There is no one older than a senior in college
It’s about this time of year that the preceding year starts to lap me. Where was I one year ago today? The memories are really fresh, but tinged, I know, with longing. Fall of my third year was one to remember—with embellished...
The merits of a minimalist college system
When I was a first year, one of the aspects of Grinnell that really stood out to me was the incredible array of free stuff, services and top-notch facilities available for everyone. Coming from nine years of a relatively spartan...
A glimpse into the subtlety of New Orleans
Greetings from the Grinnell Corps Fellows in New Orleans, Thailand, Namibia, and Lesotho! This semester, we are going to take turns writing about our experiences living and working around the world. This week ... New...
SHIC describes ins and outs of safe lesbian sex
Question: Hey! I’m a girl, who likes having sex with other girls. How do I have safe lesbian sex? I mean, I know I can’t get pregnant, but I’m confused about how girls give each other Sexually Transmitted Infections....
The “IT” effect, or when class means nothing
Professors wake up in a cold sweat thinking about “IT” day after day after day. If they’re lucky, they snuck in a Tuesday-Thursday schedule, even if it meant teaching a tutorial in Mears Cottage—whether it’s about...
Relax, look around, realize it is all beautiful!
“And right ahead of us is North Campus…as we approach, do you all have any questions about residence hall life or anything else that I’ve mentioned so far?” “Yeah, how old is that tree?” In just one week of...
Like, where in the catalog does it say that?
Life at Grinnell sucks when it is full of restraints and when personal liberties gets lost in the shuffle of essays drafts, this week’s Craig’s List deals and those readings for Silva. But life is great when your closest...
Staff Editorial: A new class, a new president, a new year
The Scarlet & Black welcomes back all returning students, faculty, staff and administration. Additionally, we would like to welcome all new members of the community—first years, transfer students, new faculty and our new...
A dream deferred is a dream revised
Are you ready? This is the beginning of the End, and I’m feeling all sorts of confu-stalgia. So let’s hit play on that end-of-summer-camp-photo-montage-PowerPoint and cue up some Vitamin C on the boom-box....
Tim Arner thought he would get paid for this
This is my final column for the S&B, at least for a while, and I’ve thought a lot about what a final column should be. Particularly at this time of year, it seems fitting to write something for the graduating seniors, to offer some...
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