Talk:Hiram College
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[edit] Western Reserve Eclectic Institute redirect
The former Western Reserve Eclectic Institute article, which was created and tagged for cleanup, now re-directs here. -- backburner001 20:04, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Sources for President James Garfield
Any chance someone can find sources that verify the information provided about President Garfield's involvement with Hiram? -- backburner001 18:28, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
- Wasn't hard. I followed the link to their site, did a search on Garfield and got a link to their history page[1], which contains test similar to our section.... --Habap 15:51, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
- Okay, thanks. I should've checked for that myself, as that is an obvious place to look. -- backburner001 05:26, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
- Now that I'm giving this article a second look, we still need to explicitly identify the sources used. The fact that the sources were verified is good, but now let's explicitly add the source to a References and Footnotes section. -- backburner001 22:38, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Minor phrasing and POV edits
In previous versions, the following appeared:
Ninety-five percent of Hiram students live in the College's eleven residence halls and eat their meals on campus. This is due, in part, to Hiram's strict regulations regarding off-campus living, which are designed to protect the college's close-knit atmosphere.
The college has six actual residence hall buildings with eleven different hall names. Also, identifying that the college has a close-knit atmosphere is a statement that projects a subtle POV (portraying a positive image of the college). I re-phrased the sentence to identify that the College strives to create a close-knit atmosphere, which is a more neutral statement. -- backburner001 00:47, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
- It should not be neutral. They have extremly strict off-campus living regulations and a full-time student cannot live off campus without losing all of their financial aid. They basically make it so you have to live on campus or else you are paying the entire $30K tuition. - —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.81.155.185 (talk • contribs) 01:00, 9 November 2006.
- Yes, it should be neutral. Please read WP:NPOV for further info. Of course, this doesn't mean information about the requirements for living on campus (or criticism about such requirements) must be excluded. You're free to add such information. -- backburner001 18:30, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] History section needs different focus
Right now, the History section of this article reads like a biography of James Garfield. Making mention of Garfield is important, but we need to re-focus this section on the history of the school itself. -- backburner001 22:40, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
