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Letter to the Editor: A message on selective union expansion from 200+ alums

Letter to the Editor: A message on selective union expansion from 200+ alums

September 26, 2019

Dear Board of Trustees and Members of the Grinnell Community: We are concerned alumni writing to encourage the Board of Trustees to approve a selective voluntary expansion of the student union at its...

Grinnell among institutions to be investigated by DOJ

April 13, 2018

Alice Herman hermanal17@grinnell.edu On Friday, April 9, the Department of Justice (DOJ) notified Grinnell College of a pending investigation into the institution’s handling of early decision admissions....

Ric Tennenbaum spoke with the S&B about TAGs planned levitation demonstration. Photo by Alice Herman.

Trans Remembrance Day will be magical: Ric Tennenbaum ’18 and Trans Advocacy Group to replicate famous 1970s anti-police brutality protest

November 17, 2017

In lieu of a vigil for Trans Remembrance Day, Trans Advocacy Group (TAG) has planned a “levitation demonstration” in which participants plan to cast spells upon and make levitate the Grinnell Police...

Brownells is located off of I-80, a few miles from Grinnell. Contributed photo.

Community questions College’s relationship with NRA president

October 6, 2017

By Alice Herman and Candace Mettle hermanal17@grinnell.edu, mettleca@grinnell.edu In the wake of the most deadly mass-shooting in U.S. history, community members of both the City of Grinnell and the...

Students, faculty, staff and alum grapple with an uncertain future for community members locally and nationally. Photo by Candace Mettle

Grinnell College responds to the termination of Obama-era DACA program

September 8, 2017

By Alice Herman '17 hermanal@grinnell.edu   This Tuesday, the Trump Administration called to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, an immigration policy set in...

Task force defines self-governance

May 5, 2017

By Alice Herman hermanal@grinnell.edu Two years ago, President Raynard Kington issued the “Charge to the Task Force on Residential Learning,” a call for the comprehensive analysis and diagnosis...

Photo by Sarah Ruiz
Konstanty Gebert is at Grinnell teaching two short courses this semester.

Konstanty Gebert Q&A

May 4, 2017

Konstanty Gebert is a Polish journalist who was a democratic opposition activist in the Solidarity movement, which led to the fall of the totalitarian regime in Poland in 1989. Gebert, who is at Grinnell...

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Heartland Marimba Quartet to perform tonight

March 10, 2017

By Alice Herman hermanal17@grinnell.edu The Heartland Marimba Quartet — self-dubbed HMQuartet, or HMQ — will perform at Grinnell College on Friday at 7:30 PM in JRC 101. The concert will represent...

Photo by Mayu Sakae.
These signs, put up by the Queer Athlete Association, attempt to pacify a sometimes hostile environment.

The Bear and safe spaces: Do the two intersect?

February 10, 2017

By Alice Herman hermanal17@grinnell.edu During the first weeks of the spring semester, students have mobilized around the issues of gender bias and LGBTQ inclusivity at the fitness center of the Bear....

Students, faculty and staff came together in the JRC courtyard on Wednesday afternoon to support one another and share their grief, concerns and hope. Photo by Jeff Li.

Campus responds to Trump victory

November 11, 2016

By Emma Friedlander friedlan@grinnell.edu Grinnellians flocked to various locations throughout campus Tuesday night to view the results of the 2016 general election. Anticipation of a sweeping Hillary...

Photo by Alice Herman.

Writers@Grinnell: Chris Martin

September 16, 2016

Author Chris Martin continued the Writers @Grinnell series this week, sharing a few of his works at a poetry reading and leading a round table on Thursday. Martin has written three collections of poetry:...

The College was required to refill all new RLC positions this school year. Photo by Alice Herman.

RLC staff faces overhaul

September 2, 2016

By Emma Friedlander friedlan@grinnell.edu Grinnell College Residence Life welcomed five new Residence Life Coordinators [RLCs] to campus this school year, replacing all five RLCs who left the...

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