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Digital Kenyon: Research, Scholarship, and Creative Exchange The Kenyon Collegian Archives 4-8-1999 Kenyon Collegian - April 15, 1999 Follow this and additional works at: https://digital.kenyon.edu/collegian Recommended Citation "Kenyon Collegian - April 15, 1999" (1999). The Kenyon Collegian. 565. https://digital.kenyon.edu/collegian/565 This News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Archives at Digital Kenyon: Research, Scholarship, and Creative Exchange. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Kenyon Collegian by an authorized administrator of Digital Kenyon: Research, Scholarship, and Creative Exchange. For more information, please contact [email protected]. News OPED Features A&E Sports Student Council Student Council apa- Asian Awareness Our Country's Good, Lords lacrosse splits Candidates, page 3 thy, page 6 Month, page 9 opens tonight, page 10 recent games, page 16 T-H-- E fvE-N-Y-O- N C -- O -- L E -- G T-- A N Volume CXXVI, Number 20 ESTABLISHED 1856 Thursday, April 15, 1999 Frats respond to 'dry' national chapters Kenyon's fraternities, but also the nor of the Alpha Delta Phi frater- BY KONSTANTINE SIMAKIS 'At the very bottom the question should be Diversions Editor controversial relationship between nity, of the dry movement "A lot is, Is there a problem? And if there's a prob- fraternities and alcohol nation- of the larger ones are obviously The Phi Kappa Sigma Intern- wide. headed in that direction, so for the ational Fraternity last year imple- lem, how do we solve it?' "It's an idea that's been enter- past several years we've been en- mented a policy requiring all exi- Andy Burton '00 tained by a majority of fraternities tertaining the idea," he said. sting chapter facilities to become nationwide and in Canada," said But Burton said he questions alcohol-fre- e, effective July 1 , Andy Burton '00, national Gover see DRY, pagefour 2000. This revision does not affect the Nationals' jurisdiction. Still, creasingly public subject. Re- the Kenyon chapter of the fratern- the Phi Kappa Sigma decision is gardless of how the changes influ- What a little warm weather can do ity; the Phi Kapps, like Kenyon's representative of a national move- ences Gambier life on an immedi- IT" other seven fraternities, do not ment to attempt to deal more ef- ate level, many locals believe that have a chapter residence or "frat fectively with what is becoming in the not-so-dist- ant future the house," and thus do not fall under an increasingly touchy and in "dry" policy will affect not only I - . , i It " Human Resources occupies bank r' X i ' I , " Novem- campus's most in- v y f :" BY ERICKA HIVELY Bank of Gambier early in in some of the Di- the Senior Staff Reporter ber for $175,000, according to adequate space. In addition to rector of Human Resources Jen- $175,000 spent on the building, i - : - ... Kenyon's Department of Hu- nifer Cabral. there is a budget of $35,000 to do man Resources moved its offices Human Resources, which minimal remodeling and to pur- if v 1 ( " " into the old bank building on handles employment related poli- chase some furniture and equip- Chase Avenue on April 8. The va- cies and procedures, was chosen ment, said Cabral. cant bank building was purchased by the college to move into the The previous office for the by Kenyon from The People's building because it was working Department of Human Resources was located in Walton House and was originally meant to be an of-- fice space for only one person. Bowen to speak Friday However, the department had three William G. Bowen, presi- lege and Beyond," funded by the people working in the office, which Y dent of the Andrew W. Mellon Andrew Mellon Foundation, was also filled with three desks, Foundation, will visit Kenyon on which sought to accumulate em- eight filing cabinets, and miscel- Friday, April 23. From 2 to 3 pirical evidence of the effects of laneous office equipment. p jn., he will deliver remarks and racial preferences in college and According to Cabral, the space answer questions at a public ap- university admissions at some of was so inadequate that there was pearance in Kenyon's Bolton the nation's most selective insti- barely even walking room in the Theater. tutions. office when someone opened a file John Pick With Derek C. Bok, former "Because the College par- drawer. 'The space was literally In celebration of the warm weather, Patrick Stewart '02 takes his president Harvard University, ticipated in the study, and be- that cramped," said Cabral. of will keep de-s- ee music outdoors. In a change of pace, falling temperatures Bowen is the. author of The cause of my high regard for Bill The new office gives the page students indoors for most of the weekend. Shape of the River: Long-Ter- m Bowen and Derek Bok, I took my MOVE, four Consequences of Considering copy of The Shape of the River Race in College and University with me on a long trip very Admissions. The book, published shortly after its publication," said Senate addresses parking, parties and Peirce in September 1998 by Princeton Kenyon President Robert A. University Press, is based on data Oden Jr. "While I'd hoped to find Additional parking lots and TIPS servers seen as solutions collected in a study entitled "Col see BOWEN, page two originally on the Senate agenda, tion was not immediately present- BY JESSICA ANDRUSS was raised due to the Senate's re- able, the issue would not be ne- News Assistant cent acquisition of survey re- glected in Senate concerns of The Kenyon College Senate sponses in which students and fac- 1999-200- 0. three-pa- rt was Friday Sunday met yesterday afternoon to discuss ulty expressed potential methods A proposal next cloudy cloudy, showers possibilities for alleviating inad- of minimizing discomfort in the drafted to be voted upon at the prob- equate parking spaces on campus, often intimidating Great Hall. The Senate meeting regarding the high 50, low 30 high 40, low 30 areas. the revision of party permit proce- Senate made final changes to a lem of insufficient parking present dures and regulations and the res- letter designed to inform the stu- The proposed changes to North-Sout- Saturday Monday toration of Peirce Hall as a sym- dent body of the comments parking policy include the h as- reversal of parking permits, cloudy, bol of a Kenyon community in gleaned from the survey and showers showers ng sure the Kenyon community that, the extension of pre-existi- lots, high which all feel comfortable. all-encompas- sing see SENATE, page two around 40 high 40, low 30 The Peirce Hall situation, not while an solu The Kenyon Collegian 2 NEWS Thursday, April 15, 19 Friday's Fight Night offers 'bouncy boxing' Rocky will also be shown at the event planned by both Social Board and the Kenyon Film Society BY REED President Brian Goldman '01. that equipment is used properly a.m. Saturday. Goldman hopes to JEFF channel their energy into some-thin- g Under the Lights, budding pu- and Staff Reporter that, when the final bell has provide inspirational background like bouncy boxing would gilists will given opportu- be the rung, fighters promptly exit the music to motivate competitors. likely be popular. Boxing enthusiasts on campus nity to test their skill inside two ring. The idea for Fight Night was Fight Night will be the last will be happy to learn that events inflatable boxing rings. Willing Those wanting to box will conceived last year at a meeting event sponsored by the Social scheduled for Friday night have co-preside- nts combatants may lace up oversized, have to stand in line and sign a attended by Goldman and the Board before Summer Sendoff. them in mind. The Social Board padded boxing gloves and fight consent sheet that will double as a of the Kenyon Film Speaking on behalf of the Social and Kenyon Film Society are against others for rounds that will bout schedule. Any two students Society, James Sheridan '00 and Board, Goldman said that he V sponsoring Fight Night, which fea- last from between three to five may fight each other, provided Michael Davis '00. The trio ally hopes the campus enjoys" tures the motion picture Rocky and minutes, depending on the num- both parties agree to participate. agreed that movies like Rocky Fight Night, calling it "perhaps several hours of bouncy boxing waiting, ber of contestants said Bouncy boxing will be available energize spectators and that giv- the most innovative night of the starting at 9 p.m. Goldman. until interest wanes, or as late as 2 ing the audience a chance to year." The night's activities will be- The two inflatable rings, gin with the showing of the first which are being rented from Fun of the Rocky movies on a large Services of Dayton and are simi- 'So LONG, FAREWELL. screen on Ransom Lawn (the lar to the ring used at last year's rainsite for the event is Wertheimer Summer Sendoff, will be soft Fieldhouse). Once the film ends and will have give to them. Box- and the credits begin to role, "three ers must take off their shoes be- towers of light, culminating into a fore entering the rings and will 48,000 watt grand experience" will be required to wear helmets. 1 illuminate Ross Hall and the sur- Two workers, employed by Fun rounding area. "Night will become Services, will escort fighters in y.