises afternoon and evening to find my dancers Eventually the ers not I knew said Brodie The kind of in- depth Living on South campus is also seven- member cast made it back to ing the they preparation and work that goes into an option that many students enjoy the conference and performed albeit presence ofrenowned choreographers would probably be both more critical these projects really shows Closeproximity to classes grvesyourhe- 1 without a full tech rehearsal and the bridges dance in academia with the and more appreciative of the piece as a Kenyon students take risks in opportunity to wake up at 909 ajri normal mental preparation But when non- school dance world work of art their choreography and dont tend to and still get to class on time though we were chosen said Rollins when Kenyon has been attending the Having already seen Memory shy away from the challenge of making your classmates and professor may get we saw the other pieces around us we conference for at least 10 years taking Lapse in performance Rollins said thinking dances that provoke and to see your entire collection of super- had to step up student and faculty pieces from the she knew what worked and what communicate said Craig- Quijada hero pajamas A hop skip and jump Rollins piece represented Ken- previous semesters Fall Dance Con- didnt adding its great to have some- That communication was ulti- away from plenty of parties if you yon in the Gala as one of nine pieces cert In choosing the pieces Brodie thing you worked so hard on and then mately Rollins greatest reward for leave your door unlocked you may get selected from 50 performances at noted We take several things into get a chance to make it better her effort After months of rehearsal unexpected overnight guests cozying the East Central conference of the consideration which pieces we feel will Professors also participated in a long weekend of classes and one very up to your carpet or decorating your nationwide event The four- day confer- best represent Kenyon which dancer the conference with Brodie and Seit- busy Tuesday the festival translated room with vomit and cigarette bums ence held at the Ohio State University choreographer we feel will get the most ers teaching master classes in somatics into a new consideration ofher piece which are all the rage in Singapore brought students and professors from out ofthe experience and which pieces and contact improvisation respec- What made it the most real was hav- Though having a proper domi- at least 25 regional schools together will work logistically With limited tively Like students they felt the shift ingprofessional dancers take your work cile is incredibly important it is more they led and participated in classes technical support the conference sets from the Kenyon environment It is seriously Ive been a student ofdance important to find a compatible room- panel discussions and performances limits on timing and lighting completely different to teach in the for so long to have someone address mate to share it with While there is Rollins piece has been the second This spring in addition to Rol- festival setting said Seiters Classes you as a fellow artist it was a litxle always the option to live in a single Kenyon piece in two years performed lins Memory Lapse created for her are generally quite large and everyone scary but also very cool this is most comparable to living under a furnished rock Roomingwithyour Chamber Singers from Ohio to New Jeresy best friend though it might seem like tour full- a time pedicure and popcorn fun show tour Riding in charter buses to choral music buying Chamber survive feeling fest is the best idea Sure she is BYKATYCOSSE not The is a what during the day they performed in Singers CDs tour big part of your friend but she is only your friend AEEditor feels be do- the evening in churches and spent Additionally there is a recruit- Doc a choir should because she can split and goback to her should work for said After two weeks to rest from the nights in private homes of ing aspect to the tour of getting ing what we room Ybu will have an argument with After the and the their annual spring break tour one either church members or Kenyon the schools name out Kenyons Getting bonding each other over a scandalous Facebook of the first things Chamber Singer alumni best advertising is the students recruitment the group is left with photo and there will be no place to musical Craig Getting 08 remembers about The pace was tiring notes said Locke and they represent the longer- lasting aspect of hide Try living widi an enemy You education We spend the entire it has nothing to do with singing Getting but created many opportu- themselves wonderfully The group can both get die space that you desire for the Our ride to Danville Ohio that nities for bonding You get to that covers different regions each year year in preparation tour and you will be able to run your own said day was only one hour and 10 point where youve never talked to based on where theyve been before Getting little fight club in the room Better You learn adapt yourself as minutes so when we got there we this person but youre both on tour and where they hope to perform to yet you can live with a stranger and Previous hosts Kenyon alumni a musician and recognize a greater firstyea- had this extra time so we went youre both representing Kenyon past relive those rstudent glory said Locke You have to bowling and youre both making chitchat professors and current Chamber purpose dav- s Widi a little bit ofcoaxing I am health Oddly enough he said their with strangers at 10 pm After the Singers have extended invitations take care of your of your sure you can even get one ofthose All good humor in order to present strongest performance was on the process he said the 50- member to perform at their home churches About You forms from Res Life and each night a quality performance to day when the Chamber Singers add- group changed from a class to an The remaining venues are chosen have a little secret- sharing pow- wow different people Performing with ed a little play to their schedule ofall ensemble to fill in the daily schedule and the There is another important con- new circumstances every day new work The performance at Danville You find out how much can geography of the route As tour sideration that needs to be made smclL acoustics new standing arrange- was just spectacular said Getting we really stand one another said manager Getting spent the year as Give your prospective living partner a ments theres a high adaptability she It hit us at intermission when the Locke In addition to the inter- liaison between the venues and the good sniffing to make sure diat isi quotient Its a puzzle all the first four songs had gone perfectly in group connection weve gotten group finding housing and organiz- cleaning up right Dogs do it the That puzzle figured promi- a way they hadnt before thank you letters from the churches ingthe trip Instead ofpayment time and you sure dont want a room- and dinner nently for the Danville concert smells like side It was a blast notes Professor we performed at to letters from students receive housing mate that die wet of a from the hosts though several have With a small intimate church set- fire ofMusic Benjamin Doc Locke re- families to individual performers hydrant made ting the choir halfway through Follow advice If do ferring to the bowling It connected Theres this whole new circle of donations my you not by the music depart- their was allowed to truly always make a Res us in a way we werent before friends that has developed Locke Funded tur you can request to audi- the has been since connect with the audience At the Life a new and start Connection is no longer an is- spoke ofthe importance ofthe ment tour going to get roommate arrival Kenyon when he midway part you dont want to rest the all over again But if sue for the Chamber Singers having ence in the process The repeated Lockes at process you I headed a two- day weekend on your laurels said Getting make the decision it will not spent thefirst week of spring break performances define the best in tour wrong he is take the think thats why it was that good be the end of the wodd With a few on their annual tour Traveling from music its not just hit or miss every Next year hoping to the South or Southwest We were expecting to be tired we and a blanket can maker Ohio to New Jersey and stopping night but a chance to improve upon group to posters you The has defined the group were expecting the tour to wear on a library cubicle into your new home in Virginia West Virginia and Penn- and perfect that skill After the best tour he said Even the disasters end us and it didnt which is a nice The decision is all yours sylvania along the way they spent performances the group even had as folklore the wow didnt we feeling seven days on the road for a seven converts people formerly averse up 8 Sports The Kenyon Collegian Thursday March 30 2006 Lords Lacrosse start season 6- 1 Lords of the water BY DONOVAN ORTEGA as last year enabling us to have really one goal to make the score 10- 2 Then Kenyon men win 27th consecutive NCAA championship StaffReporter good chemistry said Luke Larson it was all Catlin who added three more BY DANIEL PRAGER event Dunn was thrilled with his indi 07 So when Catholic started to goals to bring his total on the game to StaffReporter vdual performance Kenyon has won The Lords lacrosse team cruised play sloppy and give us extra men we seven mopping up any possibility of a that event for 1 6 years and to keep that to victory last Saturday defeating the were able to take advantage of their Catholic comeback Twenty- seven in a row The longest streak alive is an amazing feeling Catholic University Cardinals with a mistakes with scores Devin Catlin had a pretty good winning streak in any sport in NCAA Another highlight came from Joey score of 13- 6 vaulting the Lords to a Catholic answered Kenyon with game but he should have had more history The Lords swim team won their Gosselar 07 who won the 200- yard 6- 1 record their best start in five years two more goals in the second quarter than seven goals Harvey quipped latest tide in style beating rival and runn- breaststroke over a full second faster fte first goal was scored a minute into but Catlin was able to tack on his third With the score 13- 2 in the fourth erup Denison University in Minnesota than the second- place finisher Accord- the first period by Devin Catlin 09 goal of the match late in the period to quarter the Cardinals managed four on March 18 The Lords finished with ing to Dunn the senior leaders have Neither team would score again that give the Lords a 7- 2 lead at half time goals on Kenyons reserves to have the 498 team points while Denison had 345 been supportive throughout the whole quarter both defenses stifling any The second halfstarted similarly to the game conclude with a respectable 13- Kenyon won 10 of the 18 events at the season He mentions Duda Jimmy possible offensive production With first period with Catlin bursting out 6 Other key contributors to Kenyons championship Berger 06 Travis Brennion 06 and the start of the second quarter it soon of the gates to add his fourth goal after victory were Harvey who had two goals The Lords were led by Andrejs David Dehart 06 as being inspirational became apparent Kenyon would not a mere 1 0 seconds into the half Ifthere and one assist while Sean Wheeler 07 Duda 06 who had individual rides at to him as a first- year swimmer be denied as Ben Alexander 09 tallied was any doubt as to the outcome of registered one goal and three assists the meet in both the 200- yard butterfly Berger a nine- time All- American his first goal of the season to extend the the game after that initial score Dylan Next up on the Lords schedule and the 400- yard relay These two rides was part of the winning 200- yard free- Kenyon lead to 2- 0 This goal either Knewstub 09 made a bone- crunching are the defending North Coast Ath- bring Dudas event tide count to 24 the style and 400- yard medley relay teams boosted Kenyon or flustered Catholic hit on a Catholic midfielder setting letic Confetence champions Ohio highest in Lords history It also gives him on Thursday as well as the winning 400- because over the next four minutes the Kenyon momentum in stone The Wesleyan Bishops who already have nine individual tides tying the NCAA yard freestyle relay team on Saturday Catholic amassed four penalties giving rest of the game featured more careless one loss in the conference to Denison Division III record With the Lords win Dunn believes that what makes Kenyon man- up opportunities that play from Catholic who had a total of in overtime 9- 8 The Lords look to he was named the 2006 NCAA Division our team special is that we support- resulted in four straight goals nine penalties in the match Brad Har- improve their NCAC record to a III swimmer of the year and received his ed one another through everything With the exception of Devin vey 06 and Sean ONeill 06 were able perfect 2- 0 this Saturday at 100 pm 27th All- American Award Whenever someone would have a bad Catlin our man- up unit is the same to broaden Kenyons lead each adding on McBride Field Eric Dunn 09 won in the 1650- race or workout another teammate yard freestyle which marked the 16th would be right there cheering them Kenyons Ultimate team hits the serf consecutive win for Kenyon in this up Kenyon s ultimate frisbee team Ladies hold their own at meet traveled to Savannah Ga during BY CHESTER LIWOSZ Charlotte meet was great and definitely s spring break to take part in the v StaffReporter raised my expectations for the outdoor C season It was awesome to jump against High Tide Ultimate Tournament i The team took 7th place out of The Ladies kicked offthe outdoor the Division I teams that were at the track a several and 16 in a mixed pool of Division I season in big way facing meet they definitely pushed me II and III schools This weekend Division I teams in the Charlotte 49ers Jessica Francois 09 led the attack they travel to Edinboro Pa to Classic The Ladies showed up with a in distance placing 21st in the 5000 participate in the Boro Bash and group of select runners for the three- meters Francois ran a 1934 beating will travel the weekend of April day event hosted by the University of her best time from the indoor season 8th to Athens Ohio to fight for North Carolina at Charlotte North Lauren Rand 06 got middle distance regional ranking in the East Plains Carolina offto a smashing start Rand laid down Sectionals Tournament Katie Walker 06 came out of a501 for the 1500 meters good enough y the box showing the competition that for 1 9th place AHegra Fety 09 finished Scoreboard Kenyon meant business Walkerplaced offwith a strong 228 in the 800 meters Loyola Maryland 10- 07 il v 6th against the Division I competitors earning 39th The Ladies look to Satur- Ithaca College 09- 07 in the long jump with a distance of day for their next meet the Muskingum Alfred University 09- 08 561 meters Said Walker For me the College Invitational Northeastern 05- 13 Lehigh University 04- 10 Richmond 02- 13 Boston College 01- 13 Kevin Guckes Andy Ncilsen 06 gets the D against two Lehigh players Lords run with the Division I teams in NG up the Lords performed strongly while the 800- meter event where he finished BY CHESTER LIWOSZ pitted against the larger schools 33rd in 201 tK StaffReporter Amazing What Alex Rinehart 08 gave the team Not to be shown up by a first- The Lords track team made the a spectacular start Rinehart s javelin year Rich Bartholomew 06 competed Dorm Room Will Hold transition from indoor to outdoor throw of 3275 meters placed him in in two long- distance events Friday Now how areyou going to get it all home 1 middle- Bartholomew in the 5000- during spring break The Charlotte the top 2 Doingdouble duty competed Bring it to Pak Mail well pack it box it seal it tape 49ers Classic a three- day event held distance runner Jim Boston 09 led meter He placed 27th with his 1555 it ship it and get it there on time and in one piece Bartholomew by the University of North Carolina at the Lords in two events Shortly after pace an astounding time And well save you all the hassle Charlotte saw a mix ofschools from all Rineharts strong showing in the field also ran Saturday finishing 33rd in the Gateway Center divisions The Lords stormed onto the Boston hit the track for the 1500 3000- meter run in under 920 The 1 558 Coschocton Ave Lords this scene Friday March 17th to show the meters and laid down a solid time of move on Saturday to run at Mt Vernon Oh 43050 Division I teams what Kenyon is made 410 to place 26th Boston came back Muskingum 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