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Slow week for cam- The Gund Ladies are 16 Days of Activism Dawson's multifac-ete- d Swimming beats government, p. 2 pus cool, p. 6 to occur, p. 8 visit, p. 10 Denison, p. 16 - EC-E-N-Y-O- T H - E -N C O E -- G I 'A -- N Volume CXXVIX, Number 11 ESTABLISHED 1856 Thursday, November 15, 2001 Student Cafe employees see Red BY BRYAN STOKES II agement, namely owneroperator at the time they did. son for leaving at this time as sim- four have resigned. The Red Door News Assistant Jennifer Johnson, and the employ- "As assistant manager I was ply coincidental, saying "It so hapr has recently hired two employees en ees. "Relationships among em- kind of the go-betwe- between pened that at this time other people and is still looking to hire addi- "My last day at the Red Door, ployees were just really bad ... I the owner and the rest of the em- quit or were fired for similar rea- tional staff members. I got scolded for putting the cof- think relationships with Jen were ployees," said Phillip Ross '03, a sons. Their quitting didn't really The loss of staff is not the only fee pot down too loudly," said just too much," explained Georgia Red Door employee since his inspire me to quit." concern plaguing the Red Door Megan Kilkenny '03 of her exper- Burman '04, a former Red Door freshman year. "A lot of people ex- In response to inquiries about Cafe. On Friday, November 9, ience as an employee at the Red barista. pressed disinterest in the way Jen the recent loss of staff, Johnson Kilkenny sent out an allstu con- Door Cafe. In recent weeks, over However, the recent depar- was running the place, and they said, "It has to do with the politics cerning the Red Door, which read 25 of the Red Door staff, most tures from the Red Door seem to would come to me, and it was up of what's going on here, and the "Were you in the Red Door Cafe of them seasoned veterans, have be related only in two factors: to me to explain the boss's view. way people weren't respecting over Parents Weekend? Eat the ba- been terminated or have resigned problems with Johnson and the It got to the point where I couldn't their jobs." She declined further nana bread samples? Well ... they from the Cafe. time frame in which they have oc- explain the boss' view when I comment. fell on the wet floor. Yup, two The problem appears to be curred. Every former employee didn't agree with it either." In the past two weeks, one em- pieces of banana bread fell on the rooted in conflict between man voiced unique reasons for leaving Kilkenny explained her rea ployee has been terminated, and see RED, page two ARA goes nut-fre- e KC's biggest building planned tions from happening. We didn t BY ROBBIE KETCHAM want to injure any more students. Zipp gives details of 250,000 square foot student facilities News Editor thing, a life-threateni- ng that people can use," appears to be computer labs, athletic facilities It's a pretty serious BY JAY H ELMER and we of the a convenience store- No nuts will enter Gund or situation, Sports Editor the basic theme plans. and possible Peirce dining halls after Thanksg- agreed that ... the only way torn One of the primary reasons like food center. iving break, as ARAMARK food really remedy the problem is to One week after Manager of that the project drew concern from In an interview last week, facil- service is undertaking a nut-fre- e take nuts off campus." the Philander Chase Corporation members of the Kenyon commu- Zipp described the planned menu in response to a student's The allergy attack, which sent Doug Givens announced the plans nity was the possibility that a com- ity as "truly Kenyon." Zipp fo- severe allergy attack three weeks the student to the Knox County for the new fitness, recreation and prehensive facility, which appears cused on the potential convenience is in- ago. The arrangement prohibits all Community Hospital, and campus athletics center to the Gambier to be the College's goal, would cre- of the complex. The facility on nuts or nut products except pea- nut policy was discussed at a meet- Village Council, Special Assistant ate a "second campus." Part of the tended to offer its services the nut butter. ing last Wednesday with the stu- to the President for Student Facili- reason for the concern is that the student's schedule. "We want to "All nuts will also be off the dent, her mother, several Kenyon ties Development Doug Zipp dis- facility would potentially attempt create something that would allow on menu," said ARAMARK Food administrators including President cussed in more detail some of the to accommodate in one place so our students to use the facility You it what you Service Director John Darmstadt. Robert Oden, College Physician plans for the new facility. many different interests. These their terms. make "In sum, we've undertaken the nut Tracy Schermer and Darmstadt. "We're trying to create space would include classrooms and see FACILITY, page four ban to prevent any future situa see NUTS, page three Rage Against Phil Mather... Chair honors mentor lives. He was the colleges chap- BY ISANKYA lain during the Vietnam War era KODITHUWAKKU (1965-72- ) and acted as advisor to Staff Reporter students facing the draft, counsel- A new chair will be created in ing them on their options of fight- Kenyon's Department of Religious ing or not fighting in a foreign war. Studies and in recognition of his A great number of alumni services to the department and it's from that era and since, formed students, the chair will be called close bonds with Professor Rogan the Donald L. Rogan Professor- and have kept up close relation- ship. The chair is made possible by ships with him throughout the a gift from Myer Berlow '72 and years. Rogan retired from the col- Caroline "Coty" Sidnam '74, two lege faculty in 1999. Rogan, who of Rogan's former students. For hails from Staunton, Virginia, re- more than thirty years, Rogan not ceived his bachelor's degree from only taught as the professor emeri- Morris Harvey College ( now the tus of religion but played a far see RELIGION, page three more important in his students Tonight: Partly cloudy. High Saturday: Partly cloudy. High " " "' ' " GaJIese Amy 68F, low 47F . 66F, low 46F. is down by a construction Partly cloudy. High Sunday: Partly cloudy. High Students watch in awe (and sometimes glee) as Philip Mather Hall torn Friday: 68F, low 47F. 65F, low 40F. crew. For additional photos of this event, see page four. Thursday, November 2 The Kenyon Collegian NEWS is 200i Decision on 20-fo- ot rule: not to deeide at all failed with times, resulting in a proposal to Faculty co-cha- ir Professor monetary penalties to housing,, BY BRYAN STOKES II nal amendment, which McKcown. Disagreement also senior week 3 stated ban smoking 20 feet away from activity deductions " News Assistant 10 votes against and for, ban smoking al- arose concerning the punitive mea- think the issue here is: are that "Smoking is prohibited within college buildings, we goin colleg- Snowden sures which would be taken against to give the After a proposed amendment 20 feet of the entrances of all together at the BFEC, administration to fc desig- those that violated the imposed ability to really punish from the Student Council, and e-owned buildings excluding and Crozier, and to specify people?" regulations. Student Council several amendments to that Coun-c- il residential spaces (except for Farr nated smoking areas at residence President Nicl In fears were ex- Deifel '02. amendment by Professor Hall patio), Gund Commons pa- halls. This proposal failed with 7 addition, Although , Vernon Schubel, the Campus Sen- tio, the back patio of Peirce, votes against, 4 votes for and 2 ab- pressed about enforcing smoking nn firths ... rules. VP for Student Life Elle tions have been made, ate failed the proposal to ban Snowden, Crozier and the BFEC. staining. the Senate Erickson '02 verbalized concerns smoking within 20 feet of build- Smokers cannot obstruct the en- The focus of Thursday 's debate nopes to accomplish two funfe, that if security is granted the free- goals concerning the ings. In lieu of this regulation, trances to any campus building." was enforcement. There was great smoking issue newly-electe- d dom to knock on doors where they First, they must give the John Spragens '04, the Schubel amended this several concern that if the Senate passed recentl; it will grant them Independent Student Rep- additional smoking legislation, con- smell smoke, passed residence smoking bar 3 resentative, will draft a letter to WW flict would ensue between students, power which was removed by the "teeth" in order to mak? it , b.