From the Archives Archives — The Kenyon Collegian

Section: Features

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
Section: Features

“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
Section: Features

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
Section: Features

Kenyon College’s ominous history still survives on campus

One only has to do a topical Google search in order to discover that Kenyon may be haunted. In recent years, Kenyon has… Read More

by Rebecca Turner
October 31, 2019
Section: Features

A course in meteorology saved Kenyon from shutting down

At the beginning of Kenyon’s 1941-1942 school year, no one would have been able to predict that by 1943, the school would almost… Read More

by Jackson Wald
October 24, 2019
Section: Features

Bob Dylan’s concert at Rosse in 1964 was a sight to behold

If a current Kenyon student were told that the king of folk, Bob Dylan, once performed at their school, it would elicit an… Read More

by Fred Giron-Giessen
October 3, 2019
Section: Features

Cane Rush: a retired first-year and sophomore competition

According to the November 12, 1947 edition of the Kenyon Collegian, the annual Cane Rush began with “a shot, a cry of ‘Banzai!’… Read More

by Jackson Wald
September 26, 2019
Section: Features

Kenyon has debated paving of Middle Path for half a century

A recent post on the popular Facebook page “Overheard at Kenyon” ignited an online debate over paving Middle Path, often described as the “central… Read More

by Dante Kanter
September 5, 2019
Section: Features

Frederick Douglass’ Mount Vernon visit caused controversy

On February 9, 1877, the Democratic Banner, Mount Vernon’s “leading publication” according to their header, announced that Frederick Douglass — an abolitionist, writer… Read More

by Dante Kanter
May 2, 2019
Section: Features

‘Wild Men’: the circus performers buried in Mount Vernon

On March 17, 1905, hundreds attended the funeral of Hiram Davis, famed circus performer, at Mound View Cemetery in Mount Vernon. A train had… Read More

by Dante Kanter
April 18, 2019