The Scarlet & Black

The Independent Student News Site of Grinnell College
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 Lucia Cheng
Lucia Cheng '23 sitting in HSSC.

If you’re reading this, would you understand me?: A look back on four years at Grinnell as an Asian American

Lucia Cheng, News Editor
March 13, 2023
Lucia Cheng imitating her cat, Winona.

A love letter to my emotional support cat, Winona

Lucia Cheng, News Editor
February 13, 2023
Drag performers take a bow together to conclude the 2022 drag show.

“Creatures of the Night” descend upon the stage of Grinnell’s 15th drag show

Lucia Cheng, Features Editor
November 21, 2022
Covid 2.0: sparking my decison to be “full gay”

Covid 2.0: sparking my decison to be “full gay”

Lucia Cheng, Features Editor
September 19, 2022
Professor and Chair of the religious studies Tyler Roberts passes away at 61. Photo contributed by Grinnell College.

Remembering Professor Tyler Roberts

Lucia Cheng
November 15, 2021
Raven McClendon `22 urges students to disperse and pay no attention to the demonstrators. Photo by Lucia Cheng.

TikTok-famous anti-sex demonstrators confront students on 8th Ave

Lucia Cheng
September 24, 2021
Op-Ed: The Lighthouse

Op-Ed: The Lighthouse

Lucia Cheng
September 5, 2021
Sarina Lincoln, Chloe Wray, Elena Copell, Maya Kusunoki-Martin and Zoe Fruchter, all `21 pose on the front porch of their house on Park Street.

Cribz: The Grandmas of Park Street

Lucia Cheng
May 23, 2021
Photo contributed by Maya Kusunoki-Martin.

Maya Kusunoki-Martin

Lucia Cheng
May 16, 2021
Sarah Beisner (left) and Destiny Magnett (right), both '22, are the first Grinnell students to be named Truman Scholars since 2017. Photos contributed by Grinnell College and Destiny Magnett.

Sarah Beisner and Destiny Magnett awarded prestigious Truman Scholarship

Lucia Cheng
May 14, 2021
What is an Asian American identity?

What is an Asian American identity?

Lucia Cheng
May 3, 2021
John Garrison will leave Grinnell College to work as an English teacher in California.

Q&A: Professor John Garrison, English, on learning, growing and asking for help – and his newly announced Guggenheim award

Lucia Cheng
April 20, 2021
The Sexual Health Information Center (SHIC) is now under the umbrella of the Student Health and Wellness Center (SHAW) to provide more support for student staff. Graphic by Shabana Gupta.

“I just want this place to exist:” SHIC persists through a year of organizational challenges

Lucia Cheng
April 9, 2021
For two days this winter, South Campus adopted a possum. Photo by Lucia Cheng.

The South Campus Possum: A Winter’s Tale

Lucia Cheng
April 7, 2021
The new executives: from left to right, VPSA Andy Kenley '22, President Fernando Villatoro '22, and VPAA Ashton Aveling '22. Drawings by Zoe Fruchter.

New SGA execs plan cabinet shakeups, constitutional reforms

Lucia Cheng
March 12, 2021
Photo contributed by Garth Greenwell.

Professor Garth Greenwell on his new anthology, “Kink”

Lucia Cheng
February 20, 2021
After starting the year online, first-years are now living on campus for a chance at some semblance of the college experience they envisioned. Photo by Kaya Matsuura.

At long last, first-years arrive on campus

Lucia Cheng
February 10, 2021
"Don't be surprised": Grinnell's East Asian students reflect on racism and xenophobia during COVID-19

“Don’t be surprised”: Grinnell’s East Asian students reflect on racism and xenophobia during COVID-19

Lucia Cheng
April 28, 2020
Photo by Isabel Torrence.

Let’s Unpack That

Lucia Cheng
February 28, 2020
Photo by Scott Lew.

True Grinnellian: Rachel Bly reminisces on life lived locally

Lucia Cheng
February 21, 2020

SGA initiates constitutional review process amid calls for reform

Lucia Cheng
February 14, 2020
Kexin Huang ’22 worries for her family living in Wuhan. Photo by Ariel Richards.

Coronavirus panic interrupts Chinese students’ visit to campus

Lucia Cheng
February 6, 2020
Choreographer Jason Rodriguez of FX's "Pose" brings voguing to campus

Choreographer Jason Rodriguez of FX’s “Pose” brings voguing to campus

Lucia Cheng
October 31, 2019
On Tuesday, Oct. 8, a public forum was held at Drake Library in order to discuss the Iowa Valley Community College Bond. Photo by Shabana Gupta.

Grinnell community members hope to pass IVCC bond

Lucia Cheng
October 10, 2019
Nina Kouchi ’22 has won the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Women’s Golfer for the second time this season. Kouchi has won two tournaments this year, and her scoring has placed her at the top of the division. Photo by Isabel Torrence

Nina Kouchi wins SLIAC women’s golfer of the week for second time

Lucia Cheng
October 3, 2019
Zainab Thompson '22 is the Head Editor of Concrete Perspectives, a student publication which takes submissions from inmates as a part of the Liberal Arts in Prison program. Photo by Shabana Gupta.

Students publish inmates’ work with Liberal Arts in Prison program

Lucia Cheng
October 3, 2019
Emma Schaefer '22 is one of a few Grinnell songwriters leading Songwriters' Circle workshops at the Stew. Contributed by Emma Schaefer.

First-ever Prairiepalooza music festival to be held in Central Park

Lucia Cheng
September 19, 2019
Grinnell students and community members share their experiences with service animals

Grinnell students and community members share their experiences with service animals

Lucia Cheng
September 12, 2019
Elizabeth Hill, CERA Manager and Outreach Coordinator, participates in a prairie burning. Photo by Justin Hayworth/Grinnell College.

Elizabeth Hill, manager of CERA, says goodbye to Grinnell

Lucia Cheng
September 6, 2019
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