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Alumni News From Kenyon News - 10 years ago

Sarah McGavran ’03 says one of the more important events in her career was seeing an exhibit of The Blue Riders, a loose association of pre-World War I painters including Wassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc, in a museum outside of Mannheim, Germany, while she was on a Fulbright teaching scholarship. “I just fell in love with this stuff,” she said. But another key to pursuing a career in art history came from her Kenyon professors. Karen Snouffer, professor of art, Melissa Dabakis, professor of art…

Bryson on Board

General Kenyon From Kenyon News - 10 years ago

Much-decorated author and humorist William “Bill” Bryson will address Kenyon’s 186th Commencement on May 17. An affection for the Kenyon Review was added incentive for Bryson, widely known for his reflections on life in the Midwest and his books on travel, language, and science. “Being asked to deliver a commencement address is a great honor and a huge responsibility, so I am looking forward to it eagerly but nervously,” Bryson said. “I know Kenyon only by reputation. I have long been an admirer…

inDisposable: a Night at the Kenyon Collegian

By Madeleine Thompson

Student Life From Kenyon News - 10 years ago

On any given Tuesday or Wednesday afternoon around 4:00 p.m., there’s an office on the third floor of Peirce, all the way at the end of the hall, that’s starting to bustle. This is the office of the Kenyon Collegian, your friendly neighborhood student-run campus newspaper since 1856. I am a co-news editor of this little-publication-that-could, and I get to spend my Wednesdays with several of the hardest working people I know. Our five sections are News, Features, Arts, Sports, and Opinions, not…

On Target

Student Life From Alumni Bulletin - 10 years ago

What would Kenyon be without student clubs? They’ve been part of the campus scene since the College’s earliest days—the literary society Philomathesian dates from 1827, Nu Pi Kappa from 1832. Students have always thrown their energies into music, theater, writing and editing, debate, politics, religion, social activism, volunteer work, and sports (Kenyon’s athletic teams actually started as clubs). The unwritten rule: make your own magic. Here’s a glimpse of Kenyon’s archery club, which meets twice…

The Essential Need for Dissent

By Sean Decatur

Kenyon in the World From Kenyon News - 10 years ago

Messages from across the extended Kenyon community have been pouring in since the news on Monday that Leopoldo López ’93 H’07, accused of inciting unrest in Venezuela, was arrested. Our thoughts are with Mr. López and his family, and we hope for his safety. Provost Joe Klesner (an expert on Latin American politics) has commented on the political situation in Venezuela, and many articles have been published on events in Venezuela over the course of the past few days. Mr. López has also been profiled…

Hip Hop Sure Shot

Alumni News From Alumni Bulletin - 10 years ago

Editor's Note: Jonathan Mannion '93 returns to the Hill as a Mesaros Visiting Artist February 23-25 to work with Kenyon photography students. Method Man was there. And Snoop Dogg. When Jonathan Mannion '93 slipped through a kitchen and crashed a Russell Simmons party in Manhattan in 1994, he found himself with the leading voices of hip hop. And he found himself with a camera. By day an assistant to legendary fashion and portrait photographer Richard Avedon, Mannion was, at night, pursuing his passion…

Peace in the Middle East

Society & Politics From Kenyon News - 10 years ago

An expert on U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East and Israeli settlements will discuss “Middle East Peace and Politics” on Thursday as part of Social Justice Week. Lara Friedman, director of policy and government relations for Americans for Peace Now (APN), will discuss Israel and its political relations with Palestine at 11 a.m. in Olin Auditorium. The event is sponsored by J Street U Kenyon, and the group’s co-chair, Julie Hartman ’15 of East Williston, New York, said Friedman’s talk will cover…

When Love Meets Hate

Alumni News From Alumni Bulletin - 10 years ago

Editor's Note: Becca Roth returns to campus Saturday, February 22, at 7:00 p.m. for a screening of One: A Story of Love and Equality in the Community Foundation Theater in Gund Gallery . A discussion discussion moderated by Thomas S. Turgeon Professor of Drama Jonathan Tazewell and Ben Kress '14 will follow. Check the Kenyon Calendar of Events for more information. All we need is love. The problem, as Becca Roth ’10 sees it, is that we spend a lot of time trying to define what love is—and what…

Jazz It Up

Arts & Culture From Kenyon News - 10 years ago

Classic jazz and blues will put a charge into February when the Kenyon College Jazz Ensemble performs on Sunday, February 9, at 7 p.m. in Rosse Hall. The concert program spans the classical jazz age to modern times, with pieces by legendary and renowned jazz musicians, composers, and performers, including Ella Fitzgerald and Benny Carter. The show begins with North Clearwater Stomp by Dominic Spera, followed by O.W. by Mary Lou Williams, and Miss Missouri by musician and bandleader Benny Carter…

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