Digital Kenyon: Research, Scholarship, and Creative Exchange The Kenyon Collegian College Archives 9-16-1982 Kenyon Collegian - September 16, 1982 Follow this and additional works at: https://digital.kenyon.edu/collegian Recommended Citation "Kenyon Collegian - September 16, 1982" (1982). The Kenyon Collegian. 832. https://digital.kenyon.edu/collegian/832 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the College Archives at Digital Kenyon: Research, Scholarship, and Creative Exchange. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Kenyon Collegian by an authorized administrator of Digital Kenyon: Research, Scholarship, and Creative Exchange. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The CoilefiiainL Established &56 College, Gambier, Ohio 43022 Thursday, September 16, 1982 Volume CX, Number 1 Kenyon Assoc. Provost: Small Frosh Class Poses Little Problem of By Lynn Travers As these students found students do leave for all sorts of Architect only to afford A strong student retention rate, themselves able reasons." coupled with a healthy number of attending state universities, The majority of those who A Era Ivy-Leag- ue new transfer and returning students, Kushan feels, the changed their minds about coming went down waiting By Julia Marlowe has largely offset the smaller than schools their to Kenyon were women, a slight Joan Straumanis liked my analogy average size of the Freshman lists to fill out their Freshman reversal of the recent trend might about the architecture of Rouen, " class. While the class of 1986 is classes. These students towards an equal distribution of have attended colleges, France. In that ancient city, one 3 approximately 65 students smaller otherwise the sexes among the student body. ' f so those schools can see evidence of every age, in than expected, the entire student such as Amherst, Kushan saw no clear explanation the varied architecture of its body is only about 20 students in turn had to go down their for this, adding that the numbers of cathedrals; each one represents smaller than it was at the opening waiting lists. The students thus men and women were close to admitted to those schools are the drop-of- the best that its era could offer. of the 1981-8- 2 College year. equal before the f began. However, when an architect with Dean of Admissions John kind of students that rescinded Reading, however, felt that ultra-moder- decision to attend Kenyon. 1982-8- 3 an n style was chosen Kushan explained that the their information published in the to design the most recent cathedral shortfall began to develop after Assistant Dean for Student edition of The Selective Guide to Residences Robert Reading (a memorial to Joan of Arc) , many July 1, as students who had Colleges, may have influenced the people objected that its futuristic previously accepted Kenyon's agreed with Kushan's evaluation decisions of some women. Some design would clash with the offer of admission decided instead of the situation, adding that statements, which he antiquity of the city. The support of women's studies at to attend other schools which had colleges across Ohio are facing characterized as "flat-ou- t Ohio Wesleyan, argument, of course, was Kenyon. She believes a women's held them on their waiting lists. similar problems. inaccurate," regarding the alleged by ridiculous; the tradition of Rouen studies program is "completely These students forfeited their $200 for example, is down inavailability of single rooms for is to move constantly ahead. consistent" with the liberal arts acceptance deposits to Kenyon. approximately 200 students, women and fraternity dominance All this is analogou to Ms. tradition, as part of the Kushan stated that he does not according to Reading. of Peirce dining hall may have Straumanis' own view about the development of human capacity. believe that this year's smaller Dean of Students Thomas been especially repellent to female consistency of change with In fact, she says "I would go class marks a "continuing Edwards noted that Kenyon's prospective students, Reading tradition. As a student of further? probably further? than phenomenon." He explained chat student retention rate is the feels. mathematics, philosophy, and most people in thinking that it's "This year was unusual because of highest of colleges in the Great Kushan said that "It's hard to science, she advocates the liberal essential and not just consistent." the uncertainty regarding Lakes College Association and the measure how much of an effect arts tradition. And in her position This is the belief at Denison financial aid." Kushan said that Association of Colleges in the something like that (the Guide) as our new Associate Provost, she University, where Ms. Straumanis while "it was not the students we Midwest. Both are organizations of has" on prospective students' is urging Kenyon to keep up with taught, and was deeply involved in were dealing with who were colleges similar to Kenyon. opinions, but felt that the book had the times. women's studies, for eleven years. suffering from financial aid loss," Edwards feels that the low little effect on the class of '86, since What kind of impact can we It is a degree requirement at Kenyon became the victim of a attrition of students "shows some it was not published until of success of ours." He expect this attitude to have on life Denison that students take a trickle-dow- n effect, as students degree February, late in the college ue though, "nevertheless at Kenyon? Well, that depends course in either women's or who hoped to go to Ivy-Leag- adds, that selection season. He noted, to analyze it first, on the power of the post of minority studies. universities were unable to meet we have to continue however, that Oberlin, which Associate Provost, and second, on When asked how she envisions a costs. (student attrition), because received a highly favorable Straumanis' own powers of Kenyon women's studies program, review, feels that the Guide helped persuasion among her peers. Straumanis noted that she would them in recruiting students. About the former, we can't be like eventually to "mainstream" it "The caliber of the Kenyon sure. The post has traditionally (i.e., incorporate women's studies applicant pool has jumped up," been of "Provost's Helper," into every course offered, rather Kushan notes; thus, the students that .. 5 responsible for various jobs that than offering it as a separate that Kenyon accepts may be the Provost does not have time to course in each department, or as considering offers from several do. But Straumanis explains that an altogether separate prestigious institutions, a factor the job is being "redefined"; "the department). This, she believes, which may also have contributed new job description includes a lot would constitute its "final 1 to the drop-of- f. The caliber of the more direct responsibility for the acceptance." entering class, as measured by of women's studies with an academic program . One of my The question SAT scores, is up as well, objectives is to define it in such a has, of course, been a w average that is 6 to 7 points higher way that I can concentrate on the controversial one here, especially than last year's. heart of the matter the academic in the past two semesters. Notably, Kushan summed up his feelings program." there have been serious criticisms about this year's smaller To a large extent the academic voiced in faculty meetings; also, Freshman class by saying that it is leadership is being divided, with inApril of last year, The Gambier "something we must be alert to, Provost Jerry Irish taking charge Journal published contrapuntal but not panic about. We plan to Kenyon professors on ' is one time f by . it a of faculty issues, and delegating essays .. make sure that just curricular issues to his associate's the subject. thing." attention. So, the position seems to Ms. Straumanis however, controversy only in be an increasingly powerful one, if admits this t not a completely defined one. The very guarded terms: "I don't want potential power involved warrants to be seen as a person who is a closer look at the Associate leaping into controversy and Kenyon's New Bookstore Manager Election Dates Set Provost's progressive soutlook. taking sides rigidly." Most Perhaps the most contentious of objections, she believes, are the Manager Optimistic By Lisa Mesaros Straumanis' opinions is her continued on page two New Sunday night Student Council Graduate School helped Finefrock chose Mike Cannizzaro '85, Sue By Michael Cawley prepare for his first major Fitzgerald '86, and Martha New TV The Kenyon College Bookstore business venture before coming to Johnson '84 to serve on the All-Colle- ge Senate Considers has undergone a series of major Kenyon. This venture consisted of Events Committee. changes over the summer, due to a managing a bookstore in Named to the Social Activities change in management. Chatauqua, New York. Committee were Carol Fiedler '85, By Sally McGill Dean Edwards asked the student Senators for their opinion of the The new manager, Mr. Jack "The store had huge deficits," John Chapman '86 and Karen On Wednesday. September 8. the large screen TV and video tape Finefrock, has embarked upon the Finefrock said. "We had no Mombello '85. In addition, Kenyon College Senate opened its recorder which the College has changes in an effort to have the money, no inventory, no supplies, Kendrick Mernitz '83 was elected Sub-Committ- ee. 30 how to Off-Camp- us 1982-8- 3 academic year, inair Aian rented for days with the option store "reach a greatness, built of just a room. I had to learn to the Studies Batchelder led the general to buy.