Digital Kenyon: Research, Scholarship, and Creative Exchange The Kenyon Collegian College Archives 11-10-1994 Kenyon Collegian - November 10, 1994 Follow this and additional works at: https://digital.kenyon.edu/collegian Recommended Citation "Kenyon Collegian - November 10, 1994" (1994). The Kenyon Collegian. 469. https://digital.kenyon.edu/collegian/469 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]. For Ohio Election Results see page two Iff B Volume CXXII, Numberlllip8 Established 1856 Thursday, November 10, 1994 Senate Debates Niafs Sorority Proposal Robert Taylor '40 Dies at Age 77 By Sarah Kate Bearman students. Senate Faculty Member and Professor Pulitzer-Priz- e Winner's Life Remembered Senior Staff Reporter of Political Science Steven Van Holde By Bertram Tunnell 1987 Kenyon College Alumni Bulletin, agreed, "The establishment of this type of (KCAB), critic Jonathan Yardley wrote, Co-Editor-in-C- The hief proposal for the founding of the organization is beneficial to the Kenyon "From time to time there is justice in this local sorority "Nia" was discussed community." He continued, "I'm very rough world, and so it is that Peter Taylor at Wednesday at the Senate meeting. Members concerned that African American, Hispanic Peter Hillsman Taylor, a Kenyon last has his Pulitzer Prize." After he won the the group of met with the senate to explain American and Asian American students who graduate of 1940 and a Pulitzer-Priz- e award Taylor said, "I didn't even know I their purpose, answer questions, and explore come to Kenyon are going to feel lost." Van winning novelist, died of pneumonia was nominated." He continued, "It was a the policies concerning greek organizations Holde added that in providing organizations Wednesday, Nov. 2 at the University of great surprise, but I 'm grateful for anything at Kenyon. for these different cultures, everyone Virginia hospital in Charlottesville. He was that comes along." Nia President Colette Battle began her benefits. 77. Taylor, a prolific writer who had statement by clarifying that Nia would not Questions were raised concerning the In 1986, he won the RitzHemingway published more than a dozen books, be a group based on race. She said, "We are exclusiveness of this group, although they award, one of the richest literary prizes in including eight collections of short stories, not a black sorority, we just happen to be will be officially inclusive according to the world for his first novel after nearly 40 three volumes of plays, and three novels, black women who came together to found a College policy. years, "A Summons to Memphis." had received numerous compliments in his new sorority." Co-Executi- ve Chair to the Senate Joel "In giving him the prize, we hope that life. In reviewing his collection of stories, According to the proposal, which Battle Richeimer expressed some concerns about we will encourage the American people to "In Miro District," "The New York Times" read aloud, the main goal of the group would the inclusivness of a group based on the wake up to this writer of great talent who is described Taylor as "America's Chekhov." be "to establish a service organization for betterment of the African American less well known than he should be," said Novelist Anne Tyler called Taylor the the betterment of the African American community. Battle responded, "We are black Pierre Salinger in the "Trentonian" (April "undisputed master of the short-stor- y form" community at large...this sorority will also women here, but we are also just women 1 3, 1987). Salinger headed the nine-memb- er when his collection "The Old Forest and serve as a support system through which the who came together with a com mon goal . For jury of the award. Other Stories" was released in 1985. sisterhood will provide us all with acommon any woman who shares that goal, color will In 1987, Taylor won the Pulitzer Prize "A lot of people read Peter Taylor for a factor." ground." not be for the same novel. According to the June see TAYLOR page three Members of Nia listed academic Assuming that the proposal is passed achie vement,charitable work, and education and the sorority is approved, the minimal about African American culture as the probationary period according to previous i 1 ambition of this organization. As well, they policy would end Nov. 30, 1995. Dean of hope that the sorority will help Kenyon Student Affairs Craig Bradley described appeal to a more diverse population of see NIA page nine Faculty to Vote on Awarding Credit for Comps .25 credit is appropriate because By Filipic believes that Kristen it "shows a significant amount of work" V Staff Reporter without being the equivalent of a full semester of study. For the past year, the Curricular Policy At the last faculty committee meeting, Committee (CPC) has been examining the Academic Dean Anne Ponder read a letter roleof the senior exercise as part of Kenyon's from Student Council expressing support curriculum. At the next faculty meeting, on for the CPC's proposal. Gernstein said that Nov. 14, the faculty is expected to vote on a it is very rare for Student Council to write in proposal that would give .25 credit to students support of a faculty proposal. upon successful completion of their senior Student Council President Brooke Schilling agreed that this type of dialogue exercise. 1 According to Assistant Professor of had not been common in the past, but she i IsTaylor with Robert Lowell in Gambler at John Crowe Ransom's eightieth birthday party in 196S Peter French Mary Jane Cowles, CPC chair, the hopes that Student Council will continue to issue of the senior exercise "has been brought communicate with the faculty in this way. up at the past two faculty retreats." Originally, Schilling expressed the hope that Search to Replace Stauffer Continues faculty members discussed abolishing the Student Council could continue to write in last week's issue of "The senior exercise. letters to the faculty committee expressing By Stephanie Adams covered After an informal telephone poll their opinions on matters of interest. Collegian," was Janell A. East, a volunteer revealed that seniors felt that the senior Cowles said that the members of the Senior Staff Reporter student activities coordinator at Ohio exercise was valuable, thecommitteedecided CPC were very impressed with the letter Wesleyan. second candidate, John not to suggest that the exercise be discarded. from Student Council. She believes that it Three candidates were interviewed late Last Friday the the campus interviewing Cowles said that one of the major did have an effect on the faculty, but said last week and earlier this week for position Berry, spent a day on A the University of concerns of the committee was the issue of that is hard to measure. of interim director of student activities, and touring. graduate of Berry fairness. Some students expressed the belief At the last faculty meeting, many organizations and greek affairs. North Carolina at Wilmington, Limited Express credit that some departments required far more questions and comments about the senior Students were given the opportunity to presently works for director of demanding projects than others. excercise proposal were raised. The CPC talk with the candidates for an hour during services. He was the assistant Denison until this past Currently, the senior exercise does not tried to address some of these concerns each of their visits. student activities at his work philosophy carry any credit. Both Cowles and Matt without changing the essence ofthe proposal, The current director, Beth Dudley April. Berry articulated vice-preside- working on a part in stating, "I do everything up front." He Gernstein '96, Student Council nt according to Cowles. Stauffer, who has been about becoming the students' for academic affairs, believe that Regardless of the faculty vote next week, time basis since Oct. 19, will leave after was adamant and emphasized his open door awarding credit to this exercise will help Cowles believes that "something should be Nov. 18 to begin a new job as a program advocate given the job. "the outside world" understand the done to make the goals and purposes of the associate for Knox County. policy if he were visit was see SEARCH page nine importance of the senior exercise. Cowles senior exercise clear." The first candidate, whose ( NEWS page two November 10, 1994 Medical Board Considers Changes News Briefs Many topics were discussed this year, By Matthew Jadud primarily focusing on issues that were raised Staff Reporter in the e-m- ail poll that went out several Two Seniors Awarded Mellon Grant weeks ago. Kenyon has been awarded a grant of $25,000 from the Andrew W. Mellon Friday, November 4 marked the annual The Board considered the hours of the Foundation to support a study by seniors Greg Stark and Brian Vannoni of trends in meeting of the Medical Advisory Board health center; many students expressed a applications, admissions and enrollment at the College. in desire to be able to visit the health and nine-mon- which is composed of professionals the Stark and Vannoni will conduct the th study with assistance from Beverly medical and psychological fields from the counseling center during the evenings Morse, directorof admissions, andBradleyHartlaub.assistantprofessorof mathematics. local area, Kenyon alumni, and parents of between 7 to 10 p.m. The goals of the project are twofold: "To provide a culminating experience with a Kenyon students.