The Scarlet & Black

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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
Scholarships and fellowships under review following threats to DEI funding cuts
Scholarships and fellowships under review following threats to DEI funding cuts
Gwyn Redding’s `25 solicits help from Grinnell community in finding stolen mask, photograph captured on April 3, 2025.
Division of Student Affairs finds mask stolen from student art show
A sign with "Defend Science Don't Defund" written on it can be seen by those walking into the West entrance Noyce Science Center in front of Professor of Biology Liz Queathem's office.
Federal funding cuts signal uncertain future for science research
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
The Stella Housing Development in Grinnell, Iowa on Monday Mar. 31.
Affordable housing complex The Stella nearing capacity
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
Members of RISE gather to prepare for Cultural Evening on Wednesday, April 9. Contributed by Natalie Ng.
RISE represents the “rare birds” of Grinnell’s international students
Olivia Wang poses for a photo in the HSSC on Thursday, Apr. 3
Fischlowitz Travel Fellowship: Olivia Wang `25 reflects, Chikako Inoue `26 gears up
Sejal Sutaria taught at Grinnell from 2018-2023. Photo contributed by Viktoria Pötzl.
Remembering Professor Sejal Sutaria
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”
Dylan Rawlings `25 and Abigail Davison `26.
Disco Band: “I’m here and I’m gonna have a good time”
F. Hudson Miller `80 talks about his journey.
From Grinnell to Hollywood, says F. Hudson Miller `80, it’s who you know
From left: Maya Comer, Devorsetz and Bella Takata, all `28, strike a pose at the end of their first place-winning play.
Two Hour Play Contest is fast-paced theatre fun
Quincy Olivari (41) moves towards the basket while Skylar Mays (19) blocks during season closer game against South Bay Lakers at Wells Fargo Arena on Saturday Mar. 29, 2025.
A look into Iowa’s minor league scene
Grinnell women's soccer and tennis teams utilize the new equipment in the Fitness Center during an off-season team lift on March 31, 2025.
New equipment arrives at Grinnell’s Fitness Center
Jakob Runkel (39) pitches the ball in a game against Monmouth on April 5, 2025.
PHOTOS: Baseball sets new school records
Birant Akbay returns to Grinnell under a postdoctoral fellowship position at SHAW with a built-in specialization that will have him working with student-athletes. Contributed by Birant Akbay.
Sports psychologist returns to Grinnell, hopes to support mental health
Play nine holes with the Grinnell women's golf team
Play nine holes with the Grinnell women’s golf team
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
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
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?
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
Peter Versh `25 poses with the "Welcome" sign by the entrance of the dining hall.
Opinion: We need to treat our D-Hall workers better
Ryan Solomon, Director of Civic Education and Innovation at the College, poses for a photo in the Center for Careers, Life and Service.
Opinion: Make your voice heard through local elections
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
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
Butcher Brown performs in Herrick Chapel the night before the release of their album "Letters from the Atlantic" on Friday, Mar. 27.
PHOTOS: Butcher Brown performs in Herrick Chapel
Captain of the club volleyball team, Matthew Kenzinger '27, waiting to serve.
PHOTOS: Grinnell Volleyball Club NCVF Tournament at University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Natasha Zettler '27 prepares to dive into the pool for her 400-yard Individual Medley Final.
PHOTOS: Grinnell’s swimming and diving team at the Midwest Conference Championships

The Scarlet & Black

The Scarlet & Black
Rihaan Bhansali

Rihaan Bhansali, Staff Photographer

Rihaan is a second-year at Grinnell College, studying Economics and Statistics. He is from Mumbai, India, and enjoys playing basketball and singing in his free time.

All content by Rihaan Bhansali
Asha Kulkarni `28 poses in the Humanities and Social Studies Center.

[Photo] O-pun-ion

Asha Kulkarni, Staff Writer
April 14, 2025
Levi McMillan `27 sings during choir performance.

[Photo] Grinnell Singers bring tour back to campus with “The Light is the Same”

Alice Parker, Copy Editor
April 14, 2025
Students and faculty have conversations at French Table over lunch on Wednesday, April 2.

[Photo] Affinity tables support language learning at lunchtime

Eva Kapoor, Staff Writer
April 14, 2025
Lyle Muller, professional adviser to The S&B, poses on the second floor of the JRC, where the College's publications room is located.

[Photo] Opinion: Why college journalists like The S&B’s do what they do

Lyle Muller
April 8, 2025
Micho Adler, Assistant Director of Intercultural Affairs and LGBTQIA+ Student Specialist sits in the Stonewall Resource Center (SRC).

[Photo] Community speaks: LGBTQ+ support in Grinnell

Charlotte Krone, Editor-in-Chief
April 4, 2025
From left: Jules Wood `25 and Adam Figueras `25 hold a disco ball in their Renfrow apartment.

[Photo] CRIBZ: Renfrow Hall’s sweet suite

Eva Kapoor, Staff Writer
March 28, 2025
Dining Hall, where athletes and non-athletes tend to sit separately and within their own groups.

[Photo] An S&B investigation: Social dynamics among athletes and non-athletes at Grinnell

Ivan Marev, Staff Writer
March 3, 2025
Veronica Ruse `19 currently Library Assistant at Drake Community Library in Grinnell poses at Drake.

[Photo] Alums on the prairie: Why stay in Grinnell?

Akira Keene Teotrakool, Staff Writer
February 24, 2025
Dr. Petrouchka Moïse poses with one of her pieces on display in the Burling basement.

[Photo] Dr. Petrouchka Moïse’s revolution will be televised

Carrie Anne Little, Staff Writer
February 17, 2025
From left: Owen Hope `27, Tanvi Bhujle `27, Sasha Fine `27 and Jadyn Al-Fatah `27 pose in the HSSC.

[Photo] Love loading … Marriage Pact comes to Grinnell

Eva Kapoor, Staff Writer
February 17, 2025
Justin Hayworth posing with his cameras in the Bear.

Behind the lens: Justin Hayworth and Ted Schultz

Rihaan Bhansali, Staff Photographer
December 9, 2024
Keanu Masami Yamanaka `26 poses among the autumn leaves on campus.

[Photo] With dignity: Navigating resources from the lens of an unhoused youth

Keanu Masami Yamanaka
December 9, 2024
Ted Schultz captures photos in Darby Gymnasium.

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

Asha Kulkarni, Staff Writer
December 9, 2024
Karen Edwards, dean of international student affairs at Grinnell, poses in her office in the HSSC.

[Photo] International students brace for second Trump term, visa changes

Thai Theodoro, Staff Writer
December 9, 2024
Students serve food at the food bazaar.

PHOTOS: ISO Food Bazaar 2024

Rihaan Bhansali and Brisa Zielina
November 24, 2024
PHOTOS: QPOC hosts annual fall drag show

PHOTOS: QPOC hosts annual fall drag show

Zach Spindler-Krage, Meilynn Smith, Marc Duebener, and Rihaan Bhansali
November 18, 2024
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[Photo] QPOC drag show draws crowd amid increase of anti-LGBTQ+ bias

Isaiah Moliga-Puletasi, 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.

[Photo] JELD-WEN lays off 152 Grinnell employees

Natalie Ng, Staff Writer
November 11, 2024
Laura Fendt and Kamal Hammouda's house at 834 Park St., Relish.

[Photo] The Iowa Kitchen of Grinnell: “We cook with love”

Cadence Chen, Staff Writer
November 4, 2024
The cast performs on stage at Sebring Lewis Hall.

[Photo] “Love and Lust” in Chris Nguyen’s Smith Gallery exhibition

Bea Crist, Staff Writer
October 13, 2024
Bella Steward `25

[Photo] Student organizations face reduced, denied budgets

Natalie Ng, Staff Writer
October 13, 2024
Lal Verda Karaoglu `25 teaches a Turkish class.

[Photo] ALSO breaks down language barriers

Eva Kapoor, Staff Writer
October 6, 2024
Amy Kan, Catherine Kim, and Isaiah Schlimm, all `27.

[Photo] Bookworms at Grinnell

September 29, 2024
PHOTOS: Grinnell Farmer's Market

PHOTOS: Grinnell Farmer’s Market

Julia Marlin and Rihaan Bhansali
September 22, 2024
Terrell Jermaine Starr speaks to students in HSSC auditorium.

[Photo] Rosenfield program hosts Terrell Jermaine Starr

September 22, 2024
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[Photo] The campus cold conundrum

September 22, 2024
Jon Andelson, professor of anthropology and supervisor of the Grinnell College Garden, sits with produce from the Grinnell College garden.

[Photo] Dining Services sources food from local suppliers

Natalie Ng, Staff Writer
September 22, 2024
Emlyn Yoon-Buck ’25 stands beside ‘Impermanent’ — her charcoal artwork at the Edith Renfrow Smith `37 Gallery in the Joe Rosenfield `25 Center.

[Photo] Emlyn Yoon-Buck’s “To Capture” is capturing attention this month

September 15, 2024
Dylan Maddux (10) celebrates with Evan Larson (4) after scoring during a game against Eureka College at Springer Field on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024.

PHOTOS: Grinnell men’s soccer tallies first win with strong defensive effort

Zach Spindler-Krage, Meilynn Smith, Marc Duebener, and Rihaan Bhansali
September 9, 2024
From left: Collin Thomas-Green `26, Oliver Wolfe `25, Elizabeth Clarkson `25, Evan Hein `26. Spin the Clouds playing at the Bird Harris party on Nov. 4.

[Photo] Student bands take the spotlight while Grinnell Concerts faces budgetary concerns

Krista Spies, Staff Writer
November 12, 2023
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