Two Perspectives on Founders' Day
A senior and a first-year share their experiences with matriculation, Founders' Day, and signing a book that has been passed down through every Kenyon class since 1841.
Posted in October 2016
On Voting From Abroad
A few weeks after I’d decided to spend my fall semester studying abroad, I realized that would mean I’d be voting absentee in my first general election. At that point, I didn’t know just how consequential this election would become.
When the Sun Rises Over Peirce Dining Hall
Have you ever seen the sun’s rays sit patiently behind the fog, waiting to beam down on you?
The Rules of Motown
After I unpacked my trombone, the other horn players showed me the ropes. 1. In Motown, we learn everything by ear. 2. In Motown, everyone solos.
Your First Year Will Not be Sunshine and Bubbles
As you’ll often find here, there is simply no escaping the people who care about you. Someone stopped me, looked at me with simple concern, and stated quite frankly: “You look sad.”