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Director of the Leopold Center Mark Rasmussen enjoying Iowa agriculture.

Leopold Center for sustainable agriculture loses funding

April 27, 2017

By Michael Cummings cummings@grinnell.edu Proponents of sustainable agriculture in Iowa were dealt a heavy blow at the end of Iowa’s recently closed legislative session. Iowa State University’s...

Iowa House to vote on medical marijuana

April 20, 2017

By Michael Cummings cummings@grinnell.edu Iowans with chronic health issues may soon have a new form of relief made available to them. On Monday, April 17 the Iowa Senate passed Senate File 506, which...

Photo by Takahiro Omura

Operation Sunshine’s Joan Linder talks environment and art in Faulconer

March 10, 2017

By Michael Cummings cummings@grinnell.edu Faulconer Gallery was packed Thursday afternoon for an Artists@Grinnell talk with Joan Linder ’92, the department chair of art at the University of Buffalo...

Photo by Mahira Faran

Holly Roepke joins staff

March 3, 2017

By Michael Cummings cummings@grinnell.edu While most offices in the Bear are occupied by coaches of various sports, a recent hire diversifies the type of jobs you can find in the athletic facility....

The Rock Creek route

Who runs Grinnell? The Grinnell running community reveal their favorite routes

February 10, 2017

By Michael Cummings cummings@grinnell.edu Spring will be here soon, and Grinnellians who haven’t given up on their New Year’s resolution yet may be trying to find a good place to go on runs once...

Photo by Shay Chen

New media room opens in Burling basement

February 2, 2017

Michael Cummings cummings@grinnell.edu After years of hard work and logistical planning, Grinnell’s Digital Liberal Arts Collaborative opened a new media room in the basement of Burling Library, adjacent...

Tea Cakarmis 17 represented Palau at COP22 in Marrakesh, Morocco. Photo contributed.

Cakarmis ’17 goes to COP22

December 2, 2016

Earlier this month, the international community gathered in Marrakesh, Morocco, for COP22 — a climate change conference following up on the agreement reached one year ago at COP21 in Paris. Grinnell’s...

Kyle Lindsey 19, Hannah Boggess 18, Julia Marquez 18, Gabrielle Matthews 17, Jackie Abing 17 and Armando Perez 17 comprise GWSS SEPC. Photo contributed.

GWSS students request tenured professor

December 2, 2016

By Michael Cummings cummings@grinnell.edu Students hoping to major in Gender, Women’s and Sexuality studies (GWSS) at Grinnell have dealt with a number of complications over the past couple of years,...

Heldmans Thursday talk detailed anti-rape movements throughout the years. Photo by Helena Gruensteidl.

Heldman on Anti-Rape Movements

November 18, 2016

Caroline Heldman, a professor at Occidental College, has spent years fighting against the injustices of sexual assault on college campuses. This week, Heldman came to campus to give a talk entitled “The...

New county officials to take office 2017

New county officials to take office 2017

November 17, 2016

By Phillip Kiely Missy Eilander won an uncontested election on Nov. 8 for the role of Poweshiek County’s new auditor. She ran as a Republican and will start Jan. 1, 2017. Until then she will maintain...

Iowas U.S. Senate Results

Republicans expand political power

November 11, 2016

By Michael Cummings cummings@grinnell.edu Thousands of political races across the country were decided Tuesday night, ranging from President of the United States to County Sheriff. While most eyes on...

Why publications students need fair pay

Why publications students need fair pay

November 4, 2016

Fair pay for student journalists Students who work for campus publications and radio programs should be paid equitably and reliably in accordance with the number of hours they dedicate to their jobs each...

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