Talk:Earlham College
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A useful start, but this is an encyclopedia, not People Magazine. Kind of a cross between a recruiting blurb and an undergraduate "look at us" piece. POV rampant if nonetheless interesting. Name-dropping is not, however, attractive in any venue. IMHO. --Buckboard 04:32, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Motto
"Engagement with a Changing World" is the college's current slogan, or whatever you want to call that, but I am pretty sure their actual motto is "Vita Lux Hominum," which appears on the college's seal. 69.208.242.215 05:21, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Hustlin' Quakers
The article says that the team was called the Hustlin' Quakers in the 1980s. This may be true but it extended past that. During my tenure at the school (1992-1996) the team name was still officially the Hustlin' Quakers. No one actually used that name in conversation (everyone said "Quakers" or "Quake") but it appeared on official publications during those years. I don't want to edit the entry because I can't verify the actual years that they used that name (if indeed they no longer use it).
There are some other things in the article that I find dubious and possibly in need of citation. One has to do with the "Fight, fight, inner light" chant. This seems to be a campus legend more than an actual practice. I never heard anyone actually use it, but everyone knew it and claimed that it had previously been used (some even thought it had previously been an official fight song!). 69.208.242.215 05:27, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
Yes, students at Earlham do sing that chant. The first version listed is more widely known. It is not official, just popular. Also, so far as I understand all our athletic teams are currently called the Hustlin' Quakers. (allegedly changed from the Fighting Quakers, but that particular rumor seems odd considering the Quaker traditions here) I'm sure that if someone searches EC's website or the Earlham Word (the college paper), there will be articles citing the changing of the team names. - An Earlham College senior- Sat, Nov 11, 2006
The Fightin' Quakers was a "fake" mascot name we used to use when I went there--kind of a little joke on the pacifist Quaker roots. The real mascot is definitely the Hustlin' Quakers. Does anyone know if they still have that guy/girl run around with the Quaker outfit on? It was pretty funny. Publicus 15:18, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
