Digital Kenyon: Research, Scholarship, and Creative Exchange The Kenyon Collegian College Archives 2-9-1995 Kenyon Collegian - February 9, 1995 Follow this and additional works at: https://digital.kenyon.edu/collegian Recommended Citation "Kenyon Collegian - February 9, 1995" (1995). The Kenyon Collegian. 473. https://digital.kenyon.edu/collegian/473 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]. rt? &8MPKB fellmm Volume CXXII, Number 13 Established 1856 Thursday, February 9, 1995 Toure Lecture Sparks Controversy on Kenyon Campus By A though she "may not agree with Kristen Filipic . Senior Staff Reporter everything that he says." She said fo-cusedle- that the Hillel meeting was sson Dr. Kwame Toure' s lecture whether Toure should on Feb. 7 sparked a campus-wid- e be speaking at Kenyon and more controversy due to anti-Zioni- st and on how Hillel members "felt about perceived anti-Semit- ic remarks that it, and what they should do with Toure, formerly known as Stokely those feelings." Carmichael, has made in past s First-ye- ar student Alan Duffy , speeches. The lecture was co-sponso-red I a member of the Student Lecture- by the Student Lectureships ships Committee, first suggested t Committee, the Black Student 1 that the committee invite Kwame Union (BSU), and the Office of IS Toure to speak at Kenyon. Ac- Multicultural Affairs. cording to Stebel, the committee Hillel and "The Gambier Jour- agreed, believing that Toure is a nal" distributed flyers that listed "voice of history" and seeing a incidents of anti-Zionis- m and anti-Semitis- m connection between Toure's inToure'spast speeches. speech and the 25 th anniversary of The Black Student Union wrote a the BSU. letter to the Kenyon community Duffy defended his sugges- "to clarify the Black Student tion to bring Toure to campus in Union's co-sponsor- ing of Dr. Dr. Kwame loure addresses Rosse Hall (photo by Danielle Bonm ) spite of the controversy that arose, "e-mail- "anti-Semit- Kwame Toure's lecture" which faculty "in which they question sor Toure's lecture. Cadden ed Kenyon community of ic because Toure was a "dynamic was distributed in Rosse Hall be- the propriety and wisdom of invit- the department members statements Dr. Toure has leader in the 1960's." He said that fore the lecture and sent via e-m- ail ing Kwame Toure to speak at all." about the sponsorship request" on made in past speeches." This letter the three main civil rights leaders to all the students and employees Baumann believes that "intellec- Jan. 22. She only received three was written by Silverman, in that era were Martin Lu ther King, of the College. Sophomore Kelli tual diversity is not promoted by responses, and because there was Rothenberg, first-yea- r student Malcolm X, and Toure. Stebel, chair of the Student Lec- using scarce resources to bring to not a department meeting to dis- Joshua Adler and junior Andy Berk said he believes that the tureships Committee, also sent a campus notorious bigots rather cuss the request, the matter was Zafft, and copies were available in event's sponsors were unaware of message to all Kenyon students than serious thinkers." dropped. the dining halls on Tuesday. Toure's perceived anti-Semitis- m, and employees concerning this lec- In an interview with the Col- After reading "Fiery Toure to Junior Adam Singer, secre- and praised the "wonderful ture. legian, Clor said, "Whatever Examine Civil Rights Issues" in tary of Hillel and former chair of proactive educational work of The Student Lectureships Stokely Carmichael was in the the Feb. 2 issue of the Collegian the Student Lectureships Commit- Hillel and 'The Gambier Journal.'" Committee approached both the '60s, he is more recently a Jew-baiti- ng concerning Toure's visit to cam- tee, was concerned by Toure's In response to the argument that de- anti-Semit- ic anti-Zioni- Political Science and History hatemonger." Clor pus, Arye Berk, the Jewish chaplain, "very blatant re- Toure's comments are st partments about co-sponsor- ing this opposed Kwame Toure's visit for was concerned by a reference to marks." While Singer said he but not anti-Semiti- c, Berk said event. When a department co-spons- ors two reasons. First, Clor sees many "perceived anti-Semit- ic remarks" believes that Toure is "a man of that it is a "fantastic tactic" to use an event its name is mentioned ofToure' s statements as "rampant that Toure has made in past definite historical significance," he the word anti-Zioni- st instead of on all of the publicity. No money anti-Semitism- ," and believes that speeches. He received information also believes that Toure is "associ- anti-Semiti- c, but Toure uses the or further commitment is involved. "one has to stand up against that from the Anti-Defamati- on League ated with intolerance and even word "Zionist" to mean far more According to Associate Professor sort of thing or it gets legitimated." of B'nai B'rith, which he shared blanket hatred." He did not ex- than a political movement in Is- ofPolitical Science Fred Baumann, Secondly, Clor sees a "distinction with juniors Karyn Silverman and press a strong opinion as to whether rael. He referred to a quotation chair of the department, "The de- to be made between reasoned de- Sara Rothenberg, president and Toure should be speaking at from a Toure speech at Princeton partment was asked to co-spons- or bate of public issues and irrational vice-preside- nt of Hillel. Kenyon, but said he does believe University in 1990, where Toure Kwame Toure's visit After con- ou tbursts of hatred." Clor does not Based on this, they decided to that there are many civil, rights said that the "International Zionist sulting my colleagues I replied on consider Toure's comments to be call a meeting on Monday, Feb. 6, leaders from that era who are not Movement... is controlling all of their behalf that we could not do so "legitimate public discourse," and to discuss Hillel' s response. At the associated with anti-Semitis- m. the banks, businesses, and finan- because we were already sponsor- believes that it would be a meeting, Hillel members decided Silverman emphasized that cial institutions in our community, ing two other speakers in the same "miseducation of the Kenyon com- to write a letter informing the Toure "has a right to speak" al see COVER STORY page nine time period." munity to remain silent." Baumann .referred to a letter According to Professor of His- Psi Upsilon Rush Suspended for Violation to the Collegian written by Profes- tory Joan Cadden, department lege Handbook, "Each fraternity rush policy, rush events were can- sor of Political Science I larry Clor, chair, the history department was By Anne Dugan and its individual members are re- celled, but the fraternity is still and signed by 23 members of the approached on Jan. 17 to co-sp- on Staff Reporter sponsible for abiding by the eligible to take pledges. Accord- The Greek Council Judiciary College's Alcoholic Beverage ing to Solis, the fraternity will Phling Budget Reduced, suspended rush for the Kenyon Regulations and Ohio State Law receive a community service Chapter of Psi Upsilon on Tues- during pre-rus- h. No alcoholic bev- project in addition to the manda- day, Jan. 3 1, in response to violation erages may be served during rush tory duties of all campus Event 'Will Not Suffer' of campus rush policies, according by a fraternity to any person." fraternities. Despite a reduced budget, Jan. 26 issue the Collegian, uf to president of the board, senior "That was an unfortunate situ- Despite the truncated rush to pay this year's Philander's "the College was forced Gerard Solis. ation," said Psi U member Mike period, Psi Upsilon received 24 ; Phebruary Phling will not suf- ; over $800 to repairracing stripes "A fraternity did have rush sus- Costanzo '95. "It wasn't supposed bids for membership, the second fer, according to Sophomore limou- and antennae pulled off pended for a blatant violation; tobeaPsiUevent;it was supposed highest number among fraternities Committee Chair Amanda sines by enthusiastic students, alcohol was being served at a sup- to be a small closed birthday party--n- ot this year. Mu.ser. ruined and to clean up interiors posedly dry event," said Dean of a rush function. We should "That we got such a big pledge This budget for the year's by passengers vomiting." Students Craig Bradley. have been more responsible about class is a tribute to the guys. When was $9,000, as to event opposed "Rest assured that next On the night of Saturday, Jan. giving the guys beer." the board took rush away, we last year's $ 1 5,000 budget. year's committee will not have: 28, two first-ye- ar students were "The College took immediate talked to the freshmen, and they "The committee year last the same problems," said Moscr. stopped by Security and Safety for action," said Bradley, "as did the understood our situation. It' s a good went way over with the budget "This year's committee lias behaving in a drunk and disorderly Judiciary Board. They took it seri- scenario that they stuck with us," carnival," said Moser, "and with worked very hard that; to ensure fashion. When asked where they ously, which I commend them for.