Features Archives — The Kenyon Collegian

Student Barbers: A new approach

Hair: It’s a part of everyday life for many people. It’s there. It grows. Occasionally, it needs to be cut. Read More

by Tommy Johnson
January 23, 2020
Kenyon LIGO Lab helps detect rare neutron star collision

On April 25, 2019, scientists at Kenyon working globally with the Laser-Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) Scientific Collaboration (LSC) detected gravitational waves at an… Read More

by Hailey Napier
January 23, 2020
How Kenyon survived the worst blizzard in Ohio’s history

On Jan. 25, 1978, the worst blizzard in Ohio history ravaged the state, and sent the Kenyon community into crisis-prevention mode. The blizzard—which… Read More

by Jackson Wald
December 12, 2019
At Kenyon, Tinder provides students a means of connection

When you open the Tinder app, the first thing you see is a series of red halos surrounding a little fireball at… Read More

by Sam Brodsky
December 12, 2019
“200 Collegians Seeing God:” Kenyon’s MDA crisis of 1968

On the weekend of October 11, 1968, one year after ex-Harvard professor Timothy Leary commanded the crowd at the first “Human Be-in” in… Read More

by Dante Kanter
November 21, 2019
A Mount Vernon club cultivates snow-sports enthusiasts

With winter coming fast, many students are preparing to bundle up and stay indoors. The Mount Vernon Ski & Snowboarding Club, however, presents… Read More

by Jackson Wald and Dora Segall
November 21, 2019
Kenyon professor starts Profcast to highlight work, academic interests of collegues

How do you pronounce Neanderthal? Is it “Neanderthal,” or “Neandertal”… Read More

by Dante Kanter
November 18, 2019
Kenyon’s Badminton Club fosters competition, collaboration

The weather outside is a dismal wintry mix, but the energy on the Multi-Activity Court (MAC) in the Kenyon Athletic Center is anything… Read More

by Tommy Johnson
November 14, 2019
At Lashley’s Training Center, fitness and community blend

The large, nondescript warehouse-type building with corrugated plastic sides at 14261 Parrot Extension in Mount Vernon hardly looks like the place for a… Read More

by Francis Byrne
November 7, 2019
In 1963, four students defied the odds in the College Bowl

In 1963, a group of four Kenyon students—John C. Gerlach ’63, Neal M. Mayer ’63, Perry Lentz ’64 and Michael P. Underwood ’65—travelled… Read More

by Jackson Wald
November 7, 2019