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Grinnellian Explores Climate Change on World Stage

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…
Well Rounded, Like a Soccer Ball

Jan 04, 2013

Author: Alex Exarhos '10

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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,…
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…
Employment Opportunities

Jan 04, 2013

Employment Opportunities
Log-in to your existing Grinnell College Career Site account or create a new account: jobs.grinnell.edu…

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…
"Off Campus" Adventures

Jan 04, 2013

During the first-day orientation for Grinnell-in-London (GIL), one of the College’s oldest off-campus study programs, we received an exciting list of fieldtrips. In addition to GIL’s fabulous main…
Burling Library

Jan 04, 2013

In high school, I was always one to come home after sports practice and go study in my quiet room — I concentrate more easily when it’s quiet. Before coming to Grinnell, I was nervous…
Caucus Season

Jan 04, 2013

Author:

Smita Elena Sharma '08

The Iowa caucuses came a few weeks early this time around, on a chilly evening three days into the new year. College was…
The Midnight Flight of the Mattress Riders

Jan 04, 2013

Beneath Grinnell’s academic veneer, there lies a secret world. In this world, shadowy figures converge by a signal known only to them, unleash weeks of pent-up glee, and vanish in the haze…