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
Julia Marlin

Julia Marlin, Staff Photographer

Julia is a second-year intended psychology and studio art double major at Grinnell, also playing for the women’s soccer team. She enjoys hiking, traveling, reading poetry and spending too much time with the local shelter’s puppies.

All content by Julia Marlin
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

Julia Marlin and Meilynn Smith
December 9, 2024
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

Julia Marlin, Photographer
December 9, 2024
Justin Jensen addresses attendee comments and concerns on November 25, 2024.

[Photo] Senator Joni Ernst’s team hosts town hall

Evelyn Wilber, Features Editor
December 9, 2024
Bella Bjorklund `26 believes in the power of a Gay Straight Alliance on Grinnell's campus.

[Photo] Opinion: LGBT people need more allies: Why we should not be rejecting groups like the GSA 

December 9, 2024
From left: Syd Weller '26, Kaycie Brookens '26, Keely Yeager '27, Regan Reedy '26, and Felix Benardo '25 preform at Showvember.

PHOTOS: Showvember 2024

Julia Marlin, Photographer
November 24, 2024
From left: Erin Vazquez and Darian Vazquez `26 pose for a photo.

[Photo] Grinnellians tie the knot

Cadence Chen, Staff Writer
November 24, 2024
Reena Esmail smiles mid-lecture.

[Photo] Reena Esmail talks “This Love Between Us”

Alice Parker, Copy Editor
November 24, 2024
A franchised Scooter's location is scheduled to open by December at 1026 West St. in Grinnell, Iowa.

[Photo] Scooter’s Coffee and Pizza Hut to open in Grinnell

Olivia Pluska, Staff Writer
November 19, 2024
Grinnell Singers perform in Sebring-Lewis Hall in Grinnell, Iowa on Sunday, Nov. 10.

PHOTOS: Grinnell Singers Performance November 10

Julia Marlin, Photographer
November 18, 2024
The newly-installed dance and play arch in Central Park's inclusive playground.

[Photo] Inclusive playground opens in Central Park

Natalie Ng, Staff Writer
November 16, 2024
Pirate Bug

[Photo] Bugs creep and crawl onto campus

Evelyn Wilber, Features Editor
November 3, 2024
The team prepares to dive into the pool.

[Photo] Swim season opens, hopes for nationals

Katelyn Johnson, Staff Writer
October 13, 2024
Campus organizations have registered hundreds of students for early voting in preparation for the 2024 election.

[Photo] Campus organizations register hundreds of students for early voting

October 13, 2024
Mary Higgins `25 and Henry Coen `25, Circle members.

[Photo] Pagan Circle provides peace and connection

Carrie Anne Little, Staff Writer
October 6, 2024
Ivy, 4-month old Cocker Spaniel fostered by Kathy Elliot plays fetch at Dolly's Dog Park in Grinnell, Iowa.

[Photo] Dolly’s Dog Park barks back: student initiative launches

Cadence Chen, Staff Writer
October 6, 2024
Emily Ashden, lead singer of 95 Bulls.

[Photo] 95 Bulls’ Fever Dream in Gardner

Thai Theodoro
October 6, 2024
Tessa Leahy (16) tosses the ball to Giada Bambi (24).

[Photo] Men and women’s soccer compete in first Midwest Conference game against Lake Forest

Katelyn Johnson, Staff Writer
October 6, 2024
PHOTOS: Grinnell College Orchestra Performance

PHOTOS: Grinnell College Orchestra Performance

Julia Marlin, Photographer
September 29, 2024
Edith Renfrow Smith '37 as a graduate (left) and as a child (right).

[Photo] Community murals commemorate Edith Renfrow Smith

Carrie Anne Little
September 29, 2024
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[Photo] First concert of 2024: Empress Of

Oliver Wolfe
September 28, 2024
Andra Velis Simon, workshop director, praises and gives feedback to student, Libby '27 (left) after singing her audition piece.

[Photo] Confidence and Collaboration: Andra Velis Simon Leads Musical Theatre Workshop at Grinnell

Bea Crist, Staff Writer
September 22, 2024
PHOTOS: Grinnell Farmer's Market

PHOTOS: Grinnell Farmer’s Market

Julia Marlin and Rihaan Bhansali
September 22, 2024
A community member browses offerings at the Grinnell farmers market on Broad Street.

[Photo] Dining Services sources food from local suppliers

Natalie Ng, Staff Writer
September 22, 2024
Some students said they do not feel the rising costs at Spencer Grill and Global Café reflect improved quality.

[Photo] Price increases at Spencer Grill and Global Café alarm students

September 15, 2024
Tommy Hexter `21 speaks at a rally held at Commencement Stage at Grinnell College on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024.

[Photo] Local candidates urge Grinnell students to vote in local elections

Asha Kulkarni, Staff Writer
September 11, 2024
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