Features Archives — The Kenyon Collegian

Local succulent vendor gives life to student dorm rooms

Vibrant green plants in pots of all shapes, colors and sizes pop against the white backdrop outside of Farr Hall on Saturday mornings. These… Read More

by Dora Segall

October 12, 2017

New club gives students the chance to reconnect with nature

Sarah McPeek ’19 has always found it easy to connect with nature. When she was younger, she didn’t want to be human. “I… Read More

by Jack Cheston

October 12, 2017

New cafe adds a fresh flair to Mount Vernon public square

Every morning, cafe owner Sarah Eash’s day begins before 4:30. She rises and heads to the corner of N Main and E Chestnut… Read More

by Ella Leitman Dixon

October 12, 2017

Homegrown produce connects local shoppers and farmers

An array of canopies caught my eye as I approached Mount Vernon Public Square from one of its side streets. Beneath was an… Read More

by Dora Segall

September 28, 2017

The unexpected history behind Kenyon’s Gates of Hell

The origin of the name “The Gates of Hell” is as anticlimactic as it is amusing. Officially, the two pillars on Middle Path… Read More

by Justin Sun

September 28, 2017

Abandoned lodge houses memorabilia of extinct fraternity

By: Ella Dixon A white house rests abandoned on East Wiggin Street, at the midpoint between the Kenyon Farm and Wiggin Street… Read More

by Ella Leitman Dixon

September 21, 2017

Senior brings Native American tradition to his work on Kenyon farm

By: Jack Cheston In recent history, farming has lost a certain authenticity in favor of a new, industrialized form. Nick Leibowitz ’18,… Read More

by Jack Cheston

September 21, 2017

Packrat’s Stash adds thrifting opportunity to Mount Vernon

By: Katie Perrin Kathy Hawk didn’t have to think hard about a name to give Packrat’s Stash Ltd., for which she is… Read More

by Katie Perrin

September 14, 2017

Kenyon humor finds a new home

What is the foundation of a college’s culture? There are its histories and traditions, its sites and demographics. There is its vocabulary —… Read More

by Justin Sun

September 14, 2017

Activists seek change in red county

“White Power!” a man yelled from a truck at Harper Beeland ’20 and myself as he drove past us at the Mount Vernon… Read More

by Dora Segall

September 7, 2017