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Digital Kenyon: Research, Scholarship, and Creative Exchange The Kenyon Collegian College Archives 9-25-1997 Kenyon Collegian - September 25, 1997 Follow this and additional works at: https://digital.kenyon.edu/collegian Recommended Citation "Kenyon Collegian - September 25, 1997" (1997). The Kenyon Collegian. 527. https://digital.kenyon.edu/collegian/527 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]. w i ' ' I i i . , i .. I .1 H III 1... ii ite Xmpn Sill lgp Volume CXXV, Number 4 Established 1856 pi Thursday, Sept. 25, 1997 Grievance panel affirms Hinton decision BY DAVID SHARGEL Hinton declined to comment. Hinton and McDonaugh were What distinguished last year's controversy among students, fac- News Editor Assistant Professor of Psy- denied tenure and second reap- negative decisions is the fact the ulty and staff alike due to the small chology G. Renoir McDonaugh, pointment respectively in a both Hinton and McDonaugh are numler of students, faculty and A faculty grievance panel who was denied second reappoint- relatively uncharacteristic move by both African American, the state- administrators of color at Kenyon. unanimously recommended earlier ment during the same Tenure and the Board of Trustees. ment said. Both Hinton and McDonaugh im- this week to affirm last semester's Promotion Committee review, is A statement issued by the col- As of last year Hinton and mediately announced that they decision by the Board of Trustees still in the process of appealing her lege in the spring concerning the McDonaugh represented half of would file grievances. to deny tenure to Assistant Profes- original decision. tenure decisions said, "While nega- the African American faculty at Professor of Psychology Linda sor of History Robert Hinton. McDonaugh said, "I'm sur- tive second reappointment and Kenyon. Typically, faculty who Smolak, who chairs the faculty President Robert A. Oden Jr. prised and disappointed by the tenure decisions have been rela- are not reappointed leave Kenyon grievance panel, said, "I am not in has yet to officially respond to the outcome and my prayers are with tively rare at Kenyon, they are not after a short period of time. a position to comment directly on panel's recommendation. Professor Hinton. unprecedented." The decision created much see TENURE page two r Court date set in - - Finefrock harassment r. ". " and discrimination suit BY DAVID SHARGEL Book Store News Editor bookkeeper Yvonne A court date has been set in Farson on the lawsuit filed last October June 20. f against the Board of Trustees, Book Heck Store manager Jack Finefrock and claims that Vice President for finance Joseph Finefrock's G. Nelson by two former book- J conduct, store employees. Jack Finefrock which in- - S3 An eight-juro- r trial to settle eluded claims of age and gender discrimi- haranguing, nation as well as sexual harassment threatening and shouting at Heck, made by Linda Boggs and Marilyn created a hostile work environment Heck will begin Dec. 8. 1 leek also claims that Nelson Kate Bennett Heck and Boggs filed separate and the Board of Trustees, despite Sheldon Kimber '00, Michael Klein '99 and Mount Vernon resident Hal Nastelin work on a Habitat for Humanity house suits with the Knox County Court of their knowledge of Finefrock's this weekend. About 70 Kenyon students participated in the two-da- y blitz build. Common Pleas on October 16, 19. conduct, failed to take any action Heck, who was employed by to remedy the abuse. Students participate in house building the college in 1988, claims that The lawsuit also asserts that beginning in 1993 Finefrock be- Finefrock encouraged I leek to par- ceiling the house. The gan making derogatory comments ticipate in a scheme which involved BY MAUREEN FOLEY two day construction project. The the of abilities and perfor- lifetime health benefits for her, al- bam-raisin- g like event allowed volunteers also installed the about Heck's Staff Reporter Dana and Dede Good to complete house's siding, shingles, win- mance as a bookstore employee. though she was not entitled to such -- benefits. Last weekend members of the preliminary building of their new dows and doors. The blitz left Concerns did arise among the On June 19, 1995 Heck was Habitat for Humanity Board of ' house before the onset of winter only plumbing, electrical and fin- bookstore management over to fired because she refused to par- Knox County, volunteers from storms. ishing work to be completed so Heck's ability correctly perform job, which included ticipate in the scheme, the lawsuit across the county and approxi- Volunteers worked a total of the Good family can move in. her data entry mately 70 Kenyon students 24 hours over last Saturday and The Good family was and weekly departmental audits. says. ex- For these and other claims participated in a blitz build, or Sunday to raise the walls and erect see HABITAT page two These concerns were pressed in an oral disposition of see COURT page three Greek Council sponsors community blood drive Greek Council Vice President a useful role on campus and that points out that each Greek orga- With only 40 scheduled blood BY JESSICA ANDRUSS MacAdam Glinn considers this their manpower can be of great nization at Kenyon requires its drives each year in Knox County, Staff Reporter semiannual service project one of benefit to the Kenyon community. members to participate in ser- Kenyon's contribution isextremely A blood drive sponsored by the most important events his or- "There is a perception on vice projects which are of vital helpful. Many students decided to the Kenyon College Greek Coun- ganization sponsors. Glinn hopes campus of Greeks as party mon- significance to the community. donate due to personal experience. cil and the Mount Vemon Red this blood drive will also help con- gers who have little to do with In this blood drive, for example, "I know my father had cancer, and Cross took place Tuesday in Gund vince antagonists ofGreek life that anything outside the Greek sys- 87 pints of blood were donated. seeing all the blood he needed made Commons. fraternities and sororities do have tem itself," he says. Glinn also The blood goes directly from me see the imporatnee of giving," the Mount Vernon Red Cross to said Kate Snyder '00, who has L the Columbus Blood Bank, where donated bkxxl to many of Kenyon's supplies are running low. "Right bloodmobiles. Fundraising sets record Hypnotist visits Rosse Hall P.9 FRIDAY: now, we're down to a one day's Snyder is joined by many P.2 Sunny. H supply of blood," says Eloise other veteran donors. The num- WKCO begins broadcasting P. 8 around 70. I lagan, who has spent 30 years ber of students who decided to Psychology professor with the Red Cross, "in case of give blood at the last minute sur- L 45-5- 0. named Gtizen ofthe Year Lords football tramples Oberlin SATURDAY: Dry. H 70s. disaster or emergency, we'd need passed the individuals who did SUNDAY and MONDAY: Chance of to ship blood in from an outside not show up for (heir scheduled P.7 P.12 60-7- rain. H 0. L 50s. bank." appointments. TE&e enpon Collegian NEWS Thursday, September 25, 1997 '96-'9- 7 fundraising yields record amount 100 Senior Program to- $9,408,100 boosts Gifts to Kenyon tals with 97 percent participation 1995-9- 6 vs 1996-9- 7 Lastyear'sfundraising efforts The Office of Development brought Kenyon College fund-raisi- ng a record this month released the final $4,539,794 $9.4 million, the highest figure in figures for the fiscal year $4,207,732 the college's history. The previous which ended June 30. record was set in 1986 with $6.8 . Last year's 100 Senior Pro- $2,616,549 million. gram was also its most successful. $1,819,306 $1,615,375. The record comes at the end of The program, which is in its 12th $1,311,047 the first year of the "quiet" phase year, asks seniors to pledge over a $432,447 $889,487 $391,619 of Kenyon's capital campaign, two-ye- ar period. 97 percent (346 which will extend through June out of 357 seniors) of the Class of Kenyon Fund Parents Fund Endowment Other 30,2001. '97 participated. Total 1995-9- "This almost had to be a Brian Dowdall, assistant di- 6 1996-9- 7 " record-breakin-g year if we're go- rector in the Office of Alumni and ing to meet our fundraising goals," Parent Relations and Annual the Kenyon Fund," he says. with Kenyon . a good selling Since April's report, more than says Lisa Schott, director of the Funds, runs 100 Senior. "One of Dowdall also says that the point when asking alumni, cor one million dollars has been added Office of Alumni and Parent Rela- my number-on- e goals is to educate success of the program shows porations, and foundations to to the endowment, bringing its to- tions and Annual Funds. our senior classes about giving to that current students, are happy contribute. tal close to $78 million. ; r, ll'Ji.! , 1. - i- - Habitat: 'Blitz build' provides Tenure: Thorough appeal process local family with housing denies Hintdh new tenure review CONTINUED 1 FROM PAGE 1 CONTINUED FROM PAGE, A , selected to be a Habitat for Hu- Volunteers and Kenyon, Professor Hinton's grievance.- - Trri 'surprisedJand disappointed by the out- manity partner family after students benefit from The first phase of any griev- completing an application fi- come and my prayers are with and ance committee hearing involves Professor nancial evaluation.