Last updated: November 16, 2008 |
Volume 125, Issue 9 [Download PDF]

Photos of the Week - November 14

 

 

Headline

by Ari Anisfeld, J. Francis Buse, and David Logan

For the past month, Grinnell College student activists had been making plans to travel to Ft. Benning, Georgia and participate in the 16th annual "Vigil to Close the School of the Americas." But after receiving pledges for funding from various College departments and student groups, organizers were later informed that their budget was under scrutiny by the College's attorneys.


by J. Francis Buse

Two more hospitalizations for alcohol poisoning have brought this year's total to 11, far ahead of last year's pace.

by Patrick Caldwell

Older and funnier than the candidate we saw running against Bill Clinton in 1996, Bob Dole visited campus on Thursday to give a speech celebrating Veteran's Day and honoring our servicemen and women.

by Heidi Conner

After the first student initiative election was wrought with no-preference conflicts and low turnout, SGA is back with the semester's second iteration.


Brian Sherwin

The final product of a summer MAP, Brian Cavanagh-Strong '09 presents a new musical that might give us delusions about the excitement of a Greyhound Bus.

Torrey MacGregor

The Faulconer gallery premieres two new exhibitions this week, one on Zulu ceramics and the other a collaborative exhibition on body image

Charles Netzer

Back with another concert, Freesound will bring a slew of bands to campus for more Friday night entertainment


Sports

Mando Montano

New women's head basketball coach brings winning attitude from the shores of Massachusetts to the prarie of Grinnell.

Justin Erickson

The Grinnell Men's Soccer team ousted St. Norbert in the first round of the MWC Soccer Tournament, but fell to Carroll in the finals.

Mike Kleine

After taking all 6 top spots at the MWC championships, the Cross Country team looks to finally make it out of the regional tournament.

Features

by David Logan

Students escaping the blistering cold through the shelter of the South Campus loggia have recently been greeted with the warm wafting of fried chickpeas and creamy tahini sauce. A makeshift falafel stand has set up shop in the Loose first floor kitchen peddling falafel sandwiches to passing students.

Brian Sherwin

Some people hang posters on their walls. Some people hang maps or scarves or pictures. On the living room wall at 1015 High Street, better known as "Wolf House," Asa Wilder '10 has hung ... a Periodic Table of Mammals?

Jeff Raderstrong

An undated, unlabeled newspaper clipping from Burling Library's Iowa Room congratulates college President John Main for becoming a "$5,000 man." The article writes that this salary reflects two things: "The substantial material prosperity of the college, and a fine appreciation of the services of the man who occupies the presidency."


Opinion

I've been called many things over the years, but I've never been called unpatriotic. Despite its many faults, I've always maintained the deepest fondness for America. I am incredibly lucky that a kind providence willed me into existence on American soil.

Greetings, adventurers! The weather has taken a turn for the gross. We've whipped out the winter coats and heavier hats. And though we may still be desperately avoiding that day when the scarves and snow boots come out of that special box marked "goodbye forever, precious warmth of the sun," there is no denying that it is no longer wise to spread out in the grass and lie there, soaking up the elements.

As an involved Grinnell student, odds are that at some point you've talked about, thought about, or lamented about SGA. I'd even up the odds that if you were complaining, it was probably about how inaccessible it is.

There is no doubt that we need more substance-free housing. The demand for rooms is significantly greater than the number of rooms available, the result being that older students and incoming first-years alike are sometimes not able to live in sub-free housing if that is their preference.

All too often, campus organizations exist somewhere between reality and ideal, a mixture of lofty goals and broken equipment. It can be difficult to fulfill original goals for clubs as work builds up, time beats on and interest wears down--just compare the size of any club's email list to its actual meeting attendance? But Freesound, a group of campus musicians dedicated helping each other rock/rap/scream/mix, has shown the campus how to keep your act together and provide everyone with some spunky fun.