The Scarlet & Black

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Workers repair roofs after a hailstorm in May 2023.
Grinnell College reduces carbon footprint, increases climate research
Angel Arroyo `26.5 poses for a portrait in the Joe Rosenfield `25 Center.
In rural Iowa, trans people are standing strong against anti-trans legislation
Karen Edwards, dean of international student affairs at Grinnell, poses in her office in the HSSC.
International students brace for second Trump term, visa changes
Trustees approve 5.59% fee increase for upcoming year
Trustees approve 5.59% fee increase for upcoming year
Grinnell hopes to replace lead service lines
Grinnell hopes to replace lead service lines
Roxanna Coleman, 59, on November 18, 2024.
True Grinnellian: Roxanna Coleman
Angel Arroyo `26.5 poses for a portrait in the Joe Rosenfield `25 Center.
In rural Iowa, trans people are standing strong against anti-trans legislation
Capstone Behavioral Health is the designated Community Mental Health Center for Poweshiek County.
A rural Iowa county grapples with an overworked mental health care system
Dancers from Michelle’s Dance Company and Stepping Out Dance Studio perform during the open ceremony to kick off Jingle Bell Holiday.
PHOTOS: Jingle Bell Holiday 2024
Justin Jensen addresses attendee comments and concerns on November 25, 2024.
Senator Joni Ernst’s team hosts town hall
Jackie Harris `26 looks for their next hand hold on the climbing wall.
Grabbing hold of community at the climbing wall
Grinnell students learning Japanese video called with students at Shimoda Elementary school on Tuesday, November 26.
Grinnell and Tokyo Students Connect Through Takopettan
From left: President Anne Harris, their dog May, and Professor Michael Mackenzie at their home.
CRIBZ: President Anne Harris’s 1960’s dream house
Students serve food at the food bazaar.
PHOTOS: ISO Food Bazaar 2024
From left: Maddie Hartog `25 and Mira Diamond-Berman `25 pose for a photo in front of Carriage House on Nov. 19, 2024.
CRIBZ: Carriage House
Grinnell's underground art scene: "Basement Gallery"
Grinnell’s underground art scene: “Basement Gallery”
A member of Messy Mondays peeks over her chair.
Messy Mondays brings art to preschoolers
Daughter tries to protect Person after Red shoots him in the leg.
The chaos and collaboration of “Pity”
Reena Esmail smiles mid-lecture.
Reena Esmail talks “This Love Between Us”
Professor Xavier Escandell (left), Jorge Salinas (middle), and Professor Laura Ng (right) stand in front of the toe tags that represent lives lost at the border in exhibit, "Hostile Terrain 94"
Hostile Terrain 94 highlights lives lost under Prevention Through Deterrence policy
Justin Hayworth posing with his cameras in the Bear.
Behind the lens: Justin Hayworth and Ted Schultz
Yahir Dominguez follows live updates of games through a sports betting app.
Sports betting at Grinnell
Matt Kenny (11) spikes the ball past defenders during a game against Iowa State on Nov. 10, 2024.
PHOTOS: Volleyball Club finishes season with 9-9 record
Nora Lynch (11) shoots the ball.
Women’s basketball has best start in 21 years, breaks scoring records
Xavier James `25, on the track team, holds a record for the 300 yard shuttle.
Pioneers have power: students break records
Laura Kövécs poses in front of Gates Tower, clad in her burning red Grinnell merch.
Until you find home: My semester of exchange
Zev Zentner `25 poses on the bridge of the Humanities and Social Sciences Center (HSSC).
Opinion: We need to get rid of the Honor G
Keanu Masami Yamanaka `26 poses among the autumn leaves on campus.
With dignity: Navigating resources from the lens of an unhoused youth
Bella Bjorklund `26 believes in the power of a Gay Straight Alliance on Grinnell's campus.
Opinion: LGBT people need more allies: Why we should not be rejecting groups like the GSA 
Emma Kumano-Maloney `25 poses for a portrait outside Main Hall on Nov. 21, 2024.
Opinion: Question what is possible
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?
Zev Zentner `25 poses on the bridge of the Humanities and Social Sciences Center (HSSC).
Opinion: We need to get rid of the Honor G
Bella Bjorklund `26 believes in the power of a Gay Straight Alliance on Grinnell's campus.
Opinion: LGBT people need more allies: Why we should not be rejecting groups like the GSA 
Emma Kumano-Maloney `25 poses for a portrait outside Main Hall on Nov. 21, 2024.
Opinion: Question what is possible
Opinion: Come together, but go alone
Opinion: Come together, but go alone
L.F. Parker Professor of History Sarah J. Purcell poses outside of the Humanities and Social Sciences Center (HSSC) on Nov. 7, 2024.
Opinion: I thought this might be more of a contest
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
Dancers from Michelle’s Dance Company and Stepping Out Dance Studio perform during the open ceremony to kick off Jingle Bell Holiday.
PHOTOS: Jingle Bell Holiday 2024
Matt Kenny (11) spikes the ball past defenders during a game against Iowa State on Nov. 10, 2024.
PHOTOS: Volleyball Club finishes season with 9-9 record
Cassidy Pak (15) dribbles the ball down the court.
PHOTOS: Grinnell Women’s Basketball Faces Off Against Buena Vista
The Young, Gifted, and Black Gospel Choir preforms at Herrick Chappel in Grinnell, Iowa on Nov. 23, 2024.
PHOTOS: Young, Gifted, and Black Gospel Choir Fall Concert
From left: Syd Weller '26, Kaycie Brookens '26, Keely Yeager '27, Regan Reedy '26, and Felix Benardo '25 preform at Showvember.
PHOTOS: Showvember 2024

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Over 100 Grinnell College students participate in the spring Beer die league. Photo by Isabel Torrence.

Beer die league stokes athletic spirit amid winter chill

Ingrid Meulemans
February 26, 2022
Lesley Wright will be retiring from Grinnell College at the end of the semester, where she's worked for 22 years as the Director of the Museum of Art. Photo by Alex Fontana.

Lesley Wright reflects on her 22 years at Grinnell College

Ingrid Meulemans
December 7, 2021
2021 Homecoming round-up

2021 Homecoming round-up

Natalia Ramirez-Jimenez and Ingrid Meulemans
October 5, 2021
Photo contributed by Kate Smith.

Kate Smith

Ingrid Meulemans
May 16, 2021
Graphic by Rei Yamada.

Couples Speak: Grinnell love stories

Ingrid Meulemans and Abraham Teuber
February 14, 2021
John Nor takes a break from puzzling. Contributed by The Mayflower.

Larger than life: Grinnell resident completes 23-foot long puzzle

Ingrid Meulemans
November 25, 2020
Shabana Gupta '22 voted by mail in Iowa. Photo contributed by Shabana Gupta.

Check-in with the S&B staff on election day!

Ingrid Meulemans
November 3, 2020
A new activist group intends to "reimagine" policing in Grinnell. Photo by Sarina Lincoln.

Local activists take on anti-racist work

Ingrid Meulemans
August 4, 2020
A Mayflower staff-member in a face shield speaks with residents of the Mayflower. Photo contributed by The Mayflower.

Mayflower announces zero COVID-19 cases in a hazardous senior care landscape

Ingrid Meulemans
July 28, 2020
Residents at Mayflower have been sheltering in place and observing the effects of the COVID-19 crisis. Photo by Elena Coppellel.

Mayflower Community confirms first case of COVID-19 in a resident

Ingrid Meulemans
July 8, 2020
The holidays bring Tassel Ridge Winery's seasonal murder mystery to Grinnell

The holidays bring Tassel Ridge Winery’s seasonal murder mystery to Grinnell

Ingrid Meulemans
December 5, 2019
Grinnell native Liz Kolbe was recognized at the Iowa State Extension and Outreach program's Women in Agriculture conference for her work with Practical Farmers of Iowa. Photo contributed by Liz Kolbe.

Grinnell native Kolbe is honored by ISU Extension and Outreach

Ingrid Meulemans
December 5, 2019
U.S. President Joe Biden endorsed the College's student union during a CNN town hall on Nov. 11, 2019.

Biden endorses UGSDW, possibly helping expansion efforts

Ingrid Meulemans
November 12, 2019
Grinnell High School celebrates homecoming week with parade, coronation and football game

Grinnell High School celebrates homecoming week with parade, coronation and football game

Ingrid Meulemans
October 3, 2019
Students express frustration with unreliable campus Wi-Fi

Students express frustration with unreliable campus Wi-Fi

David Gales and Ingrid Meulemans
October 3, 2019
Shafiq R. Khan, founder and CEO of Empower People, is awarded the 2019 Grinnell College Innovator for Social Justice Prize during a ceremony Oct. 1, 2019. Khan and Empower People have been instrumental in the fight to eradicate bride trafficking in North India and in empowering the independence, agency, and leadership of girls and women who have been affected by this issue. (Photo by Justin Hayworth/Grinnell College)

Shafiq Khan shares his mission and his motivation

Ingrid Meulemans
October 3, 2019
Inhabitants of Spanish House go about their daily lives. Photos by Shabana Gupta.

A talk with Stephen Cropper, coordinator of Spanish House

Ingrid Meulemans
September 26, 2019

Cribz: Fresh fruit and a chat with the inhabitants of GAME House

Ingrid Meulemans
September 6, 2019
An environmental legacy: Professor Jonathan "Jackie" Brown and the history of the Conard Environmental Research Area

An environmental legacy: Professor Jonathan “Jackie” Brown and the history of the Conard Environmental Research Area

Ingrid Meulemans
August 30, 2019
Matthew Cunningham was ranked as one of Iowa's top graduating seniors. Contributed photo.

Meet Matthew Cunningham

Ingrid Meulemans
May 2, 2019
Dean Bakopoulos, English, organizes the reading series Writers@Grinnell, bringing authors from around the world to the JRC. Photo by Liz Paik.

Bakopoulos reflects on Writers@Grinnell

Ingrid Meulemans
April 26, 2019
Ricker House sold to private citizens: New owners of Prairie-style architectural landmark remain dedicated to its historic preservation

Ricker House sold to private citizens: New owners of Prairie-style architectural landmark remain dedicated to its historic preservation

Ingrid Meulemans
April 4, 2019
Anne Harris, the College’s new vice president of academic affairs, joined the College from DePauw University. She served in the same role at DePauw. Contributed photo.

Anne Harris to join College administration as VPAA

Ingrid Meulemans
February 22, 2019
"Abolition and Freedom" is currently on display in the HSSC. Photo by Candace Mettle.

“Abolition and Freedom” debuts on wall of HSSC

Ingrid Meulemans
February 14, 2019
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