News…
Bias-Motivated incidents reoccur
The largest sign outside the dining hall in the JRC reads, “We belong here.”
Students wrote this message in response to a public attack on the Latino/a community at Grinnell. Campaign signs for Graciela Guzman ’11, a Latina candidate for SGA Vice President of Student Affairs (VPSA), were covered over by hate speech, including the racial [...]
David Schmid outlines violent culture in U.S.
David Schmid is an Associate Professor of English at the University of Buffalo. Schmid has a Ph.D. from Stanford Univesrity, an M.A. from the University of Sussex and a B.A. from Oxford University. Originally from Exeter, Devon, U.K., he has been published heavily on the topic of violence including “Natural Born Celebrities: Serial Killers in [...]
After representing Jamaland for a semester, Chris Dorman ’12 came back from Winter Break to find himself without a roommate, and a few weeks later with his senatorship in jeopardy.
Dorman moved to Cowles after Dorman learned over Winter Break his roommate would not be returning for the spring 2010 semester.
“Housing talked to me about a [...]
With the approach of room draw, Grinnell students are eagerly discussing their living options for next year. However, some changes have been made to the process of gender neutral housing, in order to better accommodate the needs of the gender neutral community on campus. The changes were enacted in response to the emerging challenges within [...]
Features…
Las Fajitas opens up downtown Taking a stroll through downtown Grinnell, it is easy to feel somewhat out of place. Jimbo’s and Grinnell Coffee Company are gone and where once stood the entrance to Grinnell Fiberworks is Grinnell’s newest Mexican restaurant—Las Fajitas.
• New Orleans flair from an unlikely location• Whatever happens to all of those Initiatives?
Arts…
Neverland strikes again, brings stories to stage Perhaps one of the most rewarding and entertaining study break options available to students at Grinnell, Neverland Players, is preparing yet another host of stories Dr. Seuss wishes he wrote. There will be two evening performances at 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday, and two matinee performances, 2 p.m., on Saturday and Sunday.
The members of the [...]
• Hip-hop via Taiwan
Opinion…
• Staff Editorial: Well done, bias-motivated incidents response protocol• Staff Editorial: thanks for the comic relief
• Letter to the Editor: A response to the bias-motivated incidents
• Letter to the Editor: A thank you from the Booth family
• Letter to the Editor: Conlin for Senate
Sports…
Men’s tennis plays with the big boys The Pioneers hope to build on last year’s success despite losing some serious firepower in Lafountaine and Fox
• Women’s water polo falls at home• Baseball gets green for the first time this year
