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Kenyon Quint(essentials): Dorm-Friendly Decorating

By Kate Lindsay

Student Life From Kenyon News - 11 years ago

If you couldn’t tell already, moving into a dorm room is one of my favorite parts of college. Throughout high school, I was constantly rearranging my room, and going through giant purges of my things. It was cathartic, like getting your teeth cleaned or getting a new haircut--a reason to start over. Now, I get to do that every year, learning from mistakes and ultimately making each room better than the last. The only fly in the ointment takes its shape in the form of housing regulations. No candles…

Saddle Up

Kenyon is the finish line for the Pelotonia bicycle ride that starts in Columbus and supports cancer research.

Science & Technology From Kenyon News - 11 years ago

Kenyon President Sean M. Decatur will join more than 6,000 bicyclists in Pelotonia’s fifth-annual ride to raise money for cancer research. Pelotonia, a nonprofit organization based in Columbus, Ohio, channels every cent of donated money to the funding of cancer research at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center. The Pelotonia partnership with Kenyon makes the campus the overnight destination for many of the riders for the second consecutive year and also provides Kenyon students with…

do it: The art of throwing a party

The art of throwing a party

Arts & Culture From The Gund Gallery - 11 years ago

In collaboration with Independent Curators International (ICI), the Gund Gallery presents do it, an exhibition conceived by curator Hans Ulrich Obrist during a 1993 conversation with artists Christian Boltanski and Bertrand Lavier about an exhibition that would constantly produce new versions of itself. Over the past 20 years Obrist has collected more than 200 artist instructions and 50 productions of do it have taken place around the world. At each venue different selections of works are interpreted…

Pathway to Success

Kenyon in the World From Kenyon News - 11 years ago

  Shrochis Karki '09 The benevolence of others helped Shrochis Karki '09 attend Kenyon and Oxford University. He is now committed to providing higher-education opportunities for students in his native Nepal. Shrochis was an international studies and political science major now pursuing graduate study at Oxford. He recently established the Samaanta Foundation, an initiative that hopes to provide higher education to students with poor socio-economic backgrounds. Samaanta is the Nepali word for…

October Inauguration

General Kenyon From Kenyon News - 11 years ago

Planning has begun for the October 26 inauguration of Kenyon's next president, Sean M. Decatur. The inauguration will take place while the Kenyon College Board of Trustees is on campus for its fall meeting. An inauguration planning committee is being formed as well as a presidential transition team that will help ease the new president into the administration and culture of the College and the responsibilities he faces regarding alumni, faculty, staff, students and their parents. Joseph L. Klesner…

Writing Study Advances

General Kenyon From The Collegian - 11 years ago

On day one, from Quest for Justice to an introductory biology course, Kenyon College is a writing school. A two-year study organized by Jenn Fishman '94, associate professor of English at Marquette University, and funded in part by a grant from the Mellon Foundation, aims to construct a definition of what this writing emphasis means for Kenyon and will explore the College’s relationship with writing on every level.“We’re trying to find out what writing is in these really large, expanded definitions…

Kenyon Mourns Andrew Pochter '15

General Kenyon From Kenyon News - 11 years ago

Andrew D. Pochter lost his life in the Middle East while on a quest for knowledge and understanding. Andrew, 21-years-old and anticipating his junior year at Kenyon, was killed in mob violence in Alexandria, Egypt, on Friday, June 28. His family, mentors, and friends described him as a fun-loving, active student of the world with a facility for foreign languages. He rooted for the underdog, was a host at the College radio station, and broke his nose playing rugby. "He was one of the rare kids who…

Summer Energy

General Kenyon From Kenyon News - 11 years ago

Gambier summers have a life of their own as a host of visitors arrive on the Kenyon campus for conferences, seminars, and camps. The new Kenyon Institute brings an advanced educational spark to the community. "No matter what the learners look like, we're creating a community of learners during the summer," said Barbara Kakiris '97, manager of sales and marketing for summer programs. The Kenyon Institute takes its firsts steps this week and brings alumni, graduate students, and lifelong learners…

Plunging into the Challenges of New Research

Science & Technology From Kenyon News - 11 years ago

At Kenyon, science isn’t just something you “take.” It’s something you “do,” hands-on, in the lab and field. Kenyon students enjoy extraordinary opportunities to pursue original research. That’s one reason they are so successful when they apply to medical schools, Ph.D. programs, research institutes, and science-related firms. The most intensive research experiences are reserved for participants in the Summer Science Scholars Program. Scholars spend the summer months on campus, working closely with…

Inspector Gadget

Science & Technology From Alumni Bulletin - 11 years ago

In the evolving world of personal technology, do you feel left to your own devices? Surrounded by a dizzying array of iWants and iNeeds, are you wondering which technology is worth the investment? Help is on the way. Sam Grobart '96, senior tech correspondent for Bloomberg BusinessWeek, guides us through the thicket of current devices, gadgets, and apps, offering an expert's friendly advice on the best of the best. Gambier Bits: Our Tech Life and How It Grew When I attended Kenyon in the early-…

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