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Overheard
“An erect penis is an erect penis.”
—Overheard in Texas (Spring Break trip)
“I had super green diarrhea today. But I got paid for it.”
—Overheard in the metals studio
“Ew, don’t cut off my breasts and make soup out of them.”
—Overheard in the library
“…a little bit of Spanish with a little bit of flamboyant gay.”
—O [...]
Eli vs Eli: Obamacare’s individual ma...
by Eli Richman
Next week the Supreme Court will hear arguments about whether or not the individual mandate included in Obama’s health care bill is constitutional.
Removing individual mandate brings us back to square one
The individual mandate is a key component of the promise of universal health care, and ruling it unconstitutional wou [...]
Administration totters over Teetor is...
by Kaitlin LaMoine Martin
This letter is in response to the recent floor collapse, which occurred at Teetor House on Saturday, February 4th, 2012.
The question that appears to be absent from the conversations is:
Does anyone remember a time when the floor in Teetor house didn’t feel unstable? Some of us lived in Teetor almost a decade ago. Mo [...]
Chuck Yates supports BDS, symbolism o...
by Chuck Yates
Let’s imagine for a minute that the Earlham Board of Trustees decides to embrace the BDS proposal and acts to divest entirely from Caterpillar and the other companies targeted by BDS Earlham. What difference do we think that will make?
Do we think Israel’s prime minister will go running into the cabinet room pulling his hair ou [...]
Overheard
“Can you smell my navel from over there?”
—Overheard in Texas
“Can we lay off the meowing for a minute? But we can do ‘swoop! there it is.’”
—Overheard in Texas
“I’m not wearing a bra, but I have one in my purse, so it’s okay.”
—Overheard near Runyan circle
“I’m pissed off because I’m addicted to Red Bull.”
—Overheard in [...]
Sneers & Cheers
Sneers to . . .
• sleeveless jerseys that go all the way down to the waist. What gave you the impression that anyone wants to see your sweaty-a** nipples?
• quadmates who repeatedly fail to remove personal items from the bathrooms on cleaning day and then get angry when their neighbors remind them
• the severe lack of cool air flow on this [...]
Your rights stop at the end of your n...
by Heather Valadez
A common practice among politicians today is enforcing a particular worldview through legal channels. While some may think this is an appropriate role for government, I do not. Legislating morality is not the purpose of the government.
Here’s my position on two examples of how the government tries to do so. Keep in mind tha [...]
Earlham fails to promote democracy, e...
By Kelly Sullivan
Recently The Word has contained several articles on the nature of racism, sexism and feminism in our community. These articles have ignited dialogue, made me think and made me sad; but mostly, as a member of this community and as a feminist, they have made me angry. They have caused me to question the role of this publicatio [...]
Alumni speak about privilege
by Donnie Smith and Rebecca Ogle
Dear Kara Russell,
Donnie: I had the chance to read your opinion piece in the Earlham Word. Let me be the first
to say that you did an amazing job understanding that one should not be ashamed of their
privilege, and people who are rich and white should not be treated any differently than the poor
black [...]
Scientists, singers alike have epigen...
by Krystnell A Storr
While some are willing to believe that what distinguishes the voice of Adele from all others is untainted talent, I prefer to attribute it all to epigenetics. Yes, with an argument fueled by sheer jealousy, I am suggesting that it is merely small modifications to DNA that set mine and Adele’s singing voice apart.
Epigenet [...]
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