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Holi, the ancient Hindu festival that welcomes spring with a shower of color, in this case marked the last day of classes. Colored corn starch was in the air and on the skin and clothes of all comers to Ransom Lawn.

A view into Ransom Hall through the vestibule doors, before the Office of Admissions stirs into life.

Well Versed

English major meets graduation goal by publishing a book of poetry.

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Kenyon in Quotes

“When I saw their draft, I liked the ending better than I liked the ending of my book. That was a good feeling—and a little bit annoying.” —John Green ’00, in the Los Angeles Times, commenting on the film adaptation of his novel "The Fault in Our Stars"

Team Transition

Changes in the ranks of Kenyon’s leadership team keep the Decatur administration on firm footing.

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Margin of Error

31
Percentage of Kenyon students who have a car on campus.

83
Percentage of Kenyon students who think marijuana should be legal.

25
Percentage of Kenyon students who have attended a religious service in the last month.

Go, Go, Go

Sierra DeLeon ’14, a two-sport athlete, packed away her volleyball gear from the fall and shifted into spring in high gear. She strung together multiple explosive performances that included record-breaking Kenyon runs in the 100- and 200-meter dashes, as well as the 100-meter hurdles.

Gimme Five

A casual, weekly dinner series —Top Five—was introduced at Peirce Hall this year and featured a list of five favorites in any field chosen by a professor. Dean of Students Henry “Hank” Toutain dropped in to share his “Top Five Vinyl Records.”

1. Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano by Claude Bolling/Jean-Pierre Rampal
2. Abbey Road by the Beatles
3. Heavy Organ by Virgil Fox
4. The Best of Edith Piaf
5. Ridin’ High by Jerry Jeff Walker

Class Notes

Recent Class Notes
’17

Aldis H. Petriceks, Boston, has been thinking about Samuel E. Meyerson and Evan M. Frazier and their shared triple on the third floor of Hanna during the fateful 2016–17 academic year. He recalls “piles of laundry dumped on the floor and mountains of peanut shrapnel. It was, quite simply, the best of times.”

’22

Ansley Grider is pursuing a master’s in ecology and environ-mental science at the University of Maine, traveling to Greenland and Norway to do field work on glacial lakes. “I am in the process of analyzing my samples. Looking forward to hav-ing results soon!” she updates. “I am currently living with my partner, Aaron M. Meuser, and two Ph.D. students from UMaine.”

’75

Richard H. Miller and his wife, Cherie, celebrated their 25th and moved from their COVID haven in Big Sky, Montana, to New York City, where Cherie leads Apple’s New York office and Rick “unofficially” transferred to Bryan Cave’s NYC office. “After 18 months we have settled in,” he reports, “mastered the subway and figured out NYC’s underground economy — which is how life really happens and things really get done. We also learned the two no-no’s of living in New York: no cars and no kids! We live in Nomad — a short walk to the theater district and countless interest-ing restaurants. Would love to see anyone who may be passing through.”

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