Notices

Kenyon will host a production of Jean-Paul Sartre's existentialist play Huis clos next week, as the well-known Claude Beauclair Company returns to campus for the first time since 1999. The performance, in French, will take place on Friday, November 4, at 8:00 p.m. in the Hill Theater. Admission is free.

The one-act play (No Exit, in English), in which three characters are trapped together in the afterlife, is a "brilliant illustration of Sartre's philosophy that people are defined solely by their actions," says Professor of French Mortimer Guiney. The production honors the one hundredth anniversary of Sartre's birth.

French actor Claude Beauclair founded the troupe that bears his name in 1970, in order to give foreign audiences greater familiarity with the classics of French drama as well as contemporary French plays. The company tours throughout the world.

Filmmaker Joanne Caputo will speak at a showing of her award-winning documentary, On a Roll, on Wednesday, October 26, in Olin Auditorium. The film, to begin at 7:30 p.m., will be followed by a discussion led by Caputo.

The film takes an intimate look at the life of Greg Smith, the self-described "wheelchair dude with attitude," who turned muscular dystrophy into a strength by starting a syndicated radio program dealing with disabilities.

Caputo, who also created the acclaimed 1994 children's video Ballerina, Ballerina, is a resident of Yellow Springs, Ohio, and the mother of Kenyon student Cooper Fleishman '09.

This has truly been a season of suffering, both in our own country and around the world. We hope that the Kenyon family, in responding to human needs, remembers the vital work done by United Way in our own community. Recently, in campus mail we sent employees letters and pledge forms for the 2005 United Way campaign. The letter listed the twenty United Way agencies in Knox County and gave examples of the services they provide.

These agencies depend on our generosity. We appreciate your consideration and participation, at whatever level you are able to give. There is no donation too small. Small gifts add up!

We hope to complete the campaign by late October, or early November at the latest. Thank you for returning your pledge or donation as soon as possible.

Please let either of us know if you have questions or need another pledge card. Thank you for helping with "what matters" in our community.

--Cheryl Steele (student affairs) and Kathy Lake (president's office)

USA Today is now accepting applications for the 2006 All-USA Today Academic Team. Members of the faculty are invited to nominate qualified students. Nomination forms are available from Dean for Academic Advising Jane Martindell.

The twenty students named to the First Team will receive $2,500 and be featured in USA Today in February. Forty more students will be recognized as members of the second and third teams. Kenyon students were honored by USA Today in 1998, 1999, and 2000.

Judges are looking for students who not only excel in their studies but also apply their intellectual and leadership skills outside the classroom. A key element is the student's original academic or intellectual endeavor.

Any full-time undergraduate of at least sophomore standing at a four-year institution in the United States or its territories is eligible. Nominations must be postmarked by November 30. Nomination forms and additional rules can be downloaded from the program's Web site, www.allstars.usatoday.com.