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

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All content by Malcolm Galpern Levin
Dining Services and Students disagreed on how much the college should donate per meal. Photo by Isabel Torrence.

Dining Services’ Fogfast donations fall short of student expectations

Malcolm Galpern Levin
February 21, 2022
"Did We Make It?" was published this past June and contains a beautiful array of poems written in response to 13 evocative oil paintings, including "Mixed Metaphor." Photo contributed by Tilly Woodward.

Writers@Grinnell celebrates the release of “Did We Make It?”

Malcolm Galpern Levin
November 21, 2021
ISO Cabinet

International Student Organization connects students through new and old traditions

Malcolm Galpern Levin
November 11, 2021
COVID-19 booster shots are available to eligible individuals at Walmart and Hy-Vee. Graphic by Hannah Agpoon.

Poweshiek County Public Health rolls out COVID-19 booster doses in Grinnell

Malcolm Galpern Levin
November 8, 2021
The time period of "Arcadia" shifts throughout the play, alternating between the 19th century and the ‘present day,’ which is never explicitly defined. Photo by Maddi Shinall.

“Arcadia”: a conversation with the past and present

Malcolm Galpern Levin
October 8, 2021
Quarterback Grayson Woodhouse '24 scrambling out of his pocket while Rockford defenders chase him down. Contributed by Ted Schultz

Football is Back

Malcolm Galpern Levin
September 11, 2021
Poster for Obuchi Adikema's MAP "Unfinished Reflections." Image contributed by Adikema.

Obuchi Adikema’s “Unfinished Reflections” meditates on experiences on coming of age, community, and disillusionment at Grinnell College

Malcolm Galpern Levin
May 13, 2021
Shanna Kang '21, Jacey Birkenmeyer '22 and Eli Calalang-Lacroix '22 (left to right) perform at The Grinnellian in Spring 2019, the last time the event was held. Photo contributed by Saketan Anand.

How can Grinnell traditions survive the pandemic?

Malcolm Galpern Levin
April 21, 2021
Graphic by Tess Kerkhof.

From “overwhelmingly positive” to “depressing as fuck,” students face the year’s final term with mixed emotions

Malcolm Galpern Levin
April 14, 2021
Spring competition returns to Grinnell College!

Spring competition returns to Grinnell College!

Malcolm Galpern Levin
March 19, 2021
Conrad made headlines in the 1930s as both a woman and a Socialist candidate. Photo contributed by Grinnell Stories.

Recognizing Grinnell trailblazer Laetitia Moon Conard

Malcolm Galpern Levin
March 15, 2021
A Heron now stands at the entrance of the Rock Creek campgrounds. Contributed by Gary Keenan.

The man turning trees into art – with a chainsaw

Malcolm Galpern Levin
March 6, 2021
Despite the circumstances, the residents of 934 High Street are able to make their senior year memorable. From left to right are Conner Stanfield, Audrey Boyle (holding Henrik the cat), Sophia Schott and Ahon Gooptu, all `21. Photo by Kaya Matsuura.

Cribz: The show must go on at 934 High Street

Malcolm Galpern Levin
March 1, 2021
Spring-sport athletes will have the option to return to campus this spring. Photo contributed by Ted Schulz.

Spring-sport athletes invited back to campus for Spring Term 2

Malcolm Galpern Levin
February 21, 2021
First-year athletes are finding new ways to practice this spring. Photo contributed by Ted Schultz.

With first-years on campus, Grinnell College athletics slowly resume

Malcolm Galpern Levin
February 21, 2021
First years show off their new dorm rooms to the S&B's Malcolm Galpern Levin. Photo contributed by Maddie Healy '24.

Cribz: First-years and their first dorms

Malcolm Galpern Levin
February 13, 2021
Grinnell's fourth TEDxGrinnell conference continues, providing students and alum with a creative and academic outlet and a chance to learn new things. Graphic by Tess Kerkhof.

TEDxGrinnell continues virtually to spotlight hope, resilience and knowledge

Malcolm Galpern Levin
February 7, 2021
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