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Buddy, Can You Spare Some Natural Gas?
November 18, 2009 by Evan Fackler
We ran the Regional meet this past weekend. It was a warm November day. Hot and sunny. It was the first time since September that we’ve run on a dry course. John took advantage of the conditions and ran the 8K in under 29 minutes for the first time. Bo and Oliver, two other members of the team, ran personal bests as well. On the women’s side, our very own Emily Doering set a personal best in the 6K, and might have hit a 5K best in the process. At the end of the day we went home having finished 26th out of 36 teams. A respectable finish.
The Beginning of the End of the Semester
November 17, 2009 by Miriam Dolnick
From here on out, the rest of the semester is going to be pretty unbearable. There’s just so much work to do and so little time to do it. It’s incredible how quickly time passes. After Thanksgiving we have just two more weeks of class, then the semester is over! I’m trying not to think about the feasibility of getting everything done in that time, I’ve got quite a bit to do. It’s pretty amazing to think that I’m almost in my last semester of college!
Declaring My Major and Other Highlights of the Week
November 16, 2009 by Piper Lewis
I've been very productive recently. I have declared my major (double). I will be majoring in English and Geology. I have a three-year plan that will get this done and allow for one to two electives every semester.
An Invitation to My Senior Project
November 13, 2009 by Hallie Cranos
This past week has been a blur of preparing for my senior project, which is next Tuesday, November 17 at 7 in the Womyn’s Center. Everyone should come! I am really exciting about it – it is a workshop on ecofeminism and developing a community garden at Earlham. There will a more theoretical discussion on ecofeminism and the ideology behind community gardens followed by really practical brainstorming about challenges that starting a community garden at Earlham presents. It is geared both for people who have already been involved in this process and especially for people who are interested but so far haven’t participated. It will be a great way to start being involved in the discussion. It will also be very interactive and fun, and there will be vegan homemade cookies!
Among the Darbyites
November 11, 2009 by Evan Fackler
This past Saturday the women’s soccer team battled Wittenberg in the North Coast Athletic Conference title match. Fellow Darbyite (housemate) Callie Thompson, senior soccer extraordinaire, returned home with a knee the size of a child. Other Darbyites field-tripped to Wittenberg for some tailgating and to show their support. I was not among them.
I was not among them because I was on a field trip of my own. Battling the staggering exhaustion of five hours of sleep, I awoke at 7 am Saturday morning, drank a ridiculously large mug of coffee, and met up with my Environmental Geosciences class for a trek across the county – and a brief sojourn into whatever county lies south of Wayne. From 8 am until 6 pm, we visited four landmarks around the area.
Hallie's Better -- and Making Pancakes
November 9, 2009 by Hallie Cranos
My housemates make fun of me because I always preface everything as either exciting or sad. As in “I have exciting and sad news – my sister got a job so she will have a big enough apartment for me to live with her next summer, but I can’t find my shoes.”
I guess I should just feel bad that their lives aren’t as event-filled as mine.
Nothing Like A Good Poop Joke - A Psychogeographic Exploration of Restroom Graffiti Around Campus
November 5, 2009 by Evan Fackler
The Psychogeographic Society of Richmond, IN is back. It has
no formal meeting place, no membership, and no physical publication. It exists
by word of mouth only. For instance, a friend recommended I go to a certain bar
in Richmond – “worth it just for the bathroom graffiti,” he said.
Piper's Halloween Adventures
November 4, 2009 by Piper Lewis
Halloween week is awesome because it is basically like an extended birthday. (At least for me!) I love costumes and Halloween is an excuse to dress up every day for a week, which is what my friends and I did. Monday we wore the same tights, Tuesday we were fairies or pirates, Thursday we were animals and Friday we wore our best costumes (I went as an elf).
Friday night was Rocky Horror, which was a lot of fun. Sadly, a majority of the audience (drawing from the college) were “Rocky Virgins,” so there were about 4 or 5 people who knew the callouts (I do, but only vaguely) and so there wasn't quite as much crowd participation as one might hope. But we all got dressed up, which was way fun and ridiculous, and we danced and sang along.
Piper's Birthday Charades
November 2, 2009 by Piper Lewis
The fake ladybugs are now thankfully dying, or going away at least, but there were a few days where the sound of ladybugs hitting light/zipping around the room was enough to make a person crazy. Cue "It's the End of the World as We Know It" roommate ladybug edition (truly they are a sign of evil and the apocalypse). Though having dead fake-ladybuggy bodies everywhere is also a bit disturbing.
Tragedy and I hung out on Friday. It was fun to chat with her while she cleaned her room. Sadly, Tragedy had to go home shortly thereafter because her mother had to go to the hospital for her flu (it wasn't going away) she's getting better now, so that's really good.
Thinking About Generational Cynicism
October 30, 2009 by Hallie Cranos
On Monday evening I saw part of a presentation by the Beehive Collective, an arts group based in eastern Maine that makes locally specific murals that illuminate social issues. This post is about things I’ve been thinking about since I saw part of their presentation and not the presentation itself; because I only saw about a half an hour of their talk and I can’t really write an adequate analysis of it. They are super interesting, so if you would like to know more about them you should go to their Web site, www.beehivecollective.org.
