10 o’clock list: Top Five Kenyon Anomalies

The most appetizing picture of Cincinnati Chili that I could find.

Anomaly, n.

1. Something that is a deviation or departure from the normal or common order, form, or rule.

2. One that is peculiar, irregular, abnormal, or difficult to classify.

3. These five things about Kenyon that are slightly off:

1. Doors – These were the first things that threw me off when I first arrived at Kenyon as an eager, shiny-eyed freshman. It seemed like Kenyon’s master architect thought it would be fun to put hinges on the wrong side of half of the doors on campus. Knobs are placed in curious positions. The entrance doors in (the now abandoned) Bexley building are a foot apart from each other. One of the Peirce doors opens faster than the other one.  Not to mention that the doors for to the KAC and Gund Gallery are harder to push than pot at a police convention!

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