President Kington Having Trouble Adjusting To College
NOLLEN- New Grinnell College president Raynard Kington began his time in office last week and has apparently already encountered some obstacles. Sources within his office confirm that Kington is having a great amount of difficulty adjusting to his new role.
“He's a mess. You should see him around the senior faculty. He's so intimidated he can hardly speak,” said an unnamed Nollen House employee.
Kington, formerly a high-ranking NIH employee, has had problems with seemingly every aspect of his new position.
“I saw him outside of the mailroom yesterday. He tried opening his mailbox at least five times, then went up to the mailroom counter. When one of the workers got up to help him he got scared and left,” said Yevgeni Kruglov '12.
As Rachel Phillips '11 commented, “He looked overwhelmed at the dining hall. He couldn't decide which station to go to. Eventually he settled on making himself a waffle, but he couldn't get the machine to work right and he burned it, badly.”
Craig McAdams added, “It was really clear that he's new here. On his third day he was still using all his NSO gear and he had a nametag on.”
According to his secretary Debra Caster, Kington is constantly on the phone with his family.
“Every time I go into his office he's talking to them. They've already sent three care packages to his office. How many homemade cookies can one guy eat?” asked Caster.
“You see this sort of thing all the time; someone was a big fish in a small pond. They think they're king of the world. Then they go to college and realize they're not the top dog anymore. Raynard was great at the National Institute of Health, but this is the big leagues. This is college,” said Vice President Elena Bernal '94.
President Kington's office released the following statement on the issue: “It has been a very rough first couple of days. It was a harsh realization when I found out I had to do my own laundry and that my mom could no longer clean my room for me. It will take some time but I'm sure I'll work through this. Also, if you find my P-Card, please return it to me.”
Former president Russell Osgood '10 encountered similar problems when he first started.
“I was painfully shy when I was a first-yearl, but eventually I loosened up and became the man I am today. Give Raynard until 10/10, he'll figure it out.”
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