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Digital Kenyon: Research, Scholarship, and Creative Exchange The Kenyon Collegian College Archives 10-18-2001 Kenyon Collegian - October 18, 2001 Follow this and additional works at: https://digital.kenyon.edu/collegian Recommended Citation "Kenyon Collegian - October 18, 2001" (2001). The Kenyon Collegian. 397. https://digital.kenyon.edu/collegian/397 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]. Council talks Student Mitchell finds sports Gay former Scout Don Juan opens on Men's XC wins Bob- - accountability, p. 3 situation sad, p. 6 leader speaks, p. 9 main stage, p. 10 cat invite, p. 12 r - H - E E - N - Y- O - N C o E - G -- I - A N Volume CXXVLX, Number 7 ESTABLISHED 1856 Thursday, October 18, 2001 Independent elected College responds of a of campus that is Greek. BY BRYAN STOKES II founding member group called United in an effort Spragens hopes to use his seat Staff Reporter Independents to racism claims to offer some sort of voice to those to achieve a number of goals, both former At "They were trying to kick me in the student body who did not as- personal and professional. "First BY ROBBIE KETCHAM student Ivan Isreal. the same time, however, Ross out before I even got there," ex- cribe to Greek life. He hopes to of all I need to get my feet wet, News Assistant Phillip '03, speaking for the Brothers plained newly-electe- d Campus correct some of the inequities of because I don't know exactly how Kenyon College administra- United noted that a Senate Independent Representat- the current system, such as the fact the Senate works ... I also serve fraternity, tion is defending the Judicial "trend" of finding black students ive John Spragens '04. His posit- that he, as only one person, repre- on the housing and grounds com- Board as fair following allega- guilty of assaulting white women ion, as well as the Greek Council sents 70 of the campus, while mittee, and I'd also like to look at tions of racial bias, part of a law- is evident. seat, were brought into question by one other person, Erin McConnell housing in general." He also hopes suit filed against the school by In his lawsuit, Isreal reported Student Council President Nick '03, represents the remaining 30 see SPRAGENS, jage two Deifel '02, who reasoned that both that he and three other black stu- dents accused of sexual assault groups are already represented by Festival Lights Up Gund Commons other students on Senate, these "were found guilty of something," that "all accuser(s) are white fe- seats divide Greek and non-Gree- k students, and that the representat- males" and "all accuser(s) had ives do not face the same issues. was their word alone against Spragens's job is to act as a another's to kick another student the Isreal was ac- counterweight to the Greek vote on out of college." cused and convicted of assaulting issues concerning Greek bylaws student Margaret Rose '03, who is and issues. However, while he has also suing the school for unfair no vote on other issues, he is still : judicial practices and crime report- granted a voice to represent the 'J ing policies. Isreal contended that, 70 of the school that has chosen in the Judicial Board hearing, not to pledge to a fraternity or so- "Kenyon College never once rority. "In the long run, I think treated the two students equally. having a voice in Senate is more "Kenyon has a history of ac- important than having a vote," said cusing and expelling black males Spragens. "The debate we have in in an unacceptable ratio to those these meetings makes it a thoughtf- of any other ethnicity," he said in ul, deliberative body. i it U the suit. "Kenyon College made it "I don't know if the Greek or impossible for Ivan to have a fair Independent student position is V and impartial trial by jury by ... really necessary ... but overall I making a decision of sexual mis- think the independents need a Russel Smith conduct based on race." voice of some sort on this cam- in Diwali, the festival of lights, last Saturday night in Gund Commons, While Associate Dean of Stu- pus." Students participate sponsored by A.S.I.A. The band Alms for Shanti performed and numerous activities were offered. dents Cheryl Steele, who oversees Last year Spragens was a see RACISM, page four Senate discusses smoking rules Scholarship created World Trade Center, the Pentagon who was 5 buildings. Dean of Students Don BY ELLEN FULCO BY BRYAN STOKES II freshmen smoke and the airline crashes related to the national average Omahan reminded the assembled Staff Reporter Staff Reporter higher than those sites and in Western Penn- for incoming freshmen. The per- bo 1y that "The Senate has the abil- . While the entire country is sylvania. "The main who ity o legislate on this issue." issue is that there centage of Kenyon seniors making adjustments to the circum- In an address to a group of are a Discussion began soon after number of costs associated smoke, although considerably stances that have arose since the alumni on September 28, President with Sen- American College Health smoking," emphasized down from recent years, is stiil on the terrorist attack of September 11, Robert Oden announced the cre- ate Co-Cha- ir com- (ACHA) "Position Student Ludi nearly twice as high as the Association's Kenyon College is trying to do ation of the Lee. Adler Fund, Ghesquiere se- Tobacco on College at a meeting last parable average percentage of statement on right in a situation where nothing named for an alumnus who per- Thursday. The primary discussion niors nationwide. and University Campuses." seems right. In response to the ished in the World Trade Center sum- emphasized the impor- concerned potentially instituting Debate opened with a Schermer tragic events of last month, the attack. This scholarship fund guar- new is- of this issue by summariz- smoking regulations. mary by Ghesquiere over the tance College has created a unique schol- antees financial support matching a not only his own position, but College Physician Tracy sues at hand, and motion made ing arship fund to aid the children of the full demonstrated needs of any Schermer distributed a great by Student Council President Nick also that of alumnus Ted Parran the victims of the attack on the see SCHOLARSHIP, page four amount of literature and statistics Deifel '02 to separate the issues of M.D. '78, who represented the po- about smoking at Kenyon. This dorm smoking and outdoor smok- sition of the Kenyon College included a graph that compared ing. Ghesquiere noted several key Medical Advisory Board. Their Kenyon freshmen and seniors to reasons for bringing up the smok- major aim was clear and well re- Tonight Clear. High 59F, low Saturday Partly Cloudy. HigH 'he national average, covering the ing issue, including secondhand ceived by the Senate: that there is 39F. 62F, low 43F. years 1993-200- at 0. It was shown smoke, fire hazards and intimida- currently a smoking culture Tomorrow Partly Cloudy. High Sunday Partly Cloudy. High 67F, 'hat the percentage of Kenyon tion of nonsmokers outside of see SENATE, page two 61F, low41F. low46F. 2 The Kenyon Collegian NEWS Thursday, October ljUirti Senate: Smoking regulations discussed, no vote CONTINUED FROM PAGEONE prohibit sale, sampling or advertis- student support for the bills they rity and Safety Committee to Di- improvement on the first brea- kfast. "We Kenyon College. ing of tobacco on campus, as well have and hope to pass, in order for rector of Security Dan Werner. involved students in non-us- e, "The College is forcing stu- as offering support for them to be passed by President Senate initiated this meeting solving the problem ... ani dents to live in residential hous- and dissemination of information. Oden. Regardless, the Senate ap- with a brief recap on the issues everything's been great." ing where there may be smoking," Also, all non-smoki- ng areas will be pears unified in these issues, espe- surrounding students as members Also discussed in the earh said Schermer. "I am very much marked clearly with signs, and all cially after a unanimous passing of of the community, especially in stages of the meeting was ihs off-camp- off-camp- us in favor of residential dorms be- regulations will be enforced. the first set of guidelines, and us housing. This was housing privilege re- ing free of smoke." On the whole, these were guideline 6 being delayed due to a sparked via several complaints Some students have been warned The main focus of the debate inforcements of currently practiced only one abstention by Vice Presi- made by Gambier residents about both by Residential life and the shifted from general information regulations, but changes them from dent for Academic Affairs the noise level, and disorderly landlords of the two complexes to deciding which of the ACHA "de facto" to more "de jure" prac- Meheret Birru '02, as voting on a conduct of students traveling be- - that both their privilege to live guidelines to ratify and institute tices. The more controversial new proposal cannot occur for two tween campus, and parties at the off campus, and their leases mai I era-phasi- into Kenyon policy. There was ACHA guideline numbers 6 and 7, weeks after it is proposed, unless "Pizza Hut" and "Milk Carton" be revoked.