The Scarlet & Black

The Independent Student News Site of Grinnell College
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
Pioneer Bookshop promotes GrinnBooks program through distribution of bookmarks on April 4, 2025.
GrinnBooks aims to provide affordable textbooks to students
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
Greg Lincoln, Service Director, and Angie Radcliffe, Executive Director, pose outside of Renewed Hope Home Furnishings at Grinnell Friends Church.
Renewed Hope helps make houses into homes
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

The Scarlet & Black

The Scarlet & Black
Brisa Zielina

Brisa Zielina, Staff Photographer

Brisa Zielina is a first year and an aspiring theater major with a concentration in American Studies from Los Angeles, California. She loves singing and acting and uses the word “slay” way too often. When she’s not slaying the day, she’s probably in rehearsal or studying on the third floor of the HSSC. If you see her around campus, say howdy, she’s always happy to make new friends!

All content by Brisa Zielina
Isaiah Schlimm `27, a Vivero Digital Fellow, works in Burling basement on Thursday, April 17.

[Photo] On-campus jobs prepare students for professional life

Akira Keene Teotrakool, Staff Writer
April 21, 2025
Will Reyes `25 cuts Gabe Garcia's `27 hair in the Black Cultural Center Salon.

[Photo] Brows, cuts and nails: student-run beauty businesses

Akash Roy, Staff Writer
April 21, 2025
F. Hudson Miller `80 talks about his journey.

[Photo] From Grinnell to Hollywood, says F. Hudson Miller `80, it’s who you know

Charlotte Krone, Editor in Chief
April 12, 2025
From left: Maya Comer, Devorsetz and Bella Takata, all `28, strike a pose at the end of their first place-winning play.

[Photo] Two Hour Play Contest is fast-paced theatre fun

Kaavya Shriram, Copy Editor
April 7, 2025
Hayley Carson `25 examines a digital copy of the Iowa Bystander on Thursday, Feb. 13.

[Photo] Amidst erasure of U.S. government websites, Kari Bassett `98 preserves Iowa’s oldest Black newspaper

Isaiah Moliga-Puletasi, News Editor
February 24, 2025
Official portrait of David Harrison.

[Photo] David Harrison’s new grading policy: Glorify David Harrison

David Harrison
February 17, 2025
Kaufman's photograph series

[Photo] “Everything Left Unsaid” spotlights art faculty

Beatrice Crist, Arts Editor
February 17, 2025
Daughter tries to protect Person after Red shoots him in the leg.

[Photo] The chaos and collaboration of “Pity”

Zoe Zappas, Community Editor
December 9, 2024
Students serve food at the food bazaar.

PHOTOS: ISO Food Bazaar 2024

Rihaan Bhansali and Brisa Zielina
November 24, 2024
Micho Adler tells spooky and silly fortunes with their crystal ball.

[Photo] SRC celebrates Halloween with gay pumpkin séance

Evelyn Wilber, Features Editor
November 11, 2024
From left: S&B Reporter Thai Theodoro poses with Kim Herzberg at Saints Rest Coffee House.

[Photo] College memories: Tales from Grinnell residents

Thai Theodoro, Staff Writer
November 4, 2024
Hemlock Stanier '25 (left), Jackson Scheer '28, Kate Ferraro, and John Petrus during one of the Teaching tips videos which shows the insensitive ways Native American history is taught to children.

[Photo] “The Thanksgiving Play” playfully destroys Thanksgiving plays

Alice Parker, Copy Editor
November 4, 2024
Reem Elamin `27 and ... pose for a photo on October 4.

[Photo] Shining through: BSU’s “Ghetto-Gold” Harris celebrates Southern Black culture

Emma Kumano-Maloney, Arts Editor
October 11, 2024
Jane Hoffman `25.

[Photo] Students Speak: Vice presidential debate

Oliver Wolfe, Staff Writer
October 5, 2024
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.

[Photo] Opinion: Grinnell does have the money to survive. Our administration is just horribly mismanaging it.

Victor Thorne
October 6, 2024
Felipe Bautista `02 celebrates with his family after receiving his medal.

[Photo] Alumni athletes celebrated at Halftime Hall of Fame induction

Alice Parker, Copy Editor
September 29, 2024
Members of Contra dance club meet in Maine to learn new choreography and dance the night away

[Photo] Dancing for joy: Social dance clubs at Grinnell

September 22, 2024
Students meant to move into Renfrow Hall this semester have been relocated to dorms, project houses and other locations.

[Photo] Second delay hits Renfrow Hall, students scattered

Natalie Ng, Staff Writer
September 15, 2024
Jack Broadmoore `27 and AJ Trimble `27 take orders at their grilled cheese business in the South Campus loggia on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024.

[Photo] Grilled cheese melts hearts in South loggia

Oliver Wolfe, Staff Writer
September 10, 2024
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[Photo] Michael Lozada

Nina Baker, Staff writer
May 6, 2024
Juli Vajda `24.

[Photo] Juli Vajda

Addie Persian, Staff Writer
May 6, 2024
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[Photo] Krishna Mysore

Nora Kohnhorst, Editor in Chief
May 6, 2024
Grinnell College’s annual Titular Head (TitHead) student film festival has been a longstanding tradition, serving as a cinematic celebration of Grinnell culture.

[Photo] History Takeover: A TitHead Tale

Claire Giannosa, Staff writer
April 27, 2024
Students paraded down 8th avenue with flags, masks and decorated cars to celebrate a cultural tradition for the African and Latine diaspora.

[Photo] Carnivale parade marches through the Grinnell streets

Natalie Ng, Staff writer
April 29, 2024
Lyle Muller is the professional advisor of The Scarlet & Black.

[Photo] Op-Ed: Student journalism’s moment to shine

Lyle Muller
April 22, 2024
Twins Elizabeth and Katheryn Vermeulen `24 occassionally sow confusion amongst their classmates, building a bond as sisterly sidekicks.

[Photo] It’s all relative: Students talk shared life on campus

Evelyn Wilber, Staff writer
April 22, 2024
Karis McCaskill `24 grins in front of the gallery wearing a Kermit sweater — a green frog to match the green leaves in her exhibition.

[Photo] Karis McCaskill `24 transforms Smith Gallery

Allison Moore, Staff Writer
April 13, 2024
Katya Lackey `27 reports to emergency scenes as an EMT in fire department duds.

[Photo] Off-campus workers “pop” the Grinnell college bubble

Addie Persian, Staff Writer
April 8, 2024
Sasha Laugen `26 believes wearing a mask when sick should be the norm.

[Photo] Op-Ed: Grinnell masking culture needs to change

Sasha Laugen `26
April 8, 2024
The current entrance to the Edith Renforw Smith `37 Gallery shows the name of Ethan Versh `27's exhibition — "Cupolitan."

[Photo] Coffee cup muses on display at Ethan Versh `27’s Smith Gallery expo

Eliza Cline, Media and Communications Editor
March 11, 2024
Amy Kan `27 presents a few of the pieces in her digital curation "Speculative Sinofuturisms," a project she unveiled at Grinnell College after starting it in high school.

[Photo] Digital exhibition by Amy Kan `27 presents “experimental and bizarre” contemporary art

Natalie Ng, Staff Writer
March 1, 2024
Grinnell College President Anne Harris speaks to the Grinnell Singers choir after helping raise funds for the tour.

[Photo] Grinnell Singers tour back on despite budgeting challenges

Evelyn Wilber, Staff Writer
March 3, 2024
Sarah Evans `26 walks around campus while listening to music.

[Photo] Playlist of My Life: Sarah Evans `26

Sarah Evans, Opinions Editor
February 26, 2024
Carl Olson-Skog `24, Carlie Duus `24, Max Kasten `26, Elsa Kasten `24, and Zade Mullin `24 invite few visitors, but, in exchange, they offer warm food, games, and a good time to all who enter.

[Photo] Cribz: A funhouse at 1020 East st.

Allison Moore, Staff Writer
February 26, 2024
Mardi Gras festivities comes to the Midwest in anticipation of Ash Wednesday, bringing New Orleans-style fun to Grinnell.

[Photo] Mardi Gras takes the cake at Grinnell

Addie Persian, Staff Writer
February 16, 2024
Younker Hall will be the home of a new identity-based community floor in fall 2024.

[Photo] Loose closes, Renfrow opens and Younker to transition in 2024

Natalie Ng, Staff Writer
February 12, 2024
Comprehensive fees will once again increase for the upcoming school year, rising by 5%.

[Photo] Comprehensive fees increase more than 5%, reaching $84k

Addie Persian, Staff Writer
February 12, 2024
Spanish House residents were briefly relocated when Facilities Management found damage to the furnace and pipes and deemed the house to be not occupiable.

[Photo] Spanish House residents relocated after furnace damage reveals leaky pipes

Natalie Ng, Staff Writer
February 12, 2024
DJ Joe Culver of Dining Services was happy to see many students take this event as an opportunity to sing with their friends — in this case, “TiK ToK” by Kesha, sung by Maizie Schaffner `26 and Felix Benardo `25. (Brisa Zielina)

[Photo] Spencer Grill cooks up tunes at karaoke event, first since pandemic

Marcy Cassidy Mapp, Features Editor
February 12, 2024
From left: Professional German Shepherds June and Odin attracted their own crowd of canine connoisseurs.

[Photo] Therapy dogs deliver a dose of paw-sitivity

Charlotte Krone, Opinions Editor
December 4, 2023
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