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Volume CXXII, Number 20 Established 1856 Thursday, April 27, 1995

Denison Eliminates Greek HoesieAfter five months of debate,

the Board of Trustees at DenisonUniversity voted toeliminate hous-

ing for nine campus fraternities.The closing will go into effect atthe beginning of next year.

The buildings, located in acluster on the north side ofDeni son's campus, are owned bythe fraternities, but are on landleased from the university. Thelease allows Denison to acquirethe houses, with compensation tothe fraternity corporations.

The trustees resolution per-

mits fraternities to hold meetingsin the houses, or to sell their build

Trustees GrantBy Greg NockNews Editor

At their annual spring meet-

ing, theBoard ofTrustees approvedthe nomination of Interim ProvostOwen York, Jr., as well as grantingtenure, or appointment withoutlimit, to six faculty members. Twofaculty members, Fred E. Baumannof the political science department,and John D. Idoine of the physicsdepartment, were also promoted to

full professorship.The newly-tenure- d faculty

members, granted associate pro-

fessorship are: Michael E. Brintofthe Integrated Program in HumaneStudies, Ruth W. Dunnell of thehistory department and Asian stud-

ies, Laurie A. Finke of women'sand gender studies, P. LynRichards, who teaches Italian in

the modern languages and litera-

tures department, Ric S. Sheffieldof the sociology department andthe law and society concentration,and Wendy F. Singer of the historydepartment and Asian studies.

Second reappointments fortwo-ye- ar terms include: AssistantProfessor of Chemistry Patrick E.O'Bannon, Assistant Professor ofPhilosophy Joel F. Richeimer,

AutumnFest Replaces Homecoming WeekendIn a letter to all members of

student-campu- s organizations, theStudent Alumni Association re-

vealed its plans to replaceHomecoming Weekend, Sept 29and 30, with a new celebrationcalled AutumnFest.

According to Director ofCampus Events Barbara Meek,"Homecoming Weekend is tradi-

tionally a time for alumni andalumnae to return to their almamater during the fall. The traditionat Kenyon College has not been asstrong as other Kenyon traditions.The Office of Alumni and ParentAffairs, after consulting with mem-

bers of the alumni bodv and

ings for use as dormitories. Denisonis obligated to aid in constructingmeeting lodges for any fraternitythat sells its house. The formerfraternity houses will be made intoresidence halls open to the wholecampus.

The debate began in Novem-

ber, based on inequities in studenthousing brought up by Vice Presi-

dent of Student Affairs Scott A.Warren. While the fraternities havebeen allowed to live in separatehousing, the eight campus "Soror-

ities were required to live insupervised dormitories.

Many Denison alumni, espe

Tenure, ElectAssistant Professor of SpanishClara Roman-Odi- o, Assistant Pro-

fessor of Psychology Ellen R.Stoltzfus, and Instructor of Phys-

ics Paula C. Turner. All tenure andpromotion actions become effec-

tive July 1.

Two trustees were elected tothe board on April 22: AlanRothenberg '67, father of Sara K.Rothenberg '96, a banking con-

sultant from San Francisco,California, and Ronald Pizzuti, areal-esta- te developer from Colum-

bus, Ohio. Pizzuti, father of EllenPizzuti '98, is the first ParentTrustee, a newly-create- d programto bring parents ofcurrent studentsto the board. Parent Trustees areelected for four-ye- ar terms, begin-

ning at the end of their child's firstyear at Kenyon. Both Pizzuti andhis wife, Ann, are members of theParents Advisory Council.

On the evening of April 22,during a celebration of the serviceof President Philip H. Jordan, Jr.and his wife Sheila, the board sur-

prised the guests of honor with thePhilip and Sheila Jordan EndowedScholarship Fund. The fund pro-

vides $500,000 in gifts from currentand former members of the board.John B. McCoy, chair of the board,

students on campus, felt it wastime to revitalize the weekend."

Meek said that a major reasonfor re-think- ing the weekend is toget more alumni and alumnae backto campus. "The only other majoron-camp- us alumni weekend isReunion Weekend which is held

the weekend following Com-

mencement," she said. "Bringingalumni and alumnae back in thefall gives them the opportunity toreturn to Gambier when Kenyon isin session and to witness how vitalthe College is today."

The Homecoming footballgame will remain the highlight ofthe weekend, but "the weekend

cially those who are active in theGreek system, have threatened toend their financial support of theschool. Other fraternity alumnihave threatened legal action.

On Friday, April 21, a groupof 100 fraternity men and otherstudents held a peaceful demon-

stration outside the student union,chanting "We deserve rights," andreading letters from alumni threat-

ening legal action. The first-ye- ar

residence hall suffered a numberof broken windows and small firesin the wake of the protest. Early in

the week, Denison PresidentMichele Tolela Myers increased

Two Membersannounced the gift.

"The need to provide adequatefinancial aid to make Kenyon ac-

cessible to the most deservingstudents has been a constant themefor Phil and Sheila for two de-

cades," said McCoy. "It seemedmost fitting that the board shouldhonor the Jordans' innumerablecontributions to the College in thisway."

"We were thrilled that some-

thing so constructive was done in

our honor," said Jordan. "Sheilaand I are touched, almost beyondwords, by this tribute. Our thanksgo to all who contributed to thissplendid endowment, which willmean so much to generations ofKenyon students."

The board reviewed the finan-

cial outlook for the College, whichJordan called "favorable." Fund-

ing for carpet replacement inselected dormitories was also ap-

proved, and well as improvementof pathways near the WoodlandCottages.

An additional financial reservewas also established, to allow theCollege to "move through minorfluctuations in enrollment with nosudden dislocation of programs,"according to Jordan.

will be a time to celebrate all as-

pects of Kenyon during the fallseason," said Meek.

The Office of Alumni and

Parent Affairs, working with theStudent-Alum- ni Association, is

putting together an AutumnFestPlanning Committee to redefinethe weekend. Their goal is to in-

crease student involvement in the

weekend, to help make it "an ex-

citing weekend for students and

the community."On Sunday, April 30, the Plan-

ning Committee will hold abrainstorming session, open to allstudents. The session will be heldat 6 p.m. in Lower Dempsey Hall.

security in response to rumors thatfraternity members would set fireto any closed houses.

Allie Fuleky, a non-Gre- ek

sophomore, said "Basically, I thinkthat it was a very good move on thepart of the trustees, and it willreally benefit the University in thelong run. It will allow for residen-

tial and social equality, and makeway for more creative social op-

tions. We will have to deal withmore cramped living arrangements(six person suites made into sevenperson suites), but once they fix upthe houses, it will make for a greatliving option for the campus."

Jake Thiele, a 1943 graduateand president of the corporationthat owns the Phi Gamma Deltahouse, was quoted in the April 23edition of the Columbus Dispatchas saying, "This is ridiculous."

The Columbus Dispatch also

quoted junior David Pavia, presi-

dent of thelnterfraternity Council:"My major disappointment is thatnothing positive has happened here.Your voice wasn't really heard asit should have been."

According to The Dispatch,the fraternity houses served as thecenter of social life for the campusof 1,800 students. The unsuper-

vised nature of the houses made itdifficult to curb underage drink-

ing, but the main concern wasallowing some students specialprivileges.

Sophomore Brian Voroselosaid in The Dispatch,"the frater-

nity system is nothing more thana privileged ghetto. In choosingto get rid of the fraternity system,the board has decided to fulfillthe mission of the college andprovide equitable opportunitiesfor all students."

Michael Chair HonorsFormer Drama Professor

The James E, MichaelChair in Piavwriting, the first endowedposition in Kenyon's fine-ar-ts division, has accumulated $1.25million. The endowed professorship honors Michael, a thirty-ye- ar

member of the Kenyon College faculty,. Contributors to the

endowment included alumni, parents, and members of the Gam-

bier community."Although Jim Michael retired from the Kenyon faculty in

1975, he has continued to exertan important influence in the livesof his friends, his former students, and his colleagues in diedepartment he so ably served," said President Philip H. Jordan, Jr.,while announcing the professorship.

The Michael Chair wtU establish the permanent position ofplavwright-in-residcne- e, a position currently held by WendyMacLeod. A national search will begin to identify ihe first recipi-

ent of the Michael Chair.Michael, a 1932 graduate of Amherst College, earned his

master's degree in fine arts from Yale University. He served withdistinction in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Michael joinedthe Kenyon faculty in 1947, where he "built the current dramadepartment according to Jordan. As a professor Michael di-

rected E. L.Doctorow, and taught Paul Newman, as wellas writinga number of play himself. Michael was also the principle inspi-

ration in the design of Bolton Theater, said Jordan,

Winters Wins SeniorSurvival Game, Kills Nine

Meredith Winters emerged victorious from the Senior Sur-

vival Game that ran from Sunday, April 16 to Sunday, April 23.

Winters succeeded in killing nine ofher classmates. Three of her

victims were killed within 10 minutes while at a party. According

to Winters, her victory Stemmed from "not having a life, since I

killed so many people."A three-wa- y tie for second place involved James Murray.

Tom Oakes, and Katerina Boves."It was a perfect reason for everybody to procrastinate,' said

Murray.Senior Class President Carla AirsswOrth said, "1 think the

most interesting aspect of the game was that peopte you wouldn'texpect to get excited about a walergun fight got really into h. It'samazing that in a class of 384, there were so many people who

drew the names of people they had never heard of.

ffije Hxenpon Coflegian

Gund Commons toUndergo Renovation

Gund Commons will undergo renovations to make even

better use of the space, according to Director of Student Activi-

ties Lanton Iac.The computing and study room will replace he Common

Grounds location, to provide a quieter atmosphere "The Ereplace breaks up the room nicely, and provides an ideal space forstudying," said Lee,

The video games and pool tables, currently located in theGund Commons Lounge, will be moved to the present computingroom, to free up additional space in the Lounge for programs andevents. This wiS also alleviate some of the other problems thegame room faces. "The games get shut down whenever there isa scheduled event, which makes for an inconsistent schedulesaid Lee. Noise has also been a problem, so removal of the gameswill allow the space tobe used for a more quiet lounge. The large-scre- en

television will remain in Gund Commons Lounge, with anadditional television being purchased for the new game room.

Since the removal of the Common Grounds venue willeliminate the only common area designated for smoking, a newspace will be created in a corner of Gund Commons Lounge. :

The renovation is scheduled for summer, with plans to becompleted by the time students return to campus in August

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NEWS April 27, 1995

Greek Council Panel DiscussesCampus Rape With PledgesBy Bill BrodyStaff Reporter

Sunday, April 23, at 7 p.m.,the Greek Council held a paneldiscussion on issues surroundingthe topic of campus rape. Repre-

sentatives from five of the sevenKenyon fraternities assembled in

front of approximately sixtypledges to discuss the issue fromthe perspective ofa male fraternitymember. This event, organized byGreek Council President MattMulloy '96 and moderated by Deanof Students Craig Bradley, waspart of the membership educationprogram of Greek Council.

Mulloy decided upon the topicof after being made aware of a

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"somewhat disheartening" statis-

tic. In incidents involving rape,seventy percent of males and fiftypercent of females had been drink-

ing. As Mulloy observes,"Fraternities bring a good deal ofalcohol to campus, therefore it isimportant to try to get people tothink about situations before theyare in them."

The panel, consisting ofMulloy, Bradley, Tom Frick "95,

Brad Howe '97, Bertram Tunnell'95, Hayes Ryan '96, and MikeEpstein '95, all read an article re-

garding the issues surroundingcampus rape and then discussedthe article in front of the pledges.The event was kept single-se- x in

order to encourage more people to

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April 27,1995 OPINION Wfye &enpon Collegian 3

Letters to the EditorsAlumna Kelley Wilder Defends the Kenyon LadiesDear Editors:

I am a woman. I am also anathlete. This may not mean any-

thing to the non-athle- te (or thenon-woma- n) but it means quite abit to me. These are things that Idefine myself by. I run with men,compete against men, confide inmen, but I am a woman and veryproud of that. I do not want to be aman, nor do I want to be told that I

have "the aggressiveness ofa man"when I compete. I don't I have theaggressiveness of a woman, pri-

marily because I am one. It is thispride that I take in being a womanathlete that feeds my pride in beinga Kenyon Lady. Whether or notthe term "Lady" describes womenathletes at Kenyon in the 1990's isa moot point. It is unlikely that thewomen (or men) from Wooster areof Scottish descent, or that athletesat OWU are particularly religious.

I suppose we could adopt an-

other"mascot" name, ("Warthog"keeps coming to mind because itwas suggested that "Lady" im-

plied neat and clean; however, Idoubt that the 'title would aptlydescribe swimmers, who have adistinct lack of mud in their me-

dium. Maybe we should adopt a

Betas Respond to McCarthyDear Editors:

The Brothers of Beta Theta Piwould like to respond to the chargesthat Ms. McCarthy directed towardour fraternity in her letter to theeditor on April 20, 1995. Althoughour name is not actually revealed,we all know to whom the letter wasaddressed.

The fact that Ms. McCarthylabels us as a group that openlycondones sexual violence is detri-

mental to notonly our organization,

but to all other Greek organiza-

tions on campus whom areautomatically associated with theactions of one group. It is quiteobvious that, as an entity, we openlycondemn sexual violence as illus-

trated in our numerous efforts to

not only sponsor, but to participate

Solis Reacts toDear Editors,

The meanings of wordschange, or better, we change, and

in the process, some of the wordswe use don't keep up with us. In

this regard, Patterson and Bothe dowell in asking us to think aboutwhether or not the term lady might

notbejustsuchaword. Thatis,it'sout dated. Implicit in what they

say is the realization that some ofthe most serious forms ofdiscrimi-

nation are the ones we do not think

about, and yet employ continu-

ally. We might say that this is due

to a kind of ignorance or irrespon-sibility.orasLauraNo- ah

suggests,to silence.

I'm sure that the word ladycan, and in some cases, does carry

a pejorative meaning. But it also

seems to be the case that that'sonly one possible reading, just as

more water-boun- d animal; I wouldlove to see the women's crosscountry team described as "Dol-phins" during their pool workoutswhen "Flounder" comes morequickly to mind sorry ladies...anyway, you get my drift) Ireally don't think that anothermascot name is necessary, desir-able, or better able to describeeven a portion of the different in-

dividuals engaged in sport in andaround Kenyon's campus. Couldit possibly be that a "mascot" be-

comes other than a descriptor ofthe athletes who carry the name?When an athlete accepts a schooland the team and mascot that ac-

company it, she is carrying on atradition of the women who havegone before her on that playingfield (metaphorically speaking.)In the particular case of acceptingthe burden of being a KenyonLady, she is accepting, uniquely, a"women's only" mascot and car-

rying on the specific tradition ofthe women athletes at Kenyon- - anappropriate burden in this 25thanniversary celebrating the accom-

plishments of women at Kenyon.To some, this separation is odiousand distasteful at best; to me it is a

in events that are designed to edu- -

cate and castigate the ills of sexualviolence. In all honesty, it seemsthat Ms. McCarthy has failed to gether facts straight.

In her letter, Ms. McCarthysays: "It is one thing to support afriend, but an entirely differentaffair when thirty lettered men

march blindly into a hearingroom...only to proceed to glare atthe women plaintiffs." AlthoughMs. McCarthy was present in theroom which was "obviously a very

sensitive environment," thosemembers who were there strictlyfor emotional support were bla-

tantly instructed not to associatethemselves with the "women plain-

tiffs." What Ms. McCarthy doesn'tknow and openly denies, is the

Ladies Mascot IssueProfessor Lentz's definition is oneunderstanding of the word. It'sobvious the meaning of the word

lady is not written in stone. On the

contrary, it can be taken in a num-

ber of ways. The question thatneeds to be answered then, is whatdoes the word mean for us atKenyon?

Personally, I'm just not con-

vinced that Patterson and Bothe

have got it right Think about your

own experiences here; especially

if you happen to be a female or

male athlete. When someone yells:

"GO ladies!" do you think that

person really means: "GO you fe-

males who belong in the kitchen,married to some British noble-

man!" Or. "GO you women who'drather be listening to chambermusic or going on a fox hunt in-

stead of getting dirty and sweaty

point of pride. Kenyon created aunique situation (by accident ordesign) by introducing a new, "per-

sonalized" mascot for womenathletes to mould and shape with anew tradition of their very own.

What other university or col-

lege can acknowledge theirwomen's teams with no referenceto the men's counterparts? I seethis as an opportunity to celebratewomen's athletics for what theyare, women's athletics. At Kenyon,women athletes have been able to

create their own reputation by theirown successes and failures. Wework with men, many of us trainwith men, some of us are coachedby men, but We are Women; do weneed to have the same name asmen? Because I am a woman I amproud to have been associated byname with the first of Kenyon'sfemale athletes, some of whombegan the first women's programsin the conference. I was proud to

be representing Kenyon Womenas a Kenyon Lady (or Warthog,Bulldog, Alligator, or fish for thatmatter.) For, you see, no one everjudged me by my mascot name.They judged me in the light ofsuperior accomplishments by

Accusationsfact that we were explicitly in--

vited by the Dean executing theprocedure. Because everyonepresent had submitted characterstatements, the Dean in charge in-

vited us to attend the hearing sothat we may defend the issuedstatements on behalf of the al-

leged attacker. It is sad to considerthat because we were present as agroup and that we were all "gussiedup," that we were automatically la-

beled as intimidating. Our presenceat the hearing was strictly for theemotional support of our accusedbrother. In fact, those present from

our organization were verbally as-

saulted by those "women plaintiffs"without any instigation whatsoever.The Betas were not present to pass

see BETAS page thirteen

on the soccer field!" Likewise, Idon'tthinkaperson who yells "GoLords!" really means anythingreminiscent of chivalry, knights in

shinning armor, or even feudal-

ism. Think about what you meanin your heart of hearts when youutter the cheer "GO Ladies!" I

don't think you will find anythingpejorative there. I think you will

find a cheer. That is, you will find

something loud, enthusiastic,proud, and supportive. Moreover,

you'll also find a mascot that'sunique to Kenyon in a historical

sense and not in a medieval sense.

We need to remember how we

use the term and not allow our-

selves to be easily pulled in one

direction or another by the closest

and thinnest sensibilities. We do

not after all, listen with much ere

see SOLIS page four

women student- - athletes that hadcome before me, also proudly bear-

ing that odious-to-som- e label"Kenyon Ladies." I would be grate-

ful if you would consider thetradition that women worked for25 years to build before disassoci-

ating yourselves from it The labelmeans little without the memoryof sacrifices and accomplishmentsattached to it

We have done our best to pass

Rich Responds to NoahDear Editors,

I regrettably must write to youagain to defend my arguments andmy rights. I had thought our cam-

pus had risen above blatant sexistremarks, but I was mistaken. Inlast week's letter by Laura Noahon the subject of our school's mas-

cots, she wrote "Should it surpriseme that those responding nega-

tively to the need for a change aremen, none of whom could everunderstand what it is like to be awoman on this campus, least of alla woman athlete?" This remarkinfuriates me, for she dismissesmy opinions on the basis of sex. I

will admit that I can never actually

experience what a woman athletedoes; however, I am capable ofunderstanding her opinions andfeelings. My gender has no rela-

tion to my ability to understand arational argument I now knowfrom personal experience howwomen feel to have their opinionsdismissed on the basis of their sex.It pains me to see her resort to thisway of reasoning and attempt todisregard my opinions in this man-

ner. After the progress we havemade against sex discriminationtowards women, I had hoped thatthis discrimination would not havebeen applied to men. Ms. Noahinsults all men when she says weare unable to understand women'sopinions. To use her words, sheattempts to "silence anddisem power" me and my opinionsthrough a personal attack, ratherthan focusing on my arguments. Ido not care to belittle the opinions

of Ms. Bothe, Ms. Patterson, and

Epstein Reacts to LibraryDear Editors:

Recently, I needed a particu-

lar book from our campus library.When I checked, I found that thisparticular book, like many others,was currently on loan. The woman

at the desk informed me that thebook had been checked out by aprofessor-fi- ve months ago. Thismeant two things. First, I had toask the professor to lend me thebook and hope that he could locateit in time.

Under the present system,there is no limit on the amount oftime a professor may have a li-

brary book. One professor told methat there are several faculty mem-

bers who each have in excess of

to you an enhanced tradition of the"Kenyon Ladies" ( or Alligators,Mustangs, Wolverines, etc...) as itwas entrusted into our handsthrough the years. I sincerely hopethat you hesitate before relegatingthe alumni to a distant and unat-

tached history. As I have been andwill always proudly be a Kenyon

Lady,Kelley Wilder '93

Ms. Noah, and I wish for my opin-

ions to be regarded with the samerespect which I have toward theirs.

I feel Kenyon has more re-

spect for its women's athletic teamsthan other Colleges. Rather thancalling them names such as "LadyWildcats" or "Lady Tornadoes",we have the simple term "Lady."As stated by Coaches Bruening,Eicher, and Osborne, "At least theywere not called the 'Lady Lords'."Even if we had a gender-nonspecif- ic

mascot (such as, perhaps, theKenyon Squirrels) there would bea need for distinction between theteams to clarify which one is beingreferred to.

When I said that the word"Lady" makes me think of "a verysophisticated, elegant woman de-

serving of respect," I did not"failto realize that a woman athleteplaying soccer gets dirty, playshard, sweats, and loves it" as Ms.Noah claims. I find the fact that sheis an "aggressive, powerful, ... tal-

ented and intelligent" athlete veryrespectable. Granted, she does notfit the exact description of a Ladyof the nineteenth century; how-

ever, as I stated in my letter, "amascot is not meant to be an exactimage of a Kenyon student" I per-

sonally do not fit the description ofa Lord; I do not own any property,and I am not a Bishop of the Church

of England. But these facts do notmake me want to change our mas-

cots. I take pride in the KenyonLord and Lady, and would be dev-

astated if they were changed.Sincerely,Mark Rich '98

two hundred library books in theirpossesion. They may have hadthese books for a week or a year.No penalty accrues to these indi-

viduals for keeping these books.It would seem to me that the

campus library is intended to ser-

vice the whole of the campuspopulation, particularly the stu-

dents. Though I understand aprofessor wanting to research hisor her interests in depth, this par-

ticular book was only 140 pageslong and should not have takenfive months to read.

Itwould seem that certain pro-

fessors are holding sources towhich the students should havesee BOOKS pagefour

4 tunic enpon Collegian OPINION April 27, 1995

Pollack Confronts 'The Intellectual,'Proposes Final Solution to ProblemBy Judah PollackStaff Columnist -

Monster's have pervaded hu-

manity since the dawn of time.There is the Kraken of ancientGreece. The Abominable Snow-

man of Puerto Rico. Frankenstein'smonster of Switzerland. The win-

ter in Russia. The creature ofLochNess in Scotland. Jesus ofNazareth. The Swamp Fiend fromScooby Doo. However, the mostsinister and diabolical of them re-

side here at Kenyon. By someaccounts it is a two-head- ed mon-

ster, by others, it is a short beardedman who hunts squirrels. Lettersto the editors of the Collegian havepointed to this lascivious beast,calling for its expulsion. Thesebrave authors have called our at-

tention to an abomination in ourmidst Our monster is none otherthan: The Intellectual.

I beg you dear reader, have thefortitude to go on, for what followsis of vital importance to the main-

tenance of our society.

Wharton Speaks out AgainstBy Shelley WhartonSpecial to the Collegian

Maybe it's because I knowmany of the people with whomI'm angry at Maybe it's because I

am unsure of my own beliefs.Maybe it's something entirely dif-

ferent But after years of keepingmy mouth shut I've decided toopen it and let the pent-u- p angerand rising bile issue forth andhandle the consequences becauseI am gone in less than four weeks.What am I angry about, you mayask? It's over the whole issue offeminism on this campus.

I was born a feminist In myfamily, if you're a woman, you'reautomatically a feminist It is notsomething that you pick up in col-

lege, like a disease. It is notsomething that the women of myfamily have chosen as a means torebel against our parents. Rather it

is a philosophy and a way of life.Most of the women in my familyare loud, outspoken, and definitelybelievers in the power of women.They have taught their daughtersnot to play into the myths thatsociety feeds us through the me-

dia. They taught their daughters tothink and question. They taughttheir daughters, most importantly,to be in control of their own sexu-

ality. As my mom once said, "If itfeels good, do it" They taughttheir daughters that virtue and trustin other people are no protectionfrom the savagery of the real world.I have learned to rely on myself,because I never knew when I mightsomeday have to save myself. Ilearned to be strong and to speakmy mind.

I was always fairly sure of thisuntil I came tacollege. In the pastfew years, I have watched and satby as every one of the foundationsof my beliefs"have been ripped

. away. I have been iold that femi

It took Queen Isabella 50 yearsto tell Spain about The New World.It has taken Kenyon 171 years toown up to the fact that there areintellectuals at this school Notonly are complete versions here,but intellectuals are being culti-

vated on campus. Some studentsenter Kenyon as healthy human-oid- s

only to leave transformed intotroglodyte's of academia.

They roam the campus, ana-

lyzing, conversing, thinkingcritically about subjects. The trulysubversive ones have been knownto laugh on occasion. They are theones born out of radical doubt Ata liberal arts school of all places.Oh, the horror. Some have evenbeen known to doubt why they areat Kenyon. You may now begin tounderstand just how dire the situa-

tion is.But there are those who are

fighting back. Some have realizedthat the downfall of humanity be-

gan with Descartes and hisconviction to doubt all truths. Theyare setting to work on a time ma

nism is about subscribing to cer-

tain set of values and political ideas.Challenging those beliefs meansthat one is a traitor, or insensitive,or racist or elitist or a pig, or a'spokesperson for the male race;'(I have been called each and everyone these names). Finally, afterlast week, I became fed up with it

It started with Pia Cation'sarticle and the ensuing criticismthat followed in the Collegian.Then there was the whole mascotissue that was brought up and I

watched as each side fired its bestshot, which amounted to adhominem attacks that were at bestpathetic. And ultimately, there wasthe Take Back the Night Marchand Speak-o- ut In each case, thedissent was silenced through adhominem attacks and cheap shots.I thought that one thing we learnedat Kenyon was to question, but I

saw that those who did had theirheads chewed offbefore they evenhad the chance to protect them-

selves. So, I have decided to jointhe ranks of those without heads asa way of finding my own voice thathas been silenced for so long.

First I would like to say thatthe whole mascot issue is honestlypathetic. What I find here is agroup of pseudo-bourgeois- ie

women avoiding the real issue athand by hiding behind the mas-

querade of words. What is in ourpast is history. Oppression doesn'tkeep a scorecard. It's as if someperson is sitting in some chairsomewhere going, "OK, one pointfor the women, two points for theJews, and one point for the blacks.White males, hmm...make thatminus two points." Get real. If itwere really this way, then I wouldbe raking in the points. What mat-

ters is the present What we should' be angry about what we should bedevoting our time and energy to,are facts like women stilt make

chine in order to send a Gambinohitman back to kill Descartes. Letsonly hope our scientists are up tothe task. Perhaps in some futuregolden age we will be able to wipeout all of those who have critiquedsociety. I have always wanted tosee Nietzsche's head roll or Chris-

tine di Pizan strung up by her toes.As for today, we can start by round-

ing up all the feminist criticalthinkers. At least Kenyon studentswill be safe.

But at Kenyon a task force hasbeen started to weed out these Bour-

geois elites who serve no functionsave to criticize the valiant work ofothers. Their criticism of the"other" merely a facade for theirfear of the "other" (For all criti-

cism stems from fear.) This taskforce is to be headed by the coura-

geous authors who wrote into theCollegian to warn us all about theevil lurking in the satire column.Their calls for solutions and Uto-

pias has moved people to their verysoul and places these authors in aspecial club of the twentieth cen- -

Op-E- dFalse Feminism, Take Back

less than men for doing the samejob, or that domestic violence isstill not taken seriously by lawenforcement or that sexual vio-

lence is still aproblem. It shouldn'tbe that 200 years ago some stuffyfemale white aristocrat was put ona pedestal and had to wear con-

stricting clothes. Today the Ladiesof Kenyon College go out getsweaty, muddy and bloody on theathletic battle field. We play ourhearts out and trust me, never oncehave I thought that we've beenplaced on a pedestal. Reality is

like a cold shower, a wake-u- p foranyone who actually still believesthat women are going to be rel-

egated to the background. Whocares about the name? If it is goingto cause that much trouble, thenchange it But don't spend anotherthirty years arguing about the rela-

tive merits of a name.Second, the Take Back the

Night march absolutely infuriatedme. Now, I realize that I am prob-

ably going to get my roomfirebombed for what I am about to

say, but I don't like my furniture ormy clothes and I have insurance.Take Back the Night has turnedinto some perverted club that tojoin one has to conjure up graphicand violent stories about some ter-

rible horrible incident in one's pastIt began to seem to me like it wasn'tabout finding one's voice or mak-

ing people aware of sexualviolence. The message I was get-

ting was that women will alwaysbe victims. I kept waiting for some-thing else, another message, but itnever came. I thought about giv-

ing it myself, but I felt that someonemight try to beat me up afterwards,because when I mentioned my ideas

to people I knew, they looked atme as if I was crazy. I wanted torun up to the podium, take awaythe microphone, and scream into itfor all we campus to hear. The

tury. A club whose members haveseen the path, drawn the map andwere full steam ahead in a posi-

tive, affirmative light. Theseauthors should be honored to makethe same rallying cry as Lenin,Stalin, Pol Pot, Mao, Mussolini,and Franco. All of whom had thesolution and a vision of Utopia theyaltruistically attempted to bring tothe world. Facing a similar threatas we at Kenyon do, Pol Pot or-

dered all those who wore glassesto be shot. Hitler actually had theFinal Solution. And his views onthe purpose of art reflect those ofone ofour heroic authors. Art is tobe life affirming and in praise ofbeauty, not critical and thoughtprovoking. Art should make peoplefeelgood. Like The Gambier Jour-

nal.We have a good beginning,

but Kenyon, we need your help.First we are calling for the intern-

ment of the following professors.Harry Clor and Art Leccese for thecorruption of the youth. Ted Ma-

son for confounding the youth.

message I wanted to let the worldknow was not that I have been avictim, but something bad hap-

pened to me once before and I'mtelling YOU, so that you leam, soyou know, so that you realize thatyou don't have to be in the situa-

tion that I was. I wanted to say takecontrol of your sexuality. Takecontrol of your life. Don't be avictim. If you are raped or sexu-

ally assaulted, don't feelembarrassed because that sort ofemotion is best reserved for whenyou've committed a party foul.Find your voice now, instead ofafter. Be strong and don't play thepart of the good girl, who is meekand quiet and who is afraid of herown mind, feelings, and her sexu-

ality. Maybe if we speak up for

SOUScontinued from page three

dence to the speeches of Senator Jesse Helms. Yet we seem willing tooffer plenty of collateral to the closet sensibilities on what seems to bethe other side of the spectrum. This is not to say that we shouldn't listento other views or ignore the minorities' voice. Of course not! All I

suggest is that we apply the same scrutiny to all the sides of an issue soas not be swept along, without having done any real thinking forourselves. And if we apply this scrutiny and end up agreeing that ourmascots have meant something different all along then, we shouldchange them. But again, we need to decide, or as Professor Lentzsuggests, we need to remember, what the words mean to Kenyon. Whatwe cannot do is leave the thinking up to likes of Diana Moon Glampers.Sincerely,Gerard D. Solis '95BOOKScontinued from page three

Peter Rutkoff for forcing the youthto take everything with a grain ofsalt. Laurie Finke for giving theyouth a critical eye about the na-

ture of gender relations. BenSchumacher for teaching some-

thing as uncertain as QuantumMechanics. And John Andersonfor admitting intellectuals in thefirst place.

The following students mustbe interned as well. And pleasefeel no remorse at turning in yourpeers, they are not like you. Allthose who wear glasses. The orga-

nizers of Take Back the Night, wedon't want to hear their criticism.Those who discuss a movie or bookafter having seen or read it Any-

one with a pensive look on theirface. And all the Jews.

We must take care of this situ-

ation as quickly as possible. I

applaud the Kenyon authors forshowing us the darkness. Wewould expect nothing more ofyou.And now, let us pray.

"Forgive them Lord, theyknow not what they do."

the Nightourselves once in awhile then menwill learn that they cannot do thisto us and not face the consequenceslater. Press charges if somethingdoes happen to you.

I am still frustrated and angry,but I hope that some of you havelearned. Please feel free to dis-

agree with me, to tell me that I amcrazy, deranged or a nut because I

am expecting that One final thing,to Pia Catton and Brian Groh, youtwo should both meet my grand-

mother, because she coulddefinitely tell you a thing or twoabout 'virtue. The same thingshave been happening to womenfor years, but now we are begin-

ning to talk about it Virtues havenothing to do with the fact thatwomen get raped or beaten today.

much readier access. I do not suggest that there is malicious intent in theiractions; however, I do think that they should be more considerate ofstudents' needs. Students have a time limit on book possession so thateveryone has an equal chance ofgaining access to the library's resources.Should not professors be limited for just the same reason?Sincerely,Mike Epstein '95

Next week will be the finalCollegian of the year.

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ul;iG-Lo- ve, Sauce Set to Jam With 'Hip-Ho- p Blues'

The Boston, Massachusetts,trio of G. Love and Special Sauceheadlines this year's SummerSend-O- ff with their 'Rag-Mo- p'

sound, a combination of DeltaBlues and Philadelphia Hip-Ho- p.

Their sound, which according to College Music Journal'sNew Music Report, is "rap leaning towards Basehead or De LaSoul and it's blues sprung fromJosh White or Leadbelly." Theband is stripped down to the funkyessentials of drums, blues guitar,and acoustic bass.

"It's the blues, plus funk, plusmy rhyming, and a lot of naturalwood tones outof the instruments,"explains Garrett Dutton III, com

P4G ReturnsFormer Kenyon band Pimen-

tos For Gus will end their" 1 7-D- ay

Workout" tour in support of theirnew album, "The 17-Min- ute

Workout," when they take themain stage at 5:30 p.m. to performwhat the St. Paul "Pioneer Press"has called "unabashedly skittishfolk-chamber-pun-

k."

Since their last appearance in

Gambier at last year's SummerSend-Of- f, the band has produceda new five song EP, which is con-

sidered eerier and more ominousthan their first. The new disc istheir second release, the other be-

ing their 1993 debut "Musica

Canadian CubBy the time Cub makes their

debut at Kenyon, they will al-

ready have taken Canadaby storm.Their first CD "Betti Cola"perched at number one onCanada's National Chart for threeconsecutive months, and similarlyspent several weeks at numberone on college radio charts acrossNorth America. The videos oftheir songs "New York City,""Nicolas Bragg," and "Go Fish"were played extensively on MuchMusic, Canada's MTV; and"Nicolas Bragg" was nominated

Campus Bands Complete Main Stage BillThe Art Brutes, a student and

faculty rock and roll collabora-

tion, will perform on the SummerSend-O- ff main stage at 2 pjn.

Champions of the Appala-

chian People's ServiceOrganization's Battle of theBands, which was held in Febru-

ary, the Art Brutes won the rightto play Summer Send-O- ff afterbesting six other bands in theannual competition.

'

The band consists ofstudentsTim Moyle and Aaron

monly known as G. Love, in aGallery interview. "I can't say I'velived the blues and I'm not tryingto be a homeboy by rapping, but I

do love the music. We try to keepour stuff raw and honest"

This is evident on SpecialSauce's salute to "Blues Music":"Going way back. . J From wheremusic really started I'm a child ofthe EightiesFrom where I departedsince then I started A collection ofthe people Who started it all Ireckon 1 kept them In my sock likemoney Blues music. . ."

Their self-title- d debut onOKehEpic, released in June of1994, brought rave reviews fromcritics who tried to lump the trio

for Fourth Summer Send-Of- fPsycoustica" which continues toemanate from dorm windowsacross campus and covers topicsfrom roadkill to unexpressed loveto shoplifting at K-M- art

Currently residing in the Min-

neapolis, Minnesota music scene,Pimentos has played with the likesofUncle Tupelo, Poi Dog Ponder-

ing, God Street Wine, Scrawl, andfellow Summer Send-O- ff group,G-Lo- ve and Special Sauce.

Pimentos was formed whenJustin Roberts (guitar, vocals) askedMike Merz (guitar, vocals) for aguitar pick in their freshman yearbackin 1988. Tracy Spuehler (fiddle,

to Play 'Cuddly Crush-Po- p'

as the best independent video ofthe year at the 1994 Much Musicvideo awards. Cub also appearedon several American compilations(including Julep, Periscope, 13

Soda Punks, and Ear Of TheDragon) and performed onLoflapalooza's second stage.

Cub seems to defy definition.They have been described by CMJNew Music Monthly as "a happy,boppy pronto-punkis- h all-g- al

romp" and by AP Alternative Pressas "queens of cuddly crush-pop.- "

In 1994 they toured North

Czechowski and faculty membersDonna Heizer and Vernon Schubel.

For those who haven't seenBeechQuilla at APSO's Battle ofthe Bands, the KC.DeltaTauDelta'sSafari Party, or the "Foto by Loro"Horn Gallery Show, there is onemore chance to check out the groovemade by this sextet of Kenyon stu-

dents when they take the main stageat 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

The self-describ- ed "creamy,steamy vat of down-hom- e, butt-smacki-n'

blue stones resting'

with the likes of Beck and BobbySichran in the slacker-ra- p, white-bo- y

blues scene that receivedattention about this time last year.But G. Love, Jeffrey Clemensand Jimmy Prescott appear to bemore than 'Losers' who get a lodof airplay on MTV. It's music fonthe summertime, peace, old carsand diners on the late night. It'ship-ho-p blues that pays homageto the past or, as the PhiladelphiaInquirer described it, "like JohnLee Hooker having a heart-to- -

heart with LL Cool J."G. Love and Special Sauce

take the stage at this year's Summer Send-- Off at 9 p.m. and willperform until 1 1 p.m.

vocals) joined a year later and thefolk threesome became a fixture ofthe Kenyon music scene untilgraduation. Dan Levine '94 (bass),has recently joined the band, whoaccording to their press release,"has a been a friend of the bandever since he was unearthed prac-

ticing Iron Maiden riffs. . ."

If the curiosity of what aKenyon education can do for youis not enough of a reason to checkout Pimentos For Gus, then theopportunity to check out a bandwith humor, irony, and the beliefthat acoustic music can rock,should be reason enough.

America with Sebadoh, Sloan,Mary Lou Lord, and The Muffs.Cub began 1995 with a tour ofCanada and the Northern UnitedStates accompanied by Sebadoh,Jale, The Inbreds, and Pluto. ThisMay they will begin their tour ofthe West Coast as part of the EarOf The Dragon tour with Seamand aMiniature.

Cub, which hails fromVancouver, heralds Lisa Marr (vo-

cals, bass, guitar), Robyn Iwata(guitar, vocals, and drums), andLisa G. (drums, vocals, guitar).

peacefully in the funky primalocean of an American-mad- e steeldream," includes band membersMike Brown (lead guitar), ZachGaumer (drums), Mark Lackner(rhythm guitar),Brooks Loro (har-

monica), Dan Lubell (keyboards),and Scott Wilcox (bass). Watchfor special guest Marc Lacuesta.

BeechQuilla asks all audi-

ence members to remember theBeechQuilla policy of no openflames near the stage. Their drum-

mer is highly combustible.

New Beverage ContainerPolicy Will Be Enforced

There is a new beverage con-

tainer policy for this year's S ummerSend-O- ff Social Board, which or-

ganizes Summer Send-Of- f, hasdeveloped a new policy in whichcups, bottles, thermoses, beveragecontainers, and backpacks will beclosely scrutinized by Security andSafety officers.

"We will be watching to makesure no cups, bottles, or cans will bebrought into the area," says MelanieRemillard, director of Security andSafety. Remillard and the SocialBoard hope that the strict ban oncontainers will eliminate the needfor officers to search for alcohol. Ifit is discovered that a student hasalcohol in their cups, he or she will

Summer Send-Of-f in Brief12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Fix Your Wagon1:30 p.m. -- 2 p.m.

The JeffRussel Band2 p.m. -- 3 p.m.

Art Brutes3 p.m. -- 3:30 p.m.

Ben Doepke Extravaganza3:30 p.m. - 5

Cub5:15 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

All-Camp-us Picnic

5 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.Damnit Bitch

5:30 p.m. -- 7 p.m.Pimentos for Gus7 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Braintrip7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

BeechQuilla9 p.m. -- 1 1 p.m.

G. Love and Special Sauce

The Jeff Russell Band, Ben Doepke Extravaganza, Damnit Bitch, and TBA

will perform on the second stage by Rosse Hall.

Summer Send-Of- f

Second Stage a laIn the tradition of Lollapalooza andyear's Summer Send-O- ff will have

If things go according to plan,music throughout the day. While oneequipment and set up for the next

The second stage will be positioned in front of Rosse Hall, while themain stage will remain by Ransom Hall, placed on an angle in order to

avoid feedback between the two stages. The mixing board will be placedin the middle of Peirce Lawn, where most of the audience will congregate.

The second stage also allowsKenyon the chance to perform inavailability ofmore time slots. The

be made to pitch it on the spot ortake it back to his or her residence."If it's a one-tim- e thing, we're notgoing to make abig deal of it," saysRemillard.

To make up for the limitingpolicy, Social Board will be pro-

viding free 32-oun- ce cups tostudents. Social Board Chair AlexKenney poetically assures that thecups provided to students will bemore than adequate: "Like ice tea,the cups will be sweet and free."

The ban on all containers otherthan the Social Board cups is strict,but Remillard believes it will befair. "It's easier just to say 'Nocups' than to let some people byand stop others."

AddsLollapalooza

other all-d- ay rock festivals, thisa second stage.

the two stages will provide constantstage is being stripped of a band's

band, the other stage will be in use,

student bands and groups with ties tofront of the community because of the

lineup for the second stage includes theJeff Russell Band, which will perform bluesy, aggressive rock at 1 :30 p.m.Ben Doepke, who was a freshman at Kenyon last year and now attendsIndiana University, will visit with his band, currently referred to as the BenDoepke Extravaganza, at 3 p.m. The hard-roc- k quartet Damnit Bitch,which consists of Kenyon students Don Espanol, Dave Seaman, Tucker!

Trainor, and Jeff Russell is scheduled to perform at 5 p jti. .

tThe. 7 p.m, slo will be the Kent University band Braintrip. j J;

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Beyond Therapy Offers Alternative to FoolsBy Eric HarperStaff Reporter

"There is no comedy group,

it's all a big hoax," said first yearstudent Ben Viccellio when askedthe one thing everyone shouldknow about Beyond Therapy, thenew comedy group on campus.The group's first performance willbe on May 3 in Gund Gameroom.The show is scheduled to begin at8 p.m.

The group is the brainchild offour students, all of whom are well-verse- d

in Kenyon performing arts.First year students Viccellio, DanFishbach, and Josh Adler are re-

spectively: a performer in the StageFemmes production "Weakend"and the upcoming "Boys NextDoor," a Kokosinger, and a mem-

ber of the Kenyon Musical Theater.Sophmore Jason Lott, anothermember of the group, has ap-

peared in several stage productionsthis year, including "The Balti-

more Waltz" and "The ImportanceOf Being Earnest"

"There are three or four acapella groups on campus, and atleast three theater groups, but onlyone comedy group. It seemed likeit might be a good idea to have asecond one," said Fishbach when

Upcoming Events on the Hill This WeekendJulie Hermann, voice recitalwith Michelle Beggiani, Wendy Buehrer, Alisoun Davis, Amanda J. Mason, Teena Conklin flute,

works by Handel, Schubert, Faure, Floyd, Mozart, Sondheim, Leigh and SullivanFriday, 8:30 pjn., Rosse Hall

Gambier Repertory Ensemble Actors' Theatre Company presents"The Boys Next Door," a play written by Tom Griffindirected by Emma Mead and Jean Paul Gressieuxtonight and Friday, 8 pjn., Hill Theater, free admission

Annie Sailer and Dancers present"Physical Memory"Friday, 8 p.m., Wertheimer Fieldhouse, free admission

Dance Party, Friday, 10 p.m.-- 2 a.m., Gund Commons

(Ed. Note: Thefollowing is not a com-

plete listing ofColumbus andOhioareaevents. Information isfrom the Colum-

bus Dispatch unless otherwise noted.)

MusicThe Juilliard String QuartetSunday, 2 p.m., S18S12 (for stu-

dents and seniors)Columbus Museum of Ait480 East Broad St(614) 823-177- 6

Charlie Haden's Quartet WestSaturday, 8 pjn. $16512 (WexnerCenter members)Weigel Hall Auditorium

Widespread PanicSunday, 7 pjn.. $14.50516Capitol Plaza Theater123 Summers St.,Charleston, WV

Archers ofLoaf, Helium, Earwig9 pjn., tonight, S6$7S laches2404 N. High St.

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asked what inspired the formation."It is important to realize that weare not in competition with theFools On The Hill. We plan toperform sketch comedy rather thanimprovization."

The group cites as its biggestinfluences the casts of SaturdayNight Live and Second City Tele-

vision. "We are trying to do thesame type of comedy that they didon a different level. Obviouslythey are professionals," added Lott.The founders also agreed thatS tatler and Waldorf, the two crotch-

ety old critics who graced thebalcony of the Muppett Show, havehad great influence on them."Those two made the show," saidViccellio, who seems far lessthreatening on the stage than hewould be in the audience. BeyondTherapy hopes to perform shortsketches that relate to life at Kenyonwhile also delving into issues thatexceed the boundaries of Gam-bie- r.

As Fishbach noted, there aremany funny things going on in theworld outside of Kenyon. "Wewant to be the people's channel to

the world," said Viccellio with awry grin.

The group's name. BeyondTherapy, comes from the title of aplay by Christopher Duran. The

Better Than Ezra9 pjn., Monday, $5Stache's2404 N. High Sl

Upcoming Concert Information

Newport Music Hall1722 N. High St.(614) 228-358- 2

Adam AntMay 4, $13.50S16.00Dokken (all original members)May 7, $12.50$14SlaughterMay 9, $13.50$15Ekoostik HookahMay 17, $5$6

Ohio Theater39 E. Stale St

431-360- 0

Linda RondstadtMay7,$26.50$36

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name was chosen for the appropri-

ateness of its suggestion (all fourfounding members claim to be inintense and continual psycho-therapy), and as a homage to anauthor whom they greatly admire.

The group, which is made upof nine men and four women, hasmanaged to maintain sanity eventhrough the trials of preparing for

MoviesOpens April 28:Destiny Turns On the RadioTop DogVillage of the DamnedFridayinformation courtesy of AMCNew Video releases:Terminal VelocityHoop DreamsThe Puppet MasterTo be released on April 28:Forrest GumpTo be released on April 31:Legends of the FallTo be released on May 9:The WarMary Shelley's Frankensteininformation courtesy ofBoxcar Video

The Films of Jean Renoir."La vie est a nous"This Land is Mine"Saturday, 7 pjn, $554 for membersWexner FilmVideo Theater

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an upcoming performance. "It isespecially hard at the end of theyear," said Adler, "because every-

one is so busy." All willinglyconceded that forming such a groupis going to be hard at any timeduring the year. Auditions wereanother particularly rough period."It is very difficult to choose oneperson over another," stated Lott.He explained that there are certaingroup dynamics that must be con-

sidered, such as how well anindividual will work with others.Viccellio added that a successfulgroup needs a "wide variety oftalents."

Unfortunately, the group willbe losing several cast members,including seniors Kayte Brauer andScott Finsthwait, after only oneperformance. But all are confidentthat upcoming performances willfoster enough interest that audi-

tions for new members in the fallwill be packed.

A typical rehearsal for Be-

yond Therapy is filled with jokesand mayhem . "We try to have each

"The River""Swamp Water"Wednesday, $5$4 for membersWexner FilmVideo Theater

Theater"Sisters Rosenweig"8pjo, tonight-Saturda- y, 7 pjn. Sunday

$25.50$38Palace Theater, 34 W. Broad St

Twelve Angry Jurors"8 pjn., today-Saturda- y, $5.50Ohio State University, Mount Hall,1050 Carmack Rd.

Spalding Gray, "Gray's Anatomy"8 pjn., tonight, $10-2- 5

Capital Theater at the Riffe Center77 S. High St

Art Exhibits"Recreational Landscapes"photographs by Dan YoungerWednesday-Saturda- y, 12-- 4 pjn, Sun

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Beyond Therapy (photo by Alexa Goldstein)

person bring a couple of ideas toeachrehearsalforascenethatmightwork," said Fishbach. "We discusswho wants to write the scene, thescene gets written eventuallyand we read it out loud. Everyonecontributes ideas, and we try todetermine if the scene will work ornot, in this case, for our upcomingshow."

Aside from Beyond Therapy'scast, all of whom contribute to thesketches, a number of individualshave expressed interest in writingfor the group. When asked ifstrang-

ers are only too willing to contributeideas, the group replied, "If some-

one is willing to contribute ideaswe are willing to accept." SaidViccellio, "We're amoral." Lottagreed: "we're comedic whores."However, as Fishbach was quickto point out, "someone once said'good artists borrow, great artistssteal." All feel that there is roomfor more comedy groups on cam-

pus. Beyond Therapy is ready andwilling to make their own brand ofhumor known to the world.

m nday 1-- 5 pjn.April 5-- 30

Semple-Upha- m Culture & Arts Center200 E. High SuMounl Vemon

"Bruce and Norman Yonemoto: ThreeInstallations" video artthrough June 1 1

Wexner Center for the Arts

LecturesEvelyn Hu-DeHa- rt

"Race, Civil Rights, and the New Im-

migrants: Nativism and the New WorldOrder"May 3, 4:30 pjn.Wexner Center's FilmVideo Theater

Write for Arts &

Entertainment.E-m- ail Eric atHARPERE.

April 27, 1995

1. Bel tie ServeertLamprey, Matador2. Stone RosesSecond Coming, Geffen Records3. Juliana HatfieldOnly Everything, Atlantic4. Mike WattBall-Ho- g or Tugboat, Columbia5. Laika

Silver Apples on the Moon, American

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8 p.m.Biology Auditorium

Director Mike Leigh's ("Lifeis Sweet") 1993 film stars DavidThewlis as Johnny, a drifter who,as the title implies, is devoid ofconnections, employment, or hope.In fact, so is everyone he knows.It's a story ofpeople who are lonely,have no families, homes, or rela-

tionships. Although the film issometimes painful to watch andlacks a traditional plot, it's a veryinteresting character study. Eventhough we can rarely identify withthe characters, the filmmakers havemade us care about them. Thewlisreceived the Best Actor Award atthe Cannes Film Festival and Leighwon Best Director.

Playing Friday Night.

"Life Is Sweet"8 pjn., Olin Auditorium

JODYS109 S. MAIN, MOUNT

VERNON, OHIO- (614)397-957- 3

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New Olin Gallery Exhibit Celebrates 25thAnniversary of Women with Artwork ofAlumnae

By Rachel GrossmanStaff Reporter

In a continuing celebration ofthe twenty-fift- h anniversary ofwomen at Kenyon College, a spe-

cial exhibit will be featured in OlinGallery. On Thursday, April 27, avariety of works by female alum-

nae will open, gracing the gallerywalls until Sunday, May 28.

The artwork displayed willrepresent a diverse range of dif-

fering mediums including bronze,oils, textiles, watercolors, andwood. Paula A. Stoeke, a 1977graduate who is currently the ex-

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ety of musical selections in theirconcert, many of which featuresoloists. Darrow will, performBonnie Raitt's "Have a Heart,"while Williams will be spotlightedin "Life in a Northern Town" byDream Academy. These two sing-

ers will also team up for the annualspring Senior Song, the gift thatseniors leave as a final gift to theirfellow Chaser singers.

One of the many soloists whoreceived a warm reception in lastmonth's Owl Creek Review wassophomore Aubrie Hall, who willbe featured Friday in her newest

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8 tEfte etijton Cottegtan BLACK STUDENT UNION April 27, 1995

In Celebration of the BSU: Voices FromJones Describes Early Urban Life, Experiences at Liberal Arts Colleges

By Chris JonesAsst. Director of Admissions

SETTING: South SideofChicago;average inner-cit- y neighborhood.CHARACTERS: Several blackmale youths.SCENE: Life after high school sit-

ting on church steps, puffing bluntsand listening toEric B. andRakim's"Mahogany"

R: Hey C, what you doin next year?(takes puff of blunt)C:I'm goin' to college.L:(in amazement) Where?C:Williams, it's out in Massachu-

setts.L:(condescendingly) Massachu-

setts. Man, they gon' lynch yo'Black ass out there. The Klandon' t play (gesticulates as if hang-

ing from a noose; receives bluntfrom R). Anyway though, youplayin'? (puffs; R coughs)GWell, I haven't talked to thecoach yet, but I think I can playDivision III (L coughs, poundingon chest). I don't even know ifthey recruit. 1

R: (laughing hysterically) Div m!?!Man, is you stupid? You got toomuch talent to be wasting it there.You can't go pro. C, you're limit-

ing your options. That's dumb.C:Man, I've played one year ofhigh school ball. I got some looks,but none of 'em were REALLYgood schools, this way, I can playand get some book-smar- ts (otherssigh, passing blunt). Rememberthough, Scottie Pippen came froma small school. And, besides that,what happened to y'all's careers?(laughter ceases) Neither one ofy'allwentpro. Neither oneofy'allplayed a lick of high school ball;wasted talent!?! I'm stupid!?!R:Yeah, well you just go out therethen, (spits) At least I did try tomake it Sht at least I did try towalk on at Div I...L:(blowing smoke) That's whatI'm sayin'...(R and L give SouthSide handshake)R:...At least I know exactly what I

need to improve on. Man, this is awhite man's world, (takes weed)The only way to get by is do whatcomes naturally, so I play ball andhustle to maintain my pockets (doand sell illegal "things" to makemoney). This is the best way to usemy smarts. I'm out smartin' theman, ain't I? .

"...and couldn't wait to get soft-n-warm.- .."

C:(chuckling) R, you been to thepen too many times to claim youout smartin' anybody. Just let mego this route and see where it leads.If it don't work, so be it. I'm justtrying a different approach. Obvi-

ously, the "traditional" one ain'tworkin for you, L, B, or anyoneelse here. Sht I'm learning fromy'all's lessons. (R coughs again)L:Yo.R, handle yo' sht ngga!!l(laughs)CAin't nothing around here but abunch of f!k-around-lay-arou-

nd

types anyway. Why not try some-

thing different?L:Yeah, I hear that We'll seewhere you are four years from now.Yo R, pass it ngga... (zones out)

Though it does not give jus-

tice to my entire life in inner-cit- y

Chicago, this paltry scene basi-

cally sums up a majority of myconversations and experiences withothers. We all had the dream ofgoing pro. None of us really caredtoo much about school.

Out of the 20 guys I grew upwith, I was the only one to go to andgraduate from college; I was lucky.Though far fromrich, my mom madeenough money to send me to a goodprivate elementary school. The restof the crew attended public schools.I sincerely appreciate the values ofmy education. I doubt that I was the"smartest" of the neighborhoodbunch, but I was given the opportu-

nity.

Throughout this whole period,basketball was the most importantthing in my life. I ate, drank, andslept thinking about the game. I

didn't play for my high schoolteam until my senior year, but Ialways thought I'd go pro.

Luckily for me, Scottie Pippenwas taken by the Bulls in '87.Shortly thereafter, he was my idol.I probably knew Scottie better thanhe knew himself. If he could do itI could too.

So, as my high school lifecame to an end and colleges en-

tered the picture, another windowof opportunity was opened for me.In 1990, through a special scholar-

ship program for black kids, I waschosen to visit schools on the eastcoast. Though I liked Williams, itseemed to small and desolate, andI wasn ' t certain that I could live in

a predominantly white environ-

ment. Among the positives,however, were the chances at agreat education and a tremendousbasketball career, which wouldserve as the springboard for thisunknown talent's rise to the pro-

fessional ranks.My friends at home didn't re-

ally approve of my decision toattend Williams, but they respectedit nonetheless. They couldn't un-

derstand why I would want to go"Div III". None of us had everheard ofWilliams (and that's prettysad in itself), but even after beingassured of its scholarly reputation,they still could not see why educa-

tion could possibly be so important,especially more important thanhoops.

Well, my basketball careerdidn't quite pan out the way I'dhoped. I was hurt my first threeyears, and though my senior sea-

son was pretty decent by that time,I knew a pro career was out of thequestion. While I was there, how-

ever, I really began to learn aboutmyself, the true purpose of educa-

tion, the problems inherent in theviews of my inner-cit- y peers, the

problems in the inner-cit- y, in gen-

eral (which not only continue to

exist but happen to be gettingworse), and the importance of be-

ing at such a prestigious institution.The preceding may have been

a long, drawn-o- ut answer to theopening question, but I felt it neces-

sary for those who may not or do notunderstand many of the dynamicsworking for and against others fromsimilar backgrounds and situations.

That said, I feel that blacks with likeexperiences should jump at the op-

portunity to attend schools likeKenyon. Historically speaking, pres-

tigious institutions are frequentedby rich people. Regardless of per-

formance in college, many of this

same group will be financially suc-

cessful afterwards. So, (assumingthat the readers have working knowl-

edge of the "buddy" or "old boy"system with regards to employmentopportunities) what better place dothe disenfranchised have to networkand make the valuable connectionswhich may benefit lucratively aftercollege? I do not mean to suggestthat blacks should "use" people, orthat we are all poor, but hose (from

any race) who could use a chancelike this should take advantage ofthe opportunity, it may never bethere again.

Besides networking, Kenyonis a good place to develop andpractice the skills necessary to com-

pete in this world, one which is notcontrolled by a pro-bla-ck major-

ity. This being the case,environments like Kenyon are es-

sential for both what we learn andwhat we teach through everydayexperiences. In the process ofgain-

ing power and a great education,learning how to think critically,developing confidence, makingfriends, challenging certain tradi-

tions, etc..., we also serve as theconstructors of a new frame ofreference for those who have de

Berry Achieves Goal to Establish BUJamion BerrySpecial to the Collegian

I can re-

member myfirst visit to

prospectiveKenyon as a Viv'student. Thefirst questionthat came out of my mouth was,"Are there any black fraternitieson campus?" I was disappointed tofind out that there weren't any, butI remember telling students that ifI came to Kenyon, one of my goalswould be to start a black fraternityon Kenyon' s campus. Well, I endedup at Kenyon and wanted to makesure that I was a voiced member ofthe black community, so I joinedthe Black Student Union. It was acomfort zone for me as well as anice way to meet some of the blackstudents ofKenyon's campus. Butfor personal reasons, bciqgamcm- -

veloped views about blacksthrough limited contact andor pureignorance. Though the burden ofthis task may be unfair, every ra-

cial group on campus must do thesame thing. Unfortunately, beinga part of a small black populationmakes every single action so muchmore noticeable, yet going throughit makes us stronger - believe it!

What is it like for me as ablack person on campus?

Honestly, it's pretty difficultbecause of the social limitations.Since I'm not a student being ayoung, single, black male in thisenvironment is tough, but I knewthe type of situation I was gettinginto.

Fortunately, I'm not heresearching fwabooming social scene.

Besides my Admissions job, I'mhere to offer added support to thecampus, specifically the black com-

munity. I think it is extremelyimportant for me to be there for myfellow sisters and brothers. At times,Kenyon will be tough on them forwhatever reasons, and I want themto know that I'm there whenever

Strong Presentthey need a per-

son to talk to, a "V '?TIZ2'i?7'shoulder to cry

etc...I try tore-te- ll

my ownexperiences sothe studentsunderstand thatenvironmentslike Kenyonare rough. Onoccasion, theymay feel theydo not belong,whether foreconomic, so-

cial, or intel-

lectual pur-

poses. It'simportant for

bcr was more of an obligation thana desire. My support and empha-

sis toward the BSU had neverdrifted from me, however, I felt aneed to separate myself from theBSU and move on.

During my freshman year, Imet nine young black men whom I

took a great liking towards. It waseasy for us to connect with eachother because of the similarity inbackgrounds we all had. We wereall from different parts of the world,though we all shared similar experi-

ences and thoughts. The chemistrybetween us was bask enough for usto learn to love each other. We allfelt that there was a need onKenyon's campus for the commu-

nity to experience the influence ofablack fraternity. In the second se-

mester of last year 1994, wereceived major support from DeanMila Cooper, who helped us makethe proper steps toward making ourdream a reality. Trying lo tuna a

the black students to know that I

have been through it. I oftenstruggled through college, and evenfelt I would not graduate (at onepoint) because I thought I was toodifferent and not made to be suc-

cessful in this sort ofenvironmentUnfortunately for me, I didn't re-

ally have an older figure to talk to.I had no one to tell me about hisherown struggles in a like situation.Had there been someone who un-

derstood and who had been throughthe same things, I would not havespent so much time doubting myabilities.

I don't want the black stu-

dents at Kenyon to waste valuabletime doubting themselves, and Iam hoping that I can be there tohelp them through their Kenyonexperiences. People tend to feelmore comfortable once they feelconnected, and sharing my hard-

ships may help facilitate thisprocess. Though I enjoyed college,I had some rough times, but I madeit; I want them to know and under-

stand that no matter what theycan make it too.

fraternity was a very tedious pro-

cess. By the end of the secondsemester, ten young men receivedapproval from the College's gov-

erning body to start the first blackfraternity on Kenyon's campus.Brothers United.

The fraternity is positivelygrowing and all the brothers arehonored to know that Kenyon'scampus contains an open mindwhich is willing to accept our in-

fluence. Personally, I am happywith the decisions that I have made.It was important for me to know

when to slow down and not spreadmyself too thin because that is whenareas such as academics begin tosuffer. My goal as Jamion Berryand as president ofBrothers UnitedFraternity is for my brothers and Ito continue travelling down thisroad ofacademia successfully. Maywe continue to walk by faith andnot by sight for theLord only knowswhat's lo become of us aiL

April 27, 1995

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BLACK STUDENT UNION Cfre llertpon CoKegtan 9

the African American CommunityBey Believes Black Scholars at Kenyon Become 'Flies in the Sugarbowl'By Dawoud BeyAssistant Professor of Art

I must confess that coming toKenyon posed a little bit of initialculture shock to me. Born andraised in New York, life "on thehill" seemed a bit antithetical tothe life I had grown accustomedto; a life in which a degree ofsocial and athletic tension was con-

sidered as natural as breathing.As an African American, I

certainly took immediate note ofthe paucity of African Americanson the faculty here, and noted toothe relatively small numbers ofAfrican American students. Itstruck me as being somewhatanalogous to the "fly in thesugarbowl." Having functioned in

educational and professional envi-

ronments in which the racialnumbers were much as they arehere at Kenyon, the dilemma wasnot an entirely unfamiliar one.From the third grade on, I was

can be assured that they are no less"black" as a consequence. In look-

ing at black students at Kenyonthen, we must constantly resist theurge to lump them all into onehomogeneous group.

This should not obscure thefact that the presence of racism is

very much alive at Kenyon, just asit is throughout America. And justas black students have as muchright to be here as anyone else whocan cut the academic mustard, somust Kenyon continue to reach outand embrace them and others whodon't reflect the distorted Ameri-

can ideal of "whites only."If Kenyon can continue to

strengthen its commitment to di-

versity, through the hiring ofadditional African American fac-

ulty, this would be the mostencouraging sign of all to bothpresent and prospective black stu-

dents. For just as black students areprepared to embark on a profoundintellectual journey, there are any

The Collegian asks,What Does the Black Student Union Mean to You?

ULYSSESHAMMONDchief executive officer of

the Disctrict of Columbiacourts; a 1973 graduate, hewas a founding father of theBSU:

"The BSU is an organization thatgives Afro Americans a voice ona campus that is sometimes un-

aware of what it is like to be ablack on a predominantly whitecampus. It is an organization thatsupports blacks and affirms ourculture. It's a family."

Battle Defends Nia, CreditsBy Colette BattleSpecial to the Collegian

The founding of Nia C'pur-pos- e"

in Swahili) sorority was oneof the greatest things that couldhave ever happened to me atKenyon College. The serviceprojects and the cultural aware-

ness programs performed andsponsored by Nia are needed andappreciated, but this group is aboutsomething more. Ten very deter-

mined, strong African Americanwomen stood strong for somethingthey believed in. They watched itgrow, and they plan to make sureit flourishes. This group, foundedon purpose and love, gives a group

of women a voice that will echofor a long time to come,i : Everyone at Kenyon, at onetime or another in this year, hasdiscussed the emergence of thisnew sorority. Some confronted uswith ignorance and ambivalence,

bussed to predominantly whiteschools far outside my own neigh-

borhood. And when I attendedgraduate school, I was but the thirdAfrican American in the programin more than 20 years. Surely Afri-

can Americans continue to be the"flies in the sugarbowls" of highereducation in some institutions.

Some might suggest thatKenyon, and other "elite" privateschools like it, are hostile environ-

ments, places in which no blackperson could possibly feel com-

pletely comfortable, or at home.This suggests, wrongly, that allblack people come from similarsocio-econom- ic backgrounds, andthat most black people can only befully themselves at home "in thehood." Nothing could be furtherfrom the truth. There are, in fact,black people who have grown upin the kind of privileged environ-

ment that many other students herehave come from, and that theKenyon environment reflects. You

REIDAHOGUE

1992 graduate.president ofthe BSU during her senioryear at Kenyon; was influen-

tial in hiring Mila Cooper:

"The BSU is family for me. It's aplace where I was able to go and bewith people and share collectiveideas about the surroundingsKenyon College. It was a group

of friends. It's a powerful voice forthis campus, it opened the eyes ofthe majority to the issues blacks gothrough on this campus."

and some welcomed us with re-

spect and love. Either way, wehave dealt with many aspects ofKenyon College some good,some bad, but all help us to growstronger while allowing our pur-

pose to be known by the pessimisticas well as the respectful.

The purpose of Nia sororityseems clear to most, but is stillquestioned by others. But we arehere because not only do we haveright to be, but because we need tobe. We are a group of womencommitted to bettering the Afri-

can American community aroundus while helping to promote aware-

ness of African culture here atKenyon. We are not here solely as

a social organization.When going through the nec-

essary channels of gettingapproved by the school, a questionwas posed to us, and as ten Africanwomen, we knew we would haveto answer honestly without step

LEVONSUTTONsophomore, current presi-

dent of the BSU:

"The Black Student Union is an

organization. But not only that, itis a system of support for blackson a diverse campus. The factthat it's still around after 25 yearsproves it is a very strong organi-

zation... It opens the eyes of someon this campus and is a comfortzone for Afro-American- s."

Segre Reflects Upon BSU YearsPraises Alumni for Achievments, Activism

By Lusanne SegreSpecial to the Collegian

On April18, 1995, Dr.Ulysses Ham-

mond rec-

eived his hon-

orary degreefrom KenyonCollege. It was an honor well de-

served for his accomplishments in

the legal profession and his aca-

demic excellence and commitmentto helping start the Black StudentUnion on Kenyon's campus.

Reflecting on the 25th anni-

versary of the Black Student Union,I am at once amazed at how muchhas changed and how much hasremained constant Finally, in mylast year at Kenyon, I was privi-

leged to be introduced to myseniors, older and wiser icons thatI had heard so much about butnever seen in the flesh. At the BSUAlumni Reunion Weekend, we dis-

cussed contemporary politics andhow they pertained to us as stu-

dents. It is a memory that I will notsoon forget as I intend to dust it offoften, like an old record, and playit with frequency.

The stories of ignorance andstrength, courage and tolerance,reminded me of my tenure atKenyon College. There were pleas-

ant and joyous times, and therewere other times that were fraughtwith frustration, alienation anddepression, like my predecessors.

and they all have a very meaning-

ful role on this campus.My point is, I respect what

Kenyon's BSU has taught me andgiven me, and I can guarantee thatNia will continue to be a part ofactive political life where AfricanAmericans are concerned that'sthe one thing BSU teaches us todo.

Through the Black StudentUnion, I have learned how to be aneffective leader, as well as a re-

spected student of color onKenyon's campus. The BSU hashelped me to understand that thereis nothing wrong with my beinghere, despite what I have to gothrough every day. I know be-

cause of my involvement with theBSU, that students and teachersalike will present 'tremendousstruggles for me. And when thesestruggles arise, and they do, I knowthe BSU will help out in any waypossible. But most importantly,

way into the administration andclassrooms ofKenyon College, wewill be that much closer to makingthis a more stimulating environ-

ment for all students black,white, brown.red, and yellow alike.

I grew with both the pain and thejoy.and thanked God formy friendsand the safety and comfort of thewalls of the Ujima Imani Lounge.The lounge has a legacy all itsown, with the meetings that wereheld there and the sanctuary it hasoffered so many generations ofstudents of African American de-

scentDid you know that the first

African American to graduate fromKenyon College was Allan Ballardin 1 952? There is a difference of43years between our graduation datesalone. And through these yearsmany classes ofblack students haveboth struggled and triumphed. Wewere, and continue to be, a strongorganization that caters to the needsof our black community as well aseducating others on campus of theintricacies of our rich culture.

I was touched by stories ofstrong black men and women whowere not afraid to speak out fortheir rights and work twice as "hard

to excel in an atmosphere that ex-

pected only the stereotypes ofathletes, not scholars. And theydid excel; doctors, judges, socialworkers, all became the creme dela creme of their professions.

Take a look at Hammond, hewill not be the last one honored forhis contributions to society. We asa union, as proud black students,are 25 years young and still grow-

ing: "Looking to the past, existingas a strong present and a very hope-

ful future."

the BSU has shown me love andsupport And when Nia's strugglethrough senate was brought to ahead, the BSU was an organiza-

tion that stood strong, supportingus as we moved toward a much-need- ed

change.I don't expect non-Afric- an

American students to fully under-

stand all of the emotion that goesinto being a "Black" student onthis campus. I know a lot of myfriends will try to understand andoften times want to help. But mybrothers and sisters in the BSUalready know. What I went throughtoday, they have been through for25 years. It is not just an organiza-

tion, it is my family. And I think Ican speak for my sisters (who areall part of the BSU family) when Isay, although we have added a 'new branch to the honorable BSUtree, we know that it is because ofour strong BSU roots that we areable to survive. - '

'Strong BSU Roots' For Group's Survivalping on any toes: "Why do youneed a sorority when you have theBSU?"

As an organization that wasstarted 25 years ago, with less than10 members and African Ameri-

cans on campus, the BSU has nowprospered into one of the mostwell-know- n and well-respect- ed

groups on this campus. The Afri-

can American population is justover 60, and things, as far as mostof Kenyon is concerned, are look-

ing up. But why another grouppromoting African tradition?

Some things are looking up,especially for students of color.But what needs to be recognized isthat the more diverse the popula-

tion gets, the more diverse supportorganizations will become. Thereweren't too many people object-

ing to having Take BackThe Night,Women's Network, and CrozierBoard as committees on this cam-

pus, yet they all cater to women

number of qualified AfricanAmerican professors who couldserve as beacons to them , and otherstudents as well. When this veryreal sharing of power and academicprivilege extends in a meaningful

10 qflje gnpon Collegian

Former Student Mezey to Return with Borges TranslationsAcclaimed Poet, Translator to Bring His 'Straightforward, No Nonsense' Manner to Reading

By Amy RichSenior Staff Reporter

am called, in a voice so pureI have to close my eyes and

enterthe breathing darkness just

beyondmy headlights. I have to come

back,

I think, to something I hadalmost forgotten, a mouththat waits patiently, sighs,

speaksandfalls silent.

Robert Mezey, from"White Blossoms"

Poet and translator RobertMezey will return to Kenyon toread from his poetry on Friday at 8

p.m. in Philomathesian Hall.Mezey, who attended Kenyon

in the early 1950s, will also readfrom his soon-to-b- e published col-

lection of 400 new translations ofpoems by Argentine writer JorgeLuis Borges.

"That's his love. He's beenworking on it for five years,'' saidsenior Grant Wiggins. "He spentone summer just trying to write the

Costlyr.

AngelouBy Heide SchaffnerSenior Staff Reporter

Considered one of the greatvoices in contemporary literature,Maya Angelou presented a dy-

namic conglomeration of AfricanAmerican poetry and personalnarrative Wednesday night atErnst.

Her hour-lon- g lecture - fol-

lowed by a private reception withmembers of the Black StudentUnion and the Student Lecture-

ships Committee -came only aftermonths ofplanning and fund-raisin- g

by the Student LectureshipsCommittee.

When the committee firstconsidered bringing Angelou toKenyon, it discovered that famecosts a fortune. While the promiseof the event stirred excitementand anticipation in communitymembers, it also bore a $20,000price tag which threatened to de-

plete the entire 1994-9- 5 StudentLectureships Budget. TheLectureship's budget itself isslightly over $20,000 a year.

In early October, when KelliStebel, chair of the student com-

mittee, first proposed to bring theprominent writer and speaker to

If You Go...

MITPoet and translator RobertMezey's poetry reading

Friday at 8 pjn.

Philomathesian Hall

introduction.'Mezey's poetry and transla-

tions have appeared frequently inliterary anthologies and magazines,including The New Yorker, Po-

etry, The Paris Review and TheKenyon Review. His first book ofpoetry, "The Lovemaker," won theLamont Poetry Award in 1960,and he has received the RobertFrostPoetry Prize and otherawardsfor his later works.

Mezey's other books include"White Blossoms," "A Book ofDying," "The Door S landing Open:New and Selected Poems" and"Couplets." His most recent bookis "Evening Wind."

"A lot of his poems have natu

Visit DeemedKenyon, she was aware ofAngelou's fee. She said she be-

lieved the financial strain whichaccompanied Angelou's visit wasworthwhile, however.

That high price drew somecriticism even on the night ofAngelou's visit A group of stu-

dents calling themselves Studentsfor Overpriced Poets placed flyerson the tables in Peirce and Gundsarcastically breaking down theprice of Angelou's lecture.

Angelou' s visit was ultimatelyfunded through additional fundsprovided to Student Lectureshipsby a number of campus activities,departments and offices.

Since her election to her post,Stebel has setbringing a "big name"to Kenyon as one of her primarygoals, believing that it is beneficialfor the College to bring prominentspeakers who interest and attractthe entire community rather thanseveral lesser-know- n speakers who"draw less of a crowd"

Stebel also explains that she"wan ted to see a prom inent womanon campus" since 1995 marks the25th anniversary of women atKenyon.

The committee initially con-

sidered Gloria Steinem, who

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ral images in them," said Wiggins.Those images are hard to defineprecisely, he noted: "I don't wantto say mysteriousness, but an eeri-ne- ss

somehow. There's the senseof things not being exactly whatthey are."

Mezey has alsopublished "Se-

lected Translations," a collectionof poems translated from French,Hebrew, Hungarian, Latin andSpanish. In addition, he has writ-

ten an annotated translation ofPeruvian poet Cesar Vallejo's so-

cial realist novel "El Tungsteno."During his last visit to Kenyon

in 1992, Mezey led a poetry-translati- on

workshop for Spanish-languag- e

students. Wiggins recallsthat it "was a very intense twohours. He's really straightforward,no nonsense, but he has a sense ofhumor."

This year Mezey comes alsoto serve as an outside reviewer forthe Spanish honors project of se-

nior Aric Mokhtarian, who iswriting on Vallejo's book "Trilce"and is translating poems from thebook into English.

Mezey "has influenced my

WorthwhileSince election toher post, Stebelhas set bringing a'big name' toKenyon as oneof her primarygoals,charges a slightly lower fee of$16,000, but later discovered shewas unavailable this year.

Since 1995 also marks the 25thanniversary of the BSU, Stebelpoints out that Angelou was "anappropriate speaker for both anni-

versaries."Stebel admits that the cost of

Angelou's visit appears large tothe Kenyon community, but shenotes that the poet's fee was not"as much of a financial stretch"as other prominent speakers. Com-

pared to other big name speakers,Stebel points out, Angelou's priceis modest comedian Jerry Seinfeldcommands a fee of $60,000 for hisvisits, she noted, and that of talk-sho- w

host Phil Donahue is evenhigher.

Mommy If" Tuesday Wednesday 7HUMMy

For a Version of the "I Ching"The future is as irreversibleAs ironclad yesterday. There is no matterUnless it be u dark and soundless letterOf the eternal Writ no tongue Can tell,Whose book is time. Whoever leaves bis house

Has already returned, This life we leadIs the future's beaten pathway. And indeedNothing bids us goodbye or parts from us.But dont lose heart The slave's dungeon is black.The way of things Is troru cold and hard,But in some corner of your prison yardThere may be an old carelessness, a crack.The path b like an arrow, deadly straight,Bui in the cracks is God who lies in wait

translation oflarge Luis Borges by Robert Mezey

own work in translation as far asdeveloping an appreciation andpassion for the creation of the mosteloquent and accurate translationpossible," said Mokhtarian. Headded that Mezey is "the greatestpoet-translat- or of Borges."

Wiggins said that Mezey is"important to Kenyon. He wenthere for two years, and he remem

Jacoby, BudziszewsM to ExamineLiberalArts at SCAP Conversation HK

The School-Colleg- e Articula-

tion Program (SCAP) will celebrateits 15th anniversary with a publicconversation entitled "The LiberalArts: Neutral Territory or BattleZone in the Culture Wars?" onFriday at 8 p.m. in the BiologyAuditorium.

Guest speakers for the event,chosen to represent dramaticallydiffering viewpoints on educationand politics, will be Russell Jacoby,visiting professor of history at theUniversity of California at LosAngeles, and J. Budziszewski, pro-

fessor of government at theUniversity of Texas.

Jacoby is author of "DogmaticWisdom: How the Culture WarsDivert Education and DistractAmerica" and "The Last Intellec-

tuals: American Culture in the Ageof Academe."

Among Budziszewski'sworks are "True Tolerance: Liber-

alism and the Necessity ofJudgement" and 'The NearestCoast of Darkness: A Vindicationof the Politics of Virtue."

The two speakers will offertheir observations and answer ques-

tions from a panel. The discussionwill then be opened to all in atten-

dance.Before the lecture a reception

and banquet will be held for SCAPparticipants.

April 27, 1995

bers Kenyon at the zenith of itsliterary tradition in the 50s."

After leaving Kenyon, Mezeyearned his bachelor's from theUniversity of Iowa. He is currentlya professor of English and poet-i- n --

residence at Pomona College.Mezey's appearance is spon-

sored by The Kenyon Review, anda reception will follow.

If You Go...

RIUTSchool-Colle- ge Aracutalioo

Program's public conversation"The Liberal Arts: Neutral

Territory or Battle Zone in thdCulture Wars?'

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Friday at 8 pjn.WHERE

Biology Auditorium

Represented in 14 high schoolsaround Ohio particularly Cleve-

land, Columbus and Knox CountySCAP works to prepare stu-

dents for success in college byoffering Kenyon credit for workcompleted in special secondarycourses. Sixteen courses are of-

fered for Kenyon credit and morethan 500 students participate eachyear.

Founded in 1979 by Kenyonand six Ohio secondary schools,SCAP provides high-scho- ol stu-

dents with an introduction tocollege- - level work while also of-

fering them more advanced andvaried courses.

SCAP participants includemany high-scho- ol teachers as wellas a group of Kenyon faculty

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April 27, 1995 FEATURES Qfyt &enpon Collegian 1 1

After Years in German Avant-Gard- e Culture, Heizer HasOf Call Letters and Communes Returned to One ofHer Original Interests: Radio

By Eva McClellanSenior Staff Reporter

Visiting Assistant Professorof IPHS Donna Heizer finds thehonor of being named Advisor ofthe Year somewhat humorous.

"I laugh that I'm somehow thesingle-hande- d reformer," she said."I would never take the credit Thestudents were the ones that turnedthe radio station around."

WKCO has not had a facultyadvisor for a number of years. Bythe end of last semester, the stationwas basically falling apart. Heizerassumed the role of advisorgiving suggestions and the occa-

sional pep talk and through herleadership created a new station.

Or so it seemed.The real credit, she claims,

goes to the 75 to 90 or so studentswho worked to turn the stationaround, and in particular to threestudents who devoted vast amountsof energy to the project seniorsKevin Nichols, Andy Kotowiczand James Kurella.

Heizer's previous experiencewith radio broadcasting includeswork with three different stations.Her first, was" as an undergraduateat WTJU aTTTttTUniversity of Vir-

ginia and her second at WCMU atCentral Michigan University.

Underground at WQAX

Her "most intense" experi-

ence, however, came with theunderground radio station WQAXin Bloomington, Ind. There sheand her fellow students "learnedabout the importance ofcommun-

ication, responsibility andworking together" because therewas "no outside structural help."The students made all the repairs atthe station and if there wasn't aserious commitment made by thestudents, she explained, the station

'Lunaria Wind Dance' Earns Kenyon Dance Program National AcclaimMarked by Uniqueness, Strength, Patton's 'Best Accomplishment to Date' Honored at Dance FestivalBy J.E. LueberingFeatures Editor

Despite having what Associ-

ate Professor of Dance and DramaMaggie Patton almost euphemisti-

cally calls a "very small" program,Kenyon's dancers and choreogra-

phers continue to gain nationalacclaim.

Witness, for example, theAmerican College Dance FestivalAssociation's (ACDFA) New En-

gland Region Festival, held April6-- 8 at Connecticut College: out ofSS dances adjudicated by a panelof internationally known teachers,choreographers and dancers,nior Jenna Cameron's "LunariaWind Dance" was one of 14 se-

lected for performance at thefestival-endin- g Gala Concert Ofthose 14 pieces, six were faculty orguest-arti-st pieces "so I foundmyself in rather incredible com-

pany," Cameron said."I'm very proud of this piece,"

she continued. "I think it is my best

could not operate. WQAX has sinceevolved into a community-supporte- d

station.The evolution of WQAX is

partly analogous to the recent evo-

lution of WKCO. Heizer haslistened to WKCO for the past sixyears, while teaching at Kenyonfor the last four. When the stationstarted to fall apart, "I began to feelthis terrible loss," she explained.She felt the "radio station had thepotential to be a great gift" to KnoxCounty and to play an influentialrole in people's lives.

Now, in many ways, it does.People in Knox County are listen-

ing again, she said. There are callsfrom Mt Vernon, faculty and com-

munity members have radio shows,and people in the maintenance de-

partment are regular listeners. Shewants the station to be an educa-

tional outreach and with thecurrent variety of music and shows,it seems to be approaching that goal.

Heizer's love for and interestin music can be traced to her child-

hood. "I am the old punk culture,"she explained. She lived in Ger-

many as a child and in 1983returned there for undergraduatework. While there, she joined theGreen Party, which formed in 1 983and was West Germany's first pro-

gressive political party. At itsformation its platform includedpro-ecologic- al, multicultural andfeminist stances a sort of"catch-

all" party, Heizer noted.The Green Party, which has

since become the third-large- st po-

litical party in Germany, had asignificant impact on its early mem-

bers. Many of the parents ofHeizer's friends were Nazis, and,as a result, those friends led livesmarked by different values. Ger-

many was "the theater of the ColdWar" and people's lives were di-

rectly connected to that, sheexplained. Due to the Cold War

accomplishment with choreogra-

phy to date."In one respect Patton was not

surprised by the panel's final se-

lection. She herself chose"Lunaria" to be adjudicated at theNew London, Conn., festival be-

cause "it was well composed, wasa very unique concept and wasperformed excep- - tionally by theKenyon dancers."

In another respect however,she and thedancers "were stunned."

"It is a great honor to be se-

lected for the Gala," she said, "andto be recognized by the panel notonly for the individual choreogra-

pher but for the school and for thedance program."

"The piece was very well re-

ceived," added senior PaulaBeveridge, one of seven studentswho performed the dance. "Manypeople commented on its unique-

ness and strength."That uniqueness came prima-

rily from Cameron's choreography."We had Jenna's unique choreog

h

and the presence of more nuclearweapons in Germany, people"started asking really hard-cor- e

questions," she said.According to Heizer, the re-

sults of this questioning produceda "renaissance of experimentalcultures" which engendered, forexample, an underground bartereconomy.

As a graduate student, Heizerreturned to Berlin in 1986. "Again,I fell into it" she said. She joined acommunal society and lived with"people making the most interest-

ing rock and roll on the planet"She plans to return in May, and shehears it is going to be "wild."

An 'Insider

Heizer's experiences haveenabled her to teach her courses oncontemporary German avant-gard- e

culutre as an "insider," a view-

point very few academics inGerman studies are able to pro

raphy in our favor," said seniorHallie Bulleit, another of the"Lunaria" dancers. The dance "wasso different from anything else thatwas being shown, and I think itdemanded that people take notice."

The dance which Beveridgesaid is "very exciting to perform"

is based on the movements ofthe plant Lunaria and is set to themusic of Andres Manta.

It was first choreographed forthe Kenyon College DanceEnsemble's 1994 Fall Dance Con-

cert"Performing in the Gala was

probably one of the most reward-

ing performances I've ever done,"Cameron noted.

Yet Patton's "Lunaria"performed by seniors Cameron,BeveridgeandBulleitjunior MollyMcWhorter, sophomores CorinnaCosentino and Aubrie Hall, andfirst-ye- ar student Justin Davishas not been Kenyon's only suc-

cess at one of ACDFA's festivals.Two years ago the dance program

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vide. For her current IPHS class,for example, she has made calls toGerman avant-gard- e filmmakerKlaus Maeck to obtain copies ofhis films. "They were all com-

pletely flipped out that I was aprofessor," Heizer said.

Being a professor with the In-

tegrated Program for HumaneStudies is a "complete joy," shestated. Her teaching philosophy,however, is ultimately about learn-

ing, she noted.For the last three years Heizer

has been teaching second yearcourses and using the "freedom toconstruct ... cutting edge courses."During that time she created a three-ye- ar

Art and Authority themewhich examines the "politics ofidentity" through comparative lit-

erature, art, film and music. Thecourse which she is currently teach-

ing on contemporary avant-gard- e

German culture also was recentlynamed a finalist for the Best Ger-

man Studies Syllabus in the U.S.

Performing in theGala was prob-

ably one of themost rewardingperformances I'veever done,'Cameron noted.submitted a piece choreographedby Brian Granger '93 to be adjudi-

cated. That piece was also selectedfor performance in the prestigiousGala Concert

"Kenyon is becoming knownfor its talented choreographers anddancers" despite its small danceprogram, Patton pointed out Thatprogram, she feels, needs morefaculty so as to "support the enor-

mous dance talent Kenyon isattracting."

"We're all very proud of ourachievements," noted Beveridge.

Donna Heizer (photo by Alexa Goldstein)

'I would never takethe credit. The stu-

dents were the onesthat turned the ra-

dio station around,said Heizer.

award. Finalists for the award arejudged by the DAAD (GermanAcademic Exchange Service),which, she said, is "the Germanequivalent of Fulbright"

Though she is the one in frontof the class, "the students havetaught me so much," she said. Be-

cause she is learning so much,Heizer dislikes the formal separa-

tion between faculty and students."I want us all to be equals, andcolleagues, and collaborators," shesaid, "which is probably why Iwear jeans."

Created in 1970, ACDFA is anational organization which hostsannual festivals in each of its nineregions across the nation.

These festivals emphasizedance as a performing art and serveto recognize outstanding perfor-

mance and choreography ofcollegeand university dance programs.

These festivals also offerclasses taught by faculty and guestartists to students who attend fromacross the country.

Patton taught two classes onIntermediate Modern Techniqueat the New England region festi-

val.Bulleit also noted that "being

in classes all day was draining" butthat the whole experience was "in-

credibly rewarding."Cameron likewise found the

festival a "great" experience.Patton's "Lunaria Wind

Dance" will be performed duringthe Spring Dance Concert, whichruns from Thursday, May 4 to Sat-

urday, May 6.

12 qflie aBtenpon Collegian

Despite her many stunningindividual accomplishments overthe past four years, senior CarlaAinsworth has always been drivenby her sense of community,whether that community be thisyear' s championship Ladies swim-

ming team or the College at large."I wouldn't have accom-

plished as much personally if it

wasn't for the fact that the swim-

ming team did so well or for theOwl Creeks as a group," Ainsworthexplains. "One good thing aboutthis college is that people feed offeach other for strength."

Known for her record-breakin- g

achievements in swimming,her leadership positions on cam-

pus and her academic strengths,Ainsworth notes that her peers haveserved as an inspiration.

"No one personal achievementreally stands out," she claims. "One

of the things I feel good about is theOwl Creeks and how far we havecome," she continues, with dis-

cernible emphasis on "we." "I likedoing things with other people,and I feel better about group

achievements than personal ones."Ainsworth chose Kenyon four

years ago so as to take part in andcontribute to a community atmo-

sphere. "All the other schools I

was looking at were big Division I

swimming schools," she explains."The big name and the big-tim- e

sports aspect appealed to me, yet I

didn't think ultimately it would bethe place where I could do thethings I wanted. It was a hard deci-

sion because people questioned it"But it was her sense of com-

munity which led her to selectKenyon. "I wanted to make an

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By Eric HarperSenior Staff Reporter

"If you're a writer, the assimi-

lation of important experiencesalmost obliges you to write aboutthem," writes Michael Crichton in

his autobiographical 'Travels.""Writing is how you make the

experience your own," he contin-

ues, "how you explore what itmeans to you, how you come topossess it, and ultimately releaseit."

Crichton did just that withhis creation of "ER,NBC's popularThursdaynight

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By Ccirtnsy Cc::nimpact on the community, and Icould swim just as fast here as atStanford or Michigan," Ainsworthobserves.

In coming to Kenyon, sheplanned to swim and to excel in herstudies. Although she has alwaysenjoyed singing, she waited untilsophomore year to become in-

volved with the Owl Creeks."I start at ground zero when I

get to a new place," she explains."This year I regained control indoing a lot things by not overex-tendin- g

myself and compromisingmyself, my health, and time withmy friends."

Besides gaining inspiration

Grips Psyche of Nation, Kenyon - But Why?Miller Looks to Dickens, Sandberg to LSD

medical drama. Crichton, who at-

tended Harvard Medical Schoolbut turned to writing rather thanfinishing his internship, based theshow on his experiences as a stu-

dent at Massachusetts GeneralHospital.

"ER" recently has become acultural phenomenon which hasreached even Kenyon's campus.Pass any TV lounge on campusThursday night between 10 and 1 1

p.m. and you are sure to find itpacked, with all eyes intently

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from peers, Ainsworth also listsher mother as a mentor. "I do a lot

of what I do because I have seenher do it," she notes. "She workedat a very high level at a lot ofdifferent things. She does what shelikes and she uses her talents tohelp people, and I would like tothink that I do that on a differentscale."

But then she returns to herpeers: "I really am inspired by thepeople around me they do amaz-

ing things," she believes. "It iseasy to be inspired by your peerswhen you see your friends can dogreat things, you realize we can allpull each other along."

said Cheryl Steele, associate deanof students. "Sometimes it is veryquick-pace- d, sometimes it is slow.It has an element of surprise that I

hope it never loses," she added.Of the show's producers she

added, "They aren't afraid to takerisks. There are a lot of criticalsituations on the show and theydon't always end happily."

Devoted "ER" fans often havesimilar views because of socialconditions, said Howard Sacks,NEH Professor of Sociology. Therise of such almost cult-lik- e fol-lowin- gs,

he noted, are the result ofthe availability of the "cult object"and the opportunity for communi-

cation between "cult members"both of which "exist in abundancetoday, thanks to new technology."

Recently, an episode in whicha young mother died while givingbirth caused quite a stir. Futureplot lines are sure to be affected bythe twist, said Steele. "The doctorwho delivered the baby must nowcome to terms with his inability tosave the patient"

Despite the ever-prese- nt threatof tragedy, however, many fansalso cite the program's humor asone of its main attractions. "Thereis a lighter side to it, and some-times it is really funny ," said seniorLisa Sandberg. She recalls the ,

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cal school at WashingtonUniversity in St Louis next year,where she will be left to pursue hernext goals. "I'll take a moment tofigure out where I am and what Ican do what I have time to getinvolved in," she says. "It is thebiggest city I will have lived in,and I am excited about it"

In addition to Ainsworth's ex-

citement for the future, she admitsto being afraid of "losing sight ofthe people around me."

"More importantly," she con-

tinues, "I fear that those who arearound me would think that I amlosing track of them.

Valentine's Day episode in whichthe character Deb inadvertantly ateLSD-lace- d candy "and was loopyfor the rest of the show."

S imilarly , people seem to iden-

tify closely with "ER"'scharacters."You become attached to the char-

acters," said Sandberg. "You haveto find out what happens to themthe next week."

Such attachment is a typicaleffect of television, noted MarthaWittig, visiting instructor of soci-

ology. "TV is something that unitespeople," she said. "It is like anextended family."

And this attachment extendseven to the members of "ER"'scult-lik- e following. Sacks notedthat "cult activity of this sort maybe a benign form of nonconfor-

mity."At the same time, however,

this activity "provides a sense ofcommunity in a radically individu-

alistic age."However, Mark Crispen

Miller, nationally acclaimed me-

dia critic and professor of Englishat Johns Hopkins University, saidthat he finds nothing sinister aboutthis pervasive devotion to "ER."

"People used to wait for thenext installment of a Dickens novelto be published," he noted duringhis recent visit to Kenyon on Tues- -

April 27, 1995

(photo by Public Affairs)

"The things I will take fromthis place, more than the achieve-

ments, are the relationships I haveestablished," Ainsworth explains."I am scared I will lose those rela-

tionships."When I talk about swimming,

I talk about the people on the teamsame with the Owl Creeks," she

reflects. "Some of those relation-

ships are so important now, thatI would hate to think how they willchange."

Although Ainsworth realizesthat many people know her fromher accomplishments, she hopesthat people do not assume that be-se- e

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day. "Following the developmentof particular characters is nothingnew."

Miller suggested that "ER"'svery human and very engagingcharacters have tremendous attrac-

tion. "Most movies and TV showshave no narrative qualities," headded. "ER' has too much fastcutting and crisis, but it still man-

ages to maintain a fairly strongnarrative."

Much of the attraction to "ER"on campus is, however, not to theshow itself but to the social aspectof the program.

"So many times people areattracted not by the event itself butthe bond they will have afterwardswith others who were there," notedWittig.

And junior Matt Lavine is justsuch a person. "I mainly watch'ER' as a social thing," he said,adding that he, although not a devo-

tee to the program, watches becausemany of his friends do.

"'ER' brings out a lot of emo-

tional responses in people," saidLavine.

First-ye- ar student ChristineO'Neil agreed, adding "the real-

ism makes it so much moreenjoyable than, say, '90210.' With'ER' you can take it seriously andstill enjoy watching it"

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cause of her schedule she does nothave time for others. "I am veryvisible on this campus because I dovisible things," she says. "Thereare many people on this campuswho are doing a lot of great things.I hope for people to respect me orwant to get to know me, and notjust because I do a lot"

Ains worth also worries thatbecause she "stays very much ontask" that people think she doesnot have confidence in others .

"There is a balance betweeneveryone contributing to a groupand getting something finished ontime," she says. "People think thatI don't want their help, which isn'ttrue."

Looking back at her time spenthere, and looking ahead to her fu-

ture in medical school, Ainsworthfeels agreatattachment toKenyon,and she believes it has fostered herpersonal growth.

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judgement or to invalidate theclaims of the victims. The factthat it was construed this way leadsus to believe that there is some-

thing inherently wrong with thesystem. Had the guidelines forproper procedure been moreclearly explained to those in-

volved, including the Dean, webelieve our presence at the hear-

ing would not have been viewed in

this manner. After meeting as an

organization with the SexualHarrassment Counselors of thecollege, it was deduced that the"Senior Staff Member" in chargeof the proceedings had erred se-

verely by encouraging us to attendthe hearing.

Further, it is interesting to notethat Ms. McCarthy depicts us ashypocrites. She condemns us for"lamenting" through painting therock rather than educating the com-

munity about the problems and

Opinions onissues around

campus? Writethe Collegian.Email NOCK

with your views,insights, and re-

sponses tocampus events,speakers, andobservations.

prevalence of sexual violence.Again, Ms. McCarthy has beenmisinformed. The rock waspainted not to condone sexual vio-

lence, but was done so in responseto the numerous violations of rightsthat the procedure thus imple-

mented at this college had inflictedon the accused. Meanwhile,throughout our division, variouscomments and graffiti have plas-

tered our walls and bathroom stallsregarding the alleged actions ofone of our brothers, one even go-

ing as far as writing, in lipstick,that the accused had "RAPEDNINE WOMEN." That more thananything, seems hypocritical.Rather than expressing your griefthrough slandering our organiza-

tion, why not attempt to educateothers as we have tried to dothroughout the course of the year?In regard to bom the graffiti and tothe verbal assault, we filed written

statements of complaints, both ofwhich were all but ignored by theAdministration.

The intentions of this letterare not to proclaim the guilt orinnocence of our fraternity mem-

ber, nor to annul the experience ofthe accusers. Nor do we feel it is

necessary to justify our beliefs orour love for each other. We feelthat our position and organizationhas been grossly misrepresentedby Ms. McCarthy. Currently, as anorganization, we are working in

conjunction with Ms. Wendy Hess,Equal Opportunity Officer, to sub-

mit a new proposal to the collegeregarding its sexual harassmentandviolence procedure. The aim ofthis proposal is to derive a policythat will equally represent bothparties as the one currently em-

ployed fails to do so.

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SportsMurnen, Coaches Examine Disparity for Female Athletes

Women's athletics at Kenyonhave made tremendous strides overthe past 25 years. Part of theCollege's commitment to itswomen athletes was finding a con-

ference where female and malecompetitors would stand on equalfooting. Duringthelate 1970'sandearly 1980's, there were no suchathletic conferences. So Kenyon,along with six other small progres-

sive liberal arts colleges, foundedthe North Coast Athletic Confer-

ence (NCAC), the first athleticorganization associated with theNational Collegiate Athletic Asso-

ciation (NCAA) to incorporategender equity as a cornerstone prin-

ciple.Here in Gambier, this com-

mitment has fostered anatmosphere where many youngwomen have had unprecedentedaccess to athletic opportunities. Inthe last four years alone, athleticparticipation for female students --

has increased from 38 percent to44 percent. Although women ac-

count for 52 percent of the studentbody, Kenyon 's participation ratesaregr&ter.thanaUbutahandfulpfegabout men still outnumber thoseschools regardless of division

and fall well within the 10 per-

cent margin of difference betweenparticipation and enrollment re-

cently established by the NCAA.A significant percentage of

these women have become elitecompetitors. Kenyon boasts 713female Ail-America- ns, and 10 ofKenyon's 24 recipients of the ex-

tremely competitive andprestigious NCAA post-gradua- te

scholarships (an award based onacademic as well as athletic excel-

lence) have been women.Since 1989, four of the five

RevBy Rev JohnsonSports Co-Edit- or

Jordan. Pippen. Kemp. LJ.'Tjo. Reggie. Penny.

And that isn't even countingthe MVP candidates like Shaq,Patrick, the Mailman, Sir Charles,and Mr. Robinson.

The NBA playoffs are set tocome into your home this week-

end, and for the next month, as theexcitement abounds with incred-

ible opening-roun- d matchups,potentially electrifying second-roun- d

meetings, and a final whichpromises to be one for the ages.

If this sounds like too muchhype and hoopla, think about thelegend himself, Michael Jordan,going up against Charlotte, andtheir dynamic duo, in the first roundbest-of-- fi ve series. With a support-

ing cast like Pippen and Kukoc, theBulls could be on their way toshocking the league, proving oncemore that Jordan is the greatestplayer of our time, and any time.

And think about the usheringout of the best sports building in

America, the Boston Garden. Ifyou've ever seen the banners that

winners have been women.Perhaps the most decorated of

any Kenyon student-athlet- e is se-

nior swimming standout CarlaAinsworth. Her athletic, academicand extracurricular achievementshave eared her numerous honors,including the Walter Byers schol-

arship the most prestigiousaward sponsored by the NCAA.Ainsworth is the first Division HIstudent-athlet- e to win this honor.

Yet, while Kenyon has cre-

ated this atmosphere in whichfemale athletes like Ainsworth canreach the pinnacle of success, oursociety continues to underminemost women's athletic achieve-

ments. The media has beenparticularly slow in reflecting thechanging spectrum of girls' andwomen's sports. A 1991 study bythe Amateur Athletic Foundationrevealed that articles aboutwomen's athletic account for only1 5 percent of all sports stories writ-te- n.

Even excluding allprofessional sports, college foot-

ball and the NCAA men'sbasketball tournament, articles

about women 4.2 to 1.

Did you know that there arealmost two million more girls andwomen playing sports today thanin 1988? And that in 1994 an un-

precedented 84 NCAA women'scollegiate soccer programs wereadded? By underreporting statis-

tics and events like these, the mediahas failed to legitimize women'sathletic participation and achieve-

ment.In addition, most media out-

lets not only support but accentuatethe difference between men's andwomen's athletics (a notable ex

Off thehang from the rafters, you can feelthe history that took place in thisirreplaceable old masterpiece. Itwill be a sad day when they tear itdown, but thanks to the Celticssqueezing into the playoffs, theGarden will see at least one moregame.

The conventional wisdomfrom this end says that there is

almost a guarantee ofa Celtics winin Game 3 at home, prolonging theemotional affair of clearing thatplace out, and giving doubt to theOrlando Magic's ability to domi-

nate in the second season of theNBA where some teams thrive andothers fall by the wayside.

Seattle provided us with thebiggest flop of any powerful teamlast year, when they bowed out asfirst seed to the eighth ranked Den-

ver Nuggets in the crucial fifthgame.TheSuperSonicswon'thaveto worry about that this year, sincethey have fallen to the number fourseed, but they could still have atough time advancing to the sec-

ond round since their opponents,the Los Angeles Lakers, have as-

sumed that ever-s- o trendy title ofbeing dubbed "the team nobody

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Commentaryception is USA Today, which devotes more column inches to

.women's sports than any otherdaily news source). For example,the accepted way to report collegebasketball scores is as two distinctcategories. There are men's scoreslisted simply under "College Bas-

ketball," while the women's scoresare listed under "Women's Col-

lege Basketball."This type of differentiation is

one of the most common ways in

which the media implies that fe-

male athletes are 'naturallyinferior' to male athletes and that'by nature' male competitors havethe right to more media attention,more monetary funding, better fa-

cilities, better coaches, etc. In otherwords, the media has helped sportsreproduce a system of patriarchy.Because sports are such an impor-

tant part of life, this way of thinkinghas been incorporated as part ofthe 'common sense' that manypeople use when they think aboutrelationships between men andwomen.

This 'common sense' cond-itioning directly affects jobdescriptions and compensation formale and female coaches and ath-

letic administrators. Ironically,even as girls and women have hadmore opportunities to participatein sports over the last 25 years, thenumber of opportunities for fe-

male coaches and administratorshas plummeted. Vivian Acosta andLinda Carpenter have documentedthis trend since 1970, and havefound that the proportion of fe-

males coaching women's sportsdropped from over 90 percent in

1970 to 58 percent in 1978 andall the way down to 48 percent by

Hill - NBA Playoffswants to play in the first round."

Showtime ofa different sort is

returning to Los Angeles with atrio of young stars CedricCeballos, Eddie Jones, and NickVan Exel. B ut Seattle has horses oftheir own in high-flyin- g ShawnKemp, Gary Payton, the smoothDetlef Schrempf, and defensive wizNate McMillan. With the memoryof last year's disaster still fresh in

their minds, you can bet the Sonicswon't back down to anybody.

In the East, New York andCleveland could provide a slowpaced, low scoring, tactical matchof wits between coach Riley andFratello. The Cavs' depleted frontline will prove no match for Ewingand the other Knick big men, andinjuries to their backcourt createthe possibility for a blowout.

There is no bigger matchup ofpost men than the showdown be-

tween David Robinson of SanAntonio and '94 playoff heroDikembe Mutombo of the Nug-

gets. But this series will be decidedby the role players, like Sean Elliotand Dennis Rodman, who willoutducl the respective counterpartsReggie Williams and Rodney

1988.The decline for both coaches

and administrators has been themost dramatic at the highest levelsof competition and in the highest-payin- g

jobs.A 1995 survey of the salaries

of volleyball coaches for NCAADivision I women's programsfound that men make on average$7,000 a year more than womenand account for 52 percent of allthe head coaching jobs. In 1977,87 percent of all coaches werewomen. Furthermore, a recent sur-

vey conducted by the Women'sBasketball Association found that,even at the Division in level,women coaching women make 13

percent less than men coachingmen. Even men who coach women

an occurrence which is becom-

ing more common make morethan women.

What is more staggering thanthe salary figures is a typical jobdescription fora female coach. Forinstance, 3 1 percent of female bas-

ketball coaches have additionalhead coaching responsibilities,compared to 19 percent for malebasketball coaches. Another 25percent of female basketballcoaches have assistant coachingresponsibilities in another sport,compared to 12percentof the men.However, when the more presti-

gious auxiliary assignments likeathletic director are involved,men eclipse women.

Despite what is happening onthe national scene, balance is gen-

erally the order at Kenyon.Student-athlete- s and coaches takegreat pride in promoting the ef-

forts of the college to accommodatethechangingprofileof female com

Rogers, though the outcome couldbe closer than appearances indi-

cate.Charles Barkley leads his

Phoenix Suns in their quest for atitle where their first obstacle is thePortland Trailblazers, a team theyshould sweep without any prob-

lem. This represents the biggestmismatch in the entire first roundof the playoffs. The more impor-

tant question fortheSunsis whetherthey can advance after they demol-

ish Portland.They may very well struggle

in the second round without thelikes of versatile Danny Manningand oft-injur- ed Kevin Johnson.Most teams do not experience suc-

cess in the playoffs when theirpoint guard is fresh out of the CBAlike Elliot Perry, but he has done amarvelous job keeping Barkleyhappy and shows no signs of stop-

ping.One team which has received

little or no respect from the rest ofthe league for years is the UtahJazz, the third seed in this year'splayoffs. They are trying to shedthe image of their boring two-ma- n

game between premier passer John

April 27, 1995

petitors, and most female studentswould agree that they are having orhave had an outstanding intercol-

legiate experience.Nevertheless, simply because

Kenyon is an isolated communitydoes not make it immune to what ishappening outside of Gambier.Even here, women athletes andtheir supporters struggle for recog-

nition and respect every day. Youcan show support for the youngwomen who compete for Kenyonby attending their athletic events,especially the lower-profi- le sportslike volleyball and field hockey;by insisting that funding is allo-

cated to men's and women'sprograms on an equal level; bypressing for the active recruitmentof female coaches and paying themsalaries that correspond to theirworkload; by considering chang-

ing the College nickname to reflecta stronger image of women; and byencouraging young women to par-

ticipate in sports and laterencouraging them to consider ca-

reers in sports administration,coaching, sports journalism andofficiating.

Although sports are still domi-

nated by men, the image of thefemale athlete is growing strongerand will continue to do so.

Jenny Bruening,Head Volleyball CoachSusan Eichner,Head Lacrosse andField Hockey Coach '

Sarah Murnen,Faculty Representative to theNCAC and AssociateProfessor of PsychologyAnn Osborne,Associate Athletic Directorand Head Basketball Coach

Stockton and superior scorer KarlMalone, who would be a legiti-

mate candidate for the MVP title ifhe played in a bigger media marketthan Salt Lake City.

The Jazz face another no-resp- ect

team, the Houston Rockets,who have seemed to disappear af-

ter winning the NBA title last year.The trade for Clyde Drexler turnedthe team upside down, but he ap-

pears to finding his niche. Now ifonly they had a rebounder tocomplement Hakeem Olajuwonmaybe they could beat Utah, butthey don't, so they won't.

The Indiana Pacers representthe wild card team from the East,with the potential to creep up onteams and surprise them with anupset or two. This is of courseassuming they can get by the At-

lanta Hawks, who don't seem tohave much firepower and shouldpose no problem for Reggie Millerand company.

The second round promisesmore outstanding individual andteam matchups and the further weget through the playoffs, the betterthe games should be. My final isChicago defeating Seattle.

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Ladies Lacrosse Finishes Season with Loss at OWUBy Meredith MatheStaff Writer

With not more than a day be-

tween each game, the women'slacrosse team played a challengingschedule of four away games andone at home last week, finishingwith two wins, one loss, and onetie. In three games, Kenyon foughtfor victories against WittenbergUniversity, 12-- 8, and AlleghenyCollege, 13-- 7, and tied OhioWesleyan University, 11-1- 1. Lastweek's wins boosted Kenyon 'srecord to 5-8- -1.

Unfortunately, the team's sea-

son ended on Tuesday, when theLadies lost to OWU, 13-- 9, in thefirst round of the North Coast Ath-let- ic

Conference (NCAC)tournament. The semi-fin- al andfinal rounds will be played here in

Gambier Saturday and Sunday.The game saw the end of the

collegiate careers of seniors MegMoriarty, Bronwyn Clark, and

Derry, SchulteBy Rev JohnsonSports Co-Edit- or

With only two weeks left in theoutdoor track season, the men's andwomen's teams are going in oppo-

sitedirections. The Ladies have beenimproving ever so steadily with thebulk of their productivity comingfrom their distance runners. TheLords, on the other hand, have beendecimated by injuries, and a lack ofdepth which was evident Saturdayin the All-Oh- io meet at OhioWesleyan.

The Ladies' sixth place finish

Women's Tennis Ranked First in NationBy Gwyneth ShawSports Co-Edit- or

The women's tennis team is in

a position to make history repeatitself.

- In the latest IntercollegiateTennis Association (TTA) poll, re-

leased Wednesday, ranked theLadies (16-2-) first in the nationa ranking they will likely carry into

j the NCAA tournament, beginningMay 9 at Sweet Briar College inVirginia.

This marks the first time theteam has been ranked number onesince 1993, when the Ladies wonthe Division UJ national champi-

onship, the program's only title.The poll places the Ladies

above defending champion Uni-

versity of California at San Diegoand Williams College, whichshared the preseason top spot.Kenyon was ninth.

Currently on a 13-mat- ch win-

ning streak including a 7--0

regular season record in the NorthCoast Athletic Conference(NCAC) the team must nowconcentrate on this weekend'sNCAC tournament and theNCAAsthe following weekend. The La-

dies have defeated four teams inthe current top 10: Trinity (6-3-),

Emily Hopper. Moriarty finishedthe regular season with 57 goalsand ten assists, leading the Ladiesin scoring.

At the beginning of the previ-ou- s

week the team's goal,according to coach Susan Eichner,was to just be competitive. Whenasked whether or not the team metor surpassed that goal, Eichner re-

sponded affirmatively that the teamis simply "more enthusiastic...they're just a better team than theywere when they first played OWU."

Junior Pia Cation agrees withEichner, also echoing her optimismabout the team and its season-lon- g

progression."It was a test of our athletic

ability, and I think we came out ontop. We took a big step," Cattonsaid.

Hopper cited the team's atti-

tude as being a key factor in theirsuccess, commenting that "ourmental attitudes were psyched upfor the games."

Lead Men's and Women's TVack in All-Ohi- o

at All-Oh- io was their best ever,and they were only nine pointsaway from fifth, among the 20teams competing. As has been thecase all season, Kenyon was led bysophomore Keri Schulte, whoturned in an incredible doublewinning the 1 500-met- er run as wellas the 3000. Her time of 4:50.3 inthe 1 500 bested her personal recordby 10 seconds, and puts her in firstplace in the North Coast AthleticConference. In the 3000, Schultecrossed the finish line in 10:41.4,again good enough for the lead inthe conference.

University of the South, andGustavus Adolphus (all by 6--3

scores), and Washington and Lee(5-4- ); only one ranked team,Emory, has defeated them.

The Ladies finished their con-

ference season undefeated Tuesdayagainst Ohio Wesleyan, winning8-- 1 at home. First-ye- ar sensationAli St Vincent dropped her onlyNCAC match of the season, 7-- 5, 6-- 2;

but the rest of the team easilyhandled the Bishops. Junior TeganTindall won handily at the numbertwo singles spot, 6--3, 6--3.

This weekend's conferencetournament, to be played at OWU,should be more of the same for theLadies. Having lost only one indi-

vidual match in the entireconference season, the team ex-

pects nothing less than to walkaway with another NCAC title.

The national tournament is amuch greater challenge. While theLadies have played very well up tothis point, the single-eliminati- on

tournament is anyone's to win, ac-

cording to head coach PaulWardlaw.

"The unknowns are how wehandle the pressure of the tourna-

ment," Wardlaw said, noting theyouth of his team. "It also dependson how the other teams handle it

Moriarty, a consistent leadingscorer, had five goals and two as-

sists against Wittenberg. Moriartyand Hopper each grabbed nineground balls in this game, whilejunior Jen Gonsky had eight.

The Ladies faced OhioWesleyan two days afterWittenberg, with Moriarty scoringsix of the eleven goals. Catton hadnine ground balls in this game, andjunior Gillian Kneass assisted ontwo goals.

Moriarty scored three goalsand dished one assist against Al-

legheny, while Hopper scoredtwice and added one assist. Kneassracked up three goals ofher own in

this game. The following playerseach scored once: sophomoreVuoch Tan, Clark, Catton, sopho-

more Emily Siegel, and first-ye- ar

players Genessa Keith andCourtney Braun.

Despite the dissapointing lossagainst OWU the team did showimprovement in many areas over

Always a model of consis-

tency, co-capta- in JenniferAnderson, fresh off her senior voicerecital, was not far behind Schultein the 3000, finishing second in1 0:44, exactly the same time as theweek prior. Rounding out the strong3000 performances were seniorSara Hallor, seventh in 1 1:08, andsophomore Susan Nowell, twelfthin 11:26.1.

Sophomore Jen Green set apersonal record by two minutes in

the 10,000 en route to her fourthplace finish. Her time of 41:15gives her the number one ranking

We'll get a bye in the first round,which means we only have to winthree matches to win the title, butbeing the top seed doesn't guaran-

tee a good draw."The top seven teams all have

a legitimate shot of winning, talen-

t-wise. We could have to playthe fifth, sixth or seventh team inour first match."

The team that won the na-

tional title in 1993 had five seniors,on a squad that had been the na-

tional runner-u- p the year before.This year's Ladies consist of onlythree juniors and a group of verytalented but inexperienced first-an- d

second-yea- r students.But Wardlaw still has great

expectations for his players."I think this team has had an

amazing season so far," he said."My impression is that it will geteven better. It's been really excit-

ing to watch them play, watch themimprove since the fall.

"What we're doing right nowis not adding much in the way ofnew techniques or ideas. We'rejust refining what we're doing well.They're just playing good soundtennis right now.

"Our goal is to be 22-- 2, whichmeans we win the national

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the course of the season. The tieagainst OWU, victories overWittenberg and Allegheny, and anall-arou- nd stronger style of playby the end of the season all indicatethat the Ladies are on their way up.

in the NCAC. First-ye- ar runnerBeth Schiller came in seventh in42:37 (fourth in the NCAC), andsenior co-capta- in Stacy Kenyonwas twelfth in 45:51.

Continuing the tradition ofmileage, sophomore GretchenBaker finished fourth in the 5000in 19:05.3, good enough for fourthplace in the NCAC, while first-ye- ar

student Kristin Flammerplaced tenth in 19:57.9, which putsher ninth in the conference.

Kim Graf continued to im-

press in her two events, the 800and the javelin, making the casualobserver wonder about her poten-tial as a Heptathlete. In the 800,Graf was third with a time of2:25.4,and her throw of97 feet 9 inches in

the javelin gave her a ninth placefinish.

As for the men, the highlightswere turned in by the strong per-

formances of their two distancestars, senior co-capt- ain AaronDerry and his heir apparent first-ye- ar

student Dan Denning.Derry broke the school record

in the 10,000 in a time of 32:26,which placed third at All-Ohi- o.

Denning showed more familiaritywith the hurdles in the 3000-met- er

steeplechase, cutting ten secondsoff his previous best Crossing thefinish line in 9:45.56, Denningplaced fourth.

Sophomore Adam DeLucawas the only other point scorer for

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While Moriarty, Clark andHopper will obviously be difficultplaces to fill next season, the solidbase ofyoung players and the prob-

ability of a strong recruiting classbodes well for the team.

Competitionthe Lords, as his personal best throwof 159 feet 7 inches in thtfjavelin

Jfigarhered fifth place, jusi'anJ&ichshy of fourth.

The day was marred by a po-

tential season-endin- g injury tosophomore sprinter Kenyon War-

ren, who severely aggravated hispulled hamstring coming out ofthe blocks in the 100. Needless tosay, Warren was unable to com-

pete in his two other races thatafternoon and dampened theLords' hopes ofa better showing atAll-Ohi- o. Warren said the trainerstold him the injury could sidelinehim for four to six weeks, but thathe wanted to see if he could behealed in time for the conferencemeet in two weeks.

Senior co-capta- in Dave Putzhad an admittedly poor day due toa sore shoulder suffered in the de-

cathlon at Miami two weeks ago.He no-height- ed in the pole vaultand struggled in the 1 10 hurdles aswell.

The Lords endured anotherblow to their core ofsprinters whensophomore LeVon Sutton pulledup lame in the 1 00 with an injury tohis lower back. .

Despite the long line at theentrance to the training room thisweek, the Lords, along with theLadies, will compete in an invita-

tional meetatDenison asawarmupfor the conference meet atWittenberg, May 5 and 6.

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Lords Baseball Surprises DeeisoeBut Team Still Struggling in Conference with a 3-- 9 RecordBy Conan KisorSenior Staff Writer

After a hitting explosionagainst Denison last Wednesday,the Lords' baseball squad fell backinto a batting slump at Case West-e- m

Reserve University Saturdayafternoon, losing 11-- 2 and 4-- 0.

With a conference record of 3-- 9

and an overall record of 7-24- -1 , theLords sit in eighth place in theNorth Coast Athletic Conference,ahead of Oberlin.

Saturday'sfirstgameat Cleve-

land dashed any hopes ofa possiblewinning streak, as the Lordsreached base only four times dur-

ing the game, with hits from secondbaseman Mark Faust, right fielderAndy Stuebner, and a pair fromthird baseman Jason Adamkosky.

"Jason has been a player for uswho has been consistent all seasonlong in the field and since our tripto Florida, he's gotten the job doneat the plate," said head coach BobBunnell. With a batting average of.284, Adamkosky is second onlyto captain John Cunningham in

hitting this season.The Lords used four pitchers

in the first game. Junior DavidHowerton started the game butpitched only one inning and gaveup four earned runs. He was re-

lieved by senior David Hicks, whowent 2 23 innings and let in fourruns. First-yea- r pitcher NateMcDonald came on in the fourthand let in three more before beingreplaced by sophomore JohnComely who finished the game,holding Case scoreless and strik-

ing out two. Howerton was chargedwith the loss, his fourth.

Extra bases was the name ofthe game for the Spartans, as theyhit four doubles and two triples in

Lords Lacrosse Suffers TwoBy Danny WalkerSenior Staff Writer

The Kenyon men's lacrosseteam returned home from confer-

ence rival Wooster with some longfaces Saturday night They worethe kind of depressing expressionsthat can only come from havinglost a close and important game.Sadly enough, it is true. The Lordsdid lose to the Fighting Scots ofWooster by the painfully closescore of 11-1- 0. "It was a long vanride home," is how juniordefenseman Zach Gaumer de-

scribed the team's mood.The Lords fell behind early in

the game as the Fighting Scotscame out very aggressive, scoringfour goals in rapid succession, seiz-

ing the momentum of the game in

the process. But, as has been thecharacter of this team all seasonlong, the Lords rallied and nettedsix unanswered goals to take thelead 6--4. "That run was critical forus," senior Stew McGough said.

the first contest."One of our biggest problems

is that we don't send the ball to thepoweralleys as often as we should,"

said junior John Koepke.The Lords did see a little ex-

citement, however, in the firstinning when Adamkosky knockeda Spartan fastball off the left fieldfence for a stand-u- p double.

"I couldn't even feel the ballhit the bat, and all of a sudden I'mrounding first base and their fielderis still chasing after it," saidAdamkosky.

The second game against Casequickly became a pitching duel.First-ye- ar hurler Matt Krebs had asolid performance through the firstfour innings, holding Case hitlessand scoreless. Then, in the fifth, aflurry of Spartan hits lead to a fourrun rally, and Krebs was relievedby senior Andrew Miller, who vir-

tually shut down the Spartanoffense. Krebs' record fell to 0-- 2.

Once again, the Kenyon batswere virtually dormant in the sec-

ond game, with only four Kenyonhits against Spartan ace LanceSparks, who picked up his seventhvictory of the year.

The Lords had two players out

of commission in the secondgame rookie pitcher John Hobsonwith a strained back muscle, andfirst-basem- an Chris Schwoy, whostopped an inside Spartan fastballwith his forehead.

"Our bats really shut downagainst Case. We walked threetimes and struck out twenty-thre- e

times this weekend," commentedBunnell.

Last Wednesday's double-head- er

at McCloskey Field vs. theBig Red of Denison was one of thebest played series in recent yearsbetween the two teams. Splitting

"We showed ourselves and themthat this game was not going to bea cake walk. We might have comeout alittle slow but we were goingto take it to them sooner or later."

Fortunately for the Lords, thatrun came sooner than later as theKenyon midfielders had an offen-

sively productive day. Seniortri --captain David Genest threw in

two goals and fellow seniormidfielders Jim Barham and JesseDougherty scored one goal apiece.Sophomore Ryan Webber addedanother point to his impressive firstseason totals and once again sopho-

more Toby Rand was a force to bereckoned with on the face offs,winning well over 60 percent of hisattempts.

'Toby's face off ability is areal boost for the team," seniorElliot Cundiff said. "We have con-

fidence that he is going to win themand that keeps the team offensivelyfocused because we know we areprobably going to have posses-sion." Rand also netted a goal,

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the series 2--1 and 12-1- 0, the Lordsshowed two superb pitching per-

formances, and in the second game,some spark on offense.

Miller went the distance onthe mound in the first game hisfirst start since last year. Thoughhe struck out only two batters, heheld the Big Red to only six hitsand one earned run.

"Drew's done a fantastic jobevery time he' s been on the moundfor us. His ERA is down to 1.84.

which is by far our best," saidBunnell.

The Lords scored in the firstinning when Adamkosky walkedand was doubled home by

Heartbreaking NCAC Losses to Woosteradding to the Lords' offensive out-

putThe attack refused to keep quiet,

however, as team points leader JoshCole pumped three balls past theWooster goalie and junior DougTrafelet scored one. Senior tri --captain

Mike Costanzo kept the offenserunning by dealing three beautifulassists to open men.

On the defensive end of thefield the charge was once again ledby the net minding of sophomoreGeoff Hazard who has been put-

ting together a very solid seasonthus far. "The defense was instru-

mental in keeping Wooster limitedto short spurts ofoffense and neverletting them get too comfortablewith their offense," Trafelet said.

Throughout the game Woosterwas really only able to managetwo big runs of four goals each andin the end only mustered elevengoals, a good bit below their aver-age for the season.

After the Lords had gainedtheir 6--4 advantage over the Fight

(Photo by Joe Wasiluk)

Cunningham. Denison picked up

one run in the second inning andanother in the sixth to clinch thevictory against the struggling Lords.

It appeared to be more of thesame in Wednesday's second con-

test, as Hobson pitched the firstfive innings, giving up two runs in

the first and three in the third.Hobson struck out four batters be-

fore being relieved after the fifth.Things looked bleak for

Kenyon offensively when theLords reached base five times in

the first inning and managed not toscore. The first Kenyon run camein the fourth inning.

Then the bats exploded in the

ing Scots, a costly penalty sentCostanzo to the box for a twominute unreleasable illegal stickpenalty. Wooster used the one-ma- n

advantage to go on their secondbig run and regain the lead, 8-- 6, in

the third quarter. But, the Lordswere able to battle back yet againand with only a few minutes left inthe game Kenyon found itself downby only one goal.

"Basically at that particularmoment, we needed somebody tostep up to the plate and hit a clutchhome run for us," Gaumer said.That is precisely what happened.With approximately 40 secondsleft in the game, Cole scored abeautiful goal to pull the Lordseven with Wooster.

"That's just the kind of gutswe have shown on this team allyear," Genest said. "Plays like thatare why we are a feared team in theconference."

But in the end, untimely pen-

alties, miscommunications, andunwise passing combined to cost

April 27, 1995

fifth inning when the Lords rallied

behind relief pitcher Aasem Khalil.

John Koepke and Andy Von Ken-

nel walked to lead off the inning.

An Adamkosky single loaded the

bags for Cunningham.who singled

in one run. Stuebner knocked asingle to center, scoring Von Ken-

nel and Adamkosky. After a fly out

from Chris Schwoy, junior Matt

Friedman singled in a run. Senior

Rhett Brymer reached base on an

error, scoring Cunningham. A

single from David Howerton scored

another run. Greg Ferrell reached

base on a pinch-h- it walk, then Von

Kennell reached on anotherDenison miscue, scoring Brymer.

At the end of the fifth inning,

Kenyon was ahead 8-- 6.

In the sixth, the Big Red picked

up two runs off of Khalil, evening

the score at 8-- 8. The Lords battled

back in the sixth with another rally.Stuebner, Schwoy, and Friedman

singled to load the bases forBrymer, who reached base on a

fielder's choice and drove in a run.

After a fly-o- ut from Howerton,

Faust lined a triple over therightfielder's head, scoring Schwoyand Brymer. Von Kennel thensingled in Faust to make the score12-- 8 at the end of six innings.

Denison got another two runsin the top of the seventh, but Khalilhung on to clinch the conferencevictory, moving his record to 2-- 4

with an impressive 3.86 ERA.Stuebner and Friedman both

had three hits for the Lords, whileAdamkosky and Schwoy had two.Brymer led the Lords with threeRBIs.

The Lords will host EarlhamCollege this Saturday at 1:00 pmfor a doubleheader. Last year theYeomen beat the Lords twice, 7-- 6

and 3-- 1.

Kenyon the game."It's too bad because we let

this game slip out of our handsmore than anything," junior DaveFlora said. "Wooster won but theydid not beat us; we lost the game."

Wednesday, the Lords had achance at redemption, however, asthey faced the Fighting Scots in arematch on McBride field. But theircourageous efforts again were fornaught, as they were beaten in sud-

den death overtime, 4-- 3. Leading2--1 for the better half of the con-

test, Kenyon could not hold ontotheir lead in the fourth quarter asWooster surged ahead 3-- 2. But inthe last 40 seconds, a clutch goalfrom Genest tied the game, send-ing into the extra period.

In the overtime, the Lordscould not convert their offensiveopportunities and had to take theloss. The Lords play at OberlinSaturday; their last game of theseason will be played Wednesdayagainst Wittenberg, at 4:30 p.m. onMcBride Field.