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The Office of International Student Affairs distributed F-1 Know Your Rights cards around campus alongside Immigrant Legal Resource support cards.
Office of International Student Affairs urges Grinnell College students to know their rights
Transfer student Julie Howard `26.5 poses for a portrait in the Spencer Grill.
Grinnell College receives $150,000 grant to increase recruitment, support for transfer students
Grinnell College intends to cut free housing, meals for students working non-academic periods starting in 2026
Grinnell College intends to cut free housing, meals for students working non-academic periods starting in 2026
The Global Café is piloting a new late-night dining option.
Grinnell College Dining Services pilots late-night Global Café program
Flowers adorn Julian Sahlin's bike outside of Younker Hall on April 14, 2025.
Grinnell College community mourns the death of Julian Sahlin `28
Products line a table displaying local artists' work for purchase at Saint's Rest Coffeehouse.
Saints Rest hosts “Sweet Tooth Art Fair”
American and Iowa state flags waving outside of Drake Community Library.
State Senator Sweeney talks fiscal responsibility at legislative coffee event
From left: Will Cloake (Ken), Ashley Beasley (Claire), Alexis Steele (Chris), Jenna Starke (Cookie), Crosby (Ernie), Craig Gibbens (Lenny), and Mike McKenna (Glenn) decorate the scene. (Contributed by Luke Saunders).
Grinnell Community Theatre presents Neil Simon’s “Rumors”
Grinnell students feed cows at Compass Plant on Saturday, April 5.
USDA funding cuts leave Grinnell local food system vulnerable
Two bills, House Files 880 and 274, did not advance into the legislative session and are now considered dead. Staff members at Drake Community Library still await news on federal efforts to disband the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
Drake and other local public libraries await news on federal funding changes
Isaiah Schlimm `27, a Vivero Digital Fellow, works in Burling basement on Thursday, April 17.
On-campus jobs prepare students for professional life
Will Reyes `25 cuts Gabe Garcia's `27 hair in the Black Cultural Center Salon.
Brows, cuts and nails: student-run beauty businesses
Performers in ISO's Cultural Evening gather on stage for a final performance in the Harris Center on Saturday, April 12.
ISO Cultural Evening celebrates heritage through storytelling, song, dance and dress
The Grinnell Redemption Center accepts bottles and cans and is located on 132 West St, Grinnell, IA.
Sustainability initiatives think beyond recycling, advocate for education and institutional memory
Students and faculty have conversations at French Table over lunch on Wednesday, April 2.
Affinity tables support language learning at lunchtime
Performers dance during Agnes Allman's "Mixed Signals" performance on Friday, April 11.
Agnes Allman produces independent student choreography show
Henry Loomis' artwork displayed in the Smith Gallery.
Henry Loomis `26 creates “Bird Worlds”
BRASA members and friends celebrate at the BRASA Gardner.
“I HEART BR”: First-ever BRASA Gardner brings Brazilian funk to Grinnell
From left: Will Cloake (Ken), Ashley Beasley (Claire), Alexis Steele (Chris), Jenna Starke (Cookie), Crosby (Ernie), Craig Gibbens (Lenny), and Mike McKenna (Glenn) decorate the scene. (Contributed by Luke Saunders).
Grinnell Community Theatre presents Neil Simon’s “Rumors”
Levi McMillan `27 sings during choir performance.
Grinnell Singers bring tour back to campus with “The Light is the Same”
Aman Kothari '28 serves the ball during a home game against Ripon College on Saturday, Apr. 19.
PHOTOS: Men’s Tennis Beats Ripon College 7-0
Utsah Kalra `25 hits a serve during a tennis match against UW Eau Claire on Sunday, Apr. 13.
PHOTOS: Women’s tennis beats University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 7-0
Athletes check into the Walker Athletic Training Suite before practice where they are provided with care in order to both prevent injuries and rehabilitate students after an injury is sustained.
Injured athletes navigate campus resources
Grinnell men's golf walking to tee-off at the next hole at the Grinnell College Golf Course during practice on April 11, 2025.
The success behind Grinnell’s golf teams
Caitlin Ong `26 runs alongside athletes on Saturday, April 12 at the Dick Young Classic Invitational.
Grinnell’s track and field teams shatter records
From left: Samridh Dev Singh Chib `25 and Parikshit Roychowdhury `26 pose above the Spencer Grill on April 18, 2025.
Opinion: The meaning of “South Asian,” a double op-ed
From left: Alex Smith and Peyton Williams, both `27, pose in Burling Library on April 18, 2025.
Opinion: Why Grinnellians should start investing, and how to do it without losing your mind
Asha Kulkarni `28 poses in the Humanities and Social Studies Center.
O-pun-ion
Candice Hui-Chieh Lu `26 poses in the Global Kitchen on April 9, 2025.
From loss to belonging
Lyle Muller, professional adviser to The S&B, poses on the second floor of the JRC, where the College's publications room is located.
Opinion: Why college journalists like The S&B’s do what they do
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?
From left: Samridh Dev Singh Chib `25 and Parikshit Roychowdhury `26 pose above the Spencer Grill on April 18, 2025.
Opinion: The meaning of “South Asian,” a double op-ed
From left: Alex Smith and Peyton Williams, both `27, pose in Burling Library on April 18, 2025.
Opinion: Why Grinnellians should start investing, and how to do it without losing your mind
Lyle Muller, professional adviser to The S&B, poses on the second floor of the JRC, where the College's publications room is located.
Opinion: Why college journalists like The S&B’s do what they do
David Harrison, professor of French and Arabic, reads a textbook on "Transubstantiation."
Opinion: Stay strong when facing government intimidation
From left: Hannah Sweet `25 and Conrad Dahm `26, co-presidents of the Union of Grinnell Student Dining Workers (USGDW), hold up the Apr. 2024 ratified contract that turned the UGSDW into the first wall-to-wall undergraduate labor union in U.S. history.
Opinion: Grinnellians need to show the f**k up
Play nine holes with the Grinnell women's golf team
Play nine holes with the Grinnell women’s golf team
Scarlet Sessions: Ky Klassen `25
Scarlet Sessions: Ky Klassen `25
Scarlet Sessions: Meet Ky Klassen `25
Scarlet Sessions: Meet Ky Klassen `25
Head Coach Arseneault reacts to a referee call during NCAA D-III Tournament Game against UW-Platteville on Friday, Mar. 7.
Grinnell College men’s basketball mic’d up
President Anne Harris opens the door to the Grinnell College President's house.
Cribz: President Anne Harris house tour
Aman Kothari '28 serves the ball during a home game against Ripon College on Saturday, Apr. 19.
PHOTOS: Men’s Tennis Beats Ripon College 7-0
Utsah Kalra `25 hits a serve during a tennis match against UW Eau Claire on Sunday, Apr. 13.
PHOTOS: Women’s tennis beats University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 7-0
Lindsey Schultz (11) focuses on the pitcher's throw during a game against Lake Forest on Saturday, Apr. 5.
PHOTOS: Grinnell softball plays Lake Forest and Beloit
Jakob Runkel (39) pitches the ball in a game against Monmouth on April 5, 2025.
PHOTOS: Baseball sets new school records
A student grabs fruit from the platters offered at the event.
Photo Series: Student Athletes Leading Social Change hosts Fruit with the Faculty event

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Sanders, Trump win Poweshiek County caucuses: Final results

Sanders, Trump win Poweshiek County caucuses: Final results

Andy Pavey
February 3, 2020
Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at Grinnell College's Darby Gym as Iowa caucus approaches.

Bernie Sanders, Ilhan Omar, others to visit Saints Rest this afternoon

Andy Pavey
February 1, 2020
Jane Sanders and Naomi Klein barnstorm for Bernie in Grinnell

Jane Sanders and Naomi Klein barnstorm for Bernie in Grinnell

Andy Pavey
January 30, 2020
President Raynard Kington will leave Grinnell in June to head Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass. File photo by Sarah Ruiz.

BREAKING: President Raynard Kington to depart Grinnell at academic year’s end

Andy Pavey
December 5, 2019
Banned from Bump Grinnell

Banned from Bump Grinnell

Andy Pavey
November 21, 2019
Around 850 people gathered to hear Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren speak in Harris Center on Monday. Photo by Andrew Tucker.

CNN given prior notice about protests

Andy Pavey
November 14, 2019
Protesters chanted "2050 is too late, climate chaos is our fate," at Biden's event on campus Monday night. Photo by Abraham Teuber.

Student protesters organized on Facebook to interrupt Biden’s CNN Town Hall

Andy Pavey
November 11, 2019
Beto O’Rourke during an April campaign visit to Grinnell. 450 people attended. Photo by Sarina Lincoln.

“Man, I’m just born to be in it:” An obituary for the 2020 Beto O’Rourke presidential campaign

Andy Pavey
November 7, 2019
Change is coming to student groups

Change is coming to student groups

Andy Pavey
November 1, 2019
SGA Treasurer, Student Senate clash: Dispute centers on administration's new funding policies

SGA Treasurer, Student Senate clash: Dispute centers on administration’s new funding policies

Andy Pavey
September 26, 2019
Student Senate convenes for the first time on Sunday at JRC101

Low participation mars election of Student Senate

Andy Pavey
September 20, 2019
SGA Cabinet members answer questions about new policies in Joe Rosenfield Center Second Floor Lobby. Photo by Andrew Tucker.

SGA Treasury introduces reforms

Andy Pavey
September 6, 2019
Changes to SGA catering prompt pushback

Changes to SGA catering prompt pushback

Andy Pavey
August 29, 2019
Lily Hamilton ’19 was awarded the Midwest Confrence Elite 20 Award for her impressive tennis career and high GPA. Contributed photo.

Women’s tennis concludes historical season at conference

Andy Pavey
May 2, 2019

Iowa Flute Festival Comes to Bucksbaum featuring flutist Ian Clarke

Andy Pavey
February 15, 2019
Several staff members at the Grinnell United Methodist Church work together to create the rotating messages for this marquee, located on 5th Street. Photo by Sarina Lincoln.

“Hate corny church signs? Amen”: The S&B sits down with United Methodist staff as they write their newest sign

Andy Pavey
November 15, 2018
Jordan Maddous '19 prepares to shoot against the Illinois College Lady Blues. Photo by Ted Schultz/Grinnell College.

No rest for the Pioneers: Athletics fall break re-cap

Andy Pavey
November 1, 2018
Dave Maxwell, Ann Egley compete for House District 76

Dave Maxwell, Ann Egley compete for House District 76

Andy Pavey
November 1, 2018
"soft light for sleepless nights" is an original work from theatre professor Craig Quintero. It opens this weekend. Photos by Shabana Gupta.

“soft lights for sleepless nights” to debut in Flanagan Theatre

Andy Pavey
October 11, 2018
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