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  1. Serving the Community via Dorm Life

    Jan 04, 2013

     

    One of the first people I met when I came to Grinnell College as a student was my future friend Alyssa. As I hauled my huge bags out of the car, Alyssa approached me and my family with a…

  2. 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…

  3. The Joys of Jane Austen and 16th-Century Midwifery Manuals

    Jan 04, 2013

     

    Basically, I knew from the time I learned to read I needed to be an English major in college. I love to read and I love to talk about books — what major could suit me better? Unfortunately…

  4. International Walk to School Day 2010

    Jan 04, 2013

    Apprentices and Community Partners at Work

    The rising sun shone brightly on the morning of Wednesday, October 6th -- perfect weather for Grinnell’s second annual participation in

  5. Watching and Wanting

    Jan 04, 2013

    Television is a funny medium. It brings us together through shared viewing experiences, and it isolates us in a pool of light in a darkened room.  We look to the ubiquitous box for…

  6. Grinnellian Explores Climate Change on World Stage

    Jan 04, 2013

    Most Americans watched events at the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, unfold from afar. One Grinnell senior’s own initiative took him to Copenhagen last December to…

  7. Well Rounded, Like a Soccer Ball

    Jan 04, 2013

    Author: Alex Exarhos '10

  8. 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,…

  9. Having Due Fun with Fondue

    Jan 04, 2013

    Author:  Elizabeth Bologna ’08

    “There’s nothing to do!” It’s the mantra of young adults everywhere, the perennial complaint of high schoolers and college…

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