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BETÜL AYDIN NEWS EDITOR Mason said. “I think particu- larly for a place like Kenyon On Monday, Kenyon that prides itself on an idea marked Martin Luther King of community — and I don’t Jr. Day with the 10th annual think we’re wrong about that Day of Dialogue, headlined — but what do we actually by keynote speaker Leslie M. mean when we say that and Harris, professor of history at how do we know? So getting Northwestern University. Ke- inside of those questions, I nyon students, staff and fac- think, is what her work is go- ulty gathered in Rosse Hall to ing to help us do.” hear Harris deliver her talk, Mason was on the commit- “Community is a Verb: Ac- tee that organized this year’s cess to Equity in Higher Edu- Day of Dialogue events, along cation.” with Assistant Director of Harris is a scholar who Academic and Ceremonial specializes in African Amer- Events Courtney DeCosky ican history, with research and Associate Dean of Stu- interests including pre-Civil dents/Director of Diversity, War African American labor Equity and Inclusion Chris and social history, slavery in Kennerly. the U.S. and African Ameri- During the address, Harris can women’s, gender and sex- talked about the role of high- uality history. Before joining er education in establishing Northwestern in 2016, Harris an equitable society. Harris and panel participants answer questions following the keynote address. | ERYN POWELL was a faculty member at Em- “No matter what kind of ory University. During her school we are, we have to be In addition to Harris’ key- their understanding of com- Kenyon is the place that we time there, she co-founded aware of the diverse world note address, the Day of Di- munity. make it.” and co-directed the Trans- in which we live in now, but alogue program included “I’ve begun to meditate on Prior to the afternoon ad- forming Community Project, also the world that our stu- remarks by President Sean how Kenyon College students dress, the 16th annual Dr. an initiative that aimed to in- dents will live in the future. Decatur, a performance from can continue to make the in- Martin Luther King Jr. Cel- crease dialogue about diver- she said. “I would ask the Ke- the Chamber Singers and a tentional choice of being a ebration Breakfast was held sity and race in higher educa- nyon community to consider panel that included Mason, part of the Kenyon commu- in partnership with Mount tion. if they are living into com- Assistant Professor of Sociol- nity each day,” Jenkins said Vernon Nazarene University. “Her scholarly work as a munity as a verb. Community ogy Austin Johnson and Mi- during the panel. “I’d say Harris also served as key- historian is about how com- is not a place that you arrive chaela Jenkins ’19, a sociolo- what is more challenging is note speaker there, focusing munities form themselves,” at, it is a place that you create gy major and president of the choosing this community not on the theme “Sisters in the Associate Provost for Diver- and recreate through your ac- Black Student Union. Each only as it is, but as it could Struggle: Pioneers of the Civ- sity, Equity and Inclusion Ted tions day after day after day.” panel participant discussed be: Intentionally saying that il Rights Movement.” CAMERON MESSINIDES Government shutdown leaves students uncertain, worried DEVON MUSGRAVE-JOHNSON our lives.’” Hyman’s mother has been fur- EDITOR-IN-CHIEF loughed because of the shutdown. In the first week of the semester, stu- Since the shutdown began, she has been dents made their way back to campus, fi- looking a way to supplement her income. The Gambier Deli reopened downtown on Jan. 3 page 6 nalized their schedules and prepared for “It’s hard because she’s a very qualified the academic and extracurricular rigor of chemist and there really aren’t any tempo- Kenyon’s campus. As the routines and dai- rary positions available for chemical ana- ly rhythms set in, there is still one looming lysts,” Hyman said. Affiliated Scholar previews web series on campus page 7 factor of uncertainty: The government is in Now, Hyman’s mother is one of the partial shutdown, and hundreds of thou- thousands of furloughed Americans fil- sands of Americans are left without pay. ing for unemployment. Other government On Jan. 21, this shutdown became the workers, like Matt Harrington’s ’22 father, BEN NUTTER longest in U.S. history. Even though Col- who works for the Department of Justice, lege operations, including dining and fi- do not qualify for unemployment. That’s nancial aid, remain relatively unaffected because they have been deemed “essential” by the shutdown, many students returned by the federal government and are there- to campus unsure of when their parents’ fore still working without pay. next paycheck would arrive. They still For most of these workers, tomorrow don’t know. will mark the second missed paycheck “It’s a stressor,” Miriam Hyman ’21, should the shutdown continue, but be- whose mother works as a chemist for the cause they are slated to receive back Environmental Protection Agency, said. pay for hours worked once the govern- Spring semester exhibitions open at Gund Gallery page 7 “We as a family have some savings, so ment re-opens, they do not qualify for we don’t have to worry about losing our unemployment benefits, according to house or not being able to pay Kenyon tu- the Labor Department. Ladies swim team dominates at home meet page 11 ition because I’m on scholarship — but it Harrington, a resident of the D.C. is this concern of ‘we only have so much area, expressed concern for his hometown time before this starts seriously impacting should the government page 2 2 Thursday, Jan. 24 | kenyoncollegian.com Students, faculty react to longest shutdown in U.S. history

Continued from Page 1 “We’re all about helping com- ute the government was put on “It’s the longest shutdown imperceptible until it’s not,” munity needs,” YMCA Execu- partial shutdown. because it’s not really about Rowe said. “We just assume shutdown continue. “[A contin- tive Director Nick Clark said As the government shutdown securing the southern border that the government is going ued shutdown] would complete- in an interview with the Mount enters its 34th day, 800,000 federal for either side,” David Rowe, to be there — and most of the ly destroy my hometown and its Vernon News, stating that al- workers and even more government professor of political science time, it is. Even when it’s not economy,” he said. “It can’t go though exercise is a stress reduc- contractors struggle to continue and interim director of the there, you can coast on inertia on like this for much longer … er, things like gym memberships through daily Center for for a while. But then, suddenly, It’s not sustainable.” are usually the first to go when life without It can’t go on the Study of things will start happening.” In 2017, with about 364,000 people are worried about money. the promise of American Patterson also expressed con- government employees, the Dis- On campus, students like wages. Trav- like this for Democracy, cern over reactions to the shut- trict’s Office of Revenue stated Britny Patterson ’19 are also el Security much longer ... It’s not said. “The down. “I think it’s important, that the federal government is facing another impact of the Agency lines sustainable. shutdown especially for Kenyon students, the largest single employer in government shutdown: the in- grow longer is about es- not to grow numb to things the area. ability to apply for govern- as airports are Matt“ Harrington ’22 tablishing like government shutdowns. It Efforts to help furloughed ment jobs. A political science forced to shut whether or is important to call your sena- workers and those working major, Patterson had hoped to down their not Con- tor, make your government do without pay are surfacing across spend her break applying for terminals. Meanwhile, President gress is a coequal branch with what is supposed to do and be the country, including in Mount jobs with the Department of Donald Trump and Speaker of the the president.” aware of [the impacts of the Vernon. According to the Mount State and the Department of House Nancy Pelosi continue to de- The effects of the govern- shutdown] even before you en- Vernon News, the local YMCA Defense. Though there were bate the practicality of a wall along ment shutdown will only grow counter [them],” she said. “The will waive one month of mem- already hiring freezes on these the U.S. southern border as well as in magnitude as it continues, words ‘government shutdown’ bership fees for employees af- departments, rumors of the the morality of Trump’s proposed according to Rowe. “A lot of should set off red flags in every- fected by the shutdown. freezes ending faded the min- immigration policies. what the government does is one’s minds.” Cromwell Cottage under repair after electrical fire

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On Dec. 14 at 10:33 a.m., the Kenyon community received Kenyon College email alert about an elec- trical fire at Cromwell Cottage — the official presidential residence — which, according to Chief Business Officer Mark Kohlman, was caused by construction work for the West Quad. “They were digging to install the new gas line [for the West Quad],” Kohlman said. “While we were Students now dump their liquids directly into the dish return. | CHUZHU ZHONG digging, they hit the underground power line that feeds Cromwell Cottage.” The fire started in the garage and spread to the kitchen and family room, according to Kohlman. No one was in the house, and the fire department quickly arrived at the scene. Peirce dining hall unveils The fire was extinguished by 11:15 a.m., according to a second College email alert. “It could have been a lot worse, but the fire department was there within minutes,” Kohlman said. “Everybody is safe and now we will go and fix everything.” new system for dish returns The College will work on repairing the house in the next few months. Until then, President Sean De- catur and his family have temporarily relocated to another residence in Gambier. DEVON MUSGRAVE-JOHNSON four inches and retiled with large, white tiles, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF that, according to Wisbey, had to be approved by Graham Gund ’63 H’81. Soon, the College When students finished their first meals of plans to install wood paneling and running wa- A note from the staff the new semester in Peirce Hall, they were met ter in the area. with a new system for dish return. Instead of This change also allows for more space in William P. Rice Associate Professor of English and Literature and Collegian advisor Ivonne García sorting utensils and cups into separate bins, stu- the dish return area, which Wisbey hopes will will be stepping down from both positions on June 1 in order to begin her new job as the College of dents must now simply pour their liquids into help cut down on any clogging that may occur Wooster’s first-ever chief officer of diversity, equity and inclusion. An avid supporter of student press, García has been an invaluable part of the Collegian team this year, and has improved the paper through the trough under the dish return before placing when large numbers of students are trying to re- her journalism classes in the English Department, her “Journalism 101” seminars and her tenure as in- all of their items on the rack. turn dishes at once. terim advisor in previous semesters. We wish her the best at Wooster, and in all her future endeavors. The change comes as a result of three fac- “Students have told us that they’re in a hurry, tors, according to AVI Resident Director Chris- they’re really busy,” Wisbey said, “and we un- topher Wisbey: aesthetics, space and time. derstand that and hear that so we thought, ‘Let’s “When students were coming in for tours make this faster and easier to get out.’” CORRECTIONS or we had events here, you had these glass racks AVI also now offers to-go containers and In the Dec. 13 article “Despite slight pay increase, students dissatisfied with wages,” the Collegian stated and bins that could be dirty and it didn’t look grab-and-go sandwiches in the servery to help that community advisor (CA) is a Level 3 position on campus, which was inaccurate. Only head CAs good,” Wisbey said. students manage their busy schedules. make Level 3 wages. Now the cup and utensil pickup has moved So far, reactions have been mixed but gen- In the Dec. 6 article “Students react to new protest policy,” the Collegian quoted Joe DeAngelo ’21. behind the scenes, where the AVI worker who erally positive, according to Wisbey. On the Though DeAngelo is the co-chair of Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA), the Collegian would have stood outside the dish return to lunch of the first Monday back, the line for would like to clarify that the opinions expressed by DeAngelo are his own and do not necessarily re- assist students and manage the area is now in the dish return wrapped around the atrium, flect the viewpoints of other YDSA members. charge of separating the cups and utensils from but by that same time on Wednesday, stu- the line. dents seemed to be used to the new system The Collegian regrets these errors. The dish return window has been lowered and there was less backup.

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Acland Street Arts Editors Sam Brodsky, Mae Hunt Alexandra Kanovsky, Annelise Royles Mailing address: The Kenyon Collegian, Student Activities Center, Gambier, OH 43022. Sports Editors Dylan Goodwin, Adam Social Media Director Noah Nash Business address: P.O. Box 832, Gambier, OH, 43022. Schwager Circulation Manager Ronan Elliott E-mail address: [email protected], [email protected] Opinions Editor Cameron Austin Advisor Ivonne García Design Editor Becca Foley Advisor Emeritus P. F. Kluge 3 Thursday, Jan. 24 | kenyoncollegian.com Guest speaker Professors visit Palestine over winter break discusses her EVEY WEISBLAT NEWS EDITOR work on Iraqi Over winter break three Kenyon professors touched down in Tel Aviv, Israel, from where they would embark on a 12-day cross-institu- Jews in Israel tional trip across Palestine. During the trip, the professors spent most of their time in the West Bank, visiting the cities TOMMY JOHNSON NEWS ASSISTANT of Hebron, Ramallah and Bethlehem, as well as more rural communities and villages; they also had a chance to visit Jerusalem and the Jordan On Wednesday, Orit Bashkin, profes- Valley. sor of modern Middle Eastern history at Associate Professor of History Nurten Kil- the University of Chicago, presented on ic-Schubel said that the experience enriched her the findings of her most recent book,Im - understanding of the Israel-Palestine conflict. possible Exodus: Iraqi Jews in Israel. “It is one thing to know something intellectu- Over winter break, three Kenyon professors went to the cities of Hebron, Ramallah Speaking to an almost full Gund Com- ally,” she said, “it is really different to be there and Bethlehem during their trip. | COURTESY OF JENNIFER JOHNSON munity Foundation Theater, Bashkin and see and observe and listen to Palestinians shared excerpts from memoirs, poetry from different walks of life — their everyday and literature highlighting Arab Jews’ struggles, their ways of changing their condi- lon Foundation for the use of cross-institutional go into the West Bank and set up outposts or protest against the living conditions of the tions, their form of resilience.” collaboration. settlements are often ideologically very Zionist,” transit camps, referred to as “ma’abarot” Associate Professor of Sociology Jennifer Johnson said that there was a call for pro- she said. “They see themselves as having a right in Hebrew, that they had been placed in by Johnson, who focuses on the U.S.-Mexico bor- posals from the College, from which three ap- to the land.” the Israeli government. der, said the trip gave her a perspective on the plicants — Johnson, Kilic-Schubel and Associ- Kilic-Schubel described the Israeli military Bashkin began her talk by empha- region that she wouldn’t have otherwise had. “It ate Professor of Philosopy Jason Waller — were presence in Jerusalem, noting how, even among sizing that the term “Arab Jew” was not was a really incredible opportunity for me as a chosen to travel alongside professors from John the marketplaces, alleys and stores, “you have oxymoronic. Despite the prevalence of sociologist to think about another part of the Cabot University, an English-language institu- checkpoints, every 10 meters, depending on Arab-Israeli conflict in world affairs — world and another set of borders,” she said. tion in Rome, and Acadia University. who you are.” a conflict that paints Arabs and Jews as Johnson and Kilic-Schubel said that their Johnson described the inaccuracy of the Kilic-Schubel described the concept of “su- antagonists — she argued that these Jews itinerary focused on learning about the divi- Green Line — a border established to settle the mud,” defined as “staying put” or “steadfast- identified as Arab, as Arabic was the lan- sions, both visible and invisible, that segregate 1948 Arab-Israeli war, that bisects the region be- ness.” The term often comes up in Palestinian guage they learned, read and spoke, and Palestinians from Israelis. “Some of these sep- tween the Jordan River and the Mediterranean films and fiction, as well as anthropological and they were full members of pluralistic arations [are] very obvious, like the wall, and — as an example of Israeli transgression. She other writings, but Kilic-Schubel never fully un- neighborhoods alongside Arab Chris- in other cases it’s invisible to those who do not said that, as an occupying power in this region, derstood it until visiting Palestine. tians and Muslims. want to see,” Kilic-Schubel said. Israel has certain constraints which it must fol- “I remember very vividly my conversations The Iraqi Jews who migrated to Israel On the trip, the professors visited villages low. “Under international law, there are certain with this Palestinian farmer, his loving descrip- in the 1950s had left behind their culture, and cities along the West Bank, talking to inter- things that occupying powers can and can’t do,” tion of his farm, his oranges, his sense of his- their education had been disrupted and national rights groups and Palestinians living she said. “Technically speaking, they’re sup- tory, his stories about every tree and every plot their living conditions in the ma’abarot there. “Typically we would spend a day in the posed to respect this line.” In light of this, the of land in his farm,” Kilic-Schubel said. “And had caused them to feel neglected by the place and someone from an organization would Israeli settlements in the West Bank, along with I remember saying to myself, ‘Oh, this is what state. During especially rainy winters, the guide us through a walking tour or driving tour housing demolitions and other aggressions the Palestinian authors were trying to convey state separated Arab Jewish children from of a region,” Johnson said. against the Palestinans living there, disregard by sumud.’ Those kinds of things are really im- their parents; Bashkin said that this pol- According to Johnson, the trip was funded the law, according to Johnson. portant as scholars, intellectuals who write and icy of child separation prevented whole by a grant that the Global Liberal Arts Alli- “My understanding is that settlers don’t rep- teach on these issues, but also as individuals families from leaving the ma’abarot. ance received several years ago from the Mel- resent all Israelis, but the kinds of people who who really care about global injustices.” For Bashkin, this fit into a broader ten- sion between Jews in Israel who had mi- grated from Europe and those from the Panel sparks disagreement over fraternities Middle East and North Africa, including the Sephardi Jews in Israel, Iraqi Jews and Discussion accompanies Gund Gallery’s “Masculinities” exhibition. Jews from other Arab countries. She high- lighted the use of racialized language and a complex taxonomy used by Israeli offi- EVEY WEISBLAT The panel’s stated purpose was a dis- all those have a mission statement, too,” cials that cast these Arab Jews as inferior. NEWS EDITOR cussion of the Gallery’s new exhibit, The he said. “Everyone’s trying to find their Bashkin used stories from Arab Jews American Fraternity, by Cornell Univer- own on campus, and some people find it recounting their lives in these transit On Friday students, faculty and com- sity Assistant Professor of Art History in fraternities.” camps to show the ways they resisted their munity members gathered in the Com- and Visual Studies Andrew Moisey. Some attendees expressed disappoint- treatment as second-class citizens. Along- munity Foundation Theater for a panel The panelists also discussed the ment that the conversation seemed to side more overt examples such as the Is- discussion on fraternity and masculinity. exclusive nature of fraternities and pull focus away from the impacts of mas- raeli Black Panthers, she highlighted less “I’m really, really glad that the Gal- the danger of single-gender spaces. culinity on boys and men. obvious forms of resistance, such as how lery is focusing on masculinities,” Quinn “I do think the average person might “I’m struck by the ways in which mothers resisted child separation policies Adam ’20, who attended the panel, said. be safer at [Archons and PEEPS] par- we’ve focused on how toxic masculin- and Arab Jews continued to speak and “This topic is one of those ‘This is water’ ties,” Murnen said, “based on the fact ity harms women,” Vice President for produce literature in their native tongue. things. … It’s one of those things that’s that it’s unlikely that they have a set of Student Affairs Meredith Harper Bon- For Adam Aluzri ’19, the major take- there, that’s always affecting us, that we shared values that is about promoting ham ’92 said during the Q&A portion away was the resistances’ parallels with need to talk about.” gender segregation.” of the panel. “And I think that that the U.S. civil rights movement. The panel, organized by Inaugu- Smolak agreed, stating that exclusion is absolutely true — I also make this “That was something that was totally ral Director and Chief Curator of the represents skewed values. “I keep going comment as a feminist — but I would unexpected, but I think it really dem- Gund Gallery Natalie Marsh, kicked back to fraternities are an organization love to hear your [the panel’s] perspec- onstrates a lot about the kinds of condi- off the Gallery’s “Masculinities” ex- that by definition excludes women,” tives on the ways in which it harms tions that [Iraqi Jews] were living in and hibition, a series of talks, workshops, Smolak said. “I don’t actually feel like boys and men … I don’t want to lose the origins of ongoing discrimination films, panels and other programs in I have to say anything more because sight of that.” against Eastern or Sephardic Jews in Is- conjunction with the spring semester that’s really where I stand on this. They Adam said that he was generally dis- rael now,” he said. artworks, designed to celebrate the 50- exclude women.” appointed by the panelists lack of discus- Bashkin concluded her talk by dis- year anniversary of Kenyon’s transition Filkins, who said that the only two sion on how masculinity constrains men. cussing the relevance of her research to to a coeducational institution. commitments he made in his life were “This is not the first time where I’ve modern times. The panel featured Professor Emerita of to his wife and his fraternity, argued been in a situation like this, talking “Even today [that is what] we are see- Psychology Linda Smolak, Assistant Director that fraternities are values-based or- about masculinity and talking about ing with the separation of children,” she of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Timothy ganizations that serve a specific role in how it can be harmful, [and] again it’s said. “It makes you feel like you are deal- Bussey, Samuel B. Cummings Professor of student life. been difficult to keep people focused ing with not only a problem of the past, Psychology Sarah Murnen and Associate Di- “My thought is that we have 103 stu- on the topic of how it’s [harmful to] but something that is ongoing.” rector of Student Engagement Sam Filkins. dent organizations on our campus, and men,” he said. 4 Thursday, Jan. 24 | kenyoncollegian.com Alumnus, scholar discusses ethics and legality of bystanders University of Utah law professor, Amos Guiora ’79, holds first workshop in three-part series.

JACKSON WALD his focus on the topic came sion-based workshop focused ciety today, there isn’t any those at Kenyon — have the STAFF WRITER about by happenstance. on events from the Holocaust, doubt that the ills of a perpe- knowledge and ability to be “Seven years ago I was it also included discussions trator are facilitated by the si- upstanders. This past Sunday and Mon- training for the Salt Lake on the intricacies of being a lence of the bystander,” Guiora While reflecting on his ex- day, the Center for the Study marathon, and my running bystander, a said. “If we perience as a student at Ke- of American Democracy and partner — who’s not Jewish possible pol- think about nyon 40 years ago, Guiora the Office of the Provost col- — says to me, ‘How did the icy in Utah When we think the #MeToo said, “The easy answer [for laborated to host a workshop Holocaust happen?’ And even that would about society movement students] is to be engaged and titled “Complicity of the By- though both my parents are criminal- today, there isn’t any as an exam- not to be passive, to be cog- stander,” led by Kenyon alum- Holocaust survivors, I actu- ize being a ple, as aw- nizant of the peril of another nus and University of Utah ally knew literally nothing,” bystander, doubt that the ills of a ful as they individual and to understand Professor of Law Amos Gui- Guiora said. “The race was and Profes- perpetrator are facilitat- are — and that there is indeed a respon- ora ’79. Saturday morning and by sor Guiora’s ed“ by the silence of the they are — sibility for acting and there The two-session work- Saturday night I decided that new book bystander. the actions are consequences for not act- shop focused on the legal ac- enough was enough. I became The Crime of [of the per- ing.” countability of bystanders autodidactic about the Holo- Complicity. petrator] This was the first work- Amos Guiora ’79 in criminal acts through an caust … and the more I read, I Guiora would not shop of an identical three- examination of events in the realized that [bystander com- incorporates have been part series, the next install- Holocaust: Germany’s occu- plicity from a legal perspec- modern examples of complic- possible without the bystand- ments are on Feb. 17 to 18 and pation of Hungary and Hol- tive] had gone unaddressed ... it bystanders into the work- er facilitating them.” April 7 to 8. The workshops land, and the death marches. and my book is actually the shop, as he believes this issue The workshop was limited will have one session on Sun- Guiora, a counter-terror- first one to address the ques- has substantial contemporary to only 12 students, but Guio- day from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., and ism expert with no formal ed- tion.” relevance. ra would like to see all liberal a second on Monday from 9 ucation on the Holocaust, says While the seminar-discus- “When we think about so- arts students — specifically a.m. to 12 p.m. ON THE RECORD JAD ABUMRAD CREATOR AND CO-HOST OF RADIOLAB

TOMMY JOHNSON You studied creative writing and NEWS ASSISTANT music at Oberlin. How do music and sound, in your mind, enhance This Saturday, Radiolab creator the ability to tell a story effective- and co-host Jad Abumrad will visit ly? Kenyon to deliver a talk titled “The I ended up sort of stumbling into Miracle of Indoor Plumbing.” This radio. Through a series of lucky event was rescheduled from last se- breaks, I was suddenly working on mester when an illness prevented a radio show ... And the thing that Abumrad’s visit. I realized [while working there] is that when you’re telling a story, you Without giving away too much, use your voice. Your voice goes up, what should attendees expect, es- and it goes down, and sometimes it pecially those who have listened gets quiet. Sometimes, when you get to Radiolab before and are famil- excited, you make your voice really iar with your style? staccato and syncopated and then I tried to structure [it] as an epi- sometimes you get really hushed sode. It’s a series of things I’ve dis- and legato — and I use those words covered along the way in making specifically, because it turns out the show and making radio. Spe- that storytelling is a deeply musical cifically, it’s a talk about a moment act. You’ve got rise and fall of pitch, COURTESY OF JAD ABUMRAD where I was sort of in crisis and you’ve got rhythm, you’ve got meter, I was thinking of stopping, and I you’ve got all of these things that are up ready to play. So you don’t have to separate anecdotes — some of them took a break from the show because musical ideas. For me, there is al- drag them into the story world quite are larger and some of them are I was just so exhausted and I went most no division between the story as much; they will go there willingly smaller — that for me illuminate to sort of sit on my own for a while and the music. And with Radiolab, … You look for the places where the some essentially beautiful and uni- and really try to reflect on, like, the intent was to take that fusion of story shifts and changes and you re- versal aspect, not just of storytelling, “The things I do on a daily basis, music and the spoken word and re- ally zoom in on those moments and but of speaking and communicating why do those matter? Those bits of ally push it as far as it could go. ask them all kinds of questions to and being heard. craft that I internalized, why are get into the psychology of those mo- I will be there. Unless someone they important?” I just needed to When you’re thinking about cre- ments. And then, every so often, you literally cuts off my legs, I will be take a beat to rediscover that. ating a Radiolab show in the con- ask them, “So, what does it mean to there, because I felt so bad last time. So basically what I do in the text of you, the guests and the sub- you?” You look for the meaning. For I was just so sick and I was like, “I talk is walk through a series of an- jects of the show, do you see the me that is the essential thing: anec- must go.” But I could barely move. So ecdotes drawn from my own life, creation of the story as being in dote plus meaning.But ultimately, this time, nothing’s going to hold me drawn from the storytellers that your hands? Or do you see your role it starts with someone telling you back. I’ve worked with, that really just as getting them to tell their story? something happened and then tell- woke me up to the power of sim- It’s a couple things. First, I think ing you what they think it means. Is that on the record? ple bits of business within the act people sort of show up now to a Ra- That is on the record. Only thing of telling stories, small things like diolab interview knowing essential- Is that a pretty good synopsis of that’ll hold me back is an act of God. surprise or details; the things that ly the kind of thing we do, and so I what viewers can expect you walk- we talk about but never actually re- think we benefit from our reputation ing through next Saturday? This interview has been edited for ally stop and stare at. at this point — which is, people show Yeah, that’s exactly it. It’s four length and clarity. Thursday, Jan. 24 FEATURES kenyoncollegian.com 5 Mazza’s, Mount Vernon’s beloved Italian restaurant, returns

ELIZABETH STANLEY rent co-owner of the new Mazza’s, took FEATURES EDITOR over the family business in 2003, but in 2008 the financial hardships of the the On June 9, 2018, Mike Mazza and Great Recession ended the beloved Ital- his brothers Travis and Tony Mazza re- ian restaurant’s 69-year run. After the opened Mazza’s restaurant at its new lo- closing in 2008, Mike Mazza went on to cation on Upper Gilchrist Road in Mount work for 10 years at Gordon Food Service Vernon after its closing 10 years ago. The (GFS), a family-owned food service dis- patrons who knew and loved the old tributor that serves restaurants and other Mazza’s have welcomed the Italian eat- organizations in the U.S. ery’s comeback with open arms. While working at GFS, Mike began to In 1939, Joe Mazza opened Mazza’s see a change in the restaurant business Terminal Café in Mount Vernon, Ohio. — a rise in mom-and-pop stores, din- Sons of Italian immigrants Salvatore and ers and locally-owned restaurants. The Rosa Mazza, Joe and his brothers grew rise of food blogging and food networks up in Clarksburg, W.Va. where his fam- meant that local, family-owned eateries ily had settled in search of coal mining were getting more public attention. This jobs. But Joe was determined to become a was great news to Mike who, since Maz- businessman instead. za’s closing in 2008, had been looking for It was this entrepreneurial spirit that the right time to reopen his family’s res- inspired Joe to start his first venture: taurant. “As business started to gravitate Mazza’s Terminal Café. The little res- back to the accounts I was selling to,” he taurant of ten stools and four booths said, “I started to think to myself, ‘This Mike Mazza, co-owner of Mazza’s and grandson of restaurant founder Joe Mazza, is was connected to the bus terminal that could be a good opportunity for us to thrilled to welcome back patrons to the longtime town staple. | ERYN POWELL had greeted Joe Mazza on his arrival come back.’” He was right. to Mount Vernon. In 1945, Joe Mazza “[In 2015] I started to build a business reopen, and I just wanted to share the I ever wanted to do it, if I really wanted it, moved his restaurant to its second loca- plan of us coming back,” Mike said, “[of] history of our restaurant on the walls.” I’d have to go do it myself.” tion at 214 West High Street, renaming us reinventing the brand … It was a little On a wall just inside the entrance to The Mazza’s sign that stands inside it Mazza’s. Here it continued to provide nerve-wracking taking that step, because Mazza’s, a glittery dinner jacket hangs the restaurant was the same one that the Mount Vernon community with Ital- I was in the comfort of corporate Amer- enclosed in a glass case. Every gentle- hung outside the restaurant’s second lo- ian cuisine and a lively atmosphere for 63 ica.” Determined to bring back his fami- man in the 60s who came to dine at cation at 214 West High Street. The sign more years. ly’s restaurant, he didn’t let that stop him. Mazza’s was required to wear a dinner is 800 pounds, and it took 11 people to The restaurant has been loved by gen- The walls of the new restaurant are jacket. According to Mike Mazza, his bring it into the restaurant and install it erations of Mount Vernon families as well covered with photos, posters and vari- uncles had this glittery jacket made so between two brick columns made from as national celebrities including Ron- ous other memorabilia, chronicling that if one of those gentlemen forgot the same brick as the old West High ald Reagan, Carol King, Jerry Springer Mazza’s years as a destination restaurant theirs, they would “stick out” in the Street location. “That’s when it became and John Lattner, a Notre Dame football for countless generations of families that room. “A lot of people remember that real for me,” Mike said, “that it was ac- player who won the Heisman Trophy in have loved it since it was a small café con- jacket,” Mike said, “It would get the tually going to happen.” 1953. Mazza’s was even a favorite hang- nected to the local bus terminal. Mike whole dining room laughing.” The history of Mazza’s restaurant out spot for Kenyon alum Paul Newman kept and curated these pieces. “When the For Mike, reopening Mazza’s “was re- and the Mazza family represents a story ’49 H’61, who would come to Mazza’s and original restaurant closed, it was impor- ally emotional because being the last gen- of hard work, family, and determina- sit at the bar to talk to Mazza’s brothers, tant for me to archive it,” he said, “be- eration that had to close it is not some- tion. “I just love the story,” Mike said. Frank and “Jo-Jo.” cause I had always hoped that I’d have thing that I’m super proud of. But that “I just think it’s a good old-fashioned Mike Mazza, Joe’s grandson and cur- another opportunity down the road to moment set me on a path where I knew if American story.”

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Clash Faculty Total: Senior Total: Junior Total: Sophomore Total: First-Year Total: Compiled by DANTE KANTER 29 21 20 22 18 Answer Ryan Hottle Noah Dversdall ’19 Anna Deryck ’20 Jack Cheston ’21 Emma Banks ’22

What well-known breakfast restaurant in the I don’t know. Early Bird Southside Early Bird Southside area is famous for its “corn Early Bird cakes”?

The ___ Opera House, the oldest opera house of its kind, WoodwardWeekly Scores Woodward Micro-opera Mount Vernon I don’t know. Mount Vernon recently reopened in Mount Vernon. How many metric tons of salt 200 tons. Metric units were used on Knox County 300 400 50 100 300 roads this week? (correct if of course. within 50 tons)

What is the name of the avenue which features many Coshocton Coshocton Avenue Coshocton Coshocton Coshocton Coshocton of Mount Vernon’s strip malls?

2 2 1 2 2 6 Thursday, Jan. 24 | kenyoncollegian.com The Gambier Deli moves into new space on Gaskin Avenue Sales of new avocado toast have “gone bonkers,” according to co-owner Jeanne Poland.

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For the first time in over a year, people walking through the ice and snow along Gaskin Avenue can step into a small white build- ing next to the Kenyon Book- store and grab a cup of coffee or a sandwich — perhaps #7 (“Parents’ Weekend”), #65 (“Down and Out in Gambier”) or the much-loved #17 (“Page’s Locks!!!”), a spread of smoked salmon and cream cheese on pumpernickel bread. These and many other old favorites are once again available at the Gambier Deli, which reopened with much fanfare in its new location on Jan. 3. Gambier residents, faculty, staff and students — both up- perclass students who fondly re- member the old Deli and first years who never knew it — have flocked to the Deli in earnest. “We’ve been slammed every day,” co-owner Jeanne Poland said. The enthusiasm for the Gam- After a year-long hiatus due to construction, the Gambier Deli has reopened with a new storefront. | CAMERON MESSINIDES bier Deli’s return was obvious on Dec. 26, when a post on the Deli’s and chairs are the same, a familiar menu, according to Poland. Howev- wich is still good,” Astra Leinbach room to work in the back and an el- Facebook page announced it would shelf of wine bottles stands next to er, there is one new, massively popu- ’19 told the Collegian on Twitter, evator, which they lacked in Farr. open in a week. The post received the register, and on the wall facing lar offering: avocado toast. “despite the new venue looking so After the Deli’s long hiatus, 479 likes at the time of printing, the door hang photos of the old “[It’s] gone bonkers,” Poland sterile and white I feel like I’m eat- Poland is glad to be back in busi- and students, alumni and others Deli interior alongside the pedi- said. “We were running out of av- ing in an Apple Store.” ness. “It’s harder than I imagined rejoiced in the comments. ment that used to sit over the Deli’s ocados every day … I don’t know The lack of covered patio seating to get back into such an intense Located in the newly-con- Farr Hall entrance. what it is about this campus and — a feature of the Farr Hall loca- pace where I’m working 18- to structed retail space on Gaskin The menu will also be familiar avocado toast.” tion — has also disappointed both 19-hour days,” she said. “But it Avenue, the reopened Gambier to former Deli regulars. To reassure The Deli’s new building is staff and customers, according to feels good seeing all the people Deli contains many hallmarks of loyal customers pining for their fa- brightly lit, with white walls and Poland, but generally she likes the come in and seeing all the happy its previous location in the now- vorite sandwiches, Deli staff decid- big windows. Not all are thrilled new space. She and the rest of the faces and people thanking us. It’s demolished Farr Hall. The tables ed to avoid drastic changes to their with this new look. “The lox sand- staff appreciate the extra light, more been very rewarding.” Department of English seeks next Richard L. Thomas Chair

DANTE KANTER in helping us to shape our creative writing FEATURES EDITOR curriculum for the future.” Names of the candidates are not included in this article Since poet and critic John Crowe Ran- to protect their job status at their home som accepted a professorship in 1937, universities. Kenyon has been known as a writing A posting for the position on Kenyon’s school. This reputation is evident in Ke- website states that preference will be given nyon’s Richard L. Thomas Chair. Thomas, to prose writers, “especially in innovative a Kenyon alumnus and former chairman subfields such as graphic, speculative, or of the First National Bank of Chicago, is young adult literary fiction.” The new chair the namesake of chairs in colleges across will have the expectation of “enhancing, the country, most of them in economics developing, diversifying, and supporting and history. However, Kenyon’s Thomas the department’s creative writing curric- Chair, founded in 1997 after his $1.5 mil- ulum,” and will be given significant funds lion gift to the College, is the only posi- for organizing events and “promoting the tion in his name reserved for a professor College’s writing life.” of creative writing. “He is very loyal to In the past, the Thomas Chair was held Kenyon,” said Richard L. Thomas Visit- by two professors. The now-retired poet ing Professor of Creative Writing Katha- and essayist Lewis Hyde would teach ev- rine Weber, “and my guess is he wanted to ery fall, and another writer would teach Katharine Weber currently holds the Richard L. Thomas Chair. | ERYN POWELL do something for [the College] because it for the spring. Spring semester chairs have was needed.” included authors such as Australian poet has extended the position to be full- every Kenyon student the opportunity to Weber will be leaving her position as John Kinsella and memoirist Courtney time. “We would like to offer students take one course in the concentration. She the Thomas Chair at the end of this spring Angela Brkic. According to Weber, this a wider range of courses and even more believes that the department will honor semester. At the time of printing, the De- back-and-forth posed logistical problems, consistency in terms of mentoring rela- these proposals in the near future by ex- partment of English is searching for her both for the writers and the department. tionships,” said Schoenfeld, “so we de- panding the current faculty. succesor. For the past two weeks, the re- “Sometimes they came here without a cided to reimagine the Thomas chair as “There have been, and are, a number maining four candidates for the position car,” she said. “You know, it’s false to say, a year-round position.” of very strong, thoughtful, interesting, have given talks and readings in Cheever ‘Oh, you’ll be fine, you don’t need a car.’ If Weber believes that this decision is dedicated teachers,” Weber said, “but you Room and taught sample classes for select you don’t need groceries, that’s true.” a “herald” for the expansion of the cre- can’t have an army of generals. You need a groups of students. “We are working to re- To reduce the amount of time and ative writing program. According to hierarchy, and I think the plan is that the cruit a dedicated writer-teacher with na- resources dedicated to situating new Weber, there was an outside study of the new Thomas chair will play a very central tional prominence,” Associate Professor hires, the Department of English ap- Department of English in 2016 that sug- role in the future of creative writing at Ke- and Department Chair of English Jené pointed Weber for five consecutive gested that the department offer creative nyon. And the future of creative writing at Schoenfeld said, “who might be interested spring semesters. Now, the department writing courses in more genres and grant Kenyon is exciting.” Thursday, Jan. 24 ARTS kenyoncollegian.com 7 Spring Gund Gallery show tackles gender, race and power

CHAMELI BELK-GUPTA The result, a lacy swarm of black ducted at the Guggenheim, where he PHOTOS BY BEN NUTTER STAFF WRITER gashes, caused pieces of the wall to worked with military veterans, police crumble and splinter off, beckoning officers, citizens impacted by street A jumble of brightly colored, the viewer into the charged space of violence and recreational gun users. homemade protest signs rests against the former throwing zone for closer Through various movement exercises, the walls in the entrance to the Buch- examination. the viewer sees different relationships, wald Wright Gallery. They resemble For Menace, Ames and Borwin power structures and conversations signs used in protests from the past photographed one another. The photo represented. century, addressing issues ranging series presents ghostly glimpses of a Andrew Moisey’s The American from prohibition to civil rights to gun face or an arm lurking within a murky Fraternity features a chilling collec- violence. The signs collectively form darkness. The pieces, marked by their tion of photos from Moisey’s book RESIST!, one of the Gund Gallery’s dark, shadowy quality, offer an inter- The American Fraternity: An Illus- new spring exhibitions. esting exploration of male threat. trated Ritual Manual. The black-and- Gund Gallery’s new spring exhibi- The next exhibit, Beyond the Club: white photos that line the walls of the tions bring together a range of voices Re-historicizing Women in Abstract curtained-off room are from Moisey’s tackling ideas about gender, race and Expressionism, curated by the Gund brother’s fraternity house. They fea- In The American Fraternity, Cornell Uni- power. Gallery Associates, presents the work ture the faces of aggressive and gleeful versity professor Andrew Moisey show- RESIST! invites the viewer, with of a series of female abstract expres- young men, juxtaposed against snarl- cases snapshots of fraternity life. tables covered in poster-making sup- sionists from the mid-20th century. ing dogs and glassy-eyed, inebriated plies, to make their own sign and con- Pieces like Gretna Campbell’s Garden women. Gund Gallery associate Sofia unemployment and shifting racial tribute to communal dialogues about (Maine) present an explosion of form- Lieblein ’22 reflected on the exhibit. dynamics, killed approximately 200 different social issues. less, colorful chaos. Others, like Helen “I think [Moisey] made it very African Americans. The timeline, In the next room lie Throw and Frankenthaler’s What Red Lines Can clear and important how it needs to supplemented with photos and piec- Menace, a two-part collaboration by Do, use color more sparingly, with be known that this is actually hap- es from old newspapers, follows the artist duo Type A. The pair, Adam a few simple painted lines against a pening because everyone keeps it very events leading to and following the Ames and Andrew Borwin, use their white backdrop. While perhaps more hush-hush,” Lieblein said. “The whole Red Summer. On the opposite wall, friendship as a base for exploring a subtle than the rest of the spring ex- idea of fraternities is that it is secrets another timeline, spanning from 2000 variety of themes within their work. hibits, Beyond the Club innovates by passed down from generation to gen- to 2019, exposes markers of the cur- “It’s less about masculinity and providing a space for the often un- eration … everyone wants to be in this rent era, like the shooting at Colum- more about just this interaction, this heard voices of female artists. little sect where you feel important, bine High School. This timeline aligns willingness to explore our relation- In Testimony, Shaun Leonardo but how can this continue when they these tragedies of the past more close- ship,” Ames said. “We immediately brings together groups of partici- are treating their members so poorly?” ly with our current moment in time. were drawn to these ideas of competi- pants representing differing beliefs The final exhibit, Paul Rucker’s Red As the last exhibit, this push towards tion, comradery and intimacy which and backgrounds. He then works Summer, presents a timeline centered a sense of relevance urges the viewer float around masculinity.” with the participants, leading them in around the Red Summer, the time be- to string themes from the six different For Throw, the artists dipped dialogue about these issues through tween May and October of 1919 when exhibits together into important con- knives into graphite powder and movement. On a screen plays a clip white mobs, spurred by a fear of Com- versations about power, inequality, ag- threw them at the wall 1,640 times. of an exhibition that Leonardo con- munism and post-war changes like gression and fear.

RESIST! is a project made up of recreated posters and banners from the past century Visitors stand in front of Throw, one of two exhibits by artist duo Type A. To create of American protest. Visitors are invited to contribute by creating signs of their own. the piece, the artists dipped knives into graphite powder and threw them at the wall. Independent writer/director shares new pilot, tips of the trade

MAE HUNT ing. Cicetti, an Ohio native, she voiced some discomfort Director,” focused on the pro- could change anything about ARTS EDITOR did most of the writing, pro- at how the sizable age gap cess of raising funds and sup- the process of creating 5A/5B, duction and promotion for between Kev and his ex was port for an independent tele- he would have delegated more Last year, Michael Cice- the project during his time in treated like an essential part vision pilot. He spoke about responsibility to others rath- tti developed the web series Gambier. of gay culture. using Kickstarter, where he er than trying to fill so many 5A/5B, as part of his work as The pilot follows Kev and “I don’t totally know how I raised over $20,000 to help roles on his own. Finally, he an affiliated scholar in the De- Jan as they cater a party that stand on it, and I think it de- produce the series and his reassured the audience that partment of Dance, Drama and quickly turns awkward after pends on part how you view experiences meeting mentors there was no one correct way Film at Kenyon. On Jan. 16, the they realize the host is Kev’s representation, since the cre- and showing his work at film to “make it” in the entertain- independent comedy creator ex-boyfriend, for whom Kev ator is gay himself,” Felle told festivals. (5A/5B received rave ment industry. returned to the Hill for a pre- still has feelings. Hijinks en- the Collegian in an email. reviews and awards when it Perhaps the most charming view screening of the show’s sue, and the episode ends with “[Cicetti] made a few allusions was presented at numerous aspect of Cicetti’s talk was his pilot, and to talk about what it both Kev and Jan getting fired in conversation to feeling like LGBTQ+ film festivals in honesty about how he was still means to be a self-starter in the from their catering jobs. Kev and taking his own ex- 2017). figuring a lot of things out. entertainment industry. Overall, the audience’s re- periences and exaggerating Cicetti was open about “It felt millennial and au- 5A/5B is about the friend- ception to the episode seemed them into Kev’s story.” the struggles and benefits of thentic,” Felle said. ship between Kev, a gay ge- positive. Courtney Felle ’21 After the screening, Cice- working with close friends At the end of the event, Ci- ologist played by Cicetti, and said that she enjoyed the tti addressed the audience in (Angela Atwood, who plays cetti offered to help any Ke- Jan, a suburban divorcée in farce-style comedy, adding Higley Hall auditorium. His Jan, is one of Cicetti’s best nyon students who needed her 50s, who are neighbors that the jokes and witty one- talk, “The New Triple Threat: friends from acting school). a mentor or had questions in a Harlem apartment build- liners were effective. However, Becoming an Actor, Writer, He also emphasized that if he about his experience. 8 Thursday, Jan. 24 | kenyoncollegian.com New literary journal gives science enthusiasts creative outlet Lyceum founders hope that the magazine will help bridge natural sciences and humanities.

MAE HUNT ARTS EDITOR times it’s presented as very objective and structed socially, that it doesn’t really separate from ourselves and our experi- have any reality in how we interact with Lyceum, Kenyon’s newest student lit- ences,” Hyman said. science,” Hyman said. erary journal, was a runaway hit. The A literary science journal at Kenyon Muppirala emphasized the impor- editors of the new science writing publi- has been a long time coming, according tance of making science accessible to a cation printed 150 copies, which quickly to Lyceum’s founders. In fact, McPeek wider audience. vanished into the hands of curious, ex- attempted to start one during the 2017- “It’s so important to always step back cited members of the Kenyon commu- 2018 school year, inspired in part by a and realize that there’s a world outside nity. science writing course she took through of you and know how to communicate “I felt bad because I kept on telling the Department of English. She assem- your science to other people,” Muppirala people I would give them a copy and then bled a group of writers, but the project added. we ran out,” Miriam Hyman ’21 said. failed to take off. The interest remained, Going forward, the founders of Ly- Hyman, along with Sarah McPeek ’19, however, and in the fall of 2018 a new ceum hope to publish more content that Anu Muppirala ’19 and Graham Ball ’21, team came on board. This time, they is submitted to them directly via their founded the publication. The debut is- turned their focus toward the creative email address ([email protected]). sue featured creative nonfiction, poetry work that students were already produc- They plan to release a new issue once a and artwork by Kenyon students, all fo- ing for classes and as a hobby. semester, with content also being posted cused on science and the natural world. “That was just really cool, to see what on kenyonlyceum.wordpress.com. For Standouts include “Morbid Christmas,” everyone kind of already had,” Muppira- those who were too late to pick up a hard The cover of Lyceum features an illustra- an essay by McPeek about dissecting an la said. “The little secret artist in some- tion by Rand Burnette ’21 | BEN NUTTER copy, pieces from the first issue are on- American kestrel; an interview with Vis- one, or the secret poet in someone.” line now at their site. iting Assistant Professor of Music Ga- Once content for the magazine was ence, the founders of Lyceum hope to Although McPeek and Muppirala will briel Lubell, who also holds a master’s assembled, the rest of the publication connect with people who may feel iso- graduate this spring, the two have high degree in astronomy; and humorous process happened quickly. Originally, lated or intimidated by the discipline. hopes for the future of Lyceum, adding comics by Rand Burnette ’21. The work the team underestimated the price of McPeek, Hyman and Muppirala all that many first years have joined to help in Lyceum emphasizes both the scientific printing copies and McPeek covered Ly- agreed that there is a divide between the with the publication. and the creative, two concepts the pub- ceum’s printing costs out of pocket. The sciences and the humanities at Kenyon. “We have so many students who love lication’s editors believe to be incredibly Department of Biology then reimbursed “There’s a chasm, almost, between science but don’t get to share that with fluid. her, with professors praising the project. the two. And this magazine is trying to others,” McPeek said, “so this can hope- “We interact with science in a very In addition to providing a platform prove or show that that doesn’t really ex- fully be their space to do that, whatever human, personal way, and then often- for students already interested in sci- ist. That it’s something that we have con- that looks like.” ON THE RECORD CHRIS EIGEMAN ’87 ACTOR AND FILMMAKER

SAM BRODSKY set up my second film, which was bigger, and it ARTS EDITOR Another of your frequent collaborators was a period piece and it had movie stars in it, is Noah Baumbauch. You collaborated on and it took a long time to get it up the hill. But Chris Eigeman ’87 is an accomplished ac- “Kicking and Screaming,” followed by “Mr. then it ultimately collapsed four weeks before tor, director and screenwriter known for star- Jealousy” and “Highball.” How did you principal photography. After that project I had ring in Whit Stillman films, such as “Metro- maintain relationships with such talented to re-trench. And I tend to go to horror films politan” (1990) and “The Last Days of Disco” directors throughout your career? How did all the time, and then I started having ideas for (1998), as well as Noah Baumbach films, you land such unique roles after Kenyon? this film, so I guess that’s how it came about. such as “Kicking and Screaming” (1995) and I got lucky. I think both Whit Stillman and Horror films are great because you can talk “Highball” (1997). He has also acted in televi- Noah Baumbach were kind of outwardly re- about all sorts of [serious] things within the sion as Jason Stiles in Gilmore Girls and as jecting this sort of mercenary-actor idea, where fenced-in area of genre. Lionel Herkabe in Malcolm in the Middle. actors parachute into one movie and then that’s He directed and wrote “Turn the River” in it. They were both interested in working with You graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 2007. Eigeman ’87 visited his alma mater the same people over and over again, which is a English and Drama. How has your Kenyon last Friday to present his new horror-sci-fi method I also prefer. But it was also a very dif- education influenced your work as an actor COURTESY OF CHRIS EIGEMAN film, “Seven in Heaven,” which is available to ferent time in the film industry, especially in and director? watch on Netflix. the independent film industry. It was the ’90s, Coming out of Kenyon, particularly the writing and the theatre. and it was a little bit easier to get movies made. English and drama departments, it made me What piece of advice would you give to Fresh out of Kenyon, you landed a role I mean, who would think that a movie about a an absolute Jesuit about structure. Those are current Kenyon students who want to have in 1990 as Nick Smith in Whit Stillman’s bunch of overly well-dressed, young, privileged two programs that really focus really deeply careers in film, whether it be acting or direct- “Metropolitan.” How did you land such a intellectual kids who talk about the perceived on how structure has evolved, particularly ing? How can they get started? great first role, and how did you first meet demise of society would ever capture the at- in drama from the beginning and what you If you really love making stuff, then find a Stillman? tention of a film executive today? What I mean must have in drama to qualify as drama. Ken- way to make stuff so that you can keep mak- That was just happenstance; I auditioned is that it was a really unique time, where art yon made me question what some of the most ing it your career. Anyone who leaves Kenyon for him. This idea that me and Whit Still- and commerce were transacting in interesting important building blocks in drama are. That to become an actor is dropping into the larg- man were friends, or buddies, or that we ways. It was easier to get humbler films made helped me a lot when it came to writing. It also est pool possible, and that has an advantage, knew each other from before is not really that had smaller budgets. starts to define your tastes, what you like and because it will only get easier as the other flies true at all. I got the role of Nick Smith sim- what you don’t like. You get out of college, and start dropping. I mean, I parked cars for three ply through auditioning. I had been in plays You went from acting in independent you’re basically already a sponge by that point, years before auditioning for “Metropolitan.” I and other small things before, but this was films about intellectual socialites in the 1990s but Kenyon made me realize what, structural- was part of a valet parking mafia, and I lived off the first movie role that I was in. And I just to directing a horror/sci-fi film released by ly, I respond really well to. So it helps a lot with of one-dollar bills for two or three years. There happened to be lucky that “Metropolitan” Netflix, “Seven in Heaven.” Why this switch? writing, it helps a lot with directing. There are is no piece of magic advice I can really give you would go on to become such a huge hit … What compelled you to start directing in- also Kenyon traditions that really stick with other than to keep on fighting and working the I didn’t think anybody would ever see it! It stead of acting, and why a horror film? you. I took baby drama my freshman year, hardest you can – and I think that’s something was just luck that we got it to go to Cannes Well, it was a long process. I directed my and the green book [Aristotle’s poetics, now re- Kenyon really instills in us. [Film Festival]. In fact, I was happy that this first film, “Turn The River,” 10 years ago, and it ferred to as the white book] that we get is still would be my first role because I didn’t think did nicely. So that went well, and I was cement- sitting in my office. I still go back to that book. This article has been edited for length and anybody would see it. ed as an actor-turned-director. Then I tried to It is 200 pages of received wisdom about play- clarity. Thursday, Jan. 24 OPINIONS kenyoncollegian.com 9 STAFF EDITORIAL Community requires our commitment

In her keynote address during the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Dia- logue on Monday, Northwestern Uni- versity Professor of History Leslie Harris discussed the challenges and necessity of making institutions of higher education more equitable. One issue she raised seems particularly poignant for Kenyon: How do we sus- tain a conversation about equity and progress over multiple years, as co- horts of students quickly pass in and out of Kenyon? Last spring, Kenyon saw debate and protest over the offensive stereotype of a Latinx teenager in The Good Sa- maritan, the use of the n-word by white students and anti-Black Lives Matter vandalism in the Caples Hall elevator. This year, if those conversations have continued, they have not been any- where near as public or visible. Kenyon Listens, the series of campus-wide dia- AMELIA MOTT logues organized by the College Om- budperson Carrie Knell, is the most ob- vious effort to carry this conversation forward, but it can’t be the only step. We like to use the word “commu- KAC towels, designed primarily for men, nity” liberally at Kenyon, but as Harris reminds us, building community takes active work from us all. Showing up to serve as an illustration of widespread sexism Kenyon Listens is one way to contrib- MIA SHERIN based on sexism, will we ever be able step in completely eliminating sexism. ute to that work. Leading similar intra- OPINIONS ASSISTANT to eliminate it? Or even make a dent? So, this plan of strictly focusing on departmental or intra-office conversa- And will identifying every single in- internalized sexism is not completely tions is another. Campus publications After an invigorating run on stance of sexism be the solution to our foolproof. — including the Collegian — can make the treadmill with the Jonas Broth- problems? But I am also aware that taking a concerted effort to keep interrogat- ers’ “Burnin’ Up” on full-blast, a few While it’s important to acknowl- down sexism one minor issue at a time ing these issues instead of letting them friends and I headed to the sauna in edge sexism when we see it and keep will not be the cure. We must clear our drop at the end of every school year. As the Kenyon Athletic Center (KAC) for our world in check, I believe that to minds of the sexist beliefs ingrained in Michaela Jenkins ’19 said in the panel our weekly dose of ranting and detox- have any shot at fighting sexism, it is us. The foundation of our world will following Harris’ talk, we are all here ing. While one of my friends was clever even more crucial to keep ourselves in not change before we each transform because we chose Kenyon. Now it’s enough to grab two towels, the rest of check. That is, to confront the inter- the foundation of our minds. time we choose to make Kenyon better. us struggled to maneuver one to fully nalized sexism unfortunately present The question now becomes, how cover ourselves. However, no matter in all of us, the terrible can we see this The staff editorial is written week- whether I turned the towel horizon- byproduct of living in a shift in think- ly by editors-in-chief Cameron Mes- tally, vertically, rotated it at a 75-de- world that shoves sex- The foundation ing brought to sinides ’19 and Devon Musgrave- gree angle or calculated the area of the ism down our throats. of our world will life? Rather than Johnson ’19, managing editor Grant towel for maximum coverage, it proved Internalized sexism not change before we each criticizing the Miner ’19 and executive director Matt impossible to cover myself fully. The is what inclines us to transform the foundation of Oscars for their Mandel ’19. You can contact them at towels had made their message clear: ask a man rather than a lack of women- [email protected], musgrave- This was going to be a half-naked ex- woman to help us get a our minds. directed nomi- [email protected], minerg@ken- cursion to the sauna. suitcase into the over- “ nees for Best yon.edu and [email protected], I was determined to take it up with head compartment. Picture, I would respectively. the towel designer, who had the audac- Internalized sexism is the voice in the encourage women to be courageous ity to create a towel that had the surface head of a female student, telling her not and voice their opinions, and encour- area to cover the body of a piglet. But I to participate too frequently in class age men to find value in the visions The opinions page is a space for members of quickly realized that these towels were for fear of coming across as aggressive. of women. Rather than attacking the the community to discuss issues relevant to the made with neither women, nor piglets, And internalized sexism is the reason Bachelor television series for repre- campus and the world at large. The opinions expressed on this page belong only to the writers. in mind. They were designed thinking that the United States has never had a senting a narrow scope of feminity, I Columns and letters to the editors do not reflect solely of men, who only had to cover female president: Our population has would urge viewers to look at their the opinions of the Collegian staff. All members of the community are welcome to express their waist when wanting to enjoy the been trained to trust a man’s intellect own dating pool and double-check that opinions through a letter to the editor. simple pleasure of a sauna. “These tow- more than a woman’s. it is not affected by factors like race. The Kenyon Collegian reserves the right to els are sexist,” I declared. I am aware that eliminating inter- And rather than despising the KAC edit all letters submitted for length and clarity. It’s obvious that that we live in a so- nalized sexism in my privileged group for providing such ridiculous and sex- The Collegiancannot accept anonymous or pseudonymous letters. Letters must be signed by ciety built on a gender hierarchy that will not solve the most pressing is- ist towels, we need women to start see- individuals, not organizations, and must be 200 caters to men. But the towels in the sues facing women like sex traffick- ing themselves as the kind of people words or fewer. Letters must also be received no later than the Tuesday prior to publication. KAC remind me of the role that sex- ing, child marriages and education that can effect change. Then, we can The Kenyon Collegian prints as many letters as ism plays in almost every aspect of our inequality — among many others. Ad- make our own damn towels. possible each week subject to space, interest and appropriateness. Members of the editorial board lives, in huge ways and in more sub- ditionally, given that women of color reserve the right to reject any submission. The tle ways which go virtually unnoticed. are targets of sexism more than white Mia Sherin ’22 is an undeclared ma- views expressed in the paper do not necessarily reflect the views of Kenyon College. I can’t help but wonder: Once we’re women, it is clear that taking down in- jor from Wilmette, Ill. You can contact this accustomed to a societal structure ternalized racism will also be a crucial her at [email protected]. 10 Thursday, Jan. 24 | kenyoncollegian.com Los Angeles teacher strike raises dissent over privatization NICK BECKER This characterization of the strikes research shows that charter schools Democratic strongholds. For exam- Cory Booker, remained silent when CONTRIBUTOR is incomplete. Teachers were striking lead to wasted spending, racial re-seg- ple, in a privatization bonanza follow- asked by The Intercept to comment on The recent strike by the United over specific demands that have not regation and instability for the very ing Hurricane Katrina, every public the strike. Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA), been met for decades by both Repub- students they are supposed to serve. school in New Orleans was converted Since the Obama administration, which started on Jan. 14 and ended lican and Democratic legislators. Fur- Fundamentally, the push to close to charter. liberal education “reformers” (read: on Jan. 22 when a tentative deal was ther, the term “Red-State Revolt” does public schools and open charter By making its first strike in 30 charter school and voucher system struck, was the latest in a series of not include the UTLA strike, which schools is an agenda of privatization. years about privatization, UTLA has boosters) have enjoyed years as the teacher strikes that has spread across took place in a liberal city in one of the Charter schools are often used as in- the potential to push the Democratic leading Democratic voices on educa- the country since the winter of 2018. most liberal states in the U.S. struments by the billionaires behind Party toward being an uncompromis- tion as the power of unions has de- Sparked by low pay, rising healthcare The 30,000 LA teachers participat- “education management corpora- ing defender of public education and clined. But with the re-emergence costs and budget cuts, the first was ing — a force larger than in either the tions” to take taxpayer money right- help end the charter school industry’s of labor militancy in the education the successful West Virginia wildcat West Virginia or Oklahoma strikes fully meant for public schools as profit grip on the party. sector coupled with Donald Trump’s strike, which secured a five percent — walked out after failing to reach for themselves. The recent Electronic There is already evidence that this nomination of Betsy DeVos — a ma- pay raise from a conservative state an agreement with the LA Unified Classroom of Tomorrow (ECOT) is happening. Tom Perez, the chair- jor sponsor of school privatization government and was hailed as the School District (LAUSD). Unlike pre- scandal here in Ohio — where the man of the Democratic National in her home state of Michigan — as “the single most important labor vic- vious teachers’ strikes, UTLA made for-profit online charter defrauded Committee, released a statement Secretary of Education, defenders of tory in the US since at least the early its opposition to charter school ex- taxpayers of millions of dollars and in support of the striking teachers. public schools and unionized teachers 1970s” by Eric Blanc in Jacobin. pansion a centerpiece of its campaign. then left 12,000 students without a Similarly, the potential or already- must take this opportunity to go on Strikes by teachers and staff in In the last two decades, LAUSD school when it folded last winter — is declared 2020 presidential candidates the offensive and rein charter schools Oklahoma, Arizona, Colorado, — like many school systems in lib- just one example. Bernie Sanders, Sherrod Brown, Ka- back into their place: a limited and ex- Kentucky and North Carolina fol- eral cities across the country — has While privatization of public mala Harris and Elizabeth Warren perimental role within school districts lowed. Some members of the media aken part in the charter school “ex- schools and antagonism to organized have demonstrated their backing that should remain overwhelmingly labeled the sudden upsurge in labor periment.” In theory, charter schools, labor might seem antithetical to the for UTLA. However, the vast major- in public hands. stoppages “the Red-State Revolt” which are publicly funded but private- professed beliefs of Democratic poli- ity of the Senate Democratic Caucus, Nick Becker ’22 is an undeclared since many took place in Republi- ly managed, are intended to increase ticians, charter school advocates have including likely 2020 candidate and major from Pittsburgh, Penn. You can can-controlled states. choice for low-income students, but made significant inroads into many notorious charter school proponent contact him at [email protected].

Cameron Austin

CROSSWORD Opinions Editor

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The Kenyon women’s swim and dive team had three meets over the weekend, so they divided into two teams on Saturday. | COURTESY OF KENYON COLLEGE ATHLETICS Ladies swim team beats Oberlin and ONU, falls to Oakland Kenyon swimmers put up impressive times during weekend meets in preparation for Friday.

JORDY FEE-PLATT day with two victories, hitting the Mirus and Delaney Ambrosen ’19 wins. The Ladies’ first win was se- JOE WINT wall first in the 200-yard backstroke dominated, with three victories be- cured by Orbach-Mandel, who fin- STAFF WRITERS later in the day (2:07.40). tween the two of them. Mirus swam ished with a time of 1:51.91 in the The 50-yard freestyle resulted in with teammates Sarah Campbell ’20, 200-yard freestyle. Vanderhoof fin- Last Friday, the Kenyon women’s a 1-5 smackdown, with the victor Sydney Matteson ’20 and Katie Ross- ished behind Orbach-Mandel by swim team hosted Ohio Northern Orbach-Mandel finishing in 24.19 man ’21 to win the 200-yard medley only two seconds, and also finished University at Steen Aquatics Center. seconds. Vanderhoof claimed the relay. She also secured wins in both first in the 500-yard freestyle with a The Ladies dominated the proceed- No. 1 spot in the 400-yard individu- the 50-yard freestyle (24.87) and the time of only 5:05.41. ings, beating the Polar Bears with a al medley early on and also won the 100-yard butterfly (1:00.41). The veteran Orbach-Mandel con- score of 170-59. 100-yard freestyle (53.10). The suc- Ambrosen swam with Natalie tinued her very strong outing by Every first-place finisher at the cess on the day continued in the div- Bresnahan ’20, Kate Alexy ’21 and winning the 100-yard freestyle. The meet wore the Kenyon purple and ing events: Juvi Rivera ’19 won on Julia Green ’20, winning the 200- Ladies also benefited from Hart’s black, with Emmerson Mirus ’21, the three-meter board, racking up yard freestyle relay. She followed excellent performance in the meet: Kendall Vanderhoof ’20, Crile Hart 152.93 points. that up with a win in the 500-yard Hart won both the 200-yard back- ’21, Hannah Orbach-Mandel ’19 and The Ladies ended their weekend freestyle events. Kenyon racked up stroke and the 200-yard individual Abby Wilson ’19 leading the pack in against Oberlin College and NCAA four more wins during the after- medley with times of 2:02.99 and multiple events. Division I school Oakland Universi- noon, an overall sound performance 2:05.49, respectively. In the 200-yard freestyle, the first ty. Kenyon split the meets, dominat- against one of their NCAC rivals. The Ladies will look to improve five finishers were all Ladies. Wilson ing Oberlin in a blowout 134-44 but Against the Gold Grizzlies, three and come up with a big win this Fri- placed first, with a winning time of falling 187-113 in a hard-fought bat- of Kenyon’s swimmers were able to day as they host the University of 1:52.96. Wilson would complete her tle with Oakland’s Golden Grizzlies. pull together six individual event Cincinnati at 5:30 p.m. After a 1-1 weekend, Lords are looking ahead to senior night

CHRIS ERDMANN the 200-yard backstroke, with STAFF WRITER times of 58.24 and 2:08.03, while Fitzgerald was run- The Kenyon men’s swim ner-up in the 500-yard free- and dive team divided into style and 1,000-yard freestyle two teams last Saturday to at- with the times of 4:41.15 and tend separate meets against 9:39.54. Robert Williams ’19 conference foe Oberlin Col- finished as a runner-up in the lege and Division I program 200-yard freestyle with a time Oakland University. The men of 1:41.50. who faced Oberlin came away “We are swimming against with a victorious score of the University of Cincinnati 120-72, but the traveling team this Saturday for Senior Night ended up falling to Oakland and are going to give them University with a combined some competitive races,” Mo- score of 95.5 to 202.5. ran said. “It’s one of the last Against Oberlin, the Lords opportunities to practice our strung together a series of race plans for the upcoming victories to secure their win. conference meet. We are ul- Both Weston Carpenter ’19 tra competitive this year and and Liam Moran ’19 put on The Kenyon Lords had an important weekend win against Oberlin College. Liam Moran ’19 says the have put in the work to see strong performances for the team is prepared for the meet against Cincinnati. | COURTESY OF KENYON COLLEGE ATHLETICS the results. I’m very excited Lords. Carpenter won the 50- Reardon ’20 placing first in paring them for North Coast were not able to get the same to see the championship sea- yard relay with a time of 21.44 the 200-yard individual med- Athletic Conference (NCAC) overall result against Oak- son unfold.” and the 100-yard freestyle ley with a time of 2:00.69. championship meet that be- land, but they still had several The Lords will compete with a time of 47.70, while Other event winners in- gins Feb. 13. strong showings. The swim- Friday at 5:30 p.m. at the Moran came out victorious cluded Ben Shropshire ’22 in “Everyone is right where mers were able to accumulate James A. Steen Aquatic Facil- in the 200-yard freestyle with the 100-yard butterfly and they need to be,” Moran said eight runner-up finishes over ity for Senior Night against a time of 1:46.86. The strong Ben Czech ’22 in the 100-yard on the team’s progress.“We’ve the course of 14 races. Hum- the University of Cincinnati showing continued for the backstroke, with times of built a strong base after a good phrey Pruett ’19 and Bryan Bearcats. The Lords are look- Lords with Connor Rumpit 53.34 and 54.38, respective- training block in Florida, and Fitzgerald ’22 each secured ing to continue their strong ’20 securing first place in ly. This performance by the now it’s time to rest and focus two of the runner-up posi- performance before taking on the 1,000-yard freestyle with Lords swim and dive team se- on speed and details.” tions. Pruett placed second in Ohio Wesleyan University the a time of 9:59.81, and Colin cured a conference win, pre- The other half of the Lords the 100-yard backstroke and following week. 12 Thursday, Jan. 24 | kenyoncollegian.com Despite making progress, Lords still seek first NCAC win

DAVID COSIMANO Davis ’22 and Christian Wata- STAFF WRITER nabe ’22 also finished the game with 16 and 10 points, respec- The Kenyon Lords basket- tively. This contest saw one ball team had a rough start to of the better shooting perfor- the 2018-19 season, dropping mances from the Lords: They their first 11 games before win- finished the game shooting 40 ter break. Since then, the Lords percent from the three-point won their first game, but then range and a season-best 46.3 proceeded to lose their next percent from the field. six, moving their record to 1-17 The game started off slow, overall and 0-11 in the North tied 2-2 five minutes in, but Coast Athletic Conference the Lords took the lead at 8-2 (NCAC). with back-to-back three-point- The Lords finished out 2018 ers from Powell and Davis and with two contests: one against never looked back. At the end of Muskingum University on Dec. the first half, they had a strong 12 which saw the Lords fall 86- 43-30 lead. In the second half, 60, and another three days lat- the Lords were able to maintain er against No. 24-ranked op- their double-digit lead, extend- ponent Wittenberg University, ing it by as much as 21 points at which they lost 82-70. The Lords one time. With solid shooting fought hard against the visiting from the field, the Lords were Tigers, but despite a strong sec- able to close out their strong Carter Powell ’20 attempts a jump shot during the Lords’ loss to the Yeomen. | SEJIN KIM/SID/NCAA ond half performance, they were performance with a win. unable to pull ahead in the end. Defensively, the Lords fin- Ohio Wesleyan University, 92- had comparable statistics with for another NCAC matchup Moving into the new year, ished the game with 30 re- 69 to No. 20 Wabash College, Oberlin in nearly all facets of against Denison University the Lords started 2019 strong bounds, Powell and Zilinskas 91-80 to Hiram College and 62- the game, the Lords’ field goal who have only won two games when they traveled to Waynes- each recording nine and Wata- 54 to DePauw University. and 3-point percentages were in the conference, one of them burg University to earn their nabe and Konrad Christian ’22 The Lords suffered their the major factor in the loss: being against the Lords earlier first win of the season with a both recording five. most recent loss this Wednesday Oberlin shot 10 points better in the season. It will also be score of 88-73. The game saw After Kenyon defeated in a tightly fought 66-57 home from the field, 44.6 percent to Senior Day, where Tim Black strong performances from Waynesburg, the Lords played game against Oberlin College. Kenyon’s 34.4 percent, and from ’19 and four-year starter Matt Carter Powell ’20, who record- six games against NCAC op- Despite coming in as heavy un- beyond the arc, Oberlin shot 30 Shifrin ’19 will be honored be- ed a game-high 21 points, and ponents, each time coming up derdogs, the Lords were able to percent while the Lords shot just fore the 3 p.m. tip off. Ugnius Zilinskas ’21, who tal- short. Since Jan. 5, the Lords push Oberlin to their limits and 23.5 percent. lied 17 points, marking career have fallen by a score of 66-57 forced the Yeomen to play to This Saturday, the Lords Adam Schwager ’20 contrib- highs for both players. Elijah to Allegheny College, 87-57 to the final whistle. Though they will return to Tomsich Arena uted reporting. Ladies skid after three-game win streak ends Weekly ADAM SCHWAGER SPORTS EDITOR Scores The Ladies basketball team has played eight games since the start of winter break, a run that began with a 56-32 win over Ramapo College on Dec. 28 and most recently saw the Ladies lose against Oberlin College on Wednesday. Women’s Basketball The team currently has a 12-7 record and a 6-5 record in the North Coast Athletic Confer- ence (NCAC). They kicked off the back half of HIRAM 52 1/16 56 their schedule with two games at the Ft. Lau- KENYON derdale tournament. After defeating Ramapo, KENYON 57 1/19 71 the Ladies fell in a tightly contested 57-49 game DEPAUW to the ninth-ranked Messiah College. OBERLIN 67 1/23 KENYON 45 After the turn of the calendar, the Ladies started the bulk of their conference schedule with a 55-46 loss against Denison University, currently second in the NCAC standings. The team responded by winning three in a row, Lane Davis ’19 fights off three Yeowomen defenders for a layup early in the second the first a 70-51 home victory against Allegh- quarter. The Ladies lost to Oberlin by a final score of 67-45.| SEJIN KIM/SID/NCAA eny College. Next came a 69-59 victory at Ohio College with a final score of 67-45. The blowout Meanwhile, the Ladies had an unnaturally Wesleyan University, followed by a tightly- kept the Ladies from exacting revenge on the low shooting percentage from beyond the arc, fought home victory against Hiram College, team that had beaten them narrowly the last making only three of their 20 combined at- Men’s Basketball the Ladies’ first home game with students back two times they played each other, the earlier tempts for a 15 percent average. All of these fac- on campus. of the two being in the semifinals of the 2018 tors amounted to the Ladies having 23-point 1/12 #20 WABASH 92 On Saturday the Ladies took on perennial NCAC tournament. Finding themselves in deficit after the third quarter, leading head KENYON 69 NCAC powerhouse DePauw University in the same situation against defending NCAC coach Suzanne Helfant to bench the starters KENYON 80 Greencastle, Ind., and found themselves play- champion as they did on Saturday, the Ladies for the entirety of the fourth quarter. 1/16 HIRAM 91 ing catchup the entire game. Less than four- fell into a 7-point hole early; however, they were The low shooting percentage was not just 1/19 KENYON 54 and-a-half minutes into the game, the Ladies able to climb back and cut the Oberlin lead to bad luck, as Oberlin’s Cheyenne Arthur played DEPAUW 62 were in a 10-0 hole, eventually ending the first 13-11 at the end of the first quarter. Unfortu- lockdown defense against the Ladies’ star first- OBERLIN 57 quarter down 19-4. Although DePauw only nately for the Ladies, the Yeowomen went on team All-NCAC guard Paige Matijasich ’20, 1/23 KENYON 66 outscored Kenyon by one point in the final a 22-8 run to start the second quarter, high- who made only four of her 15 shots to score just three quarters of the game, the first-quarter lighted by two three-pointers from Oberlin’s 10 points, 5.3 below her season average. deficit kept the Ladies from ever putting the Alexandra Stipano, who finished the game 5-6 This coming week, the Ladies will host their Tigers in serious jeopardy of losing their per- from beyond the arc. Senior Night on Saturday at the Kenyon Ath- fect NCAC season. The effective shooting was not just limited letic Center against Wittenberg University, and On Wednesday, the Ladies could not over- to Stipano, as the Yeowomen shot an unnatu- will travel to face the College of Wooster Fight- come their poor shooting and lost to Oberlin ral 57.1% for the game from three-point range. ing Scots on Wednesday.