Column:Don’t let the economic crisis change the art programs
A monumental tragedy in both the histories of American art and higher education took place a few months ago in the Boston suburb of Waltham, Massachusetts. There, the administration at Brandeis University announced their...
Johnsons of the animal kingdom
You know how some people have an artsy friend, or an ugly friend, or a “friend” who they sleep with in exchange for calculus help? I am the girl who my friends discuss comparative penile morphology with. It’s a pretty...
Column: Green Ideas
A major part of our carbon footprint living on this campus is our energy consumption. From the computer that I am writing this on to the lights in my room, we all use a significant amount of electricity. There are a lot of basic,...
Column: Decision-making process of College President explained
One of the facts of life at colleges and universities is that many resist the idea that their institutions need to be managed or administered. And, of course, individuals resist or disagree with specific decisions that are made...
Column:Life: choose a college, choose a state, choose Grinnell
Last Sunday, Slumdog Millionaire took home the Oscar for Best Picture, and its director, Danny Boyle, won the Best Director award. Danny Boyle also directed the film Trainspotting, which is basically about these heroin...
Column: Dogs, Bones and Berries: everyone is a winner
I have recently begun to understand two serious and conflicting facts about my life. 1. I am very competitive. 2. I am not very good at games. In fact, I’m so bad at such a variety of games that it might be considered a skill in...
Staff ed: Sub-free South campus
The recent addition of James hall to sub-free housing, beginning in the 2009-2010 academic year, ensures that there is one dorm with substance-free housing on each residential campus. While the administration and the...
Staff ed: Gender-neutral housing
Following the footsteps of Harvard University, Grinnell has adopted a new housing option available starting in the fall of 2010. In an act that emphasizes just how few limits we really have, the housing department has taken...
Letter: A 2nd response to the staff ed
Last week’s staff editorial suggested that the Concerts and Films Committee should focus more on bringing a select schedule of big-name bands and popular movies rather than a larger number of less hyped groups and films. As a...
Letter: Response to concerts staff ed
I’ve been involved with concerts since I got here (a year and a half ago, or something), and while understanding the spirit of your staff ed, I disagree with it entirely. It’s the same haterade, uninformed stuff you hear on a...
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