Summer swim classes for parent and tots, preschool, and school age children start June 2. Summer sessions meet two weeks each, Monday - Thursday mornings; June 2 - 12, June 17 - 26 and July 14 - 24. Classes are also offered Tuesday afternoons June 3 - 24. Contact: For more information, call Jayne Arnold at 983-1732 or e-mail arnolja@earlham.edu and sign up available at the Athletics and Wellness Center.
Positively sixth street rentals has very clean and affordable one- and two-bedroom apartments available in the 100 and 200 block of south Sixth street. Thirty-year history renting to Earlham Students and staff. Contact: howica@aol.com , or call 765-966-6954.
There is a limited number of tickets to the Civic Hall performance of Golden Dragon Acrobats. When: Sat., May 17, 8 a.m. Where: Tickets may be picked up before Fri., May 16 at the Community Relations Office located in Carpenter Hall.
The Bookstore is closed on Fri., May 9 for computer upgrades. Please plan accordingly. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Lilly Library
Mon. through Thurs., 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Fri., 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Wildman Science Library
Mon. through Fri., 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Friends Library and College Archives
Mon. through Fri., 9 a.m. – Noon, 1 – 4 p.m.
Instructional Technology & Media
Mon. through Fri., 9:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Earlham Computing Services (Closed Weekends)
Computing Center: 8 a.m. – Noon, 1 – 4:30 p.m.
HelpDesk Hours:
8 a.m. – Noon, 1 – 4:30 p.m.
Both after hour labs are open for 24 hours until Mon., June 2.
Fingerprinting services are offered for any student or employee who needs it for study abroad or employment. Picture identification is required. When: Tues., April 29, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Where: Campus Safety and Security Office. Contact: Security Office at anthoca@earlham.edu , or x1400.
Fri., May 2, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sat., May 3, 11 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., plus one hour after ceremony
Sun., May 4, 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Bookstore hours beginning Mon., May 5:
Mon. – Fri., 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Closed Sat. and Sun.
STD test results are available for the last time on campus this year. No appointment needed. When: Fri., April 25, 1 – 3 p.m. Where: Health Services. Contact: If you miss this opportunity, call 973-9294 and ask for Sam to schedule a time at Wayne County Health Clinic.
The Bookstore is closing at 4 p.m. today, Thurs., April 24, so that the staff can attend Heide's retirement reception. Hope to see you in the Richmond Room.
A course taught by Caroline Jones titled Insight Meditation and the Four Noble Truths: Bringing the Buddha’s Teachings into our Everyday Life, is offered to people of all faiths or none, free of charge. Participants reflect on some of the challenges in life and how the Buddha’s teachings can help and guide us. When: Tues. evenings 7 p.m. beginning April 29 through a Sat. daylong retreat on May 31. Where: Virginia Cottage. Contact: Trayce Peterson at petertr@earlham.edu , x1501.
Swim Lesson brochures are now available. May lessons are Monday or Wednesday afternoons. Summer sessions run June 2 through June 12, June 17 through June 26, and July 15 July 24 in the morning and June 3 through June 24 in the afternoon. Contact: For more information, contact Jayne Arnold at x1732, or pick up a brochure at the Athletics and Wellness building.
Reusable food containers should be returned to Dining Services by Thurs May 1. The student’s name should accompany the container to avoid being charged a fee.
SAGA goes tray-less for Earth Day. Research shows that when trays are removed from dining locations, less food is wasted, less energy is consumed and it reduced the amount of water and detergent used. When: Tues., April 22.
Due to the renovation of Earlham Hall, Counseling Services moves to the first floor south Olvey-Andis Hall on May 5. Counseling Services is closed May 2 and May 5 in order to and hours may be limited during finals week. If you need to talk to a counselor and cannot find an appointment on our Web scheduler at www.earlham.edu/~sas/health/, please e-mail woodrho@earlham.edu or sanfoje@earlham.edu .
Are you worried about going home this summer where a parent or other family member abuses alcohol or other drugs? To cope, recognize that your feelings are normal; plan ahead so you have friends and activities to get you out of the house; find healthy ways to relieve stress, such as exercise; seek counseling before you leave or while you’re at home; visit www.coaf.com for other helpful ideas for coping with home this summer. For more self-help tips, or to make a counseling appointment, go to www.earlham.edu/~sas/health/
An information meeting is set to discuss opportunities to participate in the Theatre Department. When: Tues., April 22, 12:30 p.m. Where: Room 007, Runyan Center. Contact: holmoch@earlham.edu .
There are many openings available for the last Women's Clinic of the semester. When: Thurs., April 24, 10:20 a.m. – 1 p.m. Contact: Call x1328 for an appointment or e-mail wuertka@earlham.edu .
HOURS:
Lilly Library
Mon., April 28 through Wed., April 30, 8 a.m. – 1 a.m.
Thurs., May 1, 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Fri., May 2, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sat., May 3 and Sun., May 4, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Wildman Science Library
Mon., April 28 through Wed., April 30, 8 a.m. – 1 a.m.
Thurs., May 1, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Fri., May 2, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sat., May 3, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Sun., May 4, Closed
Friends Library and College Archives
Mon., April 28 and Tues., April 29, 9 a.m. – Noon, 1 – 4 p.m. and 7 – 9 p.m.
Wed., April 30 through Fri., May 2, 9 a.m. – Noon, 1 – 4 p.m.
Sat., May 3, 1 – 2 p.m.
Sun., May 4, Closed
Instructional Technology & Media
Mon., April 28 through Wed., April 30, 8 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Thurs., May 1 and Fri., May 2, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sat., May 3 and Sun., May 4, Closed
Earlham Computing Services (Closed Weekends)
Computing Center: 8 a.m. – Noon, 1 – 5 p.m.
HelpDesk Hours:
Mon., april 28 and Tues., April 29, 8 a.m. – Noon, 1 – 5 p.m. and 6 – 11 p.m.
Wed., April 30, 8 a.m. – Noon, 1 – 5 p.m. and 6 – 8 p.m.
Thurs., May 1 and Fri., May 2, 8 a.m. – Noon, 1 – 5 p.m.
Both after hour labs are open for 24 hours until Mon., June 2.
Wisconsin Books to Prisoners needs your help. We need donations of dictionaries and thesauruses as well as books by or about African Americans and African American subjects and issues and art or language instruction books. They must be soft-cover, gently-used and contain no high-lights or similar markings. If you have books you could donate,
Contact info for "HELP WISCONSIN BOOKS TO PRISONERS: "The final print issue of Around The Heart for the 2007-08 academic year is Tuesday, April 29. The e-mail version of the newsletter and the blog continue through May 23. Contact: If you have any questions, contact ATH-feedback@earlham.edu or visit http://www.earlham.edu/aroundtheheart/ .
Tickets for the spring production of Dance Alloy are now on sale. If you purchase a ticket before the first performance, you get a chance to enter a raffle. When: Get your tickets Monday to Friday, April 14 through April 25, Noon. Where: Runyan Center. Show Dates are Thurs., April 24 and Sat., April 26, 7:30 p.m. in Wilkinson Theatre.
Are you a graduating senior or someone who will be leaving the Earlham community? Have a bike that you don't want to take with you? Donate it to the Bike Coop. We always accept bikes and parts. When: Mondays and Wednesdays, 3 – 5 p.m., or knock on the door at Gurney House and ask for Mia.
Earlham Women's Basketball is having a mulch sale to raise funds for gear and equipment. Due to increased demand additional mulch has been ordered. Place your order by Fri., April 18. The dark shredded mulch is a green product and is in a two cubic foot bag. The cost is $3.15 per/bag or five bags for $15.25 (the discount is for five bag increments only). We deliver mulch within 10 miles of Earlham for $10 and spread it for $1 per bag. Make checks payable to Earlham Women's Basketball and send to Drawer #204. Please include a contact number. When: Mulch pick up is Sat., April 19, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Where: Carpenter Hall parking lot. Contact: Liana Coutts at couttli@earlham.edu or x1486. Thank you for your support.
Please note that the only animals permitted in campus buildings are service animals whose presence is necessary to assist individuals with disabilities. Contact: Business Office, x1628.
Lincoln Blake and Walt Bistline lead a May Term in western Turkey next year. There are two informational meetings. When: Thurs., April 17, Noon and at 4 p.m. Where: Room 001, Runyan, down the ramp from the post office. Grab your “empty bowl” lunch for the noon meeting. Contact: bistlwa@earlham.edu .
The libraries and Information Services are conducting a facilities and services survey, seeking input for our work on facilities and services improvement. Most of you probably received an e-mail message inviting you to participate and a number of you have responded. But we need a high level of participation so that we are sure your needs are fully reflected. Please take time to go to the Web site and complete the survey. It takes about fifteen minutes. We are drawing eight names for $25 gift certificates and when we reach 50 percent participation the libraries make contributions to the Earlham Environmental Responsibilities Committee. If we reach 75 percent participation we will double the contributions. Contact: For the student survey visit http://earlham.tperesearch.com , and the faculty/staff survey at http://earlhamcollege.tperesearch.com/ .
Teach your mind not to wander. This is the easiest and most effective thing. When you lose concentration, remind yourself: "be here now." Focus back on your task. You'll probably have to do this over and over in the beginning; that's OK. Just "be here now." Practice ignoring. Don't look for who just dropped lots of books, or at the wiggling person next to you. Make a “mind tunnel” between you and the task or the person you are supposed to be listening to. Paying attention is a decision. For more self-help tips, or to make a counseling appointment, go to www.earlham.edu/~sas/health .
Residence Life provides shuttle services for students to and from the Dayton and Indianapolis airports for the end of the year. There is a $30 charge for one way. This is charged to your student account. In order to utilize this service, you must make an online reservation no later than Monday, April 28. A confirmation email will be sent to you with additional instructions on how and where to board the shuttle. Travel time is from Richmond to Dayton Airport is about 45 minutes; from Richmond to Indianapolis Airport takes about 1 hour and 30 minutes. Airport security check can typically take an additional hour. Please consider this when making your reservation. Please meet at the circular driveway behind Runyan Center 30 minutes prior to departure times.
Contact info for "NEED A RIDE? MAKE SHUTTLE RESERVATIONS! "This is the final Symphony performance of the season. We have a limited number of tickets for An Evening in St. Petersburg. When: Sat., April 26, 7:30 p.m. Where: Tickets are available in the Community Relations Offices from Mon., April 14 through Thurs., April 24. On Fri., April 25, the remaining tickets are available to faculty and staff.
Join the Baccalaureate Choir to sing Randall Thompson's Alleluia at the Baccalaureate service. Meals and housing are provided for students who sign up and sing with the choir. When: Sat., May 3, 10:30 a.m. Rehearsals are on Thurs. and Fri., May 1 and 2, 4 – 5 p.m. in the Hancock Room. Contact: Sign-up outside the Fine Arts Office by Tues., April 22. Also, Noah DeLong, delonno@earlham.edu , x1524.
The Admissions Office hosts admitted students and families at Admitted Student Day. We are expecting 96 students for this event. Please help us welcome them while they are on campus. When: Sun., April 13 and Mon., April 14.
Come support the Tanzania program students as they raise money for a cd4 counter for an HIV/AIDS outreach group in Dar Es Salaam. When: Wed., April 16, 9 a.m. until the food's gone. Where: Outside the Science Library and traveling all over campus.
Sign-up now for May swim lessons. When: Mon. or Wed. afternoons. Classes are: Parents and tots, 5 – 5:30 p.m. $17.50; Preschool, 3:30 – 4 p.m. $17.50; School-age children – all levels, 4 – 5 p.m. $22.50. Sign up and pay at the Athletics and Wellness desk. Contact: Jayne Arnold at x1732.
EPU's Campaign Against Coca-Cola hosts a free pizza lunch to discuss the campaign's direction. We want your feedback. When: Thurs., April 10, Noon. Where: Orchard Room, Runyan Center.
SWAG Women's Reading Group discusses The Space Between Us by Thrity Umrigar, a story intimately and compassionately told against the sensuous background of everyday life in Bombay. When: Wed., April 23, 7:30 p.m. Where: At the home of Heide Hemker. (May 14 meeting the group reads a play, to be determined.) Contact: Heide at x1513.
Twelve Japanese Studies seniors present their capstone research projects. When: Thurs., April 10, 4 – 8:30 p.m. Where: Room 315 Bolling Center.
4 p.m. - Daniel DeGrasse Can the Two Party System Survive in Japan?
4:20 - Michael D. Zakes, Zainichi Koreans in Contemporary Japanese Film
4:40 - David Karasick, Cell Phones in Japan
5 - Carl Moravec, The Dark Mirror: Popular Culture, Amae, and Japanese Anime
5:20 - Kimberly Grojean, Japan’s Underground Economy: The Issue of Human Trafficking in Foreign Relations
5:40 - Kirby (Erik) Henry, Marketing J-Pop: Art, Technology, and Economic Trends within the Japanese Music Industry
6 to 6:30 - Break with refreshments
6:30 - James Steele Howard, Japonisme and Japan’s Influence on Art Nouveau (1880 to 1915)
6:50 - Rylan Buchholz, Sword Furniture as the Soul of the Samurai: A History and Analysis of Japanese Metalwork
7:10 - Richard Harris, The Other Side: Kanji Instruction in Japan and the United States
7:30 - Kim Kreil, Questioning the Importance of Historical Relations: A Comparative Study of Discrimination against Koreans and Black Americans in Japan
7:50 - Sarah Brumagin, Kawaii, the not so new pink
8:10 - Pershanna Ward, Graphic: Visual Kei and Its Relationship to Sh’jo Culture
Openings for this week for women's clinic at Health Services first floor Earlham Hall. When: Thurs., April 10 at 11 a.m., 11:40 a.m., Noon, 12:40 and 1 p.m. Contact: Call x1328 or come in to make an appointment.
Earlham Student Government holds elections for the Committee on Campus Life. We need ten percent of the student body to vote in order to have a legitimate election, so do your civic duty and and cast your vote. When: Tues., Wed. and Thurs., April 8 – 10, during lunch. Where: Runyan Center. Contact: esg@earlham.edu .
Deadline for getting travel vaccines is Fri., April 25. Please come in as soon as possible to get these as we will be packing up to move out of Earlham Hall the following week. Contact: millega@earlham.edu .
Seniors must pay cash for prescriptions, labs and supplies at Health Services beginning Mon., April 14. Also, remember to get a free copy of your vaccination records that you may need for work, grad. school or travel.
The end of the semester is a stressful, busy time for students and professors. To reduce stress, be sure to get good Nutrition, Exercise daily, get enough Rest and sleep, and have some down time every day for Fun (N-E-R-F). Deep breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, meditation, and yoga are good ways to reduce stress and anxiety. Take life one day at a time, practice good time management, be flexible, and before you know it, the summer break will be here. For more self-help tips, or to make a counseling appointment, go to www.earlham.edu/~sas/health
The end of the semester is a stressful, busy time for students and professors. To reduce stress, be sure to get good Nutrition, Exercise daily, get enough Rest and sleep, and have some down time every day for Fun (N-E-R-F). Deep breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, meditation, and yoga are good ways to reduce stress and anxiety. Take life one day at a time, practice good time management, be flexible, and before you know it, the summer break will be here. For more self-help tips, or to make a counseling appointment, go to www.earlham.edu/~sas/health
The Cope Environmental Center holds an open forum for all students to provide feedback on the CEC's long-range plan. Refreshments are provided. When: Thurs., April 10, 7 p.m. Where: Gurney House.
Contact info for "COPE CENTER FOCUS GROUP: "The Cope Environmental Center holds an open forum for all students to provide feedback on the CEC's long-range plan. Refreshments are provided. When: Thurs., April 10, 7 p.m. Where: Gurney House.
Contact info for "COPE CENTER FOCUS GROUP: "The Cope Environmental Center holds an open forum for all students to provide feedback on the CEC's long-range plan. Refreshments are provided. When: Thurs., April 10, 7 p.m. Where: Gurney House.
Contact info for "COPE CENTER FOCUS GROUP: "All Earlham, ESR and Bethany teaching and administrative faculty and emeriti are invited to attend. When: Mon., April 7, Noon. Where: Second floor meeting room of the coffee shop.
All Earlham, ESR and Bethany teaching and administrative faculty and emeriti are invited to attend. When: Mon., April 7, Noon. Where: Second floor meeting room of the coffee shop.
All Earlham, ESR and Bethany teaching and administrative faculty and emeriti are invited to attend. When: Mon., April 7, Noon. Where: Second floor meeting room of the coffee shop.
Student Activities Office is sponsoring a daytrip to the Cincinnati Aquarium. When: Sun., April 6. Cost is only $5; paid in advance. Sign-up and pay at Runyan Desk until 5 p.m. Sat., April 5. Be sure to register early, space for this trip is limited. Check-in is outside the Security office at 10:45 a.m. and vans leave at 11 a.m.