Re: Kenyon Visit Report and Dorm Security

foolsgold
Sat, 11 Apr 2009 20:35:30 +0000

To understand those numbers, one must understand Kenyon’s definitions for say a “forcible sex offense.” My understanding is that any time you engage in any act that is remotely sexual without receiving explicit verbal approval for the specific act, you are engaging in a forcible sex offense. The college’s policy on sexual offenses is the most ridiculous thing ever. I doubt there are two hundred students here who haven’t technically violated it. Literally, by the colleges rules you are required to ask “may I kiss you.” It doesn’t matter if you have gone back to a room and gotten in bed together.

The dorms are safe. Most people don’t lock their door, although safety and security constantly tells people they should.

This review is crap. There’s a lock on every door. People feel safe here. It’s also wrong that the proxy care system was the result of student requests. It was the result of the parents organization’s (exists to bring in $) recommendation. Students literally protested the swipe cards when the board had its spring meeting at Kenyon last year. The swipe system is on from midnight to some time in the morning; I think it must be 5 or 6. All cards open all door, and I’ve heard that if your strong enough you can rip the door open even if it’s locked, though in the many time I’ve forgotten my card and gotten locked out, this has never worked for me.

This is about as safe a campus as you are going to find anywhere.