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X-ooun- fKCO KICKS INTOXICATED Students disagree with Book Store returns to The Protest opens Dec. 4, Men's try has 'eand members off air, R 2 MOVE MESSAGE, P. 6 basics, P. 8 P. 11 winningest season ever, p. 16 1 - H - E K - E - N -Y - O - N c O -- L -- L -- E G -- I - A -- N Volume CXXVI, Number 10 ESTABLISHED 1856 Thursday, November 19, 1998 Tech staff looks to update Students rock the

e-m- vote, vote the rock at ancient ail system Send-O- ff ew Windows-base- d system may be available by fall 1999 Summer thnnch T.RIS definitely nlans iwiniripc BY DANIEL CONNOLLY that though LBIS definitely plans requires keyed commandsrnmmanHt ratherrat BY KONSTANTINE SIMAKIS wait at least another month before Senior Staff Reporter to install anew e-m- ail system, dis- than mouse manipulation, and that Staff Reporter a headliner is announced. cussion of a specific timetable is the VAX did not allow the user to "The Social Board and I were Administrators at Kenyon premature. view mail that he or she has sent. Following an angry on-line hoping we could announce the College Library and Information Jesse Horowitz "01, one of She considered these only minor backlash, countless vehement e-mails, winner after the top choice agreed Services are planning a major up two students who sits on the tech- problems, however, and said that three opinion polls, two to a contract, but that didn't hap- grade of Kenyon's e-m- ail system. nology subcommittee of the though the VAX is awkward at declining big-name acts, and one pen," Board Chairman Brian LBIS, the new department which curricular review committee, com- times, it is possible to use it to long month's worth ofwaiting, the Goldman '01 wrote in an e-m- ail to ivas formed October 15th from a mented that these plans for a new perform most necessary tasks. Kenyon College Social Board still all students Sunday. "Then we tried terger of the Information and e-m- ail system are "like going from Negative feelings toward the VAX cannot make a definitive announce- the second choice, and that didn' t fomputing Services and the li- archaic to Star Trek. It's a very do not seem to be very widespread ment regarding its search to book a happen either." The e-m- ail revealed brary department, has ordered a rigorous and very ambitious plan, in the student body; Temple said band for this year' s S ummer Send-O- ff the results of the final of three jew mail Compaq server that will but I think it's realistic," he said. that students rarely complain about festivities. October on-lin- e polls, which al- tost between $ 10,000 and $ 12,000. The "archaic" part of the VAX to LBIS. S ummer Send-Of- f, which will lowed students to determine the 1 all-da- y The department briefed the Kenyon's network is the text-base- d Newer windows-base- d e-m- ail be held May , is an annual order in which bands would be technology subcommittee of the VAX, which some Kenyon stu- programs such as Eudora allow all-campus jubilation that began in pursued. Reggae star Jimmy Cliff lurricular review committee about dents say is rather limited. "I don't users to attach sound files, images, the mid-198- 0s in commemoration beat alternative rock band Weezer is plans at a meeting Friday. Sys-e- m like the e-m- ail system. It's really video clips, spreadsheets and large of the school year's end. It tradi- by a single vote, although both all-da- y Manager Dan Frederick said ancient," said Kate Adams '02, text files to e-m- ail text, according tionally includes an concert were unable to commit due to pre- hat in the worst case scenario, the who used several newer Windows-base- d to Ronald Griggs, director of sys- on the lawn between Ransom and vious engagements. lew e-m-ail system will be ready e-m- ail programs before she tems design and consulting. When Ascension Halls. Although the "We are now waiting to hear p jy fall 1999. However, Vice Presi-Je- nt came to Kenyon. mail like this is sent to a text-based board has already decided to draw from second runner-u- Run for LBIS Daniel Temple said Adams noted that the VAX see E-MA- IL page two from Kenyon's homegrown musi- DMC, but this does not look prom- cal talent to fill the position of ising, because I was told by their Kenyon acquires old People's Bank opening act, students may have to see BANDS page three

BY BRYCE WITNER College receives $2,500 Staff Reporter

After purchasing the vacant gift from Zelkowitz family bank building on Chase Ave. for Endowment benefits Jewish activities k&.J:!r TJJi approximately $175,000 from People's Bank, Kenyon College Kenyon College has received of Hillel, an organization commit- will move its Human Resources a $2,500 gift from the Zelkowitz ted to fostering an environment Spiritual Leadership En- where Jews can enjoy Jewish ac- ' 7 department into the building, ac- Family M v ! ' - c. : ! i . - k dowment Fund of the Columbus tivities and culture. ft t i ' . cording to Fortnightly, a public col- Jewish Foundation. The gift, to be In 1951, Zelkowitz became a v ' relations publication for the c t t i "V I ,9 t" lege. used for Jewish spiritual leader- pioneer for women in communica- ' :Iyr7 C -- 1:1 f XI "Our negotiations with ship and Jewish services on the tions when she launched Mount WMVO-FM- . People's Bank are at a mature college campus, was designated Vemon radio station

vv. L-- jP"f" - stage," Vice President for Fi- by Helen W. Zelkowitz, a long- Two years later, she started nance Joseph Nelson told time resident of Mount Vernon, in WMVO-A- M. In 1971, Zelkowitz Fortnightly. "I believe it is safe to memory of her late husband, participated in the formation of Kale Bennett say that Kenyon and the bank Charles Zelkowitz, and her late Mount Vernon Cablevision. She This building on Chase Avenue, formerly home to the People's Bank of have come to an agreement on the son, Stephen Zelkowitz. chaired the boards ofboth WM VO Gambier, was recently purchased by the college for $175,000. terms of the sale, and I expect that Established in 1996, the en- and the Cablevision companies we will move shortly to set a dowment is structured to provide a until her family sold them in 1996. closing date for transfer of prop- comparable annual gift in perpetu- Zelkowitz, who remains active in erty." ity for the benefit of Jewish students community affairs, recently cel- Friday: Partly cloudy. High in Sunday: Partly cloudy.Low near "Since the Bank's decision to at Kenyon. ebrated hereighty-sevent- h birthday. the lower 1998-9- 9 40s. Low in the mid 30 and high near 50. vacate its old location, the college Throughout the years, the At the beginning of the 20s. has been very interested in the Zelkowitz family has shown com- academic year at Kenyon, Low in Monday: Partly cloudy. property. The importance of the mitment to Jewish education and Friday evening Jewish Sabbath Saturday: in 30s the mid Partly cloudy. High the upper and high in bank building's central location as values at the college. The gift comes services were begun. The services the lower 40s. 50s. at well as the college's desire to 'pro-se-e on the heels of Kenyon's appoint- are held at 6:30 p.m. each week BANK page four ment ofMichael Cooper as director the Harcourt Parish House. WKCO kicks intoxicated band members off air '01, when BY JESSICA ANDRUSS members of her guest which implied that WKCO didn't manding "Where's the freedom of of DJs or their guests being band "Hey, That's My Bongo!" News Assistant stand behind the "radio free speech?" and causing recipients to intoxicated on-air- ." were found to be intoxicated and Kenyon" motto which it has worked mistakenly believe that serious re- A commitment to free speech' WKCO 91.9 FM, Kenyon cursing on the air. The band was in so hard to support in recent years. pression and censorship issues and the opportunity to play a variJ College' s student-ni- n radio station, direct violation of at least four "We were kicked off, but no were in question. ety of alternative and underground came under public scrutiny early station and federal cut-and-d- ry regulations. one fully explained it at the time, "It's a issue," said music has often led WKCO to push S unday morning when Kenyon stu- These violations are grounds for a so we misunderstood the reason... Scott Monday night. "It's been FCC guidelines to their limits, ac dents received two hostile e-mails $10,000 FCC fine. I as a result sent an angry allstu," blown out of proportion... WKCO cording to Scott. Maya was issued accusing "Radio Free Kenyon" of Station manager Stephen said Ashcroft. "It was a stupid thing is very well known to be a station a warning, and the allstu "kicking a band off the radio for Scott '99 requested the band leave which shouldn't have happened." that plays controversial stuff... new, senders were confronted. WKCO being too 'controversial.'" the studio 1 B shortly after a.m. and The second allstu was issued innovative, smart underground will continue to broadcast its unique The incident occurred during member Steve Ashcroft '01 sent after the sender read s, Ashcroft' music... college radio is a privi- programming according to its regu-la- r 12-- 2 show DJ e-m- ail ajn. of Sylvia Maya the first to all students, and was even more pointed, de lege, and we have never approved schedule.

E-MA- IL: 14 students test mailclient Web Mail CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 LB IS ordered will not replace the so that it's transparent for users, technology is put in place, the VAX our web support and accessibility VAX e-m- ail address, the recipient VAX, but will allow more ad- even though it means 100 hour would be used almost exclusively is extremely high," said Frederick. the e-m- ail receives e-m- text and a ail. vanced mail systems to run along weeks for us," said Frederick. for "Like everyone else, we are ahead screenful of meaningless charac- it, with said Griggs. Students and OnceLBIS completes the pro- Sometime in the next few in some areas, and behind in oth- ters, since the VAX cannot decode faculty who own computers would cess of configuring and years, LB IS hopes to remove VAX ers. I think itjust about evens out" the attached files. Newer e-m- ail be able to choose from a variety of programming the mail server, it terminal clusters in the dorms and Temple questioned the idea of programs have many additional e-m- ail newer programs. Griggs said will receive messages from the the library, said Griggs. Depend- using technology just to compete features functions that allow users that though plans are not yet defi- Internet and funnel them to ing on studies of usage, the with other colleges. "I think to search their saved mail mes- web-base- nite, a d mail system Kenyon's existing web server, terminals will either be replaced Kenyon doesn't really intend to be sages for keywords and to filter out would probably be created for use which will also be reconfigured. by NT workstations, done away a leading-edg- e campus just for the unwanted mail, such as "allstus," in the public labs. Users will then be able to access with entirely, or replaced with sake of being a leading-edg- e cam- Griggs said. "The trick is to change things their mail in the public labs through newer terminals called "thin cli- pus," he said. Temple also said he The new Compaq mail server in the background piece by piece, a web browser such as the familiar ents," which are pared-dow- n and values that Kenyon's use of tech- Netscape Navigator. low-maintenance versions of PCs. nology continues to be used tc 7 A primary goal of LB IS is to LBIS has been conducting enhance the liberal arts and to teach- make the new mail server acces- small scale tests of various e-m- ail ing, rather than as an end in itself Nov. 5, 9:15 ajn. Vehicle Nov. 12, 5:29 pan. - Medical call sible with the same password that software for some time. These test "If LBIS pulls it off, I think reported vandalized while parked regarding an ill student at the students currently use to log onto programs are stored on "Inferno," it will be one of the premier mail at the Snowden Multicultural Ernst Center. Student was put in Windows NT. A web-base- d mail Frederick's desktop computer. At systems for small liberal arts co- Center. contact with the college physi- program would be more easily ac- the moment 14 students are test- lleges," said Horowitz. He noted Nov. 5, 10:48 a.m. Fire alarm cian. cessible for off--campus users than ing the mail client Web Mail under that the proposed system is much at Old Kenyon. The cause was Nov. 12, 8:00 p.m. - Items re- is the VAX, said Griggs. Since Frederick' s supervision. Web Mail like one that a university of 20,000 found to be trouble with the sys- ported stolen from an unlocked saved e-m- ail messages currently is so popular that the official testers students would use. tem and was reported by room in McBride Residence. take up about 50 percent of all have shared the program with about Temple emphasized that LBIS maintenance. Nov. 12, 12:20 p an. - Wallet that VAX storage space, and mail in- fifty of their friends, who are using did not want to dictate terms to the Nov. 5, 11:58 p.m. Medical had been reported stolen in corporating sound and images takes it without official support, accord- Kenyon community, since at call at Mather Residence regard- Mather Residence was found. up far more storage space than pure ing to Frederick. Kenyon e-m- ail is "just like talking an ill student Student was put Nov. 13, 9:27 pan. Underage text tne mail server LB IS has or- The idea of improving the ing," a major part of campus life. in contact with the college physi- student found in possession of dered has more than three times the VAX and other services at LBIS "We're only one part of the final cian. alcohol in Mather Residence. storage capacity of the VAX. came to campus-wid- e attention decision making," he said. Temple Nov. 6, 1:41 a.m. Vandalism Nov.13, 1:15 aan. Student Temple said improvements in following an Oct. 22 editorial in plans to organize and lead a group found at Gund Commons. observed vandalizing a vehicle technology at Kenyon would elimi- The Collegian and an unofficial offaculty, staffand students which Nov. 6, 10:01 pjn. Unregis- on Ward Street nate the need for the VAX within a Nov. 3 e-m- ail to all students from will plan and oversee the creation tered gathering found in a room Nov. 13, 2:45 aan. Vandalism few years. The VAX has two pri- Frederick. of the new mail system. He also at Mather Residence. found in Mather Residence. mary uses: storage ofadministrative Much discussion of the new e-m- ail said that LBIS would not "force Nov. 7, 2:13 p.m. Medical Nov. 14, 12:50 aan. Under- material including financial system has been couched in everyone to use the new e-m- ail call at Old Kenyon regarding an age student found in possession records and student records and terms of how Kenyon's technol- system immediately." ill student. S tudent elected to wait of alcohol in Hanna Hall. e-m- ail. LB IS is in the process of ogy compares with that of other The transition period from the and talk to the college physician. Nov. 14, 1:35 a.m. Underage replacing the administrative VAX schools. Kenyon was ranked 50th VAX to the new web-base- d "en- Nov. 7, 11:00 p.m. Wallet student found in possession of programs with newer technology. in the May 1998 "America's most riched" e-m- ail system is expected reported stolen from an unlocked alcohol in Hanna Hall. The VAX will be running for at wired colleges" survey of Yahoo: to be somewhat difficult for LBIS room in Mather Residence. Nov. 14, 1 :05 a.m. Vandalism least two more years as these ad- Internet Life, but some still see administrators. Griggs named a Nov. 8, 3:24 a.m. Fire alarm at found at Watson Hall. ministrative shifts are made, said room for improvement "Com- number of possible technological Mather Residence due to a pulled Nov. 14, 1:54 a.m. Underage, Temple. After new administrative pared toDenison, OSUand BGSU, obstacles, including difficulties in pull station. No smoke or fire was intoxicated student found at converting stored VAX e-mails and found. Hanna Hall. distribution lists to the new web-base- d system. He said that the Nov. 8, 3:26 a.m. Medical call Nov. 14, 7:00 aan. Illegally BusinessAdvertising Manager: Jasoa While transition probably could not be at Mather Residence regarding tapped keg found in Hanna Hall. Advertisers should contact the BusinessAdvertising Manager for current rates and an ill student. Student was trans- Nov. 14, 9:20 p.m. Vandal- further information at (740) 427-533- 8 or 5339. All materials should be sent to: Ad- done while classes were in session. vertising Manager, P.O. Box ported by the emergency squad to ism found in Gund Commons The Kenyon Collegian, 832, Gambier, OH, 43022. The BusinessAdvertising Manager may also be reached via e-m- ail at the hospital. Game Room. collegianlcenyon.edu. Nov. 8, 3:30 a.m. Vandalism Nov. 15, 4:20 a.m. Vandalism Yearly subscriptions to The Kenyon Collegian are available for $30. Checks should found in Mather Residence. found at Lewis Hall. be made payable to The Kenyon Collegian and sent to the BusinessAdvertising Nov. 8,4:26a.m. Fire alarm at Nov. 16, 1:05 p.m. Item re- Manager. $1250 Hanna Hall due to a pulled pull ported stolen from a room in FUNDRAISER station. No smoke or fire was Philip Mather Science Building. Credit Card fundraiser for student found. Nov. 17, 12:33 a.m. Unregis- Flowers by Walkers Greenhouse organizations. You've seen other Nov. 10,7:49 p.m. Fire alarm tered party and underage (roup doing it, now it's your turn, On route 229, on the way to Mount Vernon One week is all it takes. at the KC due to an activated possession found in a room in NO gimmicks, NO tricks, smoke detector. The detector was Mather Residence. Roses, cut flowers & plants NO obtijatioo. Call for information today. activated by smoke from an oven . Nov. 17, 9:00 a.m. Item re- 1-800-9- 397-461- 32-0528 x 65. 8:44 - room in 6 Nov. 11, a.m. Fire alarm at ported stolen from a www.ocmconcepts com Cottages to an Mather Science Building. 8-- the Woodland due Philip Open 6 Daily 12-- 4 Sun. activated smoke detector. Detec- Nov. 17 9:30 a.m. Vandalism tor was activated by smoke from at Bexley Hall reported. Visa, Mastercard & American Express welcome burnt food. Source: Security and Safety Office W Thursday, November 19, 1998 NEWS The Kenyon Collegian 3 Years ago in The Collegian Gambier mayor shares input

Double: : Lords FoottaJI . '$ Arthur Schtainjw, Theatrical Zoo Story and . Finishes Second Jr. Speak on JFK Tht in NCAC with Senate on parking space eech Administration Talltj's Folltf BY HILARY LOWB RIDGE the situation both in terms of prac- titled to bring a car on campus and r; Staff Reporter ticality and aesthetics. Farmer's parking lot designation is accord- push e Kenyon Collegian concerns regarding the addition of ing to what residence hall the ac-- The Kenyon College Senate more parking space to the village student lives in. Oberlin College sued welcomed Gambier Mayor Jenni- was voiced in the question she and Hamilton College do not per- ! Kenyon Sees Alcoholic's, CCWsJVeeds fews Briefs fer Farmer last Wednesday to posed to the senate, "How much of mit first year students to have cars.

CCO black-topped- continue the discussion which be- Gambier will be ?" Many of the schools examined, ique gan weeks ago concerning green She expressed the concern that if including Bowdoin College and egu- - space and parking on campus. The the college continues to build more Denison University do allow all

i --."- T. . fts Scares Nation '-' ",7; goal of the Senate was to get input lots, more students will bring cars students to bring cars on campus, from the Village on this issue. "We to campus. The mayor offered one but have first-year student parking realize that Kenyon people are not solution to the parking crunch: try in remote places. Northwestern the only people who live in Gam- to find incentives for employees to University, on the other hand, al-

-- ilit) fesllncnme Essential j T.;T.i . ..-- ." bier," said Vice President for walk or car pool. lows only seniors to bring cars to Student Life Laura Maestas rick - '00, The senate looked at statistics campus. rr,.r: Development Enters f ..ial Stages tiead pr- - - , of the Campaign lor epyi "and so we wanted to open this on car usage and parking from The senate will continue oth- - up to people from the village many colleges to attempt to find evaluating the policies of these fesaporc Denies Eng j C j ul' itself." out how other schools deal with schools while discussing the issue saofl 3 f V.--t V The mayor said that cars, es- cars on campus. The programs at of parking on Kenyon's campus Bg Bro. Ban Gays .pete "ZS pecially student cars, are a problem these schools varied tremendously this semester. "Whatever we de- simply due to numbers, and she from places like Carleton College cide, we feel it is really important tobd inpioyee Theft feels that both the village and the where no cars are allowed on cam- to continue communicating with rthe college should try to control the pus, to schools such as Colby the Village of Gambier," said am effects of parking lots and assess College where every student is en Maestas. d he ech The Collegian as it appeared November 10, 1988. BANDS: board tries for Run DMC d tc act Years Ago... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 self agent that they are releasing a new 'A lot of people mentioned last year that 10 Years Ago, November 11, 1988: Kenyon's newest a capella record and may not want to com- instead of spending $2000-$300- 0 on opening mail group, The Stairwells, gave its first formal performance. The three mit to anything without a 30 day members of the group were all music majors who wished to see folk release," Goldman wrote. The re- bands like Freshwater Collins... it would be music represented among Kenyon's famed singing groups. Their lease would allow Run DMC, an better if we could just try to get together about met firstperformance covered Bob Dylan, the Nashville Bluegrass Band, influential hip hop group, to cancel bands or so. . . I think that' 11 bring ,0(X and Fleetwood Mac numbers in three part harmony. as late as thirty-day- s prior to May 1 . four student Without a guaranteed contract out a better turn-out- .' .BIS 20 Years Ago, November 9, 1978: Kenyon put the "modern" back from that group, the Social Board athi in the Modem Languages Department by spending $20,000 to create will move on to another hip-ho- p Social Board Chair Brian Goldman '01 e a: a language lab on the first floor of Ascension Hall. The language group, De La Soul, and then the talk practice room, designed by Professors Edmund P. Hecht, Charles alternative rock band Luscious ensued online in the past month as Summer Send-O- ff is funded di- i life: Piano, and B. Peter Seymour, was said to be "sophisticated and Jackson. If neither band is avail- serves as evidence of not only the rectly by the college.) The second fim efficient...essential for beginners." able, the Social Board will run yet serious loyalty to their favorite mu- tier allowed students to vote for mpt another on-line poll, although ac- sical groups, but also the stalwart one of the top five bands as chosen !ron 35 Years Ago, November 8, 1963: Modern Language students cording to Goldman, "I don't and effective communication tool through the first poll. hid argue that they are at a severe disadvantage since Kenyon is the only believe that will happen." that the e-m- ail format has become I's likely that Jimmy Cliff, a atia college in the Great Lakes College Association without a language While the news concerning at Kenyon in this decade. relative no-name to fans of mod- : alx lab. The administration forcefully responded that "the program of the headlining band may seem dis- Early last month, the board em music, but a superstar amongst fore languages at Kenyon supposedly is designed for reading ability and heartening, the board's plans to sent out an e-m- ail announcing five reggae aficionados, was pushed to --mai knowledge of literature rather than for the oral use... we are not support Kenyon's pool of on-cam-- pus bands from which students would the top of the polls by the impres- running a tourist bureau." musicians at S ummer Send-O- ff be able to pick their favorites. The sive e-m- ail campaign that local nth should excite fans of the sizeable band list included four of the five fans launched at the prospect of " multi-facete- folk-roc- 40 Years Ago, November 7, 1958: WKCO 91.9 extended its hours and d local music bands above, substituting the k bringing the performer to Kenyon. ecte of broadcasting. Listeners could tune in to the "Wake-u- p show" scene. group 10,000 Maniacs for Although Goldman and the Social LBI: from 7:30 to 8:15 each weekday morning, or to a variety of other "The student band population Cliff, (ironically, Cliff was the Board began to work to book Cliff ied programs from 6:00 to 1 1 :00 each weekday evening. Shows such as on the campus is very good, and eventual favorite). Each student immediately, the wooing process, igica, "Symphony Hall," "Touch of Texas," and "Radio Free Gambier" there's a lot of quality," Goldman was permitted to vote for two bands, whether fruitful or not, usually ies d were introduced to Kenyon community. said. "A lot of people mentioned although students could choose to takes approximately two weeks. Is an last year that instead of spending abstain from the second vote. The The two-wee- k waiting period ac- wd 50 Years Ago, November 12, 1948: More than 1 50 students took the $2000-$300- 0 on opening bands VAX, Kenyon' s e-m- ail server, im- counts for the delay between last t tb Oath of Matriculation and signed their names in the Matriculation like Freshwater Collins, which was mediately exploded into a series of month's poll and the recently-release- d ot h Book. Kenyon enrollment began to grow after a war-tim- e slump. sort of expensive background mu- "allstu" e-mails,- either attempting news. isiot sic for the early afternoon, it would to win support for one of the bands "Last year we weren't able to be better if we could just try to get or complaining over what some get a band until I think January or together about four student bands considered to be slim pickings. so," Goldman said, "so we're work- MONDAY thru SATURDAY or so... I think that'll bring out a "I have no idea who they ing early, but it' sjust really random. 6 ajn. to 3 p.m. better turn-out- ." The student bands were," Goldman says of the on- I can call up one day and the band JODY'S SUNDAY 8a.m. to 3 a.m. chosen and the order in which they line detractors, "but I am glad it can be available, call two days will play are likely to be decided happened." The parade of dis- later and they can be taken." $3 DELIVERY CHARGE TO the Bands next se- VAX led Goldman said that he has no 109 S. MAIN KENYON by a Battle of gruntled students on the mester. the Social Board to discard the idea when the board will make the MOUNT VERNON MONDAY thru FRIDAY di- 397-957- Under the Social Board's original poll's results and change final announcement ofaheadliner. 3 10 ajn. to 2 pjn. rection, Summer Send-O- ff has the polling procedure to a two-tier He will learn whether Run DMC is attracted such renowned perform- system, which Goldman called available tomorrow. "If Run DMC BREAKFAST BUFFET SATURDAY ers as the Freddie Jones Band last more difficult, but better. For the doesn'tcomethrough,Ihave some- 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. year and They Might Be Giants in first tier, students chose from over one on campus that's going to fax SUNDAY BREAKFAST BUFFET 1997. This year's hunt has been a dozen additional bands afford- out the De La Soul offer right after 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. particularly complicated due to the able by the Social Board each that So there's a chance we might CALL FOR MORE INFORMATION chords, both positive and negative, somewhere around the $10,000-and-under find out by the time I get back from that the choice of bands struck in range. (The prices of Thanksgiving break, or, you know, Discover. American Express, Mastercard, and Visa accepted many students. The debate that has bands was crucial to the selections it could take another month." 4 The Kenton Collegian NEWS Thursday, November 19, 1998 House GOP nominates Livingston as Speaker

BY GUY GUGLIOTTA AND Republicans paid for the party's quit Nov. 6, the new team featured educational reform and balancing on anyone else." JULIET EILPERIN poor performance in congressional a uniformly conservative front. All the budget. While Livingston's election leader- the top leaders were anti-aborti- on of - The Washington Post elections by losing their And in another departure from was preordained, much of the sus- ship posts. In the day's biggest and all were from the South recent GOP House rhetoric, pense during the closed-doo- r WASHINGTON House Repub- upset, Rep. J.C. Watts, R-Okl- a., including four from three contigu- Livingston made clear at the very Republican organizing meeting licans purged much of their the only African American Re- ous states. beginning of his remarks that he yesterday had to do with the ma troubled leadership yesterday, publican in the House, defeated But with the election of Watts was proud of his position and would jority leader's race, with Armey turning away from the ideological incumbent Rep. John A. Boehner, who, several members hastened not blame Congress for the sins of fighting for hisjob againstLargent, rhetoric ofrecent years to embrace R-Oh- io, to become GOP confer- to stress, was not chosen because he big government: a strong conservative, and the more

fourth-rankin- g R-Wa- incoming Speaker B ob Livingston, ence chairman, the is black the GOP had broadened "I love this job we hold, and I moderate Jennifer Dunn, sh R-L- a., and his nuts-and-bol- ts position in the hierarchy. its public face to blur its image as the hope you do too," Livingston said. During nominations, members also pledge to provide "honest, respon- Rep. Thomas M. Davis III, R-V- a., party of white males. Colleagues "We do the peoples' business in the put up Rep. J. Dennis Hasten, R. sive and efficient government" unseated Rep. John Linder, regard Watts, another former foot- peoples' House. 21 years ago, as a 111., but he dropped out after The incoming Republicans, R-G- a., as head of the National ball player, as one of the most young man from Louisiana, I was garnering only 19 votes on the first gathered for their post-election or- Republican Congressional Com- articulate and charismatic of the awed and humbled to come here, ballot. ganizing meetings, re-elected Rep. mittee, the organization young conservatives who brought and I still am." Next out was Dunn, who re Dick Armey, R-Tex- as, as majority responsible for overseeing the the Republicans to power in 1994. He also openly offered to make ceived 49 votes in a three-wa- y leader, the No. 2 job. But in a sign party's efforts in House elections. With changes in three of the common cause with Democrats, race. Armey had 99 votes and of the restiveness within his party, The only incumbent re-elected top five positions, the new team saying "we lose nothing by reach- Largent 73. On the final ballot, Armey needed three ballots to hold without opposition was Majority also reflected a desire to re-energ- ize ing out to the other side," but Armey had 127 votes, to 95 for offhis strongest challenger, former WhipTomDeLay ofTexas. Along the party after stunning losses making it clear that "we won't sac- Largent.

R-Ok- pro football star Steve Largent, la. with Livingston, who stepped into in Nov. 3 elections. The incoming rifice our principles for the sake of Armey, notorious for his the breach when outgoing Speaker GOPs 223-21- 2 vote House major- the appearance of progress." gaffes, was on the target list of Moreover, two more senior Newt Gingrich, R-G- a., suddenly ity will be the smallest since 1953. Livingston's words played Largent and other young conser After being nominated for well to colleagues still reeling from vatives who believe he abandoned speaker by acclamation he will the election setbacks and Gingrich's them in their failed effort to unseat BANK: planned for formally take the gavel when the sudden departure. Gingrich in a 1997 coup. But new Congress meets Jan. 6 "A lot of people are excited Armey appeared to benefit from Livingston offered an acceptance about Bob Livingston," said con- the failure of a powerful alterna temporary HR location speech in which he steered clear of servative Rep. Joe Scarborough, tive to emerge: Only some the intramural feuding and the ideo- R-Fl- a., who said the party appeared moderates were willing to support FROM PAGE 1 design firm before it makes any CONTINUED logical sharp edges that have to be pulling together better now Largent, few conservatives wanted Village decisions about how the tect' the ambiance of the long term defined the Republican House for that it had such a tiny majority. Dunn and Hasten, a potentially were important bank space will beused, said Oden. of Gambier two the last four years. "There's a lot less grumbling this powerful alternative, came into the in- "This is reasons for the college's keen Will Sugden '99 said, Instead, he repeated former year, and nobody is putting blame race too late. terest in the site, said Dean of another example ofKenyon trying President Ronald Reagan's apho- within the community. I Students Don J. Omahan. to work rism that "thou shalt not speak ill of President Robert A. Oden Jr. s will ben- think that People Bank another Republican," and urged his said, "We are delighted to be able Kenyon. This efit just as much as colleagues to "communicate better so is to acquire a property central to a good example of the college with ourselves and better with the Gambier and so important to trying to solve office space needs, public." Kenyon." while working within the desires He never mentioned his party's in pos- Placing Human Resources of the community as much as often divisive social agenda, and will the building temporarily give sible. They're taking into account instead focused on traditional GOP Resources desperately with Chase Human the discontent the values: "That's what being Repub- However, needed office space. Ave. proposal that would build lican is all about," he said, "valuing Oden has acknowledged that such new office space." independence and human dreams, a set up is only temporary. Crosby Wood '99 added an- and knowing that if government have "Recent discussions other student perspective saying, gets too big, or takes too much of only heightened our appreciation "I think they should use the the family income that those dreams of the necessity of maintaining building for student related needs, being to fade, and freedom and enhancing the college's such as a student center or restau- dwindles." beauty, and hence planning with rant like a 24-hour Dee's." Americans "simply want hon-es- t, deliberation and widespread Oden, Nelson, and many responsive, efficient we move ahead could consulting before other administrators not be government from their public ser- with any more permanent assign- reached for direct comment on vants," Livingston said, promising ment of the space," said Oden. this issue before press time be- an an agenda that would include Kenyon would have to consult cause they were in New York to Kate Bennett tax cuts, small government, strong Jessica Daniels '00 and Suzanne Nienaber "00 perform at the with NBBJ, an architectural and campaign for Kenyon. defense, social security reform, Multipraktik Intergalaktik Ball held in Gund Commons Nov. 6 and 7.

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C-426- 13-K-- phone: (614)-895-75- 75 41 3L P.O. Box 4000 FAC-- 3 Though hard to find, this authentic Japanese cuisine is worth looking for. Vacaville, CA 95696-400- 0 The Kenyon Collegian OPINION Thursday, November 19, 1998 The Kenyon Collegian Solitude on Gambier hill Editors in Chief: Lauren Johnston, David Shargel News Editor: Ashley Grab lb BY MOLLY FARRELL Features Editor: Lisa Groesz Staff Columnist My F.A. asked me the other day how I was Arts & Entertainment Editors: Jenny Lawton, John Shercjc doing here I Sports Editors: Carolyn Hands, Jenny McDbvitt Sometimes Kenyon' s just not at Kenyon. looked at him as Photo Editor: Kate Bennett small enough. I never thought I'd though he'd asked me what color underwear I Opinion Page Coordinator: Grant Schulert say it, but a few times since I've Diversions Editor: ErkkaHivbly been at college I've nearly wished was wearing. I have no clue how things are Online Editors: Matt Brenner, Jesse Savage I could still wallow in my own self-pit- y going. I haven't slept in wait, what month is News Assistant: Jessica Andruss writing really bad poetry in Layout Assistant: Ben Vore the afternoons. Or maybe, like I it? Subscriptions Manages: Dana Whitley used to do, spend hours at a coffee Copy Editors: Dane. Connolly, Kat Macaown shop lamenting solitude as the un- do?" or "My professor's on crack -- nance. Advisors: Cy Wainscott avoidable plague of the human I can't believe she didn't think Granted, a lot of us are gener- P.F. Kluge condition. Socrates was a post-- modernist!"). ally happy. I just think lack of Loneliness has become not a Not that I mind helping out a friend. pensive respites spent by ourselves saddening fact to be returned to at I mean, I have read one or two Dear will become detrimental to the soul. the end of the day but a commodity Abby columns so I think the ad- So yes, there are times when I wish Tlie future ofthe bank almost as precious as chicken nug- vice I dole out has some validity. It we were spread out a little more. gets in the cafeteria. Existential just feels so unnatural to spend a But before I start writing to the Two years of negotiations and financial transactions between crises, internal dilemmas and the dreary November afternoon at- trustees to ask for a more limited Kenyon and the People's Bank of Gambierhave finally come to an end. like aren't dealt with or obsessed tempting to list every Saved by the enrollment, I must admit these The college has recently purchased the historic old bank located on the about, but rather glazed over with Bell episode instead of pondering times of desiring solitude are most comer of Brooklyn St. and Gaskin Ave., while the People's Bank has the constant action and diversion my own existence, or what I'm certainly tempered by times of re- settled into it's new location on Wiggin St. college life demands. doing here, or where the heck my gretting Kenyon' s already tiny The possiblities for the old bank site are endless; a student center, There are the practical issues keys are. student body. Most disturbingly, quality late night dining, a study area akin to Gund Commons or even that lack of solitude poses during My F.A. asked me the other it's impossible to really dislike office space for student organizations. one's undergraduate education. A day how I was doing here at someone here, because you know But at least temporarily, the college has decided to move the rural college of the liberal arts is an Kenyon. I looked at him as though you will see him at least three Human Resources department, which now shares space in Walton interesting paradox: everybody he'd asked me what color under- times before lunch as soon as you House with the accounting office, into the old bank building. has about 300 pages of assigned wear I was wearing. I have no clue decide to avoid him. While it is understandable that Human Resources is a department reading per day, but whenever any- how things are going. I haven't Gambier has been beautiful that does require more space, the college's decision, "temporary" as it one else isn't working the only slept in wait, what month is it? these last few autumn days, even is, seems a bit thoughtless. thing they can do in this remote I've already made great friends with the gray skies. I just wonder if For more than a year now, college officials and student govern- town is bug the people who are. and followed them through major it might be nice to have the oppor- ment bodies have been discussing the need for a student center. This Dorms are death for any last-minute, post-adolesce- nt crises. tunity to be lost among unfamiliar need became dangerously apparent last year in the wake of numerous highly technical homework I never stopped to consider faces along Middle Path gazing at drunk driving accidents involving students who were just trying to get assignment, as we all know, be- the correctness of my college it all. But then again, whether some food on a Friday or Saturday night. This type of establishment, cause the unwritten rule of every choice or the appropriateness of they're superficial or not, the greet- which could become a social mecca where students can find good food residence hall is that all rooms are my schedule; I just made the deci- ings from professors and even in the wee hours of the morning, is what students want and the declared open access in cases of sions and Kenyon somehow made acquaintances I lately wish I could college needs. psychological emergencies ("So-and-- so certain I wouldn't have time for avoid would probably be sorely Kenyon is surely one a few colleges without a true student center. emailed me, what should I wavering or even cognitive disso missed after a few short hours. But Kenyon is also one of the few colleges that would place an administrative department like Human Resources in one of the most in; itnutfo ttwintu prominent sites on campus, even temporarily, when this is the ideal site for the student center the campus needs. What will prospective students think when they take a campus Student disagrees with MOVE message tour? They will see our world-famo- us Book S tore, a homey post office, This past Monday evening I back at the government, then you If you find any of this hard to next to which is ... Human Resources. Neither prospective students, attended the lecture by Ramona are a masochist; you like the pain believe, there was a video camera their parents or current students will be impressed. Africa of the MOVE Organiza- our oppressive government tries to at the lecture taping Ms. Africa. If Human Resources is really in dire need of space, the college tion. What she said I found very bring on all people, and thus you The main sponsor of this event was should build either an addition to the Walton House or a new house. disturbing, and at some instances, are suicidal and violent That comes A New Suffrage; I hope they would When the Horn Gallery needed a new space, the college decided down right scary. Kenyon should from a "nonviolent" group that felt let that video be seen and heard in that a gallery would be built by next semester's end. The same could, be a place open for all opinions to the need to construct a fortified its entirety. and should, be done for Human Resources. be expressed, but when those views bunker on their roof to defend them- My point here is not to con- Though this move is labeled as "temporary", how temporary can move into the realm of endorsing selves from the police. done the injustices wrought upon moving an entire department, (especially one that places a heavy the abolition of the US Govern- According to Ms. Africa, it the MOVE Organization by the emphasis on record keeping), from one space to another really be? ment, and lack any respect for our doesn't matter if you are a poor Philadelphia police department If this move does occur, the college will see no effective use of the Constitution, they must be chal- black, Latino or Asian, or even if My purpose is to raise the question old bank site anytime in the near future, and that is what this student lenged. you are white and are middle or of how readily college students body needs, now. I do not want to debate the upper class; they are out to get you. will subscribe to such fanaticism. FHUV unit i(mmuIW legality ofpolice actions involving There are companies like Dow This was a group that has far out iu the two major confrontations the Chemical and Dupont that are try- stepped its initial bounds as an Office: Chase Tower at the top of Peirce Hall's main stairway Philadelphia police department had ing to poison your water so they environmental and animal rights Mailing address: The Kenyon Collegian, Student Activities Center, Gambier, OH 43022. can sell you water purifiers. Fur- activist group. I hope everyone who Business address: P.O. Box 832, Gambier, OH 43022 with the MOVE Organization. That

E-m- thermore, she says the real problem attended the lecture is aware of ail address: collegiankenyon.edu department has been notorious for WWW address: http:www.kenyon.eduubscollegian corruption in the 70' s and 80's, is not the government, but a hand- that and that Kenyon students in Phone numbers: (740) 427-533- 8, 5339 and has been found guilty in court ful of super-ric- h industrialists who general are aware of such things not handling the MOVE situa- control everything, not just the US taking place on our campus. The opinion page is a space for members of the community to discuss issues relevant of to the campus and the world at large. The opinions expressed on this page belong only tion properly. Rather, I feel that but the entire world. She placed to the writer. Columns and letters to the editors do not reflect (he opinions of the Kenyon Ramona Africa has moved from her fingers about a centimeter apart --Llewellyn Jones '01 Collegian staff. Voice from the Tower is used when a member of the Kenyon Collegian being a rebel crusading for animal and said that "Bill Clinton is a staff wishes to express a personal opinion apart from the staff as a whole. All members environment, flunky, he doesn't have more than of the community are welcome to express opinions through a letter to the editors. The liberation and a clean HAVE AN Kenyon Collegian reserves the right to edit all letters submitted for length and clarity. to a revolutionary in a state of this much power." To prove that The Collegian cannot accept anonymous or pseudonymous letters. Letters must be pernicious paranoia. she does not condone violence, OPINION? signed by individuals, not organizations, and must be 200 words or less. Letters must The MOVE Organization says Africa said that she does not con- also be received no later than the Tuesday prior to publication. The Kenyon Collegian done murder, not even of a police SPEAK OUT prints as many letters as possible each week subject to space, interest and appropriateness. that they are a nonviolent group. Members of the editorial board reserve the right to reject any submission. The But Ramona Africa says that officer. Then she made the scary Collegian also will consider publishing letters which run considerably beyond 200 MOVE doesn't condone pacifism assertion thaLe ven if you could kill Email letters to the words. If such a letter meets the above criteria of space, interest and appropriateness, because pacifism is a form of vio- one hundred police officers it the author will be notified and the letter will be published as a guest column. lence! She would have you believe wouldn' tdo any good because there editor to COLLEGIAN The Kenyon Collegian is published weekly while the college is in session, except ( during examination and vacation periods. The views expressed in the paper do not that the government is out to get would be many more people there necessarily reflect the views of Kenyon College. everyone, and if you don't strike to take their place. Thursday, November 19, 1998 OPINION The Kenyon Collegian MOVE: oppressed activists or fanatic cult?

BY DANIEL CONNOLLY MOVE suggests that it is (or was) the officer was killed by "friendly Staff Columnist was never a large organization and fire". in- may be virtually dead now). It was At several points during her speech, she This is plausible, but she failed Last week I was treated to the founded in the 1970's by the char- sisted that "the system" wanted to kill every- to mention that eleven guns were sight of a cult member spinning ismatic handyman Vincent recovered from the MOVE house, wild conspiracy theories and ad- Leophart (aka John Africa), "He one in MOVE. I was surprised that she didn't that MOVE allegedly shot first, vocating violence against police. was like aMessiah," said one mem- mind-contr- and that a total seven mention orbital ol lasers or a world of police Ramona Africa, who spoke in ber. officers and firemen suffered gun- Higley on Nov. 9, serves as "Mini- Leophart soon gathered a num- Zionist conspiracy. shot wounds in the firefight. ster of Information" for the ber of followers who followed his The city finally took action Philadelphia-base- d radical group teachings and repeated his vacu- - : against MOVE after a terrified and MOVE. ous proverbs (e.g. The power of. frustrated coalition of MOVE'S She was the only adult to truth is final). He instructed them equipped its house with powerful kill the mayor. Ramona Africa in- neighbors sent a letter to the gover- emerge alive from MOVE' s Philad- to shun technology, to respect all loudspeakers; around Christmas sisted that they weren't really nor implying that they would attack elphia headquarters on May 13, life, to eat only raw vegetables, 1983, MOVE began to serenade its making threats, however "MOVE MOVE themselves if the govern- 1985 after police fired at least and to keep children out of school neighbors with profanity-ridde- n doesn't threaten anybody. What ment refused to act Neighbors 10,000 rounds into the building and unclothed (except in extremely diatribes calling for the release of we will say is that ifwe're attacked reported to police that they had and dropped a bomb onto its roof cold weather). some of its members from prison. ... we will defend ourselves." seen MOVE members with rifles from a helicopter. MOVE exhibited typical MOVE members sometimes ranted On May 11, 1985, Ramona in the rooftop bunker, the police The bomb started a conflagrat- cultish characteristics in its at- for twenty-fou- r hours at a stretch. Africa thoughtfully clarified this prepared search and arrest war- ion that the police and fire tempts to destroy the individuality Meanwhile, MOVE'S practices of position in a letter to police: "When rants on firearms charges. department callously chose to let of its recruits. Neophytes were re- taking in stray animals, spreading you come here, it's sic ain't gone MOVE clearly expected and bum. The fire grew completely quired to adopt the surname refuse out on the ground and refus- sic be swift and clean. It's gone sought a violent confrontation in out of control. Eleven members of "Africa" and to grow dreadlocks. ing to exterminate rats and roaches sic be a mess. If MOVE go sic 1985. Its paranoia triggered a vio- the MOVE organization died (in- Why did the government take an infestation of other pests. Sev- down, the knee joints of America lent chain of events. Since MOVE cluding five children), and action against MOVE in 1985? eral melees broke out between will break and the body of America irrationally believed that the po- sixty-on- e bouses were destroyed. Ramona Africa's answer to this MOVE members and their neigh- will soon fall ... If they succeed in lice were out to kill them, they Was this "brutal police op- question reeked of paranoia: "Bill bors. coming through the walls, they are armed themselves for a violent con- pression" of an antiracist social Clinton don't have no power. He Ramona Africa dismissed the going to find smoke, gas, fire, and frontation, which in turn forced the movement, as publicity promoting ain't nothing but a flunky, an er- complaints of neighbors as fabr- bullets. Before we let you police to take extreme action the lecture suggested? Not exactly. rand boy for big business, for ications of the government motherfuckers make an example against MOVE. Dropping a bomb No one mentioned before the lect- industry ... There are a handful of controlled media. of us, we will burn the on the roof ofa house was extreme ure that MOVE is a violent cult. super-ric- h industrialists who run The city government ignored motherfucking house down and and immoral, but the bomb was The 1985 bombing was much the world. Not just this country, complaints about MOVE for well burn you up with us." meant to destroy the rooftop bun- like the firey conclusion of the but run the world. And they con- over a year before taking action. Ramona Africa spent a great ker that MOVE had been 1993 siege of the Branch Davidian trol the politicians. These people Mayor Wilson Goode adopted a part of her lecture at Kenyon de- constructing for weeks. compound in Waco, Texas in did not want MOVE setting the policy of non-confrontation toward fending this policy of violent I do not dispute that there is

anti-technologyenvironmen- which 86 cult members died. kind of talist MOVE. Goode was harshly criti- resistance to legitimate authority, such a thing as police brutality or In both cases, a dangerous cult example that we were cized after the bombing not only a policy that had predictable con- that MO VE members were abused

anti-govemm- themid-'70'sMOV- with a paranoid ent setting." for planning the botched attack, sequences. In E by police in some instances. And I philosophy armed itself and pre- At several points during her but for giving MOVE more time to began to stockpile weapons and know that the U.S. government pared for confrontation with police. speech, she insisted that "the sys- prepare for a confrontation through made an almost laughable attempt has repressed social movements in When the confrontation inevitably tem" wanted to loll everyone in his inaction. MOVE members to acquire an atomic bomb. the past But to elevate a paranoid came, law enforcement officers MOVE. I was surprised that she spent much of 1985 fortifying their In July 1977, a MOVE infor- and violent cultist like Ramona used ill-chosen and immoral didn't mention orbital mind-control houseand building a bunker on their mant led police to a cache of guns, Africa to the status of invited lec- strongarm tactics that resulted in lasers or a world Zionist rooffrom which they shot at police ammunition, ten complete bombs turer simply because of her the deaths of many cult members. conspiracy. during the May 13 th confronta- and several bomb-makin-g manu- victimization in a botched police In last week' s speech, Ramona The real reason for the 1985 tion. als in the trunk of a car. A police raid is simply wrong and does a Africa emphatically denied that attack against MOVE was pres- On April 29th, 1985, MOVE officer was killed in an August great injustice to the brave men MOVE is a cult, but every shred sure exerted on city officials by publicly denounced the police and 1978 shootout with MOVE; last and women who struggle against of information available about MOVE'S neighbors. MOVE their neighbors and threatened to week, Ramona Africa claimed that real, not imagined, injustices.

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TT BY SARAH GELMAN toaster, have been added to the m-rr-rw-H- responses to the changes in the Staff Writer food area. Finefrock expressed Book Store have been mixed. "I his concern with the coffee and like the front section a lot. It The interior layout of the bagel area because he felt it was makes the bookstore a social Kenyon College Book Store has 1 still too crowded. He hopes to wFsl ferrSy IMS scene," said Leah Sokolofski '01. been in a state mht of aesthetic flux for improve on it as soon as pos- Sokolofski also said that the the past three years as a result of sible. bookstore has become more con- manager Jack Finefrock's efforts The changes in the book- ducive to studying and is also to accomodate the needs and pref- store were made in response to easier to shop at. JIM 1? erences of the Kenyon student student and faculty dissatisfac- .5; t i, ''.Jj.hlpji j j The satisfaction with the body and Gambier community. tion with the depleted seating 1 1 ; s food area is apparent. "I love the i m .s i i . Finefrock, the Book Store's space as a result of the used new conveyor belt toaster," said manager of 17 years, says the books. Finefrock attributed the Joe Werner '99. Some students Book Store has changed back to growing discontent to "a general however do not think there has the way it was three years ago in feeling that students wanted more been enough change. "They did response to complaints of an in- social space." create more space, but it's not creasing lack of space and a di- The original changes, such enough," commented Vera minished social dynamic due to as limiting the study areas, were Hapiak '00. the installment of several shelves made in response to the opening A large number of students of used books. of the Red Door Cafe in Febru- have not observed any improve- "We basically created more ary 1996, which Finefrock ments. "I kind of noticed, but space," said Finefrock. More spe- anticipated to become more of a nothing that struck me as huge," cifically, there are more seating social setting than the Book said Sara Bumsted '01. areas with comfortable chairs, an Store, allowing him to abandon Finefrock anticipated the stu- increase in study areas in the back some of the seating and install dent response to be "neutral," room, wider aisles and a colorful more merchandise. The com- since the changes reverted the paint job of moon and stars in the plaints proved this to be a Book Store back to how it used front of the store. According to mistake. "Students want the to be. It has again assumed a look Finefrock, the desired effect was Book Store and the Red Door," Eddie Eckart and atmosphere worthy of the a more visually to create pleasing said Finefrock. David Sims '99 studies at one of the many tables in the Kenyon Book Store. praise of The Insider's College space. ' In the future, the Book Store Book which named the Kenyon Greater selection, as well as hopes to become more "comfort- Finefrock. "My job is to respond ate the feedback from students, Book Store the best individual improved appliances like a new able and impressive," said to what people ask for. I appreci- - and the staff does too." Student bookstore in America. Furby, this year's new, hot Christmas toy selling out fast

Furby by Christmas. Although stroyed immediately." However, BY KATIE SUTTLE Meet my other Furby friends! Furbies retail at a suggested $30, the anti-Furb- y contingent is in the AND ALLISON JONES FAO, to demand, marketed minority. are quickly Staff Writers due Furbies Furbies for $34.99. attention the i grabbing the of Move over Tickle Me Elmo, r It seems Furbies are stimulat- nation's media and have been fe- here comes Furby. Furbies talk, ing the interest of people every- atured in stories by Time and learn, see, feel, communicate where. In fact, there is already a Newsweek. and are shaping up to be the hot- phenomenal Furby fan following Furbies will be available at test toy for the holiday season. on the Internet. Check out the many locations ranging from up- A furry animal resembling a Furby Web-rin- g, which already scale toy stores to drug stores, ac- cross between Gizmo from stands at twenty-thre- e pages com- cording to the official Furby web Gremlins and a bird, a Furby is Wa oii hsY noma end our own prcdlt(-wrIKE33- s! plete with chat rooms, message site: www.furby.com. If you can- a melon and boards, postcards, downloads and not wait for a shipment of Furbies the size of casaba These three Furbies all have different names and personalities. Furby makers Tiger Toys, Inc. fan fiction. A good place to start to arrive at a store near you, you claim it is better than a real pet guage constructed out of syllables. have been the only one: some- is http:www.erols.comjaysons could always acquire one off the or a Tomagatchi virtual pet. Furbies can also be taught to speak body wrote The Indian in the furby. Furby blackmarket of Internet Furby doesn't die. English. According to Tiger Toys, Cupboard. " "I think Furbies are really cute auctions. Prices are already rang- Furby is comparable to an ad- Inc., upon placing six Furbies in a There is a reason why Juchter and I want one," said Val Green '00. ing from $75 to $300, depending vanced Teddy Ruxpin, the talking circle, the toys engaged in a five has not seen a Furby. Stores can't Jucter agreed, "I think I'd actually on the color. Similar to the craze toy bear introduced in the early minute dialogue in Furbish. keep them on the shelves for long. like to have one, or two to watch over Beanie Babies, some are '90s. Using the same technology "Well, I've only read about When FAO Schwarz, a toy depart- them interact I can't say how im- more desirable than others. as a television remote control, a Furbies, never actually seen one, ment store, debuted Furby in Oc- pressed I am that technology is So when you hear a small Furby can detect the presence of but they sound really cool," said tober at their flagship store in New making steps like this toward even child screaming about a Furby, another Furby and the two inter- Tim Juchter '99. "The things I've York City, they sold out within a the crudest replica of life." overhear six-year olds conversing act through singing, talking, mak- heard it can do are the things I'd day. FAO then opened the Furby There are dissenting opinions in Furbish or see news stories of ing each other sneeze and teach- always wished toys could you market on the Internet. Demand about the wonders of Furbies, rabid parents trampling each other ing each other new words and know the childhood daydreams quickly exceeded supply and only though. Alan Miller '99 feels that for the last grey and pink Furby, songs. Furbies arrive speaking where your toys come alive, those who ordered a Furby online "Furbies are evil, disturbing don't be surprised. Furbies are Furbish which is a nonsense lan- - right? Or was I strange? I can't before Oct. 28 can hope to get a techno-pet- s that should be de here and they're hot.

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tuition by percent next year? Aimee Carlson '01 Steve Ashcroft '01 four Andy Philips '00 Chad Whaley '99 I'll only dig it if they give Consider the problem of the Well then, I should hope I think that 3.96 percent the money to the art depart- working class at Kenyon; this that the girls will be four would be much more ment to get a new AVID. "Gambier Proletariot" sees stu- percent better looking. dents waste away our parents' money by skipping classes. Photos by Sarah Shea Thursday, November 19, 1998 FEATURES The Kenton Collegian 9 Straight from Hollywood, it's the Gong Show Similar to show by Chuck Barns, Kenyon will have program where students perform at mercy of gong

BY LAURA FOLKS showcasing their talent A panel of "Late Night Programming," Staff Writer judges will listen to the audience and she said, "is an effort, primarily decide if they should hit the gong to - v sponsored by the Office of "I'm going to feel bad ifpeople cut their acts short Depending on Multicultural Affairs, to create ac- gonged," said Sarah Gelman 01 the time the student performances get x tivities between 10p.m. and 2 a.m. if - of The Gong Show, which will are expected to take, Hilson may ... on Fridays and Saturdays." Hilson come to Kenyon Dec. 4 at 10 p.m. bring in a DJ so that there will be emphasized that they want to fill in Phi lander's Pub. The show is dancing after the show. the time with activities planned being organized as a joint effort be- At this point in the planning directly in response to student in- tween the Office of Multicultural stages, the judges have not yet been terest Affairs and Student Activities. selected, but Hilson did say "The au- According to Hilson, it is a According to Gabrielle Hilson, dience will influence our mystery time slot when students are typi- coordinator ofMulticultural Events gong person on their applause or V" cally looking for activities. "If and Services, this is just one of the boos." Meaning that although the you want to see a particular activ- Chuck Barris, the and executive producer of the original Gong Show. many occasions planned for Late gong person has final decision on star ity," she said, "call our office and Night Programming. whether or not to gong, he is influ- stage might be difficult this year. that though. Other events spon- suggest it" she said. They will The idea for the Gong Show enced by the reaction of the audi- "We're looking for some untalented sored by the office such as Jamnesty, sponsor parties as well as perfor- grew from one of Hilson's brain- ence. Jamele Adams, assistant dean people," said Hilson, laughing. She held last Saturday, have had good mances. "If you want to see a storming sessions at the beginning of students and director of is considering soliciting faculty for attendance and student participa- midnight basketball game, call us of this year, after she received posi- multicultural affairs hit the gong at their performances. tion. "Students seem to be show- up and suggest it." Later on this tive feedback about last year's last year's show. Student actors, "I didn't like the real thing on ing a lot of interest" she said, "So year, for example, along with Karaoke Gong Show during Phling singers, and magicians are sched- TV," said Ben Cake '01 when asked far we have about eight or nine per- AD ELANTE and the Horn Gal- Weekend. The format for this per- uled to perform. Hilson believes that about the Gong Show. Hilson formers signed up for the Gong lery, Late Night Programming will formance will include students finding someone to gong off the doesn't seem to be worried about Show. It's going to be fun." sponsor the band Manuel y Santos. Improved Greek Council Emily Huigens embodies does more than party BY ALYS SPENSLEY Ciuca, Greek Council worked with Staff Writer the office of Security and Safety in the 'mentality of elegance' establishing the new set of regula- Maybe you went to the Greek tions for parties. Some of these Council' s haunted house over Hal- changes include: limiting the num- BY KOSKA JULIE loween weekend, or perhaps you ber of kegs allowed on campus on StaffWriter have noticed the signs around cam- any given weekend, bartenders at Emily Huigens '00, pus for a Greek Council sponsored the parties must be TIPS certified through her heavy involvement discussion. These are indicators (a program which trains bartenders any in campus activities, consis- that this year's Greek Council has to more conscientious) and a tently makes an impact on the become an active part of the group throwing party must strictly invite-onl- y Kenyon College community. Kenyon community. This year's follow an policy. very The Greek Council is actively She is particularly visible on council felt it was important with Greek involved with community service in campus through her participa- ) A- to address problems - in- tion in Allied Sexual life from all points of view, Gambier. According to council Orientations since she served cluding those of: the member Eric Smith '99, "Greek administration, safety and secu- Council is also devoting time to as co-president for two years. community service projects She also has time to par- rity, faculty and students. and ticipate in other activities. "More than anything, Greek planning and supporting events that com- will benefit the whole campus. On Huigens writes for the Colle- Council has forced the Greek gian, is a Kenyon Review munity to assume some of the re- the whole the council is trying to sponsibility for their own actions. move ... in a very positive direction student associate and is an active member of Amnesty With the rebirth of a Greek judicial that should serve to help not only Greeks but also the entire Kenyon International, the social board board, a more stringent party policy Eddie Eckan Greek community." and the Crozier Center board. Emily Huigens '00. and the general growth of and so- Some of these activities in- On top of it all, Huigens is a Council power, fraternities are compelled to take an ac- clude: organizing a blood drive for Community Forum mentor, an sibility toward non-heterosexual Kenyon. rorities tive in monitoring Greek activi- the Red Cross, encouraging par- upper class counselor at orien- people. It is everyone's According to the Dean for role Hol- ticipation in college phonathons tation and a discrimination fight," said Huigens. Academic Advising, Jane ties," said council member Ben land '99. and sponsoring a forum for Gam- advisor. Huigens has learned a lot Martindell, Huigens is "out- member bier residents to voice any criti- Having grown up in an area from her involvement with standing ... her compassion for Fellow council cisms and input about the impact of Seattle, Wash, with a large ALSO and has helped to expand others and her willingness to Patrick Roberts '99 said,"The action the coun- of the Greek organizations in the gay and lesbian population, the membership. While she does help and support people and most important of neighborhoods. Huigens feels an especially not perceive her actions here causes is incredible. She is a cil this year was becoming active. coun- Most noticeably the council strong committment to ALSO. contributing to a related career, very gifted leader, and contrib- The traditional roles of the is working to "solidify the posi- Huigens feels strongly that she does plan on volunteering utes virtually everyday to this cil have practically been scrapped, re- tion the Greek organizations at everyone deserves certain with similar programs after she community in very positive allowing for innovative and of mem- Kenyon as a positive part of the rights. Her involvement with graduates. ways." sponsive participation by its key to the Kenyon community," said Ciuca. ALSO has included trying to Next semester, Huigens will Jamele Adams, assistant bers. This has been the growth the council's influence They are moving towards this goal raise funds for speakers, such be involved with numerous dean of students and director of of community, student body by working with VOICES to cre- as lesbian performance artist projects, including a photo ex- multicultural affairs said, in the and campus government." ate a program addressing the is- Holly Hughes' who came to hibition of gaylesbianbi-sexua- l "Whenever you see Emily; According to Greek Council sue of rape and sexual harassment Kenyon last month. families. awareness, intellect initiative, George Ciuca '99, the on campus. They are also work- Huigens firmly believes She is also working with the focus, love of self and life and President ing with the Wellness program to that heterosexual people Crozier Center to establish a respect proceed her only to cre- "first goal was to work to change the idea on campus that Greek or- throw a non-alcoholic party some- should be involved in the women's leadership award. It ate a shadow-lik- e silhouette of simply as drink- time this semester, on a day when ALSO program. "Heteros- will go to people who have done character that can only be de- ganizations existed clubs whose main role on cam- none of the Greek organizations exual people need to recog- the most on this campus or have scribed as the mentality of ing pus was to throw parties that every- are throwing a party involving nize that they have a respon- - done the most for women at one could come to." According to 10 The Kenyon Collegian ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Thursday, November 19, 1998 Kenyon choirs to present winter concert Program includes standard repertoire, works from professor's summer in South Africa

BY CRISTIN MCCORMICK StaffWriter What: Kenyon College The 1998 Kenyon College Chamber Chambers Singers and Commu- Singers nity Choir will present an eclectic and Community mix of music with a South African Choir winter flavor in the choral department's concert winter concert on Saturday Dec. 5 at 8 p.m. in Rosse Hall. The Com- When: Saturday, munity Choir will take the stage Dec. 5, 8 p.m. first, followed by the Chamber Where: Rosse Hall Singers. The Community Choir will per- rican Libertas Choir. form two Scottish pieces, an "I was very fortunate to work --4 Astonian piece, Bloch's "The with this particular choir because Benediction," "Fog" with music the group drew upon all of the by Felice Zimmerman, Haydn's representive peoples in Africa, this v - - ,' p. "Mass in B-fl- at major," and a reli- being reflected in their repertoire," gious Brazilian piece entitled said Locke. "Psalm 150." "There are 1 1 official languages The program will also include in South Africa, but a great deal of several African arrangements in- English is still spoken. I was ex- Associate Professor of Music Benjamin Locke prepares the Chamber Singers for their Dec 5 concert. cluding "African Dusk," "Evening posed to Africaans, a language in Africa," "Noya na?" (Are you originally spoken by the Dutch African American spiritual. "The music itself will help "We graduated around 15 se- going?) and a grand finale com- settlers. I additionally learned two Through music I was able to ex- others recognize the richness of niors in each of the past two years, bining the talent of both choirs, "click" languages called Pedi and pose them to African American African culture," said Locke. "As and many of the faces are new to entitled "Bawo, Thixo Somandla" Xhosa." culture and teach them about the it helped the diverse members of the risers," said Erich Kurschat

(Father, God Omnipotent). Cheshe Dow '02, a student from idioms and codes through that the Libertas Choir to connect, it '99, co-president of this year's "The two groups are present- Botswana familiar with Pedi, particular spiritual," said Locke. will help us to do so as well. group. ing programs of varied repertoire, helped Locke and bis choirs make "A lot of South African music "Because I actually experi- "We are larger this year than but featured this year are several the actual production of the "click" is not written down. When I first enced African language, culture the past few, consisting of S3 voices compos titions that I brought back sound. arrived and discovered this after and music firsthand, I ... can be of with a lot of talent and a lot of from South Africa," said Benjamin "The clicks and various sounds talking to several choir members, I more direct help to the singers when potential." Locke, associate professor of mu- required in the language of the panicked. But, after listening to teaching the new material," said "Despite the size and the num- sic and director of both groups. South African pieces were a shock tapes made of performances, I was Locke. ber of new members, our talented Due to a generous Kenyon Col- for many of our English speaking able to put several of the songs in "Because of the current politi- choir has been working hard all lege summer grant, Locke and his tongues, but we're having fun prac- ink for the first time ever. Now I cal problems in Africa, I left with a semester to bring this concert to wife were able to spend six weeks ticing and trying to get them down," have a file full of new music that paradoxical feeling, one of great Kenyon," said Chamber in South Africa this past May and said Chamber Singer Debbie will last for at least ten years." hope and great despair." SingerKatie Lillie '00.

lan-guagebarr- June primarily studying African Benson '00. After returning from South Af- Besides overcoming a ier, Charlie Walsh '00 said "There music, along with the country's "As a guest conductor I was rica, Locke says he clearly sees the the Chamber Singers are new faces, new languages, and language and culture. also able to share some American ways in which people use music as have had to face other challenges new battles to be fought in this While abroad, Locke acted as music with the Libertas Choir. One a form of social engineering or as a this year most notably, changes upcoming performance. Besides, guest conductor for the South Af-- of the pieces they loved was an venue for interaction. in size. Doc Locke dances." Film society shows final films of first semester

and a strange relationship grows a de- of BY JAMES SHERIDAN daughter. He is drawn to strip Day Massacre in Chicago, they ule with this monumental film Film Critic between the two. club called Exotica, where he ob- cide to evade the guns of the mob '90s pop culture, Madonna: Truth Written in the span of a week sesses over a young dancer named by dressing up as women and trav- or Dare. Directed by Alek Sex, Lies, and Videotape and shot for next to nothing, Christina (Mia Kirshner) who reeling to Miami in a band. Keshishian and filmed in black and Wednesday, Dec. 2, 10:15 p.m. Soderbergh's film is a study of sembles his daughter. They disguise themselves and white, Truth or Dare takes us be- Higley Auditorium bold direction and freshness of The awkward relationship that enter into the band of Sugar Kane hind the scenes of the Material script, exposing the darker side of develops between the dancer and (Marilyn Monroe) and her Society Girl's outrageous 1990 Blonde The film that sparked the Indie passion in an intelligent way. Sex, the customer does not go unnoticed Syncophaters. However, compli- Ambition Tour. film revolution, Steven Lies, and Videotape won the Grand by theclub'sdisc jockey Eric (Elias cations arise as one of them falls in The tour is shown to be very Soderbergh's remarkable debut Prize at the 1 989 Cannes Film Fes- Koteas) himself a figure in love with the beautiful Sugar Kane entertaining and pumped full of Sex, Lies, and Videotape is a potent tival and James Spader won Best Christina's past. while the other must fend off a energy but also extremely punish- tangle of tortured relationships. Actor honors. A moody and reflective film, male suitor. ing in its travel schedule as it takes Essentially a four character Exotica deals with the issues of A marvel of uming and humor, its toll on the dancers. Madonna, film, it tells the tale of B aton Rogue loss and loneliness in modern soci- the strength of this film is in the their mother figure, also serves as lawyer John (Peter Gallagher) and Exotica ety through Egoyan's effective and remarkable chemistry between the their counselor and prayer leader. his frigid wife Ann (Andie Friday, Dec. 4, 8 p.m. brilliant camerawork and visual leads Lemmon and Curtis, who take Madonna shows herself to not MacDowell). John sleeps with Higley A uditorium style. monumental roles and give them only be a very commanding stage Ann's sister Cynthia (Laura San believability and heart. Nominated presence and singer but also a pow- Giacomo) and Ann falls deeper into Winner of the International Some Like It Hot for six Academy Awards in 1960, erful boss as she helps orchestrate depression. Critics Prize at the Cannes Film Saturday, Dec. 5, 8 p.m. Some Like It Hot is also a gem for the the media circus th at surrounds her. The arrival of John's old col- Festival, Exotica is a 1994 film Higley Auditorium terrific performance by the incom- Warren Beatty, her boyfriend lege roommate Graham (James from the director of The Sweet Here- parable Marilyn Monroe. at the time, offers this perspective: Spader) shakes the mix up a bit as after. Canadian director Atom Director Billy Wilder's mas- "she simply doesn't want to live he reveals his strange hobby. Be- Egoyan is adept at tackling diffi- terpiece Some Like It Hot is the off camera." ing impotent, Graham videotapes cult and heart-breaking stories and 1960 classic which some consider Madonna: Truth or Dare Beatty, Sandra Bernhard, An- women speaking about their sexual Exotica is no exception. to be the ultimate Hollywood com- Wednesday, Dec. 9 10:15 p.m. tonio Banderas and Kevin Costner experiences as a kind of erotic re- Francis (Bruce Greenwood) is edy of all time. Higley Auditorium all fill in the background of this lease for him. a lonely tax adjuster who is still When leads Jerry (Jack hilarious and self-indulge- nt look at He quickly develops a special coming to terms with his own grief Lemmon) and Joe (Tony Curtis) The Kenyon Film Society one of the most controversial and attachment to the repressed Ann over the murder of his teenage witness the 1929 St. Valentine's completes its first semester sched beloved pop artists of our time. r- -

Thursday, November 19, 1998 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT The Kenton Collegian 1 1 Owl Creeks excited about upcoming concert Show will include sounds of Gershwin, Wonder and even a little Ben Folds Five from younger group

BY SARAH HART Senior StaffWriter

The Owl Creeks, Kenyon's What: Owl Creeks only all-fem- ale a capella group, winter Concert will take the Rosse Hall stage Fri- When: Friday, - day , Dec. 4, for their winter concert. t- . I l'V j L I. I

The performance will begin at 7 Dec. 4, 7 p.m. 0 . y-:- v pjn. Where: Rosse Hall i I'M' Featuring what co-president Hilary Ervin '01 calls "a very eclectic group of songs," the concert 'We definitely have a will include songs by such artists lot to live up to after as Al Green, Stevie Wonder, Ben Folds Five and Peter Gabriel. last year, but we're up The Owl Creeks stress the fact to the challenge.' are very excited about the that they 1 upcoming concert. Hilary Ervin '01 V r.J 1 "There's lots of energy," said co-president Emily Van Hook '01 . dents Mia Clark and Maggie "We've been working so Lukens. hard," added Ervin. With only nine members this "So we expect a full house," year instead of the larger group of concluded Kate Gross '01. previous years, the members of the With four new members re- Owl Creeks feel that the size of the placing six members who left last group serves to increase their close- year, the Owl Creeks is now a ness. fairly young group. "We definitely have a lot to Comprised entirely of first-year live up to after last year, but we're The Owl Creeks: in front, Maggie Lukens '02, on the couch: sophomores Hilary Ervin, Kate Gross, Emily students and sophomores, the up to the challenge," said Ervin, Peterson, Emily Van Hook and first-year student Mia Clark; in back: sophomores Kaliis Smith, Kyra Whitson are sophomore musical summing up the general feelings members and Katie Lillie. ; directors Emily A, Peterson and of the group. . . Kaliis Smith, sophomores Ervin, The evening will include a incoming members. "Where else can you look at "Please come and enjoy the Gross, Katie Lillie, Van Hook and song to highlight the newest mem- 'This is great family fun," said nine beautiful women on stage for good music we want to share with Kyra Whitson and first-year stu- - bers, prepared in secret by the new member Lillie. an hour?" asked Ervin. you," she said. Play centers on loyalty, Czech politics I ; ;. ! WHIMS' Nine campus music groups autobiographical," said Wheeler. BY MICHELLE SANTANGELO interesting, because when I Senior Staff Writer "It's to perform in annual advent concert What: The Protest first came to the show, I liked the Ifyou' ve ever wondered what When: Friday, Dec. script, but I didn't think it was Kenyon College's annual Advent Festival of Lessons and Carols the current leader of the Czech great But once you see it on-stage will begin at 8 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 6th in the Church of the Holy Spirit. Republic a rock star and the KC and Saturday and once you hear the words, not Members ofthe community will read scripture, which will alternate performance area have in common, Dec. 5, 8 p.m. just read them, you get more out of with music. The Rev. Stephen Carlsen, rector of Harcourt Parish will the next senior thesis production Where: KC it" officiate the concert. could shed some light on that is- Selecting the play was almost ; Musical pieces will be provided by the Chamber Singers, Chasers, sue. Vaclav Havel's one act play and SO collected signatures, a matter of chance for Osborn, Community Choir, Cornerstones, the Harcourt Parish choir, Kokosingers,

The Protest will be performed in Stanek's mission seems already however. "Last year I was in a ; Owl Creek Singers, Pealers and Stairwells. the KC December 4 and 5, begin- half accomplished. Border's bookstore in Colum- Members of the Student Ministries Council will serve as ushers. ning at 8 p jn. Tickets are available Osborn said, "My character bus, sitting in the play section, Sponsored by Kenyon's Board of Campus Ministries, the concert is free for $1 at the Bolton Box Office. has sort of sold out," he said. "I'm drinking a lot of coffee, and I and open to the public. Political tension and contro- recording our conversation, be- stumbled across this play. It deals versy surround the play. Havel is cause I need him to write a letter of with issues I feel are kind of impor- the leader of the Czech Republic, protest I need to get this informa- tant How far will one go to protect "The Review' but none of his plays are permitted tion from him and get him to show one' s loyalties? What will you risk Winter issue of Kenyon to be performed in that country. me his entire hand." and put on the line for something Set in Czechoslovakia during OfVanek, actorBrendan Grif- you believe in?" to be previewed in student reading the time of the Soviet occupation, fin '02 said, "He's here to give his Unlike most senior theses, The Kenyon Review Student Associates will host a reading of The Protest concerns a meeting cause clout through the political which are performed in the Hill, selections from the upcoming winter issue of The Kenyon Review on between two men, Stanek and elite in the Czechoslovakian gov- The Protest will go up in the KC, Dec. 8 at 7p.m. in Pierce Lounge. Vanek, each with his own personal ernment." due to space and time constraints. KR student intern Abby Kennedy '99 who is organizing the event and political agenda concerning an "He's sort of on the outskirts This change in location has en- said, "The goal of these readings it to encourage student and community imprisoned Czech rock star. of the movement," said Osborn of tailed almost a traveling rehearsal involvement and interest in the Review." "Stanek is someone who had a Vanek. "He needs my signature, schedule for the participants. Students will have the opportunity to purchase subscriptions to the voice in the revolution, but lost it, but I haven't signed anything like When Osborn volunteered to Review at a reduced rate during the reading. and it' s benefited him financially," a protest for a long time, because stage his thesis in the KC, he did it "We had a great turnout at the reading of the summerfall issue said Director Caleb Wheeler '00. I work for the government." Join- because he knew the other theses earlier this semester and hope to encourage more faculty members to

end-of-the-seme- "Vanek was also involved in the ing the movement could cost needed the larger Hill space and attend this reading," said Kennedy. "It should be a relaxing ster resistance, but instead of losing his Stanek everything he has. technological accommodations. event." voice, he remained active and was "The whole time Osborn' s "When I sat down and thought The readings will feature the works ofauthors such as Keith B anner, eventually imprisoned. It starts out character knows what I'm doing about it though, I prefer to work in Robin Behn, Thomas Glave, D. Nurske and Ronald Sharp. The reading as two men getting to know each there and what I want," said Grif- the KC, it' smore intimate," Osbom is open to all and refreshments will be provided. other again." fin. "It turns into a cat and mouse said. "Sure, the lighting is sub-pa- r, Stanek holds a personal inter- game between two forces." there's no sound system to speak String Ensemble to present concert est in freeing the star: the "The hardest part for me is of, and you've got the Red Door imprisoned man is the father of his reacting to Osbom's character, there storing their stuff on the stage. The Kenyon College String Ensemble will present a concert Tues- grandchild. Adam Osborn '99 takes because he's so dense and deeply But I think the 75 or so people that day, Dec. 8 at 8 p.m. in the Bemis Music Room. on the role in partial fulfillment of worded," said Griffin. "It's diffi- get to see it in this environment Directed by Adjunt Instructor of Music Sabrina Lackey, the en- first-ye- his senior exercise in drama. cult to keep up with him will get more out of it than three semble includes Alexis Braun '01, Meredith Eastman '99, ar When Vanek shows up with sometimes." times that number that would see it students Lauren Coil and Kim Tsaousis and j uniors Megan Dieterich and an already prepared protest letter "The role of Vanek is semi-- in the Hill." Gelsey Lynn. The Kenton Collegian ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Thursday, November 19, 1998 Sandler stays afloat with new film 'Waterboy' BY BRAD GOODSON some point. but Waterboy really picks up once but somehow, it never gets old. Director. Frank Coraci Music Critic Sandlerplays Bobby Boucher, Sandler's character puts on a foot- Members of the audience will ac- Writers: Tim Herlihy and a Forrest Gump-lik- e waterboy for ball uniform. The comedic devices tually find themselves laughing When Billy Madison was re- Adam Sandler the most successful college foot- are not numerous, but they are ef- harder during each successive hit leased in theaters, it immediately Principals: ball team in Louisiana. Due to the fective. And if there's one thing became apparent that Adam Bobby Boucher Adam fact that his presence distracts the The exaggerated Louisiana Sandler has learned over the years, Sandler would notjoin the ranks of Sandler players, head coach Beaulieu (Jerry accent of the characters, reminis- it is that randomness equals laughs. former Saturday Night Live stars Mama Boucher Kathy Reed) fires him. Boucher finds a cent of the exaggerated Waterboy is no exception. Look that have faded into obscurity upon Bates home with the Mud Dogs, the most upper-Midweste- rn accents in for cameos by Rob Schneider and leaving the show (Victoria Jack- Coach Kline Henry pitiful football team in Lousiana. Fargo, are quite humorous. In par- Lawrence Taylor to contribute to son, Jon Lovitz, Nora Dunn). Winkler The coach of the Mud Dogs ticular theMud Dogs' hick assistant the movie's amusing chaos. Sandler's talent for making his au- Vicki Vallencourt (Henry Winkler) soon discovers coach's unintelligble speech pro- As with Sandler's previous diences laugh was simply too great Fairuza Balk that Boucher can tackle really vides several memorable moments. movies, Waterboy is an extremely for that Happy Gilmore and, to a Red Beaulieu Jerry Reed hard. Boucher joins the team as a The tackling scenes, with their silly film; but it is this spontaneous lesser extent, The Wedding Singer, Rated: PG-1-3 player against the wishes of his overly loud crunching sounds, are silliness that gives Waterboy its later provided assurance of Running Time: 86 minutes overprotective mother (Kathy priceless. Yes, it is true that most charm. Chalk up another success- Sandler's staying power. Now, Bates). With the help of his 20 of the humor in the film comes ful comedy for Sandler. with The Waterboy, Sandler makes sound gags, the story of Waterboy sacks a game, Boucher takes the from Sandler obliterating some his audiences laugh as hard, if not leaves a lot to be desired. The first Mud Dogs to the Bourbon Bowl to poor sebmuck on the football field, Rating: (out of 4) harder, than they ever have before. 15 minutes are actually quite bor- face you guessed it, the evil Loui- As one might expect with a ing; but the director had to get that siana team coached by Beaulieu. comedy that depends on sight and silly plot stuff out of the way at It takes a while to get there,

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It has been several years since Alanis Morissette began her career. In the early '90s she became the Canadian Debbie - - ,""-.-i;ri.g.- Gibson with Alanis and Now is .; t- the Time, two strictly teenie-bopp- er pop albums. Then, as Morissette matured, she began n making "real" music real in terms of its quality and its sin- cerity. In 1995, Morissette released Jagged Little Pill, an album which went on to sell Adam Sandler Waterboy. over 13 million copies in the 33 PROMOTIONAL USE S in United States alone. mi After an extended hiatus, fU3T BE RET E Morissette released "Uninvited" imp any: from The City of Angels present f Fools on the Hill to soundtrack. One of her most successful songs to improvisational comedy The cover of Alanis Morissette's Supposed Former date, "Uninvited" suggested that Infatuation funkie. Kenyon's only improvisational comedy troupe, Fools on the Hill, JLP was no fluke. The album's first single, be amazing! and give up my will hold their fall performance Wednesday, Dec. 9 at 10:15 p.m. in But in an era where audi- "Thank You," begins with an eerie hard earned status as fabulous Gund Commons. ences have become increasingly organsynthesizer combination that freak of nature?" Will Hickman 99 said"My original plan for this show involved an fickle, producing a follow-u- p to yields to aprominent hip-ho- p beat. Despite its strengths, Junkie interlocking tapestry of skits which, when put together, would form a a monumental success like JLP The two backgrounds trade offuntil is by no means perfect. In any hilarious, highly metaphorical, comedic commentary on the First World has become next to impossible. the final chorus, where they can be 1 7-song album that is not a great- War, and which would last nineteen and a half hours, but the other Fools Perhaps that is why Morissette heard simultaneously an effec- est hits compilation, one is bound voted it down, so now we're just going to have lots of songs and a few waited three and a half years tive juxtaposition indeed. to write a few duds. The album' s completely unrelated sketches." Supposed Lyrically, Morissette has a few fourth track, "Are You Still before releasing Members include Hickman, Brant Russell '02, sophomores Kris Junkie, an new tricks up her sleeves as well. Mad" definitely falls into this Former Infatuation Armstrong and Gerald "Slev" Slevin and sophomores Devon DeMayo intriguing 17-song diary of "Unsent" does not follow the tra- category . The piano line that lasts and James Kinney. Morissette's life. ditional versechorusversechorus throughout the song sounds like

in-strumen- Morissette branches out tally format. Instead, this innovative it was taken directly from West on Junkie, song is composed of a series of five Side Story's "Somewhere." incorporating tools from many odes to former love interests. Throughout the song, one won- Friday Luncheon Cafe musical genres. From flute lines The album's eleventh track, ders if Morissette is wistfully MENU to hip-ho- p bass beats, from "One," is perhaps Morissette' s best going to declare that "There's a 20 November 1998 metal-lik- e guitar riffs to acous- new work. "One" evokes listener place for us..." tic guitars, Junkie has them all. emotion via the use of a minor-ke- y Unimaginative musical Indeed, Morissette and co-producer synthesizer background a 14 Bruce spin-of- fs aside, however, Alanis Pumpkin soup Glen Ballard skillfully Springstein's "Streets of Philade- Morissette' snew album is a wor- performed the risky task of com-binin- g lphia." The song's biting, thy follow-u- p to Jagged Little Cheese and vegetable frittata these elements of self-deprecati- ng lyrics give it ad- Pill. Indeed, with the release of Salad seemingly unrelated genres into ditional power: "did you just call Supposed Former Infatuation an eclectic yet cohesive album. her amazing? surely we both can' t JunJtie.Morissette has asserted Butterscotch brownie sundaes to fans and critics alike that she Cafe chocolat is going to be around for many Harcourt Parish House, For more information on the Web: years to come. Grade: A- - 11:30 a.m. -- 1:30 p.m. $4.50 http:www.alanismorissette.com Thursday, November 19, 1998 SPORTS The Kenyon Collegian 1 3 Basketball: preseason scrimmages Injury and fatigue hurt continued from page fifteen in pretty good shape and have more personal, reason to antici- women's rugby in 21-- 0 loss giving coaches "a chance to look been progressing each day. The pate this game, as Smydra ex- at different player combinations players have been working very plained: "We've been looking for- Men also fall in 20-1- 4 heartbreaker and to try out new defenses and hard and the effort has been tre- ward to this tournament ever since is offenses," without having to worry mendous. Everyone here is anx- the end of last semester, especially BY CHARLES MILLER The Ladies' defense their about how the game's outcome ious to get the season started." since there's a former Kenyon Staff Writer strong point. Mandy Arrick

ss one will affect a team's win-lo- Journeying to the Windy player on their team Dave '00, of Kenyon's top sev- record, according to Whitmore. City this weekend, that start will Stewart who visited Gambier ear- Is it quantity or quality that ruggers, commented that Remarking about the Lords' come against the University of lier in the fall and talked his smack really matters? Saturday, Mi- eral players for Kenyon stood preseason practices, Whitmore Chicago's team Saturday at 6 to us." Whitmore commented, "it ami of Ohio proved that in out, including SabrinaDe Jesus stated that "our guys have been p.m. In addition to the excite- should be a great tourney with two rugby, quantity really does '01 and Ann Smetak '00. She doing a terrific job all preseason ment of being the season opener, of the teams (Chicago and Aurora) count. The Kenyon Ladies, al- also mentioned that Sarah Redding '00, people up like to get ready for the opener. We are the Lords have an additional. ranked nationally in Division III." though able to keep Miami "lit scoreless in the first half, were Christmas trees with her tack- soundly defeated 21-- 0. les." Arrick, herself, played Miami University of Ohio, well and has several bruises to being a Division I school, prove it. Equestrian Team boasted a team large enough to The men's rugby team was Saturday Nov. 14, the Kenyon Equestrian team tied for third at the University of Findley. The team also allow a substitution for every not in action Saturday. They finished third in the Otterbein show, which was completed the same day. player during the half. Fatigue played two weeks ago against played a major role in the Ladies Ohio WesleyanUniversity, Ultimate Frisbee defeat, as the fresh Miami legs where the Lords lost a heart-break- er 15-1- 0, Kenyon's Ultimate Frisbee team lost to Wooster, Saturday, Nov. 14. Leading the team were sopho- out-hust- -- were able to le Kenyon 20 14. After control- mores Steve Ashcroft, Ian Pitkin and Jarrod Jacobs. in the second half. Several inju- ling a 10-- 0 halftime lead, the ries dampened the match, includ- Lords allowed 14 unanswered ing Andrea Sargent '02 who was points before scoring a try. kicked in the face. It was just With just seconds left, Kenyon three weeks ago when her sister, used an all-out-attack in hopes Taryn Sargent '00, was injured of a miracle but OWU scored in a match with Denison. One with 25 seconds left to ice their witness of the match suggested victory. Jack Fisher said he was Kenyon's fatigue contributed to proud of the team for never the plentiful injuries. Despite the giving up once Kenyon had depth of players that Miami had, lost their lead. Kenny McNish the talent level between the '01 and Chris Scwoy '99 both teams was very even. scored their first tries as The aspect of the match ruggers, which means there that caught the most attention will be a celebration at a future was Kenyon's kicking game. match to congratulate their Kenyon was able to place its success. The match against kicks extremely well, helping OWU has been reguarded by the team on defense to keep the many rugby spectators as Miami scoring to a minimum. Kenyon's best match of the season t it i t r 11 Lt Caljifornia Tanning South

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A consortium of universities providing leadership in education, research and the responsible use of natural resources in the tropics. SPORTS Thursday, November 19, 1998 OFF THEHILL Hockey ices Wittenberg, 16--1 Lend me your ears Oberlin next in line to fall victim to Lords 's scoring rampage BY RYAN DEPEW 'Our recently discovered freshman sensation Pat For better or worse, Tyson returns to boxing StaffWriter Cross, when teamed up with Olds and Kimmel on Ladies and gentlemen, BY JEREMY SUHR Kenyon athletics has another jug- the first line, was just poetry in motion to watch.' Staff Columnist 'Do we really want to see Tyson produce an gernaut. The Lords of ice hockey captain Torrey Lewis '99 No my friends, that headline skated to a 16-- 1 victory over the is not a misprint Mike TV son. the emotional autobio- Wittenberg Tigers Saturday night just 1:21 into the game when Olds his third goal. "Our recently dis- notorious boxer who lost his last graphical account of his at the Newark Municipal Ice Rink. scored his first goal of the season. covered freshman sensation Pat bout by virtue of being disquali- The victory puts the Lords 2-- 0 and Just over a minute later, the Tigers Cross, when teamed up with Olds fied after twice attempting to dine troubled early years, convinces any doubters that this tied it at 1 -- 1 , giving the Lords their and Kimmel on the first line, was on his opponent's ear, will most team is for real. Senior standout worst scare of the night with only just poetry in motion to watch," said written in ungram-matic- al likely announce a return to the Kelsey Olds turned in a four goal, 2:41 played out Then, right off the Lewis as he recounted the game. ring on January 16 at a news con- sentences? Or one assist performance, Jamie Sto- face-of-f, Bill Massie '01 scored his Svenson, Stover, and Josh ference sometime next week. The see him produce a ver '99 racked up a hat trick and third goal of the season just seven Carrick '99 each had one second opponent is yet uncertain, but an assist, and Mark Svenson '99 seconds after Wittenberg's only period goal, and high-power- ed Ted Tyson and his entourage of pro- twisted recipe book, netted two goals and two assists. goal. The Lords never looked back Pitney '01 dented the twine twice "Though the Tigers fought as Ben Kimmel '99 and Stover to give him team leading moters have been in contact with 101 Ways to Prepare a five three fairly big name fighters. hard for three periods, they were each scored first period goals. goals in two games. So far this sea- Tyson's 20 month absence the Human Ear?' severely outmatched," said team Thirty seconds into the second son the Lords have scored 13 goals from the world of professional captain Torrey Lewis '99. "Abetter period, Olds lit up the scoreboard in the second period alone, mak- boxing ended last month when for failure to pay his taxes. Were goalie would have kept them in the again. Just 24 seconds later, Pat ing it their most productive period. Tyson successfully regained his Tyson unable to earn a living in game longer." Cross 02 found Olds who put it The final period saw Olds, license to box last month from the ring, can you possibly imag- The barrage of scoring started past the opposing net minder for Svenson, Stover, Cross, and Ben Nevada state boxing authorities. ine what he might be forced to Pomeroy '00 all score goals. The Nevada decision ended what do to dig himself out of debt? Do Scoring Leaders Pomeroy was assisted by Blaire had become a lengthy process of we really want to see Tyson pro- Modic '02 and was "a beautiful tip pleas to restore Tyson's license. duce an emotional autobio- of a pass through the middle," said Earlier this year, Tyson had graphical account of his troubled Ted Pitney 5 Lewis. Sophomore goalie Jesse attempted to regain his license to early years, written entirely in Kelsey Olds 4 Horowitz made 17 saves, including two breakaway denials, in- box within the state of New Jer- simple and often ungrammatical Chris Junkin 3 sey, believing that boxing au- sentences, simply to raise creasing his season save percent- thorities there might be a tad more money? Do we really want to Bill Massie 3 age to 93.8 percent lenient than in Nevada, the scene hear Mike Tyson attempt to Read McNamara 3 The Lords are next in action ng Dec. 5, on the road against Oberlin ofTyson's ear-biti- debacle. The squeak and lisp his way into the 3 New Jersey petition quickly in- world of rap? Or see him produce Jamie Stover in Cleveland. volved questions of Tyson's san- a twisted recipe book, 101 Ways ity, and Tyson then underwent to Prepare the Human Ear? psychological analysis to confirm Considering Tyson's fright- Lords soccer wins one on the road his mental health. After the results ening other alternatives for rais- 1- second-ranke- were debated and released, ing money, I think it was for the Kenyon pulls off a -0 upset against d Earlham Tyson, apparently expecting re- best that Nevada allowed Tyson BY DENYS LAI jection, then withdrew his request to return to boxing. This way, -- StaffWriter Si ' i and turned to Nevada, which we're saved from the despair of brings us to the present day. seeing Tyson: The Teenage Years The Lords soccer team's record Some might call the restora- climb the bestseller list and this year excluded it from the tion of Tyson's license and his re- Tyson can fight a bout or two NCAA playoffs for the first time in dis- ' turn to boxing deplorable, (which is probably all he has left eight years. But on Saturday after- graceful, unbelievable, frighten- in him anyway) and pay back the I ' ' noon, the Lords relived past glories nega- '1ri V ing or any other a host I.R.S. The very thought hear- of of of and hinted of next season's prom- n tive adjectives, but I'd call it won- ing the wicked stylings of Mista ise as they toppled the North Coast derful. Consider this: Tyson is Mad MC Mike makes me think Athletic Conference second ranked Ne- currently deep in financial trouble that we all owe the state of 1-- team, Earlham College, 0. and owes the I.R.S. $13 million vada a great deal of thanks. The Lords displayed close to their best form of the season. The

attack capitalized on the oppor- ,T - ... A " , www.kelryon.edupubscollegian tunities and the back line de- 'V r X" fended vigorously, something .j . -J- -"V: fs the team seldom accomplished - J .... .A the rest of this mediocre campaign. The game also marked the Kelsey Olds '99 uses fancy footwork to manucver past an Earlham opponent. "po yaU fi?fyetHe desfretserve others, a sense end of the soccer careers of the t Olds received the ball smoothly mentum of the game. Defender L ofdverire artan-mt?reV- in doing graduating seniors. Thabani Srrportav5ftpaHat touldj challenge you as Moyo '99, out by suspension and fed the ball back to Kalufanya, Leon Blanche '00 received a red s ntevW beferifo7PeX!orps service can from an ejection in the previous who took the pass in stride and card after a stiff challenge just

j it the outside the area. Playing with a , cifferVu ft trfclof rjrtunity. match, was unable to play. But blasted past outstretched se- hands of the goalkeepr into the one man handicap, the Lords spent tr more the inspired performance of 80 crHfevdide, than 2,500 resisting in business, niors Andre Kalufanya and lower lefthand comer. the remainder of the half Kelsey Olds boosted Kenyon to Play became more balanced the offensive barrage of Earlham. 'Snr'Fvableraucatioc "r- - "rfe, public health, and. envirbmiiiMi conservation. Benefits include victory in their final outing. between Kenyon and Earlham af- The Quakers kept possession on skills and trailing for your future, a living Kalufanya had a chance to ter the goal. With the two leading Kenyon's half of the pitch for most allowance and health care, deferral on put the Lords up early in the first scorers in the NCAC, Jamie Dick of the game after the event and aualifvina student loans, international half. A cross found him unmarked and Chris Wilson, Earlham dem- managed to put a ball in the back experience, and memories for a lifetime. and close to goal, but his header onstrated the attacking style that of the Kenyon's net, but the ref- sailed just above the crossbar. He helped compile a 13-3- -2 record. eree disallowed the goal for (00)424-858- 0 redeemed himself several minutes The Quakers threatened the offsides. Goalkeeper J.B. Pecorak WWW.PEACECORPS.COM later by scoring the lone goal in Kenyon goal throughout the game, '00 produced several crucial saves the match. He initiated the play but the Kenyon defense managed to preserve the lead. The Peace Corps does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, with a rumble down the right flank to stifle their efforts. The Lords season ending vic- religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, -- in the tory brings their final record to or political affiliation. before laying the ball off to Olds A sending off early who was waiting in the middle. second half transformed the mo Thursday, November 19, 1998 SPORTS The Kenyon Collegian 15 Swimming dives in against Division I competition

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...... 1-- and Baron finishing 2 in the 50m BY TIM GUIBORD Erica Carroll '01 took first place. freestyle. StaffWriter Carroll had an exceptional day, fin- The Ladies lost by a score of v 129-10- ishing first in the 100m butterfly 'x X.' 4 despite several impres- Most people would not view and coming just short of the pool sive performances. Abby Rokosch a 2-- 2 record for the Ladies and a record. '02 finished first in the 200m but- 1- -3 record for the Lords as a strong The Lords, expecting a chal- terfly and Sarah Steen '01 touched start in defending a national cham- lenge, fell short in their attempt for first in the 1000m freestyle. pionship, but Coach Jim Steen is an upset. A solid performance by ' 'v. 5fltey - ...... Both teams opened their sea- very pleased with the way his Tom Rushton '01 in the 400m in- sons Wednesday, Nov. 3 in Athens teams swam in the season's first dividual medley was one of the ! I against the Ohio University Bob- two weeks. highlights for the day. cats. The Lords fell 139-10- 0 but "We swam terrific meets and Kenyon traveled to Denison turned in turned in respectable per- showed a good effort against Friday to take on the Big Red, formances with Colby Genrich '00 though opponents," said Steen re- ranked just behind the Lords and taking first in the 200m butterfly garding losses to both Ohio Uni- Ladies at second in the nation. The and second in the 200m individual versity and Miami University, a Ladies won comfortably, taking medley as Michael Holter '00 fin- victory over conference rival the meet 128-10- 4, while the Lords ished second in the 200m breast-strok- e Denison and a split record with the edged Denison in the last event to and third in the 200m indi- University of Toledo. take the meet. Notable perfor- vidual medley. Newland won the Tuesday the Lords and Ladies mances were turned in by Rushton, 200m freestyle and the 400m hoped to take advantage of the finishing first in the 200m butter- freestyle relay also emerged vic- home crowd, taking on Division I fly and 400m individual medley, torious. Mid-Americ- an Conference team Brett Holcomb '01 winning the OU also took the meet from the University of Toledo. The Ladies' 200m breaststroke and Estevao de Ladies, 148-9- 4, but Kenyon did not competition came down to the Avila '02 touching first in the go down quietly. The Ladies fin- wire, with Kenyon taking the last 200m backstroke. Derrick ished 1-2- -3 in the 200m butterfly two races to give them the win. Bollinger '00 and Lloyd Baron '01 with Rokosch, Sarah Buntzman '99 Seniors Laura Baker and Adie finished 1-- 2 in both the 50m and and Madeleine Courtney-Brook- s Curtner took first (1:09:00) and 100m freestyle and Chris Brose '02. Co-captain Amelia Armstrong (1:09:47), respectively, in '99 and Steen came in first and sec- second '02 finished third in the 100m I riv 1 al- the 100m breasts troke which freestyle. Highlighting the Ladies Kassie Schercr ond, respectively, in the 500m lowed Kenyon a chance for a win freestyle while Steen also took first performance was Curtner breaking Jenny Kozak '00 competes in Friday's meet against Miami of Ohio. in-seas- fin- depending on the outcome of the the on record for her leg of in the 1000m freestyle. Carroll final relay. Kenyon's 400m the 200m medley relay. The Lords lost a close meet with a meet for Kenyon, de Avila took ished third in the 50m freestyle. im- freestyle relay which included Kenyon took on Miami at 125-11- 6 score. The night started first in the 200m individual med- Diver Jenny Kozak '00 had an Lydia Gordon '02, Molly Hatcher home Friday, Nov. 6, giving the off well with the Lords taking 1-- 2 ley and the 200m backstroke. pressive victory in the one meter '00, Amelia Armstrong 99 and Redhawks all they could handle. in the medley relay. In his first Rushton won the 1000m event, edging out her opponents by freestyle and finished second in just over six points. the 200m backstroke while co-captain The swim teams continue Men's basketball preps for season John Newland 99 their defense of the national title touched first in the 200m over Fall Break traveling to the Marked improvement over Otterbein has Lords hopeful freestyle and third in the 200m Nebraska Invitational. They will backstroke to complete the be the only non-Divisi- on I team in BY IAN SHOWALTER Lords sweep of that event. The the six team meet Senior Staff Wrticr ' Following a pair of scrim- W - 'J: Ladies basketball splits mages, the Kenyon College Lords basketball team is preparing to in- season 1998-9- first scrimmages of augurate their regular 9 season at the University of Chicago Head coach Suzanne Helfant BY SUSANNA OK Tournament Saturday and Sunday was a bit more critical, noting the ' StaffWriter in pursuit of their expectation of l good aspects as well as what needs finishing in the top four of the L The women's basketball team improvement The Ladies will use . (yry. North Coast Athletic Conference. ...Siy. scrim- scrimmages to see what con- -- traveled to Berea, Ohio to these , i . on i The Lords began pre-seas- play K i,y mage against the Yellow Jackets of tributes to a successful outcome. with against the College tZA a scrimmage Baldwin-Wallac- e College last Sat- "Overall, I think we played of Mount St. Joseph. Playing three urday. Playing two seperate 20 well but we need to work on a periods, Kenyon won the first two and minute scrimmages, the Yellow more balanced attack," remarked dropped the birdAssessing his team's Jackets took the first one by a one Helfant commenting on the fact Rich- performance, Lords head coach point margin, winning 25-2- 4. The that point guard Stephanie ard Whitmore remarked "I saw some Ladies then overcame a 14 point Dunmyer '00 and center Karen encouraging things and our guys deficit in the second period winning Schell '99 were the only players worked very hard" 33-3- 1. to score in double digits. "We The Lords then took on "Our team showed a tot of char- know what we need to do and still Otterbein College, "one of the top acter and poise, especially in the sec- have a lot to work on." ' I ranked teams in their conference," t y - ond scrimmage. Coming back from The Ladies will participate in according to Whitmore, Thursday being down 20-- 4 says a tot about our both the Carnegie Mellon and Tho- night in the Tomisch Arena. Bereft team, that we could regroup andcome mas More Tournaments over of the presence of some of their back to win," said JadaTwedt '01. Thanksgiving break. starting lineup, the Lords managed M K to tie Otterbein's powerful team in the first twenty minute period 36-3- 6, '- ' - ' 32-3- X, while losing the second 8 Sports Wrap-U- p and the final fifteen minute period Fall 22-3- 5. Kenyon's performance Kauie Schcrcr marked a significant improvement Dec. 10 Dan Houlihan '01 the net for the Lords. over last season's game against goes to Otterbein, which resulted in a 40 we could have played better. But In addition to preparing teams in Collegian point loss. However, as Dave overall, it helped raise the level of for regular-seaso- n competition, the Smydra '01 pointed out, "we were confidence we'll have going into scrimmages add the benefits of still disappointed because we knew the tournament in Chicago." see BASKETBALL, page thirteen 1 6 The Kenton Collegian SPORTS Thursday, November 19, 1998 Cross country closes season with mixed emotions

Lords run to best finish Ladies end successful season on disappointing note

in Kenyon history BY CHARLIE PUGH Senior Staff Writer 'Despite the mixed outcome BY MELISSA HURLEY this weekend, I think the AND DANA MONDO The excellent season enjoyed by the Senior StaffWriters Kenyon women's cross country team weekend has proven that we ended on a low note Saturday at the are a team: we work together, No motorists passing the nondescript NCAA Great Lakes Regional in Concord, light blue van heading north on the high- Mich. The Ladies placed 18th out of 29 we struggle together and we way towards Michigan realized that they teams and were the fifth North Coast Ath- were driving past a cross country team that succeed together. We had a 17 letic Conference team Calvin College was about to make Kenyon College history. :' Op . . won the meet. superb season despite many Saturday the Lords raced across eight ki- Molly Sharp '01 led the charge, plac- obstacles.' lometers of fairway and slight inclines at the ing 56th in a time of 19:49, and Melissa local golf course to finish in 11th place with X Hurley '01 followed with a 75th place in Melissa Hurley '01 284 points, their best showing at a Regional meet i - 20:01. Becky Rosser '02 placed 98th in The meet, hosted by Albion College, included K 20:19, followed by Katherine Kapo '02, and we succeed together. We have had a 20 teams from four conferences quali- as well as who placed 107th in 20:29 and Christine superb season despite serious obstacles fying individuals. Breiner '99 placing 127th in 20:45. like losing our two best runners, and it Mild temperatures and overcast skies .:e. "'' Coach Gomez expressed his disap- shows that our team has depth and char- provided pleasant racing conditions for the pointment with the meet. "Typically, the acter because we still continue to seven men about to be immortalized in women have always placed on the top five Kenyon running history. Vince Evener '01 at Regionals, so it was not a very good led the Lords in 16th place with a personal race for the women," he said. record of 25:46. Seniors Ryan Snyder Several of the Ladies chose to be (26:02) and Crosby Wood (26: 14) followed more optimistic. Kapo was one to look Kauie Schcrcr close behind in 25th and 32nd places. All on the bright side. "Well, I think that the All-Regi- three runners earned on honors. James Sheridan '00 fights to stay ahead of his team faced a big challenge this Saturday John the Jordan '99 and Rob Passmore '02 competitors in conference championship. running in a highly competitive and in- rounded out the top five, demonstrating their tense regional meet when many of our ability for speed with personal best times of suffered from sore legs but both managed runners weren't at their 100. ..but the 27:39 and 27:54, respectively. Spencer to run impressive times. Jordan was hospi- team has great depth and people really Cooke '01 (28:35) and Michael Davis '00 talized briefly after the NCAC champion- stepped up and gave whatever they had (29:00) also finished with personal records. ship meet Oct. 31 for heat exhaustion but to give," she said. "It was all about pride." Evener, who just missed qualifiying for still managed to set a personal record. Hurley also went the optimistic route Nationals, was especially pleased with his Snyder stated that the season was one in reflecting on the race. "I could defi- performance. "That was by far the best I've of "no regrets. It was great to close out the nitely feel a bond between the Kenyon ever run. Obviously, I am happy with my season on a high note." runners from the gunshot at the start of time, but what's most important to me is that Gomez agreed that the race was "a good the race. We went out as a pack, and were every time I thought of backing off pace, I showing for the men. We remained the sec- aware of each other's strengths and weak- pushed myself through it. I didn't think I ond NCAC team, much closer to Denison nesses. Although some had difficult races, would be able to finish strong after going than at Conferences." some of the team really thrived on this out so quickly, and I really surprised my- Evener hopes that the team regards this unity, this energy, and ran amazing times. self by holding on to my position through race as "a beginning, not an end. I am very Sharp led the team, speedily forging her way a season per- this year. across the course for - i the final mile," he said. . excited about running for team next - r cjiv Coach Duane Gomez agreed that Sure, we will be losing some great runners sonal record. Rosser had a huge per- Evener ran an outstanding race, calling him and team leaders with this year's senior class, sonal record, and so did Kapo. Despite "one tough guy." but with the tremendous talent of this year's the mixed outcomes this Saturday," The team has overcome many obstacles freshmen, we should be able to overcome that Hurley went on to say, " I think the Kattic Schcrcr this season to earn success. Ryan Snyder was loss. The team has a bright future and I look weekend has proven that we are a team: Emily Geston '01 battles the hill in the sick the week before Regionals, and Wood forward to being a part of it's success." we work together, we struggle together conference championship meet Record-breakin-g Winriicki leads football to 33-- 6 win Lords close season with loss to Wittenberg ... 'if pass early in the third quarter to jN; BY ARTHUR REGAN 14-- 6. en- StafFWriter pull within eight, On the suing two point conversion attempt Sophomore Will Winnicki's McConnell picked off the pass and 260 yard, three touchdown effort rumbled 100 yards to place two - was more than enough to defeat points on the Kenyon side of the v "v- Oberlin two Saturdays ago. Kenyon scoreboard. This halted the Oberlin prevailed 33-- 6 and Winnicki sur- momentum and immediately passed Anthony Togliatti's single countered the only serious threat game rushing mark of 232 yards Oberlin posed all afternoon. The set last season. While Winnicki led second half was all purple and an offense that amassed 347 yards white after that as the Lords went on the ground alone, Brian on to score the next 17 points. McConnell '99 sparked the defense A 12yard Justin Jones '01 touch- with two interceptions, one of which down in the fourth quarter, Winnicki's S- - t. he returned 100 yards for the score. third one yard touchdown run of the J The Kenyon secondary haunted day and a James Kogut '00 field goal :3 Oberlin' s quarterback all afternoon, rounded out the scoring for Kenyon. piling up five interceptions, the Kenyon lost to NCAC champion other three coining from Andrew and undefeated Wittenberg in the sea- Malone '01, Chris Moriarty '01 and son finale this past Saturday 34-- 6. Aaron Hamilton '01. Jones scored the only touchdown for Oberlin's Yeomen hung the Lords on a four yard run in the around in the first half and were fourth quarter. Kenyon finished the Kassic Schcrcr The Kenyon defense stifles its Wittenberg opponent in a key play in the season's final game. able score a touchdown on a long season with a 4-- 6 record.