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One political message outside of Nollen House, pictured on Sept. 28 at 7:06 p.m., read "YOUR SILENCE IS KILLING US."
Political graffiti found on Grinnell College campus, writer unknown
Uncertain impact for Grinnell College after $100K fee for H-1B visas enacted
Uncertain impact for Grinnell College after $100K fee for H-1B visas enacted
Kesho Scott endowed chair in African Diaspora Studies John Thabiti Willis poses for a portrait.
African Diaspora Studies plans for concentration, major in next four years
$4.4 million grant funds three Global Learning Courses for 2025-2026 year
$4.4 million grant funds three Global Learning Courses for 2025-2026 year
After a bargaining session between the Union and the College over compensation charges, the Union rallied at Kington Plaza before an event with the Board of Trustees on Sept. 25, 2025.
Grinnell College Student Union hosts rally over compensation changes
Grinnell City Hall, formerly the Iowa Transportation Museum, on Oct. 6.
Grinnell City Council advances $1 million water treatment project
The Drake Community Library is open seven days a week.
Free zoo tickets, movies, lectures and books: Everything you can get with a Drake Library Card
As the siren went off just after 9 a.m., the runners ran across the start line, beginning the race.
Photo Series: Hundreds of participants attend Unity in the Community Fun Run
From left: Grinnell Police Department Chief Michael McClelland and Mental Health Liaison Faith Repp.
Grinnell police department’s new mental health liaison takes on a rising demand
A voting sign sits outside Elks Lodge polling station in Grinnell, Iowa on Nov. 5, 2024.
Sample ballots for the Nov. 4 election have been released. Here is who is on it
Henry Horn `26 is sports editor by day, restaurant reviewer by night.
Chez Henri: Clyde’s Fine Diner, just fine
Winner Quentin Patrick Kelly `29 poses with two matchas, labubus, unplugged wired earbuds and jorts.
Performative Male Contest hits Grinnell
From left: Avaash Bhattarai, Diya Shrestha and Medhashree Adhikari, all `26, gave out Waiwai and phool makhana at the Nepali Student Organization (NEPSO) table.
Photo Series: Around the world with the International Student Organization
At her talk on Sept. 25, Rebecca Traister told the audience that those in power are afraid of female anger because it has the potential to be transformative.
Rebecca Traister reflects on female rage at Scholar’s Convocation
Production and plant manager Angie Anderson gives a tour of the Daily Freeman-Journal's printing plant on Sept. 14, 2025.
Pressed for print: Inside The S&B’s printing process
Exterior of the brightly colorful Mainframe Studios building along Keosauqua Way in Des Moines, Iowa.
Mainframe Studio exhibition features artists from Grinnell, Iowa
The storefront of Second Mile Thrift Shop. Located on 515 3rd Ave., it houses a variety of unique secondhand items.
Cool, historical and just strange: The items for sale at Second Mile Thrift Shop
Craig Quintero, chair of theater, dance and performance studies, debuted his 360-degree virtual reality film "All That Remains" in Grinnell on Sept. 28, three years after it premiered at the 2022 Venice Film Festival.
Craig Quintero’s virtual reality film “All That Remains” debuts
From left: Mary Noer, Brian Mitchell and Alexis Steele act out a scene at rehearsal on Sept. 30.
“A Body of Water” debuts at Grinnell Area Arts Council
From left: Dewa Ayu Eka Putri, lecturer in theater, dance, and performance studies, and Audra Dooley `26, at Grin Cupola on Sept. 18.
“Ngeruak” at Grin Cupola: Hope, rage and a plea to rebuild
Keiko Smith `26, co-captain, avoids Monmouth College women’s soccer players as she prepares to kick the ball. She said she feels the team’s support feels “universal” for every game.
Each of us can make a difference for all of us: Spotlight on Grinnell College women’s soccer
Sarah Travis `27, defender, runs for the ball during a Grinnell College women's soccer game on Sept. 30, 2025. Grinnell faced Monmouth, and the game ended in a draw.
Women’s soccer carries on in nail-biting draw against Monmouth College
Keely Miyamoto `26.5 mid-lap at the Broken Anvil Backyard Ultra in West Point, Iowa.
Keely Miyamoto `26.5 runs 133 miles, places second in ultramarathon race
The Grinnell College men’s basketball team huddles ahead of a game during the 2024-25 season.
Grinnell men’s basketball welcomes eight newcomers, gears up for season
Nina Perkins `28 returns a ball against Ripon College on Sept. 13.
Grinnell women’s tennis dominates Lawrence University at home
Horseoscope: Which famous horse are you?
Horseoscope: Which famous horse are you?
Peyton Williams wants to talk about your financial plans in the face of student loans.
Opinion: When to pay your student loans vs. invest
Akira Keene Teotrakool `28 wants us to rethink what a successful event is.
Opinion: Organize, then implement: In search of a new campus culture
S&B Sports editor Henry Horn `26 thinks we should be doing more for our athletes.
Opinion: We need to stop sleeping on our sports teams
Horoscope: What's your biggest secret?
Horoscope: What’s your biggest secret?
Horseoscope: Which famous horse are you?
Horseoscope: Which famous horse are you?
Horoscope: What's your biggest secret?
Horoscope: What’s your biggest secret?
Horoscope: What do you spread?
Horoscope: What do you spread?
Horoscope: What's your new zodiac sign?
Horoscope: What’s your new zodiac sign?
Horoscope: Which niche microtrend are you?
Horoscope: Which niche microtrend are you?
Peyton Williams wants to talk about your financial plans in the face of student loans.
Opinion: When to pay your student loans vs. invest
Akira Keene Teotrakool `28 wants us to rethink what a successful event is.
Opinion: Organize, then implement: In search of a new campus culture
S&B Sports editor Henry Horn `26 thinks we should be doing more for our athletes.
Opinion: We need to stop sleeping on our sports teams
Sarah Evans `26 thinks that we need to revamp the way that we talk about mental health on Grinnell College's campus.
Opinion: Grinnell College has a mental health problem
Vote in the online Snedge: performative reading or judicial proceeding?
Vote in the online Snedge: performative reading or judicial proceeding?
Letter to the Editor: All I need to say
Letter to the Editor: All I need to say
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
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
Winner Quentin Patrick Kelly `29 poses with two matchas, labubus, unplugged wired earbuds and jorts.
Performative Male Contest hits Grinnell
Sex and the Cornfields, Episode 1: There's tons of fish in the sea... but is Grinnell a fishbowl?
Sex and the Cornfields, Episode 1: There’s tons of fish in the sea… but is Grinnell a fishbowl?
Production and plant manager Angie Anderson gives a tour of the Daily Freeman-Journal's printing plant on Sept. 14, 2025.
Pressed for print: Inside The S&B’s printing process
A picture of a rescue dog at Bailey's Funny Farm on 404 West St.
Have you heard of Bailey’s Funny Farm?
From left: Dewa Ayu Eka Putri, lecturer in theater, dance, and performance studies, and Audra Dooley `26, at Grin Cupola on Sept. 18.
“Ngeruak” at Grin Cupola: Hope, rage and a plea to rebuild
As the siren went off just after 9 a.m., the runners ran across the start line, beginning the race.
Photo Series: Hundreds of participants attend Unity in the Community Fun Run
From left: Avaash Bhattarai, Diya Shrestha and Medhashree Adhikari, all `26, gave out Waiwai and phool makhana at the Nepali Student Organization (NEPSO) table.
Photo Series: Around the world with the International Student Organization
Outside Hitter Kinsey Carrigan `29 (15) serves in the Grinnell/Central Volleyball Tournament.
Photo Series: Grinnell College women’s volleyball begins with home tournament
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

The Scarlet & Black

The Scarlet & Black
Cadence Chen

Cadence Chen, Managing Editor

Cadence is a fourth-year classics and English double major from Queens, New York. This is her fourth semester on The S&B. She enjoys conceptions of the sea and other large expanses, real (and conceptions of) birds, things that look like other things and her cat Mouse.

All content by Cadence Chen
Bangladeshi-American poet Tarfia Faizullah, the first Writers@Grinnell guest of the fall 2025 semester, spoke at the Joe Rosenfield `25 Center on Sept. 18.

Writers@Grinnell: Tarfia Faizullah on strange, beautiful and accessible poetry

Cadence Chen, Managing Editor
September 26, 2025
Smells Like Off-Campus Spirit!

Smells Like Off-Campus Spirit!

Cadence Chen, Managing Editor
September 22, 2025
Corral signs books after his reading at hist 2014 Writers @ Grinnell Book Talk.

Eduardo C. Corral Returns to Writers@Grinnell: Poetry, Borders, and the Art of Not Knowing

Cadence Chen, Staff Writer
November 24, 2024
From left: Erin Vazquez and Darian Vazquez `26 pose for a photo.

Grinnellians tie the knot

Cadence Chen, Staff Writer
November 24, 2024
Alexi Zentner poses for a portrait outside of Carnegie Hall in Grinnell, Iowa on Nov. 1, 2024.

Writers@Grinnell: Alexi Zentner `97

Cadence Chen, Staff Writer
November 11, 2024
A crowd gathers to view the installation of the stained glass windows at Merchant's National Bank in Grinnell, Iowa, in 1914. Archival image from Digital Grinnell.

Louis Sullivan’s Jewel Box Bank inspires locally and nationally

Cadence Chen, Staff Writer
November 11, 2024
Laura Fendt and Kamal Hammouda's house at 834 Park St., Relish.

The Iowa Kitchen of Grinnell: “We cook with love”

Cadence Chen, Staff Writer
November 4, 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
Writer Johnathan Meiberg poses for a portrait on Thursday, September 19, 2024

Chronicling Jonathan Meiburg’s week in the prairie

Cadence Chen, Staff Writer
September 29, 2024
Admissions shifts strategies, class of 2028 over 50% students of color and international students

Admissions shifts strategies, class of 2028 over 50% students of color and international students

Cadence Chen, Staff Writer
September 22, 2024
Saulė Keliauskaitė

Saulė Keliauskaitė

Cadence Chen, Staff Writer
May 8, 2023
Bakopoulos sits in his office with his three books, "Summerlong," "Please Don't Come Back From the Moon," and "My American Unhappiness."

Garrison, Bakopoulos to leave Grinnell College

Cadence Chen, Staff Writer
May 1, 2023
Two gallery attendees stand looking at Kelly Banfield's piece "Sisterhood of the Traveling Spoons."

2023 Bachelor of Arts Exhibition

Cadence Chen, Staff Writer
April 24, 2023
Two saxophonists, a bassist, and a drummer play music in front of a wall covered in walking canes. The image is in black and white.

MIYUMI Project improvises and innovates

Cadence Chen, Staff Writer
April 14, 2023
Jack Connelly `25 recieves a pass during one of the ultimate frisbee open team’s indoor practices.

Ultimate frisbee hires coaches as team culture shifts towards competitiveness

Cadence Chen, Staff Writer
April 7, 2023
16 Grinnell businesses are participating in an initiative to collect period products to be distributed amongst Grinnell Middle School and Grinnell-Newburg High School, Mid-Iowa Community Action (MICA) Food Pantry and Drake Community Library.

Grinnell businesses kick off Women’s History Month

Cadence Chen, Staff Writer
March 6, 2023
In her time as head swimming and diving coach, Erin Hurley has earned the title of Midwest Conference Coach of the Year 23 times. She was also awarded the College Swimming Association of America’s Richard E. Steadman Award, which is given to the coach who spreads the most happiness.

Erin Hurley retires after 28 years and 41 Midwest Conference titles

Cadence Chen, Staff Writer
February 27, 2023
Grinnell College had an initiative to grow a plot of plants native to Iowa on a patch of land on Mac Field.

Is Grinnell College living up to its land acknowledgement?

Cadence Chen, Staff Writer
February 12, 2023
Michell's Dance Company and Stepping Out Dance Studio kicked off Jingle Bell Holiday with a performance.

Jingle Bell Holiday brings seasonal joy to Grinnell

Cadence Chen, Staff Writer
December 5, 2022
George Drake `56 leaves behind a loving family and an inspiring legacy.

Remembering President George Drake `56

Cadence Chen, Staff Writer
November 21, 2022
"The Putnam County Spelling Bee" cast rehearses every day from 7:30 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. The student-produced musical opens in December.

Rehearsals with “The Putnam County Spelling Bee” cast

Cadence Chen, Staff Writer
November 14, 2022
From left: Music Director and Pit Lead Jacob Johnson `23, Stage Manager David Gales `23 and Director Lucy Polyak.

Making a Musical: Polyak casts “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”

Cadence Chen, Staff Writer
November 10, 2022
Grinnell soars to new heights with Elkes Airport Project

Grinnell soars to new heights with Elkes Airport Project

Cadence Chen, Staff Writer
October 31, 2022
Mary Li `25 competes for the women’s golf team. Li was named the SLIAC player of the week for Sept. 21.

Mary Li and Parker Perry’s Player of the Week performances boost women’s golf to national rankings

Cadence Chen, Staff Writer
October 3, 2022

Record-breaking number of new faculty hired

Cadence Chen, Staff Writer
September 26, 2022
Despite recent rainfall, Iowa drought continues to deplete Grinnell waterways

Despite recent rainfall, Iowa drought continues to deplete Grinnell waterways

Cadence Chen, Staff Writer
September 26, 2022
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