The Scarlet & Black

The Independent Student News Site of Grinnell College
Transfer student Julie Howard `26.5 poses for a portrait in the Spencer Grill.
Grinnell College receives $150,000 grant to increase recruitment, support for transfer students
Grinnell College intends to cut free housing, meals for students working non-academic periods starting in 2026
Grinnell College intends to cut free housing, meals for students working non-academic periods starting in 2026
The Global Café is piloting a new late-night dining option.
Grinnell College Dining Services pilots late-night Global Café program
Flowers adorn Julian Sahlin's bike outside of Younker Hall on April 14, 2025.
Grinnell College community mourns the death of Julian Sahlin `28
Pioneer Bookshop promotes GrinnBooks program through distribution of bookmarks on April 4, 2025.
GrinnBooks aims to provide affordable textbooks to students
American and Iowa state flags waving outside of Drake Community Library.
State Senator Sweeney talks fiscal responsibility at legislative coffee event
From left: Will Cloake (Ken), Ashley Beasley (Claire), Alexis Steele (Chris), Jenna Starke (Cookie), Crosby (Ernie), Craig Gibbens (Lenny), and Mike McKenna (Glenn) decorate the scene. (Contributed by Luke Saunders).
Grinnell Community Theatre presents Neil Simon’s “Rumors”
Grinnell students feed cows at Compass Plant on Saturday, April 5.
USDA funding cuts leave Grinnell local food system vulnerable
Two bills, House Files 880 and 274, did not advance into the legislative session and are now considered dead. Staff members at Drake Community Library still await news on federal efforts to disband the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
Drake and other local public libraries await news on federal funding changes
Greg Lincoln, Service Director, and Angie Radcliffe, Executive Director, pose outside of Renewed Hope Home Furnishings at Grinnell Friends Church.
Renewed Hope helps make houses into homes
Isaiah Schlimm `27, a Vivero Digital Fellow, works in Burling basement on Thursday, April 17.
On-campus jobs prepare students for professional life
Will Reyes `25 cuts Gabe Garcia's `27 hair in the Black Cultural Center Salon.
Brows, cuts and nails: student-run beauty businesses
Performers in ISO's Cultural Evening gather on stage for a final performance in the Harris Center on Saturday, April 12.
ISO Cultural Evening celebrates heritage through storytelling, song, dance and dress
The Grinnell Redemption Center accepts bottles and cans and is located on 132 West St, Grinnell, IA.
Sustainability initiatives think beyond recycling, advocate for education and institutional memory
Students and faculty have conversations at French Table over lunch on Wednesday, April 2.
Affinity tables support language learning at lunchtime
Performers dance during Agnes Allman's "Mixed Signals" performance on Friday, April 11.
Agnes Allman produces independent student choreography show
Henry Loomis' artwork displayed in the Smith Gallery.
Henry Loomis `26 creates “Bird Worlds”
BRASA members and friends celebrate at the BRASA Gardner.
“I HEART BR”: First-ever BRASA Gardner brings Brazilian funk to Grinnell
From left: Will Cloake (Ken), Ashley Beasley (Claire), Alexis Steele (Chris), Jenna Starke (Cookie), Crosby (Ernie), Craig Gibbens (Lenny), and Mike McKenna (Glenn) decorate the scene. (Contributed by Luke Saunders).
Grinnell Community Theatre presents Neil Simon’s “Rumors”
Levi McMillan `27 sings during choir performance.
Grinnell Singers bring tour back to campus with “The Light is the Same”
Aman Kothari '28 serves the ball during a home game against Ripon College on Saturday, Apr. 19.
PHOTOS: Men’s Tennis Beats Ripon College 7-0
Utsah Kalra `25 hits a serve during a tennis match against UW Eau Claire on Sunday, Apr. 13.
PHOTOS: Women’s tennis beats University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 7-0
Athletes check into the Walker Athletic Training Suite before practice where they are provided with care in order to both prevent injuries and rehabilitate students after an injury is sustained.
Injured athletes navigate campus resources
Grinnell men's golf walking to tee-off at the next hole at the Grinnell College Golf Course during practice on April 11, 2025.
The success behind Grinnell’s golf teams
Caitlin Ong `26 runs alongside athletes on Saturday, April 12 at the Dick Young Classic Invitational.
Grinnell’s track and field teams shatter records
From left: Samridh Dev Singh Chib `25 and Parikshit Roychowdhury `26 pose above the Spencer Grill on April 18, 2025.
Opinion: The meaning of “South Asian,” a double op-ed
From left: Alex Smith and Peyton Williams, both `27, pose in Burling Library on April 18, 2025.
Opinion: Why Grinnellians should start investing, and how to do it without losing your mind
Asha Kulkarni `28 poses in the Humanities and Social Studies Center.
O-pun-ion
Candice Hui-Chieh Lu `26 poses in the Global Kitchen on April 9, 2025.
From loss to belonging
Lyle Muller, professional adviser to The S&B, poses on the second floor of the JRC, where the College's publications room is located.
Opinion: Why college journalists like The S&B’s do what they do
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?
From left: Samridh Dev Singh Chib `25 and Parikshit Roychowdhury `26 pose above the Spencer Grill on April 18, 2025.
Opinion: The meaning of “South Asian,” a double op-ed
From left: Alex Smith and Peyton Williams, both `27, pose in Burling Library on April 18, 2025.
Opinion: Why Grinnellians should start investing, and how to do it without losing your mind
Lyle Muller, professional adviser to The S&B, poses on the second floor of the JRC, where the College's publications room is located.
Opinion: Why college journalists like The S&B’s do what they do
David Harrison, professor of French and Arabic, reads a textbook on "Transubstantiation."
Opinion: Stay strong when facing government intimidation
From left: Hannah Sweet `25 and Conrad Dahm `26, co-presidents of the Union of Grinnell Student Dining Workers (USGDW), hold up the Apr. 2024 ratified contract that turned the UGSDW into the first wall-to-wall undergraduate labor union in U.S. history.
Opinion: Grinnellians need to show the f**k up
Play nine holes with the Grinnell women's golf team
Play nine holes with the Grinnell women’s golf team
Scarlet Sessions: Ky Klassen `25
Scarlet Sessions: Ky Klassen `25
Scarlet Sessions: Meet Ky Klassen `25
Scarlet Sessions: Meet Ky Klassen `25
Head Coach Arseneault reacts to a referee call during NCAA D-III Tournament Game against UW-Platteville on Friday, Mar. 7.
Grinnell College men’s basketball mic’d up
President Anne Harris opens the door to the Grinnell College President's house.
Cribz: President Anne Harris house tour
Aman Kothari '28 serves the ball during a home game against Ripon College on Saturday, Apr. 19.
PHOTOS: Men’s Tennis Beats Ripon College 7-0
Utsah Kalra `25 hits a serve during a tennis match against UW Eau Claire on Sunday, Apr. 13.
PHOTOS: Women’s tennis beats University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 7-0
Lindsey Schultz (11) focuses on the pitcher's throw during a game against Lake Forest on Saturday, Apr. 5.
PHOTOS: Grinnell softball plays Lake Forest and Beloit
Jakob Runkel (39) pitches the ball in a game against Monmouth on April 5, 2025.
PHOTOS: Baseball sets new school records
A student grabs fruit from the platters offered at the event.
Photo Series: Student Athletes Leading Social Change hosts Fruit with the Faculty event

The Scarlet & Black

The Scarlet & Black
Natalie Ng

Natalie Ng, Opinions Editor

Natalie is a second-year who likes to dye her hair and complete side quests. She listens to music solely on Youtube and has recently been getting into quantitative ecology and tarot cards.

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From left: Samridh Dev Singh Chib `25 and Parikshit Roychowdhury `26 pose above the Spencer Grill on April 18, 2025.

[Photo] Opinion: The meaning of “South Asian,” a double op-ed

Parikshit Roychowdhury and Samridh Dev Singh Chib
April 21, 2025
From left: Alex Smith and Peyton Williams, both `27, pose in Burling Library on April 18, 2025.

[Photo] Opinion: Why Grinnellians should start investing, and how to do it without losing your mind

Peyton Williams and Alex Smith
April 21, 2025
Candice Hui-Chieh Lu `26 poses in the Global Kitchen on April 9, 2025.

[Photo] From loss to belonging

Candice Hui-Chieh Lu
April 14, 2025
Tanner Faaborg talks restorative farming practices and transformation at the Drake Community Library in Grinnell, IA on Wednesday, Mar. 26.

By giving up pigs for mushrooms, this Iowa farmer is fighting factory farms

Natalie Ng, Opinions Editor
April 7, 2025
David Harrison, professor of French and Arabic, reads a textbook on "Transubstantiation."

[Photo] Opinion: Stay strong when facing government intimidation

David Harrison
April 7, 2025
From left: Aaron Boeller (German Language Assistant), Katya Lackey `27 and Jane Hoffman `25 make Kaiserschmarrn.

Grinnell language houses host first progressive dinner

Natalie Ng, Opinions Editor
April 1, 2025
Ryan Solomon, Director of Civic Education and Innovation at the College, poses for a photo in the Center for Careers, Life and Service.

[Photo] Opinion: Make your voice heard through local elections

Ryan Solomon
March 2, 2025
Hamilton Peacock `25 pushed open the doors of the Humanities and Social Studies Center (HSSC) himself to pose for a photo in Kington Plaza.

[Photo] Opinion: Your life should be harder

Hamilton Peacock
February 24, 2025
Chikako Inoue `26 poses with a stuffed toy in the Stonewall Resource Center.

[Photo] Opinion: The beauty of black cats

Chikako Inoue
February 24, 2025
Rev. Wendy Abrahamson sits by the organ in St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Grinnell, Iowa.

[Photo] Opinion: The anti-Christian rhetoric of Trump’s Christian America

Rev. Wendy Abrahamson
February 17, 2025
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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