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Digital Kenyon: Research, Scholarship, and Creative Exchange The Kenyon Collegian College Archives 11-18-1993 Kenyon Collegian - November 18, 1993 Follow this and additional works at: https://digital.kenyon.edu/collegian Recommended Citation "Kenyon Collegian - November 18, 1993" (1993). The Kenyon Collegian. 647. https://digital.kenyon.edu/collegian/647 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]. Wanning tor ZttftAnniversary ot Kenyon Women Underway 1 Volume CXXI, Number 10 Established 1856 Thursday, November 18, 1993 Barbara Lilie makes a big splash-brea- k that story girl By Lilie Barbara But prompted by a recent dismissal, to agree with, remarking that "there is a steps for formal dismissal procedure. some Staff Council and Advisory Council perception of vulnerability in somequarters. "We want to avoid people being taken Concerned staff members have formed Committee members felt that more specific A perception that a person could be fired by surprise," Michaels remarked, continuing, committee to evaluate staff dismissal guidelines could be established. without consultation with his or her "the annual review policy exists to these raced ures, which some feel warrants a "There was a specific incident that immediate supervisor." ends, of course, but it's only annual, it doesn't xilicy more formal than that which exists precipitated our looking into these matters," Pointing out that, "there is some policy help with a problem that crops up in the urrently. At present, any staff member may said Chairof Staff Council, Linda Michaels. currently," which she characterized as interim." x dismissed "for cause." "It became clear that there was a breakdown "incomplete," Michaels explained that the Michaels stressed that the project is in "Cause is exactly what it says it is," in the system. We do not intend to address subcommittee on staff dismissal procedure its infancy and that the ideas she outlined 3led Joe Nelson, vice-preside- nt for finance, the specifics of that situation it'sbetween has been "appointed to look at policies and were only a few of the possibilities the md supervisor the committee could examine. of director of staff the parties involved and we are not procedures, beginning with problem-solvin- g lalions. "Everyone knows the kinds of involved but what we can do is suggest a procedures." Nelson, who as vice-preside- nt for ings that are unacceptable. Theft would be policy for the future. We are looking at A specific staff dismissal policy, as finance oversees maintenance among other le. Or someone who simply doesn't grasp ways to create change so that a similar event Michaels envisioned it, would consist of departments, acknowledged that in addition & work although we'd certainly spend isn't carried out in quite the same way." three points: the first would be comprised of to the phrase "for cause," the unionized lot w ith maintenance with Kenyon lists before rs, contract of time working that person Nelson speculated that "staff could be ways to diffuse conflictbetween co-worke- ay steps were taken. It's just too difficult to nervous because there was a recent decision or between an employee and his supervisor, concrete grounds for dismissal, such as inpoint these things exactly because to let someone go," an idea Michaels seemed before the conflict results in dismissal. fighting, or unsafe operation of machinery. :ircumstances vary. Michaels believed that the procedural He noted that staff, which consists of all guidelines set up in existing policies for Kenyon employees who are not faculty, New Cat Shelter Provides Volunteer harassment and discrimination will be useful athletic department personnel, security, in forming this part of a staff dismissal senior staff or maintenance workers "has a Opportunities for Kenyon Students policy. different sort of contract" than other Kenyon Michaels, "People in employees. By J.E. Luebering provide care for dogs but not for cats. Knox According to staff positions are quite often easily No staff member has successfully County and the local Humane Society went against in intimidated by people in authority," so as a litigated Kenyon a dispute over By the end of the year, Knox County one step further in planning to construct a "as far as I know," according to second point, policy makers "hope to set up dismissal will gain a facility to "provide quality care facility for both dogs and cats, according to Nelson, who went on to say that "a lot of an advocacy type of situation" in case ar.d locate homes for homeless, abandoned, Lyall. However, the county was unable to have contention and sometimes problem diffusing chan nels prove ineffective times you and stray cats," according to Gail Lyall, a allocate sufficient funds for their half of the are lawyers involved, but once they in alleviating conflict there member of the Knox County Humane project. The final point of a possible staff see the facts it never gets as far as a lawsuit." Society. "Some time in the near future we will be dismissal policy would involve concrete see POLICY page twelve The Cat Shelter, located next to the Dog addressing the subject of dogs," said Lyall. Pound at 729 Columbus Road in Mount Once the shelter opens, one of its Beta Rock Vandalised, Investigation Begun Vernon, is 4000 square feet in size and primary commitments, according to Lyall, contains isolation, play, and exam rooms in will be to "spay or neuter each and every By Elizabeth Bennett and Amy Kover the fraternity has begun to investigate the addition cat," and to, "administer first shots before to a front office, lobby, staffkitchen, incident Security is presently investigating and they leave the shelter." laundry facilities. Sometime between late Monday night the case and according to Assistant Director furnishings "I am very heartened by the response of Some of the equipment and and early Tuesday morning, the Beta rock, of Safety and Security Melanie Remillard, are self-describ- ed the Kenyon students" to "my Newscope now in place, according to Lyall, a located just South of Leonard Hall was director of safety and security, they have no "all-aroun- d for volunteers, stated Lyall. helping hand" for the plea" vandalized leads. Members of the fraternity repainted Knox Approximately 1 3 students and one member County Humane Society. Large red letters spelled, "Betas Protect the rock by 10:30 a.m. administration have committed However, "Getting volunteers is the of the Rapists." The initials of a member of the Remillard also stated that the Beta rock themselves to working at the shelter. most important part now," said Lyall. Beta Theta Pi fraternity were repeated a few has been a focus for vandalism in the past. In its search for volunteers the Knox Except for a veterinarian and a times, alleging that the individual was a Dean of Students Cheryl Steele, said County Humane Society will target the veterinarial technician, both of whom will rapist. that she is sorry that people are so frustrated. be Vernon area this week. Help is part-tim-e employees of the Cat Shelter, Mount Beta president Josip Gucanac said that "I want to be sensitive, but there are other the shelter's staff will be comprised purely needed, according to Lyall, from front-offic-e of volunteers. duties to general cat care to "miscellaneous By state law, local governments must tasks." Collegian Digest The Biology 4 class collaborated on a Keoyon College is currently in Uie reference guide about health and social process ofselecting individuals to serve as issues for Kenyon students, see page two Group-Base- d Harassment Counselors. see page eight The Friday Featureatthe Crazier Center 4 convincing win over University of J last was a lecture presented by associate A Kenyon one professor of the Waraeo's and Gender Wiscoosin-Osnfcos- h moved Studies program, Laurie Finke. step further to a first ever National seepage four Championship. see peg nhxe Dr. known as Kenyons two cross country teams 4 Stanley Fish, who has been - "the most feared professors," competed at John CarrpH in regional (V tTKD:- indoctrinated Keoyon students on Boutique competition on Saturday, see page ten Muliiculturalism, a phrase he coined 7 i'V-f- " - himself. see page five MARK SIMMONS; Ross, please can r you retire like a admirable heavyweight The Kenyon College Drama Club will champ and quit battering our political present their second senior thesis system? Jgodtiction. see page six see page three suspense film. As part ofa promotion for the and other subjects. I Lr-i-sr- LJs-t- I BJorn film on a radio show in 1940, he told Brint comments thatFish "does notrest -l - JV NEWS page two November 18, 1993 7 New Handbook Published as Guide for Female Concerr By Nicole Weinstein for Students" focuses on the health and on the multiple concerns of women and some criticism though. While sophc-Ada- m social concerns of women in the college. presents ways in which males can add to the Singer agrees that "Student Last Spring the Biology 4 class Either one or two students contributed to well being of Student collaborated on a reference guide about each ofthe 67 submissions. The submissions women. competently 1 health and social issues for Kenyon students. range from alternative dietary plans at The to the concer After much work in putting the project Kenyon to information on various birth introduction also The book is very college womer together "Students for Students" has been control devices and their accessibility at the clarifies for feels that the c printed and is now available.