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School Slang
  • (The) Quake: Reference to Earlham’s mascot, the Hustlin’ Quaker; most frequently heard at athletic events
  • “I feel like...”: Get used to it. It’s what everyone on campus uses to preface what they have to say whenever it might be controversial.
  • Brick City: College-owned student and faculty housing to the south of campus
  • The Burrow: Barrett Hall’s basement
  • College Ave.: The street that parallels the College on the east side; home to most College-owned houses
  • College Meeting for Worship: Weekly Quaker meeting in the meeting house Sundays at 11 a.m. Students and faculty are often invited to share their message.
  • Consensus: A Quaker practice of decision-making. Love it or hate it, everyone’s got to agree with it.
  • Convenor: The leader of a campus group (known in most schools as the president)
  • Convocation: Lecture event held alternate Wednesdays at 1 p.m. Cookies and punch follow the Q&A section.
  • EH: Earlham Hall
  • ESG: Earlham Student Government
  • The Hash: The weekly Saturday morning beer-drinking escapade
  • The Heart: The courtyard that lies in the center of campus
  • Hoosier: A person from Indiana
  • LBC: The Landrum Bolling Center, a newly renovated academic building on the north side of campus
  • Lily: Lily Library
  • Moodle: Web-based academic resource
  • OA: Olvey/Andis Residence Hall
  • P&P: Principles and Practices. Especially as a first-year, you’re not going to hear the end of this “living document” regarding Earlham’s ethical intentions.
  • PAGS: Peace and global studies, one of Earlham’s more unique majors
  • Quaker Points: Meal plan dollars which can be used at Jazzman’s and the Coffee Shop
  • RPD: Richmond Police Department; avoid at all costs
  • SAB: The Student Activities Board which plans weekend events
  • SAGA: The main dining hall
  • Saga Shopping: Illicitly making the most of your block meal by assembling a back-pocket doggy bag
  • SciLi: Science Library (gets cultish after a while in late hours of the night)
  • SJC: Student Judicial Committee
  • Web DB: A personalized online program used to register for classes, look up student and faculty contact info, send out class-wide e-mails, and reference your cumulative transcript and progress reports
  • Wilderness: A popular extracurricular and minor on campus
  • Womyn’s Center: A space on campus open only to those identifying themselves as women
Things I Wish I Knew Before Coming To School
  • Even though Earlham’s an amazing place, it’s still a business with a board of directors and a bottom line.
  • Ideals don’t put themselves into action.
  • The squirrels are really unusual.
Tips to Succeed
  • Don’t change your major too many times.
  • Explore Richmond—don’t take it at face value.
  • Follow your heart . . . no, really!
  • Get involved, but not too involved.
  • Go on August Wilderness if you can.
  • Play sports.
  • Take a true variety of classes.
  • Take classes that interest you.
  • Talk to your professors.
  • Try out different study spots and figure out what works for you before you get behind.
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lwang

'12

Social Work and Youth Services

3.8
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Academic, Size of the School

The academics are very strong in some majors, and facilities are pretty good. we have all kinds of activities going on all week. have strong relationship with professor.

Feb 11, 2012

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figzubat

'15

Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution

4.6
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We Have a Museum on Campus!

Working at the natural history museum on campus here was life-changing and so amazing. I not only learned a lot but helped others, visiting the museum, learn, which I thought was very special. There are very few liberal arts colleges to have their own mummies, dinosaurs, and other cool artifacts right on campus -- connected to our science building, as a matter of fact!

Nov 04, 2011

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sah0043

'13

Psychology

5.0
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The Hash

Earlham is host to it's very own, completely student-run chapter of the Hash House Harriers. If you don't know what that means, you can Wiki it, but a super fast summary is as follows: a short (usually 1-2 miles) run (or walk, if you prefer) following a previously set trail, ending back campus where you enjoy some deliciously cheap beer with some wonderful people! It's a great way to get to know your fellow, awesome classmates!

Jul 26, 2011

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Traditions
  • Baccalaureate: For the past 35 years, the senior class has planned their own Baccalaureate (the speakers and events to precede commencement), and instead of hiring an outside celebrity, they select a favorite faculty member as the speaker.
  • Bundy 500: Now that spring semester no longer runs through Memorial Day weekend and Bundy has gotten a facelift, this famed tradition has finally retired. Yet the excitement of cockroach races down the halls of Bundy (in the spirit of the nearby Indy 500) lives on as a fond Earlham memory.
  • Convocation: While today’s students know Convocation as the bi-weekly speaker series that draws the Earlham community into Goddard Auditorium every other Wednesday at 1 p.m., the tradition goes back to the College’s founding, when students were required to attend worship.
  • Farm Day: Every Saturday, the people at Miller Farm (one of the theme houses on campus) hold Farm Day. Those who wish to participate are picked up at the Clear Creek Co-Op and head down to the farm to do a few hours of good old-fashioned farm work, including construction, gardening, apple-picking at the orchard, and general upkeep. Payment comes in the form of a delicious free lunch (not to mention the satisfaction of putting in a real day’s work).
  • The International Festival: Since the 1980s, Earlham’s large international student body has collaborated on a week-long celebration, complete with eclectic cultural events, presentations, and foods.
  • Little Two: Every Tuesday night between 11 p.m. and midnight, students got pumped up about the Little Two bicycle races, in which two-person teams share one bicycle in a relay race around the Heart. The tradition was complete with its own song that students belt into the night air.
  • Winter Candle Lighting : Every winter, as the fall semester draws to a close, students and faculty meet at Stout Meetinghouse and light luminaria candles. The tiny lights encircle the Heart and line both sides of the main drive out National Road.
Urban Legends
  • The Athletic and Wellness Center is supposedly haunted by a ghost who played basketball every night at Trueblood Field Center.
  • The Joseph Moore House on College Avenue is haunted, despite its recent renovation to house the Public Affairs offices.
Did You Know?

In a classic prank which took place before the interstate was built, travelers heading east along Route 40 after the Indy 500 were directed off the main road and around Earlham’s campus with “borrowed” road construction signs.

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