Hope (at last!)

16 reasons Kenyon alumni are optimistic about the future.

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Building Community

A record-breaking gift helps Kenyon enrich its residential experience.

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Seeing in Both Directions

Bryan Doerries found comfort in the ancient Greek tragedies he studied in college. Here’s how he has helped thousands of viewers do the same.

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A Shot of Hope: Patricia Koskei ’21 is vaccinated during Kenyon’s immunization clinic at the Lowry Center in April. (Photo by Brooke LaValley)

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Book Shelf

Explore new releases from members of the Kenyon community.

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Hot Takes

Bedroom Pop

With live performances almost impossible during the past academic year, it’s been a tough time for Kenyon’s typically thriving band scene. But even if the Horn Gallery is shuttered, quarantines and quiet periods have done wonders for the burgeoning “bedroom pop” genre of music that lives primarily on the internet.

Case in point: Check out @ohio.martinez on Instagram, the one-woman band alter ego of Dani Martinez ’21, and look for links to her lo-fi, DIY show burn of a debut album, “Sentences and Figurines,” on Apple Music, Spotify and Bandcamp.

@latenightkenyon

An account was created solely to post pictures
of menus on Instagram so students can know
if it’s worth trudging to Peirce at 10 p.m. for
jalapeno poppers. Oh, and there’s an avatar
of Borat wearing a mankini for some reason.
That’s it. That’s the concept.

Middle Path Catwalk

A year of social distancing and face coverings has made stand-out fashion even more important on campus. How else to make an impression from a safe distance with half your face behind a mask? On Instagram, @kenyonfashion is “dedicated to capturing the various styles of Kenyon,” showing off the bright, creative, fun and fearless sartorial choices of Gambier.

Class Notes

Recent Class Notes
’02

Robert W. “Winston” Sale, Washington, D.C., donated a kidney on Sept. 21. “My friend Rob was suffering end-stage renal disease caused by a hereditary kidney condition. The trans-plant was a success, and Rob will be able to return to a normal life without dialysis in a few months. Statistically speaking, kidney donors live longer than the average population, and I expect to live a normal, healthy life with my remaining kidney. If you or anyone you know is thinking about kidney donation, please reach out.”

’64

“I came to Kenyon in fall 1960. A clarinet enthusiast, I asked Professor Paul Schwartz about opportunities to play A. Rubin ’62, myself, and another whom I can’t recall on standard B-flat clarinets, and Alexander McNamara on bass clarinet. We rehearsed in the Harcourt Parish Episcopal Church and performed several recitals there, plus at least one in the Knox County Memorial Theater, to meager yet appreciative audiences. Fast forward to 2007: I received my master’s in clarinet performance from Arizona State University at age 65. Now aged 81, I’m back playing principal clarinet in the Scottsdale, Arizona, Philharmonic Orchestra. Gratefully, our concerts are so well-attended that people are sometimes turned away at the door. ”

— Walter W. Nielsen
’16

Haley M. Townsend and Noah P. Winters ’15 welcomed their baby girl, Astrid, into the world in January 2023. They live in Columbus, Ohio.

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