Last updated: November 15, 2007
Volume 124, Issue 9

Arts

By James Anthofer

After a troublesome past few years, a non-Norris band practice space is established in hopes to make for a musician-friendly campus...

By Matt Zmudka

Hidden from the traffic of campus, the summer work of Thomas Agran ’09 is on display in a dark, quiet space. Agran is curator for ...

By Sarah Boyer

Confused, scared and frustrated about what he had just seen in the parking lot, James slammed his way back into the bar. Everything looked fuzzy, blurred, almost as if the lines between bodies...

My girlfriend and I are in a monogamous relationship, with one caveat: either of us can stray for a member of the band Menomena. ...

Paris, je t’aime is a strange but often wonderful little concoction. It’s like flipping through a book of poetry, picking out words and sentences as the pages turn. ...

A remake of John Waters’ 1988 campy classic, Hairspray seemed improbable. How could anything be more over the top than Divine sashaying around the screen as Edna Turnblad? Nothing. ...

It seems like Christian Bale can’t help but give career-making performances. From the tortured insomniac in The Machinist to the cocky magician in The Prestige, Bale consistently shows a daunting ...


News

By Drake Ballew

A new service to bring a regular bus route to Chicago from Grinnell promises to ease student travel stress before breaks and on weekends. On Friday, November 9th, the first of what will be ...

By Abby Rapoport

The Student Programming Committee (SPC) now has $650 to allocate over the remainder of the semester. “That is basically nothing,” said Brad Bishop ’08, SGA treasurer and head of SPC. ...

By Abby Rapoport

With pre-registration ending again yesterday, seemingly little had changed from last semester. Students are stressed about getting into classes, and Registrar Gerald Adams has once again ...


Features

By Sarah Mirk

To assess the college’s substance-free lifestyle, known lover of alcohol Sarah Mirk returns one weekend to her sober ...

By Julia Bottles

While most Grinnell students may think there are only the five to 10 standard eating options in town, the surrounding areas...


Opinion

By Abby Rapoport

First of all, you absolutely must not watch the Macy’s Day Parade with your family. All those floats ...

It takes way more than half a day to prepare a turkey fit for an average family—never mind the stuffing,...


Sports

By Matt Zmudka

Little bit of proverbial oil and The System, head coach David Arseneault and the Pioneer men’s basketball team are ready to fight once...

By JULIA BOTTLES

Two years ago, a league formed that offered students the chance to show off their wiliness in an opportunity most haven’t had since the fifth grade. Every Monday and Wednesday 15 teams gather ...