Kenyon Collegian

To the Editors at the Collegian: In the Collegian's staff editorial on Feb. 21, the writers argue that Kenyon has changed for the worse by becoming "average" by losing the "odd eccentric people who had more to offer than a 2300 SAT score." I disagree with this notion that Kenyon has lost its values.… Post the First Comment

I was appalled and deeply dismayed by your staff editorial, "Kenyon should redefine success" (Feb. 21, 2008). By labeling the newer members of the Kenyon community as "cell phone wielding, text-messaging clones with little more to offer than a 2300 SAT score," you have effectively shown that "the idyllic Kenyon" of which you fondly speak is, indeed, gone.… Post the First Comment

Right about now the lovely females of Kenyon College are being reminded, again, of why guys are from Mars. Two words: March Madness, a.k.a the greatest time of the year. The "Madness" of the 2008 Men's NCAA Tournament does not actually refer to the games, but rather to male behavior from the Ides of March to early April.… Post the First Comment

I found last week's opinion article, "Why Nugent's absences do not actually matter," extremely disheartening. Granted, the author is only one Kenyon student, but in the same way that I am probably not alone in my thinking, I am sure he is not either. It worries me that there could be any number of people who do not care that "Kenyon is different now" or that "its students are not very different in character or interests from students elsewhere, and they will only get more and more generic.… Post the First Comment