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Code for Success

That's So Kenyon From Kenyon in the News - 10 years ago

In a post on Americablog.com, political science major Jon Green '14 reflects on his senior-year course on writing computer code and how it helped him improve his other forms of writing. Here is an excerpt from his post: Coding is nothing more than a stripped down, abstract form of writing. And this abstract writing comes with immediate, concrete feedback. It’s often difficult to be honest with oneself as to whether or not what they’ve written is coherent or internally consistent, but the compiler…

Go, Go, Go

Athletics From Alumni Bulletin - 10 years ago

Sierra DeLeon ’14, a two-sport athlete, packed away her volleyball gear from the fall and shifted into spring in high gear. She strung together multiple explosive performances that included record-breaking Kenyon runs in the 100- and 200-meter dashes, as well as the 100-meter hurdles. She slowed down enough for an interview.  Your favorite event? Probably the 100-meter hurdles. It’s kind of a weird concept when you think about it: intentionally putting obstacles in your path so that you can overcome…

Success, Unbroken

Alumni News From Alumni Bulletin - 10 years ago

Editor's note: With excitement building around the upcoming movie "Unbroken," based on the best-selling book by Laura Hillenbrand '89, we are republishing this 2011 Bulletin interview with Hillenbrand. Watch the trailer for the film, which will be out in December. Unbroken, Laura Hillenbrand's second book and worthy successor to her runaway hit Seabiscuit, tells the story of another '30s athlete, Louis Zamperini. Emerging from a delinquent childhood, Zamperini channeled his boundless energy into…

Well Versed

Arts & Culture From Alumni Bulletin - 10 years ago

The final weeks of college resemble the last mile of a marathon for seniors: finishing coursework, studying for comps, job hunting or applying to graduate school. Jordi Alonso ’14 added a creative hurdle in his final weeks at Kenyon by participating in the 30/30 Project, a poem-a-day writing venture sponsored by Tupelo Press, a nonprofit literary publishing house. On each of the thirty days in April, Alonso wrote and submitted a poem for publication on Tupelo’s website. “The point of the poetry…

A Gifted Graduate

Kenyon in the World From Kenyon News - 10 years ago

Shrochis Karki ’09 is acutely aware of the sacrifices his family made to send him to Kenyon. His way of paying them back is by “paying it forward” for others. In July, Karki was one of two people awarded the 2014 Quinn Prize from the Jack Kent Cooke organization, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing the education of exceptional students with limited financial resources. In typical Karki fashion, he donated the $10,000 prize, given in recognition of extraordinary community achievements, to the Samaanta…

Inspiring Research Careers

Science & Technology From Kenyon News - 10 years ago

Sometimes when Elena Schatell ’15 walks into tobacco shops in the Columbus area, store owners think she’s working for the government. “We go to different tobacco retailers,” Schatell said, “and we fill out this little survey on what products are being sold, including the advertisements, prices and sizes. We’re collecting the data for future studies.” But Schatell’s not with the FBI, DEA or FDA. She’s with the OSU.   Schatell, a neuroscience major from Arlington, Va., is one of six Kenyon students…

On the List

Arts & Culture From Kenyon News - 10 years ago

One list that female playwrights want to be on is called simply The List, and it includes both a Kenyon alumna and professor. Lee Nowell ’92 and Wendy MacLeod ’81, James E. Michael Playwright-in-Residence and professor of drama, were both nominated for The List by a group called The Kilroys, female playwrights and producers in Los Angeles who are challenging gender disparity in the theater. Plays by men are overwhelmingly more likely to be produced in American theater than plays by women, according…

Ready to Respond

General Kenyon From Kenyon News - 10 years ago

As part of a full-scale emergency scenario drill, Bexley Hall will be filled with smoke on Tuesday, Aug. 5, at 6 p.m. The drill is conducted by the Office of Campus Safety in conjunction with the College Township Fire Department. The drill is meant to help firefighters and safety and telecommunication officers earn their Emergency Medical Responder certification. Bob Hooper, director of Campus Safety, said his department will be fully trained in EMR by November. In addition to the fire scenario…

Pitch in for Pelotonia

General Kenyon From Kenyon News - 10 years ago

Pelotonia organizers are looking for more volunteers at Kenyon on Friday and Saturday, August 8 and 9. “We could really use some more help at Kenyon on Saturday, especially in the afternoon and evening,” said volunteer coordinator Morgan Dominique. “If we had another 50 or 60 people we would really be over the moon.” Volunteers are needed to help with setting up and taking down tables and chairs, managing the storage of bicycles for riders who will be staying on campus overnight Saturday as the…

Kenyon, Gambier, and Trees

General Kenyon From Kenyon News - 10 years ago

Editor's Note: With the coming of the Middle Path restoration project and removal of distressed and dying trees, Tom Stamp ’73, College historian and keeper of Kenyoniana, took a moment to reflect on the changes afoot and the College’s abiding affinity for its trees. Kenyon’s history offers many connections to trees, beginning with those on founder Philander Chase’s farm in Worthington, Ohio.  Before deciding that his new college needed to be removed from what he judged to be the “vice and dissipation…

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