Earlham College
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Construction on campus has been continuing at an impressive, though not overly frenetic pace. Slowly but surely, the most rundown buildings are being converted to state-of-the-art facilities. The Athletics and Wellness Center opened its doors in 1999, welcoming students to swim, work out, run, and shoot hoops. The Landrum Bolling Center (LBC) doesn’t have the charming woodwork and windows of Carpenter Hall, but the classrooms have more than their fair share of high-tech everything. Meanwhile, plans are underway for a much-needed fine arts building, and the rumor mill is whispering about a new concert venue. If you’re the equestrian type, you’re in luck, as a new riding arena was opened in 2003. All said, if we don’t have it yet, it’s sure to be in the works. However, the lack of fine arts facilities on campus for the foreseeable future is a much-felt absence. With a few exceptions, anything you can’t locate on campus you should be able to find in Richmond. It can be scary, however, to realize how long some students can go without leaving campus except to visit LoBill’s (a grocery store a couple blocks away). The Earlham Film Series shows movies in Dennis every weekend, and the school does a good job bringing interesting acts to campus, from mentalists to Ursula Rucker to Hasidic reggae superstar Matisyahu. For the campus’s small student population, Earlham has high standards for facility maintenance and construction, providing students with a great environment for learning, socializing, and recreating.

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mbhepbu11

Spanish Language and Literature '15

3.8

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Facilities Are Semi-Dope?

The facilities at Earlham College are pretty decent. I really enjoy the athletic center, because they have nice gym equipment, a fun rock climbing wall and the staff there is really friendly. The theater is pretty nice as well, although it is small. We also have a really great coffee shop/food court where you can come and use "quaker points" if you don't feel like (or don't have time) to eat a meal in the cafeteria. It's also a great place to come hang out or do homework and enjoy a snack. Earlham unfortunately has a pretty sucky football, soccer field and track which discourages sports event attendance, but they have an amazing equestrian center and beautiful "back campus" area with hundreds of wooded acreage great for cross country and hiking in general.

Apr 23, 2012

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dragonwriter57

'13

4.6

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Good Places to Study

The library is great--some of the books are old, but they have a lot of books on a lot of topics, including some fiction. It's also a great place to go to study, and has beanbags and quiet study rooms. The same is true of all the other academic buildings on campus, there are lots of places you can go to study if you want. Or you can go out on the Heart, in the middle of campus, and hang out on the swing or in a chair, or just sit on the grass, and study, play catch, have a lightsaber fight, or whatever.

May 19, 2010

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All the facilities are nice. We...

All the facilities are nice. We need a new medium-size concert venue, but they’re working on it.

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