Topic: tradition — The Kenyon Collegian

Section: Features

Annual Community Feast fosters connections on campus

On Aug. 25, students ushered in the new academic year with sunflowers, pet rocks and a concert from the Symphonic Wind Ensemble at Kenyon’s annual… Read More

by Sacha Franjola
August 31, 2023
Section: Features

Friday Cafe to return in honor of Margaret “Peggy” Turgeon

For nearly 40 years, community patrons gathered weekly in the Harcourt Parish House to indulge in a social and tasty tradition. The Friday Cafe was… Read More

by Madeleine Magill
March 23, 2023
Section: Features

Do “Pealers” ring a bell? Behind the people inside the steeple

On any given Friday atop a narrow staircase in the Harcourt Parish Chapel, the Kenyon College Pealers are hard at work playing the church bells… Read More

by Sacha Franjola
February 9, 2023
Section: News

Community comes together for annual Raccoon Dinner

On Monday, more than 500 people flocked to the St. Luke’s Community Center in Danville, Ohio, for a hearty meal and a chance to raise… Read More

by Katie Sparvero
February 9, 2023
Section: Features

Collegian archives tell the tale of 99 years of Homecoming

College may not last forever, but don’t tell Kenyon that. The annual Homecoming weekend is one way students are encouraged to keep their Gambier experiences… Read More

by Madeleine Magill
September 29, 2022
Section: Features

Debate surrounding team name as old as moniker itself

If you engage in a debate about Kenyon’s mascot — the Lords and Ladies — you’re bound to hear one word: tradition. As… Read More

by Theresa Carr
April 8, 2021
Section: Features

Leaving a legacy: three generations of Kenyonites reflect

by Claire Oxford It’s unusual to imagine a Kenyon classroom where students can lounge back in their chairs, smoking cigarettes during a… Read More

by Claire Oxford
April 9, 2015