Mercer Thomas, Author at The Kenyon Collegian

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: Arts

Review: Form meets function in Radiohamlet at the Horn?

Most people wouldn’t exactly describe either Hamlet or Radiohead’s music as funny. Yet, in bringing them together, Radiohamlet, the Horn Gallery’s production of a… Read More

by Mercer Thomas
April 23, 2026
Section: Arts

Desrosiers talks complexity of curating Shanghai Biennale

What opportunity could convince you to get on a nearly four-hour call at 4:30 a.m., three days a week, for several months, all before… Read More

by Mercer Thomas
April 2, 2026
Section: Arts

Evelyn Reilly brings hope and resilience to poetry reading

“If you’re writing nature poetry today, you are engaging in crisis. … What’s the mood of hope, and what’s the emotional palette? Those are… Read More

by Mercer Thomas
March 26, 2026
Section: Arts

Prof. Ready offers fanfic framing for Euripides’ Orestes

When do both fan fiction and the nuances of meter in ancient Greek poetry get brought up at the same time? The answer, apparently,… Read More

by Mercer Thomas
February 19, 2026
Section: News

Kenyon-Rome program put on hold for second year in a row

The Kenyon-Rome program has been canceled for the upcoming fall 2026 semester, Center for Global Engagement (CGE) director Marne Ausec confirmed in an… Read More

by Mercer Thomas
February 12, 2026
Section: Arts

“We Were Here” spotlights Black Africans in Renaissance

Referring to Titian’s Portrait of Laura Dianti and an Enslaved Black Child (circa 1523), Dani Ezor, visiting assistant professor of art history, said, “It… Read More

by Mercer Thomas
February 5, 2026
Section: Opinion

A Plea to Professors: Read this!

Dear Professors, As the new semester gets into full swing, I have a simple but vital request for you: Start teaching your classes… Read More

by Mercer Thomas
January 22, 2026
Section: Arts

Horn open mic provides electricity during power outage

The power outage that impacted much of Kenyon’s campus on Friday night could not stop the music and electric energy of the Horn Gallery’s… Read More

by Mercer Thomas
January 22, 2026