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Your guide to live music within a 75-...
By Sasha Benderly-Kraft
This is a new monthly feature showcasing musical events happening in and near Richmond. Our aim is to let students know about what’s going on that’s worth going to. Inform yourself, get tickets in advance, set up a ride and have fun.
At Earlham
Saturday, March 6: Genesis Benefit Concert. Earlham will once again host [...]
Cross Country runs into trouble at qu...
By Adam Tobin
Appointed members of Earlham’s cross country team had the opportunity to compete in the 12th annual Quiz Bowl last Thursday, a local event sponsored by the Richmond Rotary Club.
Unfortunately, the Earlham coalition was eliminated in the first round.
The team was composed of seniors John White and Evan Fackler, sophomore Sean McG [...]
Co-op Hall fills with jokes, songs, p...
By Gabriel Middaugh
Last Friday, musicians sang original songs and cover songs for all to hear, a comedian made people laugh loudly over goldfish and panda jokes, and poets put honest experiences out in the open, all in a small corner of Co-op Hall in a largely acoustic setting.
In the lower level of the Barrett Residence Hall, Co-op Hall tri [...]
Earlham considers split with Indiana ...
By Jonas Shellhammer
The influence and presence of Indiana Yearly Meeting (IYM), one of the largest organizations of Quaker Meetings and founder of Earlham College, may be changing at Earlham in the future.
This coming June, the Earlham Board will be considering the approval of a series of changes in Earlham’s relationship with the Meeting,
O [...]
Pollan talks food to packed auditoriu...
By Anna McCormally
Students in Earlham’s Environmental Colloquium were treated to the presence of award-winning writer Michael Pollan last Saturday, before he gave a sold-out appearance that had Goddard flooded with Earlham students and Richmond community members.
Pollan talked with the Environmental Colloquium, a one-credit class that looks [...]
Earlham faculty addresses lack of bas...
By John Jacobson and Marisa Keller
The Earlham faculty is trying to decide how to fix the problem of students failing courses because of a lack of basic math skills.
Faculty members in the science, math and economics departments are taking the initiative to promote math literacy at Earlham. They are seeking to create a way for students to bec [...]
Mexican journalist decries political ...
By Simon Levine
Adela Navarro Bello, journalist from Tijuana, Mexico, spoke Tuesday on the corruption impeding the Mexican war against drug trafficking.
Bello painted a grim picture of President Felipe Calderon’s drug war, which has left over 22,000 dead and has consumed an enormous amount of resources. She decried the massive corruption with [...]
Cheers & Sneers
CHEERS to:
The EC athletic teams, who have a higher accumulated GPA than the general student population GPA. That includes all EC teams, even football.
Science, and all the miraculous things that it does.
The football squad. At least they don’t rag on you for how smart and un-athletic you are!
Bacon breakfast in Saga.
Clear Creak Co-op for h [...]
ECstravaganza SlideShow