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For more information, please contact [email protected]. fit Seipi 'Splfeissi Volume CXXV, Number 13 ESTABLISHED 1856 Thursday, Jan. 22, 1998 Chemistry professor relieved of teaching duties BY DAVID SHARGEL semester brought concerns involv- dents had said about his coriduct were not simple misinterpreta- News Editor ing his classroom conduct to in Kenyon's academic setting, tions, students did express con- Wendy Hess, the college's equal Veliz said that his actions jwere cerns to the college. One student Amidst allegations of sexual opportunity officer and misunderstood. j said that she felt her allegations harrassment by former students, ombudsperson, said a student who "The way you project yourself went unheeded when she and two Visiting Assistant Professor of preferred to remain anonymous. can be misread by other people," others approached college officials Chemistry Eduardo Veliz has been "Most anyone in the class- said Veliz. about Veliz. relieved of his teaching duties and room would say that he flirted non- "People from different cul- "I feel like they told me basi- is now involved with administra- stop," said the student. She said tures behave differently,"' said cally, 'Let's not worry about it,'" tive responsibilities. - that students were afraid to go to Veliz, who is a native Panamanian. she said. "And then we came back "Officially, he's been reas- his office hours and she "was afraid "You come to live in American from break and he was gone." signed at the request of the Pro- to go anywhere near him." culture and are stereotyped by Hess however, stressed that Kate Bcnnettt vost," said Professor of Chemistry Eduardo Veliz When Veliz was asked to ex- people. We understand other "all students are treated seriousjy and department chair John Lutton. plain why he had been reassigned, people's point of view, and while by this college. They are never not Provost Kate Will however, is a confidential personnel matter." he laughed and said, "I don't think we cannot neglect what people taken into account." was unavail- who could not confirm any allega- Before winter break, some fe- I'm allowed to explain, it's a little think, we cannot stop being our- President Oden tions, said, "I cannot supply any male students in Veliz's organic complicated." selves." able for comment concerning this additional information because this chemistry laboratory course last When told what some stu- - Whether his actions were or issue. Bank construction continues Departments restructure BY JAMES RAY IPHS, English face faculty changes Senior Staff Reporter BY KRISTEN FILIPIC 'I want to give stu- construction of the new Editor in Chief The atten- People's Bank of Gambier on dents as much i While the Integrated Pro Wiggin Street will proceed as in gram of Humane Studies (IPHS) tion as possible scheduled, as long as it doesn't s restructuring after Associate rain. Bank official Margaret the development of V Professor of English Timothy Kunkel gave June as the date for f skills.' Shutt takes on administrative certain the building's completion, but duties, the English department is added that much of that will de- Michael Brint preparing to replace John Crowe pend on the weather. "We don't Ransom Professor of English '97 and seniors Bryan Doerries think it will be done by then, but " Ron Sharp who will not be teach Chandra Bhimull and Jefferson . that's the date the builders have 7' ing while serving as Associate Barlew will be helping students given us." UV--: 1 in Provost from July , 1998 to July with their papers an ungraded Inclement precipitation and i 1,2001. capacity before they are pre- temperatures made construction Shutt was named Faculty sented to Pepple or Sullivan. difficult in the early stages of the Assistant to the President and Brint said that rumors that project. In order to dry the ceiling Provost, effective this semester. Webber will be grading student at one point, the construction crew VH He continues to teach his English work are completely unfounded. had internal heating to utilize class on the Divine Comedy but "I want to give students as covering the outside of the 1 while is no longer teaching in IPHS. much attention as possible in the insulative wrap. Be- building with "Tim is deeply missed in development of certain skills," cause the wrapping allowed little :'jt compared this f.M.ja- x- v IPHS, yet all of us support him Brint said, and was an accumu- .J' ventilation, there in his service to the committee," system of teaching assistants to necess- lation of sawdust which said Associate Professor of IPHS the operation of the Writing Cen- itated the cutting of windows Sara Shea Michael Brint, the program's di- ter. through the insulation. Kunkel is obliga- Shutt will continue to teach likes these are aiming for an early summer completion. rector. "He feels a sort of speed of Workers in more confident about the tion to give back to the commu- one class each semester the the process now that the frame is service." English department. Sharp con- non-prof- it organization nity through this kind of Cincinatti. The company has over- the same in place, and said that the construc- is teaching all of the tinues to teach a full courseload as the on Yeager Road. The latter alone Brint tion company told her that such seen such past enterprises was a $3 to 4 million project, seminars for the introductory this semester. as they remodeling of the Cooper Energy in projects build momentum Construction did not IPHS course, which enrolls 63 "We're currently involved Credit Union building on Kunkel said. progress. Service lead- a search for three new faculty well as the start as promptly as most expected, students. Two new tutorial bank had hired P.E.I, a West Chestnut Street, as Department The however, since P.E.I, had trouble ers were hired. Chris Sullivan, members," English construction of a new facility for said. hiring out its work to local con- whom Brint describes as having Chair Kim McMullen were under tractors. "A lot of the local crafts- "a firm background in writing While these searches L 20-2- 5, way before the announcement of Friday: Chance of rain or snow. Sunday: Partly cloudy. men and workers are tied up with and journalism" and John now," Kunkel who is a classical phi- Sharp's new position, the focus L 30s, H 35-4- 0 H 30-3- 5 other things right Pepple, now includes explained. losopher, will be grading student of the searches Saturday: Chance of showers. Monday: Chance of rain. Low 20; finding someone to cover A motel is being built on papers. SHUTT page two L 20s, H 30s. H 30s see BANK page two In addition, Aaron Webber see SPORTS: NEWS: OPED: E 14 Professor Gunderson's art Super Bowl preview.. P. ' Sister Helen Prejean alive and E-MA- AND POO. 7 FlNEFROCK TRIAL CONCLUDES. P. 2 IL CENSORSHIP opens in Olin. P. 1 1 WALKING. P. 8 show 2 The Kenyon Collegian " NEWS Thursday, January 22, 1998 100 Senior stresses giving back to Kenyon Program educates graduating seniors about the importance of post-graduati- on donations to the college programs of its kind. While attend- into account in the annual U.S. BY CHARLOTTE BALES ing a conference this summer, News and World Report college Staff Reporter 'We've had overwhelming participation from Brian Dowdall, a '93 alum and ratings. 100 Senior, a program recent graduates. Frankly, our competitors Administrative Head of the pro- Also, when Kenyon makes dedicated to educating graduating are jealous.' Brian Dowdall '93 gram observed that it is still "most grant proposals to corporations, seniors about the importance of reknowned". the rate of recent alumni giving giving back to Kenyon, officially "We've had overwhelming assumes a fair amount of impor- got underway last Wednesday with really excited about getting their However, the program has no participation from recent gradu- tance in determining which orga- the annual Kick Off Event. pledge cards" he continued. financial goal in mind. Said Com- ates" commented Dowdall. nization walks away with the This event, which provided The Kick Off Event, which at- mittee Chair Liz Pendleton '98, "Frankly, our competitors are jeal- money. For example, Kenyon's 100 Senior Committee members tracted about one third of the se- "It's really not about the money. ous." recent 1.5 million dollar gift from with the opportunity to explain to nior class, assigned attendees We just would like to see the se- Apparently, the rate of recent the Mellon Foundation for science their classmates how the program two or three classmates whom nior class united in supporting alumni giving is influential in col- education "was the second largest works during a pizza dinner from they will encourage to commit "Kenyon." lege rankings as well as the finan- gift they made that year, and it had the pub, "went really well" com- to pledging money to the Col- 100 Senior was started at cial gifts given to Kenyon in the more than a little to do with the mented Jeff Barlew '98, Commit- lege in the coming years after Kenyon in 1986 by Kimberly form of grants.