Well, folks, the day has finally come — Lawnstarter, a lil’ startup dedicated to “making lawn care easy, affordable and reliable”, has named Kenyon #1 in its list of “The Top 10 Best Landscaped Colleges in the Midwest.” Yes, this may feel like a hilariously specific category, but our campus pride should burst forth nonetheless. Especially when you consider the fact that, in the words of my esteemed overlord Kate Lindsay, “Someone LITERALLY took a shit on our campus landscape two weeks ago.”
The Thrill is proud to feature personal narratives courtesy of Project Open Voices, a coalition of students providing a platform for open dialogue on campus. Today’s submission was written in anticipation of Take Back The Night ’14, taking place next week from September 28th to October 4th.
Trigger warning — This personal narrative discusses issues of sexual misconduct.
Overheard in Peirce Pub last week —
Male Student #1 — “Wait, so is he still under investigation?”
Male Student #2 — “By his university, not by [inaudible].”
Male Student #3, without looking up from his computer screen — “You have sex with a girl, that doesn’t make it rape. I mean, I’m inclined to think, if you wait, like, a year to press charges, after he becomes famous…”
Nods of agreement. I couldn’t hear the segue, but I know they quickly moved on to a conversation about football scores.
After a few minutes, I packed up my things, slipped out of the Pub (taking pains not to make eye contact with Students #1-3), took a long, sweaty, angry bike ride, got home, took a shower, ate a Hot Pocket and moved on.
Or at least, I thought I did. Continue reading
Beloved vlogger and sexpert Laci Green will be speaking at Rosse Hall tonight, with the talk sponsored by Crozier, Beer and Sex advisors, Unity House, Her Campus Kenyon, Sisterhood, Take Back the Night, Athletes for Equality, QWC, QMS, SMAs, Zeta Alpha Pi, Theta Delta Phi, and Epsilon Delta Mu. Or, in other words, everyone. Check out a few of Laci’s videos after the jump!
85? Looking good, Peirce. Here’s to 85 more.
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