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More than 1,000 protestors gathered in Des Moines to protest anti-trans legislation on Sunday, March 6.
Rally to Resist: Grinnellians protest anti-LGBTQ+ legislation
Evelynn Coffie `24 (Left) and Bethany Willig `23 (Right)
BSU distributes mutual aid to Black students
Nicole Cabe `23, Spanish major and community engagement coordinator.
Year-long Spanish course innovates MAP structure
Cullen Hendrix, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, gave a talk about climate change and security issues.
Visiting speakers spread awareness about climate change through Rosenfield Program
UGSDW bargaining: March 9 bargaining update
Drake Community Library offers oral history workshop on March 13
Drake Community Library offers oral history workshop on March 13
Vonda Earnhart is the owner of Vondas Flowers and Gifts.
Vonda’s Flowers and Gifts makes Grinnell’s creativity bloom
Grinnell College makes monetary donations and contributes props to Grinnell High School for theatrical shows.
Grinnell High School presents “Crimes of the Heart”
Troy Kingery (left) and Chris Mcvay (right) are two of the bartenders at the Fraternal Order of Eagles bar located in Grinnell.
Meet the Bartenders: Eagles Edition
16 Grinnell businesses are participating in an initiative to collect period products to be distributed amongst Grinnell Middle School and Grinnell-Newburg High School, Mid-Iowa Community Action (MICA) Food Pantry and Drake Community Library.
Grinnell businesses kick off Women’s History Month
From left: Zoe Nechin `25, Theo Deitz-Green `23, Rabbi Sarah Brammer-Shlay, and Livia Stein Freitas `25 perform a spiel.
Celebration and resilience in the month of joy: Purim at Grinnell
Some students with dietary restrictions struggle to find options in the Dining Hall.
Meal plan price increase raises questions about Dining Hall quality
GWSS fourth-years adopted the position of historical pro-sex and anti-sex feminists for the Sex Wars debate.
Graduating GWSS majors explore ‘bad feminists’ in Sex Wars debate
The Campus Quaker Meeting Worship Group holds silent meetings on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month in the CRSSJ Prayer Garage.
Campus Quaker Meeting Worship Group hosts silent meetings to encourage reflection
In this photo, all women students at Grinnell lived in South Campus residence halls prior to dorm integration in 1968.
History Takeover: The winding path of coeducation at Grinnell
Hai-Dang Phan, on the left, and Phan Nhiên Hạo, on the right, sit in two simple wooden chairs on a red carpet looking at the camera. Their heads are tilted slightly towards each other. Their knees are spread and their hands are clasped in their laps. The chairs are part of a row and another row is visible behind them, for audience seating, but no one else is in frame. A blank whiteboard is visible on the wall behind them.
A poet in exile: Phan Nhiên Hạo with Hai-Dang Phan at Writers@Grinnell
Five people sit staggered on three rows of benches, backs turned to the camera. They face a person wearing a mask, jeans, and a pale blue collared shirt with a darker blue cardigan over top. This person is standing, facing the camera, and appears to be reading from a book. Behind them are vertical white boards that come to a point, imitating a slatted wall inside of a church with a pointed roof, with what appears to be a round stained-glass window near the point. The ground is brown and fades to a mossy green near the left side. A seated figure, barely visible, sits far away in the shadows on the left.
Fear, faith and hope in “Arbor Falls”
Clarks debut poetry collection (pictured) was published in 2022.
“To write and create are not the same thing”: Writers@Grinnell welcomes John Lee Clark
Aubrie Torhorst `23 stands between her pieces A Body Touched (left) and One Needs to be Embraced (right).
“Autonomy” at Smith Gallery explores intersection of medicine and identity
From left to right: Dylan Laurianti `23, Nick Parker `23, Will Sweek `23, Henry Gold `25 and Kenny Atlas `23.
The many aliases of Soi Disantra
Sam Rudenberg `25 (above) and Henry Bridgers (not pictured) beat Cornell College in a doubles match 8-0 at the March 5 match. Grinnell won 9-0.
Men’s tennis extends 19-year MWC win streak
Ian Clawson `26 (above) broke the school record for the weight throw with a 54-5 1/12 toss at the Midwest Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship on Feb. 24-25. He placed third in the event.
Pioneers break records at indoor track and field championships
Aiden Gilbert `23, guard, drives the ball down court in the Feb. 14 game against Beloit College.
Buzzer sounds on men’s basketball season in OT loss
Ian MacMoran `24 (upper left), Ivan Kwei `24 (lower left), Yoel Hooper-Antunez `24 (middle) and Phukao Prom- molmard `25 (middle-right) all competed in the Feb. 25 tournament hosted by Smash at Grinnell.
From fist bumps to knockouts: Smash at Grinnell hosts tournament
Sabrina Tang `23 was ranked 13th nationally in women’s Division-III tennis.
Women’s tennis returns to play after stellar fall season
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
Caleb Elfenbein posing in his office
Office Hours: Caleb Elfenbein, Religious Studies & History
Beauty of Nature: American Robin
Beauty of Nature: American Robin
Bertie the frog: Volume #3
Bertie the frog: Volume #3
Oh Deer Volume #6
Oh Deer Volume #6
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
Beauty of Nature: American Robin
Beauty of Nature: American Robin
Bertie the frog: Volume #3
Bertie the frog: Volume #3
Oh Deer Volume #6
Oh Deer Volume #6
Bertie the Frog: Heres a hug
Bertie the Frog: Here’s a hug
Beauty of Nature: White-breasted Nuthatch
Beauty of Nature: White-breasted Nuthatch
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
The signs as first year party fouls
The signs as first year party fouls
Horoscopes: Why does everyone want to know my big three?
Horoscopes: Why does everyone want to know my big three?
Episode 6: Behind the Story – Millie Peck on “It’s time to talk”
Episode 5: The Costa Rica Semester pt. 2 — The Student Experience
Episode 4: The Costa Rica Semester pt. 1 — Behind the College’s Decision
Dorm Cats of Grinnell
Hot Takes: Grinnell Edition

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Grinnell’s new Volleyball Club poses for a photo after a practice. The club was created last semester and now welcomes all students to compete.

[Photo] Volleyball Club welcomes all to practices, hopes to compete

October 10, 2022
Lucy Polyak `23 directed a musical production for her MAP.

Faculty struggle to justify MAPs due to change in compensation

Marcy Cassidy-Mapp, Staff Writer
March 6, 2023
The Grinnell Historical Museum is expanding to 703 First Ave. to showcase larger and more diverse pieces.

Grinnell Historical Museum plans for reopening and expansion

Marcy Cassidy-Mapp, Staff Writer
February 19, 2023
Rabbi Sarah Brammer-Shlay is facilitating three discussion sessions on Jewish identity and experiences.

Rabbi Sarah Brammer-Shlay leads discussions on Jewish identity

Marcy Cassidy-Mapp, Staff Writer
February 13, 2023
Mollie ODell, owner of The Lily Lou Company, hopes to help Grinnell build a sense of community.

The Lily Lou Company gifts itself to Grinnell

Marcy Cassidy-Mapp, Staff Writer
February 6, 2023
The women’s cross country (above) and men’s cross country (not pictured) both continued their decade-long streak earning All-Academic Honors from the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

Cross Country keeps pace with another award-winning season

Marcy Cassidy-Mapp, Staff Writer
February 6, 2023
One event Weekend holds is called Dueling Pianos, where two expert pianists battle it out on stage.

Having fun on the weekend with [weekend]

Marcy Cassidy-Mapp, Staff Writer
November 21, 2022
Grinnell’s cross country teams finished second at the Midwest Conference tournament. The team’s first years paced the group with four out of seven top finishes for the men’s and women’s teams.

Cross country first years excel at conference, end season strong

Marcy Cassidy-Mapp, Staff Writer
November 21, 2022
Poweshiek Trading Post, located in downtown Grinnell, has partnered with Happy Home Coffee Roasters to host a weekly pop-up shop.

Poweshiek Trading Post hosts weekly pop-up shop with local coffee roasters

Marcy Cassidy-Mapp, Staff Writer
November 21, 2022
Your priority registration questions answered

Your priority registration questions answered

Marcy Cassidy-Mapp, Staff Writer
October 31, 2022
The gravestone of Billy Robinson in Hazelwood Cemetery is a piece of Peace Rock.

From Peace Rock to pieces of rock: Explosive end of the decades-long Class Scrap

Marcy Cassidy-Mapp, Staff Writer
October 10, 2022
Nora Kohnhorst `25 (left) and Agatha Fusco `25 spend their time out of class studying in Burling Library.

Working Differently Days to return in the spring

Marcy Cassidy-Mapp, Staff Writer
October 3, 2022
SHAW and SHIC establish reproductive rights task force

SHAW and SHIC establish reproductive rights task force

Marcy Cassidy-Mapp, Staff Writer
September 26, 2022
Artist GoldLink performed in Harris Concert Hall on May 6, 2016. Following a hiatus due to the pandemic, Harrises returned last semester, but may now be at risk once again.

Harris Dances in limbo until ACESS alternative is found

Marcy Cassidy-Mapp, Staff Writer
September 12, 2022
The Grinnelephants celebrate their success at the Division III College Championship in Milwaukee, Wisc. The team finished 10th out of 16 teams. Jacob Cowan 23, top right, was named Division III Breakout Player of the Year.

Ultimate Frisbee looks to build on unprecedented national success

Marcy Cassidy-Mapp, Staff Writer
September 12, 2022
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