July 24, 2007
COPYRIGHT LAW AND FREE ONLINE SCHOLARSHIP
Earlham College Professor of Philosophy Peter Suber talked with Global Politician about copyright law and recent developments in the free online scholarship movement which makes scientific and scholarly literature available online at no charge.
July 18, 2007
How The Democrats Got Religion
Earlham alumna Mara Vanderslice '97 is profiled as a part of the Time magazine cover story "How the Democrats Got Religion" in its July 23, 2007, edition. Vanderslice, who worked in the Howard Dean and John Kerry campaigns in 2004, is busy trying to convince Democratic party officials that being religious or having faith does not have to equal being conservative or betraying liberal political ideals.
July 10, 2007
Artist's Work Spans the Alphabet
Alaskan Artist Sarah Asper-Smith ’02 was profiled in a July 9 Juneau Empire article about her series of designs depicting the collective nouns for an alphabet worth of animals. The art pieces feature animal silhouettes set against brightly colored backgrounds and visually represent such evocative turns of phrase as “a bloat of hippopotamuses” and “a flutter of butterflies.” Asper-Smith’s creations are available on t-shirts, greeting cards and prints. A children’s book version of the entire series is in the works.
July 09, 2007
EC Student Protests Prolonged Dog Chaining
Sophomore Jenny Lawson was featured in the South Bend Tribune for her role in a far-reaching campaign against the practice of chaining up or penning dogs for long periods of time. From 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on July 7, Lawson wore a dog collar tethered to the porch of her family’s home. Many animal experts believe that prolonged chaining of dogs increases the animals’ anxiety, encourages excessive barking and leads to aggressive behavior towards strangers. Lawson is one of at least 100 people from across the United States and Canada who participated in the protest.