Digital Kenyon: Research, Scholarship, and Creative Exchange The Kenyon Collegian College Archives 10-2-1997 Kenyon Collegian - October 16, 1997 Follow this and additional works at: https://digital.kenyon.edu/collegian Recommended Citation "Kenyon Collegian - October 16, 1997" (1997). The Kenyon Collegian. 529. https://digital.kenyon.edu/collegian/529 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]. ' - -- " " " ' Volume CXXV, Number 6 ESTABLISl ED 1856 Thursday, Oct. 16, 1997 Students respond to racial incidents BY JESSICA ANDRUSS and Stephanie Maier '98, who ar- What had begun as a focused Kenyon media. Most students attending the meet- Staff Reporter ranged the informal gathering, community meeting quickly be- But the goal of the discussion ing were unsure of exactly what said that the meeting would unite came a forum for a plethora of was never made completely clear would be discussed, and what ac- A meeting to discuss poten- the student body and inspire deci- loosely related concerns. Students to those in attendance. Carney's tion, if any, would be planned. A tial measures the Kenyon College sive action against racist and in- inquired about everything from initial invitation was sent on Oct.7 later invitation, also sent from student re- body could take in tolerant ideas and behavior. the safety of students on campus and addressed to those who Carney, mellowed the original in- sponse to the racial incidents As the last of the 27 students to the unfair stereotyping Mount wished to "take action in response tent: "The better we understood which occurred on campus the who attended the meeting filtered Vernon residents to fears of being to the Rebels on campus." the situation, the less our first idea first week in October left one over- out of Peirce Lounge shortly be- misled by conflicting or incom- Overtones of direct confron- seemed to be appropriate." As the whelmed student asking, "So now fore midnight, one wondered if plete reports from the Office of tation with the group and rumors meeting continued, it became clear what do we do?" Scott Carney '00 this goal had been accomplished. Security and Safety and other of a protest began to circulate. see MEETING page two Homecoming queen Annual dues incite debate among senior class '98-I- Some seniors. wonder this time from Jefferson Barlew n Barlew's e-m- ail, the committee's plan to abOUt lack Of nOn-- spend 15-2- 0 percent of the $60 dues on al ft cohol was questioned. Barlew's message alCOholiC activities so addressed whether non-drinke- rs should be expected to pay the full $60 fee, if 15- - 20percent of that total would be spent on BY MAUREEN FOLEY alcohol they would not consume. Staff Reporter Barlew's message ended by encourag- The annual fall rite of collecting senior ing other seniors who had concerns over how dues has sparked a debate over alcohol and much of the senior dues would be spent on senior activities among members of the alcohol to write him back. Class of 1998. Alter receiving approximately 30 mes- The Senior Class Committee, respon- sages from students sharing his concerns, i. ! - 1 sible for planning various senior events, is Barlew met with the Senior Class Comittee now reviewing the prominence of alcoholic to discuss the possibility of organizing se- beverages in the activities they had planned nior events with less focus on alcoholic con- for this year in response to the controversy. sumption. The Senior Class Comittee, hav- The differing views that seniors have ing no wish to alienate members of the se- concerning the role alcohol in senior events nior class, talked with Barlew about issues first became aparenl two weeks ago alter the surrounding dues and of solutions to his Senior Class Comittee sent out an e-m- ail to concerns. seniors. The e-m- ail message gave the price, Barlew applauded the Senior Class method of billing, and planned expenditure Committee's efforts to ensure that activities Phoebe Walker '98 explodes with excitement after field hockey defeated Wittenberg in for the Senior dues. do not alienate various seniors, and says they 14-1- double overtime. For Homecoming coverage see sports, pages 6. Shortly alter this e-m- ail was sent, se- have "done an excellent job." niors received another message about dues. see DUES page two Senate addresses diversity, library hours and election process The College Constitution reiter- feasor of drama. about." Is it about minorities? Is it the very least they should be open BY MATILDA BODE Cau- 2 the ates all the opinions being expressed, Reinert and Dean of Students about African Americans and until a.m. last three weeks Staff Reporter There, Dean of yet little action seems to have been Donald J. Oman an also pointed out casians? are many meetings before exams." Associate Robert A. Oden Jr. being held by all sorts of organiza- Students Cheryl Steele concurred At the Campus Senate meet- taken to improve the diversity prob- that President established two new grants to tions that are not collaborating, adding, "at the most, all the time." ing yesterday afternoon, Senate de- lem at Kenyon. "We say all the right has procure a new and larger pool Meister said Finally, the Senate addressed cided that one of the greatest prob- things in print The question is, how help minority faculty at Kenyon, One Another issue of concern the the student election process. Stu- lems with diversity at Kenyon is do we make it flesh?' asked Faculty of fellowship will bring a visiting Senate discussed is the library dent Council Vice President for that we are all talk and no action. Senator Andrew Reinert, associate pro- - minority artist to campus. The hours. Last semester the library Student Life Hillary Lowbridge is other, called a minority disserta- extended its hours until 1 a.m. responsible for student govern- tion fellowship, will allow some- Sunday through Thursday on a ment elections and explained that Friday: Partly "Years ago." P. 3 one working on a dissertation to trial basis, but library officials de- she and her committee intend to , sunny and cooL John Denver dies. P. 4 have a faculty position but a re- cided there were not enough present a proposal to revamp the VVV L38H53. Binge drinking at Kenyon duced courseload. people taking advantage of the entire election process. This would Saturday. Mostly cloudy, some sun. Both fellowships could lead hours for the change to be worth- require a change in the Campus P. 7 a L45H60 to tenure-trac- k positions. while. Senate disagrees with this Government Constitution, task P. 8 Writers Harvest reading. Student Council Vice President conclusion and will ask that library which is entrusted to Senate. Sunday: Mostly cloudy, light rain. L A La Mode. P. 10 for Academic Affairs Kristin hours be extended. Lowbridge said she hopes that 44 H 60 Joyful Wisom tour. P. 1 2 Meister '00 suggested that "part of Faculty Senator Steven Van Student Council elections will be po- allowing all the other Monday: Overcast, rain. L 37 H 56 Water polo fares well. P. 14 the fundamental problem is that Holde, associate professor of moved up people don't know what this is litical science, suggested that "at elections to happen sooner. tVr , 2 --Clje Slenpon Collesinn NEWS ThuisdaTIgober 16, 1997 Multicultural Coalition seeks council vote under-represent- BY DAVID SHARGEL ed groups." dents. We should have a say in the ing seat due to the highly selective "Our main concern is justify- News Editor Current members of MCC in- things that effect our lives," Chan nature of the position. Last year ing their voting seat," said Student clude the Black Student Union, said. Student Council eliminated, in or- Council President Jonny The Multicultural Council of A.D.E.L.A.N.T.E., Asian Students Chan continued to stress the der to promote efficiency, the vot- Nicholson '98. "We want to open Kenyon College, an organization for International Awareness, the fact that the individual groups are ing positions of the chairs Social up Student Council to as many stu- that seeks to provide an umbrella Crozier Board, and International too small and unrecognized to Board, Student Lectureships, and dents as possible, but we do have t ; v. organizations for traditionally under-r- Students at Kenyon. According to have a voice in Student Council, the Security and Safety Commit- concerns with technical issues. epresented student groups, is sophomore Vanessa Chan, an but that the voices of minority tee. This reduced the number of "Right now we want to make Stu- . lobbying for a voting seat on MCC representative, the group groups are important on campus. voting members from 19 to 16. sure that our questions are an- dent Council. Or, more specifi- hopes to eventually involve groups The larger umbrella group is At their last meeting almost swered and we're trying to make a cally, according to the MCC's con- not necessarily of multicultural therefore needed so that the group two weeks ago. Student Council commitment to doing as much as stitution, the group "shall serve as origin, such as Greek Council. can "better diversity at Kenyon in supplied MCC with a list of ques- we can in terms of diversity," said a liaison between Student Coun- MCC has asked Student a very physical manner," said tions and concerns so that they Nicholson.