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
Millie Peck

Millie Peck, Opinions Editor

Millie is a fourth-year English and psychology double major. Despite stewing on a witty bio for the better half of a year, she has failed to think of anything good, so will instead just lean into the fact that she is living the liberal arts dream: sharing a rainbow polka-dot house with seven roommates and a cat. peckcami@grinnell.edu

 

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Millie Peck, Opinions Editor

Millie Peck, Opinions Editor

Millie Peck, Opinions Editor
May 8, 2023
Raven Leilani sits at a desk at the front of a HSSC classroom.

Writers@Grinnell welcomes Distinguished Author Raven Leilani

Millie Peck, Opinions Editor
April 24, 2023
Illustration of group of concerned Grinnell athletes.

Connecting to resources: It’s time to talk about eating disorders

Millie Peck, Opinions Editor
March 6, 2023
Illustration of group of concerned Grinnell athletes.

Addressing the stigma: It’s time to talk about eating disorders

Millie Peck, Opinions Editor
February 27, 2023
Illustration of group of concerned Grinnell athletes.

It’s time to talk about eating disorders

Millie Peck, Opinions Editor
February 20, 2023
Graphic by Hannah Agpoon.

Mental Musings: It doesn’t have to be this way

Millie Peck, Opinions Editor
October 31, 2022
Graphic by Hannah Agpoon.

Mental Musings: It’s time to speak our shame

Millie Peck, Opinions Editor
October 14, 2022
Graphic by Hannah Agpoon.

Mental Musings: A good enough excuse

Millie Peck, Opinions Editor
September 26, 2022
Walker's most recent book is titled "How To Make A Slave and Other Essays." Photo Contributed by Grinnell College.

Writers@Grinnell welcomes Jerald Walker

Millie Peck
April 21, 2022
Cox plans to take a grassroots approach to her campaign for state senate. Photo by Ariel Richards.

Saints Rest owner Sam Cox runs for Iowa state Senate

Millie Peck
April 11, 2022
Graphic by Shabana Gupta

Iowa law bans trans women from athletic competition, posing threat to Grinnell College’s inclusive athletics

Millie Peck
March 11, 2022
Graphic by Hannah Agpoon.

Mental Musings: The Princess of Vulnerability

Millie Peck
March 7, 2022
"An Influencer's Influences" links three artists across centuries

“An Influencer’s Influences” links three artists across centuries

Millie Peck
February 27, 2022
Graphic by Qingshuo Du.

Free STI testing returns to campus

Millie Peck
February 19, 2022
How do you navigate relationships at a small school? The S&B talks to students about hook-up culture and dating. Graphic by Qingshuo Du.

Not that many fish in the sea: Dating culture at Grinnell

Millie Peck
February 14, 2022
Graphic by Hannah Agpoon.

Mental Musings: Love Languages

Millie Peck
February 14, 2022
Residents of 1018 East pose on their front porch with some of their favorite knickknacks. Photo by Maddi Shinall.

Cribz: The residents of 1018 East Street defy odds and continue traditions

Millie Peck
February 8, 2022
"Zoo Safarians" looks forward to playing a show in their signature spontaneous style once College restrictions allow. Photo by Maddi Shinall.

Grinnell Artists: Zoo Safarians

Millie Peck
February 7, 2022
Graphic by Hannah Agpoon.

College holds COVID-19 booster shot clinic as Omicron fears rise

Millie Peck
December 3, 2021
Merle Reitler, co-owner of A & M Cafe, has already made 1,500 pies this year. Photo by Isabel Torrence.

A slice of Grinnell

Millie Peck
November 16, 2021
"Dancing Storytime" includes four performances throughout the months of November and December. Photo by Isabel Torrence.

Dance Ensemble brings stories to life at Drake Community Library

Millie Peck
November 13, 2021
Dorm Tofu Stir-Fry

How to life hack D-hall meals

Millie Peck
October 25, 2021
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Mental Musings: Stop Gaslighting the term Gaslighting

Millie Peck
October 25, 2021
Under President Harris' administration, the cap on tenured faculty positions has been lifted. Photo by Maddi Shinall.

College plans to add 10 new tenured faculty positions

Millie Peck
October 10, 2021
Larissa Pham read an essay from her first full-length book “Pop Song," which was published in May 2021. Photo by Isabel Torrence.

Writers@Grinnell: Reconnecting old friends in-person once again

Millie Peck
October 3, 2021
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Students Speak: Do you feel safe on campus?

Millie Peck
September 19, 2021
Students relaxing in hammocks outside the Joe Rosenfield Center. Photo by Natalia Ramirez Jimenez.

Student impressions differ as Grinnell College’s full student body returns to campus after 18 months

Millie Peck
September 16, 2021
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