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Injury inspires come-from-behind win
by Adam Tobin
Last Saturday’s game against the Denison Big Red was a historic day for the Quaker football team. The Quakers defeated the Big Red 21-17, posting an overall season record of 5-5. They defied the preseason coach’s poll rank of ninth for the squad and achieved their best record in the nine years since a 6-4 overall finish in 200 [...]
Men’s basketball falls to Spart...
by John Metcalf
The men’s basketball team got their season under way Sunday, losing 79-63, as they visited the Manchester College Spartans in a non-conference game. The team defeated Franklin College 83-78 Wednesday night, but the game ended too late for details.
In Sunday’s game, the Quakers were unable to overcome a tough first half, in w [...]
XC runs last meet of season
by Jesús Jiménez
The cross country teams competed in the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional last Saturday. The men came in 26th place out of 36 teams; the women placed 34th of 36. Calvin College took first place in both races.
There were a total of 38 teams represented for each race, but Transylvania College, Muskingum College, and Mt. U [...]
Hip-hop show performs art as resistan...
Photos by Adam Jackson
Earlham students sing with Mohammed Al Farra during Friday’s Art Is Our Resistance concert.
Rapper M-1 of Dead Prez wraps up the night of activist performance art.
by Micah Sommer
Poets slammed, break dancers spun, rappers spat, and the crowd went wild at the hip-hop concert “Art is Our Resistance” on Friday, N [...]
Blacks must use action to reach equal...
by Toivo Asheeke
“The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line.” This is a quote from one of the strongest fighters for Civil Rights in the United States, W.E.B. Du Bois (1868-1963).
Working tirelessly for this noble cause, Du Bois authored many books and articles and helped start institutions like the National Asso [...]
Cheers & Sneers
CHEERS to:
Barn Staff for being so wonderful and taking good care of Barn Co-op.
Whoever called out the horny, grabby moose on Halloween. Rock on!
The Sexual Violence Awareness Week open mic/(Not Just) Lip Service release party at the student-run coffee shop, an event that proves student initiative, talent and support for each other are all [...]
Think about what you eat; support loc...
by Asa Duffee
Being college students, we don’t have very many options for food. When we go to Saga for meals, we aren’t required to put any thought into our food, since it’s all prepared for us. When we ourselves make meals, many of our choices are limited because of finances and availability.
However, as we grow closer to complete adulthood [...]
Counteract sexism in society
by Anne Marie Roderick
In response to the op-ed by Jesús Jiménez, sports editor for the Word, published last week in response to my op-ed about coverage of the women’s rugby game on Homecoming weekend:
First of all, thank you to the Word staff for taking so much time to respond to my concerns — both in the published response and in private e- [...]
New Clay Pot Café offers lunch deligh...
by Breena Siegel and Chrissy Sollenberger
Hungry for homemade bread glazed with honey? There is just the homey spot, buried in the shops of Main Street. Clay Pot Café opened in Richmond in February of this year at 931 E. Main Street. The restaurant offers an array of sandwiches, salads and deserts to fuel your budding appetite. Most delightfu [...]
Chatting with Scott Silverman
by Rebecca Ogle
Earlham Word: What is your official job title/description?
Scott Silverman (SS): library director and coordinator of Information Services. Earlham merged all of the information technology programs together in 2000. The premise is the idea that bibliographic literacy and the collection of materials in the library are learning t [...]
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