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NEWS: OPED: FEATURES: A&E: SPORTS: X-ooun- fKCO KICKS INTOXICATED Students disagree with Book Store returns to The Protest opens Dec. 4, Men's try has 'eand members off air, R 2 MOVE MESSAGE, P. 6 basics, P. 8 P. 11 winningest season ever, p. 16 1 - H - E K - E - N -Y - O - N c O -- L -- L -- E G -- I - A -- N Volume CXXVI, Number 10 ESTABLISHED 1856 Thursday, November 19, 1998 Tech staff looks to update Students rock the e-m- vote, vote the rock at ancient ail system Send-O- ff ew Windows-base- d system may be available by fall 1999 Summer thnnch T.RIS definitely nlans iwiniripc BY DANIEL CONNOLLY that though LBIS definitely plans requires keyed commandsrnmmanHt ratherrat BY KONSTANTINE SIMAKIS wait at least another month before Senior Staff Reporter to install anew e-m- ail system, dis- than mouse manipulation, and that Staff Reporter a headliner is announced. cussion of a specific timetable is the VAX did not allow the user to "The Social Board and I were Administrators at Kenyon premature. view mail that he or she has sent. Following an angry on-li- ne hoping we could announce the College Library and Information Jesse Horowitz "01, one of She considered these only minor backlash, countless vehement e-ma- ils, winner after the top choice agreed Services are planning a major up two students who sits on the tech- problems, however, and said that three opinion polls, two to a contract, but that didn't hap- grade of Kenyon's e-m- ail system. nology subcommittee of the though the VAX is awkward at declining big-na- me acts, and one pen," Board Chairman Brian LBIS, the new department which curricular review committee, com- times, it is possible to use it to long month's worth ofwaiting, the Goldman '01 wrote in an e-m- ail to ivas formed October 15th from a mented that these plans for a new perform most necessary tasks. Kenyon College Social Board still all students Sunday. "Then we tried terger of the Information and e-m- ail system are "like going from Negative feelings toward the VAX cannot make a definitive announce- the second choice, and that didn' t fomputing Services and the li- archaic to Star Trek. It's a very do not seem to be very widespread ment regarding its search to book a happen either." The e-m- ail revealed brary department, has ordered a rigorous and very ambitious plan, in the student body; Temple said band for this year' s S ummer Send-O- ff the results of the final of three jew mail Compaq server that will but I think it's realistic," he said. that students rarely complain about festivities. October on-lin- e polls, which al- tost between $ 10,000 and $ 12,000. The "archaic" part of the VAX to LBIS. S ummer Send-Of- f, which will lowed students to determine the 1 all-da- y The department briefed the Kenyon's network is the text-base- d Newer windows-base- d e-m- ail be held May , is an annual order in which bands would be technology subcommittee of the VAX, which some Kenyon stu- programs such as Eudora allow all-camp- us jubilation that began in pursued. Reggae star Jimmy Cliff lurricular review committee about dents say is rather limited. "I don't users to attach sound files, images, the mid-198- 0s in commemoration beat alternative rock band Weezer is plans at a meeting Friday. Sys-e- m like the e-m- ail system. It's really video clips, spreadsheets and large of the school year's end. It tradi- by a single vote, although both all-da- y Manager Dan Frederick said ancient," said Kate Adams '02, text files to e-m- ail text, according tionally includes an concert were unable to commit due to pre- hat in the worst case scenario, the who used several newer Windows-base- d to Ronald Griggs, director of sys- on the lawn between Ransom and vious engagements. lew e-m-ail system will be ready e-m- ail programs before she tems design and consulting. When Ascension Halls. Although the "We are now waiting to hear p jy fall 1999. However, Vice Presi-Je- nt came to Kenyon. mail like this is sent to a text-bas- ed board has already decided to draw from second runner-u- Run for LBIS Daniel Temple said Adams noted that the VAX see E-MA- IL page two from Kenyon's homegrown musi- DMC, but this does not look prom- cal talent to fill the position of ising, because I was told by their Kenyon acquires old People's Bank opening act, students may have to see BANDS page three BY BRYCE WITNER College receives $2,500 Staff Reporter After purchasing the vacant gift from Zelkowitz family bank building on Chase Ave. for Endowment benefits Jewish activities k&.J:!r TJJi approximately $175,000 from People's Bank, Kenyon College Kenyon College has received of Hillel, an organization commit- will move its Human Resources a $2,500 gift from the Zelkowitz ted to fostering an environment Spiritual Leadership En- where Jews can enjoy Jewish ac- ' 7 department into the building, ac- Family M v ! ' - c. : ! i . - k dowment Fund of the Columbus tivities and culture. ft t i ' . cording to Fortnightly, a public col- Jewish Foundation. The gift, to be In 1951, Zelkowitz became a v ' relations publication for the c t t i "V I ,9 t" lege. used for Jewish spiritual leader- pioneer for women in communica- ' :Iyr7 C -- 1:1 f XI "Our negotiations with ship and Jewish services on the tions when she launched Mount WMVO-FM- . People's Bank are at a mature college campus, was designated Vemon radio station vv. L-- jP"f" - stage," Vice President for Fi- by Helen W. Zelkowitz, a long- Two years later, she started nance Joseph Nelson told time resident of Mount Vernon, in WMVO-A- M. In 1971, Zelkowitz Fortnightly. "I believe it is safe to memory of her late husband, participated in the formation of Kale Bennett say that Kenyon and the bank Charles Zelkowitz, and her late Mount Vernon Cablevision. She This building on Chase Avenue, formerly home to the People's Bank of have come to an agreement on the son, Stephen Zelkowitz. chaired the boards ofboth WM VO Gambier, was recently purchased by the college for $175,000. terms of the sale, and I expect that Established in 1996, the en- and the Cablevision companies we will move shortly to set a dowment is structured to provide a until her family sold them in 1996. closing date for transfer of prop- comparable annual gift in perpetu- Zelkowitz, who remains active in erty." ity for the benefit of Jewish students community affairs, recently cel- Friday: Partly cloudy. High in Sunday: Partly cloudy.Low near "Since the Bank's decision to at Kenyon. ebrated hereighty-sevent- h birthday. the lower 1998-9- 9 40s. Low in the mid 30 and high near 50. vacate its old location, the college Throughout the years, the At the beginning of the 20s. has been very interested in the Zelkowitz family has shown com- academic year at Kenyon, Low in Monday: Partly cloudy. property. The importance of the mitment to Jewish education and Friday evening Jewish Sabbath Saturday: in 30s the mid Partly cloudy. High the upper and high in bank building's central location as values at the college. The gift comes services were begun. The services the lower 40s. 50s. at well as the college's desire to 'pro-se-e on the heels of Kenyon's appoint- are held at 6:30 p.m. each week BANK page four ment ofMichael Cooper as director the Harcourt Parish House. WKCO kicks intoxicated band members off air '01, when BY JESSICA ANDRUSS members of her guest which implied that WKCO didn't manding "Where's the freedom of of DJs or their guests being band "Hey, That's My Bongo!" News Assistant stand behind the "radio free speech?" and causing recipients to intoxicated on-air- ." were found to be intoxicated and Kenyon" motto which it has worked mistakenly believe that serious re- A commitment to free speech' WKCO 91.9 FM, Kenyon cursing on the air. The band was in so hard to support in recent years. pression and censorship issues and the opportunity to play a variJ College' s student-ni- n radio station, direct violation of at least four "We were kicked off, but no were in question. ety of alternative and underground came under public scrutiny early station and federal cut-and-d- ry regulations. one fully explained it at the time, "It's a issue," said music has often led WKCO to push S unday morning when Kenyon stu- These violations are grounds for a so we misunderstood the reason..