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 Michael Luiz Message: Paying tuition does not divest us of any obligation to politeness and decency.
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by Ivonne Florez and Johanna Pastel Throughout our four years at Earlham we have constantly been amazed at how many male-identified people feel so adamant to talk about gender issues but how few take women’s studies courses, attend open gender events at the Womyn’s Center, OR take responsibility to self-educate about the topic. Even...
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by Josh Friedberg Tourist venues say that Texas is “like a whole other country.” Never having traveled there, I find these two live double-CD sets, both recorded in the mid-1970s, as close as I get to a Texas experience. One is loud and electric – the other, quiet and acoustic. But both have enough...
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by Tracy Perkins-Schmittler Earlham’s gamelan performance on Saturday will be accompanied by an Islamic-inspired song and dance from Aceh, a northen province of Indonesia. The song and dance portion will be led by freshman Lailul Ikram, who is from Aceh. It is a seated dance that he started learning at the age of nine...
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by Breena Siegel Visiting Palestinian hip-hop artists spurred the crowd to a jumping frenzy in Comstock on Saturday evening for over two hours. The experience of their music intensified as their lyrics drew closer to the heart of a Palestinian narrative. DAM’s frontman Tamar Nafar’s energy showed in his sweat-dripping, vein-popping face.
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You cut off all of your hair, it’s alright I forgive you, just keep the tight pants. You play the saxophone in your band. You smoke too many cigarettes, and I don’t understand, but I like it. A lot. You looked at me from the ceramics room last week. I think you’re gorgeous. We...
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Sharon Newton of the Alumni Development Office serves up ice cream during Earlham’s annual Bond Around the Heart event, held in Comstock on Wednesday. The ice cream social was sponsored by the Alumni Development Office in honor of Byron Bond, a Richmond donor who, when asked how he wanted to designate his money, responded...
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by Holly Woodruff Anxiety and anxiety disorders have become increasingly more common. Anxiety is one of the top three issues that bring students to Earlham Counseling Services (depression and stress are the others in the top three).
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by Daniel Vidos Philanthropy is an important cornerstone of Earlham College, for it ensures financial security. “Even if you are a full-paying student, your tuition covers only 75 percent of the cost of your actual tuition,” Kevin Klose, associate vice president for institutional advancement pointed out.
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by Graciela Roman Although there are countless religions in the world today, each different from the other, they all serve the same purpose. Each attempts to answer questions that all humans are programmed to ask: Why am I here? What will happen when I die? How should I live my life?
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