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

Natalie Ng, Staff Writer

Natalie is a second-year from Singapore who intends to major in biology and anthropology. She likes to dye her hair and complete side quests.

All content by Natalie Ng
Yahir Dominguez follows live updates of games through a sports betting app.

Sports betting at Grinnell

Natalie Ng, Staff Writer
December 9, 2024
Roxanna Coleman, 59, on November 18, 2024.

True Grinnellian: Roxanna Coleman

Natalie Ng, Staff Writer
December 9, 2024
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

Sarah Evans and Natalie Ng
December 9, 2024
Yahir Dominguez follows live updates of games through a sports betting app.

[Photo] Women’s basketball has best start in 21 years, breaks scoring records

Asha Kulkarni, Staff Writer
December 9, 2024
The newly-installed dance and play arch in Central Park's inclusive playground.

Inclusive playground opens in Central Park

Natalie Ng, Staff Writer
November 16, 2024
JELD-WEN, a manufacturer of windows and doors, announced in October that it would lay off 152 employees from its Grinnell location, pictured here.

JELD-WEN lays off 152 Grinnell employees

Natalie Ng, Staff Writer
November 11, 2024
Bruna Dantas Lobato poses for a portrait in her office on Oct. 30, 2024.

Writers@Grinnell: Longing and belonging in Bruna Dantas Lobato’s debut novel, “Blue Light Hours”

Natalie Ng
November 4, 2024
Student organizations were left confused and concerned after receiving student budgets back.

Student organizations face reduced, denied budgets

Natalie Ng, Staff Writer
October 13, 2024
Amanda Preperato, director of Grinnell Outdoor Recreation Program, climbs the rock wall in the Bear.

GORP expands programming

Natalie Ng, Staff Writer
September 29, 2024
The Young, Gifted, and Black Gospel Choir, led by Barry Jones, performs to close out the dedication ceremony as wildflowers fly in the wind on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024.

Renfrow Hall dedicated, Edith Renfrow Smith `37 honored over two-day celebration

Eva Kapoor, Nora Kohnhorst, Asha Kulkarni, Natalie Ng, Oliver Wolfe, and Zoe Zappas
September 29, 2024
A community member browses offerings at the Grinnell farmers market on Broad Street.

Dining Services sources food from local suppliers

Natalie Ng, Staff Writer
September 22, 2024
Students meant to move into Renfrow Hall this semester have been relocated to dorms, project houses and other locations.

Second delay hits Renfrow Hall, students scattered

Natalie Ng, Staff Writer
September 15, 2024
Katie Paek

Katie Paek

Natalie Ng, Staff Writer
May 6, 2024
Jordon Ryan

Jordon Ryan

Natalie Ng, Staff Writer
May 6, 2024
Students paraded down 8th avenue with flags, masks and decorated cars to celebrate a cultural tradition for the African and Latine diaspora.

Carnivale parade marches through the Grinnell streets

Natalie Ng, Staff writer
April 29, 2024
Meilynn Smith Juror Luther Davis `09 stands with Bachelor of Arts Exhibition award winners from left: Kathryn Vermeulen `26, Karis McCaskill `24, Kelly Banfield `24, Georgia Carbone `24, Stella Lowery `24, Nora Leahy `24 and Alina Ihnatesku `26.

BAX 2024: “Art on the gallery wall instead of the dorm room floor”

Natalie Ng, Staff Writer
April 26, 2024
Grinnell College down to two Residence Life Coordinators, with one leaving soon

Grinnell College down to two Residence Life Coordinators, with one leaving soon

Natalie Ng, Staff Writer
April 22, 2024
From left: Aidan Klass '25 and Lucas Willett 26 beat theur Lake Forest College opponents 8-6. The Pioneers won the entire game 8-1, only giving up a single match.

Men’s tennis winds up for MWC tournament

Natalie Ng, Staff Writer
April 19, 2024
The Veterans Memorial Commission voted to demolish the Veterans Memorial Building in downtown Central Park this past September. Shortly after, the Commission began exploring monument designs to replace the building.

Controversial monument to replace Grinnell Veterans Memorial Building

Natalie Ng, Staff Writer
April 5, 2024
Updated CS advising options stir mixed reactions

Updated CS advising options stir mixed reactions

Natalie Ng, Staff Writer
March 11, 2024
Amy Kan `27 presents a few of the pieces in her digital curation "Speculative Sinofuturisms," a project she unveiled at Grinnell College after starting it in high school.

Digital exhibition by Amy Kan `27 presents “experimental and bizarre” contemporary art

Natalie Ng, Staff Writer
March 1, 2024
From left: Eva Carchidi `24, Aiyana Rockwell `24, Jordon Ryan `24, Elena Friedman `24 and Erin Lillis `24. The four seniors were honored at the Jimmy Buffet games on Feb. 17.

Basketball seniors end career as Pioneers

Natalie Ng, Staff Writer
February 26, 2024
From left: Laura Fendt and Kamal Hammouda pose in front of their future co-op housing project at 834 Park St.

Relish restaurateurs cook up new co-op housing initiative for students

Natalie Ng, Staff Writer
February 19, 2024
Spanish House residents were briefly relocated when Facilities Management found damage to the furnace and pipes and deemed the house to be not occupiable.

Spanish House residents relocated after furnace damage reveals leaky pipes

Natalie Ng, Staff Writer
February 12, 2024
Younker Hall will be the home of a new identity-based community floor in fall 2024.

Loose closes, Renfrow opens and Younker to transition in 2024

Natalie Ng, Staff Writer
February 12, 2024
Grinnell, Iowa weathers winter storm, temperatures plunge to record lows

Grinnell, Iowa weathers winter storm, temperatures plunge to record lows

Natalie Ng, Staff Writer
February 4, 2024
The KDIC recording studio hasn't been up and running since the summer. Photo by Sarina Lincoln.

Breaking Radio Silence: Students, staff speak on KDIC

Natalie Ng, Staff Writer
December 4, 2023
Eight lawmakers signed a letter addressing their disappointment in the College administration

Iowa lawmakers reject campus invite over admin response to protest

Scarlett Saldaña and Natalie Ng
December 1, 2023
Kathryn Vermeulen `24 sits in the center of Smith Gallery, her art adorning the walls behind her. She enlisted a friend to help her set up the exhibition in time.

Deep Dive: Smith Gallery, behind the scenes

Natalie Ng, Staff Writer
November 20, 2023
Grinnell's Railway Express Model Club members Dave Benson, Jed Peterson, Michael Thorndike and Robin Broders showing off their developing historical Grinnell railway model. Not pictured is Chris Walters.

Back on track: Grinnell’s Railway Express Model Club chugs along

Natalie Ng, Staff Writer
November 18, 2023
A group of prospective students and their families receiving a tour of Grinnell’s campus on Oct. 27. Grinnell College spent $62,043 on athletic recruiting during the 2022-2023 academic year.

How does Grinnell recruit new athletes?

Natalie Ng, Staff Writer
November 6, 2023
Despite flying under the radars of most students, reviews are premier means of career progression for Grinnell faculty.

Faculty review puts professors to the test

Natalie Ng, Staff Writer
November 6, 2023
From left: Reske `27, Pham `24, Papp `25 pose with Pham’s iconic boots.

Fashion Forward: Fashion Psychology Org. delves into self-exploration, wellness and inclusivity

Natalie Ng, Staff Writer
November 6, 2023
The Video Game Development Club has started meeting and making games.

New club unites video game enthusiasts

Natalie Ng, Staff Writer
October 9, 2023
Learning Environment Policy Update

Learning Environment Policy Update

Natalie Ng, Staff Writer
October 8, 2023
Stephen Appleby-Barr stands next to his work in his exhibition, "Correspondence."

Stephen Appleby-Barr, Melena Johnson `23 explore theme of connection in new exhibition

Natalie Ng, Staff Writer
September 25, 2023
Central Park inclusive playground continues to approach funding goal

Central Park inclusive playground continues to approach funding goal

Natalie Ng, Staff Writer
September 18, 2023
Members of Volleyball Club playing a game during their Sept. 6 practice. Between 30 and 40 participants attend each club practice.

Volleyball Club set for another year

Natalie Ng, Staff Writer
September 18, 2023
Drake Library extends hours, programs following survey

Drake Library extends hours, programs following survey

Natalie Ng, Staff Writer
September 11, 2023
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