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Grinnell will not cut student org budget, publications still at risk, statement says
Grinnell will not cut student org budget, publications still at risk, statement says
Sharyn Obsatz `93 is a journalism professor at Santa Monica College.
Letter to the Editor: Support The S&B
Jay Dick `93 works as Sr. Director of Advocacy and Partnerships at Americans for the Arts.
Letter to the Editor: The Vanishing of Printed Student Media?
Sasha Aslanian `90 is a member of the Grinnell College Alumni Council.
Letter to the Editor: Physical papers have pull on Grinnell campus
From left: Alyvia Bunkowski `26 and Cadence Chen `26 with The S&B in the Humanities and Social Studies Center.
Students and faculty speak: In defense of print on campus
Grinnell will not cut student org budget, publications still at risk, statement says
Grinnell will not cut student org budget, publications still at risk, statement says
College plans to move away from Pioneer-Web
College plans to move away from Pioneer-Web
Student publication members at Grinnell are concerned that the College will no longer fund print editions of their publications next academic year.
SPARC publication printing in the air as budget narratives vary
Grinnell College down to two Residence Life Coordinators, with one leaving soon
Grinnell College down to two Residence Life Coordinators, with one leaving soon
After the Lingerie Gardner party hosted in Main Hall by Birding Club on April 13, the laundry room was left with severe damage.
Gardner party leaves Main Hall vandalized
A map of Poweshiek County showing the distribution areas of papers headed by the Southeast Iowa Union media company.
Poweshiek County papers keep their head above water as print dies
Monique McLay Shore `90, Drake Community Library technology coordinator
Community Members Speak: In defense of print in town
Iowans came together on April 10, 2024 to celebrate Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes womens basketball team, deemed the team that changed the game.
Iowans celebrate Caitlin Clark, Lisa Bluder and the team that changed basketball
Its their club. I just run it: Book club leader fosters inclusion and belonging
“It’s their club. I just run it”: Book club leader fosters inclusion and belonging
Grinnell teachers respond to Iowa bill on arming school personnel
Grinnell teachers respond to Iowa bill on arming school personnel
From left: Alyvia Bunkowski `26 and Cadence Chen `26 with The S&B in the Humanities and Social Studies Center.
Students and faculty speak: In defense of print on campus
Twins Elizabeth and Katheryn Vermeulen `24 occassionally sow confusion amongst their classmates, building a bond as sisterly sidekicks.
It’s all relative: Students talk shared life on campus
The Bear cost $90 million dollars to construct.
Student survey questions sense of belonging on campus
From left: Phuong Tran `26, Quynh Dao `25 and Khanh Do `27 preview the Vietnamese Student Association dance that will be performed at Cultural Evening on April 27.
Photo Series: VSA brings Grinnell its Just Desserts
Grinnell is considering rebranding away from the Pioneer identity.
History Takeover: Are Pioneers Wanted Here?
GOGUE, Grinnell Underground Magazine, The Sequence, The Grinnell Review and Grinnell College Press — all publications that print student art — are confronting the likelihood of losing their print editions.
Student artists find meaning in printed publications
From left: Georgia Carbone `24 and John Murphy `26 stand in the KDIC studio after working to bring back student music and talk shows.
KDIC tunes into Grinnell campus community
Grinnell continued its Disco Harris tradition of a band performance, with students covering high-energy hits on Saturday, April 6.
Photos Series: Boogie down with Disco Band
Karis McCaskill `24 grins in front of the gallery wearing a Kermit sweater — a green frog to match the green leaves in her exhibition.
Karis McCaskill `24 transforms Smith Gallery
Carl Phillips reads from “Then The War: And Selected Poems,” telling the Writers@Grinnell crowd about his writing process.
Writers@Grinnell names Carl Phillips this year’s Distinguished Author
Lindsey Schultz `27 swings at the ball.
Softball sweeps Knox College in easy doubleheader
From left: Aidan Klass 25 and Lucas Willett 26 beat theur Lake Forest College opponents 8-6. The Pioneers won the entire game 8-1, only giving up a single match.
Men’s tennis winds up for MWC tournament
Amy Nguyen `26 putts the ball towards a hole at a team practice at the Grinnell College Golf Course.
Women’s golf looks to continue decade-long conference title streak
Irene Agusti `24.5 returns the ball during Grinnell womens tennis March 2 game against Morningside University. The Pioneers won the face-off 5-4.
Nationally-ranked women’s tennis sets the stage for NCAA appearance
The stands were filled with fans. friends, and family during the Grinnell College Mens Basketball Teams Feb. 17 game against Monmouth College. The Pioneers won 111-86.
“They’re my team,” local fans connect with athletes
Sharyn Obsatz `93 is a journalism professor at Santa Monica College.
Letter to the Editor: Support The S&B
Jay Dick `93 works as Sr. Director of Advocacy and Partnerships at Americans for the Arts.
Letter to the Editor: The Vanishing of Printed Student Media?
Sasha Aslanian `90 is a member of the Grinnell College Alumni Council.
Letter to the Editor: Physical papers have pull on Grinnell campus
From left: Alyvia Bunkowski `26 and Cadence Chen `26 with The S&B in the Humanities and Social Studies Center.
Students and faculty speak: In defense of print on campus
Student Publications Editorial: We need transparency on our budgets
Student Publications Editorial: We need transparency on our budgets
Sharyn Obsatz `93 is a journalism professor at Santa Monica College.
Letter to the Editor: Support The S&B
Jay Dick `93 works as Sr. Director of Advocacy and Partnerships at Americans for the Arts.
Letter to the Editor: The Vanishing of Printed Student Media?
Sasha Aslanian `90 is a member of the Grinnell College Alumni Council.
Letter to the Editor: Physical papers have pull on Grinnell campus
Members of the womens volleyball team practicing on Wednesday Nov. 8 in preparation for their matches at the Midwest Conference tournament.
Letter to the Editor: Support women’s athletics
Letter to the Editor: Alumni weigh in on student protests
Letter to the Editor: Alumni weigh in on student protests
Comic: False Spring
Comic: False Spring
Comic: You Are What You Eat
Comic: You Are What You Eat
Comic: Ambroos and Wilhelmina van Buskirk the Tulip Fairies
Comic: Ambroos and Wilhelmina van Buskirk the Tulip Fairies
Comic: Spring Break Expectation vs. Reality
Comic: Spring Break Expectation vs. Reality
Comic: The Scariest Things on Halloween in Grinnell
Comic: The Scariest Things on Halloween in Grinnell
Horoscope: Which practical mode of transportation are you?
Horoscope: Which practical mode of transportation are you?
Horoscope: Your Zodiacs Cat Breed
Horoscope: Your Zodiac’s Cat Breed
Horoscope: What the Signs are saying about spring break
Horoscope: What the Signs are saying about spring break
Horoscope: Which residence hall are you?
Horoscope: Which residence hall are you?
Horoscope: Which U.S. president are you?
Horoscope: Which U.S. president are you?
Mohammad Igbaria `24 is the sports editor of The Scarlet & Black.
Op-Ed: How working for The S&B has helped me as a premed
Silvia Foster-Frau `15 works as a national investigative reporter at The Washington Post.
Op-Ed: The importance of print
Lyle Muller is the professional advisor of The Scarlet & Black.
Op-Ed: Student journalism’s moment to shine
Nick El Hajj `24 is the Editor-in-Chief of The Scarlet & Black.
Op-Ed: Grinnell is on a crash course
Marcy Cassidy-Mapp `24 thinks FoMO is prevalent at Grinnell College.
Op-Ed: FoMO at a Liberal Arts College
Sandy Moffet reflects on his legacy
Sandy Moffet reflects on his legacy
Local Foods Connection takes on food insecurity in Poweshiek County
Local Foods Connection takes on food insecurity in Poweshiek County
From left: Laura Fendt and Kamal Hammouda pose in front of their future co-op housing project at 834 Park St.
Relish restaurateurs cook up new co-op housing initiative for students
The thrill of running, told by Grinnell College cross country runners
The thrill of running, told by Grinnell College cross country runners
Kai Te Huki `27 leads the National Collegiate Athletic Association across divisions in average points scored per game and in three point attempts. He scored 30 of the Pioneers’ 111 points against Knox College on Jan. 23.
KAI IS THAT GUY
Lindsey Schultz `27 swings at the ball.
Softball sweeps Knox College in easy doubleheader
From left: Phuong Tran `26, Quynh Dao `25 and Khanh Do `27 preview the Vietnamese Student Association dance that will be performed at Cultural Evening on April 27.
Photo Series: VSA brings Grinnell its Just Desserts
Grinnell continued its Disco Harris tradition of a band performance, with students covering high-energy hits on Saturday, April 6.
Photos Series: Boogie down with Disco Band
Clark broke the all-time National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) scoring record this season, en route to her second championship appearance and second Naismith Player of the Year Award.
Photo Series: Caitlin Clark’s season in review
Temperatures swelled to 70 degrees as the false spring beckoned Grinnell students into the outdoors this past week.
Photo Series: False Spring in full swing

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The residents of 1126 Broad St. Back row, left to right: Sarah Cannon, Keli Vitaioli, Leah Harris. Front row, left to right: Moya Roarty, Megan Tcheng. Photo by Liz Paik.

S&B Cribs: Meet the Residents of 1126 Broad St.

May 3, 2019

In a charmingly dilapidated house just off campus, Keli Vitaioli, Megan Tcheng, Moya Roarty, Leah Harris, Sarah Cannon and Candace Mettle, all ’19, have made a home together. Affectionately referred...

From left to right, Tulah Fuchs, Nolan Boggess, Ceci Bergman, Lucie Duffy and Steven Duong, all 19, pose proudly on the steps of their East Street home while adorned in costume. Photo by Liz Paik.

S&B Cribs: The creepy collections and composting of 1018 East Street

April 18, 2019

By Kelly Page pagekell@grinnell.edu Many Grinnellians may know 1018 East Street for its basement with a neon sign, which has been the location of numerous widely-attended parties. It is also home to...

Claire Eide, Lauren MacKenzie, Amelia Geser, Andrew Zdechlik and Kaitie Hess, all 19, live among three loving cats, Mario Kart Wii and a haunted attic. Photo by Minh Tran.

S&B Cribs: The cats, cowboys and crew of 1010 High Street

March 7, 2019

By Ingrid Meulemann meuleman@grinnell.edu When friends Amelia Geser, Claire Eide, Kaitie Hess, Lauren MacKenzie and Andrew Zdechlik, all '19, decided they wanted to live together during their last year...

Noah Segal and Jacob Friedman, both 19, present their beloved betta fish Norm while wearing I Heart Norm pins at their apartment. Photo by Ingrid Meulemans.

S&B Cribs: Living the high life just off of High Street

February 7, 2019

By Ingrid Meulemans meuleman@grinnell.edu Friends since their first year, Jacob Friedman '19 and Noah Segal '19 decided this year to make the plunge and rent an apartment. For Friedman and Segal, 934...

Andrea Baumgartel 19, Caroline Loftus 20 and Lizzy Rabchuk 19 in Baumgartel and Rabchuk’s apartment. Photo by Liz Paik.

S&B Cribs: Moon Signs on Main Street

December 6, 2018

By Monserrat Castro Gomez  castromo@grinnell.edu Apartment One of 916 ½  Main Street is the residence of Lizzy Rabchuk and Andrea Baumgartel, both '19. Considered to be a movie house and a fairy house...

From left to right: Esther Hwang 19, Judith Tong 20, Caelin Bryant 19, Kyle Lindsey 19 and Anh Thu Pham 19 gathered around the Thumb Thumb table. Photo by Liz Paik

S&B Cribs: All thumbs on deck at Thumb Thumb House

Mira Tellegen • November 16, 2018

At 1030 East Street, Esther Hwang, Anh Thu Pham, Kyle Lindsey and Caelin Bryant, all '19, and Judith Tong '20, reside in Thumb Thumbs House, which, according to Hwang, is named after the Thumb Thumbs...

From left to right: Anita Hill 21, Virgina Haverstick 21, Jackson Ferguson 21, Emily Rhodes 19, Montserrat Castro 21, Annie Levin 19, Raphael Monteforte 21 and Cinthia Romo 21, part of the French House crew. Photo by Tommy Lee

S&B Cribs: French House and French ghosts

November 9, 2018

By Tommy Lee leeguhn@grinnell.edu A short walk past the John Chrystal Center along Park Street takes one to French House, located at 1019 Park St. Its residents are Cinthia Romo '21, Annie Levin '19,...

From left to right: Sophia Stern, Lydia James, Maddie Birchfield, Maggie Dambro, Sophia Deleonibus, all 19. Photo by Mahira Faran

S&B Cribs: The Broads of 1132 Broad

Julia Anderson • November 2, 2018

The residents of 1132 Broad Street, a cozy green house located just off of North Campus, believe their home already has a legacy, and it’s one that they are determined to continue. Maddie Birchfield,...

The housemates of La Casa Matta gather on their porch. From left to right: Sofia Mendez, Mariam Nadiradze,Vivien Makos and Mithila Iyer, all 19. Not pictured, Ana Segebre 19. Photo by Tommy Lee

S&B Cribs: “La Casa Matta”

Tommy Lee • October 12, 2018

A short walk south from campus and across Sixth Avenue takes one from the Burling Library to High Street. Situated amid the contrast of weekday studying at Burling and weekend High Street partying,...

Bryce Lew and Kiara Borosky, both 19, lounge on their designated, left side of the Grill in matching outfits and grins. Photo by Reina Shahi

S&B Cribs: The Grill, a dorm away from dorm

October 4, 2018

By Clara Larson larsoncl@grinnell.edu Along the far back brick wall of the Spencer Grill sit Bryce Lew '19 and Kiara Borosky '19. Always. “I thought they were just your average Grill goers,” remarked...

From left to right: Bardan Sigdel 20, Nicolette Musachio 19, Sonia Chulaki 19, Addi Gould 19 and Joseph Knopke 19 seated on their back stoop. Photo by Mahira Faran

S&B Cribs: High Street Manor

Kelly Page • September 28, 2018

When a group of students choose to live together in a house off-campus, it is usually because they are already a tight-knit group of friends. However, the group of fourth-years inhabiting the beloved...

Marysia Ciupka and Danica Bojovic both 19 lounge in their apartment, located above Sunrise Bakery and First Impressions. Photo by Liz Paik

S&B Cribs: Drop out of the dorms and into downtown

September 20, 2018

Hannah Bentley bentleyhr@grinnell.edu When one walks into the apartment of Danica Bojovic and Marysia Ciupka, both ’19, they will walk through the bathroom, the kitchen and into the living space to...

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