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Thursday, November 1, 2012 • Volume CXL • No. 9 • www.kenyoncollegian.com • 16 pages The Election Issue Michelle Obama to Headline Rally • Voter Guide • Campus Campaign Efforts See page 7 Kenyonthe Collegian Serving Gambier, Ohio Since 1856 Lewd Behavior COLLEGE HOSTS CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE, P.3 Reported in Olin Library By LAUREN TOOLE NEWS EDITOR Last Tuesday, Oct. 23 around 10:30 p.m., two students working in Olin Li- brary witnessed a man acting in a sexu- ally inappropriate manner and alerted library staff, who called Campus Safety. Three officers arrived within two to three minutes after the call was placed and began floor-by-floor checks of the building. They then expanded the search to the entirety of campus, but were unable to locate the individual. “I’m thinking in that time frame, the person went out to the parking lot, got in [his] car and left,” said Officer Greg von Freymann, who handled the call. “By the time we got the call and were dispatched, it was probably 8-10 min- KEI HELM | COLLEGIAN utes, which … is way too long. I’m sure the person was long gone by the time we got there.” Board Finalizes Health Center Construction One of the students who reported the incident was working in a cubicle Last week, Kenyon’s trustees heard Student Council con-“ ing because such a conversion area on the third floor when she no- would not be cost-effective. ticed an older man sitting in a chair in cerns and okayed building renovations. “The renovation would be so between two rows of cubicles. By MADELEINE THOMPSON extensive that the per-bed cost “He had probably been there for NEWS ASSISTANT of turning [Bexley] into hous- about half an hour, but I really didn’t Last weekend’s meeting of It’ll take the better part of a year to com- ing would be vastly more than pay attention to him. I was working,” the Board of Trustees covered plete, so that our hope is to be in to the the per-bed cost of … some she said. “When I turned around to go a variety of topics, including new Health and Counseling Center in the other housing that you built renew my computer, I saw out of the cor- Middle Path renovations, the right from scratch,” Toutain ner of my eye that his pants were down construction of the new Ke- fall of 2014. said. and his hands [were] on his genitals.” nyon Health and Counseling “ Hank Toutain, Dean of Students In a dinner on Thursday She went downstairs and called Center, progress reports on night with the Board, Stu- Campus Safety with the library man- various studies and a presen- Health and Counseling Cen- Officer Mark Kohlman said. dent Council presented sev- ager. “By the time I came back, he had tation from the Kenyon Farm. ter in the fall of 2014.” “There’s three path sections eral issues of their own. They left,” she said. The Board approved a time- The Mayer Art Center, that we [worked on], and I’d outlined the next steps of the “I think the person … walked out the line for several construction known as the Art Barn, which like to have a little ‘respond smoking policy revision, in- door and to the parking lot,” von Frey- projects, including the new is currently under renovation via email’ kind of thing so cluding plans to raise student mann said. “We had no directions, no Health Center, which will be to become a common area and students can post comments awareness about the policy description of any vehicle. We were very located behind the Post Of- the new home for the Craft on what they think.” The and to conduct a survey to limited in what we had.” fice. “The architect will con- Center, will be finished by Board will need to approve gather information. “We’ll The individual was described as a tinue to work with folks on the end of this semester and a design for Middle Path by be asking students for a week Caucasian male in his mid-40s, approx- campus to develop construc- will reopen in January. The next April. or so to respond to … where imately 5’10” with a slender build and tion documents and then the Board also approved the con- According to Toutain and … a smoking spot [should] scruffy beard. Safety believes this could project will go out to bid to tinuation of the ongoing Mid- Kohlman, the fate of Bexley be located,” Student Coun- be an individual the College has dealt construction folks,” Dean of dle Path project. “The design Hall remains undecided, but cil President Faith McDuffie with in the past and against whom they Students Hank Toutain said. firm is still working on put- the building will most likely ’13 said. The need for Stu- have a trespass letter. “It’ll take the better part of a ting together the schematic become office space. Prelimi- dent Council representation year to complete, so that our design piece of the [Middle nary assessment concluded it see LIBRARY, page 2 hope is to be in to the new Path] project,” Chief Business could not be used for hous- see BOARD, page 4 INSIDE THIS Institute Offers Classes Runners Get Dirty in Poet Peter Cole Talks Men’s Soccer Advances P.3 for Adults P.10 Mudman Triple P.14 Kabbalah P.15 to Playoffs ISSUE NOVEMBER 1, 2012 LIFE ON THE HILL AS IT HAPPENS: WWW.THEKENYONTHRILL.COM 2 THE KENYON COLLEGIAN NEWS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2012 Library: Man Reported “ for Inappropriate Behavior continued from page 1 Though Safety has in- do it from their side, we can by a student. creased patrols through do a little bit more. I think “If it’s your roommate, “We haven’t confirmed We haven’t had enough time to get residence halls, Olin, the we’ll be in good shape and it’s one thing,” said von that [it is the same person],” where we needed to go to. I think had KAC and other public ar- hopefully catch the guy or Freymann. “If it’s someone von Freymann said. “He eas on campus, there are multiple people.” you don’t know, don’t just fits the description, and his we just a couple of minutes we would only two to five officers on “Call our office right walk away from the door. behavior is what comes in have caught the person. any given shift. Students, away, get a really good de- Walk through the door and mind with what happened faculty and staff should be scription of the person, fol- let it close.” “ Greg von Freymann, Campus Safety Officer last year. We are thinking it mindful of their surround- low the person if you can Von Freymann believes is this person.” “They’ve been checking Safety does not believe ings since Safety does not safely, with maybe another there is a good chance the The Knox County Sher- those residences for his ve- this is the same person who have the manpower to see person,” von Freymann individual from Olin will iff’s Department is also in- hicle,” von Freymann said. was reported for public everything that happens on said. “If for some reason return to campus. “In my volved in the investigation. Though Safety and the indecency at the Kenyon campus, according to von they’re outside, if you can years of experience with First, deputies followed up Sheriff’s Department are Athletic Center (KAC) on Freymann. “It really comes get a vehicle description or people like this, they tend with the suspect, who is re- focusing on this individual, Sept. 18 and 19. “The de- back to the student body plate number, all of that’s to keep doing it until they portedly in Chicago. “We an image has not yet been scriptions have been a little being vigilant,” he said. helpful.” get caught,” he said. “Hope- don’t believe that to be circulated to the student different,” von Freymann Safety has had numer- At the KAC in partic- fully with the student body, true,” von Freymann said. body due to inconsistencies said. “So we don’t think it’s ous meetings since the in- ular, von Freymann said with the faculty, staff and “We think he’s back in the in the description. “It could the same individual.” cident in Olin to determine that while it may be the everybody involved in County, so [the Deputies be something sent out if we “In all the incidenc- how they can further their polite thing to do, students keeping an eye out on cam- are] still doing some follow- get closer to [confirming] es this year, with people efforts to catch not only should refrain from hold- pus, we’re going to have a up.” that this is the person,” von down at KAC and Olin, this individual but also ing the side door of the good chance of catching The Sheriff’s Depart- Freymann said.