Features Archives — The Kenyon Collegian

Sam Filkins departs from the Hill to join Area Development Foundation

After working for seven and a half years in Kenyon’s Office of Student Engagement, Director of Student Engagement Sam Filkins decided he was… Read More

by Ariella Kissin
August 2, 2020
The Campus Senate: a timeline of waning influence

Kenyon’s Campus Senate has historically been the only representative body on campus where students, faculty, staff and administrators come together to discuss campus-wide issues and… Read More

by Becca Foley and Sophie Krichevsky
May 20, 2020
Remembering boil alerts: campus crises of the recent past

Towards the beginning of the pandemic when safety measures still seemed temporary, many Kenyon students found themselves recounting campus crises of years past. Among these… Read More

by Sophie Krichevsky
May 20, 2020
Retiring professors reflect on time at Kenyon

As the spring semester comes to a close, the Kenyon community bids farewell to six retiring professors, each of whom has contributed significantly to Kenyon’s… Read More

by Joseph Pozo
May 20, 2020
Class of 2020 finds creative ways to celebrate graduation

When Kenyon announced that it would conduct classes online for the rest of the school year, many seniors were disappointed that their time on the… Read More

by Dora Segall
May 20, 2020
Oasis in the desert: a conversation with Zits cartoonist Jim Borgman ’76

The comics section of a newspaper has been a favorite part of readers’ morning routines for generations. The comic strip Zits is one of the… Read More

by Alex Gilkey and Becca Foley
May 20, 2020
Summer Sendoff at Kenyon: Capturing 40 years of chaos and joy

As first-year students have yet to discover, during a typical spring semester at Kenyon, the week following Summer Sendoff is marked by a unique… Read More

by Sophie Krichevsky
May 8, 2020
Meet Sam Filkins: the man keeping the campus connected

Like students and professors, Kenyon administrators have made significant adjustments to their daily lives because of the pandemic. Over the past few weeks,… Read More

by Ariella Kissin
May 8, 2020
Pandemic puts strain on students’ mental health

Content warning: This article discusses mental health, anxiety, ADHD and eating disorders. ProtoCall is available 24/7 for crisis support. Note: The… Read More

by Dora Segall
April 30, 2020
Sam Hafetz ’23 records ghostly epic poem, The Party’s Over

To Sam Hafetz ’23, playwriting in the time of quarantine is more than just putting pen to paper; it’s about trying to express… Read More

by Jackson Wald
April 30, 2020