Volume IV, Issue 2March 2005 |
Other News |
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Bush Tricked into Signing Kyoto Global Warming Treaty
Prime Minister Koizumi: “He’ll sign anything when he’s drunk.” (Continued) |
Grinnell Trustees Vote to Lower Tuition
Grinnell—College trustees recently reversed course, and decided to lower tuition rather than increase it by 6.5 percent as planned. (Continued) |
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Latin American Solidarity Group and Students Against Sweatshops Caught on Three-Day Coke Binge
Last Friday, members of the Latin American Solidarity Group and Students Against Sweatshops, student groups responsible for the boycott against Coca-Cola, left for a retreat in Des Moines... (Continued) |
Physics Professor Suspended for Breaking Laws of Physics
Arnold Vandersteen, Assistant Professor of Physics, was suspended from his position at Grinnell College last week after being expelled from the American Society of Professors of Science (ASPS) for “repeated violations of the international Laws of Physics.”(Continued) |
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Boring Secret Tapes of President Osgood Released
Recently, John Larson, a former friend of President Russell Osgood announced that he had secretly taped conversations with Osgood, when he was still a dean of Cornell. The tapes, however, are “pretty boring,” revealed one insider. (Continued) |
Pentagon Creates Army of Killer Roombasx
Roombas, the automated vacuuming robots, have recently become very popular among the coveted “wealthy, lazy, and easily-amused” target audience. (Continued) |
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Christo Commissioned to Wrap Grinnell
In yet another attempt to bring culture and art to the middle of nowhere, Grinnell College’s Board of Trustees has commissioned the popular psychotic artist, Christo, and his wife Jeanne-Claude, to “wrap” Grinnell College in fabric. (Continued) |
Noyce Revealed to Be Elaborate Psychology Experiment
Long-standing student suspicions received dramatic confirmation earlier this week...(Continued) |
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B&S News in Brief
Technology Ted On This Day In History B&S Spring Break Travel Guide The Adventures of Republican Boy |
Grinnell College Susceptible to Peer Institution Pressure
In an attempt to increase the popularity of Grinnell College, the Board of Trustees is considering a series of sweeping measures that would emulate some of the school’s cooler peer institutions.(Continued) |