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BREAKING: “The Glass Castle” to remain in GHS curriculum with alterations
BREAKING: “The Glass Castle” to remain in GHS curriculum with alterations
Students with their images blurred stand and relax on Mac Field, fading into the background in front of Gates Tower.
47% of students have considered withdrawal from Grinnell College
Bakopoulos sits in his office with his three books, Summerlong, Please Dont Come Back From the Moon, and My American Unhappiness.
Garrison, Bakopoulos to leave Grinnell College
Stephanie Jones, associate professor of education, helped bring in consultants to build the department, planned for fall 2023.
African diaspora studies department approved by College
Daisys Tale was written and self-published by Liz Hansen (left) and illustrated by Makaella Mitchell (right).
“Daisy’s Tale” raises funds for animal shelter
Customers standing in line to order at Dari Barn.
Dari Barn, the beacon that signals the coming of spring
Caroline Cassidy `25 received first place at the SPARK pitch contest for the project she designed along with the Grinnell Chamber of Commerce to allow students to use dining dollars at off-campus restaurants.
SPARK pitch contest funds three innovative community projects
After Imagine Grinnell plants the trees at the residents home, the homeowner is responsible for taking care of the tree long-term.
Imagine Grinnell keeps up reforestation plan for Grinnell
The plans for the development of Sapphire Lake are yet to be refined.
Sapphire Lake plans are underway
Mary Binzley `22 speaking to a crowd while standing up.
“The Glass Castle” in jeopardy after parent files complaint
Nadia Langley and Athena Frasca look into the bathroom mirror. Allison Moore sips from a mug while seated at her dining room table.
Cribz: Editors in Chief air their dirty laundry
The five creators perch on parked bikes outside the JRC and hold their hands up to their chests in the shape of hearts.
Pedal Grinnell opens for Spring season
Students painted rocks with members of the Mayflower Community on Saturday, April 22.
Student programming returns to Mayflower Community with weekly April events
From Scarlet & Black November 20, 2006.
History Takeover: The Grinnell College Drag Show
Six students sit around tables in a HSSC classroom.
Farm House leads discussions on anti-racist agriculture
Olivia Rikabi `26 (left) and Hayden Suarez-Davis `25 (right) bring artists to campus and orchestrate production as Concerts Coordinators.
Faces of Freesound: Olivia Rikabi `26 & Hayden Suarez-Davis `25
Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies Amanda Lee (bottom).
Grinnell Artists: Amanda Lee
The Zimbabwean Mbira Ensemble practicing in the Bucksbaum Haight Courtyard.
Spotlight on Zimbabwean Mbira Ensemble
Two gallery attendees stand looking at Kelly Banfields piece Sisterhood of the Traveling Spoons.
2023 Bachelor of Arts Exhibition
Drag Show Spring 2023: Cowboys vs. Aliens
Aquapella has been preparing weekly for their upcoming show, “Aquapella’s Britney Spears Show.”
Aquapella is ready to sync and swim
Osel Tshering `25 (right) dribbles past Garikai Gijima `26 (left) during one of International Soccer Club’s scrimmages.
ISC brings recreational soccer to Grinnell
Emma Nelson `23, outfielder, bats against Coe College on April 24.
Softball matches nationally ranked Coe College in doubleheader
Three students stand smiling with arms crossed in front of a glass wall.
QAA is queer and here to stay
Kevin Qiu lunges forward with his racket while Andrew Park waits behind him poised to receive the next volley.
Badminton Club rallies with tournament
Luke standing to the left of a football scoreboard.
Tackling mental health’s greatest opponent
Graphic by Cornelia Di Gioia.
Sage & Blunt: Ex on Eggshells
Oh Deer Volume #10
Oh Deer Volume #10
Bertie the Frog: Volume #7
Bertie the Frog: Volume #7
Beauty of Nature: Blue Jay
Beauty of Nature: Blue Jay
Letter to the Editor
Letter to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Alumni support trans athletes at Grinnell after NCAA removes LGBTQ+ protections
Members of Chaverim Elizabeth Collinger, Batyah Selis and Nick Raphaelson (left to right), all 21.
Letter to the Editor: “Pioneers” no more
Letter to the Editor: The climate crisis
Letter to the Editor: The climate crisis
Letter to the Editor: SGA’s BLM Solidarity Statement an example of overzealous elevation of identity
Letter to the Editor: SGA’s BLM Solidarity Statement an example of overzealous elevation of identity
Oh Deer Volume #10
Oh Deer Volume #10
Bertie the Frog: Volume #7
Bertie the Frog: Volume #7
Beauty of Nature: Blue Jay
Beauty of Nature: Blue Jay
Bertie the Frog: Volume #6
Bertie the Frog: Volume #6
Beauty of Nature: Alstroemeria Daffodil
Beauty of Nature: Alstroemeria Daffodil
The signs on Valentine’s Day
The signs on Valentine’s Day
Horoscopes: What should your goal be this semester?
Horoscopes: What should your goal be this semester?
Horoscopes: Each sign as a holiday Hallmark movie trope
Horoscopes: Each sign as a holiday Hallmark movie trope
Horoscopes: Each sign as a holiday Hallmark movie trope
Horoscopes: Each sign as a holiday Hallmark movie trope
Thanksgiving Break Adventures for Each Sign
Thanksgiving Break Adventures for Each Sign
Grinnell seniors advise their first-year selves
Episode 8: Ending on a high note with The Grinnellian
Cribz: Grinnell House
Grinnell Bucket Lists
Episode 7: 24 Hours of Improv

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Dan Strong, associate director and curator of exhibitions at Faulconer Gallery, has been with the College since the museums 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 5, 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 31, 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 teams spring break trip to Arizona. Contributed photo.

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

Lily Bohlke
April 6, 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 3, 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 22, 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 8, 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 Iowas social history around the Midwest. Photo by Xiaoxuan Yang.

Bus-eum: “A Home in the Heartland”

Lily Bohlke
September 30, 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 23, 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 23, 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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