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LIFESTYLES By Jeff Jarina
With campus beautification turning into a focus for the administration, a look at a few colleges with amazing campuses might get your mouth watering for a bit of change and maybe a tree or two on the Midway. With a dining hall that looks like it was taken brick-by-brick from Hogwarts, Kenyon College, located in Gambier, Ohio, is a picture of rustic and gothic perfection. The college is a private liberal arts institution and is one of the oldest private colleges in Ohio. The architecture at Kenyon focuses mainly on the Gothic influence, with sprawling, cathedral-like towers, and large mead halls where I assume all the silverware is plated with gold, and the cups and plates magically fill themselves up. The college’s natural beauty seems to be focused on the trees. Most of the photos of the area were taken during fall, and there was not a single brown tree in sight. Everything was red, gold and yellow. The buildings sprawl higher than the trees, but it does seem like the college is in the middle of a forest in some enchanted place. While the gothic architecture isn’t something Shepherd can focus on, the trees could come in handy in terms of beautification. |
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By Jeff Jarina Beautiful and quiet, “Dead Man’s Cell Phone” was an interesting choice for Shepherd University Theater. The play follows a young woman who falls into a set of coincidences and accidents through her taking ownership of a recently deceased organ seller’s cell phone. Through the phone, she meets the man’s family and acquaintances, culminating in several epiphanies about what it means to love, to live, and to die. The rendition of Sarah Ruhl’s “The Dead Man’s Cell Phone” under the direction of Bryce Britton, an adjunct professor of theater, speaks volumes about the theater department’s choice and ability. That is to say, it was hauntingly pleasant. Performed at Sara Cree, the cast consisted of ten actors, including four “ethereal” characters which acted as props, an on-stage stage crew to change the scene, and a few other things I couldn’t quite understand. |
A Town and
it's College By Aaron Brammeier Some universities have college campuses stretching for miles; at Shepherd University, we have Shepherdstown. Being a university in a town can have its challenges, especially a town like Shepherdstown, where the town and the school are only separated by a sign. For students, Shepherdstown is a part of campus. With restaurants, a farmer’s market, music venues, and coffee shops, students at Shepherd have access to what some college campuses may not have. Treating the place you live with respect is also an important part of affecting the community. Kerry Lynch, senior economist for the American Institute for Economic Research, said in a recent “USA Today” article that, "Your college years are shaped by the classes, the professors and the campus, but they're also shaped by the location of the school." Adam Walls, a junior history major, says he feels like people in the town are a bit isolationist, just like some of the dorm students. To help that, he tries to get out to the shops and talk to people.
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