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	<title>The Earlham Word</title>
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		<title>Magician awes students with cards, tricks and hockey sticks</title>
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photos by Elsa Haag

Magician Norman Ng (pronounced &#8216;ing&#8217;) performed for students on Saturday night in Wilkinson Theater.








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		<link>http://ecword.org/index.php/2010/04/features/magician-awes-students-with-cards-tricks-and-hockey-sticks/</link>
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		<title>Triathletes soaked in rain, sweat</title>
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by Simon Levine
Thirty-two current students, graduates, faculty and members of the greater Richmond community all packed into Weber Pool early Saturday morning to compete in Earlham’s 26th annual Triathlon. 
At 7:30 a.m., a larger group of triathletes started their one-mile swim. A smaller, more experienced group followed them at 8:30 a.m. After their swim, participants [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ecword.org/index.php/2010/04/sports/triathletes-soaked-in-rain-sweat/</link>
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		<title>Earlham has lots to offer despite alcohol problems</title>
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by Toivo Asheeke
Dan Miller wrote an article last week articulating his disappointment in the amount of drinking that occurs at Earlham College. To illuminate the depths to which this disappointment ran, he wrote about how in choosing this renowned and respected Quaker institution, he was drawn by its “focus on Quaker values, the small student [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ecword.org/index.php/2010/04/op-ed/earlham-has-lots-to-offer-despite-alcohol-problems/</link>
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		<title>Rain or no rain, students celebrate Springfest</title>
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Sophmore Lionel Musoni pedals a go-cart at Springfest on Saturday




by Jonas Shellhammer
photos by Will Gold
Even in the face of weather marred by gray skies and the occasional rain drop, many people attended Earlham College&#8217;s annual Springfest last Saturday. However, many students expressed dismay over the fact that the majority of the event was held inside.
Sophomore [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ecword.org/index.php/2010/04/features/rain-or-no-rain-students-celebrate-springfest/</link>
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		<title>Ntozake Shange’s ‘For Colored Girls’ to be performed in Goddard</title>
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By Mamus Ngeseyan
Senior Monica Black and Junior Tafadzwa Chihanga will be performing Ntozake Shange’s choreopoem, “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf” May 1 and 2 in Goddard auditorium.
“For Colored Girls” has received an Obie Award, Outer Circle Critics Award, AUDELCO Award, as well as Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ecword.org/index.php/2010/04/a_e/ntozake-shange%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98for-colored-girls%e2%80%99-to-be-performed-in-goddard/</link>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s Really Talk about Drinking</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By  Reuben Goldstein 

This is in response to Dan Miller’s Article, “Drinking culture poisons our Earlham community.” 
I believe that his perception of Earlham and its drinking culture is partially correct; it does exist and can put people in uncomfortable situations. 
Nevertheless, I disagree that drinking poisons Earlham culture; I believe that alcohol consumption has [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ecword.org/index.php/2010/04/op-ed/lets-really-talk-about-drinking/</link>
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		<title>Ford Knight research projects as a convocation</title>
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by Mae Turley, on behalf of the Events Committee.
So hopefully the title intrigued you in and now you are thinking to yourself, “Ford Knight Research Projects as a Convocation? Don’t we typically have a speaker or a mini performance for that event?”
The Events Committee invites us all to think a bit outside of the box [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ecword.org/index.php/2010/04/op-ed/ford-knight-research-projects-as-a-convocation/</link>
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		<title>Wind turbine installed atop roof of Dennis</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By William Duffee
Students and faculty erected a wind turbine on top of Dennis Hall last weekend, a symbol of Earlham’s efforts toward sustainability spinning above campus for all to see.
The wind turbine is a development of the Hardware Interfacing Project (HIP), a student group in the computer science department that has been working on forms of alternative energy production.
The wind turbine is grid-tied, meaning it feeds the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ecword.org/index.php/2010/04/news/wind-turbine-installed-atop-roof-of-dennis/</link>
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		<title>Earth week raises awareness, supports local food</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By William Duffee
Students are digging deeper into their awareness about environmental issues through Earth Week, a weeklong series of events surrounding Earth Day on April 22.
Earlham Environmental Action Coalition (EEAC) is sponsoring the celebrations that, according to sophomore EEAC member Clara Lippert, “promote sustainability and environmental awareness.”
The celebratory week began on Sunday with a bird walk, and has since included a screening of the film “Fresh,” a trip to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ecword.org/index.php/2010/04/news/earth-week-raises-awareness-supports-local-food/</link>
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		<title>Seniors continue to raise money for gift</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Aleta Cox
Though graduating seniors may be financially stretched thin, they still face the task of raising more money for the Senior Gift, which an event at Miller Farm set out to do last Friday, April 16.
The Senior Gift Committee (SGC) co-sponsored the event, with the Bike Co-Op, the Earlham Environmental Action Coalition and the Environmental Responsibility Committee teaming up to hold the potluck/ fundraising event this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ecword.org/index.php/2010/04/news/seniors-continue-to-raise-money-for-gift/</link>
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		<title>CCL to revise current smoking policy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Sasha Benderly_Kraft
The Committee on Campus Life (CCL) is lighting up changes in Earlham’s smoking policy, which was up for renewal under its three-year review cycle this past fall.
Members of the committee felt strongly enough during the discussion of the policy to call for a change in the policy for its next cycle, according to CCL member and Earlham Student Government Co-President Cory Mathieu, senior.
The committee has [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ecword.org/index.php/2010/04/features/ccl-to-revise-current-smoking-policy/</link>
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		<title>New Principles document embraces simplicity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Jonas Shellhammer
As the year winds down and both faculty and students look forward to the end of the academic year, so too is Earlham’s review of its Principles and Practices document nearing the final stages of its process.
The review process, which happens every four years, will be complete before the end of the semester. This time around, the committee in charge of the review has [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ecword.org/index.php/2010/04/features/new-principles-document-embraces-simplicity/</link>
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		<title>View from abroad: volcanic ash delays air travel</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Pablo Romero
The United Kingdom (UK) has come to an aviation standstill. All five London Airports (Heathrow, Gatwick, City, Luton and Stansted), and other airports have been shut down due to a … volcano? Yes, folks, that’s right, a volcano from Iceland has erupted and spewed out ash clouds that currently surround the airspace in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ecword.org/index.php/2010/04/uncategorized/view-from-abroad-volcanic-ash-delays-air-travel/</link>
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		<title>Gamelan ensemble brings Java to EC</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By John Jacobson
The sounds of Gamelan Ensemble reverberated in Goddard Auditorium last Saturday night as the Javanese percussion group, led by Associate Professor of Music Marc Benamou, made its sixth annual performance.
The pieces of the Gamelan Ensemble were performed on bronze gongs and drums. Guest performers Tri Sutrisno and Joko Sutrisno performed with the ensemble.
Junior [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ecword.org/index.php/2010/04/a_e/gamelan-ensemble-brings-java-to-ec/</link>
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		<title>Lit mag, sexuality zine throw party to celebrate new releases</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Gabriel Middaugh
Two student-run publications, Crucible and (Not Just) Lip Service, are joining up together for the first time to release their newest issues, next week.
Many of the members overlap from one organization to another, and work closely on both projects. However, the joint release and celebratory dinner party is exciting for fans of both [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ecword.org/index.php/2010/04/a_e/lit-mag-sexuality-zine-throw-party-to-celebrate-new-releases/</link>
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		<title>Drinking culture poisons our Earlham community</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Dan Miller
As a first-year student approaching the end of his first year, and possibly his last year at Earlham, I can’t help but think about my experience here.
I think about the amazing classes I have had and the professors who have inspired me to achieve goals higher than my expectations. I think about the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ecword.org/index.php/2010/04/op-ed/drinking-culture-poisons-our-earlham-community/</link>
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		<title>Cheers &#038; Sneers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CHEERS to:

Wendy Seligman, who listens and loves. And for illuminating to me the fact that college is our world right now, but we still need to breathe
Faculty who share their lives with us, because it gives us perspectives on ours.
The sandwich ladies at Saga, because never before has a tuna and Swiss made the day [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ecword.org/index.php/2010/04/features/cheers-sneer/</link>
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		<title>Sustainability at Earlham: reaching for the STARS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By The Environmental Colloquium Class
Has anyone ever scolded you for not recycling, not composting, driving too much or leaving your light on in the name of “sustainability”?
Do you ever feel like those small adjustments are inconsequential since they are just individual actions? I mean, what does turning off one light do if 300 million other [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ecword.org/index.php/2010/04/op-ed/sustainability-at-earlham-reaching-for-the-stars/</link>
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		<title>Revolution will not be run by hypocrites - still</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Adam Estroff
I wrote last semester about how the environmental revolution will not be won through hypocrisy, in response to the Dow Chemicalsponsored Live Earth races taking place across the country this week.
The races are 6K long, to symbolize the distance the impoverished have to walk for clean water. Now, I am not against providing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ecword.org/index.php/2010/04/op-ed/revolution-will-not-be-run-by-hypocrites-still/</link>
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		<title>ESG weighs in on&#8230; Environmental Responsibility Committee</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Earlham Student Government
Hello again, student body!
Here is an update from the Environmental Responsibility Committee (ERC): one current project is to increase the education regarding bottled water and its negative environmental impacts, as well as to develop a reusable water bottle system for events on campus.
Sodexo will help in cleaning bottles and the community will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ecword.org/index.php/2010/04/uncategorized/esg-weighs-in-on-environmental-responsibility-committee/</link>
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		<title>Firing demonstrates Earlham&#8217;s hypocrisy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Matthew Cunningham-Cook
There is a tendency within the domain of this hallowed institution for its most privileged members to engage in citational, self-laudatory oratory. We tend to discuss the manner in which Earlham students act and should act, how Earlham breeds a certain kind of “globally competent” student that “engages with a changing world.”
These tendencies [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ecword.org/index.php/2010/04/op-ed/firing-demonstrates-earlhams-hypocrisy/</link>
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		<title>Obama continues Bush&#8217;s policies abroad</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Aaron F. Simmons
To genuinely take someone seriously is critique them when they fail. If we are to treat President Obama with respect we must critique his actions when they become ethically unacceptable.
Having said this, it is my belief that Obama has furthered the Bush foreign policy by not making a commitment to ever fully [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ecword.org/index.php/2010/04/op-ed/obama-continues-bushs-policies-abroad/</link>
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		<title>So long, Word, I leave you with love</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Marisa Keller
In just over two weeks, I will graduate, leaving behind not only Earlham, but The Earlham Word.
Since my first semester, nearly four years ago, as a humble and shy copy editor, I have written stories, taken [mediocre] photos, drawn comics, laid out pages and sacrificed many hours of my Wednesday nights.
This has been [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ecword.org/index.php/2010/04/op-ed/so-long-word-i-leave-you-with-love/</link>
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		<title>Baseball team 8 for 24, looking ahead</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Bryant Foreman
Last year the baseball team was competitive against Robert Morris-Springfield, yet this year the Quakers lost all but one game to the Illinois team as they split the first doubleheader with a 6-5 win and a 9-6 loss, respectively. The second day didn’t turn out well for the struggling team, which fell in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ecword.org/index.php/2010/04/sports/baseball-team-8-for-24-looking-ahead/</link>
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		<title>Remodeling delays student café</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Emma Grygotis 
Work on the student-run coffee shop continues, although remodeling complications have prevented the store from opening this semester as planned. While some questions remain unanswered, student leaders are now working on details from what type of coffee to serve to their vision for the shop’s role in the campus community.
Currently, the shop’s student organizers are planning a soft opening for the end of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ecword.org/index.php/2010/04/news/remodeling-delays-student-cafe/</link>
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		<title>Frisbee teams conquer in tournament</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Photos by Elsa Haag





Senior Kevin Amagai runs away from a Huntington College player during Saturday&#8217;s game.  Earlham beat Huntington 12-10 and finished the tournament 2-2, with a win against University of Cincinnati (13-11), and losses to Taylor University (8-13) and Wright State (9-13).



Senior Oriana Filiaci jumps to catch the frisbee during Saturday&#8217;s game against [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ecword.org/index.php/2010/04/sports/frisbee-teams-conquer-in-tournament/</link>
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		<title>Inside the mind of Earlham athlete Will Katz</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Adam Tobin
After a brief hiatus, Mind of An Athlete (MoA) returns to the Word for its first installment in several months. This column is an in depth profile of an Earlham student-athlete and gives readers a more personal account of who the athlete is beyond the varsity sport they participate in at Earlham.
This week MoA profiles Will Katz, a senior English major from Seattle and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ecword.org/index.php/2010/04/sports/inside-the-mind-of-earlham-athlete-will-katz/</link>
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		<title>Wertman breaks Earlham record at Intercollegiate</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Aleta Cox
The men’s track team found a little success this weekend at the Indiana Intercollegiate Track (Little State) competition at Indiana Wesleyan University, as senior Chris Shaw and junior Chad Wertman placed in their respective events, Wertman with a record-breaking throw.
Wertman’s toss of 53-6 1/2 was good enough for second place and also surpassed Earlham’s record of 52 1/2, thrown by Bill Newcomb ’68, a member [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ecword.org/index.php/2010/04/sports/wertman-breaks-earlham-record-at-intercollegiate/</link>
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		<title>Rugby teams run forward through spring games</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Aleta Cox
As the weather gets warm, several club sports, including rugby, have taken to the open spaces of grass fields for practices and matches, as they look to continue building a strong rugby program here at Earlham.
Senior Will Vincent affirms the three basic rules of rugby, as he learned them from alumnus Mac Lehmann.
“Number one: You can only ever pass backwards. Number two: You always [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ecword.org/index.php/2010/04/sports/rugby-teams-run-forward-through-spring-games/</link>
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		<title>Baseball takes one of four against Wabash</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Bryant Foreman
The first doubleheader in the series against the Wabash Little Giants was bittersweet for senior baseball captain Jake Carr. Carr broke yet another record on Saturday as he pushed his way to the top of the list for career RBI’s with 93, but the Quakers lost both games in the doubleheader.
Carr, an all-conference catcher/infielder, said, “It’s a really good feeling to know [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ecword.org/index.php/2010/04/sports/baseball-takes-one-of-four-against-wabash/</link>
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