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

The Scarlet & Black

The Scarlet & Black
All content by Lily Bohlke
Dan Strong, associate director and curator of exhibitions at Faulconer Gallery, has been with the College since the museum's inception. Photo by Scott Lew.

Career spotlight: Dan Strong, curator of Faulconer Gallery

Lily Bohlke
November 29, 2018
Sam Stickels '19 acting at rehearsal on Thursday, Oct. 11.

Lights, Camera … Serve! Grinnell athletes in the arts

Lily Bohlke
October 11, 2018
Joe Lacina, who works as the studio art technician in Bucksbaum, is a skilled artist with Grinnell roots. Photo by Sarina Lincoln.

Grinnell Artist: Joe Lacina

Lily Bohlke
October 4, 2018
The heavy rains from thunderstorms caused flooding in dorm rooms, forcing students to protect personal belongings from the water. Photo by Sarah Lincoln

Heavy rains and thunderstorms cause damage

Lily Bohlke
September 7, 2018
Grinnell experienced minor flooding during the last week. Photo by Zoey Kohler

Grinnell endures serious storms

Lily Bohlke
September 6, 2018
Work currently on display at Faulconer Gallery from Charles Bierk. Photo by Lily Bohlke.

Faulconer Gallery opens exhibition featuring two artists

Lily Bohlke
August 30, 2018
Prairie grass hangs in the center of the gallery, inviting visitors to navigate the space. Photo by Reina Shahi.

Smith show puts the prairie on display

Lily Bohlke
May 4, 2018
Evan Bunis '18 following through on a shot taken during the golf team's spring break trip to Arizona. Contributed photo.

Men’s golf team looks to Bunis’ leadership for success in 2018 season

Lily Bohlke
April 5, 2018
Grinnell Mock Trial: raising the bar

Grinnell Mock Trial: raising the bar

Lily Bohlke
February 1, 2018
Grinnell Artists: Victoria Park '21

Grinnell Artists: Victoria Park ’21

Lily Bohlke
November 2, 2017
CONTRIBUTED The symmetrical symbol for the Yoni Ki Baat group, which features four women in a close, interdependent embrace. Contributed photo.

Yoni Ki Baat: vulnerable and empowering

Lily Bohlke
October 27, 2017
President Kington and the athletic department support Grinnell student-athletes' rights to protest the national anthem. Photo by Andrew Tucker.

Athletic department and President Kington side with athlete protests

Lily Bohlke
September 29, 2017
Grinnell Artists: Madeleine Brand-LaBarge '18

Grinnell Artists: Madeleine Brand-LaBarge ’18

Lily Bohlke
September 21, 2017
Celina Biniaz '52, Holocaust survivor originally from Krakow, Poland, came back to Grinnell after a long time away to speak about her life since the war. Photo by Paul Chan.

Holocaust survivor Celina Biniaz ’52 spoke to students about resilience, survival

Lily Bohlke
September 15, 2017
Pat Acton makes wildly detailed models out of matchsticks, like the model of Notre Dame above. Contributed photo.

Matchstick museum proves to be a marvel

Lily Bohlke
September 7, 2017
Photo by Helena Gruensteidl Shannon Young came back from a semester abroad in Cambodia and broke a school record.

Shannon Young breaks school record in steeplechase

Lily Bohlke
May 4, 2017
Professors contextualize conflict in Syria

Professors contextualize conflict in Syria

Lily Bohlke and Eva Lilienfeld
April 14, 2017
The CRSSJ is going to be relocated to make way for a new admissions building. Photo by Mahira Faran.

Campus council on divestment, prayer spaces, student wages and Block Party

Lily Bohlke
March 3, 2017
Bad Feminists/Bad Critics seminar to present debate on censorship of pornography from the perspective of the 1980 Sex Wars

Bad Feminists/Bad Critics seminar to present debate on censorship of pornography from the perspective of the 1980 Sex Wars

Lily Bohlke
March 3, 2017
Summer White '18 will be the president of SGA for the 2017-2018 academic year.

SGA Executive Election Results

Lily Bohlke
March 2, 2017
Meet your SGA executive candidates

Meet your SGA executive candidates

Lily Bohlke
February 24, 2017

Campus council debates antifa ideals and rhetoric

Lily Bohlke
February 17, 2017

Grinnell continues to respond to immigration ban

Lily Bohlke and Mira Braneck
February 10, 2017
Sawyer continues to post their anti-fascist posters around campus.

Anti-fascism imagery criticized, vandalized

Lily Bohlke
February 3, 2017
Immigration ban sparks response by students and administration

Immigration ban sparks response by students and administration

Lily Bohlke and Mira Braneck
February 3, 2017
Co-founder and co-leader of Grinnell College Virtual Reality Club Richard Li '17 assists a student trying out the new virtual reality technology. Photo by Garrett Wang.

Grinnellians become white blood cells through virtual reality

Lily Bohlke
November 17, 2016
Students interested in finance discuss how to invest a 160,000 dollar portfolio. Photo by Garrett Wang.

Pioneer Capital Investments gives students alternative financial opportunities

Lily Bohlke
October 27, 2016
The bus for "A Home in the Heartland: Forgotten Stories of how Iowa Got to Be 'Us'" is painted differently than the four exhibits TRACES has run previously. The organization has driven Iowa's social history around the Midwest. Photo by Xiaoxuan Yang.

Bus-eum: “A Home in the Heartland”

Lily Bohlke
September 29, 2016
Photo by Sarah Ruiz. The Physics SEPC consists of Rachel Bass '19, Peter Cipriano '19, Androniki Mitrou '17, Higinio Jasso '17, Allison Bartz '18 and Sarah McCarthy '19. SEPC members are now required to go through implicit bias training.

SEPCs attempt to reduce implicit bias through required trainings

Lily Bohlke
September 22, 2016
Photo by Garrett Wang. Reed Essex '19, Jacob Leder '20, Hameed Weaver '17, Dhruv Gupta '17, Logan Stuart '19 and Deniz Sahin '20 come together to share homemade beats and practice freestyling. A performance is coming up soon.

Cypher club provides alternative freestyle and beat forum

Lily Bohlke
September 22, 2016
Anita DeWitt was elected SGA President. Photo by Jun Taek Lee

DeWitt elected as president, Dann for VPSA, Aaronson for VPAA

Lily Bohlke
March 4, 2016
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