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Magician awes students with cards, tr...
photos by Elsa Haag
Magician Norman Ng (pronounced ‘ing’) performed for students on Saturday night in Wilkinson Theater.
Triathletes soaked in rain, sweat
by Simon Levine
Thirty-two current students, graduates, faculty and members of the greater Richmond community all packed into Weber Pool early Saturday morning to compete in Earlham’s 26th annual Triathlon.
At 7:30 a.m., a larger group of triathletes started their one-mile swim. A smaller, more experienced group followed them at 8:30 a.m. [...]
Earlham has lots to offer despite alc...
by Toivo Asheeke
Dan Miller wrote an article last week articulating his disappointment in the amount of drinking that occurs at Earlham College. To illuminate the depths to which this disappointment ran, he wrote about how in choosing this renowned and respected Quaker institution, he was drawn by its “focus on Quaker values, the small stude [...]
Rain or no rain, students celebrate S...
Sophmore Lionel Musoni pedals a go-cart at Springfest on Saturday
by Jonas Shellhammer
photos by Will Gold
Even in the face of weather marred by gray skies and the occasional rain drop, many people attended Earlham College’s annual Springfest last Saturday. However, many students expressed dismay over the fact that the majorit [...]
Ntozake Shange’s ‘For Colored Girls’ ...
By Mamus Ngeseyan
Senior Monica Black and Junior Tafadzwa Chihanga will be performing Ntozake Shange’s choreopoem, “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf” May 1 and 2 in Goddard auditorium.
“For Colored Girls” has received an Obie Award, Outer Circle Critics Award, AUDELCO Award, as well as Tony, Grammy, and [...]
Let’s Really Talk about Drinkin...
By Reuben Goldstein
This is in response to Dan Miller’s Article, “Drinking culture poisons our Earlham community.”
I believe that his perception of Earlham and its drinking culture is partially correct; it does exist and can put people in uncomfortable situations.
Nevertheless, I disagree that drinking poisons Earlham culture; I believe [...]
Ford Knight research projects as a co...
by Mae Turley, on behalf of the Events Committee.
So hopefully the title intrigued you in and now you are thinking to yourself, “Ford Knight Research Projects as a Convocation? Don’t we typically have a speaker or a mini performance for that event?”
The Events Committee invites us all to think a bit outside of the box and join us next fall f [...]
Wind turbine installed atop roof of D...
By William Duffee
Students and faculty erected a wind turbine on top of Dennis Hall last weekend, a symbol of Earlham’s efforts toward sustainability spinning above campus for all to see.
The wind turbine is a development of the Hardware Interfacing Project (HIP), a student group in the computer science department that has been working on for [...]
Earth week raises awareness, supports...
By William Duffee
Students are digging deeper into their awareness about environmental issues through Earth Week, a weeklong series of events surrounding Earth Day on April 22.
Earlham Environmental Action Coalition (EEAC) is sponsoring the celebrations that, according to sophomore EEAC member Clara Lippert, “promote sustainability and enviro [...]
Seniors continue to raise money for g...
By Aleta Cox
Though graduating seniors may be financially stretched thin, they still face the task of raising more money for the Senior Gift, which an event at Miller Farm set out to do last Friday, April 16.
The Senior Gift Committee (SGC) co-sponsored the event, with the Bike Co-Op, the Earlham Environmental Action Coalition and the Environ [...]
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