Tonight I was supposed to write a list about the things I would miss most at Kenyon after I graduate. That list was going to include items like: the damp but lovely New Apts smell, the way Middle Path stones creep their way into shoes, both closed and open toed, the Kenyon college gut–that layer of emotional and bodily insulation acquired by eating and living in dreamy, wholesome Ohio, the sand on the road as you cross the Kokosing and walk toward the BFEC, my palatial NCA, etc. But I’m not writing that list (surprise, Emma!). Yes, those things are nice and yes, I will miss them come May 17th, but this is my last ever 10 o’clock list and I have something important to get off of my chest. Whenever AVI asks for meal suggestions, a core group of you consistently request menu items that are objectively bad. In a last ditch effort to improve life at Kenyon after I graduate, here is a list of the worst ones. Constructive criticism comes gratis. Continue reading
Author Archives: Becca Hafter
Diarrhea Planet
After a harrowing week of stomach virus awareness emails from Kim Cullers, the Horn Gallery has a weekend event to announce:
This is not a funny joke, Horn Gallery. And anyway, wouldn’t Kenyon be a Hill, not a Planet?
Where’s It At? with SJW
With the Honorable Leslie Martin ’14 gone for the weekend, SJW and I are trying something new.
“And Mary and Greg and Ryan and Alex and Rachel #seniorshoutouts” -SJW
Full weekend lineup after the jump.
Meet a PC: Rebecca Katzman ’14
Every week, The Thrill features a member of a student-support organization to bring awareness about the various resources available to the student body on campus. Stay safe this weekend, and know that there is always someone you can talk to if you need help.
This week, we are featuring a Peer Counselor, Rebecca Katzman, from St. Louis, MO.
Konnections that Kount
Looking for a job is, in itself, a full-time job. Ask any college senior. But for Hary Bollyman ’14 and Jalex Aordan ’14, both English majors, the search is over.
“We are not unemployed,” Mollyman reported. “I’ve had a job all year.”
Aordon chimed in, saying, “Yeah, everyone thinks English majors have no career prospects, but they’re wrong!”