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Floored by Read Second

Jan 04, 2013

 

Sometimes in college residence halls, there are floors so great their inhabitants are designated by floor name. My first year, there were “those kids from Loose Second.” The next year, it…

Bare Feet and Name Brands

Jan 04, 2013

 

Many Grinnellians pride themselves on adopting countercultural attitudes, breaking social constructs, and going against mainstream fads. More important, we also pride ourselves on being…

All that Jazz

Jan 04, 2013

It’s late on a Monday night. I rush down the dark stairs to the basement of Main Hall and pull open the door to Bob’s Underground Café. The wail of a trombone echoes from down the entryway, the…

Un Feliz Año Nuevo en Guatemala

Jan 04, 2013
Author:  Stephanie Rosenbaum ’08
 
As a travelin’ woman, I’m proud to say that I have never spent New Year’s Eve at home during my time in…

Grinnell’s Green Thumbs

Jan 04, 2013

The transition from small farms and backyard gardens to centralized agriculture has distanced us from our food. We no longer know who grows our food or how they grow it. This, in turn, distances…

Flowers Never Bend With the Rainfall

Jan 04, 2013

 

My armpits dripped with the stinkiest of all sweats: that of the “I’m-really-stressedout” variety. My heart raced, and I struggled in vain to fight back tears. Here I was, the day before…

Rediscovering Your Inner 12-Year-Old

Jan 04, 2013

 

"These kids are truly barbaric!” my mind screamed as I walked into the child-infested art room of the local middle school. Fifteen paper planes were flying, a rental clarinet was honking,…

Take Back the Night

Jan 04, 2013

Take Back the Night is an event focused on collectively speaking out against — amongst many other social problems — rape, sexual violence, domestic violence, violence against children, and…

An Idiot’s Guide to Procrastination

Jan 04, 2013
Author: Patrick Laine '08

Going to college is a big step. When I arrived on Grinnell’s campus as an enthusiastic first-year, I was filled…

Opening up with Grinnell Monologues

Jan 04, 2013

 

I am not a theatre person by any stretch of the imagination. I have terrible stage fright, I cannot memorize lines whatsoever, and once, I even threw up while giving a presentation in…

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