by Bennett Murray Earlham’s Vice President and Provost Nelson Bingham spoke at Wednesday’s convocation on Earlham as both a community and as an institution and how we approach diversity while attempting to keep true to our ideals. Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Jeff Rickey opened the convocation by introducing Bingham, whom he described...
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by Dan Stuber Note appended This semester kicked off with some major changes to the housing selection process for the 2009-2010 academic year. The most evident change is that the process is no longer a lottery system based on class year. The Word will be covering these changes in a two-part series, with Part...
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by Anna McCormally Aaron McGruder, USA Today’s “most dangerous black man” caused a stir as the Earlham College Martin Luther King Jr. Day Keynote Speaker on Monday, Jan. 19. The speech took place on the eve of the inauguration of the first black president of the United States. McGruder, creator of the hit comic...
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by Yulia Daniels Since online bookstores are becoming more and more popular, it seems that more and more students are buying their books online. With websites like www.getcheapbooks.com and 50 Places for Free Books Online students can now find many of the required books for a fraction of the cost or for free.
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by Dan Stuber The search for the new dean of Student Development began recently, as Earlham seeks to fill the position Deb McNish will be vacating at the end of the year. The Dean is responsible for a wide array of offices and programs, which can be viewed on the Student Development page of...
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Trayce Peterson has been appointed as director of multicultural affairs, a decision that was made effective at the beginning of this semester. Before taking on this role, Peterson had been the director of the Newlin Center for Quaker Thought and Practice since July 1, 2007.
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by Holly Woodruff, Counseling Services Welcome to spring semester and the first Counseling Corner column! Today we want to address a question that comes up frequently: How do I help a friend?
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by Graciela Roman WECI 91.5 FM is Earlham’s community radio station located in the basement of Runyan. One of its main goals is to help promote live music at Earlham and in the Richmond community. WECI sponsors a variety of concerts and benefit shows on campus.
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To the brunette who flicked me off at Family Video, I’m sorry that you almost hit me with your truck. Would you like to give me some free movies in exchange for some driving lessons? To whoever broke my Nerf gun, prepare to die.
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