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		<title>Alcohol policy reform delayed</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 04:02:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Krastev</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Anastasia Vladimirova The review of the alcohol policy is going to continue through the fall semester, taking a slightly different direction and focusing on specific questions that challenged the procedure this spring. Initially, when President David Dawson charged the Committee on Campus Life (CCL) to review the alcohol policy, an alcohol policy review subcommittee was created and expected to have reviewed the policy by the end of this semester. However, the alcohol policy review will continue to take place next semester. The subcommittee is working on a policy that would allow drinking on campus for those of legal age. “The primary difference right now between the approach to alcohol that we currently have and the one that they are investigating is what it would mean for students who are 21 or older to be able to use alcohol on the campus,” said Dawson. While working on the review, the members of the alcohol policy review subcommittee faced a variety of challenging questions that made it hard to come up with new substantive rules. For example, the Committee on Campus Life was unable to decide upon how to differentiate between underage students and students of age at parties with alcohol. “When [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Final two VP candidates visit and interview</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 03:58:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Krastev</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Constance Huang Madeleine Rhyneer The second candidate for the position of VP, Madeleine Rhyneer, finished her interviews and meetings last Thursday and Friday. Rhyneer brought new ideas to students during the open meeting on Thursday night when she gave her answers to the questions. After she answered several questions from students, she also asked students some questions about Earlham and had fun hearing their answers and ideas. According to one of Rhyneer’s answers to the students’ questions, she knew about this VP position and a couple of problems that the VP needs to consider about the college. To Rhyneer, being a VP for enrollment and communications means needing to have a big eye on retention and student satisfaction, which she had particular passion for. She knows that some students may choose to not stay at Earlham, but she wants students to have their best experience here and feel valued, and like they are an important part of the college. Because of her work with Willamette University and at DePauw University, Rhyneer is confident in her experience relating to admissions, financial aid, marketing communications and web development. She also thought these components had essential influences on building and supporting the college’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Some Teetor House residents, college agree to split costs of damages</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 03:55:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Krastev</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Jesse Maltz, Chance Milligan, Yusra Saleh, Tarek Knorn, Laura Hutchinson, Trayce Peterson and Cheryl Presley If you were at Teetor House the night the floor broke, you undoubtedly heard the crack. If you were dancing, you must have felt the floor shake under the weight of students jumping up and down. Since that time, there have been many claims made about the structure of the house and the responsibility of students in this matter. We, the residents of the house, would like to clear up some of these misconceptions. Firstly, the flooring and support were sound before the evening of the party. The damage to the joists was inspected by an outside engineering and construction company. Additionally, 10 years of work orders and documentation were reviewed by Student Development and Facilities personnel and the documentation confirmed that there were no structural issues with the house prior to the party. While we were having a good time, the damage occurred because too many students were dancing in one room. We realize it wasn’t intentional, but structurally, the load of that many people in that small a space was more than the joists—flooring support—could bear. We are lucky that no one was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Residence life inspects houses for necessary repairs, renovations</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 03:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Krastev</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Heather Valadez After the floor collapsed at a Teetor House party, the administration decided a thorough investigation of all the houses was necessary. The inspections began the week of March 26 and ended April 6, according to Sena Landey, Vice President for Finance and Operations. The college hired an outside company to check all 30 houses on campus for safety issues. No cost for the inspections or the renovations have been projected yet. Maintenance will assess the required repairs and turn in a summary of estimated costs over the summer. “We’re not going in presuming anything’s wrong,” Landey said. Only three houses—Teetor, Rowntree and Jay—will not be used next year. Due to lack of use, the latter two were pulled from available housing, while Teetor remains unsafe. When the report from the company’s inspections comes in, any repairs needed on houses will begin over the summer. The report will come in on or after May 4. Senior Leandra Kelley, a French House resident, thinks inspections are a good thing, and should be done every six months or annually. As to whether or not French House needs repairs, Kelley remained uncertain. “I’m sure like in any house and any neighborhood [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EC Orchestra brings ‘epic’ symphony: Mahler’s fifth comes to Goddard auditorium</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 03:46:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Krastev</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Eli Richman Attendees of Mahler’s fifth symphony on Saturday will experience an “emotional journey,” promises Associate Professor of Music and conductor of the Earlham orchestra Forrest Tobey. The performance will feature a much larger orchestra than usual, due to the number of instruments required for the symphony. The performance will feature 64 musicians in total, several of whom needed to be hired from Ball State and other schools. Tobey joked that every square inch of the Goddard stage was necessary to fit everyone. Despite this difficulty, musicians taking place in the performance requested Mahler’s fifth due to its overwhelmingly “epic” nature. According to Tobey, Mahler was in touch with everyone’s emotions when writing the symphony, and they all come out in the performance. “It start with this tragic tone and goes through like 5,000 different emotional states,” said Tobey. “And that’s just in the first act,” added senior Michael Degroff-Kirchgraber, who plays the clarinet and bass clarinet. The tragic tone that starts the symphony is actually a funeral march played by a solo trumpet, in this case sophomore Rachel Winsberg. “I just feel really lucky to be able to play this piece because sometimes even professional trumpet players don’t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bahraini hunger striker nears death</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 03:42:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Krastev</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Lisa Scarpelli Amnesty International is well-known for its work towards the release of political prisoners throughout the world. Thanks to letters sent by concerned citizens, many of them have been released. However, many more still remain in prison for speaking out against their government. One of Amnesty’s most recent urgent action cases is in regards to Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, who is one of 14 Bahraini opposition leaders arrested for their involvement in peaceful anti-government protests in February and March 2011. Abdulhadi was tortured in prison and hospitalized with a cracked skull. Abdulhadi has been on hunger strike since February 8, 2012, and as result, he is now dangerously ill. He and six co-defendants were sentenced to life imprisonment. The other seven opposition leaders also received prison sentences after unfair trials by military courts, known as the National Safety Courts. Amnesty International believes that all 14 are prisoners of conscience imprisoned solely for the peaceful exercise of their rights to freedom of expression and assembly and that they should be released immediately and unconditionally. Additionally, Amnesty is calling for an immediate independent investigation into their allegations of torture, for the publication of these results, and for those responsible to be brought [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Profile of the week: Aisulu Sanat</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 03:41:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Krastev</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Anastasia Vladimirova As a participant this semester on the off-campus program at The Philadelphia Center, an experiential education semester during which students complete an internship in Philadelphia, Penn., junior Aisulu Sanat discovered her passion for theater and realized what she wants to do in her life. Sanat was born in Tanaz, a town in Kazakhstan. Her experience at UWC Pearson College in Canada gave her a chance to come to Earlham College where she is studying psychology and business. In Philadelphia, she has worked with the Hay Group, a global management consulting firm. Sanat was a part of the leadership and talent unit. She feels very fulfilled by her work and enjoyed her consulting job as well as learning about management and organization, delegating and coaching. Her internship was very intense and challenging. Sanat became involved in Nauryz Festival, a very significant cultural event put on by the Kazakhstani Student Association at nearby Penn State University. Through her involvement, she shared traditions of her home country. She played a key role in organizing the Nauryz Festival, which marked the opening of the Alliance of Kazakh Students in the United States on April 6. According to Sanat, the main aim [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bundy RAs give first years a “home”</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 03:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Krastev</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Gisele Aubin The three RAs (Residents Advisers) in Bundy are now completing their first year in the job with the new first year dorms, and have all tried to help facilitate the new experience. “Honestly, I think the job itself for me is really fun because I really enjoy the whole people atmosphere.  Being able to goof around and check in with them [residents]. Help them when the residents are stressed, like class registration,” said junior Charvonne Long. Maggie Jesme, a sophomore, concurred with Long. “I like that we are trained to be able to be helpful to people in crisis situations. I like living in a first year dorm and being with people as they get to know Earlham. I like the opportunity it provides to get to know people that I might not otherwise meet on a deeper level,” she said. Many RAs felt that the positives of the job outweighed any of the negatives they felt were a part of the job. Long could only think of one thing she dislikes. “I hate weekend duties. That’s really it.” However, sophomore Sarah Kenny dislikes, “the administrative aspect of it, like filling weekly reports, duty rounds which you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Students strut to latin beats</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 03:34:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Krastev</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Name Coskun Left: Sophomore Sheneca Vieira performs Cumbia, an Afro-Colombian dance which is the fusion of Spanish and West African dances. Cumbia originated in Colombia and became a popular national symbol. The Latin American Dance Night took place in Comstock on April 17, Tuesday. Right: Sophomore Abby Lane, Rachel Milah, Sarah Kenny, Caroline Yambesi and Melanie Bourgeau perform Samba, a source of national pride and is showcase in the yearly Carnaval. Carnaval, a festival held 46 days before Easter is a six day celebration in which people compete in different styles of samba. Though Carnaval is celebrated in different ways throughout Brazil, it is known everywhere for its lavish costumes, grand parades, and talented dancers.]]></description>
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		<title>The Green Beat: Earth day beckons carbon neutrality</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 03:23:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Krastev</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Xander Hazel Earth Day is on Sunday, April 22. As this day approaches, the Earlham Environmental Action Coalition (EEAC) and the Outdoors Club are teaming up to prepare for Earth Day celebrations. What better way to celebrate Earth Day than by planting hundreds of native trees on Earlham’s property! Brent Smith, professor of Biology at Earlham College, is leading a project which planted native hardwood trees on campus. Students may have noticed the trees which were recently planted on the hill south of the track and football field. The native tree species that were planted so far include White Oak, Red Oak, Black Cherry, Tulip Poplar, Sugar Maple, Black Walnut, Shagbark Hickory, Persimmon, and Paw Paw. The goal of this project is to offset the carbon emitted from the college and helps Earlham take steps towards carbon neutrality. The trees must grow to become a young growth forest in order to effectively sequester carbon emissions. Apart from carbon sequestration, the trees in the plantation can also be harvested to provide raw material to be used by the college, such as in infrastructure. Harvesting the trees will prevent the trees in the plantation from becoming an old-growth forest, which has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Serve your community: spring cleaning time</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 03:14:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Krastev</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Hannah Hale Leifheit On Saturday, April 21, the annual Day of Service will be taking place. The Day of Service is a collaborative neighborhood clean-up event between Earlham and the community of Richmond. The goal is to beautify three historic districts of Richmond (Starr, Vaile and Old Richmond) in “spring cleaning” fashion. This includes disposing of litter, picking up downed limbs, sweeping sidewalks, etc. The Day of Service is co-sponsored and supported by Earlham Student Government, the Office of Community Relations, the Office of Student Activities, the Bonner Center for Service and Vocation and the City of Richmond. Faculty, staff and students are welcome! It would be wonderful for student-athletes to volunteer with their teams, for clubs and organizations to attend as a group, and for Resident Assistants to make it a program with their residents! The day will begin with breakfast (fruit, bagels, muffins, juice, tea, coffee), which will be available from 8:00-9:00 a.m., outside the Hancock Room behind Leeds Gallery in Runyan Center. All volunteers will be given a t-shirt for participating, which they will be able to decorate with fabric markers and cut with scissors in order to personalize them. At 9:00 a.m., volunteers will be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eli vs Eli: Marijuana legalization</title>
		<link>http://ecword.org/index.php/2012/04/op-ed/eli-vs-eli-marijuana-legalization/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 03:05:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Krastev</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Eli Richman On their November 2012 ballots, Colorado and Washington state have referendums on their ballot to legalize marijuana for recreational purposes.  &#160; Marijuana prohibition serves no purpose and fuels drug cartels The federal prohibition on marijuana accomplishes nothing. Even assuming that everyone follows the law, a questionable assumption at best, there is no evidence that marijuana is especially harmful, especially when compared to other legal drugs. The factors that play into making a drug illegal, in most cases, must be associated with some quality of harm. This is certainly the case for many harder drugs, which carry significant health risks or addictive qualities. However, this is not as obviously true with marijuana, and indeed is less true for marijuana than it is for other, legal drugs. Marijuana has a lower addictive quality than alcohol or tobacco, is less harmful to health, and even has medicinal qualities. That said, this in itself is not a convincing enough argument. Saying something is not as harmful as it could be is not a good enough reason to make it legal. There are, however, tangible benefits to legalizing marijuana. For one, if federal prohibition is removed, then it would facilitate the growing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A graduating senior’s farewell address</title>
		<link>http://ecword.org/index.php/2012/04/op-ed/a-graduating-seniors-farewell-address/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 03:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Krastev</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Pablo Hernandez-Romero With fifteen days left until graduation, I have been reflecting about my time here at Earlham. I wonder what contributions I have made over my four years. I wonder if my accomplishments and failures have better prepared me for a world outside Earlham and Richmond, Indiana. At the end of the day, though, I do know Earlham has taught me how to defend my views while respecting views opposite of mine. With this preface, I am using this opportunity to offer food for thought to the current students who will be staying here for at least another year. My first piece of advice is make friends with the people who make your food. In my opinion, food provides the physical nourishment for us students to go and learn about Foucault, Locke, Cuban History, microbiology, etc. Something so basic is usually seen as a given. Many of you might have seen me in the coffee shop at my usual seat or talking with Sodexo staff. To all my fellow students, take the time to say thank you to our food staff. The Sodexo staff has something to offer that students and faculty can’t…real world advice outside the academy. My [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Racism: our dirty little secret</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 02:58:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Krastev</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Heather Valadez Recent events have caused me to deeply ponder a topic no one seems to want to talk about. We act like racism is an event in the past, like it doesn’t exist, but I say that it will never go away. I do not say that we cannot and should not fight it, but I do think while this world lasts, it will persist. Racism is a cancer. It feeds off people’s prejudices, it feeds off stereotypes and discrimination. It will not go away if we ignore it. Instead, it becomes more invasive, more rooted in our society. If we wish to halt this invasion, we must address the issue of racism. It needs to be discussed. How else can we discover where it is or how great the problem is? Let’s be open about this topic, and create an environment for safe, tolerant discussion about what racism is or isn’t. The worst thing we can call anyone nowadays is ‘racist.’ People will do anything to avoid being called that. But how dare we name-call, if we don’t even talk about what it means to be ‘racist’? Yet, there is a slight difficulty in discourse over racism. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sneers &amp; Cheers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 02:57:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Krastev</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sneers to . . .  • all the stupid s&#8212; people do in the U that we get common billed for! • the dirtbag on the skateboard • spring fest being cancelled • felled trees on the trails • ex-friends who tickle me • not having enough time left in the semester • doing somebody else&#8217;s job and   not getting paid for it &#160; Cheers to . . . • my mom for sending me a birthday cake all the way from Seattle • exes graduating • creamsicle jello shots • hand drum and rhythm ensemble • playing LOTR on the trails • ticklish friends • fireflies • being home in 17 days &#160; Please text or email your Sneers and Cheers to earlhamword@gmail.com or submit them live through twitter (http://twitter.com/earlhamword) or facebook (Earlham Word).]]></description>
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		<title>Overheard</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 02:55:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Krastev</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“You WOULD have sex with my boyfriend IN my bed while I was asleep in it.” — Overheard in FantaSci &#160; “I don’t like seaweed. It feels like eating an ecosystem.” — Overheard in OA “Did I just stab you?” “Yes you did, but that’s okay, I have a band-aid in my backpack.” ­— Overheard in Runyan &#160; “That’s impractical. Who’s going to wear flip-flops in the snow?” — Overheard in Runyan]]></description>
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		<title>Student athletes face isolation from rest of community</title>
		<link>http://ecword.org/index.php/2012/04/op-ed/student-athletes-face-isolation-from-rest-of-community/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 02:52:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Krastev</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Andy McCoppin It is said that birds of a feather flock together. On this campus, there is little doubt that groups of students tend to stick together based upon common interests, and differentiate themselves from “others”. Other sexualities, other political opinions, other activities, and also other ways of thinking seem to be themes of separation. As a Quaker institution, we are all considered “friends”. However, when given a choice of where to sit, or who to work with in class, we will likely search for students who have similar interests in order to have a smooth, non-confrontational work experience. On this campus, the discussion of the divide between athletes and non-athletes is an issue that we must grapple with. Why is this divide so apparent? Is this as extreme at other schools? In general, athletes at this campus come from the Midwest, have conservative political views and are lower-middle to middle class. This assumption is huge and all-encompassing, but for this discussion will be used to illustrate the “differences” between athletes and non-athletes on campus. In opposition to the above stated upbringing, Earlham is blessed to have representatives from 42 states and 81 countries. Non-athletes are viewed as upper-class with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Earlham dips into drinking culture</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 02:49:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Krastev</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Robert Landon Dorssey College is generally considered “wet” culture here in the U.S. Greek life is rampant on most campuses and we live in an era where partying, hashing and other drinking events make up a large part of the social interaction of students. Earlham is now looking to join the ranks of such a world with a new alcohol policy, though it seems baby steps are still the pace of our progression. As a 21-year-old who will be living in a house in the fall, I think it is about time Earlham got “wet.” Now my reasons for wanting Earlham’s alcohol policy to allow for drinking are not related to my wanting to drink. Sure, being able to purchase and consume alcohol on campus would allow for a more similar college experience to the school I grew up next to, University of California Berkeley. Changing the policy would also allow for some leisurely drinks with friends and remove the feeling that I have to look over my shoulder every time I drink despite being of legal age. The real reason behind my desire for a change in the alcohol policy here on our campus is related to safety and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Girl, you’re really not that cool</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 02:44:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Krastev</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Kelly Sullivan If you’re anything like me, you’ve been anticipating the premier of HBO’s Girls for weeks. Girls is the collaboration of 25-year-old Oberlin graduate Lena Dunham and Superbad producer Judd Apatow. In the days leading up to the show’s premier on Sunday, my consumption of all things Dunham-related reached a fever pitch. I read cast bios, interviews, and watched every trailer I could find on the Internet. Every time, I died a little bit. Lena is everything I want to be. She is smart and funny and ballsy and she never wears pants. Surely, Girls would explain my life to me. Surely it would make my post-graduation path clear; give me the right plan; show me my own soul. I thought (and still by and large think) that Dunham was a girl like me, a chubby liberal arts girl plagued by a post-racial conscious and crippling self-doubt. Dunham has emphasized that her show will speak to experiences not normally shown or talked about on TV. She has posited her show as being as revealing of the real lives of young women. The reveal didn’t happen. Okay, it didn’t happen. I watched the pilot on Sunday and fell into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Football looks to new coach for victory</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 02:42:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Krastev</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Andy McCoppin A new era in Earlham athletics has swept across our campus. Within days of the announcement of Mike Bergrum being appointed the athletic director position, the Earlham community welcomed Neil Kazmierczak as new head football coach. “Neil seems to be very enthusiastic for the position, and I have enjoyed my conversations with him so far,” Don Tincher, sports information director, said. In his most recent coaching stint, Kazmierczak helped lead the Marion University Knights to a combined 24-4 record over two years as their defensive backs coach. Both years, the Knights made it to post-season play. In this same time span, Earlham’s football team has posted a 0-20 record. Sophomore Bryan James added “We [as a team] look forward to the enthusiasm, leadership, and defensive expertise that Coach Kazmierczak brings to the table to get back on the winning track that the football program has enjoyed in the past.” During the period without a head coach, the Earlham football team did not just wait around for news; rather team workouts have been going on constantly this semester. Before the announcement of Kazmierczak’s appointment, assistant coach Matt Macy filled in and helped lead our football team’s conditioning program, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Men’s tennis wins another one</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 02:41:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Krastev</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Alex Softness Junior Henry Levin returns a forehand during last Thursday’s home match against Indiana University-East, where the Quakers won 9-0.  Levin won his singles match at the #1 position 6-0, 6-0, and won his doubles match at the #3 position with sophomore Matt Foster 8-1.  This week, Levin was named the HCAC Conference Player of the Week for the second time this season, also Earlham’s fifth award this season.  The Quakers return to action on Saturday April 21, away against Anderson University.  The next home match is the biggest of the season, on Wednesday April 25 against Transylvania University at 4pm.]]></description>
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		<title>First VP candidate speaks to campus</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:29:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Krastev</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Constance Huang Earlham is looking to greatly increase enrollment, and a big part of this intention is the continued attention to the new position of Vice President for Enrollment and Communications. The first candidate, Jonathan Stroud, interviewed for the position this week. He is currently the Vice President for Enrollment Management at Cornell College in Iowa. He finished his two days of on-campus interviews with members of the Earlham community, such as President David Dawson, different groups of faculty, staff and students. In addition to his on-campus activities, the college also planned a tour of Richmond for him to experience the town and take a break from the formalities. As Stroud spoke with students in the open meeting, he mentioned his ideas about Earlham. “This is a fun college, and Earlham has a really good community.” Part of Stroud’s visit to Earlham will be his own assessment of the school, and how well he fits into this community, including its nature as a liberal arts college. “I have worked in liberal arts colleges for my entire life,” Stroud said. While answering students’ questions about his view of the reconstructed position, Stroud pointed out that the official website of the college [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guyler to students: no pink slime</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:49:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Krastev</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Kelly Sullivan Pink slime, the ground beef filler that has recently received significant media coverage due to its questionable production, has come under question recently in response to reports of its use in Sodexo operations. Though Sodexo has reportedly used pink slime in the cafeterias it operates, Kathie Guyler, the director of Dining Services, states that no pink slime is served in Saga. “There’s absolutely none here. But we are a company and we react to customer concerns. Earlham students have raised concerns, and I looked into [the situation] for that reason. We don’t use meat with any treated filler.” Pink slime is more officially known as boneless lean beef trimming or finely textured beef, both fairly innocuous names. It is an inexpensive filler used in ground beef made of ground up beef trimmings and connective tissues that have been sterilized with ammonia. Although some, especially in the beef industry, argue that pink slime is harmless, to many the very idea sends chills down their spines. The FDA, at least to a certain extent, agrees. Pink slime cannot be sold directly to customers and can only make up fifteen percent or less of any ground beef product. The process [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ERC creates plan for Earlham sustainability</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:48:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Heather Valadez Charged with creating a comprehensive sustainability plan by President David Dawson, the Environmental Responsibility Committee (ERC) presented a final draft to the Student Senate on Wednesday for discussion. The committee used STARS (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System) to guide their shaping of the proposal, as well as input from faculty, staff and students. The draft defines sustainability as, “the continuous effort to meet the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs by working toward a healthy environment, social justice and a strong economy.” The school itself does not have an in-use definition of sustainability, and ERC recommends that the school adopt this definition for its use. The ERC must have feedback on their proposal by April 23. In order to increase accountability, certain offices are listed as responsible for specific functions for sustainability in the proposal. “We are very conscious that this not become a plan that gets put on a shelf, which is why we added the responsible parties,” said Jay Roberts, convener of the ERC and associate professor of Environmental Studies Four sections make up the proposal: Coordination and Leadership, Curriculum, Community and Operations. “Right now, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New classes face simple approval process</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:46:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Krastev</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Anastasia Vladimirova What makes a new class good? What do you expect new classes to offer students? Challenging topics? Interesting subjects? At first, the variety of courses brings to mind a sophisticated process that the faculty has to undergo in order to prepare and offer new, intriguing classes. However, it does not take much for a potential class to appear in the list of courses offered. Indeed, any professor can come up with an idea for a new class. The Curricular Policy Committee usually plays a role in the approval of the new courses. Approval of the faculty is often an essential step, however, it does not require more than making sure that the course meets the requirements of the specific department and has a clear structure. That said, if it is the first time the professor teaches the course, he or she probably has to talk to faculty, show them the syllabus and discuss it. “There are some areas where you have to present and some where you do not. With the Earlham Seminar, the Interpretive Practices and Special Topics you do not have to present topics to anybody to get approved,” said Kari Kalve, English professor . [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A message from the Emergency Readiness and Recovery Planning Committee</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:44:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we near the end of the semester, we have begun to see an increase in the number of incidents of persons pulling fire alarms without evidence of a fire in the building. We are concerned that this activity is unsafe for several reasons: As the number of prank incidents increase, there is a tendency for persons to ignore the alarms due to the development of a “cry wolf” phenomena.  If there were to be a fire, we are concerned persons would not evacuate the building quickly and lives would be endangered. When false alarms call City of Richmond fire department resources to the campus, they could be drawn away from a true emergency somewhere else in Richmond.  Such actions do not place us in the position of being responsible community members. There could be a person in a building who responds with extreme anxiety to an emergency situation, such as an alarm, and such anxiety could cause a medical emergency for the person.  We do not want to contribute to such an event. Finally, the false pulling of an alarm is a Class B Misdemeanor under Indiana law.  We would contend that intentionally breaking a law that is designed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Community day of service coming soon</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:41:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Hannah Hale Leifheit This year’s annual Day of Service will take place on Saturday, April 21. The Day of Service is a collaborative neighborhood clean-up event between Earlham and the community of Richmond. The goal is to beautify three historic districts of Richmond (Starr, Vaile and Old Richmond) in “spring cleaning” fashion. This includes disposing of litter, picking up downed limbs, sweeping sidewalks, etc. The Day of Service is co-sponsored and supported by Earlham Student Government, the Office of Community Relations, the Office of Student Activities, the Bonner Center for Service and Vocation and the City of Richmond. Faculty, staff and students are welcome! It would be wonderful for student-athletes to volunteer with their teams, for clubs and organizations to attend as a group and for Resident Assistants to make it a program with their residents! The day will begin with breakfast (fruit, bagels, muffins, juice, tea, coffee), which will be available from 8:00-9:00 a.m., outside the Hancock Room behind Leeds Gallery in Runyan Center. All volunteers will be receive a t-shirt for participating, which they will be able to decorate with fabric markers and cut with scissors in order to personalize them. At 9:00 a.m., volunteers will be transported [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Programmers exercise core, computers shape up speed</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:40:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Krastev</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Krystnell Storr Nowadays, no one works on their “core” more than technologists. They might not be doing crunches and planks, but they are working hard to create computer chips that can work at increasingly fast speeds. In computer science, a core is the processing unit of a computer chip. Computer chips are the reason electronic devices such as computers can now fit on a desk, in our lap or even in our pocket. They use a “language” to communicate and follow the instructions created by programmers. Presently, the cores inside computer chips can only communicate in pairs via a bus—a bundle of wires that allows data to be both transmitted and received. This means that only a certain amount of cores can function at any given time. According to MIT News, technologists are hoping to curtail this limitation by creating cores that can store information and send them to other cores in “packets.” This is the way that computers connected to the internet work to provide us with the information we request. Li Shiuan Peh, who is an associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science at MIT, is heading the research to make computer chips that can communicate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Community takes back the night</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:39:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Krastev</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Shin Torizuka Students took to the streets as Action Against Sexual Violence (AASV) held their annual Take Back The Night (TBTN) event on April 5. Take Back the Night is an internationally-held march, organized to raise awareness of sexual violence and violence against women, children and families in local communities. The organization seeks to unify women, men and children and take a stand against violence to make streets safer for everyone. The organization promotes the idea that streets should be safe for anyone at any time. TBTN speaks against violence due to sexism, racism and homophobia. According to the TBTN website, the first march in America took place in Philadelphia in October 1975. The march was in response to the stabbing of a young biologist, Susan Alexender Speeth, who was knifed by a stranger on the street. In the 30 years since then, TBTN has made progress inside and outside the United States. The event last week started on the Heart, where participants made signs and chanted verses denouncing violence. Leaving campus, the group walked to the Richmond Municipal Building where individuals and groups spoke and performed. Speakers included students, professors, community members and Mayor Sally Hutton. Afterwards, participants [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Goatrude, Miller Farm welcome kid</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:37:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Gisele Aubin “There has been some debate around the name. Some of the possibilities include Huckleberry, Rocketship and Darkstar. I think we might be leaning towards the last one,”  said senior Clara Lippert, a Miller Farm resident. The as yet unnamed kid is a male born in the early morning on Wednesday March 28 to Goatrude. Another goat, Penelope, is also Goatrude’s daughter and is now about one year old. Lippert explained, “Right now we are not milking the goats, but theoretically they have the potential to be milked in the future.” She also says the kid’s future is as of now a mystery. “Because it’s a male its future is somewhat uncertain because typically male goats are used for meat. We haven’t talked about his future.” The unnamed kid will be castrated soon. Goatrude’s son is playful and entertaining.“He’s super friendly. We are all getting kind of attached to him so it will be a hard decision. He really likes to hop. He’s quite the social guy. Last weekend he got to hang out with a visiting dog.” For a fun and relaxing afternoon, students can visit the young goat and others. The kid likes to frolick around [...]]]></description>
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