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The Lovable, Loquacious Residents of Lazier Fourth

Until I came to Grinnell, I had lived with my parents in Kansas City. Living in a dorm in the middle of rural Iowa has been quite a change for me. College was the first time I had to share a room…
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…
Once Upon a Time

Jan 04, 2013

As soon as I learned to read, I was never without a book. Often the characters were just as real to me as my siblings. When my father took me and my cousins out on forced-march hikes to…
Your Friendly, Local, Brazilian Dance Fighting Club

Jan 04, 2013

Author: Kenji Yoshino '11

Is it a game? A martial art? Or a dance?

Capoeira…
Imbedded Art

Jan 04, 2013

This week has been a flurry of activity at the Faulconer Gallery. Our summer exhibition came down on Monday, and the first of them shipped out Tuesday. By Friday, all four of the…
Class of 2014 Admitted Student Profile

Jan 04, 2013
Class of 2014 Admitted Student Profile
- 1211 Admitted Students
- 259 Varsity Captains
- 114 International Students
- 167 First Generation College Students
- 328…
Computer scientist with research on computer vision and pattern recognition

Jan 04, 2013

Jerod Weinman, assistant professor of computer science, is working on important developments in computer vision and pattern recognition research. Specifically, this research is helping computers…
Continuing in the Family Business

Jan 04, 2013

For Erik Simpson, English is more than a discipline; it's the family business.
He grew up in Olean, N.Y., the son of an English professor at St. Bonaventure University. His mother,…
What it Takes

Jan 04, 2013

Author: Nik Jameson '11

Grinnell Monologues began in 2002 as a response to The Vagina Monologues about feminism…
Give My Regards to Student Affairs

Jan 04, 2013

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