Alternative Break and Our Dream Man

Jan 04, 2013

Issue:  Spring 2009

When my fellow Alt Breakers and I started to give each other nicknames, I knew all barriers between us had vanished. It surprised me — after less than a week together on…

ABBA Fans Unite

Jan 04, 2013

It’s a strange feeling, accomplishing a goal you didn’t know you had. It’s happened to me a few times at Grinnell, most markedly, when my former professor, Tim Arner, turned to me in the campus…

Just a Small Town Girl

Jan 04, 2013
Sure, Grinnell College is surrounded by seemingly endless cornfields. The bustling metropolises of Des Moines and Iowa City are each about an hour away. Still, you won’t believe everything you can do…
Students on the Mac field

A Letter to Grinnell from a Grinnellian

Jan 04, 2013

Dear Grinnell,

Could you explain to me how I became a college senior? I understand that classes were involved and the passage of time and a whole bunch of homework, but what happened? And…

Hands-On Learning

Jan 04, 2013
“Culture is hard to study because it is so huge.” OK, I get that. But it’s one thing to read it, to hear it. But Professor Kesho Scott doesn’t just say it — she shows it. “Put your hands in front of…

Strengthening the Mind-Body Connection

Jan 04, 2013

Issue:  Winter 2009

Author:  Greg Wallace

Almost everyone has had that experience …

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…

J.B. Grinnell

Jan 04, 2013

J.B. Grinnell is a towering figure in the history of Grinnell, Iowa. Josiah Bushnell Grinnell -- better known as J.B. -- was born in Vermont in 1821. He grew up a farm boy, working in the fields…

Day in the Life

Jan 04, 2013

If I haven't been awakened by the roosters already, my alarm gets me up about 6:30. I used to get up closer to 6:00 and go jogging with Ali twice a week, but I've gotten lazy and its getting to…

Ali Brown 4

Jan 04, 2013

Here we have another late report. Apparently Africa is still in my blood and I am still doing things slowly. I am back in the States. So is my luggage. So is Lauren. The latter two almost didn't…

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