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From left: Alyvia Bunkowski `26 and Cadence Chen `26 with The S&B in the Humanities and Social Studies Center.
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Grinnell will not cut student org budget, publications still at risk, statement says
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A map of Poweshiek County showing the distribution areas of papers headed by the Southeast Iowa Union media company.
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Grinnell teachers respond to Iowa bill on arming school personnel
Grinnell teachers respond to Iowa bill on arming school personnel
From left: Alyvia Bunkowski `26 and Cadence Chen `26 with The S&B in the Humanities and Social Studies Center.
Students and faculty speak: In defense of print on campus
Twins Elizabeth and Katheryn Vermeulen `24 occassionally sow confusion amongst their classmates, building a bond as sisterly sidekicks.
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The Bear cost $90 million dollars to construct.
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Photo Series: VSA brings Grinnell its Just Desserts
Grinnell is considering rebranding away from the Pioneer identity.
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GOGUE, Grinnell Underground Magazine, The Sequence, The Grinnell Review and Grinnell College Press — all publications that print student art — are confronting the likelihood of losing their print editions.
Student artists find meaning in printed publications
From left: Georgia Carbone `24 and John Murphy `26 stand in the KDIC studio after working to bring back student music and talk shows.
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Grinnell continued its Disco Harris tradition of a band performance, with students covering high-energy hits on Saturday, April 6.
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Karis McCaskill `24 grins in front of the gallery wearing a Kermit sweater — a green frog to match the green leaves in her exhibition.
Karis McCaskill `24 transforms Smith Gallery
Carl Phillips reads from “Then The War: And Selected Poems,” telling the Writers@Grinnell crowd about his writing process.
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Lindsey Schultz `27 swings at the ball.
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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
From left: Alyvia Bunkowski `26 and Cadence Chen `26 with The S&B in the Humanities and Social Studies Center.
Students and faculty speak: In defense of print on campus
Student Publications Editorial: We need transparency on our budgets
Student Publications Editorial: We need transparency on our budgets
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 womens volleyball team practicing on Wednesday Nov. 8 in preparation for their matches at the Midwest Conference tournament.
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Letter to the Editor: Alumni weigh in on student protests
Comic: False Spring
Comic: False Spring
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Comic: You Are What You Eat
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Comic: Ambroos and Wilhelmina van Buskirk the Tulip Fairies
Comic: Spring Break Expectation vs. Reality
Comic: Spring Break Expectation vs. Reality
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Comic: The Scariest Things on Halloween in Grinnell
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Horoscope: Your Zodiacs Cat Breed
Horoscope: Your Zodiac’s Cat Breed
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Mohammad Igbaria `24 is the sports editor of The Scarlet & Black.
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Silvia Foster-Frau `15 works as a national investigative reporter at The Washington Post.
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Lyle Muller is the professional advisor of The Scarlet & Black.
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Nick El Hajj `24 is the Editor-in-Chief of The Scarlet & Black.
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Marcy Cassidy-Mapp `24 thinks FoMO is prevalent at Grinnell College.
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Sandy Moffet reflects on his legacy
Sandy Moffet reflects on his legacy
Local Foods Connection takes on food insecurity in Poweshiek County
Local Foods Connection takes on food insecurity in Poweshiek County
From left: Laura Fendt and Kamal Hammouda pose in front of their future co-op housing project at 834 Park St.
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The thrill of running, told by Grinnell College cross country runners
The thrill of running, told by Grinnell College cross country runners
Kai Te Huki `27 leads the National Collegiate Athletic Association across divisions in average points scored per game and in three point attempts. He scored 30 of the Pioneers’ 111 points against Knox College on Jan. 23.
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Lindsey Schultz `27 swings at the ball.
Softball sweeps Knox College in easy doubleheader
From left: Phuong Tran `26, Quynh Dao `25 and Khanh Do `27 preview the Vietnamese Student Association dance that will be performed at Cultural Evening on April 27.
Photo Series: VSA brings Grinnell its Just Desserts
Grinnell continued its Disco Harris tradition of a band performance, with students covering high-energy hits on Saturday, April 6.
Photos Series: Boogie down with Disco Band
Clark broke the all-time National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) scoring record this season, en route to her second championship appearance and second Naismith Player of the Year Award.
Photo Series: Caitlin Clark’s season in review
Temperatures swelled to 70 degrees as the false spring beckoned Grinnell students into the outdoors this past week.
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Grinnell will not cut student org budget, publications still at risk, statement says
Grinnell will not cut student org budget, publications still at risk, statement says
April 23, 2024
Sharyn Obsatz `93 is a journalism professor at Santa Monica College.
Letter to the Editor: Support The S&B
April 22, 2024
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?
April 22, 2024
Sasha Aslanian `90 is a member of the Grinnell College Alumni Council.
Letter to the Editor: Physical papers have pull on Grinnell campus
April 22, 2024
From left: Alyvia Bunkowski `26 and Cadence Chen `26 with The S&B in the Humanities and Social Studies Center.
Students and faculty speak: In defense of print on campus
April 22, 2024
College plans to move away from Pioneer-Web
College plans to move away from Pioneer-Web
April 22, 2024

Students Speak: What did students do over fall break?

October 27, 2017
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“I went to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It was in Tennessee and North Carolina. I hiked and camped. It was fun.” —Dennis Chan ’19

What kinds of shenanigans did Grinnellians get into over fall break? The S&B’s Mayo Sueta asked students in JRC and Noyce to share how they spent their break, from celebrating Diwali to hiking in National Parks to kicking back in Grinnell. Photos by Mai Phuong Vu.

“I visited my sister in Denison University Columbus and we drove to New Jersey from there. We celebrated Diwali, which is my Hindu festival, with family. I have cousins and an aunt and uncle in New Jersey. I also went to New York for a day and I shopped. I didn’t want to come back to Grinnell after that.”
—Indira Kapur ’20
“I’m from Grinnell so I stayed here. I went back home — the two blocks home — and I hung out with my dog and I watched a lot of ‘Friends’ on Netflix and I worked at McNally’s. … I just kinda wasted my break away.”
—Kate Menner ’18

“I went around … southern Utah with some friends …[and] drove to Arches National Park. We then drove to Bryce Canyon so we hiked and camped for two nights at each place. Hiked around, took lots of photos. We arrived [back in Grinnell] eight hours later than planned … [because] half way back through Colorado there was a snow storm and we got stuck.”
—Luo Yang ’20
“I went to D.C and then to New York, really just to go clubbing. I just traveled and I got to see a lot of my friends from back home. It wasn’t nice to travel actually. … It took like seven hours to get to where we were going, for each state. We [could have gone] to [a] whole … different country for that same amount.”
­—Adobea Williams ’18

“I went to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It was in Tennessee and North Carolina. I hiked and camped. It was fun.”
—Dennis Chan ’19
“I was sleeping and then I partied with friends a little bit. I went to go see ‘Blade Runner’ with a friend. … I worked at Kistle … I did some homework and some internship searching and resume stuff. The last four days I went on a trip around Iowa for my exhibition seminar.”
—Moises Herrera ’19
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