by Eli Richman On their November 2012 ballots, Colorado and Washington state have referendums on their ballot to legalize marijuana for recreational purposes. ...
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by Anna Lockhart Every Monday and Wednesday night, people pile into the classroom at the Townsend Community center for English classes at AMIGOS, a resource center for Richmond’s Latino community. Pupils practice language for applying for jobs, attending parent-teacher conferences, asking for help in emergencies, and other basic skills. Classes are free. Students get...
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by Kristin Hoppe In an initiative to get out the vote at Earlham and in the greater Richmond community, the Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation offered Earlham a $13,500 grant to use for the Informed Citizens Project. The foundation approached Earlham President Doug Bennett and invited him to create a proposal for the grant....
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by Anna McCormally Arlene Inouye, the founder and general coordinator of the Coalition Against Militarism In Our Schools (CAMS), dealt in Wednesday’s convocation with the controversial subject of military recruiting in public schools. “There’s this numbness that we have because militarism is embedded,” she said, relating stories of military propaganda on the posters and...
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by Bennett Murray On Saturday, Sept. 27, Beit Kehillah (Jewish Cultural Center) hosted the Earlham Animal Rights Open House. Sophomore Donnie Smith opened the event by explaining that the meeting intended to bring the vegetarians and vegans of Earlham together in order to get a sense of the community. After the initial greeting, the...
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