Digital Kenyon: Research, Scholarship, and Creative Exchange The Kenyon Collegian Archives 9-17-1998 Kenyon Collegian - September 24, 1998 Follow this and additional works at: https://digital.kenyon.edu/collegian Recommended Citation "Kenyon Collegian - September 24, 1998" (1998). The Kenyon Collegian. 550. https://digital.kenyon.edu/collegian/550 This News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Archives at Digital Kenyon: Research, Scholarship, and Creative Exchange. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Kenyon Collegian by an authorized administrator of Digital Kenyon: Research, Scholarship, and Creative Exchange. For more information, please contact [email protected]. K-E-N-Y-O- N T JL JL JL44y C o -- iM- E G 'I -- A -- N Volume CXXVI, Number 4 ESTABLISHED 1856 Thursday, September 24, 1998 Greeks limit parties to those with invites - BY MAGGIE BAVA M4s Staff Reporter and This is something that all fraternities n ... The Office of Security and sororities must deal with, because days of Safety, with the help of several behavior in Greek organizations, implemented wild partying and irresponsible the strict enforcement of party the Greek system must come to an end, or rules including the possession of extinct.' ! student IDs and invitations last the Greek system will become weekend. The primary goal behind the enforcement of these regula- tions is safety, with an emphasis Greek Council President George on increased responsibility among Ciuca '99 . the Greeks. f I When asked why the rules are being enforced this year, Greek Council President George Ciuca responsible behavior in the Greek the party environment." so '99 and Director of Security and system must come to and end or Some students are not enforcement Safety Daniel Werner agree: safety the Greek system will become pleased with the strict Linzey Powers Jr of the Kenyon community. The extinct," he said. of these policies. should be en- Greek Council is working together In addition to safety, a goal '01 thinks Security i safety on cam- with the Office of Security and of enforcing the regulations is for forced to increase admittance might Safety to decrease the amount of Greek organizations on campus to pus, but limiting Kenyon's sense of underage consumption of alcohol gain more control over their par- negatively affect "Kenyon's all-camp- us and minimize the number of dan- ties. The Greeks wish to take more community. it from other gerous incidents which have oc- responsibility for their parties and parties set apart said. curred during parties, including also gain respect among the schools," she if the enforcement fights and damage to property. Kenyon community. "We cannot When asked effective thus far, Ciuca i J Greek organizations nation- continue our existence with the has been i r "This past weekend was wide are increasing their respon- stereotype that all we do is party," responded, first in which the policy was sibility, according to Ciuca. "This said Ciuca, "a stereotypethat is the strictly adhered to, and I must say is something that all fraternities propagated because many people it seemed to work very well." and sororities must deal with, be- never even try to get to know that Werner. cause days of wild partying and ir- - people who are Greeks outside of "So far, so good", said Student Council hopes to keep Megan Buhr Safety monitor a keg of Rene Joris and another officer for Security and judicial meetings confidential beer at a recent party held by the DKE fraternity. "We realize that in order to insti- improve its own judiciary system, BY HILARY LOWB RIDGE . tute this we must go through many and the members believe that hav- on hold Staff Reporter Building plans other channels, but we would pre- ing an observer from their Council the board on an undetermined date fer to go through those channels sit in on the proceedings of the BY ASHLEY GRABLE During Sunday's meeting of meeting in Oc- is a way for after the Trustees' the Student Council, Greek Coun- with the support of Student Coun- College Judicial Board News Editor tober. cil. It does make a difference." The them to do this. cil Representative Andrew Burton college's decision to de- e-m- ail The Student Council had no official re- "We want to increase our In an sent to students '00 brought a proposal before the greatly influ- efficiency and credibil- employees yesterday, the Of- lay the project was Student Council which would ap- sponse to the proposal because it judiciary's and enced by the attendance of con- did not feel it could make an edu- ity" said Burton. "We need a model fice of Public Affairs announced point a representative from Greek community members to last about the issue to examine and compare ourselves that Kenyon College has post- cerned Council to sit on the Kenyon Judi- cated decision house. The judicial system of the plans to present the Build- Wednesday's open '". given the information which was to. Since the poned cial Board. we feel of the open house, which was held in the for Student provided. school presumably works, ing and Grounds Committee "We are asking Room of Ransom Hall, The Greek Council wants to that we can reach our goal by mim- Board of Trustees with the pro- Norton Council's support," said Burton. hundred students, icking it." posal to build administrative of- drew over one other members of Burton stated that Greek fices at the north end of campus. professors, and Among observer it approval is necessary the Kenyon community. Friday: Partly cloudy. High in and thunderstorms. Lows 60 to Council would like the The board's fur- the concerns which were voiced to highs in the upper 70s to sends to be able to sit in on all cases in order for the college to take the upper 70s. 65. were those of park- which involve the Greek system as ther steps in breaking ground for administrators Saturday: Partly cloudy. Lows in lower 80s. and the mainte- body, or any organi- buildings. President Rob- ing, traffic, safety, the upper 50s. Highs in the upper Monday: A chance of showers a cooperative the new ob-se- nance of green space. Lows in the zation which will allow it to e ert A. Oden, Jr. announced that the 70s to lower 80s. and thunderstorms. three two will be presented to see BUILDING page Sunday: A chance of showers 50s. Highs in the 60s to lower 70s. COUNCIL page building plans SPORTS: FEATURES: A&E: NEWS: OPED: OWU, P. Kenyon's Hypnotist Tom DeLuca Field hockey beats We complain much, P. 6 Overview of cool Ohio EPA regulates too p. 16 p. 9 returns tomorrow, 1 0 BONFIRES HELD ON CAMPUS, P. 3 student bands, 2- - The Kenyon Collegian NEWS Thursday, September 24, 1998 Will, Wojcik named new directors of LBIS BY ERICKA HPELY Staff Reporter 'I think the reorganization is going well. Two ' - different cultures are being asked to come . X i v In a merger of the Olin Li- r J?', ' '' brary and Information and Com- together in a single integrated organization... puting Services, Kenyon College " The folks in the newly formed Library , - . f. has named two new directors for and the new Library and Information Information Services are doing their part to Services: Oscar Will, Director of shape and support the new divisional direc- Information Access, and Frank Wojcik, Director of Information tion and goals.' Resources. The integration of the library Director of Information Access Oscar Will and the information services aims to bring together information and Technology, directed by Scott were recently appointed after a na- technology services, to separate Siddall; Administrative Applications tional search. systems design from systems and Systems Management, directed "These positions are very im- management, and to help faculty by Glen Turney; Information Re- portant to the success of combin- In- Vice-Preside- members develop new teaching sources, directed by Wojcik; and ing ICS and the library," said nt ,r f t technologies. LBIS consists of formation Access, directed by Will. for Library and Informa- five major departments: Systems Griggs, Siddall, and Turney tion Services Daniel Temple. "So Design and Consulting, directed were all directors in the former ICS far I couldn't be happier; both by Ronald Griggs; Advanced department, while Wojcik and Will Wojcik and Will are excellent. I think they've already had a posi- - - ; : tive impact." Kate Bennett Wojcik, an administrator with Frank Wojcik, Director of Information Resources the Five Colleges of Ohio, was ap- pointed August 17. He has served Kenyon entails cataloging, collec- biology and department head at as a librarian in many different tion development, reference ser- Augustana College in South Da- academic institutions as well as vices, and working with faculty kota, where he also served as Di- serving as a library consultant and members. rector of Technology and Learn- manager with Innovative Inter- Will, appointed on July I, is ing. Will holds a bachelor's degree, faces, Inc., of Berkeley, CA. His directing the new department of li- a master's degree, and a Ph.D. from last position, which he held for brary and computing functions. the University of Chicago. t 'V- - :; ! three years, was library systems This department includes the com- Will is also pleased with ' : manager for the Five Colleges of puter help line, audiovisual ser- LBIS. "I think the reorganization - Ohio. vices, circulation, classroom tech- is going well," he said. 'Two dif- , kJjII i Wojcik has a master's degree nology, computer labs, and inter-librar- y ferent cultures are being asked to and a Ph.D. in modern European loans.