Future of Earlham’s financial aid is discussed
by Bennett Murray and Daniel Vidos
On November 18, Jeff Rickey, Dean of Admissions, and Nancy Sinex, Director of Admissions, hosted a meeting for students to discuss the future of Earlham’s financial aid. “Historically, Earlham has had three aspirations for its financial aid program,” said Rickey. “The first is to be accessible to low and moderate income families.” Rickey explained that many colleges are unaccessible to such families, and instead use the majority of their financial aid on merit based scholarships that don’t necessarily go to the neediest families.
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Safe Zone training reaches out to community
by Anna McCormally
Six Earlham students led two intense discussions of gender identity and sexuality at Earlham on Saturday, November 15 and Wednesday, November 19. Joanna Bronkema, Anna Hetzel, Erin Litchfield, Mandi Rice and Aidan Tharp, the Earlham Safe Zone Task Force, in addition to Nora Woods, the co-convener of Spectrum along with Aidan Tharp, were training students and faculty to be Safe Zone allies—contacts trained to support lesbian, gay, trans, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI) persons on campus. Safe Zone allies display a sign on their door, desk or other personal space showing that they’ve been trained to support and help any LGBTQI persons who need it. Safe Zone training was organized and run by students from Spectrum.
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Task force confronts Richmond drug dealers
by Bennett Murray and Daniel Vidos
Richmond is no stranger to illicit drugs. With substances ranging from crack cocaine to Oxycontin® available on the streets, Richmond’s law enforcement is working to break up the black market.
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Animal Advocates hold presentation on animal rights
by Kristin Hoppe
In celebration of Veg Pledge Day, Earlham’s Animal Advocates organized a vegan Thanksgiving dinner followed by a presentation by guest speaker Lorri Bauston, who founded Farm Sanctuary in 1986, a refuge for farm animals.
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Earth Activists offer training on permaculture
The “Earth Activist Training Permaculture Demonstration Bus” sits parked outside the Clear Creek Food Co-op earlier this week. The owners of the bus are a group who travel around the country to offer training in permaculture activism. They consist of three people, three dogs, three chickens and a box of worms. Their bus includes a solar power system, a grey water system, closed loop hydroponics and a human compost system.
Rape Awareness Week shares student stories
Students made shirts to share their personal stories as a part of Rape Awareness Week. The Clothesline Project, an open mic, and other events throughout the week aimed to raise awareness about sexual violence.
Diversity is discussed in speech and alumni panel
by Bennett Murray
On Saturday, Nov. 8, Earlham College’s Graduate Programs in Education hosted a seminar to raise awareness of the lack of minority schoolteachers in the U.S. Titled “Connecting Earlham to the World: Diversity in the Classroom,” the seminar featured a keynote speech followed by a discussion panel of Earlham alumni.
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Earlhamites are hopeful for Obama’s promises
by Anna McCormally
In the aftermath of the historically critical 2008 presidential election, promises of change from Democratic President-elect Barack Obama seem so dramatic that they are a little daunting.
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Speaker presents work on Shakespeare with prisoners
by Kristin Hoppe
At Earlham’s Convocation, “Crime is Easy, Shakespeare is Hard,” Agnes Wilcox enlightened Earlham students about her somewhat controversial programs in Missouri prisons, which assemble inmates to perform Shakespeare.
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Earlham floats on ‘Cloud Nine’
Sophomore Claire McGuinness, who plays the widow Mrs. Saunders, rests after a horse ride in the Theatre Arts Department’s Main Stage production of “Cloud Nine” by Caryl Churchill last Saturday evening. “Cloud Nine” is a two act play about sexual repression and its effects on individuals. Cloud Nine will be playing again tonight and Saturday night at 7:30 p.m.. Tickets cost $7 for adults and $4 for students.
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