Some Idiot Accidentally Fires Kim Hinds-Brush

We can't bear the thought that in the fall, first-years won't recognize them.

JRC- In a freak management accident, Associate Director of Residence Life and Orientation Kim Hinds-Brush was not invited back to work for the College next year, despite being the only Student Affairs staff member with more than two years experience at Grinnell. Hinds-Brush was notified in mid-January of the disastrous decision and will be leaving after this semester.

The mistake came on the heels of a year of Student Affairs not having its shit together.

“It's not like I can fill her shoes,” added Vice President of Student Affairs Houston Dougharty. “I barely leave my office as it is.”

Hinds-Brush began her career at Grinnell as an RLC in South Campus and has since become a campus institution, advising multiple student organizations and generally being a badass. News of her imminent departure shocked many close to her, especially after last year's uncertainty regarding the end of her tenure as an RLC.

“We're still working out exactly what happened. Someone apparently decided that renewing the contract of the only Student Affairs administrator who has been here more than a couple years wasn't a good idea,” said Dougharty, who is working with Security and the College's lawyers to determine who made the error.

ITS has ruled out computer hackers, although it is still possible that a Student Affairs administrator forgot to log out of a computer and left it vulnerable to a malicious prank. ACE Security is investigating the possibility that a staff member snuck into Harris and went on a drunk firing spree. That is currently the most likely cause of the problem, since those close to the case can't imagine anyone could make such a stupid blunder while sober.

“Whoever decided Kim wasn't worth keeping here probably never made a worse decision than that,” said Greg Horsch '10. “Who else is going to advise SGA or the other RLCs? She even came with a free Randy!”

Student Affairs plans to pay for two new staff members with Hinds-Brush's salary money, though this strategy means that “next year's seniors will have been here longer than most of the Student Affairs leadership, including Houston and myself,” according to Dean of Students Travis Greene. Greene demonstrated his disdain for “quality over quantity” last year when he helped the Housing Department make James Hall into the substance-free paradise it is today.

President Osgood '10 told The B&S that he never authorized Hinds-Brush's departure, in keeping with his strategy of not getting involved when it comes to clusterfucks in Student Affairs.

“I can think of a couple people in Student Affairs who I would fire before Kim,” said Osgood. “A few students have sent me suggestions.”

When asked if Student Affairs was dumber than a sack of rocks, Hinds-Brush had no comment.