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ESTABLISHED 1856 April 25, 2019 Vol. CXLVI, No. 25 ECO, Kenyon Democrats host ‘Walkout to Save the Earth’ BETÜL AYDIN NEWS EDITOR In honor of Earth Day, Kenyon Democrats and ECO partnered up to or- ganize a “Walkout to Save the Earth.” On Monday, around 30 students gath- ered in front of Rosse Hall to call for action to stop climate change. Jessie Gorovitz ’20 came up with the idea of the walkout. “I decided to organize this rally because I feel like even people who might not consider themselves to be activists are starting to pick up on that this is a situation that we’re going to have to deal with for the rest of our lives,” Gorovitz said. “It’s our responsibility now to either encourage other people to take action or take action ourselves.” Gorovitz noted while this issue may seem daunting to approach, espe- cially under the current presidential administration, it is important to engage with it on every level of government. “So [it’s] not just being worried about what the president is doing, but talk- ing about what your mayor is doing and talking about what your local elected officials are doing or at the statewide level, because cities actually have a lot of control over how environmentally sustainable they are,” she said. “Just little things like that end up significantly reducing waste happen at the local level.” Jackie O’Malley ’21, co-president of ECO, emphasized that climate change affects everyone and that it is at its core a humanitarian issue. She called for people to make politically conscious choices, especially during a time when the U.S. is one of the only countries to opt out of the Paris Climate Agree- ment. “These are issues that impact our community, but these are also issues that disproportionately impact the people who don’t have the ability to do things about them, so thank you all for being here and I hope that you keep On Monday, students called for action on climate change with a walkout at Rosse Hall. | BEN NUTTER getting involved throughout the week,” she said at the walkout. page 2 Despite awkward Q&A, Tig Activist, educator talks sustainability, food injustice page 2 Notaro gives solid comedy set COURTESY OF NIKKI ANDERSON DEVON MUSGRAVE-JOHNSON ingness to self-deprecate, Notaro’s set came EDITOR-IN-CHIEF across as well-rehearsed and purposefully timed. Many of her jokes hinged on some “So, uh, I heard about Pete Davidson,” the form of misunderstanding, and Notaro pa- comedian Tig Notaro said as she took the tiently brought the audience through each sit- stage in Rosse Hall on Saturday night. She was uation, allowing time to appreciate the humor. referring, of course, to the Saturday Night Live Where the night in Rosse faltered, however, comedian’s now-infamous show at Kenyon was during the Q&A session: Several silly and last April, which featured a low-energy David- personal questions elicited one-word answers, son delivering material that fell flat and that and Notaro’s waning enthusiasm led many many students found offensive. students to question if the Q&A was planned. The bar for success was low, and Notaro According to Kim Wallace, associate di- far surpassed it. Attendance was high as the rector of student engagement, the Q&A ses- Office of Student Engagement (OSE) contin- sion had been offered by Notaro’s agency. BFEC celebrates Earth Day with music and activities page 3 ued giving away tickets up until just minutes “Sometimes performers prefer to extend their before the doors opened to a line of eager stu- set instead of offering a Q&A, so it can some- dents. times seem like a last-minute decision,” Wal- The night also included an opening set lace wrote in an email to the Collegian. from Delaney Barker ’20, a Q&A session with OSE scheduled Notaro’s visit to campus Review: Sendoff artists Echosmith and Zaytoven page 8 Notaro and music and fried food in Peirce with funding from private donors. In looking Dining Hall. for a performer, the office takes into account After Barker warmed up the crowd with a name recognition, content of material and de- series of well-received jokes about racial diver- mographic balance. SEJIN KIM/KENYON SID/NCAA sity and financial aid at Kenyon, Notaro began “We want to make sure we lift up voices her set. Wearing a tweed jacket and holding that maybe aren’t always being lifted up,” Wal- a Kenyon mug filled with tea, Notaro looked lace said. like she belonged on campus, but her jokes This marks the second year that has OSE brought the audience outside the “Kenyon used ticket giveaways for an event like this. bubble.” Davidson’s show last year was the first time For example, towards the end of her set, that tickets were required for entrance. De- Notaro spoke about her experience at a birth- spite Davidson’s disappointing performance, day party for Ellen DeGeneres and delivered the use of tickets was a success, according to a comically horrendous impersonation of Wallace, so they decided to do the same thing Adele. “I don’t know how to play the piano,” again this year with slight variations. she said as she sat down at one of Rosse’s This year, “Tig tickets” made their way to grand pianos to perform Adele’s “Hello” for eager students through raffles, drawings and Men's lacrosse looks toward NCAC semi finals page 12 the crowd. early-morning giveaways. Those who filled Despite an air of nonchalance and a will- Rosse Hall were not disappointed. 2 Thursday, April 25 | kenyoncollegian.com Student organizations bring attention to climate change government that we care about this.” Continued from Page 1 For the walkout, ECO made a variety of signs from recycled material that displayed Both O’Malley and Gorovitz noted that environmental statistics, such as “51% of climate change is an issue that needs com- all greenhouse gas emissions come from munal attention and collective action. To livestock and their byproducts” and “12.6 help reduce pollution, students can engage million people die annually from working in simple community-oriented activities in polluted environments.” After the event, Amani Olugbala presents on racism, history and the food system. | CHUZHU ZHONG like studying in groups, turning the lights students hung up these signs in Peirce Hall off and taking shorter showers. for the whole campus to see. Audrey Mueller ’22, who is involved ECO also organized a mug drive and Food justice advocate stresses with Kenyon Democrats, said she attended a zero-waste day, put a clothing exchange the walkout because she thinks protesting bin in Peirce and challenged student or- is an important part of bringing attention ganizations to see who could get the most spiritual connection to land to the issue. people to sign the “Live a more sustainable DAISY DOW The panel also included Ryan Hottle, visit- “I think that climate change is probably life” pledge. STAFF WRITER ing assistant professor of environmental studies one of the biggest and most pressing issues ECO, Kenyon Democrats, Every Vote On April 17, Amani Olugbala began their and manager at the Kenyon Farm; Benji Baller, that we are facing at the moment, and we’re Counts and Kenyon Young Democratic presentation “Farming While Black: Uproot- founder of Yellowbird Foodshed; Kareem Ush- kind of running out of time in which to act, Socialists of America also prepared an ing Racism, Seeding Sovereignty” with total er, assistant professor in the Knowlton School of so it’s really important to me that the fed- informational pamphlet about where dif- silence. A community educator, storyteller and Architecture at the Ohio State University; and eral government and other governments ferent presidential candidates’ stand on food justice advocate, Olugbala asked audi- Chelsea Gandy, a farmer at Fox Hollow Farms start changing policies so that we can environmental issues. In the spirit of con- ence members to “lean into some gratitude” by in Knox County. avoid the worst effects of climate change,” servation, students are encouraged to take recognizing their ancestral, cultural and geo- Jazz Glastra ’11, assistant director for career Mueller said. “I think the first step of that a picture of the information and return graphic histories before diving into their histor- development at Kenyon, mediated the panel is demonstrating as citizens to show the their pamphlets for reuse. ical analysis of black and indigenous farming discussion. “Olugbala brought a strong edu- practices in North America. cator’s perspective to the panel,” Glastra said. The Office of Green Initiatives, the Rural “[They] reminded us all that we have a respon- CORRECTIONS Cause and the Black Student Union invited sibility to teach others about a more just, sus- Olugbala to speak at Kenyon on the subjects tainable food system.” In the April 18 article “AVI to offer nitro iced coffee twice a month next semester,” the Collegian stated of sustainability, food injustice and their own The panelists discussed many aspects of that Peirce Dining Hall will serve nitro coffee twice a month, on a first-come, first-served basis.