Digital Kenyon: Research, Scholarship, and Creative Exchange The Kenyon Collegian College Archives 3-30-1995 Kenyon Collegian - March 30, 1995 Follow this and additional works at: https://digital.kenyon.edu/collegian Recommended Citation "Kenyon Collegian - March 30, 1995" (1995). The Kenyon Collegian. 476. https://digital.kenyon.edu/collegian/476 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]. o V -- . X ' s Volume CXXII, Number 16 Established 1856 Thursday, March 30, 1995 Provost James D. Geiitoe Resigns By Greg Nock was coming to Gunton, something I was looking a provost is crucial, I concluded News Editor Kenyon." forward to with great enthusiasm that it was essential that I come to Lehigh Provost because his abilities have so im- campus for consultation." an- Vice-Preside- Provost James D. Gunton and Academic nt pressed me," he said. "However, Oden will hold meetings with nounced his resignation, effective Alan Pense President Jordan and I agree that the Executive Committee of the June 30, on Mon., March 27. He said, "Lehigh is de- we must now move quickly to make faculty and senior administrators began the job last summer. lighted to welcome Jim an interim appointment with board on Thurs., March 30, and Fri., Gunton will return to Lehigh Gunton back as a fac- approval. Because the selection of March 31. University as a tenured professor ulty member. We value in the physics department. Before his work as a skilled coming to Kenyon, Gunton served teacher. He has contin- Sexual Harassment Policy as Lehigh's dean of the College of ued to do significant Arts and Sciences. work in his field of Revision Process "This was an exceedingly dif- physics, and will be Continues ficult and painful decision for me able to share this By Kristen Filipic to make, since Kenyon is indeed a knowledge with his stu- Senior Staff Reporter special place, with a marvelous dents as a professor. We faculty, student body, administra- are pleased he is return- For over a year, Dean of Students Craig Bradley and Equal tion, and staff," said Gunton. ing." Opportunity Officer Wendy Hess have been working on revisions of Kenyon "However, upon considerable re- President-Elec-t College's sexual harassment policy. Kenyon currently defines sexual liarassment as "any use flection, I have concluded that my Q Robert A. Odcn, Jr. ar- of privilege or power to impose sexually on another. .Sexual harass- prior experience and interests are Jama D. Gunton (photo from Public Affairs) rived on campus Wed., more compatible with a university March 29, to discuss ment also includes repeated and unwanted sexual behavior such ass physical than wiih a liberal-art- s college." ully and of his fellow senior ad- the appointment of an interim pro- contact (e.g., sexual invitations, sexual innuendoes) which create a hostile, intimidating or offensive living, working or learning President Philip H. Jordan, Jr. ministrators in his short time here." vost for 1995-9- 6. Following that " said, "Losing Jim Gunton is a great "I'm very sorry to lose him," selection, a national search will environment disappointment; he's done a mas- said Dean of Students Craig Brad- begin. According to Hess, there will be two policies in place next year, one which deals with "the con- terful job. He has gained the trust, ley. "As a member of the search "I regret that I won't have the lower end of the sexual violence respect, and affection of the fac- - committee, I was excited that he opportunity to work with Jim tinuum," such as verbal attacks, sexual innuendoes, and stalking, and ; another which deals with sexual assault and rape. Swim Teams Dominate Nationals, Again : Hess said that "students were confused by the current policy" ; because all forms of sexual violence are considered sexual harass- By Meredith Mathe "Carla has been a wonderful the 1 -- meter board. ment Staff Writer team member for four years and a Sophomore Matt Miller took Bradley also is "planning to work with students, staff and great player," said head coach Jim first in the 50 freestyle with his faculty to sec if there arc changes that we could make to make our s Senior Carla Ainsworth ob- Steen. Ainsworth's 26 titles sur- time of 20.43; sophomore Dave sexual harassment and sexual assault policies and adjudicatory served that "people like fast passed the previous mark held by Phillips took first in the 500 free in procedures more intelligible." While he believes that ?what we have swimming and if everyone at a Patty Abt '87. Abt won 23 titles 4:30.30. First-yea- r student Torstcn docs work," he sees payable improvements in the system. meet swims fast, people push each from 1984 to 1987. Seifert's time of 15:51.39 in the In addition to the policy revisions, a sexual assault resource in other to do better." When it was "Breaking the record the 1650 free placed first Senior John manual is being developed. I less believes dial this manual will help time for Kenyon to push this March, 50 was probably the most signifi- Rule won the 100 backstroke in tin; entire community understand both Kenyon's policy and the Kenyon really shoved. The Ladies cant for me because of the three, 50.53, and senior John Cave took procedures for filing complaints. took their 1 2th consecutive NCAA that was the record I didn't already the 100 breaststroke in 57.05. .Seniors Sarah Bothe a.,.l Kate Cotnerford have discussed the: title and the Lords their 16th, fur- have," Ainsworth said. "It was Sophomore Pedro Monteiro policy changes with I less. Comcrford said that she and Bothe "felt III ther extending both teams' really most rewarding for me." broke the NCAA Division record confused" by the current policy, and that the revisions are designed ; domination over Division III. The Ladies also excelled in in the 200 butterfly by a significant to make the policy 4,au approachable thing." She is "relieved and first-ye- ar The Ladies travelled to the relays. Petrock, stu- margin with his time of 1:48.11, pleased" that revisions are underway.: Bothe emphasized that the : Wesleyan University in dent Rachel Schiming, junior which brought the crowd to their ; changes being discussed include not just policy revisions, but (lie Middletown, Connecticut, where Shelley Baker, and Ainsworth look feet. Coach Steen said, "Pedro entire way in which "sexual violence is handled" at Kenyon. She in in for He they proceeded to conquer the likes first the 200 medley 1:47.01. trained real hard that event praised the sexual assault resource manual, because the policies and ; of Bates, Bowdoin, Carleton, Hope, Widi their 1:36.37 time in the 200 made a big improvement over his procedures will be described clearly for both the complainant and the Williams, and 53 others. The free relay, Ainsworth, Petrock, freshman year." accused. Comcrford also emphasized that increased education and : women's final points totalled 527.5. Drejer, and Baker took another The men also had excellent communication arc the main goals of the changes. first-placehighlig- Some hts for first Kenyon also won the 400 relays. The 400 medley team con- Junior Hillary Linn mid Sophomore Elliott Holt, Women's the women were first-ye- ar student free relay with the team of Drejer, sisting of Rule, Cave, Monteiro, Network coordinator, believe that the College needs to make AnnaDrejer' s 200 individual med- Baker, senior Stephanie Martin, and senior Andy Eaton took first changes in its handling of sexual harassment complaints Linn said s ley victory in 2:07.33, and her 400 and Ainsworth finishing in with their time of 3:23.50. The 400 that many women who try to press charges "feel like they're tiic ones; DM inanNCAArecord-settingtim- e 3:30.42. The 800 free relay team free relay, in 3:01.91, was won by being punished." She asked whether the Department of Security and first-yea- rs of 4:27.92. Sophomore Katie added another victory, finishing the team of Ken Heis ; Safety could be doing more (o make women feel safe at Kenyon. Petrock's swim in the 200 back- in 7:40.02. and Nathan Gardner, junior Chris Linn and Holt believe that the Kenyon community would be stroke was also a record at 2:05.89. The men's championship Churchill and Eaton. Another first better served if the public were more informed of ongoing investiga- Most noteworthy of the ind- meet took place at Miami Univer- was seen by Gardner, Eaton, tions. Holt said that the College ..should release an official statement ;;; ividual performances were sity in Oxford, Ohio, where they Phillips, and junior Mike Dawson without mentioning the names of either the complainant or the Ainsworth' s first place sweeps in competed against 57 schools. with their time of6:46.88 in the 800 accused whenever a sexual harassment hearing is held. Kenyon the 50, 100, and 200 freestyles. In When the smoke cleared, free relay. could do this "and still protect the rights of the accused." Linn agreed setting NCAA Division III records Kenyon's points totaled 687.0, The 200 free relay team of that not informing the public is doing a disservice to the Kenyon in these three events, Ainsworth soundly beating second place I lope Heis, Churchill, Eaton, and Miller community.