Eli Richman contributing editor A group of students met with members of the administration last Tuesday to discuss the treatment towards Sodexo and Aramark workers employed by the college. The group of students outlined their concerns in a letter to the Earlham administration and the Board of Trustees, in which they discussed lack of proper health care benefits, mistreatment of employees, and the general lack...
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Anastasia Vladimirova staff writer The final stages of the new science facility are underway and renovations are planned to start in May 2012. The new building will be Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified, making for a more environmentally conscious facility. It will feature a complete renovation of Stanley Hall, a partial...
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David Gabriel staff writer Earlham College has traditionally offered an array of courses on and off-campus during May Term. This May, two new off-campus May Terms are being offered – Turkey and Benin. Applications for both programs are available in the International Programs Office and are due Oct. 14. The May Term to Benin...
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Sophie Ranis Staff Writer Some students at Earlham College may have missed the giant expletive spray painted on the ground before maintenance power sprayed it off. On the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 20,in front of the entrance to Bundy, an unknown perpetrator spray painted profanities, a face onto the sidewalk and the back of...
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Colossal proportions and a variety of rich drinks and burritos make this place a must for every Earlhamite Annie Hamdani Staff Writer Do not be fooled by the gray, dodgy-looking building located on the corner of NW E 5th street. After a trip to La Mexicana, the dilapidated exterior only adds to the charm. The...
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The Earlham Word is excited to bring you an exclusive interview with sophomore soccer player Arsene Kabeya, produced by EC’s radio station WECI.  Click the link to listen! Weci Interview with Arsene Kabeya
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Bennet Murray Contributing Editor After a week of celebrations, homecoming week culminates tomorrow night with a dance at the abandoned Starr-Gennett building. Weather permitting; some will like it hot at the old piano factory. The Starr-Gennett building is all that remains of a large factory com- plex that produced pianos, phonographs and eventually records...
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A cast of over 300 ballots leads to the election of a new student residence council. Some of the representatives discuss their intentions for the year. SOPHIE RANIS staff writer David Loring Loring is the representative from Olvey-Andis (OA). Loring is a sophomore Biology/Chemistry major from Eureka, California. Loring decided to run because “it seemed...
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By Veronica Gordon and Winfreda Makuru Staff Writers The class of 2015 are privy to Earlham’s newest experiment: first year housing. Last year the administration decided that the school would revert to first year dorms as part of a larger initiative to address low retention rates. Last year’s figure led faculty to devise a...
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Annie Hamdani Staff Writer Four students and two professors came to Goddard Auditorium last Wednesday, Sept. 1, for the third annual student panel convocation, “Earlham College Looks at the World.” The convocation, hosted by politics professor Welling Hall, aims to provide the Earlham community with personal accounts of contensious issues that shook the world...
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