Campus News

The Traveler's Life

Alumni News From Alumni Bulletin - 7 years ago

A wrong turn almost derailed George W. Stone ’95 from his dream of attending Kenyon — literally. Stone, who describes himself as “directionally challenged,” said that on the morning of his high school interview with an admissions officer at Kenyon, he woke up early in a Mount Vernon hotel, “groggy and preoccupied,” and drove all the way to Denison University, in Granville, instead of his intended destination of Gambier. “It’s amazing that I actually got into Kenyon,” he said with a laugh. “It…

12 Things We Learned During the Bell-A-Thon

That's So Kenyon From Kenyon News - 7 years ago

The Church of the Holy Spirit’s bells rang 526 times to represent each donation to the Kenyon Fund during the College’s second Bell-A-Thon on Nov. 29. The Giving Tuesday event, which ran from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., raised $245,655 to support academics, athletics, scholarships and student life at Kenyon. The livestreamed event also revealed some interesting tidbits about Kenyon and the people who call Gambier home. Here are 12 things we learned during the 12-hour broadcast: Assistant Swimming Coach…

Dancing for a Good Cause

By Natalie Kane '18

Student Life From Kenyon News - 7 years ago

Editor's note: Director of Housing and Residential Life Jill Engel-Hellman won the mirrorball trophy on Friday night, dancing with Richard Dennis '17. The event raised over $1,000 for the Winter Sanctuary. Since I wasn’t an athlete in high school, the Kenyon Athletic Center wasn’t a main selling point of Kenyon when I was a prospective student, despite its impressive facilities. Flash forward three years, and I’m there most days — almost always in heels. I was interested in joining the Ballroom…

Marvelous Music

Arts & Culture From Kenyon News - 7 years ago

The Kenyon College Chamber Singers and the Kenyon Community Choir, conducted by Professor of Music Ben Locke, will present a joint concert Saturday, Dec. 3, at 8 p.m. in Rosse Hall. The 112-voice community choir will sing works by Pavel Chesnokov, Gerald Cohen, Moses Hagan, George Frideric Handel and Joan Szymko. Violinist Alayne Wegner ’17 joins the choir for a setting of e.e. cumming’s poem “i carry your heart with me,” composed by Z. Randall Stroope. A centerpiece of the Chamber Singers program…

Phillips in Focus

Arts & Culture From Kenyon News - 7 years ago

The Roaring ’20s are back at Kenyon with a new exhibit at the Greenslade Special Collections and Archives in Olin Library. “Coles Phillips: Illustrator of the All-American Girl” features dozens of illustrations by Coles Phillips, a Kenyon student in the Class of 1905. Phillips is considered one of the defining artists of the “Golden Age of Illustration,” and he worked extensively for Good Housekeeping, the Saturday Evening Post and Life magazines. He was famous for introducing an art-deco style…

From Gambier to Stars Hollow

Alumni News From Kenyon News - 7 years ago

For fans of the perpetually popular TV series “Gilmore Girls,” which aired on the CW from 2000-2007, writer, director and actor Chris Eigeman ’87 will forever be known for his portrayal of Jason “Digger” Stiles — the charmingly neurotic and self-deprecating business partner of Lorelai Gilmore’s father, Richard. Nearly a decade after “Gilmore Girls” went off the air, fans of all ages are eagerly devouring episodes of the series revival, “Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life,” which landed on Netflix…

Giving Thanks at Kenyon

That's So Kenyon From Kenyon News - 8 years ago

What are Kenyon students thankful for? We asked that question during Peircegiving, Kenyon's traditional feast held in Peirce Hall the week before Thanksgiving. Besides the 100 pumpkin pies, 140 turkeys and 500 pounds of potatoes served at this year's dinner, students also were grateful for being part of a tight-knit community, receiving a first-class education and, of course, finishing their comps.

Pitch Perfect

Athletics From Kenyon News - 8 years ago

A talented group of seniors led the 2016 Lords soccer team through yet another impressive season. One win shy of reaching the NCAA Final Four, the Lords’ thrilling postseason run ended with a heartbreaking, double-overtime, 1-0 loss to Tufts University. The nine seniors, headed by starters Tony Amolo ’17, Sam Clougher ’17, Dalton Eudy ’17, Jordan Glassman ’17, Josh Lee ’17 and David Resnekov ’17, carried the Lords to a final record of 20-3-0, a mark that set the program’s single-season record for…

Academics Awarded

General Kenyon From Kenyon News - 8 years ago

When Christi Binkley ’17 received an email notifying her that she was a recipient of the Franklin Miller Award this semester, she immediately went online to do some research about Franklin Miller himself. Binkley learned that the longtime physics professor’s name had been given to a lecture hall in Higley Hall, as well as to the Kenyon observatory. “I didn’t know that he’s secretly all over.” Binkley, a molecular biology major and anthropology minor from Delaware, Ohio, was one of two award recipients…

Peircegiving Preparations

Student Life From Kenyon News - 8 years ago

Kenyon is founded on the concept of strong, tight-knit community, and what creates community better than a mouthwatering feast? On Thursday, Nov. 17, at 5 p.m. students will flock to Peirce Dining Hall for Peircegiving, the extraordinary annual Thanksgiving celebration. The dinner, a tradition that has endured for at least the past decade, involves succulent turkey, tubs of mashed potatoes and turkey-shaped cakes. Students line up outside the Great Hall before dinner even starts. Once the doors…

Join our path forward.
Give To Kenyon