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Students engage with the environment
by Sean Hughes
Ask most students what they do on Fridays at noon, and you are likely to get an answer involving lunch, napping or brown bag recitals. Few would consider Friday at noon to be an ideal time to attend a class. And yet, many students are doing just that.
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Procrastination leads to hard work in...
by Ed Joice
Check out the library right now. It will be a Friday when you read this, and many will discover more students than usual working in the library. As any Earlham student comes to find, there’s a lot to do at the end of the semester. Whether it’s due to procrastination, difficult classes, finals or last minute assignments, the conseq [...]
Molly’s mailbox
by Molly Owen
I’m majoring in art, but my parents tell me I should major in something more practical. They both went to technical school and are not very familiar with a liberal arts education. It’s getting close to time to declare a major and they’re putting a lot of pressure on me. What should I do?
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Fumbled connections
• Why is it that when I liked you I never saw you and now that I hate you, I see you everywhere?!!
• Are you absolutely sure that you’re gay?
• I found your Savannah Bee Mint Julep lip balm on the floor at a party last weekend. In my drunkenness, I started using it. I wish we could meet so I could ask you where to buy this stuff- it’s great!
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Last glimpse of College Avenue
As Christmas break approaches, Earlham students scramble to finish up those lengthy research papers, prepare presentations, study for exams and go absolutely batty about the work they have piled up. But if you can, relax! The end is nigh.
From the Word staff, we’d like to wish everyone good luck in this last, crazy finals week and give you a [...]
The poet’s corner: Swept by rom...
by Jesus Jimenez
You’re taken; you’re gorgeous why wouldn’t you be?
I see you together, you look so happy
The golden blonde hair that hangs to your shoulders-
Part of what makes me want to grow older
With you by my side, if there was a way
That you could give me, just once, light of day
One day will come when I’ll get my chance
And off your f [...]
Voices on the Heart
by Sean Hughes
The end of the semester is a time of trial and tribulation for everyone. What do you do to relax and blow off steam? Or, alternatively, how do you prevent yourself from going crazy?
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Online sources threaten bookstores
by Yulia Daniels
Since online bookstores are becoming more and more popular, it seems that more and more students are buying their books online. With websites like www.getcheapbooks.com and 50 Places for Free Books Online students can now find many of the required books for a fraction of the cost or for free.
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Counseling Corner: Helping a friend
by Holly Woodruff, Counseling Services
Welcome to spring semester and the first Counseling Corner column! Today we want to address a question that comes up frequently: How do I help a friend?
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Senior DJ licensed to play
by Graciela Roman
WECI 91.5 FM is Earlham’s community radio station located in the basement of Runyan. One of its main goals is to help promote live music at Earlham and in the Richmond community. WECI sponsors a variety of concerts and benefit shows on campus.
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