Kenyon Grad Activist/Writer Will be Naked on Fleshbot

From the Advocate, an LGBT magazine: Gay Editor Wins Scholarship, Will Strip:

Zack Rosen, editor in chief of the website The New Gay, who promised to pose nude if he won the scholarship to the activist summit NetRoots Nation, has emerged victorious and will soon be taking it all off. Rosen has been chosen as the winner from the 10 finalists for the free trip to summit to be held in Las Vegas July 22-25, courtesy of Freedom to Marry as part of its Blog4Equality contest. Rosen has promised to send a full-frontal nude photo to website Fleshbot.com as a thank-you to the people who voted for him.

The Advocate also interviewed Zack about this.

Links:

The New Gay

The 2007 Washington Post article which mentions Zack and TNG

Zack writing for the Collegian way, way back in 2003

Date a Kenyon Grad on OKCupid

Date a Kenyon grad in San Francisco: I'm a late 20s kid who's got his head on straight (most of the time). I like having fun but take care of the necessities too. I enjoy the company of others the most.

Date a Kenyon grad who is headed to Cornell: My two passions right now are linguistics and atheism. I've been interested in language for many years now and have studied six (German, Spanish, Latin, Russian, Sanskrit, and Ancient Greek).

Date a Kenyon grad in New York City: I majored in Spanish but currently work at one of the world's most prominent newspapers, fact-checking and editing some weekend listings.

Date a Kenyon grad in Ann Arbor: I like to think of myself as preppy-bohemian. My personality is largely defined by a sincere interest in other people coupled with my desire to seize each day.

Date a Kenyon grad in Missouri: Like my B.A., I have earned my M.A. in English, and am waiting to hear about acceptance for my PhD, specializing in Medieval Studies.

Kenyon Grad Creates DC Lit Magazine

In this morning's Washington Blade, DC's GLBT newspaper, Kenyon grad Matthew Biedlingmaier describes his new literary magazine:

“One of the points of the magazine was to provide an outlet for other people in my position — young people who are smart, who are great writers … but, who are having trouble in D.C. and elsewhere finding outlets by which to express themselves,” said Biedlingmaier.

The debut of The New Professional includes work from several other Kenyon graduates, including writing from Gavin Broady and Marta Evans.

Kenyon Alumni Blog About Reunion 2010

Blogging.

They take pictures, too.

Update, more blogging: Throughout the night, we had a blast catching up with people we hadn’t seen in years and drinking more than we had since college.

Update II: now, with video.

Old Kenyon Antique Glass Sashes: On Sale on Craigslist

"Very Rare Find. These sashes came out of one of the oldest buildings at Kenyon College. (over 100 years) I recently replaced the windows in the building these came from.

I have approx. 150 pieces. All sashes are to be sold as a group. I Will Not Seperate. Whereas some of the glass has been replaced with new, most of the glass is Antique poured style. If you are interested in any kind of glass restoration, Art projects, or maybe you would like to build a greenhouse. This is a Rare opportunity. I'll deliver within a 75 mile radius for an additional $80.00. You may leave a message on my cell phone if interested.740-501-xxxx."

See ad on CL (with the seller's actual cell phone number) before it expires.

Kenyon on Yelp!

On Yelp, two different opinions about the college:

"The best years of my life. Seriously. College was awesome, and that was because I went to Kenyon. If they opened a grad school, I'd go to grad school there. It seems like it's out in the middle of nowhere, but there's always stuff going on, and the professors kick ass, and the campus is the prettiest place in the world... and you can't beat it for ghosts!"

"I spent one year here. While I found some professors to be engaging, the quality of the student body was fairly unimpressive. Lots of whack jobs and tree-huggers starved for attention and desperate to save the world. I did not fit in. Additionally the food was inedible, and when I say the food, I mean Ohio as a whole, not just the on-campus dining options. Closest "city" was Columbus, a nice 45-60 minute car ride away. But...the campus was really pretty...lots of nice gothic structures."

With a BA from Kenyon College in International Studies, you can do acupuncture in Portland (degree in acupuncture also required.)

Someone does not like the breast implants she got from this Kenyon grad doctor.

But people do love this Kenyon grad masseuse.

Various Kenyon Grads do Various Internet Things

Sarah Longwell is blogging for Andrew Breitbart. Longwell works for Richard Berman, who may not actually be the model for the sleazy tobacco lobbyist in Thank You for Smoking, but it's not a bad comparison. Her recent post Puppies, Kittens and NYT Pushback: The Truth About the Humane Society Of the United States talks about the fights that Berman and his organizations have been having with the Humane Society and the unflattering story the New York Times recently wrote about the related events and Berman in general.

You can hire Kenyon grad John M. O'Hara to speak at your event.

Camille Sweeney writes lovingly about a local bar.

2005 Kenyon grad and anthropology major Russell Hunt takes over Thundering Herd.

New Kenyon grad Abigail Wardell writes about writing.

I interviewed Richard Baehr last week and have yet to do the write-up. To come at some point!