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Digital Kenyon: Research, Scholarship, and Creative Exchange The Kenyon Collegian College Archives 9-24-1981 Kenyon Collegian - September 24, 1981 Follow this and additional works at: https://digital.kenyon.edu/collegian Recommended Citation "Kenyon Collegian - September 24, 1981" (1981). The Kenyon Collegian. 807. https://digital.kenyon.edu/collegian/807 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]. The 9 ,T Kenyon Colleg lanEstablished 1856 C1X, Number 2 Volume Kenyon Collide, (,ambier, Ohio 43022 ThlirsHilV . Jintpmhiir ")A 1 - - " lOfil ' f I. 1 17D1 i ftrnham Gund Presents Preliminary Plans president Jordan Announces Library Expansion Proposal Ihe . i r,J'TS stu?ie.s President Perhaps the most surprising The work on the planning began reported, in envisioning resulted the feature of the new complex is the this summer; York states the of the new that building as a "Liberal inclusion of a small art gallery. It people working on it started by Arts Center;" it would provide space would have temperature and studying the Brehm report. They for several different functions. humidity controls, allowing the then began work on making plans The increased library space will be College to increase the quality of the "to help us start thinking in concrete ,4 sufficient to allow for stack shows featured here. The gallery ways." York says that those involved enlargement for the next 20 years. could host collections which Colburn were "constantly tearing up plans Also, it would nearly double seating Gallery cannot due to the difficulty ' capacity from the present 330 to 650; of maintaining temperature and 'Y Jordan explained that having enough humidity conditions in that building. i seating to accomodate 40 of the President Jordan concluded his student body is ideal. n5 This additional address by stating that there would seating would include more carrells be a faculty advisory committee on and rooms for independent study and the library. Chaired by Provost Jerry faculty research. Irish, it would be composed of professors Ray Also included in the plans is space Heithaus, Harlene ,L Marley, Kirk It I for audio-visu- al equipment (such as Emmert, William I Model oj proposed library and expansion. sliui's and music tapes), thus allowing Scott, Galbraith Crump. Jordan Theater and the each served a also his By Lynn Travers ARC the Art, History and Music depart- stated hope that a student specific area of the College, the advisory committee would form to I ments to expand their collections in library must serve all segments of the give students an opportunity make l Beginning with a "cautionary these areas. These departments to suggestions preface" but emphasizing that "we community. Also, Jordan says, would also be able to utilize the concerning the design of is the library. need not defend the need to talk "some future planning important, lecture seminar room that has been since we know about an expanded Kenyon College need to what (to planned for their use in the library. Mr. Jordan then presented build), even if not when." He then library," President Philip Jordan The basement of the library ad- Professor Owen York, who has been presented plans for proposed ex- assured the assembly that what was dition would serve as the new working as Coordinator of Library be meeting pansion of Chalmers Library at the to presented at the was location of the computer center. Its Planning. not a final conception, as there is not I i Academic Assembly held on academic purpose would be York opened his presentation by yet a fixed plan for the construction. Monday, September 21 in the "compatible with the library fun- saying, "Most of our work is ahead Architect Graham Gund. Biology Auditorium. Mr. Jordan then proceeded to ction," according to Dr. Jordan. of us." He stated that those who are and starting over again." The warning that he used to start relate the history of the study of the Also, the science and mathematics involved in the planning of the Graham Gund, who has been his presentation informed those library problem. In the early and library would now be housed in the library want to "receive ideas from working as consulting architect for present that the College at present middle 1970's the now defunct main library, rather than being wherever they will come from," and the planning project, then faced the has no financial resources for the faculty Committee on Educational scattered in other buildings as they that the advisory committees would assembly. He stated that as the project. Jordan referred to what has Facilities examined the issue and are now. The President explains that help define the "validity and value of College has developed and grown, been "a kind of happy pattern of made some recommendations. Then, this will allow space for these the proposals.'' York voiced rjis the campus has moved away from the having a new building on the campus in the spring of 1980, the report of a growing collections, and enable more enthusiasm for the formation of a original plan of design. He said that every three years recently," but then committee chaired by Professor Carl people to use them. student advisory committee. continued on page eight reminded the body, "don't count on Brehm was issued. A committee it this time." He explained that the composed of the College President, College is still "on the lookout to Provost, Librarian, Vice President Council Shoppes Issue, attract the for Clarifies necessary resources for the for Finance, Vice President project," but has begun the planning Development, two chosen members of the construction now. The reason of the faculty, a consulting architect, Elects Members of Delegations for this he says is that "this project and a consulting librarian was then By Brian Kearney Council that the debt from the Peirce Frost, Lori Goldenberg, and Amy exceeds in complexity our other most formed; they studied the report and Poolroom will officially be paid by the Faculty Committee on recent projects." The President worked to define a preliminary Durrell. The Council meeting of College. Plans for destroying any Academic standings: Liz Izant and pointed out that while the Bolton conception of the expansion. Student Sunday, September 21, started at future debt of this venture have not yet Suzie Powell. Delegation to the Vice approximately 6:45, as many been finalized. McCartney also President for Finance: Stuart Dance members were late and several ab- apologized to the managers of the Sheppard, Doug Ramsayer, and Dan Studio Relocated; sent. President Thorpe's report Shoppes concerning the question of a Giurgiu. Delegation to the Provost: an announcement con- permit. , Lynn Travers, Tim Englert, and included President Thorpe next reported cerning the academic assembly Molly Donnelly. Delegation to the that elections for upper class Student Wertheimer, KC Renovated meeting that took place last Monday. President: Kathy Martin, Jim Council representatives will be held Rossman, is also asked Dave Antila of the and JimZellner. By Bill Edwards safety on Chase Avenue, now in Thorpe 5 and 6. Interested management team to on October During open forum, Travers noted the drastically remodeled Shaffer Shoppes's students must turn in petitions it was good to see so many explain the circumstances regarding that Though the Ernst Center may seem Pool building. According to Stacey bearing twenty signatures to the SAC visitors at the meeting, especially to Shoppes at present. occupy center stage right now in Temple, dance instructor, "Basically the by Wednesday, Sept. 30. Freshman freshmen. She only regretted that line-u- emphasized that ARA is the p of new construction on what they did was to fill in the Antila Student Council representatives will some members of Council were in charge of this venture and that campus, it may also be that dancers, swimming pool and build a still be chosen on October 3. showing up late and reading books Eriksen, and Jamey Black intramural sports suspended he, Matt Various committee elections were the meeting. Council enthusiasts, and floor." managers working for during Student the regular ueeknH rrr, urmin That is thp nlrl nool floor was are student also held at this meeting. The results meets every Sunday at 6:30 in Nu Pi Thorpe raised the question as ARA. are as follows: Delegation to the Vice Kappa and all are en- to student students to how this transition President for Development: Cindy couraged to attend. management came about. The gggm student manager responded by saying that "they thought they mm could do a better job in running the Run-of- f place." The three students ap- Allen, Kenyon in proached Dean Edwards and ARA and received approval from both By Michael Cannizzaro groups. Last year the Shoppes were Jimmy Allen Norm Kenyon will oppose each other in a runoff operating at a loss, but at present and election for the office of Senior Class President. Allen and Kenyon are in the black. Antila also they defeated Michael Zorek and Bruce Berlin in the election Tuesday, the Shoppes will continue noted that forcing the runoff, which will take place Thursday at dinner and Friday be run by student management to at lunch at Peirce and Gund dining halls. 1 of ARA) next year. (under direction Approximately 95 of the senior class voted in this election, a turn- for next year's student Applications out substantially higher than in previous years. Kenyon praised the e will be taken later in the managers increased participation, adding that he hoped there would be "the same 1 year.