Madeline Lawler, Author at The Kenyon Collegian

Section: News

Associate provost on administrative leave amid investigation

Associate Provost Travis Landry was placed on administrative leave last week after Paulina Gonzalez-Brito, a former Pomona College student, accused him… Read More

by Mercer Thomas and Madeline Lawler
October 15, 2026
Section: Opinion

Virgins, Google Calendar has to go

Charles Baudelaire once said that “the more a man cultivates the arts, the less often he gets an erection.” This is what I’m thinking… Read More

by Madeline Lawler
October 15, 2026
Section: Opinion

Staff Editorial: Our language matters

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump warned in a Truth Social post that he would cancel the $257 million… Read More

by Mercer Thomas, Madeline Lawler, and Erik Kim
September 17, 2026
Section: Editorial

Staff Editorial: Timely advice for your first year on the Hill

Dear first years (and second, third and fellow fourth years), Before we were the co-editors-in-chief and executive director of The Kenyon Collegian, we… Read More

by Madeline Lawler, Mercer Thomas, and Erik Kim
September 3, 2026
Section: Opinion

Staff Editorial: Welcome to Volume 154 of the Collegian!

As the end of the academic year draws nigh and finals loom, we are in the process of finishing our first issue at the… Read More

by Madeline Lawler, Mercer Thomas, and Erik Kim
April 30, 2026
Section: News

Post-Thanksgiving break bookstore laundry issues resolved

Students returning from Thanksgiving break may have had to crack open their wallets and scrounge for quarters to do their laundry after the K-Card… Read More

by Madeline Lawler
December 11, 2025
Section: Features

Yik Yak on Campus: Surprise! Yak-tions have consequences

Forget Twitter. Forget all-stu. Forget debates between peers. Kenyon hosts a one-stop shop for funny memes, helpful information, (un)productive discourse and social ridicule. And… Read More

by Madeline Lawler and Dalia Fishman
December 11, 2025
Section: Features

Different strokes for different folks: A swimmer for a day

A typical Monday morning for Kate Bogan ’27 starts before sunrise. No, she’s not rushing to complete an assignment before an early deadline, she’s… Read More

by Madeline Lawler
November 20, 2025
Section: Features

So, where’s the Cove? Remembering Kenyon’s bygone bar

The musical hum of souped-up electric cars droning down Gaskin Avenue, an increase of adults above the ages of 18 to 23, a sudden… Read More

by Madeline Lawler
November 6, 2025
Section: Features

What’s in a name, anyway? Silas, Silas and Silas weigh in

Breaking news: three guys at a liberal arts school have the same name. Of course, this hardly comes as a surprise to anyone… Read More

by Madeline Lawler
October 30, 2025