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Digital Kenyon: Research, Scholarship, and Creative Exchange The Kenyon Collegian College Archives 4-9-1998 Kenyon Collegian - April 16, 1998 Follow this and additional works at: https://digital.kenyon.edu/collegian Recommended Citation "Kenyon Collegian - April 16, 1998" (1998). The Kenyon Collegian. 545. https://digital.kenyon.edu/collegian/545 This News Article 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]. lite SwpBfi Mfa$$i Volume CXXV, Number 2 1 ESTABLISHED 1856 Thursday, April 16, 1998 Students petition to 'save' Jan Thomas reer in the Washington, D.C., area BY DAVID SHARGEL ment. Jan Thomas has made after Kenyon, said "Kenyon was News Editor comps and honors projects pos- 'I have had tremendous support from students never 'temporary' in her mind; sible for students by offering her the Kenyon community for Visiting Assistant Professor advice and support," said Eric and other members of it was the logical extension of of Sociology Jan E. Thomas will Smith '99, who organized to peti- which I am very grateful and very touched.' where my career was headed." leave Kenyon shortly after the cur- tion to "save" Thomas. "I have had two wonderful Jan Thomas said Tho- rent academic year ends when her 37 1 signatures were obtained, years here at Kenyon," have tremendous sup- contract expires. Students, how- according to Shane Goldsmith mas. "I had Tho- I the students' ini- and ever, have expressed concern over '98, who also organized the effort Goldsmith stressed that leagues. admire port from students other their concern to keep Kenyon commu- Thomas' departure and have peti- to persuade the college to main- mas has represented divisions of tiative and members of the Ms. Thomas here," said Will. nity for which I am very grateful tioned that her contract be ex- tain Thomas' position. sociology not currently repre- is very fortunate tended. Thomas was hired on a "If the administration really sented, including the sociology of "The college and very touched." medicine. to have excellent visiting profes- "I have been totally over- two-year visiting appointment, cares about what the students have women and who sors like Jan Thomas, but a visit- whelmed by the petition drive and this year replacing Professor of So- to say, then they will be moved to Provost Katherine Will, ing contract is ... by nature tempo- other measures the students have ciology Howard Sacks, who is on extend her contract. This is not a is primarily responsible for approv- rary, and we have no opening avail- taken to try and keep me here at sabbatical. Last year Thomas was technical nor financial issue, it is ing faculty contracts, maintains is able, at this time, that would al- Kenyon," said Thomas. an additional sociologist in the de- political," said Goldsmith. "The .that Thomas' position temporary extension low us to continue Ms. Thomas' Before attending graduate partment, also filling gaps in teach- fact cannot be ignored that a sub- by nature and a contract contract for next year, much as we school and coming to Kenyon, ing positions. stantial number of students went would be impossible. value her as a colleague," she said. Thomas was involved with pub- "Jan Thomas has introduced out of their way to express through "I have heard so many good Thomas, who said she will lic and private health care outside sub-are- about her teaching from her many new as of the disci- letters, petitions, phone calls that things faculty col likely pursue a non-academic ca the academic community. pline of sociology to our depart keeping Jan here is a priority." students and from her 1998 Honors Day Senate addresses Greek issues II Y il lV I 1 I WflTJIlWlH II' III! i ., 111 Greek Council proposes change in work week, parties which Greek Council work week to academic concerns; that proper BY CHARLES PUGH are proposed. Under the time is allowed for homework and Staff Reporter schedules current system, the schedules are proper sleep. The head of security The future of the Greek sys- individually approved by members would be able to spot violations schedule and sug- tem at Kenyon was the focus of the of the Senate. Ciuca suggested the in the proposed Student Senate meeting yesterday. formation of a four-perso- n board gest viable alternatives. the Greek Council president that would approve all work week Ciuca also stated that decided to shorten the George Ciuca 99 started out the schedules. Council has initiation from ten meeting by declaring, "Greek The board would be com- length of plegde to nine weeks. The inten- Council has been unbelievably posed of a faculty member, the weeks Coun- tion of this being more time for busy." This turned out to be an head of security, the Greek Coun- academics. understatement, as the topics per- cil president and the Greek "This change is to-- help stu- taining to the structure of the Greek cil advisor. faculty dents finish quicker, so they can system monopolized the meeting. The inclusion of a focus on their grades," Ciuca said. Ciuca first proposed a change member would ensure that the in regards see SENATE page two that would alter the method in schedule is appropriate v. Bhimull, Weber awarded fellowship Berkely. Senior Chandra Bhimull and English while specializing in me- nia at many programs do Laura Weber '97 have been dieval studies. Because not provide stipends for first-year awarded the prestigious Mellon Weber's top choice is Colum- students, Weber said she was es- Fellowship, the second consecu- bia University in New York but she is waiting to hear from pecially happy to hear of the Kate Bennett tive year Kenyon has produced two still winners. Harvard and University of Califor see MELLON page two Ric Sheffield ad- Associate Professor of Sociology and Legal Studies The national awards for Full Honors Day will arrives at Tuesdays Honors Day Convocation. vanced studies in humanities run-of- fs a Pepper, Prime win coverage appears on page four. provide Bhimull and Weber stipend plus tuition and $14,000 Kevin Pepper '99 was elected Student Council President and for entrance to Ph.D programs elec- fees Joshua Prime '99 Chair of Security & Safety Committee in in the fall. tion run-of- fs held last week. Friday Showers likely. High 50s Bhimull, a native of Prime ran against current committee chair John Weibull '99, Dry. Low 40-4- 5, high 50s Ronkonkoma, NY, plans to study Satuday while Pepper defeated Hillary Lowbridge '99. at the 55-6- 0 history and anthropology Sunday Diy. Low 35-4- 0, high University of Michigan or history For list of candidates for Student CouncU Representative, Senate Monday Dry. Low 35-4- 0, high at the University of Chicago while Representative and Class President, see page two. in 55-6- 0. Weber will pursue a doctorate : ' m . A&E: SPORTS: OPED: FEATURES: NEWS: Circle opens. Funding for men's and women's Night. P. 9 Caucasian Chalk Kenyon. P. 7 Take Back the sports. P. 13 Election candidates. P. 2 Theft at P. 10 Homemade potions pose danger for students ROANOKE, Va. (AP) Three you know what it is," said James uid ecstasy," is a growth hormone While both jimsonweed and only to have the same amount high school students in Virginia Phares, the principal of Staunton and costs about $10 a vial. It was GHB are legal to possess, it's ille- send them into a coma because the have been hospitalized this year River High School in Bedford banned by the Food and Drug Ad- gal to make and sell GHB in Vir- new batch is more potent. after taking homemade potions of County. "GHB is color- odorless, ministration in 1991. ginia. Last year, the FDA issued a either jimsonweed or GHB, which less and looks like a capful of wa- Jimsonweed, also called "loco There's nothing new about consumer warning about GHB. are legal to possess and foul-smelli- ng can be ter. Dogs can't smell it, and there's weed," is a poison- high school students experiment- The report said the chemical was learned about from the Internet. no smoke." ous plant that was originally called ing with homemade highs, from blamed for at least three deaths, Principals and poison center Earlier this month, a Staunton Jamestown weed because settlers' sniffing glue to inhaling gasoline including an unidentified Virginia directors say the highs users get off River student was charged with once used it as a narcotic. In the or even freon from air condition- woman in her 20s who police the homemade concoctions can be distribution of a drug without a 1600s, abuse of jimsonweed ers. thought had been driving drunk more dangerous than those they professional license for allegedly caused a widespread illness, ac- "They feel they are immortal," before an autopsy discovered get from illegal drugs because of giving GHB to a classmate who cording to James Madison Univer- Phares said. "They always don't GHB. their unpredictability. nearly died. sity biology professor Conley listen and that's been true" ever Bedford County Sheriff Mike 17-year-- GHB or gamma The old drank a cap- McMulIen. since we've had a high school here. Brown said it's frustrating to know .hydroxybutyrate, is an odorless, ful of GHP mixed with a soft drink In March, two men were con- But Phares held a school as- that the recipe for making GHB, nearly mix- tasteless drug made by and was to of- ep sent the principals victed of contributing to the delin- sembly anyway to pass along the complete with step-by-st- illus- ing ' two easily acquired chemicals.

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