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Caleb Elfenbein, associate dean for faculty development and diversity, equity and inclusion, is leading the search for the new African Diaspora Studies department chair.
Inside Grinnell College’s faculty search process
Spring brings students off-campus
Spring brings students off-campus
Grinnell College President Anne Harris poses for a portrait in her office in Nollen House on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024.
Trustees renew contract of President Harris
Starting in the 2025-26 academic year, third-years will no longer be allowed to live off campus. In an email sent to all students, Residence Life pointed to the over 100 new housing spaces in Renfrow Hall and Loose Hall as a reason for the change.
Third years required to live on campus starting next year
A student waves a Palestinian flag outside the Joe Rosenfield Center `25 during a Grinnell Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) rally held Sept. 19.
Grinnell Students for Justice in Palestine submits second divestment proposal
From left: Tommy Hexter `21, moderator Joanna Hofer, and Dean Fisher, seated at debate table on Fri. Oct. 4, 2024.
Tommy Hexter vs Dean Fisher: Iowa State House District 53 candidates face off
Ivy, 4-month old Cocker Spaniel fostered by Kathy Elliot plays fetch at Dolly's Dog Park in Grinnell, Iowa.
Dolly’s Dog Park barks back: student initiative launches
The Young, Gifted, and Black Gospel Choir, led by Barry Jones, performs to close out the dedication ceremony as wildflowers fly in the wind on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024.
Renfrow Hall dedicated, Edith Renfrow Smith `37 honored over two-day celebration
A communal study area on the second floor of the south tower in Renfrow Hall.
PHOTOS: First look inside Renfrow Hall
Members of the Grinnell community line Broad Street as Edith Renfrow Smith passes by during the Welcome to Grinnell Parade on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024.
PHOTOS: Edith Renfrow Smith `37 honored in Grinnell
Reem Elamin `27 and ... pose for a photo on October 4.
Shining through: BSU’s “Ghetto-Gold” Harris celebrates Southern Black culture
Mary Higgins `25 and Henry Coen `25, Circle members.
Pagan Circle provides peace and connection
Lal Verda Karaoglu `25 teaches a Turkish class.
ALSO breaks down language barriers
Students watch the vice presidential debate on October 1, 2024.
Students Speak: Vice presidential debate
Students attend an 80s themed Harris party in 2014.
What’s happened to Harris?
Joe Tuggle Lacina, who created the Grin Cupola gallery on Middle Way Farm, poses in front of the renovated corn crib that will soon display student art.
Art in the heartland: Students to debut ‘Hodgepodge’ exhibit in Grin Cupola corn crib
95 Bulls rocks out in Gardner on Sept. 27, 2024.
95 Bulls’ Fever Dream in Gardner
From left: Frannie Crego '25 and Maddie Church '27 perform at Maison a la Musique.
Musique à la Maison: French House’s First French-Only Musical Performance
Writer Johnathan Meiberg poses for a portrait on Thursday, September 19, 2024
Chronicling Jonathan Meiburg’s week in the prairie
PHOTOS: Grinnell College Orchestra Performance
PHOTOS: Grinnell College Orchestra Performance
Varying preseasons pose challenges
Varying preseasons pose challenges
The starting line up runs back to the bench to do the pregame cheer.
Men and women’s soccer compete in first Midwest Conference game against Lake Forest
Grinnell High School football players raise the trophy after a commanding 45-7 win over South Tama County on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024.
PHOTOS: Grinnell High School football victorious on homecoming
Marcus Sung (center) fights through defense during a game at Rosenbloom Field on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024.
PHOTOS: Grinnell vs. Beloit College Football
Vidushi Keni `26 putts on the green during a practice at the Grinnell Golf Course on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024.
Women’s golf motivated for SLIAC
Marianne Ronan, a "cheery checker" at the Marketplace Dining Hall, poses for a portrait outside the Joe Rosenfield Center (JRC), where she worries over students who cross the street on her way to work.
Plea to pedestrians: Look where you’re walking
Victor Thorne `26 poses in front of the Renfrow Hall construction site, where a mock-up of the finished building hangs on the chainlink fence behind him.
Opinion: Grinnell does have the money to survive. Our administration is just horribly mismanaging it.
Raffay Piracha `25 poses for a portrait in Islington, London on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024.
Opinion: If we’re going broke, let’s do it in style: a 12.5-year plan
Horoscope: Which childhood book series are you?
Horoscope: Which childhood book series are you?
German studies department Writer in Residence Susanne Hornfeck and Assistant Professor Viktoria Poetzl catch the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024.
How does it feel: Adventures in a foreign language
Letter to the Editor: Required Meal Plans
Letter to the Editor: Required Meal Plans
Sharyn Obsatz `93 is a journalism professor at Santa Monica College.
Letter to the Editor: Support The S&B
Jay Dick `93 works as Sr. Director of Advocacy and Partnerships at Americans for the Arts.
Letter to the Editor: The Vanishing of Printed Student Media?
Sasha Aslanian `90 is a member of the Grinnell College Alumni Council.
Letter to the Editor: Physical papers have pull on Grinnell campus
Members of the women's volleyball team practicing on Wednesday Nov. 8 in preparation for their matches at the Midwest Conference tournament.
Letter to the Editor: Support women’s athletics
Comic: False Spring
Comic: False Spring
Comic: You Are What You Eat
Comic: You Are What You Eat
Comic: Ambroos and Wilhelmina van Buskirk the Tulip Fairies
Comic: Ambroos and Wilhelmina van Buskirk the Tulip Fairies
Comic: Spring Break Expectation vs. Reality
Comic: Spring Break Expectation vs. Reality
Comic: The Scariest Things on Halloween in Grinnell
Comic: The Scariest Things on Halloween in Grinnell
Horoscope: Which childhood book series are you?
Horoscope: Which childhood book series are you?
Horoscope: What D-Hall fry iteration are you?
Horoscope: What D-Hall fry iteration are you?
Horoscope: What BRAT song are you?
Horoscope: What BRAT song are you?
Horoscope: Which federally recognized Midwestern state are you?
Horoscope: Which federally recognized Midwestern state are you?
Horoscope: Which practical mode of transportation are you?
Horoscope: Which practical mode of transportation are you?
Marianne Ronan, a "cheery checker" at the Marketplace Dining Hall, poses for a portrait outside the Joe Rosenfield Center (JRC), where she worries over students who cross the street on her way to work.
Plea to pedestrians: Look where you’re walking
Victor Thorne `26 poses in front of the Renfrow Hall construction site, where a mock-up of the finished building hangs on the chainlink fence behind him.
Opinion: Grinnell does have the money to survive. Our administration is just horribly mismanaging it.
Raffay Piracha `25 poses for a portrait in Islington, London on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024.
Opinion: If we’re going broke, let’s do it in style: a 12.5-year plan
German studies department Writer in Residence Susanne Hornfeck and Assistant Professor Viktoria Poetzl catch the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024.
How does it feel: Adventures in a foreign language
Op-Ed: White comfort and reframing self-censorship at Grinnell
Op-Ed: White comfort and reframing self-censorship at Grinnell
Renfrow Hall Tour
Renfrow Hall Tour
An inside look at Grinnell's Stew Makerspace
An inside look at Grinnell’s Stew Makerspace
"My favorite part is the students": Cheery Checkers reflect on being the face of Grinnell's Dining Hall
“My favorite part is the students”: Cheery Checkers reflect on being the face of Grinnell’s Dining Hall
Members of the class of 2024 advise their first-year selves
Members of the class of 2024 advise their first-year selves
Sandy Moffet reflects on his legacy
Sandy Moffet reflects on his legacy
Large kites featured at Kites Over Grinnell at Ahrens Park on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024.
PHOTOS: Kites Over Grinnell 2024
Grinnell High School football players raise the trophy after a commanding 45-7 win over South Tama County on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024.
PHOTOS: Grinnell High School football victorious on homecoming
Marcus Sung (center) fights through defense during a game at Rosenbloom Field on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024.
PHOTOS: Grinnell vs. Beloit College Football
Photos of the Week: CERA controlled burn
Photos of the Week: CERA controlled burn
PHOTOS: Grinnell College Orchestra Performance
PHOTOS: Grinnell College Orchestra Performance

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Caleb Elfenbein, associate dean for faculty development and diversity, equity and inclusion, is leading the search for the new African Diaspora Studies department chair.
Inside Grinnell College's faculty search process
Asha Kulkarni, Staff Writer • October 6, 2024
Spring brings students off-campus
Spring brings students off-campus
Isaiah Moliga-Puletasi, Staff Writer • October 6, 2024
Grinnell College President Anne Harris poses for a portrait in her office in Nollen House on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024.
Trustees renew contract of President Harris
Sarah Evans, News Editor • October 2, 2024
Top Story
Joe Tuggle Lacina, who created the Grin Cupola gallery on Middle Way Farm, poses in front of the renovated corn crib that will soon display student art.
Art in the heartland: Students to debut 'Hodgepodge' exhibit in Grin Cupola corn crib
Bea Crist, Staff Writer • October 10, 2024
Quick Hits
Large kites featured at Kites Over Grinnell at Ahrens Park on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024.
PHOTOS: Kites Over Grinnell 2024
Marc Duebener, Photographer • October 6, 2024
Grinnell High School football players raise the trophy after a commanding 45-7 win over South Tama County on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024.
PHOTOS: Grinnell High School football victorious on homecoming
Zach Spindler-Krage, Editor in Chief • October 6, 2024
Students watch the vice presidential debate on October 1, 2024.
Students Speak: Vice presidential debate
Oliver Wolfe, Staff Writer • October 5, 2024
News
Starting in the 2025-26 academic year, third-years will no longer be allowed to live off campus. In an email sent to all students, Residence Life pointed to the over 100 new housing spaces in Renfrow Hall and Loose Hall as a reason for the change.
Third years required to live on campus starting next year
Thai Theodoro, Staff Writer • September 29, 2024

Starting in the 2025-26 academic year, Grinnell College will restrict off-campus housing applications to only fourth-year students, with exceptions for those who are married, have children, are over 24 or live with family in the local area. The additional...

A student waves a Palestinian flag outside the Joe Rosenfield Center `25 during a Grinnell Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) rally held Sept. 19.
Grinnell Students for Justice in Palestine submits second divestment proposal
Katelyn Johnson, Staff Writer • September 29, 2024
A communal study area on the second floor of the south tower in Renfrow Hall.
PHOTOS: First look inside Renfrow Hall
Zach Spindler-Krage, Editor in Chief • September 29, 2024
Members of the Grinnell community line Broad Street as Edith Renfrow Smith passes by during the Welcome to Grinnell Parade on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024.
PHOTOS: Edith Renfrow Smith `37 honored in Grinnell
Zach Spindler-Krage, Editor in Chief • September 27, 2024
Community
From left: Tommy Hexter `21, moderator Joanna Hofer, and Dean Fisher, seated at debate table on Fri. Oct. 4, 2024.
Tommy Hexter vs Dean Fisher: Iowa State House District 53 candidates face off
Asha Kulkarni, Staff Writer • October 6, 2024
Ivy, 4-month old Cocker Spaniel fostered by Kathy Elliot plays fetch at Dolly's Dog Park in Grinnell, Iowa.
Dolly's Dog Park barks back: student initiative launches
Cadence Chen, Staff Writer • October 6, 2024
Sports
Varying preseasons pose challenges
Varying preseasons pose challenges
Thai Theodoro, Staff Writer • October 6, 2024
The starting line up runs back to the bench to do the pregame cheer.
Men and women's soccer compete in first Midwest Conference game against Lake Forest
Katelyn Johnson, Staff Writer • October 6, 2024
Marcus Sung (center) fights through defense during a game at Rosenbloom Field on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024.
PHOTOS: Grinnell vs. Beloit College Football
Meilynn Smith, Photographer • October 4, 2024
Video & Podcast
Renfrow Hall Tour
Alex Carlon, Media Editor • September 29, 2024
Features
Reem Elamin `27 and ... pose for a photo on October 4.
Shining through: BSU’s “Ghetto-Gold” Harris celebrates Southern Black culture
Emma Kumano-Maloney, Arts Editor • October 11, 2024
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Arts
95 Bulls rocks out in Gardner on Sept. 27, 2024.
95 Bulls' Fever Dream in Gardner
Thai Theodoro • October 6, 2024
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Opinion
Marianne Ronan, a "cheery checker" at the Marketplace Dining Hall, poses for a portrait outside the Joe Rosenfield Center (JRC), where she worries over students who cross the street on her way to work.
Plea to pedestrians: Look where you're walking
Marianne Ronan • October 6, 2024
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