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Crozier seeks increased Two hours of solid gold Senate strikes fool's Hart directs Heart, Men's soccer finishes funding, page 2 at 1 WKCO, page 9 gold, page 0 page 14 season with win, page 17 HE IK-E-N-Y-O-- N C -- O -- L E -- G -- I -- A -- N lume CXXVII, Number 9 ESTABLISHED 1856 Thursday, November 4, 1999 Council rethinks fraternity housing riffin notes benefits of eradicating clauses; detractors warn campus to beware of Greeks bearing gifts body. BYLUKEWITMAN Greek divisions, but the housing of seniors, then no more than six se- sions would house only fraternity StafF Reporter Tyler Griffin '01, Chairman of independent students as well. niors can be housed in that divi- members. In turn, more rooms on the Sub- Housing and Grounds The first proposal is to elimi- sion. the south end of campus, normally Many Kenyon College committee of Student Council, nate the percentage system in The problem is, Griffin said, taken by displaced Greeks, would hous-optio- may be rethinking their ns brought two proposals to the floor Greek division. Currently, the per- often not.enough Greek seniors or be open to independents. in upcoming years if at Sunday's Student Council meet- centage of members of a certain juniors want to live in their divi- Still, after taking into account :; most recent proposals to Stu- - ing, each of which deal with Greek class in a fraternity determines the sion, leaving openspaces that, un- the second proposal proposing l Council are passed. The de-- e housing and the housing lottery at percentage of the division that can der current policy, can't be given elimination of the points-carryov- er between council members large. Passing these proposals will be occupied by that class. For in- to fraternity members of another clause the situation becomes titers on whether the suggested affect not only the housing of fra- stance, if 18 people can be housed class. Those remaining spaces more complex. tinges will be a step up or down ternity members in special areas of in a certain division and one third must be filled with independents, In the current housing lottery, the majority the of student the dormitories designated as of that fraternity is composed of a situation that Griffin said is of- a sophomore housed in Greek di- ten less than ideal for both in- vision will have seven points go- volved parties. ing into the lottery junior year. Kravetz's battle with cancer ends By eliminating the percentage Most others sophomores will have system, Griffin claimed it would eight. This stipulation places a BY GIL REYES student at Kenyon, Melissa's physi- ployees during the 1997-9- 8 school be more likely that Greek divi- - see COUNCIL, page cal re- four Opinion Page Coordinator presence and hard work were year, benefits which are now in effect. sponsible for many of the changes that Catherine Levengood, coordina- Those who remember Melissa students and faculty enjoy today. She tor of campus events scheduling, Oderi emphasizes issues of vetz -- remember her entering a helped found MCC (Multi-Cultur- al reminisced, "I can't remember a stu- ti. Seeing her from her straw Council) and ALSO (Allied Sexual dent who had such an effect on so de alcohol, assault to s-blon- Trustees head to her platform-- Orientations), devoted a considerable many; and there have been a lot of stu- :ed toes, everyone agrees that she amount of attention to what was then dents in 22 years that I've known and BY ASHLEY GRABLE building projects. :;ned "presence." "She always the Kenyon Center for Environmental loved.She left us with so mant won- Senior StafF Reporter According to Dean of Students tged -- the energy in a room," says Study, and served in countless other derful memories." Donald Omahan, President Robert A. In the first p of Students Jane Martindell, organizations and areas of college life "I always have that visual image oftwo meetings sched- Oden, Jr., addressed the topics of cam- : better or for worse. Even if you as a participant or leader. of her talking to the military recruit- uled forthe 1999-200- 0 academic year, pus alcohol abuse and sexual assault J't the Trust- necessarily like her, you ren- Melissa was featured in college ers," said Robert Bennett, a professor Kenyon College Board of harassment. Oden emphasized to the ted her." publications including the admissions of classics. "She was so passionate ees last weekend discussed issues board that these two issues are areas of Melissa after-0ctober3- including as- died this Saturday 0, newsletter and "Out and About", a about justice. And so frank. She would alcohol abuse, sexual major concern for the Kenyon com- at her family's home pamphlet about issues of sexual ori- tell you what she cared about deeply." saultharassment, ClaimingOur Place: munity. Parana, CA. She was 21. entation at Kenyon. Melissa was also see KRAVETZ, page six The Campaign for Kenyon and future see TRUSTEES, page six From the fall of 1995 to the instrumental in lobbying for domes- igof 1998, her three years as a tic partner benefits for college em Running for precedent pe logic ofcampus sex laws BY AMY GALLESE & the latest installment of the bi- KWSTANTINE SIMAK1S weekly meeting discussed propos- Collegian StafF als that make Antioch College's famous consent policies look posi- If TV sex indeed sells, perhaps the tively liberal. Those ideas included yon College student senate restrictions on where trysts could 1 'i 4L ""gs ought to incorporate a rightly take place and the introduc- yds "ch.lrop P., old K,, tUa , - b uvivu wj lilt IV- tion of consent forms, which po- hWlk 'y formed subcommittee on tential lovebirds would be encour- 3 harassmentassault, Tues-ight- 's aged or required to sign previous senate assembly again to any lascivious encounter. Sen- d on dissection of the logic ate also deliberated over the incor- 1 1 1 pus sex laws. poration of Ohio state law into Senators, staff and faculty at see SENATE, page five mof r ? - Partly sunny. High Sunday: Partly cloudy. Low 9 60s, low in the 40s. in the 30s, high in the 50s. "URDay: Partly cloudy, Monday: Mostly clear. Low Eddy Eckart shin the 60s. in the 20s, high in the 50s. The Men's Cross Country team celebrates its first ever Conference Championship. See story, page 20. 2 The Kenyon Collegian NEWS Thursday, November Crozier Center leadership seeks increased fundin? TTT 1 1 . 1 1 1 . 1 1 - - - women s resource 11,nuo struggles to implement agenda unaer current budget, says House Manager Myt; BY LINDSAY SABIK Brown Family Environmental erly given its current budget con- Staff Reporter Center. These annual allocations straints. are decided by the senior adminis- This year Crozier has hosted The leadership of the Crozier tration and approved by the Board common-hou- r discussions and has Center for Women is requesting of Trustees. held symposiums on women's is- over three times more money an- The total budget allocation for sues. For the first time, it is facil- nually from Kenyon College to ex- women's issues at Kenyon is about itating the Big Sister program, pand upon its current slate of pro- $2800, Myers said. Of that, $600 which matched all first-ye- ar fe- gramming and services. goes toward the publication of the males with upperclass women who Crozier is not a student orga- Kenyon Handbook About Women, volunteered to be their friends and nization, which prevents it from and around $400 goes to the stu- advisors. Crozier has also published applying for funds through the Stu- dent manager's salary. This leaves an inaugural issue of 56, a cam- dent Council's Business and Fi- approximately $1,800 a year from pus newsletter on women's issues. nance Committee. That group pro- the college's budget allocation. Though Crozier has been ac- vides an easy-to-naviga- te budget After maintainance costs, the Cro- tive this year, a lack of funds is un- proposal system and tends to be zier planning board has a little causing it to fall short of its poten- 1 - , stu- ng, generous in its allocations of der $ 1 ,000 a year to use for its pro-grammi- tial, Myers said, noting that bud- dent activities funds. according Shayla get shortfalls have prevented the The Woman's Center receives Myers '02, the Crozier Center stu- Big Sister program from being as its funding directly from the dent manager. active as the Crozier planning college's annual budget, the same "Crozier is the only resource board would like. The Crozier - source that provides funds for aca- on this campus to address broad Center's library, which is intended .'7. demic departments and institutions women's issues," said Myers, who to be a resource on women's issues including as the Snowden explained that she doesn't feel that for everyone on campus, presently Multicultural Center and the the center can fulfill its role prop- - holds 617 books, only 24 of which were published in the last five years, Myers said.