See entry 3: Mather. (David Hoyt for The Thrill)
There have been very few times that I’ve felt uncomfortable being somewhere alone on this campus. Walking back from the library at 1:00 in the morning? No problem. Old Kenyon at 2:00 (or whenever my “tired” ass finally crawls back to my room)? Bring it on. But the second you ask me to be alone in any of the following places, well, then, you’ve seriously lost your shit. Without further ado: Top Five Creepiest Places on Campus.
- The Manning basement — There are no windows and it smells like decaying fecal matter. This is troubling, because the basement is also the laundry room.
- Wherever the Kenyon Purple Person is — First of all, purple is not a naturally occurring color. Secondly, spandex is not a naturally occurring element. Finally, people do not naturally become purple. It stands to reason, then, that there is nothing natural about the Kenyon Purple Person. It is the realest ghost I’ve ever seen at Kenyon.
- Mather — Enough said.
- KAC HEAD House — Innocent freshman. First night out at Kenyon. All freshmen are kicked out. Hooded individual comes back and whispers, “Freshman girls can come back in.” Never been back.
- Gund Vending Machines — Once I found Cove scraps on Duff Street. Not wanting to waste perfectly good food, I crouched over my findings and feasted. In short, nothing stops me from a snack. Nothing. Except for the Gund vending machines. I mean, seriously, why are there prison bars on the food and drink machines? There’s something wrong here.
Honorable mention: Headquarters “Salon.”
The Kenyon Thrill 
Tomorrow: Five Creepiest People on Campus.
make this happen for real
Headquarters “salon” makes me genuinely uncomfortable….
I’ve never thought I was going to be murdered than when I got my fly haircut
MATHER LOVE
Yeah, agreed (duh).
GAZEBO LO COME ON
GIVE YOUR ROOMMATE SOME LOVE
ALSO SHOUTOUTZ TO THIS LISTS ORIG NAME “TOP PHIVE PLACES YOU ARE MOST LIKELY TO GET SHOT”
Thank you for that honorable mention!
why does mather get so much hate. that place incubates the finest minds kenyon has.
True dat. Mather is the finest. Why the hate? Was it not your home for 10 months sometime last year…?
…you’ve clearly never lived in mather.
i have. and in its own way mather is very charming. creates strong bonds with the kids who live there because the rest of the freshman class is too uppity to associate with matherkids.
Furthermore, did you not used to expound on your love for it? Just questions.
ascension at night is the creepiest shit evur
MATHER IS THE BEST.
THIS IS GREAT
Just saying. Lacking a little bit of heart here.
https://thekenyonthrill.wordpress.com/2011/10/04/the-morning-hafter-romance-in-unlikely-places/
how is nothing in gund (the dorm) not on here? having lived there for all of freshman year, i think it’s safe to say that it’s the creepiest spot on campus, period.
Word, Gund is waaay worse than Mather
Fact: Mather is the best of all the freshman dorms. Don’t be hatin!
hemhem not only freshmen live there, there are some older folk chillin out as well
MOSTLY not freshmen live there, only half of one floor has them this year
the kac head house? what the shit? who is writing this nonsense? get out a little more.
wait…. do you guys seriously make it so you have to approve the comments before they’re posted? pussy move
haha toole… get it???
you clearly have never walked home from Bexley Hall or the gazebo at 4am in the fog
LIVED IN GUND LAST YEAR, LIVIN IN MATHER DIS YEAR
LUV MA LYFE NO HATE NO HATE PLZ
IT SUX TO HATE ON THE LIVING SPACE OF OTHERS IMJUSSAYIN
Walking home from Bexley at night = SLENDERMAN IS GOING TO KILL ME
OMG MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY. I watched Marble Hornets in early October and the walk home has been chilling ever since. >_<
this author is clearly a tool
[This comment has been moderated because it included a malicious and personal attack against the author.]
Honestly, If the Kac Head house is on this list you’re a Fucking Indoor Kid. Get a life Toole
As someone who has frequented the Kac Head house I can honestly say that going to a party there is not a necessity for a Kenyon social life. In fact the opposite is true because it’s always the same group of people all the time — it’s like sitting in your dorm room drinking with the same people weekend after weekend (i.e. a Fucking Indoor Kid).
As someone who has friends that live and frequent the KAC head house I find it simply offensive that you would write this. I would never write this about somewhere you and your friends go and I think that for the most part this blog has an ignorant and biased view on Kenyon’s social life. It is ridiculous that this blog is out there as a representative of Kenyon College for the world to see. If you are going to write posts like this one and other ones that generalize lumps of people like “lax bros” together and deem them close-minded and stupid, you should look in the mirror. You perpetuate an attitude of superiority that is not appreciated or respected in collegiate journalism and honestly makes me question the way in which we as students here analyze each other. We are proudly a diverse group of people and should not waste time criticizing the differences we find in each other, and rather try to spend time bridging the gaps. I hope all of the members of the staff see this comment and take it to heart. I understand a journalistic opinion and appreciate it, but I don’t appreciate such a pointed and malicious one in pieces of your writing.
word
this is a very well thought out comment and I think it is something we should look into further. using an internet blog as a sounding board to put down people and organizations is, in the simplest terms, bullying. the national bullying prevention program states, “students who bully often find satisfaction in demeaning the people they are bullying,” while this may not have been the intention of this article, it was the outcome. while I find the post to be offensive and the hurtful words of ms. toole to be regrettable, I want to stress to other readers who disagree with ms. toole to abstain from bullying her with derogatory comments. perhaps this is a good opportunity to examine the “kenyon bubble” we live in and realize that students at other schools have larger fears than vending machines with bars on them. as an organization the kac heads attempt to foster an atmosphere of community through sporting events, I hope that this article does not hinder our goals, but makes us a stronger community moving forward.
AH this is greaat! This girl knows what she is taking about-hilarious!!
Lauren Toole, you ROCK
I’M SORRY BUT AREN’T THE CREEPIEST PLACES ON CAMPUS THE ONES WHERE YOU TURN THE CORNER TO FIND SOMEONE CROUCHED OVER AND FEEDING ON COVE SCAPS????????
TRU DAT
But actualy. That’s disgusting, Ms. Toole.
sorry your not cool enough toole