Strategic Plan enters new phase
News While students were still on break, all on campus was not idle. The Strategic Planning team, in particular, was working harder than ever. The Steering committee, comprised of twenty-seven faculty and staff, joined by President Kington, convened on January...
Why Occupy Grinnell matters
Opinion Since its inception last fall, the reaction I receive most frequently from my fellow students when I tell them about Occupy Grinnell is something along the lines of: Really? What’s the point? And that is completely understandable....
Author Bakopoulos illuminates rust belt realities
Community Eyes flicking downward as he grinned shyly, Dean Bakopoulos charmed the crowd of community members and students that filled Pioneer Bookstore in downtown Grinnell last night during a reading of his first novel “Please Don’t Come...
DIII Indoor Track and Field Nationals Come to Grinnell
Sports Grinnell College will take the greatest advantage yet of its new athletic facilities next month when it hosts the national NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships on March 9-10. The event will be the culmination of years of...
News
Shribman on politics
David Shribman, is the executive editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, since 2003. Before Pittsburgh, he was the assistant managing editor, columnist and...
Brown-Nagin explores effects of civil rights in new book ‘courage to dissent’
Tomiko Brown-Nagin, a professor of law at the University of Virginia Law School addressed Grinnellians on Tuesday, January...
College Considers Next Campus Construction Project
Over the next few weeks don’t be surprised if you see Ty Pennington checking out the dorms, Grinnell’s housing might be getting an extreme makeover over the next...
Bacteria Closes Weight room
Looking for an excuse to skip your next trip to the gym? Student Health and Counseling Services (SHACS) had to shut down the...
First-Years Flood SGA Senator Elections
This SGA election cycle, a remarkable number of first years declared their candidacy for senator, dominating senator elections and potentially changing the...
Students Support legal action against Monsanto
Occupy Grinnell members and allies gathered outside of the local Monsanto Plant with the purpose of a non-violent protest...
Website to be revamped
With strategic planning on its way and a possible year-end apocalypse looming, 2012 is shaping up to be an exciting year for Grinnell College. Even so, Grinnellians...
Despite resignations, SGA finds stability
This semester, SGA is adding new members to Cabinet after two resignations before winter break. Allison Wong ’12 will replace Maria Higgs ’12 as Student Services...
Around the world for 365 days
Are you a junior or sophomore who knows that you want to go abroad while staying attached to Grinnell? Or are you a senior who found that last question incredibly...
Kings campus connection revisited
John Silvanus Wilson, the executive director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, delivered a stirring convocation...
E-Reserves pilot program takes off
A student initiative passed last fall works to streamline course documents that would typically be in the library’s e-reserve system. The new program seeks to...
Rep. Braley hosts forum
Bruce Braley, the US Representative for Iowa’s 1st Congressional District, serving since 2007 and representing much of Northeastern Iowa, will be taking a...
D-Hall perfects plating
As hungry students trudged out of the gray slush and into the Dining Hall for dinner last Sunday, they were greeted by an unseasonal array of color. Gone were the beige...
Admissions hits record high
The number of applications to Grinnell for the Fall 2012 semester leapt up 52 percent from last year’s level to a record high that will likely lead to the lowest...
Opinion
Need for diversity in the curriculum
This semester marks the first time since the 2008-2009 academic year that Asian American Contemporary Issues has been offered at Grinnell. Before that, the College...
Community
Seeds to grow a brighter future in Grinnell
Imagine Grinnell, a non-profit foundation on a mission “to improve quality of life in Grinnell, support a healthy environment, and compliment local economic...
ESL volunteers mentor Marshalltown youth
While most Grinnellians are recovering from weekend festivities on Saturday mornings, a group of dedicated volunteers head to nearby Marshalltown to reach out to...
See “Edward Scissorhands” at Cornerstone Quilts
“The Edward Scissorhands,” unlike its namesake, is a quilt boasting vibrant colors that create a sharp, jagged and very...
Features
Dag House returns, re-arms
Visitors to Dag House will be greeted with swords. Foam swords, at least, and a sign that reads “remove shoes until spring”. Dag House, returning this year to the...
Islam panel discusses challenges, joys of Iowa living
To complement Sandrow Birk’s “American Qur’an” exhibition, Faulconer Gallery sponsered a panel discussion entitled “Islam in Iowa” this past...
Sports
Kramer and Kunal predict a Giant Super Bowl
Kramer’s Knook: I want to begin our discussion of the Super Bowl by first getting on a soapbox about the halftime show. As we all know, it retreated...
Women’s Basketball climb to 3rd in MWC
The Women’s Basketball team has played with solid defense and a new sense of confidence, and they’ve been winning. The Pioneers have prevailed in seven of their...
Arts
The Loggia playlist: Wolf Parade – Apologies to the Queen Mary (2005)
Verdict: 4 out of 5 bands with “wolf” in their name Much like its title and cover art, the opening songs of Queen Mary are a little hard to parse at first. But as it...
Capoeira Club Moves to Bucksbaum draws crowds
Anyone familiar with Capoeira, a Brazilian martial art meets acrobatic dance fighting, has probably seen a roda; a circle of...
Bridesmaids lives up to lols (?)
When “Bridesmaids” was released last May, its promotional posters explicitly made—in pink all-caps lettering—a certain promise in style: FROM THE...
Lange makes the most of a tight space
Andy Lange, a third year Art and German double major, has put together Tight Spaces, a show in the Smith Gallery that uses many...
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Strategic Plan enters new phase
News While students were still on break, all on campus was not idle. The Strategic Planning team, in particular, was working...
Why Occupy Grinnell matters
Opinion Since its inception last fall, the reaction I receive most frequently from my fellow students when I tell them about...
Author Bakopoulos illuminates rust belt realities
Community Eyes flicking downward as he grinned shyly, Dean Bakopoulos charmed the crowd of community members and students that...
DIII Indoor Track and Field Nationals Come to Grinnell
Sports Grinnell College will take the greatest advantage yet of its new athletic facilities next month when it hosts the...
English-teaching position in Korea falls apart on alum: part one
Features Going abroad, whether for a semester or for a post-baccalaureate, is bound to be a...
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