Convocation discusses ambition and vocation in life
by Bennett Murray
Artists Carrie Newcomer and Bill Harley performed music and addressed issues of vocation, ambition and pursuits at Wednesday’s convocation, “That’s My Job.”
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Gas leak tests Earlham emergency network
by Hlengiwe Moloi
At around about 10:35 a.m., Maintenance received a phone call from an unidentified person warning that there might be a gas leak. Maintenance immediately notified Campus Safety and Security, which then immediately started sending alerts to anyone facing possible danger from the leak.
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ESG has new faces to represent the student body
by Bennett Murray
With the conclusion of Earlham Student Government elections, the new student administration is set to move in. Incoming officers junior Brian Buesing, Chief of Staff, sophomore Rosalie De Lombaert, Secretary of Finance and freshman Pablo Hernandez-Romero, Vice President o f Communications, discussed the new administration’s ideas for improving the Earlham community.
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Mountain top removal hurts Appalachians
by Anna McCormally
Dave Cooper educated Earlham students on the “hidden destruction of the Appalachian mountains” on Tuesday, Dec. 2 in a lecture about mountain top removal. Cooper feels passionately that this form of coal mining, where coal companies blast away up to 600 feet of mountain top to reach the coal seams beneath, is devastating both environmentally and socially to the areas where it’s practiced.
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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.
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