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Profile of the week: Silviano Valdez

February 2, 2012

by Shin Torizuka A trip to Kenya last summer inspired sophomore Silviano Valdez to form a social business. Valdez started a business there last summer that attempts to make a positive difference. “ social business is a company…that is a non-profit that works off a for-profit model,” he said. The company, called Vuwa Enterprise...
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Voices on the Heart

February 2, 2012
Voices on the Heart

by Name Coskun How do you feel about the new French law on genocide? (The law makes denial of genocides punishable by fines and prison time.) “ This law is not appropriate. It limits the freedom of speech.” “ I think this is a politicized personal reaction to the Turkish people who blamed French...
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Critique of the week: Firehouse BBQ and Blues

February 2, 2012

by Nathan Chandler For most college students, fine dining often means a trip to the local Taco Bell or Burger King. However, students and the Richmond community might not realize they now have a high quality barbecue restaurant named Firehouse BBQ and Blues. An average meal costs $10, satisfying your wallet as well as...
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Voices on the Heart

January 26, 2012
Voices on the Heart

by Alec Butterfield What do you think of the Saga renovation? “The resources could have been allocated elsewhere. Didn’t the funds come from a partnership between Sodexo and Earlham? I would rather have the employees treated better, or an improvement of the food. On a positive note, the renovation is aesthetically pleasing.” “The booth...
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Odd pairing succeeds: Toga Fondue Rave a hit

January 26, 2012

by Kelly Sullivan Advertisements for the Toga Fondue Rave raised many eyebrows around campus. After a strong turnout last Friday, however, skeptics may be forced to reconsider their judgments. Anticipating the event, sophomore Allie Dougharty, co-convener of the Student Activities Board (SAB) stated the previous Thursday, “At the beginning of the semester we had...
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Profile of the week: Conor Hall

January 26, 2012
Profile of the week: Conor Hall

by Nathan Chandler With graduation looming, the month of May can be a scary time for all college students around the country. The challenges of the “real world” can appear frightening to anyone, but these normal obstacles pale in comparison to the challenge that junior Connor Hall faced last year. Hall’s story began two...
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Students protest pipeline in D.C.

November 11, 2011

On Sat. November 5, a bus loadof Earlham students trekked to Washington, D.C. to protest the installation of the $7 billion Keystone XL pipeline proposed by TransCanada Corp. (From right to left) Freshman Quina Weber-Shirk, sophomore Xander Hazel and freshmen Caitlin Clark and Esperanza Loiza march with other activists. The students returned to Earlham...
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Dawson: Neutrality not in ‘best interest’

November 11, 2011

Eli Richman contributing editor Members of the Earlham Labor Relations Working Group (ELRWG)had a follow up meeting with members of the administration on November 1.Their hope was that after havingtime to discuss the group’s concerns, which the administration asked for in the previous meeting, the college would be willing toadopt a position of neutrality...
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Vandalism high cost for workers, students

November 11, 2011

Annie Hamdani staff writer “F— You” spray-painted in between Barrett Hall and the WellnessCenter, phones ripped out of sockets, an “exploded” toilet, stolen micro-waves and broken windows arejust a few incidents on the 13 pages of work orders for maintenance to complete since July 2010. Totaling $6,750, the Work OrderBrowse Report highlights a trend...
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Community garden seeks roots on campus

November 11, 2011

Nathan Chandler staff writer With the space committee not being able to come to a consensus about the location of the future community garden, the project now stands halted as those involved attempt to develop plans without even knowing the location. The project began about four years ago when a group of students at...
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