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Black Box Theater Stevens to become Mitchell gets hypo- Brooks to analyze Iraq XC at Championship, premieres, p. 3 Madame F, p. 5 critical, p. 8 p. 11 p. 12 K-E-N-Y-O- N c E'-- G 'I 'A N Volume CXXX, Number 10 ESTABLISHED 1856 Thursday, November 7, 2002 Gambier Grill incidents raise concern Two recent incidents bring calls to Sheriff's office, courtroom; alumnus involved in one scuffle BY TARYN MYERS whole thing, but basically all the what's happening, but then violent. It was hard to see, be- arrived after the fight took AND ANDY NEILSEN sudden, you could hear some there's the other part of you cause there were a lot of people place. When I arrived at the Collegian Staff shuffling around. It started to get that's like, 'Don't stick your in front of it. It didn't last that Grill, a couple of police officers loud, and then some glass was head out in a bar fight.' Basically, long, but there was a lot of bro- were outside talking to some "It was a dramatic moment. broken. Everybody stood up at from what I heard afterwards, it ken glass, and it was serious." guys." They turned the music at one off that point and started looking. had been a townie who had A copy of the Sheriff's re- Kenyon's office of Security point, so it was like 'the party's From what I saw, I wasn't sure wanted to bring in his underage port for this incident was un- and Safety was not immediately over.' It mo- was an impressive if it was the chef or whoever, the girlfriend. They'd said no, and available at the time of publica- contacted about this incident. As ment." guy at the door who was grab- he'd gotten really pissed and tion. The Security log for the in- Director of Security & Safety This is how Dave Donadio bing this guy and pushing him started throwing punches." cident reports an "altercation ... Dan Werner explained, even '03 described the scene at the back and the guy was swearing Donadio said that the inci- involving non-studen- ts at 1:05 though the building is owned by Gambier Grill last Friday night. a lot, you know, like 'Get off me, dent did not escape the attention a.m." At the Grill, however, Kenyon, because it is leased to According to Donadio, a brief motherfr, get your hands off of those present in the restaurant. Donadio said, "There were defi- an independent party, it is tech- scuffle occurred between a per- off-campu- me!' "Everyone immediately turned nitely members of the sheriff's nically considered s. son who was not associated with "It was really loud," he con- and looked," he said. "It was department there." As a result, he said, "Our policy Kenyon or the staff of the Grill. tinued. "The news sense part of kind of a showstopper. I think Jonathan Palmer '03 also is unless the Sheriff's deputies Donadio described the event you sort of gets up, and you want afterwards the chef had a bloody confirmed that law officials were call us for assistance, we don't in detail, saying, "I didn't see the to see what's going on, find out nose, and you knew it had been contacted about the incident. "I see VIOLENCE, page two GOP sweeps local, state races Old Time Religion Republicans take control of Senate, add to House majority '" S i r " 1 " '" Republicans, incumbent Evelyn BY ROBBIE KETCHAM Jtf.(:iit t Senior News 'III. Stratton and current Lieutenant Editor V- Governor Maureen O'Connor, won -r "It was a very good day to be a by comfortable margins. Republican in the United States yes- While Lane said he expected mm mi m jLlfZZZZZ, terday," Knox County Republican the Republicans to keep their hold Chair Ken Lane said with a chuckle on county government, where GOP on Wednesday, one day after his control has been the norm in recent party swept every local election with years, he added that "the margin of at least i 60 of the vote. national House of Representatives victory was much higher than ex- ' i'Wiii1h ..... X' .. Republican victory proved the and regained control of the United pected." In the two races exclusive theme of Tuesday night's races, as States Senate. State Issue 1, a drug to Knox County, Republican Mar- the GOP continued its hold on state- treatment initiative strongly opposed garet Ann Ruhl defeated Democrat wide seats, including a comfortable by Taft, was soundly defeated, and Michael Crouch for county auditor re-elect- ion of Governor Bob Taft, the two candidates for the Ohio Su- with 70 the and Republi-se- e of vote, I increased its slim majority in the preme Court most supported by ELECTIONS, pagefour I . L u - K ri i Kenyon community honors Murray BY BRYAN STOKES II lived and not the way she died,'" said Kate Murray '02, a former News Editor said Dean of Academic Advising roommate and friend of Murray Jane Martindell, one of several ad- who was called to testify before In the wake a decision of by ministrators who attended the trial the Vinton County court. "What "" Max in u mt. Vinton County Common Pleas in support of the Murray family, was evident was that Emily was 2-- -- -- .a- .. .. ..-..- 11111111 - Judge Jeffrey Simmons to sent- "and I thought that was really more than a victim of a horrible SV.a. Kevin Guckes ence Gregory McKnight to death good and so did the Murrays." crime, she was a Kenyon student, Gambier's .Vevangelizers preaches Kenyon students by One of to lethal injection for the murder dis- a a Two years after Murray's daughter and sister and best leaves. he has been of on Middle Path amid the falling Recendy, Kenyon student Emily Murray, appearance on November 3, 2000, friend. Anyone who had the speaking against the death penalty and abortion practices. 'he Kenyon community has her memory is still carried on by chance to meet her doesn't need Parted the process of rememberi- friends, family and classmates to be told how amazing of an in- ng Murray's legacy. who recall her as a caring and lov- dividual she was. And nothing I "One of Emily's best friends ing person. "I sat on the stand and can say in a few short words can when she was here e-ma- iled the was facing the prosecution, and explain what her friendship meant Tonight: Partly cloudy. High: Saturday: Partly cloudy. High: hurrays that 'the only good thing behind the lawyers sat Emily's to me." 48F, low: 38F. 63F, low: 50F. atout the trial being over is that parents and family friends from Former President Robert Friday: Sunny. High: 61F, low: Sunday: Showers. High: 63F, now we can focus on the way she Kenyon and Kenyon faculty," see MURRAY, sgf two 42F. low: 44F. 2 The Kenton Collegian NEWS Thursday,November 7, 2002 Violence: Skirmishes threaten peace at Grill CONTINUED FROM PAGEONE When asked to comment ing to the report, "Hamm advised ing in a scuffle with somebody rity and Safety had not even respond to the Gambier Grill." about the fight, Jones told the Col- that McConnell hit her when she else who wanted to be in a scuffle been aware of these incidents: The building at 100 Brook- legian, "Regarding the incident was trying to break up a fight be- with him." "We haven't had big problems lyn Street that houses the Grill last Friday, we have no comment." tween McConnell ... and her boy- With two similar events hap- with the Grill," he said. Echo- was purchased by Kenyon on This is not the first such inci- friend Wolfe." pening in the same location, the ing Giles' worries about the fight Feb. 15 of last year as part of a dent that has occurred at the None of the parties involved question is raised as to why these involving McConnell, Werner deal with then owner Jeannie Gambier's newest restaurant. On could be reached for comment. At- skirmishes are taking place. When said, "I'd hate to see a couple of Corrigan, who is currently the Oct. 20 of this year, the Knox torney Jim Giles of Mount Vernon, asked about this, Donadio said, "I incidents like this blown out of owner and operator of the Vil- County Sheriff's office was con- however, has been hired to repre- have no idea. This is the only time proportion." lage Deli. The Corrigan family tacted about another argument that sent McConnell in this case. I've ever eaten there." Indeed, Assistant Professor of had operated the restaurant since resulted in a violent outbreak at the McConnell contacted Giles only Lisa Sakai '03, who was din- Drama Jonathan Tazewell, who 1978. The College is currently Grill. According the Sheriff's In- recently, so Giles does not know ing with Donadio at the time of was also present at the time of the leasing the space to Tom and cident Report, it involved Brian the specifics of this case as of yet, the incident last Friday, said of the incident on Friday, said that "It Lisa Buchanan, who operated McConnell '98, who was on cam- nor has he had an opportunity to fight, "That's the first one I've lasted less than 60 seconds, maybe the Village Inn in Gambier until pus for Family Weekend.