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‘Bingo!’: students gather on Old Side for a monthly tradition

On a rainy Wednesday night, students returned to Peirce Hall after dinner for the event of the semester: Social Board’s final Bingo Night. Read More

by Sophie Krichevsky
May 2, 2019
Student President-elect shares her vision for Kenyon’s future

As current Student Council President George Costanzo ‘19 prepares to graduate, Kenyon welcomes a new student body president: Delaney Barker ’20, a political… Read More

by Sophie Krichevsky
May 2, 2019
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
Philosophy students host ‘Big History’ tour on Middle Path

From the Big Bang to the discovery of fire to the future of our planet, students displayed the entire history of our… Read More

by Devon Musgrave-Johnson
April 25, 2019
Order up: Three students offer a look inside Gambier Deli

Since reopening in January, the Gambier Deli has been a hit among Kenyon students. But some students see the Deli another way —… Read More

by Mae Hunt
April 25, 2019
‘Gotta Get Down to It’ extras on the art of the background

Past the bright lights and the big cameras, between the sea of crew members and the dazzling movie stars, you’ll find the little-known… Read More

by Sam Brodsky
April 25, 2019
Students get a rare look at West Quad project’s construction

Last Friday afternoon, a tour of 11 students entered the abyss that is the West Quad Project. As they followed Kenyon Construction Project… Read More

by Sophie Krichevsky
April 18, 2019
‘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
Leading scholar of Ottoman history ’77 returns to campus

When Beshara Doumani ’77 came to Kenyon in 1973, he had only been living in the United States for three years and he… Read More

by Sutton Amthor
April 18, 2019
Behind the metal giants: the operators of the famous crane

When students returned from spring break this year, there was a new addition to Kenyon’s campus: a second crane being used for the… Read More

by Sophie Krichevsky and Alice Tillman
April 11, 2019