Last updated: November 30, 2007
Volume 124, Issue 10

Opinion

Addy Najera

What comes to mind when I think of a naval piercing is a hot surfer girl, a badass biker; someone who spits in the face of authority. Unfortunately, as I write this I am picking off the ...

Kevin Marcou

Ifyou read my column weeks ago, then you may have concluded that we Americansare, shall we say, delicate in approaching topics like sex. But I insisted thatwe’re still perfectly willing...

On your way to dinner this week, you may have found yourself distracted by the shiny new Grinnell Cyclone, now on sale. Although the class of 2007 is now long gone, we congratulate ...

Zach Razavi

At Grinnell, students and professors are held to high standards. But only students are held accountable.Our grades are our ...

Mike: So, did you guys have a good break?
Wyatt: Thanksgiving was fantastic. I ate an entire turkey! ...


News

By Drake Ballew

Students preparing to register last spring were frustrated to discover that a large number of faculty leaves, sabbaticals and retirements left many departments in limbo. “The loss ...

Interviewed by Matt Zmudka

Dr. Mary Gilchrist challenges students to be active in global public health, questions use of blogs during an epidemic ...

By Sarah Mirk

Instead of pomp and circumstance, there’s roasted rack of lamb and two-potato gratin. And instead of a long walk past the crowd in May, there’s an intimate dinner with professors, classmates ...


Features

6:45 a.m. The General, my guinea pig, starts squeaking. I pretend to ignore him. I tell myself no one else can hear him....


Arts

—Aru Singh

Having said that, the fifth installment in the Harry Potter movie franchise (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix) is one of the best of the series and Potter fans can take some satisfaction...


Sports

BY CHLOE MORYL

When men’s cross country/track and field coach Will Freeman started his career at Grinnell, he began not with runners, but football players. “I was hired as a track coach and football ...