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News OPED Features A&E Sports Facebooks removed For seniors, parting is Schedule of senior Dance troupe presents Track Conference from Web; page 3 such sweet sorrow; page 6 week events, page 8 world premier, page 10 Championships, page 16 H - E K - E - NY - ON C -- O E -- I - A -- N Volume CXXVn, Issue 1 'ILESTABLISHED 1856 Thursday, May 6, 1999 Nilsson decision stirs quiet controversy As College denies tenure to popular Philosophy professor, faculty and students alike question policy change evolution in the college's expec- do with schol- on gathered for extensive sympo- BY DANIEL CONNOLLY reasons having to The decision Professor a tations faculty, is just the latest engagement," Nilsson told the Nilsson's tenure comes at the end sium to discuss the role schol- Senior Staff Reporter of arly of twist in an ongoing campus debate Collegian last week. "As far as I of a school year which has seen arship at Kenyon. At the March Early last week, Kenyon Coll- over the traditional academic know and I don't know for sure, much public debate over "schol- faculty meeting, the faculty voted ege denied Ulf Nilsson tenure, question of the relative merits of because these decisions are confi- arship," a term which can refer to 67-1- 7 in favor of passing new deeming the assistant professor of teaching and research. dential as far as I know, past re- publications, performances, lec- scholarship-relate- d evaluation cri- philosophy's scholarly work insuff- "I think I'm right in saying jections were not based on schol- tures, conference papers and a va- teria for tenure and promotion de- icient The decision, which some that I am the first person ... who arly engagement, or at least not riety of other activities. In Septem- cisions. The new legislation gives professors call representative of an has been rejected for tenure for scholarly engagement alone." ber, faculty and administrators see TENURE, page four 'Kokosing farewell' Music is the root of all 'Evil' Beyond offering a final adieu college confer honorary degrees to the Class '99, Kenyon's 171st on four retiring Kenyon profes- of ' 1 Commencement ceremony will sors: Distinguished Teaching Pro- honor five professors who helped fessor of Political Science Harry " define the college over the past M. Clor, Professor of German 4 1 four decades, and two disting- Edmund P. Hecht, John B. - . 2 KF uished visitors. Invitee Francis McCoy-Ban- k One Distinguished Tay" Vincent Jr., former commiss- Teaching Professor of Classics ioner of Major League Baseball, William E. McCulloh, and Profes- will present this year's Commence- sor of Religion Donald L. Rogan. ment address. The College will also present an Despite the impending threat of honorary degree to the late Philip ) i IT cicada swarms, the program will take D. Church, a professor of English 4" , . , ... t place on the lawn of Samuel Mather from 1963 until his death in June Hall, Sunday May 23 at 10:30 ajn. 1998 at the age of sixty-thre- e. The ceremony will see the see FAREWELL, page three 3 1 Kenyon's resident ska band the Evil Beat performs a brassy number at May 1 s Summer Send-Of- f. The annual hip-ho-p all-camp- day, the influential outfit De us parry featured student groups throughout the concluding with Eleven faculty departing Brad La SouL Pictured above are Ben Keene '00, Kristin Becknell '02, Seth Fangboner '00, and Goodson '99. Clor, Rogan, McCulloh among retirees BY JENNY MCDEVITT "I've been fortunate to have Gift drops $1 million into Environment Editor in Chief been at Kenyon during one of the College's most successful athletic Robert A. Oden Jr., president Raymond Heithaus and Inese also served as dean from 1942 un- The year's conclusion marks periods in its history," said of Kenyon College, has announced Sharp, and by many other mem- til the end of World War U. His the end se- in- not only for graduating Bunnell. "I'd like to think that the a donation of $ 1 million to Kenyon bers of the Kenyon and Knox many other positions at Kenyon niors, but for 11 faculty and staff department is in better shape than from the Minigowin Foundation of County communities." cluded alumni secretary, director of members, as well. Departing from it was when I came here June 10, Cleveland, Ohio, in support of the The Minigowin Foundation's public relations, founding editor of the college are Bob Bunnell, Harry 1990. I'm certain that with the Kenyon Center for Environmental donation recognizes the long re- the "Alumni Bulletin" and vice Clor, Daniel Frederick, Edmund staff we have in place, there are Study. Under the terms of the gift, lationship between Kenyon and president for development Brown, Hecht, Gabrielle Hilson, Jennifer even better times ahead. A special the facility will be renamed the the Brown family. Robert Bowen who was awarded an honorary Johns, Kimberley Lockbaum, thanks also goes to the hundreds Brown Family Environmental Brown, a 1911 Kenyon graduate, doctorate in 1946, retired from the David Marcey, William McCulloh, of student-athlet- es that I had the Center at Kenyon College. returned in 1941 as secretary of the College in 1958 and lived on in Donald Rogan and Richard privilege to interact with." "While the environmental college following a successful Gambier until his death in 1960. Whitmore . Clor, professor of political center has inspired an astonishing business career in Chicago, 111. He see GIFT, page two Director of Physical Educat- science, has taught at Kenyon level of creativity and commitment ion and Athletics for nine years, since 1965. Considered a "legend" in its activities and programs, it has Bunnell will assume the duties of by generations of students, Clor until now lacked an endowment director Friday Sunday athletics and recreation at has an endowed professorship in that would secure its future," said Franklin and Marshall College in his honor and name due to the col- Oden. "Thus, we are deeply grate- party cloudy chance of thunderstorms Lancaster, Pa. With 22 national lection of $1 million by former ful for the Minigowin high 75 high 72 championship titles and 33 North students. Though this year offi- Foundation's gift, which will guar- Coast Saturday Monday Athletic Conference team cially marks his departure from antee the continuation of the ex- titles, Bunnell has helped guide Kenyon, Clor has no plans to leave emplary work begun by the chance of showers party cloudy Kenyon athletics to national any time soon. center's codirectors, Jordan Pro- high 72 high 75 Prominence. see FACULTY, page two fessor of Environmental Science South end of campus receives summer makeover will share with Rosse Hall. move, the rooms 208 and 209 BY GRANT SCHULERT students on a daily basis," equipped for multimedia classes. Construction will begin soon classroom space is out and room Editor in Chief Edwards said. "This will be The trailer will be located on on two new buildings for the Natu- 301 molecular biology is out." moved to room 120, the intro the West side of Hanna Hall. The face of Gambier will be ral Sciences: Robert Tomsich Hall, The biology department is lab." Finally, construction will be- changing this summer, as construc- which will house the chemistry reacting to this by shifting the Also marked for demolition gin this summer on a new green- tion concludes on the new Storer department, and an unnamed locations of some resources, is the sole classroom in Higley, house. Lepley said that it should Hall and begins on the new science building for the physics and math including its stockroom and which Edwards called "a serious be completed before November. center. departments. studentfaculty research labs. loss for the entire campus." To re- During the summer, the plants in Work on Storer Hall, which According to Lepley, "Foun- "The stockroom is a large place this, the department has or- the old greenhouse will be moved will house facilities for the music dations for the two buildings will facility that needs a secure space dered a double-wid- e trailer, which to the Kenyon Center for Environ- department, has been continuing be poured this summer and by accessable to faculty and Edwards said will be fully mental Studies. all semester and, according to August some of the structural steel Clerk of the Works Tom Lepley, will be visible." Despite the con- should "be in the final stages of struction, however, "both Phillip Faculty: Eleven leave Kenyon completion and will be ready for Mather and Samuel Mather will be CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE design and hosting." Johns arrived dents shared classes on August 30, 1999." in full operation next year," he memories with "I'm not entirely departing," at Kenyon in 1995, along with her McCulloh and their According to the "Claiming said. presented own he said, "that would be almost un- husband, Andy. vork in his honor. : our Place" Web site, Storer Hall Due to an addition to Higley thinkable.