Daily archives for October 22nd, 2009
Council calls students, alumni to eng...
by Maria Salvador
The process of arriving at Earlham began long before we arrived and our experience will follow us close behind. Graduating from Earlham does not necessarily mean being out of touch with the college, and the alumni council knows this.
This homecoming, the marketing committee within the alumni council is upping the ante by usi [...]
Womyn’s Center looks to be safe...
by Monica Black, Hallie Cranos and Ivonne Florez
The Earlham Environmental Action Coalition (EEAC) had its first big event Monday night, hosting four Bees of the Beehive Collective, who came to Earlham to talk about staying politically active through art. The event, which was held in the Orchard Room at 7 p.m., attracted a group of about 60 [...]
Protest SOA’s teaching of human...
by Sarah Brown-Anson
The Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, more commonly known by its name until 2001, the School of the Americas (SOA), is a military training center in Ft. Benning, a United States Army installation located outside of Columbus, Ga. Each year around 1,000 soldiers and military leaders from Latin America [...]
Time is ripe to address global climat...
by Sarah Waddle
Earlham is joining the movement towards climate action that is taking off on campuses across the nation. The Environmental Responsibility Committee (ERC) has committed to proposing a climate commitment for the college by the end of this academic year. ERC is a governance committee made up of students, faculty, and staff charge [...]
Center issues call to writers
You are indubitably a writer; prove it to the world
by Micah Sommer
Are you a writer? The answer is indubitably “yes,” whether you consider yourself one or not. On behalf of Earlham’s Writing Center, let me invite you to take part in an exciting opportunity to showcase your writing to the world.
The fact is that in today’s society everybody w [...]
Sino-Indian border conflict solution ...
by Pema Norbu
The border tension between two rising Asian powers, China and India, is not a newly emerging issue; its roots stretch back to the 1950s. The origin of the conflict lies in the Chinese annexation of Tibet in 1959. Historically, Tibet has been best known as a buffer state in Asia, particularly between Mongol emperors and Chinese d [...]
Cheers & Sneers
CHEERS to:
The wonderful weather. It’s a beautiful day today!
The co-op’s soon-to-be new location! 710 E Main Street.
WebDB: you can still use it… and I am a geek!
Embarrassing music that you would not recognize you listen to. But you enjoy it.
Completely misleading early semester reports.
Liquor treating!
Early morning breakfasts wi [...]
Volleyball team comes out with one wi...
by John Metcalf
Last weekend the Earlham College volleyball team hosted the second event gathering a group of teams from their conference, including Hiram College, Kenyon College, Allegheny College, and Oberlin College. The lady Quakers went 1-3. Their lone victory was against Kenyon College.
Sunday Losses
The last day of the North Coast A [...]
Football win bright spot among many l...
by Jesus Jimenez
After losing two weeks in a row, the football team was the bright spot for Earlham athletics last weekend.
The men’s and women’s soccer teams put up a strong fight, but both fell after a long drive to Allegheny, Penn. Both teams had midweek games, but the men’s score came too late for print. The women lost to the Wittenb [...]
Artists promote environmental awarene...
by Anna McCormally
The Earlham Environmental Action Coalition (EEAC) had its first big event Monday night, hosting four Bees of the Beehive Collective, who came to Earlham to talk about staying politically active through art. The event, which was held in the Orchard Room at 7 p.m., attracted a group of about 60 people to participate in [...]
ECstravaganza SlideShow