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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

The Scarlet & Black

The Scarlet & Black

Day in the Life: David Campbell

May 2, 2022

March 31st, 2022 I’m in the OTS compound in Skukusa, South Africa. The compound is inside Kruger National Park, behind a tall electric fence for our own safety: elephants visit the compound’s perimeter;...

Professor Elias Saba, religious studies, starts his day bright and early. Photo by Ohana Sarvotham.

A Day in the Life: Elias Saba

March 7, 2022

5:30 a.m.: Wake up, make coffee, put away clean  dishes. 5:45 a.m.: Research Time. 6:30 a.m.: Get ready for work and start making breakfast. 7:30 a.m.: Feed my six-month-old and myself, finish...

Professor Elizabeth Prevost

Day in the Life: Elizabeth Prevost

November 8, 2021

6:00 a.m. Wake up, shower, walk dog. 6:30 a.m. Make coffee & breakfast (raisin toast, kindness of Bread Tree!) while listening to Morning Edition and reading New York Times headlines. 7:00 a.m....

Professor Utar teaching her economics class. Photo by Justin Hayworth/Grinnell College.

Day in the Life: Hale Utar

October 26, 2021

7:00 a.m. Wake up and have my medicine. Go back to sleep; it is too early yet to rise. 8:00 a.m.  An alarm clock rings — silence it and snooze just a few minutes more … 8:30 a.m. Yet another...

Ezra Pine and his house mates. From left to right: Ezra Pine 21; Nate Lu 21; Jonathan Gottlieb 22; Justin Williams 21; Riley Guieb 21; Will Richman 22; Daniel Lubelfeld 21; Jack Gillespie 23; Ryan Moeller 21; Lucas Hadding 23

Day in the life: Ezra Pine

May 2, 2021

9:00 a.m. Wake up to "Viva La Vida" by Coldplay, and immediately start scrolling through Twitter. 9:15 a.m. Fight with Ryan Moeller `21 over who gets to use the bathroom first. He usually wins, which...

Photo contributed by Anne Harris.

Day in the Life: Anne Harris

April 8, 2021

5:00 a.m. Wake up and think within the quiet. 5:15 a.m. Read or write, be in the company of words. 6:30 a.m. Start moving through an awakening house, get ready for a Grinnell day. 7:15 a.m. Walk...

Photo by Shabana Gupta.

Day in the Life: Raven McClendon ’22

February 28, 2020

7 p.m. — I have a group interview with Camp Galileo. For this interview, I was asked to prepare a camp activity. I didn’t prepare a camp activity. Fifteen minutes prior to the interview, I found a...

Farah Omer ’19 serves as the Post-Baccalaureate Fellow for Partners in Education. Photo by Shabana Gupta.

Day in the Life: Farah Omer ’19

February 7, 2020

2:17 a.m. — First wake up of the night. Stay calm. The thing about sleep, I have learned, is you can’t appear to want it too much otherwise it runs away. 3:02 a.m. — Still awake. Try not to despair. 5:14...

Professor John Rommereim in his Bucksbaum office where he works between the various Music Studies Labs and auditions he runs. Photo by Liz Paik

Day in the Life: Professor John Rommereim

November 30, 2018

5:30 a.m. — Light alarm turns on – used in hopes of beating back SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder). 5:45 a.m. — Radio alarm starts playing Morning Edition. News of the migrants waiting at the Mexican...

Francess Dunbar 20 on the cliffs in Morocco. She is currently spending part of her semester abroad with the School for International Training IHP: Climate Change program. Photo Contributed

Day in the Life: Francess Dunbar ’20’s day abroad in Morocco

November 9, 2018

7:30 a.m. — Wake up from yet another stress dream of being lost in a corn field. 7:45 a.m. —  Breakfast bread and coffee with my host mother.  8:00 a.m. —  Lead my homestay roommate through...

Joel Fenton, father of Grinnellian Max Fenton 19 [fentonma] and non-Grinnellian Alexandra Fenton, cuddles with his new son Louis in his empty nest. Photo Contributed

Day in the Life: Empty-nester Joel Fenton

October 12, 2018

5:45 a.m. — The duck call alarm on my iPhone starts to wake me up. A few snooze taps later and I am out of bed at slightly after six. 6:36 a.m. — Start listening to 538’s podcast on Kavanaugh...

Professor Gemma Sala outside her office in Carnegie where she meets with students and is thankful for the invention of daycare. Photo by Sarina Lincoln

Day in the Life: Professor Gemma Sala, political science

September 13, 2018

1 a.m. — “Mhmhmhmh (pause) mhmhm.” Baby Nora is humming and moving in her crib. Please, please, please, let her find her thumb and fall asleep. Full on, deafening “Nghaaaaaaaa” ensues. Wasted...

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